WWE Wrestlepalooza Results
September 20, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
Commentary: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
The War and Treaty sing “God Bless America.”
A brand new version of the “Then. Now. Forever. Together.” video plays.
The WWE Drone flies us over Indianapolis, Indiana.
Pre-Show Arrivals
The Usos are shown arriving together. Elsewhere backstage, we see The Vision walking as a unit. CM Punk is shown arriving alongside his wife, AJ Lee. AJ Lee returns to the ring for the first time in over a decade. On split-screen, IYO SKY and Stephanie Vaquer are shown. They’ll battle for the vacant Women’s World Championship. Also on split-screen, Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre are walking backstage.
Video: WWE and ESPN, once upstarts decades ago, are global powerhouses that are partnering up. They show some great clips of past collaborations, mixed in with a pyrotechnics display throughout. It concludes with WWE COO Paul “Triple H” Levesque saying that the source is entertainment. It always has been and always will be.
“Renegade” by Styx plays, and WWE Chief Operating Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque is standing in the ring. Levesque asks the crowd if they can feel it. What they are about to witness is the final form of sports and entertainment. If tonight is your first night, he welcomes you to WWE. Levesque welcomes everyone to ESPN and Wrestlepalooza. Another pyrotechnics display goes off.
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcome us to the show.
Parking Garage Segment
A black SUV pulls up. Out steps Pat McAfee and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers. McAfee gets a HUGE ovation! Paul Levesque comes up from behind and embraces him. McAfee makes his entrance, and he will join the commentary for the evening. Cole asks Barrett if he knew. Barrett said there were rumblings on the internet. Cole says he doesn’t go on the internet. Last he heard, the internet said Wade Barrett was fired. Cole tells McAfee to keep his pants on because he doesn’t want to see his junk anymore. I must have missed something (thankfully).
A LOUD “McAfee” chant fires up. McAfee had a long NFL career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts.
Brock Lesnar makes his entrance. As he walks around ringside, Michael Cole cowers behind Wade Barrett. Cole and Corey Graves were attacked by Brock Lesnar last night on SmackDown.
John Cena makes his entrance with a bunch of children. Cena’s shirt is sporting the colors of the Indiana Pacers.
This is the first time John Cena and Brock Lesnar have fought since September 2014. Cena has 99 PLE victories and is 2-4 against Brock Lesnar.
Alicia Taylor does John Cena’s epic introduction. Before she can do Brock Lesnar’s…
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
PAUL HEYMAN appears on the apron! Heyman is back with Brock Lesnar! Heyman does a full-throated ring announcement for Brock Lesnar, calling him the “last real ass kicker,” juxtaposing Cena’s “last real champion” tag.
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena
Referee: Dan Engler
The bell rings, and Brock Lesnar viciously attacks John Cena. Lesnar punches and kicks him to the corner, shouldering him in the midsection multiple times. Cena fights back with some right hands, but Lesnar quickly floors him with a clothesline. Lesnar pulls Cena up and hits a short-arm clothesline. Lesnar whips him hard into the opposite corner, and Cena collapses to the mat. Lesnar pulls him up and whips him sternum-first into the turnbuckles before posing. Cena’s body is already starting to showcase welts. Lesnar scoops him up, walks around the ring with him on his shoulders, and hits a running powerslam. Lesnar shouts, “It’s time to go to Suplex City, bitches!” Lesnar connects with a German Suplex. The force of the impact knocks Cena out of the ring. Cena slowly gets in the ring, and Lesnar applies a bear hug. Cena powers up and starts to break Lesnar’s grip. Lesnar powers through and keeps the bear hug applied. Cena powers up and breaks free before scooping Lesnar up for an Attitude Adjustment attempt. Lesnar quickly slides off and connects with a vicious clothesline.
Lesnar stands over Cena and mocks Cena. Lesnar applies a waistlock and connects with a German Suplex. Lesnar holds up two fingers to signal that’s the second trip to Suplex City. Lesnar pulls Cena to his feet and kicks him in the midsection. Cena collapses to his knees and gasps for air. Lesnar scoops Cena up, but Cena slides off and shoves him into the turnbuckles. Cena hits a trio of running shoulder tackles, but Lesnar won’t go down. A fourth running shoulder tackle takes Lesnar down! Cena connects with an AA! Cena pulls him up and hits a second AA! Cena walks around and then grabs Lesnar for a THIRD AA! 1… 2… Lesnar kicks out! Cena immediately transitions to going for a 5 Knuckle Shuffle. “You can’t see me,” Cena taunts before hitting the ropes. Before he can drop the fist, Lesnar pops up and hits the G.O.A.T. with an F5! Lesnar pulls Cena up and hits a second F5! Lesnar is fired up and screams at Cena before hitting a third F5! Lesnar takes a few moments to recover and has developed a limp. Lesnar has not competed in two years. After taking a few moments to recover, Lesnar pulls Cena up for a fourth F5!
Lesnar is standing over Cena and smiling. Cena slowly crawls around and starts to pull himself up. Lesnar sizes up his opponent and hits a fifth F5. Lesnar grabs Cena and hits a SIXTH F5! 1… 2… 3!
Winner by Pinfall: Brock Lesnar
The massive Brock Lesnar celebrates his win. He looks enormous. Lesnar gets out of the ring and walks around ringside. Lesnar looks at referee Dan Engler, checking on Cena. Lesnar gets in the ring and grabs Engler before hitting the referee with an F5! Lesnar grabs Engler by his pants and throws him. Lesnar then grabs Cena and hits him with his seventh F5 of the evening!
A child, clad in John Cena attire, is shown crying in the crowd. Lesnar takes off his gloves and walks to the back.
Replays are shown of the vicious assault on John Cena. We return to the ring to see a shell-shocked John Cena getting to his feet and leaving the ring. The crowd chants, “Thank you, Cena.” Cena stops to acknowledge the crowd before going to the back.
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A group of fans dressed in Hulk Hogan gear is shown at ringside. Real American Beer will have a Hulk Hogan memorial can. Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee toast to McAfee’s return.
Replay: Earlier tonight, The Usos and The Vision got into an altercation. Raw General Manager appointed LA Knight to be the Guest Referee.
LA Knight makes his entrance to a big ovation. He’s wearing a referee shirt with no sleeves.
The Usos make their entrance through the arena concourse. Jimmy Uso tells everyone to get the flashlights on their phones fired up because they’re about to show ESPN how WWE gets down. Jey Uso says, “Four letters, one word: ugh-ugh… YEET!” The crowd does a massive YEET dance with the lights off, only showing these little phone flashlights bouncing up and down. The Usos get in the ring and look a little blown up. The crowd wants them to run it back, so they oblige. More “YEET-ing!”
Tag Team Match
The Usos (“Main Event” Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) vs. The Vision (Bron Breakker and “Big” Bronson Reed) w/ Paul Heyman
Guest Referee: LA Knight
Jey Uso and Bron Breakke go face-to-face before the match starts. Jimmy Uso holds his brother back. LA Knight orders each team to their corner and calls for the bell to start the match.
It’ll be “Main Event” Jey Uso starting against “Big” Bronson Reed. They lock up, and Reed shoves Jey to the corner before punching and stomping him down. Reed whips Jey to the corner, but Jey sidesteps an avalanche. Jey hits a snap kick, a back elbow, and another snap kick. Jimmy Uso tags in. The Usos hit Reed with a double superkick before hitting a double uppercut. Jimmy tackles Reed into the corner, and Jey avalanches him. Jimmy chops the chest and hits the ropes, but Reed connects with a back elbow. Reed puts Jimmy in the corner and tags in “Badass” Bron Breakker. Breakker punches and shoulders away at Jimmy in the corner. Breakker gets in LA Knight’s face, and Knight mocks him. Breakker sends Jimmy out of the ring and tags Reed in. Reed goes under the ring as Breakker distracts Knight. Reed grabs a steel chair, but Knight catches him. Jimmy kicks Reed in the ribs and grabs the chair. Knight intentionally turns his back so Jimmy can hit Reed on the back with the chair! Breakker attacks Jimmy, so Jey wipes out The Vision with a diving crossbody block off the top rope to the floor!
Jimmy gets Reed in the ring and starts up the 10 punches. As he does, Breakker whips Jey into the ring post. Jimmy chops Reed’s chest. Reed reverses a whip, so Jimmy ducks a clothesline and hits the ropes, but Breakker pulls the top rope down to knock Jimmy out of the ring. Breakker goes to ringside and charges around to crush Jimmy with a leaping shoulder tackle! Breakker is fired up. Breakker puts Jimmy in the ring and mounts him for some right hands. Reed tags in, and Breakker jumps on his back as Reed hits Jimmy with a big splash! 1… 2… Jimmy kicks out. Reed sends Jimmy out of the ring as Jey gets on the apron. Reed goes under the ring and grabs a steel chair, smashing it off Jimmy’s back in full view of LA Knight. Knight doesn’t disqualify him. Reed puts two chairs in the ring as the crowd chants, “We want tables.” Reed pulls a table out from under the ring before putting it back to LOUD boos. Jimmy is holding his left knee in the ring. Reed gets in the ring and drops an elbow before wedging a chair in the corner. Breakker tags in and elbows Jimmy in the skull. Breakker hits a standing exploder suplex before taunting Jey. Breakker pulls Jimmy up and connects with a vertical suplex. Breakker covers, but he quickly slides off and does some push-ups a la his Hall of Fame uncle, Scott Steiner. Reed tags back in and hits Jimmy with a senton splash. Reed opens a chair in the center of the ring and puts Jimmy’s head on it. An “OTC” chant picks up. Reed charges, but Jimmy hits him with a dropkick to the knees, knocking Reed’s face into the chair! Breakker quickly tags in and knocks Jey off the apron before he can tag in. Breakker sends Jey into the ring steps before quickly getting in the ring and hitting Jimmy with another standing exploder. Reed tags in and puts Jimmy in the electric chair. Breakker comes off the top rope with a diving bulldog on Jimmy off Reed’s shoulders! 1… 2… Jimmy kicks out. Breakker gets in Knight’s face about the count. Knight doesn’t back down.
Reed tags in. Reed goes for a senton splash, but Jimmy moves. Reed gets up and looks at Jimmy standing in the corner. Reed charges for a shoulder tackle, but Jimmy sidesteps him, sending Reed headfirst into the chair wedged in the corner! Jey gets on the apron and gets the crowd going.
Jey and Breakker tag in. Jey hits a pair of clotheslines on the Badass and punches away at him. Jey does some theatrics before punching him down. Jey crushes Breakker with a running hip attack in the corner, knocking something off the turnbuckles. Jey knocks Breakker back and hits a flying crossbody block for a near fall. Jey shouts some instructions to Jimmy, and Jimmy retrieves a table from under the ring. The crowd loudly pops as The Usos set up the table in the ring. Breakker and Reed attack The Usos from behind. Reed leans the table against the corner. He can’t get the one pair of legs to collapse. Breakker goes to spear Jey through the table, but he superkicks him. Reed also eats a superkick. The Usos hit Breakker and Reed with stereo superkicks. They hit Breakker with the 1D! 1… 2… Reed breaks it up with a cannonball!
Reed headbutts Jimmy out of the ring and sends Jey to the corner. Reed puts Jey on the top rope and starts to climb. The crowd chants “OTC.” Jey knocks Reed off, but Breakker quickly scales the ropes for a Frankensteiner! Reed goes to the top rope for a moonsault on Jey, but he moves! Jimmy hits Reed with a Swanton Bomb and gets to his feet, only to eat a spear from Breakker! Jey spears Breakker and hits an Uso Splash! 1… 2… Breakker kicks out!
Jey superkicks Reed off the apron. LA Knight gets out of the ring to admonish Reed. Jey then wipes Reed out with a suicide dive. Knight asks if Jey was trying to come for him. Knight argues with Jey. Heyman gives Breakker a chair as Jey and Knight continue to argue. Jey gets in the ring and superkicks Breakker. Jey grabs the chair and goes to swing, but Breakker ducks. Jey nearly hits Knight, but he stops himself. Jey hits Breakker in the midsection with the chair and slams it off his back. Jey then throws the chair into Reed’s head. Breakker quickly pops up and hits Jey with a Spear! Jey Uso is busted wide open! Breakker spears The Usos through the table in the corner! Reed tags in and comes off the top rope with a Tsunami on Jey for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Vision
“Big” Bronson Reed wants LA Knight to hold his arm up in victory, but Knight declines.
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The War and Treaty are shown at ringside. The ESPN President is also there. The hosts of the Club 520 Podcast are there. Tyrese Haliburton gets a great ovation.
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is shown at ringside. This Friday on SmackDown, she’ll defend her title in a Triple Threat Match against Nia Jax and Jade Cargill.
Vacant Women’s World Championship
Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY
Referee: Eddie Orengo
The Women’s World Championship was vacated by Naomi on Raw on August 18 after announcing her pregnancy.
The bell rings to start this match. They lock up, and Vaquer hits a waistlock takeover. Sky pops up and applies a waistlock. Vaquer transitions into a hammerlock. Sky slides out, pulls her down, and applies a front facelock before giving a clean break. They go to lock up, but Vaquer traps Sky’s hand under her foot. Vaquer kicks Sky away as they go for a test of strength. They do some mat wrestling. Vaquer applies a head-scissor, but Sky does a handstand and bounces out before applying a side headlock. Vaquer fights up and whips her off. Vaquer follows her into the ropes and rolls her up for a one-count. They exchange some nice pinning combinations. Sky nearly pins Vaquer. The crowd gives them a nice ovation as they smile at each other.
Sky blocks a punch, but Vaquer comes back with a back suplex. Vaquer signals for a Devil’s Kiss, but Sky gets out. Sky hits an arm drag and hits the ropes before doing a double handspring. Sky sweeps the feet and hits a basement dropkick before posing. Sky kicks Vaquer before hitting a scoop slam. Sky does a handstand and drives her knees into Vaquer for a one-count. Sky applies an ankle lock. Vaquer tries to kick out, but Sky keeps holding on. Sky lets go of the ankle and sends her to the corner. Vaquer boots Sky back and applies an arm bar over the top rope. Vaquer releases before being disqualified. Vaquer gets in the ring and attacks Sky. Sky goes for a sunset flip, but Vaquer rakes the face. Vaquer attacks for a two-count. Vaquer adjusts her wardrobe. Vaquer hits a snap suplex and applies a rear chin lock. Sky fights up, but Vaquer hooks the head and hits another snap suplex. Vaquer applies a straightjacket submission and bends Sky back. Sky rolls through and applies a straightjacket. Vaquer kicks out and hits a head-scissor takeover. Vaquer attacks, but Sky counters into a double underhook backbreaker.
Both women are down. Sky is first to her feet and hits a pair of Shotei uppercuts. Sky connects with a flapjack. Vaquer reverses a whip to the corner, but Sky twists through the ropes and punches her back. Sky connects with a springboard missile dropkick before kipping up. Sky poses and gets the crowd going. Vaquer rolls out of the ring to recover. Sky hits the ropes and connects with a beautiful suicide dive. Sky gets Vaquer in the ring. Vaquer fights back, but Sky kicks her and goes for a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron! Vaquer holds on and drops a knee across the sternum! Vaquer then hits a springboard crossbody block to the floor on Sky! Vaquer gets Sky in the ring, and the crowd chants, “This is awesome.” Vaquer hits another springboard crossbody block, this time in the ring. Vaquer hits a snap suplex, and Sky rolls to the corner. Sky avoids a running meteora and hits a release German Suplex. Sky charges her in the corner, but Vaquer avoids it and hits Sky with a release German Suplex.
Both women are down again. They start to exchange right hands from their knees, with Vaquer coming out on top. Sky answers with a Shotei uppercut. Vaquer quickly knees her and hits the ropes, but Sky punches her. Vaquer answers back with a back suplex and sets up for the Devil’s Kiss. Sky quickly counters with a roll-up into a double stomp for a one-count. Sky immediately transitions into a crossface. Vaquer manages to roll out, but Sky knees her in the face. Sky steps on her and heads to the top rope. Vaquer pulls her down, but Sky elbows her back. Vaquer blocks a kick and hits a NASTY dragon screw off the ropes! Vaquer goes for an SVB, but Sky gets out. Vaquer hits a headbutt and hits the ropes. Sky catches her with a hurricanrana into a cradle for a near fall. Sky then kicks her in the head. They’re both down again.
The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Sky hits Vaquer with a Bullet Train Attack before stepping on her. Sky shakes some feeling into her leg, which was damaged by the dragon screw. Sky goes for an Over the Moonsault, but Vaquer gets her feet up! Vaquer superkicks Sky and hits another vicious dragon screw off the ropes! Vaquer grabs Sky, and the crowd starts to go crazy. Vaquer connects with the Devil’s Kiss! Vaquer hits the SVB! 1… 2… Sky kicks out! After a few replays are shown, Vaquer heads to the top rope. Sky stuns her with a Shotei uppercut and climbs the ropes. Sky and Vaquer are battling it out on the top rope. Sky hits her with a top rope Spanish Fly! Sky’s injured knee hits the mat hard, so she can’t immediately capitalize. Sky eventually crawls over and covers for a two-count.
Sky hits Vaquer with a Bullet Train Attack and pulls her knee pads down. Sky hits another Bullet Train Attack with her exposed knees. Sky connects with a running knee to the skull. Sky positions Vaquer and steps over her before going to the top rope. Vaquer rolls out of the way of an Over the Moonsault! Sky’s exposed knees hit the mat hard! Vaquer then hits a WILD spiral splash for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and new Women’s World Champion: Stephanie Vaquer
Stephanie Vaquer is emotional as she takes the Women’s World Championship. Vaquer lays it on the mat and kneels before Sky with it. Sky kneels and puts the title on Vaquer’s shoulder. Sky is having trouble standing. Vaquer poses with the title as a pyrotechnics display goes off. Vaquer leaves the ring and embraces her father at ringside. Father and daughter have tears in their eyes as her father holds the title up.
Pat McAfee says it’s been an honor to be here, so apparently, he’s leaving the commentary table.
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Video: Mixed Tag Team Match
World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Women’s Intercontinental Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch make their entrance coming down on a platform with fireballs going off.
CM Punk makes his entrance wearing a jacket that says, “AJ’s husband.” AJ Lee’s music then hits, and she skips down to the ring to a huge ovation. This is her first match since March 30, 2015.
Mixed Tag Team Match
World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Women’s Intercontinental Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch vs. CM Punk and AJ Lee
Referee: Jessika Carr
The crowd is buzzing as the bell rings to start this match. An “AJ Lee” chant picks up, so Seth Rollins covers his wife’s ears. AJ Lee wants to start the match, but Becky Lynch has no interest. It’ll be Seth Rollins starting against CM Punk. A LOUD “CM Punk” chant picks up. Rollins and Punk go face-to-face. Rollins backs up, and Becky Lynch blind tags in. AJ Lee smirks as Lynch gets in CM Punk’s face. Lynch peppers Punk with some strikes. The crowd wants Punk to give Lynch a GTS. Punk tags AJ Lee in.
AJ Lee is about to see her first action in over a decade. Lynch slaps Punk in the face and gets out of the ring. Lee chases Lynch, so Lynch gets in the ring and tags Rollins in. Rollins and Lynch laugh at ringside before kissing. Punk then wipes Rollins out with a suicide dive! Punk bounces him off the table and sends him over the barricade into the crowd. Punk jumps off the barricade and attacks Rollins. Punk chases Rollins into the ring, but Rollins quickly tackles him to the corner, hitting some shoulder tackles. Lynch chokes Punk as the referee admonishes Rollins. The referee then keeps Lee from getting in the ring. Punk shoulders Rollins in the midsection until the referee admonishes him. AJ Lee then chokes Rollins as the referee is distracted. The referee has to hold Lynch back. Punk hits Rollins with an inverted atomic drop before chopping him down. Punk comes off the top rope with a diving ax handle. Punk goes to the top rope for another ax handle to the skull of the World Heavyweight Champion. Punk goes back to the top rope and leaps, but Rollins kicks him and goes for a Pedigree. Punk gets out and goes for a Go to Sleep, but Rollins slides off. Lynch gets a cheap shot in, and Rollins punches Punk out of the ring. The referee admonishes Rollins as Lynch shoves Punk into the ring steps. AJ Lee runs over and stares at Rollins, who dismisses her. Rollins won’t let Lee get to his wife. Rollins puts Punk on the commentary table and punches away at him. Rollins gets Punk in the ring and hits a diving ax handle. Rollins stomps on Punk’s hand and chops his chest. Rollins hits the ropes and boots Punk in the jaw. Rollins kisses Lynch on the apron. Rollins chokes Punk on the middle rope before Lynch lays in a slap to his face. Rollins avalanches Punk on the ropes. Punk tries to crawl to his corner, but Rollins stops him. Rollins has a nasty welt on his left side. Punk punches Rollins, but Rollins holds him. Rollins quickly whips Punk hard into his corner before choking him with his boot. The referee talks with Rollins as Lynch gets another cheap shot in on Punk.
The crowd chants, “We want AJ.” Rollins grabs Punk for a vertical suplex, but Punk fights it. They each attempt a suplex, but neither man goes over. Punk finally hits the vertical suplex. Rollins signals that he’s going to tag Lynch, but he stops and puts Punk in a front facelock. AJ Lee is looking worried about her husband. Punk fights up and tries to power his way to his corner. Punk gets to his corner and tags AJ Lee in, but the referee was distracted by Becky Lynch! The referee holds Lee back to loud boos as Rollins and Lynch double-team Punk with stomps! Rollins presses his wife over his head and goes to drop her onto Punk, but Punk moves! Rollins is infuriated and goes for an avalanche, but Punk moves. Rollins falls out of the ring. Punk sees the opening and dives for a tag, but Lynch pulls AJ Lee off the apron! Rollins grabs Punk and hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall. Rollins mocks AJ Lee’s skipping before getting out of the ring. Rollins skips around Lee, who is still down at ringside. Rollins gets in the ring and skips around Punk. Punk gets up and smashes Rollins with a GTS! Lynch checks on her husband, but he’s unconscious! Lynch gets in the ring and grabs Punk’s leg as AJ gets on the apron. Punk gets up and looks confused as Lynch holds his foot. Punk blows her a kiss and tags in AJ Lee!
AJ Lee comes in to a HUGE ovation and hits a Lou Thesz Press, punching away at the Women’s Intercontinental Champion. Lee tackles her and punches away at her. Lee grabs her by the hair and slams her down. Lee giddily makes her way to the corner and stomps away at Lynch. Lee avalanches her and climbs to the second rope for the 10 punches. Before hitting the tenth, Lynch goes for a powerbomb. Lee counters with a hurricanrana and follows up with a spin kick. Lee sweeps the feet and comes off the top rope with a crossbody block for a two-count. The crowd chants, “You’ve still got it!” Lynch slaps Lee in the face, so Lee slaps her back. Lee paintbrushes her face and punches her in the corner. Rollins runs in and pulls Lee back. Rollins yells at Lee, so she paintbrushes his face. Lynch grabs Lee for a Manhandle Slam, but Lee gets out. Lee hooks her head and uses Rollins to catapult for a tornado DDT. Punk then comes in and helps Lee hit Rollins with Sliced Bread, landing on Lynch in the process! 1… 2… Lynch kicks out.
Punk and Lee hit Rollins and Lynch with running double knees, followed by stereo bulldogs and Shining Wizards! Lee goes for a head-scissor on Lynch, but Lynch counters with a Dis-Arm-Her attempt. Lee gets out, and they trade pins. Lee then applies the Black Widow! Rollins runs in, but Punk sweeps his feet and applies a Sharpshooter! Lee and Punk cinch in their submissions. Rollins escapes after Lynch pokes Punk in the eyes and superkicks Punk down. Rollins then pulls Lee off, so Lee applies the Black Widow to Rollins! Lynch attacks Lee and hits a Bexploder. Rollins and Lynch hit Punk and Lee with stereo Pedigrees. 1… 2… Punk and Lee kick out!
Rollins tells Lynch that they are the champions and the main event. Rollins and Lynch lift Punk and Lee for stereo GTSs, but Punk slides off and clotheslines Rollins over the top rope. Lee slides off and hits Lynch with a Bexploder! Lee signals for a Stomp on Lynch, so Rollins sweeps her feet! Punk runs in and hits Rollins with a Stomp! Punk punches away at Rollins, so Lynch slaps Punk in the face. Punk is incensed and blocks Lynch. Punk blocks a kick from Lynch, and she starts to beg him off. Punk sweeps her feet, so Rollins attacks him. Lynch sweeps Punk’s feet and stomps him before applying a Sharpshooter! Becky Lynch is applying a Sharpshooter to CM Punk! Punk rolls through and locks her in a Sharpshooter! Rollins pulls Punk off and hits a Pedigree, followed by a Stomp! 1… 2… Lee hits Rollins with a Stomp to break it up! Lynch hits Lee with a Manhandle Slam! 1… 2… Lee barely kicks out!
Lynch gets up and starts punching Lee. Lee starts to fight back, so Rollins pulls her away. Lynch punches away at Lee, so Punk pulls her off. Rollins and Punk begin to brawl in the center of the ring. Lee and Lynch pull their respective husbands away. Lee tells Punk, “I’ve got this.” Lee and Lynch start to get into a hockey fight in the center of the ring. Rollins and Punk do the same! Punk sends Rollins out of the ring, and Lee sends Lynch out of the ring. They go outside. Punk slings Rollins over the commentary table. Lee thinks about her next move and clears off the Spanish commentary table. Punk clears off the English table. Punk sets up for a Pedigree on Rollins, as Lee goes for a Manhandle Slam on Lynch. Rollins and Lynch fight out. Punk fights Rollins and goes for a GTS, but Lynch throws Lee into him, putting them all through the table!
Lynch gets Lee in the ring and goes for a Manhandle Slam. Lee counters with a Black Widow! Lee cinches it in, and Lynch has no choice but to tap out!
Winners by Submission: CM Punk and AJ Lee
CM Punk and AJ Lee celebrate in the ring. Lee looks elated. Becky Lynch is in disbelief at ringside. Seth Rollins is still in the wreckage of the commentary table, grimacing in pain. Lee jumps into the arms of her husband and looks at him.
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The bell tolls!
“American Badass” by Kid Rock plays as WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker comes out to the arena on his motorcycle! Undertaker stops in front of Stephanie McMahon and WWE President Nick Khan. Undertaker grabs a microphone and looks at Stephanie McMahon. Undertaker asks if the seat next to her is open. Undertaker comes over the barricade and sits next to McMahon.
Undertaker says he was in Las Vegas for the fight last week. She was there as well. Undertaker is here at Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis, trying to steal a check. He comes out here, and here she is. Is she following him? McMahon says she’s followed him for a long time. Undertaker says they’ve known each other for quite a long time. Undertaker asks her, “Are you ready?” Undertaker smirks and asks her again. Undertaker says it is his esteemed honor to be able to induct her as the first member of the Class of 2026 WWE Hall of Fame!
The crowd erupts for Stephanie McMahon! Undertaker embraces her as she becomes emotional. Undertaker tells the crowd to give it up for Stephanie McMahon. Undertaker leaves Stephanie McMahon to bask in the adulation. Nick Khan embraces her.
Video: Undisputed WWE Championship
Undisputed WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre vs. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes (c)
Referee: Ryan Tran
The bell rings to start the main event of Wrestlepalooza. Drew McIntyre approaches Cody Rhodes and laughs. Rhodes slaps him in the face, but McIntyre laughs more. Rhodes grabs a waistlock, so McIntyre backs him to the corner. McIntyre gives a clean break. Rhodes charges, but McIntyre hits a back elbow. McIntyre chops Rhodes’ chest. Rhodes slides through the legs, drops down, and hits an uppercut. Rhodes charges, but McIntyre hits a headlock takeover. McIntyre cinches it in, so Rhodes fights up and backs him on the ropes. Rhodes and McIntyre exchange punches, so Rhodes lays in some jabs and hits his father’s Bionic Elbow. Rhodes drops down and kicks McIntyre in the head. Rhodes charges for the ropes, but he trips. Rhodes recovers and comes off the ropes with a Cody Cutter. Rhodes covers for a two-count. Rhodes holds his head in pain and looks dizzy. Rhodes applies a body scissor and a key lock. McIntyre fights out and slings Rhodes off. Rhodes puts McIntyre on the apron and hits a springboard kick to the head. The commentary team speculates that Rhodes’ dizziness comes from having his skull driven through the commentary table weeks ago on SmackDown. This is Rhodes’ first match back.
Rhodes gets in the ring and goes for a suicide dive, but McIntyre catches him and drives him into the ring post. McIntyre then picks Rhodes up and slings him over the commentary table. McIntyre gets Rhodes in the ring and catches him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. McIntyre shoves Rhodes to the corner and hits a second overhead belly-to-belly suplex. McIntyre puts Rhodes in the corner and chops away at his chest. McIntyre sends him into the ropes, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. Rhodes then drives McIntyre’s shoulder into the ring post. McIntyre falls out of the ring. Rhodes kicks him from the apron, but McIntyre soon sweeps his feet. McIntyre grabs Rhodes’ legs and hits an inverted Alabama Slam onto the steel steps! McIntyre gets Rhodes in the ring and covers for a near fall. McIntyre stomps away at Rhodes’ head and saunters around the ring. McIntyre leaps over the top rope and goes to the top rope. Rhodes scales the ropes and hits a top rope superplex.
Both men are down, but they slowly get up. They trade punches in the center of the ring before getting into a hockey fight. McIntyre hits the ropes, but Rhodes follows him in and strikes him. McIntyre quickly boots him back, but Rhodes fights back with a snap powerslam. Rhodes connects with a Disaster Kick, followed by a Cody Cutter. Rhodes signals for the end, but McIntyre knees him in the head to avoid the Cross Rhodes. Rhodes goes to the top rope, but McIntyre hits a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre climbs to the middle rope and bites Rhodes’ forehead. McIntyre hits an avalanche White Noise for a near fall. McIntyre kips up and counts down. Rhodes counters a Claymore Kick with a (sort of) powerbomb for a two-count. McIntyre fights back and goes for the Claymore Kick again, but Rhodes avoids it and applies a Figure Four Leglock. McIntyre tries to chop him to get out, but Rhodes keeps it applied. McIntyre then punches him in the face to get out.
The referee checks on Rhodes. Rhodes is looking wobbly from the punch to the face. McIntyre rips the turnbuckle pad to expose the steel. McIntyre goes for the Future Shock DDT, but Rhodes gets out. McIntyre gets out of Cross Rhodes and shoves him near the referee. The referee gets out of the ring to avoid the impact. McIntyre rolls Rhodes up and has him pinned for a bit before the referee gets in and starts to count. Rhodes kicks out at two. Rhodes shoves McIntyre into the exposed turnbuckle and hits the Cross Rhodes for a near fall. Rhodes goes for a third Cody Cutter, but McIntyre slams him down. Rhodes rolls out of the ring to recover. McIntyre hits Rhodes with a somersault senton and gets Rhodes in the ring. McIntyre hits The American Nightmare with a Claymore Kick! 1… 2… Rhodes kicks out! McIntyre is infuriated and looks unsure of what he has to do.
The crowd chants, “This is awesome.” Rhodes pulls himself up at ringside using the commentary table. McIntyre goes outside and punches him down. McIntyre goes to hit a Claymore Kick through the commentary table, but the referee gets in McIntyre’s face. McIntyre sidesteps him and goes for a Claymore Kick, but his leg goes through the table when Rhodes moves! McIntyre is in a lot of pain! McIntyre is having trouble standing. McIntyre pulls himself into the ring. Rhodes goes for a Cody Cutter, but McIntyre hits a Glasgow Kiss out of mid-air! McIntyre goes for a Claymore Kick, but he falls under his injured leg. Rhodes hits a top rope Cody Cutter, followed by the Cross Rhodes for the win!
Winner by Pinfall and still Undisputed WWE Champion: “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes celebrates with the Undisputed WWE Championship as the show comes to an end.