WWE Night of Champions 2025 results: Sami Zayn beats Karrion Kross
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The
WWE
Night of Champions opened up with an electrifying performance of Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton's King of the Ring finals, followed by the Street Fight segment between Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez.
After the two thrilling segments, came one of the most anticipated matches of Night of Champions between Sami Zayn and Karrion Kross, where Sami Zayn emerged as the champion of the segment after a tough fight.
In the segment, Sami Zayn proved Karrion Kross wrong, who teased and ridiculed Zayn for several months for not achieving world champion status. However, Zayn has finally proved by clinching a win against Kross.
It is also to be noted that this segment marked Karrion Kross' comeback on TV and particularly on a major premium live event of WWE after 2024.
Let's take a detailed look at what transpired during the match, which helped Sami Zayn win the match at the Night of Champions 2025.
Sami Zayn proves Karrion Kross wrong, wins at the Night of Champions 2025
WWE Superstar Sami Zayn has finally proved Karrion Kross wrong at the
Night of Champions 2025
. The match began with an electric and thrilling atmosphere. During the segment, Karrion Kross was the first one to make his dramatic entry into his theme song.
The fans were startled to witness Kross after his long hiatus from appearing at any premium live events.
The Riyadh crowd cheered the most when Sami made his entrance, receiving a thunderous ovation. Fans were seen singing along to his theme music, showering him with love as he gears up for a high-stakes showdown. Sami Zayn's entry captivated everyone as he wore a Keffiyeh for his entrance, symbolizing his heritage. This helped even more to gain support from the fans, through which he built up early momentum in the match.
In the segment,
Karrion Kross
looked chill, but Zayn was not in the mood to entertain his mind games. During the bout, Kross managed to deliver a solid performance, dominating the majority of the bout and showing that he's more than deserving of winning the segment.
But, as the match built up, the tables turned when Zayn hit Kross with a Blue Thunderbomb for the closest nearfall of the match up to that point. This did not stop Kross from launching some German suplexes.
However, his dominance did not last long when Zayn eventually caught him with an exploder suplex into the turnbuckle. Zayn went for the Helluva Kick, but Kross caught him in the Kross Jacket hold.
At one point, the match seemed to be going in favor of Karrion Kross as Zayn nearly passed out in the submission before ultimately grabbing the bottom rope. Kross hit Zayn with a series of clotheslines in the corner until Zayn gathered himself and nailed Kross with a Helluva Kick out of nowhere to get the pin, which made him win the segment.
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Earlier, it was declared by WWE that this bout would let Sami Zayn shut the mouth of Karrion Kross once and for all, the latter having been teasing Zayn for several months and persistently ridiculing him for not achieving world champion status. This wish of Zayn came true after he won the battle by releasing a series of Helluva Kicks on Kross Karrion.
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