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WWE Night of Champions 2025 live results: Start time, match card, what to know for PPV
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Championships, opportunities and major stars all await at Night of Champions. WWE returns to Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions, where six matches at Kingdom Arena will set the stage for a fiery summer of wrestling. Six bouts are scheduled but only two titles will be on the line. However, one of those will reignite one of the best feuds in the past 20 years with John Cena defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk in the potential final meeting between two icons of the sport. Advertisement Though not necessarily titles, royalty will be crowned in the King and Queen of the Ring tournament finals. Not only will the winners get the prestigious title, but a championship match awaits them in just more than a month. Follow USA TODAY Sports for all the results, highlights and analysis from Night of Champions 2025: John Cena speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 21, 2025 in New York City. Watch: Night of Champions preshow When is Night of Champions 2025? Night of Champions takes place Saturday, June 28. Night of Champions 2025 start time WWE Night of Champions starts at 1 p.m. ET. The preshow begins at 11 a.m. ET. Where is Night of Champions 2025? It takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. How to watch Night of Champions 2025 Night of Champions will be streamed on Peacock, but you must have their premium or premium-plus subscription to watch. Internationally, it will be available on Netflix in most markets. Advertisement Stream WWE Night of Champions on Peacock How to watch Night of Champions 2025 preshow The Night of Champions preshow will be available to watch on Peacock, and on WWE's social channels, including YouTube. Night of Champions 2025 match card Matches not in order Undisputed WWE Championship match: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk King of the Ring final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Queen of the Ring final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill United States Championship match: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa Street fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: WWE Night of Champions 2025 live results: What to know for PPV
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Night of Champions predictions
WWE Night of Champions is all set to take place today (Sat., June 28, 2025) from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It begins at 11:00 am ET with the Kickoff show leading right on into the main course at 1 pm ET on Peacock in the U.S., WWE Network everywhere else, or your local cable pay-per-view provider. Luckily for you Cagesiders, our staff of learned wrestling blowhards is here to help figure out just how the event is going to play out with predictions for each match on the card. Advertisement Let's get to it. WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PREDICTIONS WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk Geno Mrosko: This has been remarkably effective in helping sow the seeds for a Punk turn and a Cena turn at the same time but I'm buying more into the idea of a double turn with Cena and Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. Punk has just helped things along rather nicely. Pick: John Cena Sean Rueter: The record-setting World title reign was never gonna end here. And over the last few weeks, they've convinced me it shouldn't. We may never get a storyline reason for why Cena turned, but we're getting to watch him show off some of the chops he's been honing in Hollywood the past few years as his character processes the reaction to that decision as part of what we all presume will be a turn back before December. And that's more interesting than a Punk title reign would be, imo. Pick: John Cena Advertisement Kyle Decker: I wouldn't mind seeing what a CM Punk title reign looks like, and I'd like to eventually, but John has to lose the belt back to Cody. And Punk has business to deal with regarding Seth & Roman still. Pick: John Cena Claire Elizabeth: Wrestling is a business that'll bruise your morals. Even just writing about it I've been backed into enough feel-bad corners that I'm not inclined to give Punk any guff for the situation he's in or the things he's been called on to do in the service of his job. At the end of the day, I'm confident that his heart is in the right place and wrestling is an all heart business, baby. He's been my guy since the moment I came back in 2010 and he'll be my guy until the day we're both out, and how could I possibly pick against him? Pick: CM Punk Cain A. Knight: Cena's apology to China was just slightly less humiliating than Punk's apology to Saudi Arabia, so that probably gives John the edge here. Pick: John Cena Marcus Benjamin: My only wish is that these two got a longer time to build a story. Props to them for getting the most out of the time allotted. This is an easy pick because Cena's time as champ was never ending at WWE's early summer bash in Saudi Arabia. I do wonder where Punk goes from here. Part of me wouldn't mind a heel turn. Pick: John Cena King of the Ring Final: Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes Geno Mrosko: This feels so much like a set up for the Rhodes vs. John Cena rematch at SummerSlam that I just can't see any avenue for Orton to win. I do think it will serve as a great backdrop for Orton eventually turning on Rhodes for a title match down the line, except he'll be a babyface and Cody the heel. Pick: Cody Rhodes Advertisement Sean Rueter: Not sure if Cody's next World title reign will be more interesting than Cena's latest (last?) has been the past couple weeks, but they'll still probably have him be the one to end it at SummerSlam. Pick: Cody Rhodes Kyle Decker: Orton be putting people over in the KOTR finals. Pick: Cody Rhodes Claire Elizabeth: Sorry snake boy, you're coming up empty two years running, but hey at least this time you get the pride that it's your good buddy and onetime protege Cody beating you instead of that big Austrian bastard. Pick: Cody Rhodes Cain A. Knight: Randy Orton already had his final match against John Cena, so it must be Cody's turn to get a rematch at SummerSlam. Pick: Cody Rhodes Advertisement Marcus Benjamin: This is an easy call, despite the fact that I'd love a Randy title reign right now. Pick: Cody Rhodes Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill Geno Mrosko: It seems clear they're going to go ahead with the big push for Cargill, even if the fans in the arena are very much behind her opponent here. Pick: Jade Cargill Sean Rueter: Given the reactions she's been getting (rightly so, because she's awesome) there's no reason not to delay Cargill's coronation a bit longer. It won't be hard to set Jade up in a non-title feud, and an Empress/Stratton program should be a blast. Pick: Asuka Advertisement Kyle Decker: I think Asuka is here because that's an opponent for Cargill who has a very good chance to give Jade a good match before Jade goes on to challenge for a title. Pick: Jade Cargill Claire Elizabeth: Asuka's back with a stripped-down color palette, a new impact finisher, and a focused attitude, and Jade's got enough enemies that altogether I think this one is the Empress of Tomorrow's match to lose. Pick: Asuka Cain A. Knight: It makes a lot of sense for Naomi to cash in the Money in the Bank contract on Cargill, so Jade will win this tournament as one of the steps on the way to that moment. Pick: Jade Cargill Marcus Benjamin: They teased Asuka vs. IYO SKY and me thinks that's the avenue. Pick: Asuka. United States Championship: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa Geno Mrosko: I really believe it's time to get away from the Bloodline stuff and just let these things live on their own. I fear that isn't what is going to happen and instead they debut someone new here. That's probably how they get the title off Jacob. Pick: Solo Sikoa Advertisement Sean Rueter: They're obviously committed to The Bloodline Saga for the long haul, and attempting to reheat it by strapping the DTC (deposed Tribal Chief) while pissing off the Werewolf is probably the way to do that. YADADAMEAN!? Pick: Solo Sikoa Kyle Decker: Normally it'd be an easy pick for Fatu. But this is a long time coming and since this will continue, may as well do a change here to justify that. Pick: Solo Sikoa Claire Elizabeth: It's really tempting to think this is where Jacob is humbled, a down-beat to tighten up the nascent alliance between the Samoan Werewolf and 'Big' Jim Uso on the way to greater victories, but lest we forget, Solo Sikoa was out here saying he had no brain. Solo can bring as many cousins as he can find, he ain't winning after that. Pick: Jacob Fatu Cain A. Knight: Maybe Talla Tonga finally debuts to screw over Jacob? Sure. Pick: Solo Sikoa Advertisement Marcus Benjamin: They've got to give The Bloodline some more (any?) heat right now. And the last time I saw WWE television, Jacob Fatu stood tall. That usually means one thing. Pick: Solo Sikoa Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Geno Mrosko: It says a lot about Ripley and her standing in WWE that Rodriguez is actively a champion in the company and no one is going to pick her to win this match. Pick: Rhea Ripley Sean Rueter: Back when Raquel's last name was still Gonzalez, she beat Ripley in a really good Last Woman Standing match in NXT. Expect the same quality, different outcome. Pick: Rhea Ripley Advertisement Kyle Decker: Rhea is very well protected in WWE and I don't see a reason they should give Raquel one of those wins given where she is on the card currently. Unless they think Rodriguez is ready for an appearance in the world title scene, and nothing in her booking says that at all, Rhea will take this one. Pick: Rhea Ripley Claire Elizabeth: Rhea's gonna turn her into a fine paste faster than you can say 'Rhea Ripley really righteously reams Raquel Rodriguez' right retina.' Pick: Rhea Ripley Cain A. Knight: Raquel isn't pushed anywhere near the level of Rhea. Pick: Rhea Ripley Marcus Benjamin: Poor Raquel. She just lost her partner at the worst time. Luckily she's got Roxanne Perez by her side. Which means she'll continue focusing on defending that tag title around her waist while Mami moves on. Pick: Rhea Ripley Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross Geno Mrosko: I'm a big fan of Kross and everything he's been doing, even if we haven't gotten nearly enough of it, but I don't think he needs to win here. Pick: Sami Zayn Advertisement Sean Rueter: If I believe all the rumors about Kross are planted by WWE as part of a meta-push, does it mean I've worked myself into a shoot? Pick: Karrion Kross Kyle Decker: Sami gets a win in front of a Saudi crowd that adores him. Pick: Sami Zayn Claire Elizabeth: Karrion Kross is hot air and Sami Zayn is the real deal. The only way Kross is gonna win this one is if Scarlett slaps him in the face to get him DQ'd out the gates. Pick: Sami Zayn Cain A. Knight: Sami Zayn can't beat the top stars in WWE, but he can absolutely beat Karrion Kross. Pick: Sami Zayn Marcus Benjamin: You know what? I don't think Sami has to win this. I think it's more interesting if he doesn't. Karrion's talked a lot of trash about Sami lacking an ability to win the big one. What better way to twist that knife a bit than letting him take an L? Pick: Karrion Kross. That's how we see the card playing out. Advertisement You? More from
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WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Match Card, Start Time And Most Likely Winners
Cody Rhodes must win the WWE King of the Ring finals to get another shot at John Cena. (Credit: ... More Scott Brinegar/WWE via Getty Images) WWE via Getty Images WWE Night of Champions 2025 takes place this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and is the final stop on the road to SummerSlam. The latest WWE pay-per-view, or Premium Live Event, emanates from Kingdom Arena and features a rare match for John Cena as well as the finals of both the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments. The event was an instant sellout and is expected to feature roughly 27,000 fans in attendance. WWE did not hold a Night of Champions event in 2024, instead holding an event titled "King and Queen of the Ring" in Jeddah last May. In 2023, the Night of Champions show was at the time WWE's most viewed event ever to be held in Saudi Arabia. The 2025 WWE Night of Champions will determine not one but two world title challengers for SummerSlam and could potentially feature the last-ever match between Cena and CM Punk. Forbes WWE Money In The Bank 2025 Results, Review And Match Ratings By Blake Oestriecher The 2025 WWE Night of Champions event features six matches, deviating from the recent trend of major events having just four or five bouts. Below is the full match card: WWE Championship Match: John Cena vs. CM Punk King of the Ring Tournament Finals: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Queen of the Ring Tournament Finals: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill WWE United States Championship Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa Raquel Rodriguez vs. Rhea Ripley in a Street Fight Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross WWE had originally scheduled an Intercontinental title match between Dominik Mysterio and AJ Styles, but that match was removed due to an injury to Mysterio. Also, the winners of the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments finals will challenge their specific brand's world champion, respectively, for the title at the first-ever two-night SummerSlam in August. WWE Night of Champions 2025 Start Time And Streaming Info WWE Night of Champions 2025 will air on Peacock in the Unites States at 1 pm EST/12 pm CST. The event is available on Netflix to non-US fans. The one-hour pre-show will begin one hour before the main card on WWE's official YouTube channel. WWE Night of Champions 2025 Favorites And Most Likely Winners In their 14 singles matches, John Cena and CM Punk have each won six matches while the other two bouts ended without a clear winner. In other words, Punk vs. Cena, potentially for the last time ever, should serve as the rubber match between the two. While Punk remains one of WWE's most beloved stars and Cena is struggling to be a convincing heel, it's difficult to envision Cena losing the WWE Championship roughly two months after his record-breaking 17th title win. WWE is clearly building toward a massive rematch for Cena (more on that later) while there isn't really any indication that Punk vs. either Rhodes or Orton is the direction for the near future. Punk can rebound from a loss, especially with Cena likely to win controversially in order to set up a blockbuster SummerSlam rematch. Likely Winner: John Cena WWE Queen of the Ring Tournament Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill Although Asuka just returned from a year-long absence and could be in line for a major push, Jade Cargill is clearly standing in the way. And she isn't moving either. Prior to Cargill's injury late last year, WWE reportedly had planned on making the polarizing star a world champion on the road to WrestleMania 41. While those plans may have been slightly delayed, they likely haven't been scrapped altogether. WWE is clearly going all in on a major singles push for Cargill, and it's just a matter of time. At WWE Night of Champions 2025, Cargill can take one step closer to her first singles title with a big win over Asuka, one that would allow Cargill to reignite her feud with Ms. Money in the Bank Naomi come SummerSlam. Likely Winner: Jade Cargill WWE King of the Ring Tournament Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton When the WWE King of the Ring brackets were first revealed, WWE fans could see where this was headed: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena II. Rhodes vs. Orton is certainly a massive dream match, and with both stars so beloved that they shouldn't turn heel, it makes sense to book them in a competitive tournament finals match without having to move either star to the dark side. Given that WWE just billed Orton vs. Cena at Backlash as their final match ever, Orton doesn't figure to get another crack at 'The Champ.' No, WWE Night of Champions is all about Rhodes winning to get a second shot at Cena at SummerSlam. Likely Winner: Cody Rhodes WWE United States Championship Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa As is the case with Jade Cargill, WWE is going all in on a monster push for Jacob Fatu, perhaps its fastest-rising babyface star. Solo Sikoa, a fine midcard heel but overall mediocre performer, isn't going to change that. Or is he? In the ideal situation, Fatu should get a significant push similar to what Gunther received as Intercontinental Champion, where his stellar reign as a midcard titleholder helped catapult him to the main event scene. Fatu just won the WWE United States Championship two months ago at WrestleMania 41, after all. Losing it to Sikoa would seemingly be too big of a step backward for a star WWE is pushing forward. Then again, maybe not. With potential new Bloodline member Hikuleo reportedly spotted in Saudi Arabia, expect the faction's latest addition to make his long awaited debut and help Sikoa defeat Fatu in controversial fashion. Likely Winner: Solo Sikoa Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross A late addition to the WWE Night of Champions card, Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross is highlighting two stars who have gotten mega over in completely different ways. Zayn has been one of the best booked babyfaces in all of WWE over the past few years while Kross, though a heel, is finally getting a shot on TV after a riveting post-WrestleMania promo that made him a cult favorite among WWE fans. While Kross would benefit greatly from a significant win over someone like Zayn, there's been little to suggest that he will actually get it. After all, Zayn is in the midst of a major character arc, one in which he's pursuing his first-ever world title win. Kross, meanwhile, barely gets on TV. This should be a surefire win for Zayn, and anything else would be a massive surprise. Likely Winner: Sami Zayn Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Rhea Ripley remains one of WWE's most beloved stars, but her never-ending feud with members of The Judgment Day is beyond tiresome. While WWE is focusing a little more on Raquel Rodriguez with Liv Morgan injured, she's not portrayed to be anywhere near the same level as Ripley, who's always protected by WWE's booking. If this were a standard wrestling match, Ripley would be a shoo-in to win. That isn't the case, though. The Street Fight stipulation opens the door for Rodriguez's fellow Judgment Day members to help her win, which will keep Ripley looking strong even in defeat. Likely Winner: Raquel Rodriguez
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WWE Night Of Champions Full Card - What Time Does It Start?
US wrestler John Cena holds his championship belt in the ring during a presentation on the eve of ... More his match for the undisputed WWE Championship against CM Punk at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images) The next WWE premium live event is here. Night of Champions is an old-school WWE event, but it has changed quite a bit over the years. Here's an answer to the most compelling questions about the 2025 version of is WWE Night of Champions 2025? The event takes place on Saturday, June 28. WWE kicked off the weekend with a special episode of Friday Night SmackDown, which saw the last layers of hype for the biggest matches on Saturday's card. In addition to the normal go-home content, we also saw a new Women's U.S. Champion crowned. Giulia knocked off Zelina Vega to win her first singles title on the main Time Does WWE Night of Champions 2025 Start? This show will begin a little earlier than most of WWE's premium live events. Night of Champions starts at 1 p.m. ET, with a preshow that begins at 11 a.m. is WWE Night of Champions 2025? The event takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. That explains the early start time and WWE kicking off the weekend with a larger episode of SmackDown than is the Full WWE Night of Champions 2025 Card? Undisputed WWE Championship Match (c) John Cena vs. CM Punk In case you missed it, Punk trolled Cena on Friday by coming to the ring dressed in one of his rival's old gimmicks, the Doctor of Thuganomics. He even had custom trons that read "Punk Life." Punk came to the ring and recited bars he likely wrote. It was purposely lame and cool all at the same time. King of the Ring Final Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton This match has a chance to steal the show. Rhodes could lose and turn heel—or vice versa. In any case, I'm betting that whatever happens in this match will lead to something serious in the fourth quarter of the of the Ring Final Jade Cargill vs. Asuka Is Asuka back for a significant run, or has she been chosen to put Cargill over? Quite honestly, I wouldn't have an issue either way. Asuka and Cargill would make excellent Queens of the Ring. My hope is that the two women have a strong States Championship Match (c) Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa Few in WWE are as over as Fatu. He seems destined to successfully defend his title. However, this match seems like a perfect spot for Solo's Bloodline to get a new or returning member. If that happens, the scene could be set for Fatu to drop the belt—though he'd likely regain it shortly. In any case, this match could be Fight Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez Let's hope Rhea and Raquel do their best Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest impersonations in this one. McIntyre and Priest had one of the best street fight matches I've ever seen at WrestleMania 41. While we haven't seen the same bitter build for this one, the ingredients are there for Ripley and Rodriguez to put on a Zayn vs. Karrion Kross Kross has his chance to shine in a match against one of the best workers in the industry. We'll see if he can take advantage of his moment.
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How to watch WWE Night of Champions 2025: Live stream and match card for today
John Cena will continue his farewell retirement tour with his final Night of Champions appearance this evening. After dethroning Cody Rhodes to become a record-breaking 17-time WWE Champion at WrestleMania 41, Cena puts the Undisputed WWE championship on the line against long-time rival CM Punk. There's an argument to be made that Punk, to date, poses the biggest threat to Cena's title reign given the history between the two but this is his first WWE singles championship match in over 12 years. Meanwhile Solo Sikoa looks to claim championship gold for the first time on the main roster as he challenges Jacob Fatu for the United States title. The King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments culminates this evening as Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Asuka and Jade Cargill battle for the respective crowns and a world title match at Summerslam. Elsewhere on the card, Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez face off in a street fight whilst Sami Zayn looks to silence Karrion Cross in a regular singles match. Live stream: In the UK, WWE Night of Champions 2025 can be watched and streamed live on Netflix. Coverage starts at 6pm BST today, Saturday, June 28, 2025. A membership costs £4.99 a month and the subscription can be cancelled at any time.
