WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results
Kingdom Arena
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Commentators: (Michael Cole & Wade Barrett)
Ring Announcer: Mark Nash
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton In The Finals Of The 2025 King Of The Ring TournamentÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Rhodes backs Orton into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Rhodes obliges. Strong lockup. Orton applies a side headlock. Orton transitions into a hammerlock. Orton grabs another side headlock. Rhodes whips Orton across the ring. Orton drops Rhodes with a shoulder tackle. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Rhodes slaps Orton in the chest. Orton is pissed. Standing Switch Exchange. Rhodes decks Orton with a back elbow smash. Rhodes with a forearm smash. Rhodes drives his knee into the midsection of Orton. Orton answers with a knee lift. Rhodes with a drop down uppercut. Rhodes punches Orton. Orton reverses out of the irish whip from Rhodes. Rhodes with a back elbow smash. Rhodes with a Running Bulldog for a two count. Rhodes ascends to the top turnbuckle. Orton is throwing haymakers at Rhodes. Orton with The SuperPlex. Orton is favoring his lower back. Rhodes with a forearm shiver across the back of Orton. Rhodes delivers The Disaster Kick for a two count.
Rhodes drives his knee into Orton’s back. Rhodes with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a one count. Forearm Exchange. Short-Arm Reversal by Orton. Orton with a BackBreaker. Rhodes wraps Orton’s back around the steel ring post. Rhodes with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Rhodes drives his knee into Orton’s back. Rhodes applies the cravate. Rhodes transitions into a Sleeper Hold. Orton gets back to a vertical base. Orton backs Rhodes into the turnbuckles. Rhodes dives over Orton. Orton avoids The Powerslam. Orton with two clotheslines. Orton ducks a clothesline from Rhodes. Orton Powerslams Rhodes for a two count. Rhodes denies The Draping DDT. Rhodes targets the lower back of Orton. Rhodes hits The Cody Cutter for a two count. Rhodes nails Orton with The Super Cody Cutter for a two count. Rhodes punches Orton in the ribs. Orton reverses out of the irish whip from Rhodes. Orton kicks Rhodes in the gut. Orton drops Rhodes with The Draping DDT. Orton goes for The RKO, but Rhodes counters with The CrossRhodes for a two count.
Rhodes is shocked. Orton intercepts Rhodes with The RKO for a two count. Orton has Rhodes in position for The Punt. Orton is having second thoughts. Rhodes avoids The Punt. Rhodes with a single leg takedown. Rhodes applies The Figure Four Leg Lock. Orton reverses the pressure. Rhodes grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Rhodes and Orton are trading back and forth shots. HeadButt Exchange. Orton kicks Rhodes in the gut. Haymaker Exchange. Rhodes with a toe kick. Rhodes kicks Orton in the chest. Rhodes goes for The Disaster Kick, but Orton counters with The RKO for a two count. Orton grabs a steel chair. The referee snatches the chair out of Orton’s hands. Orton removes the top turnbuckle pad. Elbow Exchange. Orton uppercuts Rhodes. Rhodes denies The RKO. Rhodes sends Orton ribs first into the exposed steel. Rhodes connects with The CrossRhodes to pickup the victory. After the match, Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis presents Rhodes with the 2025 King Of The Ring Crown. Byron Saxton had a post-match interview with Cody Rhodes. How does it feel to have the opportunity to recapture the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam. Rhodes decides to give Randy Orton his flowers. Rhodes is well aware that this is arduous path. Rhodes understands how the WWE Universe feels about John Cena and CM Punk. At SummerSlam, Rhodes will get the ball back.
Winner: Cody Rhodes via PinfallÂ
– Michael Cole plugs the upcoming WWE Takeover of Perth, Australia this October with SmackDown, WWE Crown Jewel 2025, and Monday Night Raw.
– The Street Profits are in the house.
Second Match: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez In A Street FightÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Rodriguez backs Ripley into the ropes. Rodriguez drives her knee into the midsection of Ripley. Rodriguez launches Ripley to the corner. Rodriguez blocks a boot from Ripley. Ripley delivers her combination offense. Rodriguez eats two clotheslines from Ripley. Rodriguez with The Western Lariat. Rodriguez with Two Fallaway Slams. Rodriguez poses for the crowd. Ripley kicks Rodriguez in the face. Rodriguez avoids The Missile Dropkick. Rodriguez drives Ripley back first into the turnbuckles. Rodriguez with clubbing shoulder blocks. Rodriguez with repeated back elbow smashes in the corner. Rodriguez slaps Ripley in the chest. Rodriguez levels Ripley with The Body Avalanche. Ripley’s arms get tied up in the ropes. Rodriguez with heavy bodyshots. Rodriguez is lighting up Ripley’s chest. Rodriguez grabs a steel chair and a kendo stick. Rodriguez repeatedly whips Ripley with the kendo stick. Rodriguez goes for a Running Chair Shot, but Ripley counters with The Big Boot.
Ripley frees herself from the ropes. Ripley dropkicks Rodriguez to the floor. Ripley sends Rodriguez shoulder first into the steel ring steps. Ripley clears off the Arabic announce table. Ripley slams Rodriguez’s head on the announce table. Ripley goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Rodriguez blocks it. Ripley HeadButts Rodriguez. Rodriguez catches Ripley in mid-air. Rodriguez PowerBombs Ripley through the hood of the announce table in the timekeeper’s area. Rodriguez rolls a table into the ring. Rodriguez places the table in the corner. Rodriguez slams Ripley’s head on the ring apron. Ripley with a gut punch. Ripley drives Rodriguez face first into the ring steps. Ripley whips Rodriguez with her weight belt. Ripley with a Hip Attack against the turnbuckles.
Ripley delivers The Razor’s Edge. Ripley with The Shining Wizard for a two count. Ripley applies The Prism Trap. Rodriguez refuses to quit. Roxanne Perez attacks Ripley from behind. Ripley runs after Perez. Perez dropkicks the left knee of Ripley. Ripley blocks The Spinning DDT. Ripley with a Snap Vertical Suplex on the floor. Ripley puts the trash can over Perez’s head. Ripley with a Sliding Knee Strike. Rodriguez lawn darts Ripley face first into the steel ring post. Rodriguez throws Ripley into the back of the ring steps. Rodriguez with a Corkscrew Elbow Drop for a two count. Rodriguez goes for The Tejana Bomb, but Ripley counters with The Hurricanrana. Rodriguez drops Ripley with The Big Boot. Rodriguez lays the table flat on the top rope. Ripley sends Rodriguez face first into the edge of the table. Ripley with a Low Enzuigiri. Ripley repeatedly slams Rodriguez’s head on the table. Ripley connects with The Avalanche Rip Tide off the table to pickup the victory.
Winner: Rhea Ripley via PinfallÂ
– WWE Evolution 2 Vignette.
– Giulia is in the house.
Third Match: Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross w/Scarlett BordeauxÂ
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Zayn backs Kross into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Kross is playing mind games with Zayn. Strong lockup. Stalemate in the corner. Zayn pie faces Kross. Kross drives his knee into the midsection of Zayn. Kross is throwing haymakers at Zayn. Kross repeatedly stomps on Zayn’s chest. Zayn ducks a clothesline from Kross. Zayn unloads three knife edge chops. Zayn with forearm shivers. Zayn whips Kross across the ring. Zayn clotheslines Kross over the top rope. Zayn is playing mind games with Kross. Zayn tells Kross to bring it. Scarlett is trying to calm down Kross. Kross pulls Zayn out of the ring. Kross rocks Zayn with a forearm smash. Kross kicks Zayn in the face. Kross goes for a hammer throw, but Zayn counters with a MoonSault off the ringside barricade. Kross ducks a clothesline from Zayn. Kross with a Northern Lights Suplex.
Kross stomps on Zayn’s chest. Kross with forearm shivers. Kross whips Zayn across the ring. Kross scores the elbow knockdown for a one count. Kross puts his knee on the back of Zayn’s neck. Kross puts Zayn on the top turnbuckle. Zayn with repeated back elbow smashes. Kross punches Zayn in the back. Kross gets Zayn tied up in the tree of woe. Kross repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Zayn. Kross talks smack to Zayn. Kross hooks the outside leg for a one count. Kross transitions into a ground and pound attack. Zayn with rapid fire haymakers. Kross buries his knee into the midsection of Zayn. Zayn springboards off the ropes. Zayn clotheslines Kross. Zayn with a chop/haymaker combination. Zayn transitions into a corner mount. Zayn with a flying double axe handle strike. Zayn dives over Kross. Kross hits The Death Valley Driver for a two count. Zayn denies The Kross Jacket Choke.
Zayn ducks a clothesline from Kross. Kross denies The Blue Thunder Bomb. Kross hammers down on the back of Zayn’s neck. Kross delivers The Doomsday Saito Suplex. Kross goes for The Kross Hammer, but Zayn counters with The Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Zayn is trying to pick up Kross dead weight. Kross with Two Snap German Suplex’s. Kross poses for the crowd. Kross goes for The Final Prayer, but Zayn lands back on his feet. Zayn with The Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Zayn goes for The Helluva Kick, but Kross counters with The Kross Jacket Choke. Zayn refuses to quit. Kross wisely shifts his weight over. Zayn finally grabs the bottom rope to create separation. Kross tells Zayn to stay down. Kross with a corner clothesline. Kross repeatedly slaps Zayn in the chest. Kross with another running corner clothesline. Kross wants Zayn to say that he told the truth. Zayn connects with The Helluva Kick to pickup the victory.
Winner: Sami Zayn via PinfallÂ
– The 2026 Royal Rumble will indeed be taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in January.
Fourth Match: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa w/JC Mateo For The WWE United States Championship
Solo attacks Fatu before the bell rings. Solo drives Fatu shoulder first into the steel ring post. Solo is raining down haymakers in the corner. Solo is fired up. Fatu launches Solo to the corner. Fatu levels Solo with The Body Avalanche. Fatu HeadButts Solo. Fatu kicks Solo in the gut. Fatu is throwing haymakers at Solo. Fatu repeatedly stomps on Solo’s chest. Fatu poses for the crowd. Fatu with the irish whip. Solo kicks Fatu in the face. Fatu clotheslines Solo. Fatu talk smack to Solo. Solo avoids The Running Hip Attack. Solo regroups on the outside. Fatu with a Flying Clothesline off the steel ring steps. Fatu rolls Solo back into the ring. Fatu with Two Running Senton Splashes. Fatu prepares for The Double Jump MoonSault. Solo wisely exits the ring. Fatu goes for The Suicide Dive, but Solo counters with a straight right hand.
Solo with a Uranage Slam into the ring apron. Solo hits The Spinning Solo on the floor. Solo talks smack to Fatu. Solo punches Fatu. Solo repeatedly stomps on Fatu’s chest. Solo pie faces Fatu. Fatu fires back with a flurry of haymakers. Fatu sends Solo to the corner. Solo avoids The Stinger Splash. Solo nails Fatu with The Running Hip Attack. Solo mocks Fatu. Solo applies a rear chin lock. Solo continues to run his mouth. Fatu gets back to a vertical base. Solo with forearm shivers. Fatu shoves Solo. Fatu with three haymakers. Solo ducks a clothesline from Fatu. Solo with a Release German Suplex. Fatu rises back on his feet. Fatu with a Release German Suplex of his own. Fatu SuperKicks Solo. Fatu with a Running Hip Attack. Fatu with The Impaler DDT.
Fatu follows that with The Swanton Bomb for a two count. Fatu with repeated headbutts. The referee gets distracted by JC Mateo. Tanga Loa attacks Fatu behind the referee’s back. Loa nails Fatu with The Magic Killer. Solo hooks the outside leg for a two count. Solo says that Fatu should’ve listened to him. Fatu avoids The Samoan Spike. Fatu SuperKicks Solo. Fatu with a Handspring Kick to Mateo. Fatu delivers The Fosbury Flop. Fatu with The Pop Up Samoan Drop. Fatu SuperKicks Mateo. Fatu nails Mateo with The Running Hip Attack. Fatu connects with The Double Jump MoonSault. Hikuleo pulls Fatu out of the ring. Hikuleo tells Fatu that he had everything. Hikuleo Chokeslams Fatu on the announce table. Hikuleo rolls Fatu back into the ring. Solo plants Fatu with The Samoan Spike to pickup the victory.
Winner: New WWE United States Champion, Solo Sikoa via PinfallÂ
Fifth Match: Jade Cargill vs. Asuka In The Finals Of The 2025 Queen Of The Ring TournamentÂ
Asuka kicks the left hamstring of Cargill. Cargill blocks the single leg takedown. Asuka with a waist lock go-behind. Asuka is playing mind games with Cargill. Cargill shoves Asuka. Asuka ducks under multiple clotheslines from Cargill. Asuka applies The Octopus Stretch. Cargill with The Sidewalk Slam for a two count. Asuka avoids The Pump Kick. Asuka with a Dragon Screw Leg Whip on the middle rope. Asuka hyperextends the right knee of Cargill. Asuka with clubbing hamstring kicks. Cargill uses her feet to create separation. Asuka drops Cargill with The Shining Wizard for a one count. Asuka with clubbing mid-kicks. Cargill blocks a boot from Asuka. Cargill goes for The Chokeslam, but Asuka counters with a Knee Bar. Cargill with a Deadlift German Suplex. Cargill with forearm shivers. Cargill whips Asuka across the ring. Cargill with The SpineBuster. Cargill with a leaping back elbow smash. Cargill with The Fallaway Slam. Cargill pops back on her feet.
Cargill SuperKicks Asuka. Cargill talks smack to Asuka. Cargill Chokeslams Asuka for a two count. Cargill is trying to maintain her composure. Asuka blocks Jaded. Asuka with repeated headbutts. Asuka with The Roundhouse Kick. Forearm Exchange. Asuka with a Spinning Back Fist. Asuka with a Spinning Back Kick. Asuka kicks Cargill in the chest. Asuka follows that with The CodeBreaker. Asuka with The Spinning Heel Kick in the corner. Asuka with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Cargill escapes The Asuka Lock. Asuka rolls Cargill over for a two count. Asuka goes for a Roundhouse Kick, but Cargill counters with The SitOut PowerBomb for a two count. Asuka applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Cargill rolls Asuka over for a two count. Cargill nails Asuka with The Pump Kick. Cargill goes for Jaded, but Asuka lands back on her feet. Asuka applies The Asuka Lock. Cargill with a pinning combination for a two count. Asuka SuperKicks Cargill. Asuka with The Roundhouse Kick. Asuka goes for The Empress Impact, but Cargill counters with Jaded to pickup the victory. After the match, Adam Pearce & Nick Aldis presents Jade Cargill with the 2025 Queen Of The Ring Crown.
Byron Saxton had a post-match interview with Cargill. Cargill felt that she had the entire world on her shoulders. Don’t let anybody stop you from getting what you want. Cargill says that the grind doesn’t stop here, because a storm is coming to SummerSlam.
Winner: Jade Cargill via PinfallÂ
– This weeks on Raw, The New Day will put their World Tag Team Titles on the line against The Judgment Day. Sheamus will collide with Rusev.
Sixth Match: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk For The Undisputed WWE Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Cena applies a side headlock. Punk backs Cena into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Punk grabs a side headlock. Cena transitions into a side wrist lock. Cena goes into the lateral press for a one count. Test Of Strength. Punk applies a hammerlock. Punk with a side headlock takeover. Cena answers with the headscissors escape. Punk gets back to a vertical base. Punk mocks Cena. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Punk applies a side headlock. Cena backs Punk into the turnbuckles. The referee calls for a clean break. Cena drop steps into a side headlock. Punk whips Cena across the ring. Cena drops Punk with a shoulder tackle. Cena takes a bow. Punk tells Cena to bring it. Cena is getting flustered by the Riyadh Crowd. Cena kicks Punk in the gut. Cena with a straight right hand. Cena HeadButts Punk. Cena is throwing haymakers at Punk. Cena with a Fisherman’s Suplex for a one count. Cena bodyslams Punk for a one count. Cena applies a rear chin lock. Punk whips Cena across the ring. Cena with another shoulder tackle. Punk drops down on the canvas. Punk goes for The GTS, but Cena lands back on his feet.
Cena regroups on the outside. Punk is playing mind games with Cena. Punk blocks a boot from Cena. Punk with clubbing hamstring kicks. Punk with a straight right hand. Punk denies The Attitude Adjustment. Punk rolls Cena over for a two count. Punk clotheslines Cena. Punk with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Punk applies an arm-bar. Punk wrenches on the left shoulder of Cena. Punk applies The Black Widow. Cena with a headlock takedown for a one count. Cena transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cena with a Running Boot. Cena with two diving shoulder tackles. Cena ducks a clothesline from Punk. Cena with a Spinning Side Slam. Cena delivers The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for The Attitude Adjustment, but Punk lands back on his feet. Punk with a leaping calf kick. Punk ducks a clothesline from Cena. Punk with The Swinging NeckBreaker. Punk with a Running High Knee Strike. Punk follows that with a short-arm clothesline. Punk with The Flying Elbow Drop. Punk plays to the crowd. Punk goes for The GTS, but Cena counters with The STF.
Punk responds with The Anaconda Vice. Cena rolls Punk over for a one count. Cena hits The Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Cena goes another Attitude Adjustment, but Punk lands back on his feet. Punk kicks Cena in the gut. Punk drops Cena with The DDT. Punk applies The STF. Cena grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Punk with another Running High Knee. Punk goes for The Running Bulldog, but Cena counters with a Side Slam. Punk denies The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena blocks The GTS. Cena reverses out of The Swinging NeckBreaker. Cena nails Punk with The Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Cena puts Punk on the top turnbuckle. Punk denies The Avalanche Attitude Adjustment. Punk goes for a Flying Crossbody Block, but Cena counters with The Roll Through Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Cena grabs the WWE Championship. The referee admonishes Cena. Cena throws the title out of the ring. Cena goes for The Attitude Adjustment, but Punk lands back on his feet. Punk connects with The GTS for a two count.
Punk and Cena are trading back and forth shots. Cena ducks a clothesline from Punk. Cena with a diving shoulder tackle. Cena goes for a second, but he inadvertently knocks down the referee. Punk drops Cena with The GTS. The referee is still laid out on the floor. Punk calls for another official. Seth Rollins appears on the stage with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. Heyman gives Rollins the Money In The Bank Briefcase. Punk gets into a brawl with Breakker and Reed. Punk clotheslines Breakker over the top rope. Punk kicks Reed in the face. Punk dumps Reed out of the ring. Punk with The Slingshot Pescado. Reed HeadButts Punk. Breakker and Reed with a Double Chokeslam through the Arabic announce table. Charles Robinson runs down to the ring.
Cena clocks Robinson on the outside. Cena starts arguing with Rollins. Rollins tries to hit Cena with the MITB Briefcase. Cena with The Attitude Adjustment to Rollins. Breakker and Reed gangs up on Cena. Punk is busted open. PENTA makes his way down to the ring. Penta with a series of hamstring kicks. Penta SuperKicks Breakker. Breakker ducks a clothesline from Penta. Breakker with a Northern Lights Suplex on the ramp. Breakker transitions into a ground and pound attack. Sami Zayn is throwing haymakers at Breakker. All hell is breaking loose in Riyadh. Penta wipes out Zayn and Breakker with a Flying Crossbody Block off the ramp. Reed prepares for The Tsunami. Punk shoves Reed off the top turnbuckle. Cena drops Reed with The Attitude Adjustment. Punk wants Cena to shake his hand.Cena gives Punk a hug. Punk blocks the low blow. Punk gets Cena in position for The GTS. Rollins clocks Punk with the MITB Briefcase. Rollins plants Punk with The Curb Stomp. Cena throws Rollins out of the ring. Cena hooks the outside leg to steal the victory.
Winner: Still WWE Undisputed Champion, John Cena via PinfallÂ
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