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WWE Clash in Italy Results, Highlights & Live Blog

Four championships are on the line as WWE invades the Inalpi Arena for Clash in Italy.
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Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu
Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu | WWE

The first-ever WWE Clash in Italy premium live event takes place this afternoon at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy.

Scroll down for the live coverage of this afternoon's premium live event or all the way to the end of the article for quick results from today's show.

The World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line this afternoon in Tribal Combat as Roman Reigns defends the title against Jacob Fatu. After bending the rules behind the referee's back to defeat Fatu at Backlash, the OTC will look to force the Samoan Werewolf to acknowledge him this afternoon in Italy. Fatu is reportedly banged up heading into this match, but it is still expected to take place.

Not only will the winner of Tribal Combat be the World Heavyweight Champion, but the loser will be forced to acknowledge the winner as their Tribal Chief. This is only the third Tribal Combat match in WWE, and Reigns walks into this matchup undefeated with previous wins over Solo Sikoa and Jey Uso.

Who leaves Clash in Italy with the gold? We'll find out soon enough.

Roman Reigns Jacob Fatu WWE
Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu | Netflix

On the SmackDown side of things, Cody Rhodes will be defending the WWE Championship against Gunther in the first hour of this premium live event. This match will air for free on ESPN. During their face-to-face on Friday night, Gunther promised to choke Rhodes out and take his title. Will The Ring General make good on his promise?

After having a fake retirement at WrestleMania 42, Brock Lesnar returned weeks later on Raw to attack Oba Femi from behind and laid him out with four F5's. Now these two will meet again this afternoon in what WWE is calling one of the biggest rematches in history.

Will the Ruler put the Beast down once again? Or will Lesnar tie things up to potentially set up the eventual rubber match at SummerSlam? Only time will tell.

Oba Femi
Oba Femi | WWE

Also scheduled for today's event, Rhea Ripley will defend the WWE Women's Championship against Jade Cargill in a rematch from WrestleMania 42, and Sol Ruca gets her shot at the Women's Intercontinental Championship after defeating Becky Lynch via disqualification at Saturday Night's Main Event.

WWE Clash in Italy results:

This afternoon's premium live event kicks off with Cody Rhodes defending the WWE Championship against Gunther.

Cody Rhodes defeated Gunther to retain the WWE Championship. Both Gunther and Cody Rhodes receive great reactions from the live crowd for their entrances. It will be interesting to see which way they lean when the match gets underway. The match began with some chain wrestling and a loud "Let's go Gunther!" chant from the crowd. The chants quickly shifted to one for Cody; this is going to be fun.

The Ring General slowed things down and did his best to keep Rhodes grounded. It's clear Gunther wants to compete at a slow, methodical pace in this match. Rhodes would, however, regain control and drop Gunther with a Pedigree. He goes for the pinfall but only gets a two-count. Gunther would display his power and land a big powerbomb on Rhodes, but The American Nightmare kicked out at two as well.

Things are very back-and-forth as Cody manages to land a Cross Rhodes, but Gunther once again kicks out at two. Gunther catches Rhodes in a sleeper hold choke as he attempted to hit a Cody Cutter. Gunther takes the hold to the ground, but Rhodes manages to rise to his feet and fight out of it momentarily, but Gunther locks it in again. Luckily for the champion, Rhodes gets his foot on the ropes to break the hold.

The finish of the match saw Rhodes hit Gunther with Cross Rhodes to score the pinfall victory. Gunther tries to complain that he got his foot on the rope, but he never truly did. His foot was under the bottom rope, but Rhodes lifted it during the pinfall, and the referee never saw it.

Mami is still on top

Rhea Ripley defeated Jade Cargill to retain the WWE Women's Championship. There's no split crowd for this one, as the crowd is firmly in Ripley's corner as Cargill is getting booed out of the arena. The match starts relatively even, with neither woman securing a firm advantage until they get outside of the ring, and Cargill takes control of the matchup. Cargill takes the match back in the ring and remains in control.

After several minutes, Ripley would regain control after Cargill missed her shoulder slam in the corner and ate the steel post instead. Ripley would hit a top rope missile drop kick, but only got a two count. Cargill and Ripley would both go for their finishers, but would be reversed instead.

The closing moments of the match saw Cargill hit a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Ripley would kick out at two. Cargill climbs the ropes, but Ripley meets her there and hits her with a side suplex from the second rope for another two count. B-Fab and Michin run to the ring to distract Ripley as Cargill attempts to hit Jaded, but things get reversed, and Ripley hits Riptide. She goes for the pin, but they manage to get Cargill's foot on the ropes.

Charlotte Flair arrives to even the odds and take out B-Fab and Michin. Cargill hits Jaded, but Flair puts Ripley's foot on the ropes. The finish saw Ripley hit Riptide on Cargill again to score the pinfall victory.

The Beast conquers The Ruler

Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Oba Femi. The crowd was super hot for both Lesnar and Femi's entrances. So it could end up being a split crowd for this one. Femi briefly turns his back to Lesnar to take off his necklace, and Lesnar takes immediate advantage, hitting four F5s, but Femi STILL kicked out at two. Lesnar locks in the Kimura, but Femi manages to stand up and slam Lesnar down, breaking the hold.

Lesnar hits a fifth F5, and Femi once again kicks out at two, much to the Beast's chagrin. Brock goes for another F5, but Femi reverses it into a chokeslam, but only gets a two count. The match makes its way to ringside and Lesnar F5s Femi through the announce table. Femi gets back in the ring before the count of ten and takes it to Lesnar.

The finish of the match saw Femi go to hit Fall From Grace on Lesnar, but he reverses it and hits a seventh F5 to score the pinfall victory. We're definitely getting a rubber match at SummerSlam!

We have a new champion!

Sol Ruca defeated Becky Lynch to become the new WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion. Ruca was in full control of the match early on until Lynch tossed her out of the ring and continued the attack on the outside. Lynch's control of the match didn't last long as she slammed her hand into the steel post before taking the match back into the ring.

Lynch would once again regain control by tossing Ruca out of the ring. Becky would hit a leg drop from the turnbuckles, but Ruca kicks out at two. After a bit of back-and-forth, Ruca would attempt the Sol Snatcher off the ropes, but Lynch reversed it into a cross armbreaker. Ruca would reverse into a submission of her own, and Lynch would reverse that and try to apply the Dis Arm Her, but Ruca got out just in time.

Becky would argue with the referee before refocusing on the match. At one point, Ruca would look for a top rope maneuver, but Lynch would grab the referee's hand and knock her into the ropes, causing Ruca to stumble, allowing Lynch to hit a superplex from the turnbuckles.

The closing moments of the match saw Lynch hit Ruca with a Manhandle Slam, but Ruca kicked out at two. Ruca hit Lynch with a Manhandle Slam of her own, but the champion kicked out as well. The finish of the match saw Ruca hit Lynch with the Sol Snatcher to score the pinfall victory.

Who will survive Tribal Combat?

Roman Reigns defeated Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. The crowd is very excited for this main event. Despite the way this story has been told, the crowd is firmly behind Reigns. Fatu got the Tongan Death Grip on early, but Reigns managed to escape. The match spilled out to ringside, and with no countouts, Fatu was free to use as many weapons against Reigns as he saw fit. Reigns and Fatu would both mess with a table, but neither man would actually use it.

Fatu tosses Reigns into the steel steps to regain control of the matchup. Reigns would get back into the driver seat by also utilizing the steel steps, tossing them out of the ring and right into Fatu's face. Roman would bring the match back in the ring, but when he went for a Superman Punch, Fatu reversed it and brought the offense to the Tribal Chief.

Reigns would eventually land the Superman Punch, but it only got him a two-count. Roman would go for the spear, but would eat a superkick from Fatu instead before locking in another Tongan Death Grip. Reigns would once again manage to escape the hold and retrieve a toolbox to smash Fatu's hand in order to take away Fatu's biggest weapon for the rest of the match.

The closing moments of the match see Reigns spear Fatu through the barricade out into the audience. Reigns took Fatu back in the ring and hit him with another spear, but Fatu once again kicks out at two. Roman would go on a rant about not needing anyone else's help as he ripped off multiple turnbuckles in the ring. Reigns would slam Fatu's head into the turnbuckle but when he went for a spear, Fatu hit him with one of his own, but only got a two count.

Fatu would capitalize and hit Reigns with the Mighty Moonsault, but Roman kicked out at two, hitting a vintage low blow in the process. Reigns would slam Fatu's head into the exposed turnbuckle multiple times before spearing him through a table. The finish saw Reigns hit Fatu with yet another spear to score the pinfall victory.

After the match, The Usos come to the ring to celebrate with Roman Reigns. As they go to leave, the MFTs are seen in the crowd. Reigns said he'll deal with them next. Fatu reluctantly leaves with The Bloodline as WWE Clash in Italy goes off the air.

WWE Clash in Italy quick results:

  • Cody Rhodes defeated Gunther to retain the WWE Championship
  • Rhea Ripley defeated Jade Cargill to retain the WWE Women's Championship
  • Brock Lesnar defeated Oba Femi
  • Sol Ruca defeated Becky Lynch to become the new WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion
  • Roman Reigns defeated Jacob Fatu in Tribal Combat to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
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Matt Black
MATT BLACK

Matt Black got involved in the wrestling media industry over two decades ago, covering WWE video games released by Acclaim, THQ, and 2K. He has been covering professional wrestling for multiple digital outlets since 2019. He is the former Senior Editor of WrestleZone and has extensive knowledge of the entire wrestling industry. In his spare time, Matt enjoys cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He's also a diehard comic book movie fan and doesn't pick sides when it comes to the endless debates of Marvel versus DC.

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