The WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025 has finally come here and officially launched WWE’s new ESPN era with one of the most stacked cards of the year. With crossover legends, dream matches and title matches, the show is expected to offer a combination of spectacle and storytelling from top to bottom.
The event will be held live at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana. The pre-show will start at 5pm ET and the main show will start at 7pm. US fans can only stream events through the ESPN app, but international audiences can tune it through Netflix. Ringside News provides live-to-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Please refresh this page For the latest results, jump into the comments and discuss the action when it comes to action!
WWE Wrestlepalooza Results (9/20/25): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show began with a lengthy video about the connection between sports and entertainment. The Countdown Show was hosted by Michael Cole, Wade Barrett (Returned), and Big E. Cole thanked fans for helping WWE reach this level, and is now featured on ESPN. Tyrese Haliburton was featured as a fourth panel member.
They talked about the upcoming Brock Lesnar vs John Cena match and Lesnar’s attack on Corey Graves.
Peter Rosenberg was shown in the crowd and interacted with fans who had oversized tickets. He said Indianapolis has always been China’s territory and fans were clearly behind him.
They announced that Triple H, Drew McIntyre, CM Punk and AJ Lee will be part of the kickoff show. There were some ESPN promotions throughout. The video was aired for USOS vs. The Vision, indicating that both teams are taking part in a behind-the-scenes battle that had to be split up by security. Adam Pierce looked frustrated during the segment.
The panel then discussed CM Punk and AJ Lee in the face of Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins. Adam Pearce has announced that La Knight will be a guest umpire for USOS vs. Vision. Knight said he didn’t want a job and probably didn’t care anyone in the game except Jimmy. He said he’ll make them fight until someone quits.
This time, another video package was aired on WWE’s sports and pop culture stars. They praised athletes like Ron Simmons and featured Rob Gronkowski on Stephanie McMahon’s podcast.
A video that aired hype Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre, including a sit-in interview with Drew and Kathy Kelly.
Miz joined the panel and said he gave up Drew when fans lost the title. Wade Barrett agreed. Miz predicted that Drew would win tonight.
Footage from Indiana Sports Corporation visiting patients from WWE, ESPN, and local hospitals was displayed.
Triple H joined the panel and asked what his younger self thought WWE was on ESPN. He said he didn’t think it would happen, but now WWE is treated like another major sport. Someone in the crowd screamed “Suck it,” and Triple H laughed at it, saying he wasn’t doing a big event like WWE.
When asked about AJ Lee’s return, Triple H said he had to beat Punk hard enough to bring her back. He praised her legacy and said she hadn’t missed the step to judge her from her training footage.
Triple H also spoke about today’s WWE roster. He said many current stars could compete against the 2002-03 roster and be future stars named Oba Femi, Sol Ruca and Ethan Page. He is sure the roster will rule for years.
Big E asked how WWE is regaining talent that they didn’t plan to return. Triple H said he and Nick Karn will now treat it differently. A lighter schedule makes WWE more attractive. He said the day wasn’t over, even if no one wanted to join or return. Broadcast partnerships and WWE’s position at the top attract talent who wants to prove they belong.
Kathy Kelly interviewed Stephanie Verker. She says she is nervous but is excited to make history with WWE and ESPN, calling her match the most important of her career.
A short video showing the commercial punk tattoo was aired.
Corey Graves sat with CM Punk and Aj Lee. AJ said the return felt surreal and surreal, especially in Chicago, where she won her first title. Punk pointed out how much WWE has changed and asked her to go through it. He called her a role model who inspired a generation. AJ said she is proud when she sees the growth in the women’s sector. Punk said his rivalry with Seth Rollins might never end, but now he has his best friend. Lee said he was nervous but was ready to jump in.
Stephanie McMahon joined the panel along with Ms. Jackie Redmond and Halliburton. They shared the excitement of the show.
They aired a well-produced video about Michael Cole’s journey to becoming the voice of WWE on ESPN.
Joe Tesitor introduced Michael Cole and welcomed him to ESPN. He said having a call on ESPN is a big deal and helps to guide WWE into mainstream sports conversations. He said sports often borrow from WWE’s storytelling style.
They then showed the story of a Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena tape, followed by a hype video of the match. Some personalities were walking from backstage on the gorilla location, the entrance ramp, and the path that eventually appeared in the ring.
War and Treaty sang “America of God’s Blessings.”
Michael Cole opened the show. USO was seen walking through the arena lobby. Seth Rollins and Vision were behind the scenes. Becky Lynch was said to have jokingly robbed a big bird. Commercial Punk and AJ Lee were shown behind the scenes. Stephanie and Aiyo watched them walk down the hallway. Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre were next on display.
The arena went dark and we played a video about WWE joining ESPN.
Paul Levesque has been revealed to be in the ring to open the show as a surprise segment. He asked if he could feel the energy in the Indy crowd, calling this the final form of sports and entertainment. He welcomed new viewers from WWE and ESPN, and then officially launched Wrestlepalooza. The pyro blows up around the arena. Surprisingly, he didn’t ask if we were ready. Someone probably wasn’t.
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett, who returned to Japan, welcomed viewers. Cole said he was proud to be there and called it an important night as WWE officially arrived at ESPN.
Pat McAfee quickly joined the commentary team. Of course, he never missed the show in Indianapolis.
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar was the first to come out. Before he came to the ring, a big “China” chant broke out. John Cena created a large entrance with a group of children dressed as if he was walking on stage. Alicia Taylor began introducing her big ring. As she was about to introduce Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman came out and took over the job herself.
Brock Lesnar jumped Cena with the bell and beat him with the horns with the shoulder block. Fans chanted Cena, but it was all blocks when he threw Cena hard into the turnbuckle. Lesnar was trapped in a bear hug from behind. Cena attempted to adjust her attitude, but Brock slid down and nailed the giant Lariat. Brock followed up with a series of German suppressions.
Cena was free and forced Lesnar to the turnbuckle. He hit multiple shoulder blocks and followed up with three attitude adjustments in succession. Cena went to cover, but Brock was kicked out at the last moment. Cena went to five knuckle shuffles, but Lesnar refuted, and hit F5 in a row. Lesnar hit the third F5 and set it up in the fourth. He nailed it and pinned Cena.
Your winner: Brock Lesnar.
After the match, Lesnar gave the referee an F5 and then hit Cena with another person for a good measure. They showed young fans in the crowd when Lesnar made his exit.
It took Cena a while to get up. The crowd chanted “Thank you, Cena” as he slowly walked back.
Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed vs. Usos
Bronson and Jay held a match. USO worked together to double team him. Bronson tried to grab a chair, but Blakeker argued with La Knight, but Knight stopped him. Jimmy Uso landed a superkick and then picked up the chair himself. Turning Knight’s back, Jimmy broke Bronson. Bron rolled onto the floor and Jay jumped into Bronson, following Breakker outside.
Bron and Bronson took control, cut off Jimmy and put on him. Bron hit a suppression on two counts. The chair stayed in the ring, clearly waiting for him to come back. Jimmy finally broke freely and made a hot tag. Jay went in and cleaned the house. The Indy crowd was loudly screaming “Yett” with every big move. Jay charges at Bron and is thrown onto the top rope, but attacks Bron for a two-count and bounces back.
Usos pulled the table into the ring and set it up on the corner as Bronson and Blakeker cried out. Bron charges through the table, but Lies stops him with a super kick. USOS tried the pin by hitting a double superkick, but Bronson broke it.
Moment turned around as Bron speared Jimmy. Jay answered with his own spear and followed with a two-count top rope splash.
Jay then clashed with La Knight, causing debate. In Chaos, Paul Heyman slid the chair over Bron. Jay grabbed it and went for the swing, but Bron leaned over and Jay attacked the knight. Blakeker, bleeding from his back, spitted both lies from the table. Reed continued with Jimmy holding a tsunami from above for Pin.
Your Winner: Vision.
They showed War and Treaty, ESPN President Tyrese Halliburton in the crowd. They also showed WWE women’s champion Tiffany Stratton sitting at the ringside.
Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer
They were trapped, started slowly, and felt each other early on. Before they squared again there were some nearby waterfalls. Vaquer asked for a demon kiss, but Iyo blocked it and landed an underground dropkick. They fought the ropes. There, Verker caught her with a hanging armbar.
She then avoided the flip of the sunset and stepped in for two counts. So far, solid action. They traded crimes until Aiyo nailed the backbreaker over her knees, but she hurt herself on landing. As the judge began counting, Iyo made a big dive into the floor. They fought outside. There, Iyo tried a flip of the sunset, but Vaquer retorted that his knees were stiff. Back inside, the Verker took control and landed the springboard body press on two counts. Skye fought back with a German suppression and charged, but Vaker caught her with her own German suppression.
They continued to fight Iyorok at the intersection. The Verker fought to escape and landed a knee strike. She continued with the leg hips of the dragon’s screw, but Iyo was stuck in the corner. Vaquer went to SVP, but Iyo slipped down and got Takedown on two counts, then kicked Vaquer to the head to catch him. Iyo went to Moonsault, but Vaquer was blocked in his knee.
Vaker slams the demon kiss and continues SVB over his knee, but Iyo is kicked out at the last moment. Vaker went to the top, but Iyo caught her and they fought on the ropes. Iyo landed a Spanish fly, causing knee injury in the process, and Vaquer managed a two count. Aiyo fought back with a comeback, hitting double knees on the corner, then running on his knees.
She went for Moons but missed and crashed with a bad knee. The Verker climbed to the top and nailed a spinning torneo dive for the pin.
Your Winner: Stephanie Verker!
Iyo gave Stephanie Vaquer the title belt after the match.
AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins
Rollins and Lynch get in to match the purple gear and are lowered from the platform where fire was shot. CM Punk first came out and the crowd chanted for him. He was waiting for Aji Lee. Once they all entered the ring, they all turned to it.
Punk and Seth squared to start. Becky was quickly tagged and began pushing punks and even jabs him. The crowd chanted GTS, but instead tagged with AJ. Becky smacked the punk, ran and tagged AJ before she could reach her. Becky and Seth hugged the outside, but Punk jumped into Rollins and threw them into the fans before slamming the axehandle flying out of the barricade.
Back in the ring, Rollins hit a puncture with a shoulder block in the corner. While the referee was distracted, Becky took a cheap shot with a punk. After a while, AJ did the same thing with Rollins. This got a huge response from the crowd. Punk and Rollins went to it, and Punk landed another axehandle from the top rope. Punk went to another Axehandle, but Rollins caught him and retorted. Rollins attempted pedigree, but Punk slipped off and went to GTS. Rollins escaped and defeated him, then targeted Punk’s back before sending him to the floor.
Outside, Rollins slammed Punk onto the announcer’s table. Back in the ring, Rollins stayed on the attack, stomping Punk’s hand and reaching for the tag. Rollins kissed Becky and slammed Punk into his back while he was caught in the ropes. The Punk took a long throbbing heartbeat and eventually landed a suppression to change momentum. Rollins cut him off again and pretended to allow the tag, but instead pulled Punk back and kept control.
Punk’s muscular Rollins heads towards his corner, but the referee misses the tag and stops AJ from entering, causing Rollins and Lynch to be a double-team punk. Rollins then attempted to push Slam Becky into the Punk, but the Punk moved, Becky crashed and rolled onto the floor. Punk reached for the tag, but Becky yanking AJ from the apron. Classic heel tag tactics. The Ollins skipped and chuckled AJ, but Punk caught him in the GTS. The puncture was too worn out to follow up immediately. Becky grabbed his leg as he tried to raw him on his horns, but Punk still managed to make a hot tag.
Aji Lee ran in, hit Tess Press with Becky and punched him down. She slammed another press and continued to work for lynching. Lynch took a splash into the corner as AJ was dropped off with a punch and hit a spin kick. Lee continued with a two-count flying body press as the crowd chanted “You still got it.” She slapped Becky before Rollins stepped in to provoke her. AJ came back with a slap, but Becky grabbed her for a man-handle slam. Lee escapes and with a Punk assist, slams sliced bread #2 and lands her on top of Becky.
Punk dropped Rollins and left the woman in the ring. AJ went for the black widow, but Becky fled and tried for the disarmer. Lee went back to Black Widow and Punk locked the Sharpshooter on Rollins. Becky raked Punk’s faces, and Rollins surpassed him to break it. Rollins and Becky then hit stereo pedigrees with Punk and AJ, but only had two counts. They went on a stereo GTS attempt, but Punk rebutted with a cactus clothesline that sent both him and Rollins to the floor. AJ broke freely and hit the explosive suppression, but when she prepared more, Rollins tripped her. Punk stomps on Rollins, but Becky only repeatedly hits the punk. Punk caught her arm and caught her leg as she tried to kick her and thrust her in. Rollins jumps in and Becky stomps the punk before locking it into a sharp shooter. Punk powered out when Becky begged.
Punk then locks her in a Sharpshooter, but Rollins attacks with pedigree and sets up for Stomp. He covered the punk, but AJ broke it with her own stomp. Becky hit a man-handle slam with Lee, but Aji kicked out at the last moment. Seth and Punk exchanged shots in the ring until their wife intervened, leading to a brawl between the four. Punk and Lee cleared the ring and continued outside when Punk threw Rollins on the announcer’s table.
AJ cleared one table and Punk cleared another. All four of them fought on the table and crashed them until Becky threw an AJ at Punk and Seth. Becky drags AJ into the ring to finish her off, but AJ surprises her with Black’s widow. Lynch tapped out.
Your winner: CM Punk and AJ Lee!
Punk and Aji Lee celebrated when Becky wept on the floor and Seth tried to recover. The crowd chanted Lee after the match.
They announced that the 10/11 WWE Crown Jewel will begin at 8am in the East.
The Undertaker music was a hit and he got on a bike. Stephanie McMahon was shown in the front row who applauded for him. The Undertaker joined her in the crowd and after joking, she announced she would be the first inductee of the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class. Stephanie looked emotional with surprise and held the Undertaker. They also showed that WWE President Nick Kahn congratulated her.
WWE Indisputable Championship Match:Cody Rhodes (C) vs. Drew McIntyre
They were trapped and Drew pushed Rhodes into the corner before breaking Clean. Drew caught him with his elbow and maintained control early. Cody fought back, took control and drew the ground on the mat. Drew broke freely, but was sent to an apron where Cody kicked a disaster. Drew fell to the floor and Cody continued on a dive. Cody tried another person, but Drew caught him and drove his back into the ring post before landing an overhead-to-belly suppression.
Drew and Cody exchanged shots until Drew charged and missed, hitting his shoulder against the ring post. Cody kicked him out of the apron, but fell hard. Drew followed the ring stairs in the Alabama slam, then punched Cody with a punch as he hid. McIntyre went to the top rope, but Cody caught him and hit a big superplex. They went back and forth until Cody hit Pouse Rum, then followed by a disaster kick.
Cody landed the Cody cutter for a two count and set it up for the Crossroads, but Drew fought back with a knee and a kiss from Glasgow. Drew then pounded white noise in the nearest fall. He founded it for Claymore, but Cody rebutted it with a Powerbomb. After more exchanges, Rhodes was trapped in the leglock in Figure 4. Drew is sent to an exposed turnbuckle, and Cody hits the Crossroads, but Drew is kicked out. Drew then sent Cody over the top rope and crashed with him. Back in the ring, Drew landed Claymore, but Cody was kicked out for two.
Outside the ring, the referee attempted to stop Drew from pounding Claymore on the announcement table. Drew asked for it anyway, but the delay gave Cody time to travel and Drew crashed violently. The crowd chanted, “See you suck.”
Scratches, Drew tumbles into the ring. Cody went for a disaster kick, but Drew cut him off with a Glasgow kiss. Drew set up for another Claymore, but his feet came out. Cody was followed by the Crossroads, earning the pin.
Your Winner: Cody Rhodes!
The referee’s involvement attracts something to complain about and leaves the door open for a rematch.
