WWE Night of Champions 2025 Live Results – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude’s coverage of WWE Night of Champions, live on June 28, from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at a special start time of 1 PM ET
Countdown Pre-Show
Jackie Redmond interviewed Rhea earlier today.
She is asked about their current hatred. Rhea says it is all Raquel’s fault. They were best friends in NXT. She felt like they were family. She loved her like a sister. Once her career took off and she faced Shayna for the title, Raquel turned. Everything changed. She has a reminder of what Raquel meant to her.
Jackie asks Rhea what will she do to win?
Rhea says she will do absolutely anything. They had a Last Woman Standing and a No Holds Barred match and they each won one. She will do anything to put Raquel in the ground because she has been a thorn in her side. Raquel knows all of Rhea’s struggles to get here so she wants to smash Raquel in the face.
Jackie asks how much this win means to get back into the championship picture.
She says she will stop at nothing to get her baby back. She has done things she is not proud of but she will have to do it again. She says she has to go through people again to get there. If she does not want the title, why is she even here. She wants to be the top dog and she has to show everyone who she is.
– Byron Saxton is with Karrion Kross and Scarlett.
He asks what is Kross trying to prove.
He says he is proving the truth that he sees. Sami is a misdirection artist. It is a charade. Sami tries to get you to believe that he is a diffferent man. He is a violent person. He weaponizes sympathy. Kross brings up the Bloodline. Everyone talks about Sami’s story about becoming World Champion, but no one asks Kross about his story. Kross says everyone is talking about his story and then he says he doesn’t want another viral moment.
WWE Night of Champions 2025 Live Results
We are live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as Randy Orton makes his way to the ring for our first match of the night. Cody Rhodes is out next. Long entrances.
King of the Ring Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
They lock up and Cody backs Orton into the corner and Cody with a clean break. They lock up and Cody with a top wrist lock. Orton with a hammer lock into a side head lock. Orton with a shoulder tackle. Cody wants a test of strength but Orton does not oblige. They lock up and Cody with a wrist lock and Orton with a reversal. Cody with a chop. Cody with a waist lock and Orton with a standing switch. Cody with a forearm and knee but Orton with a knee to the midsection. Cody drops down and connects with a punch. Orton with an Irish whip and Cody with an uppercut as Orton charges into the corner. Cody with a bulldog for a near fall. Cody goes up top and Orton punches Cody to stop him. Orton with a another punch and he goes up top and sets for a superplex and Orton hits it, but Orton holds is back on impact.
Cody with a forearm to the back and Beautiful Disaster for a near fall. Cody with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Cody and Orton exchange forearms but Orton with a back breaker and it might have done more damage to himself than Cody. Cody stretches Orton on the ring post in a bow and arrow. Cody goes up top and he hits a missile drop kick for a near fall. Cody with a knee to the back and he applies a cravate. Cody with a reverse chin lock. Orton backs Cody into the turnbuckles and he escapes the hold on the second attempt. Cody floats over and Orton avoids a power slam. Orton with two clotheslines and he avoids a clothesline from Cody before hitting the power slam for a near fall.
Cody escapes the hanging DDT and Cody with a forearm to the lower back followed by a Cody Cutter for a near fall. Cody goes up top and hits a Cody Cutter for a near fall. Cody with a forearm. Orton with an Irish whip and Cody flips to the apron. Orton kicks Cody and hits the hanging DDT. Orton twists to the mat and he prepares for the RKO. Cody avoids the RKO and Cody hits CrossRhodes for a near fall. Orton with an RKO for a near fall. Orton sees Cody down on the mat and he lines up for the running kick, but Randy thinks about it a little too long and he cannot do it. Orton realizes he can do it, but he misses. Cody with a single leg take down and he applies the figure four leg lock.
Orton rolls over to reverse the hold but Cody gets to the ropes to force a break. Cody punches Orton and Orton fires back. They go back and forth. Orton with a kick and punch but Cody fires back. The exchange continues until they just throw punches. Cody with a kick and Cody goes for a Cody Cutter and Orton catches Cody with an RKO for a near fall. Orton grabs a chair and the referee takes it from him. While the referee takes his sweet time to deal with the chair, Orton removes the turnbuckle pad. Cody avoids being sent into the turnbuckle and so does Orton. Orton is sent into the turnbuckle in the ribs and Cody with CrossRhodes for the three count.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Cody is presented with his crown by Nick and Adam.
Byron Saxton is in the ring to interview Cody.
Byron congratulates Cody and asks him about his chance to win back the title at SummerSlam.
Cody says he has to thank Randy Orton. He says he has nothing but respect for the man who mentored him and stood up for him. Cody says he is well aware and he hears everyone. First Jey Uso, then Randy Orton. At SummerSlam he faces CM Punk or John Cena. Cody says he gets how you feel as an audience when he faces them. He says he was born to do this. They are holding on to that title for him and at SummerSlam, he gets the ball back.
Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
They lock up and Raquel with a knee to the midsection and she sends Rhea into the turnbuckles. Raquel blocks a kick and Raquel goes for a fallaway slam but Rhea lands on her feet. Rhea with a knee and a clothesline but Raquel stays on her feet. Rhea tries again and gets the same result. Raquel with a clothesline and a fallaway slam. Raquel with another fallaway slam. Rhea with a thrust kick and she goes to the turnbuckles but misses a missile drop kick. Raquel runs Rhea into the turnbuckles and connects with shoulders. Raquel with elbows in the corner. Raquel with a chop and a splash into the corner.
Raquel ties Rhea in the ropes and Raquel with punches and chops. Raquel gets a chair and kendo stick to bring back into the ring. Raquel shows she is a switch hitter and hits Rhea from both sides with the kendo stick. Raquel gets the chair and goes straight at Rhea so Rhea kicks the chair into Raquel’s head. Rhea gets free and hits a drop kick to send Raquel to the floor. Raquel is sent into the ring steps. Rhea adjusts the announce table and she sends Raquel face first into it. Rhea pulls Raquel onto the table and sets for a suplex onto the hood draping the ringside barrier but Raquel blocks it and hits a head butt.
Rhea goes for a cannonball off the table but Raquel catches Rhea and hits a power bomb through the hood of the announce table. Raquel brings a table into the ring and puts it in the corner. Raquel gets Rhea and slams her head into the announce table and apron. Raquel picks up the ring steps and puts it on the apron. Rhea avoids being sent into the steps and Rhea sends Raquel into the steps. Rhea takes her belt off and she whips Raquel with it. Rhea whips Raquel more and hits a Razor’s Edge and boot to the head for a near fall. Rhea with a Prism Lock.
Roxanne hits Rhea from behind to break up the hold. Perez realizes she made a mistake and she gets out of the ring. Rhea follows her to the floor and Perez with a drop kick and a guillotine but Rhea counters into a suplex on the floor. Rhea grabs a trash can and she puts it over Perez. Rhea with a Shining Wizard to the trash can. Raquel lawn darts Rhea into the ring post. Raquel sends Rhea into the back of the ring steps against the ropes. Raquel with a twisting Vader Bomb elbow drop for a near fall. Rhea counters a Tejana Bomb through the table but Raquel is able to stop short on a rana by Rhea. Raquel with a boot to Rhea.
Raquel puts the table on top of the turnbuckles. Raquel gets Rhea up but Rhea sends Raquel into the edge of the table and Rhea with a kick. Rhea gets on top of the table and she slams Raquel’s head into it. She pulls Raquel onto the table and Rhea goes for RipTide off the table to the mat. Rhea gets the three count.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
They lock up and Sami backs Kross into the corner and he hesitates but gives a clean break. They lock up and Sami pie faces Kross. Kross with a knee and kicks. Sami with chops and forearms to Kross. Sami clotheslines Kross over the top rope to the floor. Sami sets for a dive but Kross moves and Sami does an Arabian Press back into the ring. Kross pulls Sami to the floor and connects with a forearm and kick. Kross Irish whips Sami on the floor but Sami lands on the ringside barrier and hits a moonsault. Kross with a Saito suplex and he kicks Sami. Kross with forearms and a back elbow. Kross gets a near fall. Kross puts Sami on the turnbuckles and Kross follows. Sami knocks Kross to the mat but Kross with a forearm and Sami is in the tree of woe.
Kross kicks Sami and he has some words for Sami before Sami falls to the mat. Kross gets a near fall. Kross punches Sami. Kross with more punches to Sami. Sami fights back with punches of his own. Kross with a knee to the midsection. Sami with a leap frog and punches and chops. Sami with punches from the turnbuckles. Sami with a double sledge to Kross. Sami goes up top and he leaps over Kross. Kross with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. Kross with a sleeper but Sami with a snap mare. Kross blocks a Blue Thunder Bomb attempt and Kross with a Saito suplex.
Kross sets for the Kross Hammer but Sami avoids it and he hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Kross collapses to the mat when Sami tries to pick him up. Kross with a German suplex. Kross with another German suplex. Kross gets Sami up for a slam but Sami escapes and he hits an exploder into the turnbuckles. Sami sets for the Helluva Kick but Kross applies the Kross Jacket. Kross gets Sami to the mat and applies a body scissors. The referee drops the arm and it goes down two times but he raises the arm on the third attempt so the match continues. Kross keeps Sami from getting to the ropes. Kross says something to Sami and it gives Sami a second wind to get to the ropes.
Kross with a clothesline into the corner. Kross slaps Sami and he tells him to say that he is lying. Kross with another clothesline in the corner. Sami with a Helluva Kick for the three count.
Winner: Sami Zayn
United States Championship: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa
Solo punches Fatu before the bell rings and he sends Fatu into the ring post. Solo with punches to Fatu in the corner. Fatu with punches to Solo and he kicks him in the corner. Fatu with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot from Solo. Fatu with a punch to Solo. Fatu kicks Solo and he goes for a running hip but Solo goes to the floor. Fatu with a clothesline off the ring steps. Fatu with a back senton and a second one. Fatu ses for the double jump moonsault but Solo goes to the floor. Fatu sets for a dive to the floor but Solo with a punch to stop him. Solo with a uranage onto the apron and then to the floor. Solo says something to Fatu and he punches him.
Solo kicks Fatu. Fatu with punches to Solo. Fatu with an Irish whip and he goes for a splash but Solo moves and Fatu hits the ring post. Solo with a running hip into the corner. Solo with a reverse chin lock and he tells a story to Fatu. Solo with forearms but Fatu with punches. Solo with a German suplex and Fatu gets to his feet and he hits a German suplex. Fatu with a thrust kick and a running hip into the corner. Fatu with an Impaler DDT and he goes up top and hits a swanton for a near fall. Fatu with head butts to Solo. Fatu goes up top and JC Mateo makes his way tot he ring to distract the referee and a hooded man makes his way to the ring to crotch Fatu. It is Tonga Loa and he hits a neck breaker and Solo gets a near fall.
Fatu avoids a Samoan Spike and he takes care of Solo. Fatu with a twisting plancha onto Loa and Mateo. Fatu with a pop up Samoan drop and then Fatu kicks Mateo. Fatu with a running hip to Mateo. Fatu with a double jump moonsault but the Fatu is pulled from the ring by Hikuleo (or whatever he is going to be called). He choke slams Fatu onto the announce table. He sends Fatu back into the ring. Solo with a Samoan Spike for the three count.
Winner: Solo Sikoa (new champion)
Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill
They lock up and Asuka with a waist lock. Jade with a back elbow to escape. Asuka with an octopus but Jade escapes with a side slam and she gets a near fall. Jade misses a bicycle kick and Asuka with a dragon screw in the ropes. Asuka works on the knee. Asuka with kicks to the hamstring. Jade kicks Asuka away and Asuka with a drop kick for a near fall. Asuka with kicks and Jade goes for a choke slam but Asuka floats through and applies a knee bar. Jede gets to her feet and hits a wheelbarrow suplex. Jade with forearms and a spinebuster. Jade with an elbow into the corner and she hits a fallaway slam. Jade with a thrust kick. Jade with a choke slam for a near fall.
Asuka with a kick and both are down. Asuka and Jade exchange forearms. Jade with the advantage but Asuka regains it with a back fist and strikes. Asuka iwth a missile drop kick for a near fall. Askua goes for the Asuka Lock but Jade counters to try for Jaded but Asuka with a victory roll for a near fall. Jade with a sit out power bomb for a near fall. Asuka with a cross arm breaker on Jade but Jade locks her hands but Asuka restores the hold. Jade with a kick and Asuka escapes Jaded. Asuka with an Asuka Lock and body scissors. Jade floats over and gets a near fall. Asuka with a round kick and Asuka with a running hip but Jade catches her and hits Jaded for the three count.
Winner: Jade Cargill
After the match, Pearce and Aldis present the crown to her and congratulate her.
Byron asks Jade about winning and SummerSlam. Jade says the world was on her shoulders. She says people who are down on themselves, praise yourselves. Don’t let them tell you who you are. Show them. A storm is coming for SummerSlam.
– The Tag titles are on the line when The New Day defend against Finn Balor and JD McDonagh. Sheamus faces Rusev.
Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk
They lock up and Cena with a side head lock. Punk with a top wrist lock. Cena gets to the ropes to force a break. They lock up and Punk with a side head lock. Cena escapes. They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Punk with a side head lock take down. Cena with a head scissors. Punk escapes. They lock up and Punk with a side head lock. Cena with a break. Cena with a wrist lock and a side head lock. Cena with a shoulder tackle. Cena with punches and a head butt. Cena punches Punk in the ropes. Cena with a suplex.and he gets a near fall. Cena gets a near fall. Cena with a reverse chin lock. Cena with a shoulder tackle.
Punk gets Cena on his shoulders but Cena escapes and goes to the floor. Punk reclines on the turnbuckles while he waits for Cena to re-enter the ring. Punk blocks a kick and Punk with punches and kicks. Cena gets Punk on his shoulders and Punk with a rollup for a near fall. Punk with a punch. Punk with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Punk with an arm bar. Punk wrings the arm and he applies an octopus. Cena escapes and he takes Punk to the mat for a near fall. Cena with a boot to the head. Cena with two flying shoulder tackles and a Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena sets for the Five Knuckle Shuffle and hits it. Cena gets Punk up for the Attitude Adjustment. Punk escapes and hits a leg lariat and a bulldog. Punk with a running knee and he goes up top for the elbow drop and hits it. Punk goes for the GTS but Cena blocks it and applies an STF.
Punk with a choke and Cena gets a near fall with a rollup. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment for a near fall. Punk escapes an Attitude Adjustment and hits a DDT. Punk goes for an STF. Cena gets to the ropes. Punk with a knee into the corner but Cena avoids the bulldog and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb. Punk kicks Cena when Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment. After a number of counters, Cena hits an Attitude Adjustment for a near fall. Cena puts Punk on the turnbuckles and Cena sets for a Super Attitude Adjustment but Punk with elbows to get back on the turnbuckles and he sends Cena to the mat. Punk with a cross body but Cena rolls through and gets Punk on his shoulders for an Attitude Adjustment but Punk kicks out.
Cena goes to the floor to bring the belt into the ring and the referee warns him. Cena looks at Punk and he tosses the belt to the floor. Cena goes for an Attitude Adjustment but Punk escapes and hits a GTS for a near fall. Punk and Cena exchange punches and Cena with a kick. They throw many more punches. Cena with a flying shoulder tackle and he misses the second one when Punk ducks and the referee goes down. Punk with a GTS but since the referee is down, there is no reason to kick out. Punk waves to the back for a referee and…
Seth Rollins’ music plays and he makes his way to the ring with his BFFs. Seth hands his glasses to Paul and he takes off his jacket to reveal a lovely tank top. Seth makes a fist with his hand and Bron and Reed go after Punk.
Punk fights off Bron and Reed and sends them to the floor. Punk with a pescado onto Bron and Reed but Reed punches Punk. Reed and Bron with a double choke slam through the announce table.
Seth stands in the ring and he waves for a referee but John Cena punches Charles Robinson as he approaches the ring.
Cena and Seth have words. Seth misses Cena with the briefcase and Cena with an Attitude Adjustment on Rollins. Reed and Bron attack Cena and punch him.
Penta’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring and Bron goes after him while Reed continues his attack on Cena. Penta with a super kick to Bron but Bron with a back drop on the ramp.
Sami Zayn’s music plays and he comes out and he punches Bron and they fight toward the back. Penta with a cross body off the ramp onto Bron while Sami holds him.
Punk pushes Reed off the turnbuckles when he goes for a Tsunami on Cena. Cena with an Attitude Adjustment to Reed.
Cena and Punk remain in the ring while everyone else is napping at ringside or by the stage.
Punk offers his hand to Cena and they hug. Cena with the Elimination Chamber stare and he goes for the kick to the midsection. Punk goes for GTS and Seth hits Punk with the briefcase and hits the Stomp.
The referee miraculously wakes up and makes the three count.
Winner: John Cena
Cena quickly heads back up the ramp to avoid further trouble, while Seth Rollins is visibly furious and we go to the credits.
–– Here is what’s in store for WWE Night of Champions 2025 ––
- King of the Ring Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
- Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
- Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross
- United States Championship: Jacob Fatu (champion) vs. Solo Sikoa
- Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill
- Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena (champion) vs. CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2025 Preview
Headlining the event is John Cena’s first Undisputed WWE Championship defense since retaining the title against Randy Orton at WWE Backlash on May 10. Cena now faces long-time rival CM Punk, who has reignited his feud with the champion over the past few weeks through a series of confrontations and bitter exchanges. Cena has attempted to reason with Punk, urging him to change his combative stance toward the WWE Universe, but Punk has refused to soften his edge.
Also scheduled is the 2025 King of the Ring final, pitting Randy Orton against Cody Rhodes. The winner will earn the right to challenge either GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Championship or Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE SummerSlam. On the women’s side, Jade Cargill battles Asuka in the Queen of the Ring final, with the winner securing a SummerSlam title match against either Tiffany Stratton or IYO SKY, depending on brand alignment.
The United States Championship will also be on the line as Jacob Fatu defends against Solo Sikoa. The two former allies have been at odds since Fatu betrayed Sikoa during the Money in the Bank Ladder Match earlier this month, denying him the opportunity to become briefcase holder. Their rivalry has escalated with multiple heated altercations, setting the stage for a highly personal title clash.
Elsewhere on the card, Sami Zayn looks for redemption following his tournament loss to Orton by taking on Karrion Kross, who is competing in his first premium live event match since WrestleMania 40.
In the women’s division, former Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley will go to war with Raquel Rodriguez in a Street Fight, continuing their intense rivalry born from friendship gone wrong.
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WWE Night of Champions 2025 Live Results
