WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event Results 5/24/25
Yuengling Center
Tampa, Florida
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Commentators: (Michael Cole & Pat McAfee)
Ring Announcer: Lilian Garcia
Host: Joe Tessitore & Jesse “The Body” VenturaÂ
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: CM Punk & Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker w/Paul Heyman
Rockers Punches. Zayn clotheslines Rollins over the top rope. Breakker drives his knee into the midsection of Punk. Zayn with clubbing blows to Breakker’s back. Double Irish Whip Breakker holds onto the ropes. Punk and Zayn clotheslines Breakker over the top rope. Punk starts running after Rollins. The bell rings. Zayn is throwing haymakers at Rollins. Rollins backs Zayn into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Breakker clotheslines Zayn from the ring apron. Rollins dumps Zayn out of the ring. Rollins tags in Breakker. Breakker slams Zayn’s head on the announce table. Breakker with a Flying Lariat off the apron. Haymaker Exchange. Breakker with clubbing shoulder blocks. Rollins attacks Zayn behind the referee’s back. Breakker applies a front face lock. Breakker with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a two count. Breakker starts doing push ups. Breakker talks smack to Punk. Breakker with a knee lift. Breakker tags in Rollins.
Double Irish Whip. Zayn holds onto the ropes. Zayn decks Rollins with a back elbow smash. Zayn sends Breakker crashing to the outside. Zayn rolls under a clothesline from Rollins. Zayn tags in Punk. Punk clotheslines Rollins. Punk scores the elbow knockdown. Punk whips Rollins across the ring. Punk with a Leaping Calf Kick. Punk ducks a clothesline from Rollins. Punk with The Swinging NeckBreaker. Rollins blocks The GTS. Punk with a Spinning Back Kick. Punk hits The CodeRed for a two count. Punk with a Running High Knee Strike. Punk follows that with a Running Bulldog/Clothesline Combination. Punk with The Flying Elbow Drop for a two count. Punk goes for The GTS, but Breakker gets in the way. Punk charges towards Breakker. Rollins kicks Punk in the gut. Rollins drops Punk with The Pedigree for a two count. Breakker kicks Zayn in the gut. Breakker with two haymakers. Breakker launches Zayn over the top rope. Zayn sends Breakker tumbling to the floor.
Zayn with The Arabian MoonSault Press. Rollins and Breakker has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Second Haymaker Exchange. Punk with MuayThai Knee Strikes. Rollins denies The GTS. Rollins thrust kicks the midsection of Punk. Punk avoids The Curb Stomp. Both guys are knocked down after a double clothesline. Zayn and Breakker are tagged in. Zayn ducks a clothesline from Breakker. Breakker blocks The Blue Thunder Bomb. Breakker kicks Zayn in the gut. Zayn slaps Breakker in the chest. Zayn drops Breakker with The Tornado DDT. Zayn prepares for The Helluva Kick. Rollins trips Zayn from the outside. Punk with The Slingshot Pescado. Zayn with The Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Heyman runs interference. Bronson Reed levels Punk with The Running Body Avalanche through the ringside barricade. Breakker connects with The Spear to pickup the victory. After the match, Rollins hugs Reed. Reed has joined forces with Rollins, Breakker and Heyman. Punk tries to go after Heyman. Reed with a Senton Splash. Reed plants Punk with The Tsunami.
Winner: Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker via Pinfall
– Cathy Kelley had a backstage interview with Chelsea Green. Chelsea says that she has risen from the ashes. She was in the morning, but now it’s night. After the votes were cast in, and she defeats Zelina Vega, Chelsea will enter her second term as the first-ever 2X longest reigning WWE Women’s United States Champion in history. Chelsea thanks Cathy for her hervice.
Second Match: Zelina Vega (c) vs. Chelsea Green w/The Secret Hervice For The WWE Women’s United States Championship
Green starts things off with a running back elbow smash. Green transitions into a ground and pound attack. Green slams Vega’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Green whips Vega face first into the top turnbuckle pad. Green poses for the crowd. Vega dodges The Big Boot. Vega rolls Green over for a two count. Green goes for a Bodyslam, but Vega lands back on her feet. Vega decks Green with a back elbow smash. Vega ducks a clothesline from Green. Vega with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscisssors Takeover. Green avoids The 619. Green slaps Vega in the face. Vega answers with a knee lift. Green dodges The PK. Green PowerBombs Vega on the floor. Green rolls Vega back into the ring. Green hooks the outside leg for a two count. Green is displaying her frustration. Green drives Vega face first into the canvas. Green toys around with Vega.
Green talks smack to Vega. Vega with a forearm smash. Green responds with another slap. Green with a Sliding Face Plant for a two count. Green argues with the referee. Green pulls back the arms of Vega. Green repeatedly drives her knee into Vega’s back. Green pulls Vega down to the mat. Green applies a rear chin lock. Vega with heavy bodyshots. Vega decks Green with a JawBreaker. Green nails Vega with The Pump Kick. Green repeatedly stomps on Vega’s chest. Green goes for The Vader Bomb, but Vega ducks out of the way. Vega with a Rolling Head Kick. Vega with two diving clotheslines. Vega blocks the knee lift. Vega with a Discus Back Elbow Smash. Vega with a Backdrop Driver. Vega pops back on her feet. Vega hits The Shotgun Meteora. Vega dives over Green. Green turns Vega inside out. Green goes for The Unprettier, but Vega counters with The BackStabber. Vega delivers The 619. The referee gets distracted by Alba Fyre. Piper Niven attacks Vega from the outside. Vega HeadButts Green. Vega connects with The Avalanche CodeRed to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still WWE Women’s United States Champion, Zelina Vega via PinfallÂ
– Jimmy Hart and Bushwhacker Luke is in the house tonight.
– Breaking News: Chad Gable will battle El Hijo Del Vikingo at WWE Worlds Collide.
– The next Saturday Night’s Main Event will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. Plus, WWE Evolution 2 will take place on July 13th.
Third Match: John Cena vs. R-Truth
Truth does Cena’s babyface entrance. Cena clotheslines Truth before the bell rings. Cena transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cena rips off Truth’s t-shirt. Cena slams Truth’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Cena with a straight right hand. Cena whips Truth back first into the turnbuckles. Cena tosses Truth’s earrings. Cena shrugs off the You Can’t Wrestle Chants. Cena with two diving shoulder tackles. Cena ducks a clothesline from Truth. Cena with The Spinning Side Slam. Cena delivers The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for The Attitude Adjustment, but Truth lands back on his feet. Truth ducks a clothesline from Cena.
Truth with two diving shoulder tackles of his own. Truth with a Spinning Side Slam. Truth mocks Cena. Truth nails Cena with The Five Knuckle Shuffle. Truth hits The Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Truth applies The STF. Cena grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Cena regroups on the outside. Cena drives Truth face first into the steel ring post. Cena rolls Truth back into the ring. Cena grabs the WWE Championship. Cena teases to hit Truth with the title. Is Cena having second thoughts? Cena hands the title back to the referee. Truth wants Cena to shake his hand. Cena delivers the low blow. Cena connects with The Attitude Adjustment to pickup the victory. After the match, Cena nails Truth with a running belt shot.
Winner: John Cena via PinfallÂ
– Jey Uso runs into John Cena in the backstage area. The last time Jey saw John, he threw him over the top rope to win the Royal Rumble. Cena says that’s very funny. Cena is looking forward to the next time he sees Jey. There’s something special about Jey coming from one of the most prestigious families in professional wrestling history, it’d be a real shame if he lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Logan Paul. Wouldn’t it be something if when Cena’s clock strikes zero, he takes the WWE Title home with him, and the World Heavyweight Championship is around the waist of a YouTuber? It sounds like that would ruin wrestling. Gosh, that’s a lot of pressure for Jey. Cena wishes Jey good luck; he’ll be watching the match very closely.
– WWE Legends Leilani Kai & Tatanka is in the house.
Fourth Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest In A Steel Cage Match
Jesse Ventura joins the commentary team for this match. McIntyre attacks Priest before the bell rings. McIntyre with a flying sledge. McIntyre drives Priest back first into the ringside barricade. McIntyre rolls Priest back into the ring. McIntyre grabs two steel chairs. McIntyre closes the cage door. Priest with a straight right hand. Priest rocks McIntyre with a forearm smash. McIntyre with a gut punch. McIntyre unloads three knife edge chops. Priest with The Lifting Flatliner. Priest kicks McIntyre in the gut. Priest with another forearm smash. Short-Arm Reversal by Priest. Priest SuperKicks McIntyre. McIntyre blocks The South Of Heaven Chokeslam. McIntyre rakes the eyes of Priest. Priest kicks McIntyre in the face. McIntyre side steps Priest into the turnbuckles. McIntyre drives Priest face first into the steel. McIntyre lawn darts Priest into the steel.
McIntyre has complete control of the match during the commercial break. McIntyre is scaling the cage. McIntyre blocks The Razor’s Edge. McIntyre repeatedly drives Priest back first into the steel. McIntyre dives over Priest. Priest with a Running Boot. Priest hits The South Of Heaven Chokeslam for a two count. Priest makes his way up the cage. McIntyre stops Priest in his tracks. McIntyre is throwing haymakers at Priest. McIntyre with The SuperPlex from the top rope. McIntyre pops back on his feet. McIntyre connects with The Claymore for a two count. Forearm Exchange. Hockey Fight in Tampa. Priest with combination kicks. Priest with The Rolling Elbow. Priest follows that with a Leaping Back Elbow Smash.
McIntyre goes for The Claymore, but Priest holds onto the ropes. Priest with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. McIntyre nails Priest with The South Of Heaven Chokeslam for a two count. McIntyre grabs the steel chair. McIntyre drives the chair into the midsection of Priest. McIntyre with multiple chair shots across the back of Priest. McIntyre poses for the crowd. McIntyre places Priest’s face against the wedged chair in the corner. McIntyre goes for The Claymore, but Priest ducks of the way. Priest drives the chair into the midsection of McIntyre. Priest rams the chair across McIntyre’s throat. Priest hits The South Of Heaven Chokeslam. Priest gets McIntyre in position for The Conchairto. Priest delivers The Conchairto. Priest walks out the cage door to pickup the victory. After the match, McIntyre refuses to be taken out on a stretcher.
Winner: Damian Priest via Cage EscapeÂ
– WWE Hall Of Famers The US Express are in the house.
– Jesse The Body Ventura was really impressed with Bronson Reed’s Return.
Fifth Match: Jey Uso (c) vs. Logan Paul For The WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Jey applies a side headlock. Paul whips Jey across the ring. Jey drops Paul with a shoulder tackle. Paul drops down on the canvas. Paul leapfrogs over Jey. Paul with two uppercuts. Paul reverses out of the irish whip from Jey. Jey dives over Paul. Paul decks Jey with a back elbow smash. Paul kicks Jey in the face. Paul with The BlockBuster. Paul pops back on his feet. Jey regroups on the outside. Paul with The Slingshot Pescado. Paul is fired up. Paul has complete control of the match during the commercial break. Paul blocks a boot from Jey. Jey with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Jey plays to the crowd. Jey nails Paul with The Running Hip Attack for a two count. Jey goes for The Uso Splash, but Paul gets his knees up in the air.
Paul with an inside cradle for a two count. Paul argues with the referee. Paul puts Jey on his shoulders. Paul with The Rolling Senton. Paul goes for The Springboard MoonSault, but Jey gets his knees up in the air. Jey avoids The Titanium Punch. Jey hits The Pop Up Samoan Drop for a two count. Paul rips off the middle turnbuckle pad. Jey kicks Paul in the face. Jey clotheslines Paul over the top rope. Jey goes for The Suicide Dive, but Paul counters with a straight right hand. Paul slams Jey’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Paul goes for The Buckshot Lariat, but Jey counters with The SuperKick for a two count. Paul drives Jey shoulder first into the exposed steel.
Paul delivers The Titanium Punch for a two count. Jey SuperKicks Paul. Jey connects with The Uso Splash for a two count. John Cena rips the referee out of the ring. Cena transitions into a ground and pound attack. Cena repeatedly stomps on Jey’s chest. Cody Rhodes storms into the ring to make the save. Rhodes is throwing haymakers at Cena. Rhodes with a drop down uppercut. Rhodes plants Cena with The CrossRhodes. Paul grabs the brass knuckles. Rhodes avoids The Titanium Punch. Jey Spears Paul. Jey plants Paul with The Uso Splash to pickup the victory. After the match, Rhodes grabs the microphone. Rhodes says that it’s a shame that The John Cena Retirement Tour ran through Rhodes Country. Rhodes proceeds to challenge Cena & Paul to a tag team match at WWE Money In The Bank as the show goes off the air.
Winner: Still WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Jey Uso via PinfallÂ
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