WWE Wrestlepalooza, WWE’s latest Premium Live Event (PLE) revival, took place Saturday night at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. As the first PLE of the ESPN era, Wrestlepalooza was presented as one of the more high-profile cards WWE has put together outside of its major tentpole shows thus far in 2025.
The five-match card featured two championship bouts as well as the highly anticipated return to in-ring action for AJ Lee. Lee, who departed WWE in 2015, returned earlier this month and teamed up with her husband CM Punk for a submission win over the heel duo — and real-life couple as well — of Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins. The nearly 30-minute contest was highly entertaining and potentially sets up the next challenger for Lynch’s Women’s Intercontinental Championship.
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Beyond that, Cody Rhodes successfully defended his Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre in the night’s main event. It was Rhodes’ first title defense since defeating John Cena at SummerSlam last month. The other title match on the card saw Stephanie Vaquer defeat Iyo Sky to win the vacant Women’s World Championship. Vaquer and Sky came into the night with arguably the highest expectations of anyone on the card and both women delivered in the best match of the show.
Saturday also marked the latest stop in Cena’s retirement tour, as he renewed his longtime rivalry with Brock Lesnar after the latter returned in a surprise moment to cap off SummerSlam weekend. The match, which opened the show, was a demolition of the 17-time world champion at the hands of Lesnar, likely signaling a continuation of this storyline.
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Finally, Jimmy and Jey Uso reunited to take on The Vision (Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed) in a standard tag-team match that had the added stipulation of having LA Knight as the special guest referee. The Vision walked out victorious, keeping them in the mix as a dominant force on “WWE Raw.”
Arguably the biggest surprise of the night came before the main event, when The Undertaker made an appearance and announced that Stephanie McMahon will be the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame’s class of 2026.
Here are the full results from WWE Wrestlepalooza:
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Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre in 16:52 to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.
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AJ Lee and CM Punk def. Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins by submission in 29:15.
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Stephanie Vaquer def. Iyo Sky in 19:41 to win the vacant Women’s World Championship.
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The Vision def. The Usos in 16:49
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Brock Lesnar def. John Cena in 8:48
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