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India Today
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
WWE Night Of Champions results: Cena retains with Rollins' help, new champion crowned
John Cena was able to retain his WWE Championship thanks to some help from Seth Rollins, while we saw the debut of a new member of the roster at Night Of Champions on Saturday, June 28. The new King and Queen Of The Ring were crowned while we got a new US Champion in the form of Solo Sikoa. The main event was the WWE title match between Cena and CM Punk, an epic rivalry that was reignited over the past few months. The match was advertised as Cena's last hurrah as a WWE Superstar in Riyadh and the contest delivered. The crowd inside the Kingdom Arena was hot for both men, who started the match with some classic offence. advertisementTop 5 WWE Superstars with most wins in 2025 At one point, it was about who would hit their finisher first, with Cena getting the upper hand in this aspect. He delivered a total of three AAs but Punk was able to kick out on each occasion, much to the surprise of Cena and the fans. During one of the hard-hitting sequences, the referee got taken out and Punk got the GTS in. His call for a new ref was answered by Seth Rollins, who along with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed came to the ring and took out Punk. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WWE (@wwe)Cena came in the nick of time to prevent a cash-in from Rollins as Penta and Sami Zayn took care of Breakker. In the closing moments, it seemed like Cena and Punk had gained mutual respect once again but the WWE Champion tried to pull off a cheap shot which his rival was able to counter. advertisementHowever, Rollins came in again and took out Punk with the MITB briefcase and a Stomp, which Cena used to get the pin and leave Riyadh with the title. WWE Night Of Champions: Other resultsThe night started with the King Of The Ring final as Cody Rhodes faced off with Randy Orton. Both men had a lot of history going into the fight as they were stablemates some time ago and Orton had the upper hand over Rhodes in head-to-head stats. The match started with both men exchanging offence before Orton hurt his back with a superplex. The Viper was favouring his back for most of the match as Rhodes targeted the injured area. Orton continued to struggle with the injury and Rhodes made the most of it, delivering a Cody Cutter and an avalanche version of it, but the Viper continued to fight on. Orton got some offence in and delivered a RKO for a close call. Orton had the chance to put the match away with the Punt kick, but he hesitated for a long time and Rhodes was able to put him in a Figure Four. Orton got another RKO but Rhodes kicked out at two once again. The turning point of the match occurred towards the end, as Orton's ploy to distract the referee with a steel chair and remove the turnbuckle cover. But Rhodes drove Orton into the exposed turnbuckle and hit the Cross Rhodes for the win. advertisementRhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez delivered a great street fight as the crowd cheered on both women. Raquel had the advantage in the earlygoings of the match before Ripley was able to turn the tide. Roxanne Perez was able to help Raquel for a bit but Ripley took her out and then hit an avalanche Riptide to get the win. Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn finallly got their match in front of the strong crowd and both men delivered. Kross was in control for most of the contest as Zayn was able to mount a comeback. Both men traded some big moves before Kross had the Kross Jacket on and it seemed like Zayn was fading away. But he bounced back and Kross' overconfidence got the better him as Zayn delivered a helluva kick and got the win. The US Championship match wa grudge match between Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa. It seemed like Solo was in control before Fatu turned things around. The match saw a big return as Tonga Loa tried to help Solo but Fatu was able to counter it. advertisementThis is when the big debut happened as Hikuleo came in to take out Fatu and deliver him to Solo, who hit the Samoan Spike and became the new US Champion. The Queen Of The Ring final co-main evented the night and it was a crowning moment for Jade Cargill, who got the biggest win of her WWE career. Asuka delivered a big fight to Cargill as both women stole the show. Asuka seemed to be heading for the win when Cargill capitalised to secure the pin. WWE Night Of Champions 2025: Full resultsJohn Cena defeats CM Punk (WWE Championship match)Jade Cargill defeats Asuka (Queen Of The Ring Final)Sami Zayn defeats Karrion KrossSolo Sikoa defeats Jacob Fatu (US Championship match)Rhea Ripley defeats Raquel Rodriguez (Street fight)Cody Rhodes defeats Randy Orton (King Of The Ring Final)- Ends
Forbes
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results As Jade Cargill Wins Queen Of The Ring
Jade Cargill won the 2025 WWE Queen of the Ring tournament. (Credit: Michael Marques/WWE via Getty ... More Images) Jade Cargill is WWE's newest Queen of the Ring after the biggest win of her career at Night of Champions 2025. 'The Storm' defeated Asuka in the finals of the 2025 Queen of the Ring tournament to inch one step closer to her first singles championship in WWE. In the most important match of her young WWE career, Cargill planted 'The Empress of Tomorrow' with a massive Jaded finisher out of nowhere to punch her ticket to SummerSlam. The two stars battled in a match largely dominated by Asuka, but ultimately, Cargill stood tall after hitting her finisher to cap off a mediocre QOTR finals match. With the victory, Cargill will now go on to face the WWE Women's Champion, currently Tiffany Stratton, at WWE's first-ever two-night SummerSlam in August. WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results for Jade Cargill vs. Asuka Cargill pinned Asuka at WWE Night of Champions despite having a rough go-round getting out of the gate. Among the key highlights of the WWE Queen of the Ring finals were: The 2025 WWE Queen of the Ring tournament began with four Fatal 4-way matches, won by Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Cargill and Roxanne Perez, respectively. In the pair of semifinals matches, Asuka defeated Bliss while Cargill toppled Perez to set up the highly anticipated finals between Asuka and Cargill. With Asuka just returning from an extended layoff and having a lengthy history with Raw's Women's World Champion Iyo Sky, Asuka and Cargill entered the QOTR finals in a 'pick 'em' battle that seemingly could have gone either way. But Cargill has been protected throughout her run on WWE's main roster, and WWE seems to have huge creative plans for her in the months ahead. WWE SummerSlam 2025 Preview After Jade Cargill Wins Queen of the Ring Tournament The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer recently shed some light on why he believed Cargill would win the Queen of the Ring finals at WWE Night of Champions 2025. On a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t Wrestling Inc), Meltzer said, ""Jade was supposed to be, if she hadn't gotten hurt, Jade was supposed to be champion by WrestleMania. And defending it at WrestleMania. Not [win it] at WrestleMania, but before WrestleMania." While Cargill's injury derailed those championship plans temporarily, her career appears to be back on track. Cargill's win over Asuka at WWE Night of Champions, albeit in a somewhat sloppy performance, was her biggest singles victory to date, and with that win, she's just weeks away from getting a shot at SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship. Why is that so intriguing? Well, SmackDown's Naomi, Cargill's most hated rival, is currently holding the Money in the Bank briefcase, making her a virtual shoo-in to be the world champion in the near future. Cargill's win over Asuka only makes it clearer where WWE should take Naomi's storyline. The best bet here is that Cargill beats Stratton at SummerSlam only for Naomi to instantly cash in on Cargill and take the WWE Women's title from her. Alternatively, Naomi could conceivably cash in during the match, prevent Cargill from beating Stratton and then pin Stratton herself. Regardless of the specifics, Cargill's massive victory in the Queen of the Ring finals at WWE Night of Champions almost certainly will reignite her feud with Naomi at SummerSlam.
Forbes
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
WWE Night Of Champions Results As Jade Cargill Wins Queen Of The Ring Over Asuka
Jade Cargill vs Asuka Jade Cargill fended off a hostile Saudi crowd to defeat Asuka and become 2025 Queen of the Ring at WWE Night of Champions. After the match, Jade said "A storm was coming' for SummerSlam." Jade Cargill is in the midst of the biggest sustained push of her WWE career to date. After being one of the early AEW free agent signings following a historic run in All Elite Wrestling, Cargill has shown flashes of brilliance while learning the ropes of the wrestling business. 'Jade is… I have no less belief in her now than I did then,' said Triple H during a Survivor Series post-show in 2023. 'It's interesting when she came in we talked about her development and where she would land but what the development was. I want to make sure that no matter what is thrown at Jade Cargill she's ready. And, at no fault of her own, I think she was limited in that, right? So the idea is, we exposed her, we made her be seen, people are understanding, and they're waiting, and they're excited for her to come. When she does, it's going to be massive.' In today's wrestling landscape, the learning curve is far steeper given the lack of WWE house shows, not to mention Jade went straight to the main roster. Given her experience, Cargill is an excellent pro wrestler with massive potential. Expectations for Jade are borderline unreasonable, and patience is a virtue in WWE as evidenced by all the times Karrion Kross was allowed to fall on his face for years before finally finding his voice. Now in a feud with Naomi and on her way to a world title match against Tiffany Stratton, Cargill's time has come. Though she was at her best as a cocky, overdog heel, Jade Cargill is one of the more popular babyfaces in WWE, and seems to be closing in on her first singles championship. That is, until Naomi inevitably cashes in, thereby continuing her first long-term feud in WWE, which is more important than any title. Naomi is heating up and doing the best work of her career as a heel. This is good for Jade Cargill as long as Naomi doesn't do too good of a job as a heel to where she is cheered. After being thrown into the deep end, only an injury slowed down Jade Cargill, and she has parlayed that return into a major WrestleMania win over Naomi, followed by her first Queen of the Ring.
India Today
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
WWE Night of Champions 2025: Preview, Match card, livestreaming details and more
Cena vs Punk is expected to main event the show (Courtesy: WWE) Six matches are scheduled to take place on Saturday Cena vs Punk is expected to main event the show We may see a few surprises at the event in Riyadh WWE is set to bring another Premium Live Event to the fans in the form of Night Of Champions 2025 live from the Kingdom Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The card is a stacked one and we will see the conclusion of the King Of The Ring and Queen Of The Ring tournaments. Apart from this, there will be a few grudge matches, giving us scope to see a few surprises. The main event is expected to be the WWE Championship match between John Cena and CM Punk as both men revisit a classic WWE rivalry. These two have been the biggest stars in modern wrestling history and their matches have always been one that has caught the imagination of the fans and we can expect the same on Saturday, June 28. With Seth Rollins having the Money In The Bank briefcase and R-Truth having his eyes set on Cena, expect a few swerves in this contest. WWE Night Of Champions: Predictions The King Of The Ring final will see Cody Rhodes go up against his mentor and good friend Randy Orton. Both men have history from their Legacy days and they have fought side by side in recent times. Fueled by the urge to get their hands back on the WWE Championship, we can expect both men to pull off a stunning match. The Queen of The Ring final features two of the strongest women in the WWE roster as Asuka looks to end the unbeaten run of Jade Cargill. Both women want a shot at the title and this could serve up well for the WWE fans in attendance. Apart from this, Jacob Fatu will defend his US title against Solo Sikoa and we will see Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez battle it out in a street fight. Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn will finally get their hands on each other, which could be the fight to start us off in Riyadh. WWE Night Of Champions 2025: Full match card Undisputed WWE Title: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk WWE United States Title: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa King of the Ring Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez When and Where will WWE Night Of Champions take place? The WWE Night Of Champions will take place on Saturday, June 28 from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The show will be live from 10:30 pm IST in India. Where to watch WWE Night Of Champions? The WWE Night of Champions will be live on NetFlix app and website in India. There will not be any live telecast on television for the show. WWE is set to bring another Premium Live Event to the fans in the form of Night Of Champions 2025 live from the Kingdom Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The card is a stacked one and we will see the conclusion of the King Of The Ring and Queen Of The Ring tournaments. Apart from this, there will be a few grudge matches, giving us scope to see a few surprises. The main event is expected to be the WWE Championship match between John Cena and CM Punk as both men revisit a classic WWE rivalry. These two have been the biggest stars in modern wrestling history and their matches have always been one that has caught the imagination of the fans and we can expect the same on Saturday, June 28. With Seth Rollins having the Money In The Bank briefcase and R-Truth having his eyes set on Cena, expect a few swerves in this contest. WWE Night Of Champions: Predictions The King Of The Ring final will see Cody Rhodes go up against his mentor and good friend Randy Orton. Both men have history from their Legacy days and they have fought side by side in recent times. Fueled by the urge to get their hands back on the WWE Championship, we can expect both men to pull off a stunning match. The Queen of The Ring final features two of the strongest women in the WWE roster as Asuka looks to end the unbeaten run of Jade Cargill. Both women want a shot at the title and this could serve up well for the WWE fans in attendance. Apart from this, Jacob Fatu will defend his US title against Solo Sikoa and we will see Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez battle it out in a street fight. Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn will finally get their hands on each other, which could be the fight to start us off in Riyadh. WWE Night Of Champions 2025: Full match card Undisputed WWE Title: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk WWE United States Title: Jacob Fatu (c) vs. Solo Sikoa King of the Ring Final: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton Queen of the Ring Final: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross Street Fight: Rhea Ripley vs. Raquel Rodriguez When and Where will WWE Night Of Champions take place? The WWE Night Of Champions will take place on Saturday, June 28 from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The show will be live from 10:30 pm IST in India. Where to watch WWE Night Of Champions? The WWE Night of Champions will be live on NetFlix app and website in India. There will not be any live telecast on television for the show. Join our WhatsApp Channel
New York Post
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Iconic wrestling announcer Jim Ross gives crucial health update after colon cancer diagnosis
Legendary pro wrestling play-by-play man Jim Ross is cancer-free and already has his next goal in front of him. The 73-year-old AEW voice announced on a recent episode of his 'Grilling JR' podcast Wednesday that he has won his cancer fight, one month after revealing a colon cancer diagnosis. 'The cancer's gone, which I'm very happy to say,' Ross said. Advertisement 4 Jim Ross attends the world premiere of 'Queen Of The Ring' at the 25th annual Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 19, 2024. Getty Images The WWE Hall of Famer stated he'd like to 'get back to work' behind the announce desk for AEW's 'big event' of All In at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on July 12. All In has become AEW's WrestleMania-like event and is in the U.S. for the first time after taking place at London's Wembley Stadium the past two years. Advertisement Ross was on the call for the main event of last year's edition. This marked he second time Ross has battled cancer in recent years, having previously been diagnosed with skin cancer in October 2021 and then going into remission by the end of the year. He underwent surgery a week after revealing he had colon cancer in May. 4 Jim Ross has worked for AEW since 2019. AEW Advertisement Ross praised AEW president Tony Khan for how he's handled his time away to deal with his recent health concerns. 'Tony Khan has been amazingly wonderful,' Ross said on his podcast. 'He supported me wholeheartedly, and I really do appreciate that. That's the way a boss should act.' Ross, who has been used in a more limited role the last few years, joined AEW at its inception in 2019 after 25 combined years in WWE, where he and Jerry 'The King' Lawler were the voices of the Attitude Era in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 4 Jim Ross at the announcer's desk during WWE Vengeance at the Civic Center on July 11, 2004 in Hartford, Connecticut. WWE via Getty Images Advertisement He has worked in wrestling since he began as a referee in 1974 for NWA Tri-State, which became Mid-South Wrestling under the legendary promoter Bill Watts. Ross, who also has Bell's palsy, moved to the broadcast team in 1977 and never looked back. 4 Jim Ross at an AEW event in 2022. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
