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WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Results: CM Punk & Jade Cargill Win Championship Gold

Will Drew McIntyre finally finish his story and win the WWE Championship from Cody Rhodes at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event? Here's all the live results and highlights from the show in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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No one was going to steal his moment this time around.

CM Punk is once again the World Heavyweight Champion after he defeated Jey Uso in the main event of Saturday Night's Main Event at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The self-proclaimed 'Best in the World' once again has the proof he needs to validate that nickname following an exhilarating finish to his clash with Jey Uso. Punk needed not one, not two, not three, but four GTS's to finally put Uso away and capture his second World Title in 2025.

Jade Cargill finally got her moment as well. She absolutely dominated a hobbled Tiffany Stratton to capture the WWE Women's Championship, but the wait continues for Drew McIntyre.

The Scottish Warrior was unable to finish his story against Cody Rhodes after the American Nightmare used the WWE Championship behind the referee's back to secure his second successful title defense over McIntyre.

And somehow, someway, Dominik Mysterio is still the Men's Intercontinental Champion. Here's everything you may have missed from Saturday Night's Main Event.

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Match Breakdown & Highlights:

The WWE Championship Match kicked off the show. Lilian Garcia was back as the ring announcer, and Drew McIntyre stopped her mid-introduction to demand that he be called 'The Real American Dream'.

The Scottish Warrior's strategy from the get-go was clearly to goad Cody Rhodes into getting himself disqualified, which would have cost him the title. He attempted to take the fight outside of the ring within the first few minutes, and even got away with biting Cody's forehead. That act did get under Rhodes' skin and he nearly got disqualified after making inadvertent contact with the referee in frustration.

McInytre was able to score a couple of near falls with a spine buster and then a sit down power bomb. He then grabbed the WWE Championship belt and brought it into the ring, but it was just used as a distraction for Drew to hit a sudden Claymore Kick. He didn't get his usual running start, however, and Rhodes was able to kick out at two.

The Scottish Warrior then sent Rhodes flying off the ring apron and through the commentary table. The referee began the count and Cody was just able to get back into the ring before Dan Engler got to the count of 10.

Rhodes would briefly get the upper hand and went for a top rope cutter, but Engler was in the way and Cody's knee buckled on him as he stopped in the corner. McIntrye would attempt to go after the knee, but Rhodes fought him off and then successfully hit the top rope Cody Cutter for a close two count.

McIntyre would then shove Cody into the corner and Dan Engler got sandwiched in between. With the referee down, Drew tried to hit Rhodes with the WWE Title belt, but he missed. Cody then DDT'd McIntyre onto the title belt, which Engler did not see as he was still recovering in the corner.

Rhodes would lift Drew to his feet and deliver a Cross Rhodes, just in time for Engler to come around and count the three.

Winner and still WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis checked in with Tiffany Stratton as she was getting ready for her WWE Women's Championship defense against Jade Cargill. She was still favoring her injured knee, but was adamant that she was going through with her match.

Cargill was not in a mood to mess around. She immediately went after Tiffany's knee as soon as the bell rang and then dropped her with a big pump kick. Jade absolutely dominated the opening few minutes of the match by throwing Stratton all over the ring. When Stratton did find a window to try and get some offense in, her knee would give out.

Stratton would continue to fight. She kicked out of a modified Michinoku driver, a fall away slam and then a sit down powerbomb. Jade however, was absolutely relentless in her assault.

Cargill slammed Stratton into the mat with multiple power bombs and finally finished off Tiffany with a Jaded to win the title. This was a straight up squash match.

Winner and NEW WWE Women's Champion: Jade Cargill

The Triple Threat Match for the Men's Intercontinental Championship between Dominik Mysterio, Rusev and Penta was up next and these three men wasted absolutely no time kicking this one into high gear.

The Bulgarian Brute lived up to his nickname and reputation during the opening few minutes of this one, scoring multiple near falls on both men.

Dirty Dom attempted to pull the classic Eddie Guerrero bait and switch by tossing Rusev a chair, but he forget that this was a triple threat match. Once the referee reminded him that there were no rules, Rusev got a massive smile on his face and unloaded on Dom with the chair.

Penta would then run in with a Mexican Destroyer on Rusev and scored a very close two count. He then hit a Penta Driver, but again Rusev kicked out at two. The legendary Luchador then went to the top rope, but he came down right into a Machka Kick.

Rusev locked in the Accolade and Penta appeared to be on the verge of tapping out, but suddenly the bell started to ring. Rusev began to celebrate as though he had won the title, but he eventually realized that Dom had grabbed the hammer in the time keeper's area.

Back in the ring, Penta would get his hands on the hammer. He attempted to hit Dom with it, but Mysterio ducked and he struck Rusev in the head instead.

Dom would then toss Penta shoulder first into the ring post and he fell out of the ring. Mysterio was then free and clear to climb to the top rope and he hit a frog splash on Rusev to retain the IC Title.

Winner and still the Men's Intercontinental Champion: Dominik Mysterio

John Cena announced that 'The Last Time is Now' Tournament will begin on the November 10 edition of Monday Night Raw from his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts.

The final competitor standing at the end of the 16-man tournament will face Cena in his final match at Saturday Night's Main Event in Washington D.C. on December 13.

The main event featured CM Punk and Jey Uso battling for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship and this match-up got off to a very slow pace. Both men spent several minutes trying feel each other out and gain the upper hand.

Punk would eventually land an early knock out blow when he caught Jey with the GTS, but Uso's momentum took him outside of the ring and Punk was unable to make a cover.

Jey appeared to be out on his feet, but he was able to shove Punk off of the top rope after he was positioned for a potential superplex. That gave him the minute he needed to recover.

Punk attempted another GTS, but Jey slipped out. He caught Punk with a superkick and then a spear. He then went up to the top rope and hit the Uso Splash, but Punk got his shoulder up at two.

The fight soon spilled to the outside after Jey gave Punk a superkick. He hit Punk with a suicide dive and then pulled a Roman Reigns by spearing Punk through the barricade.

The pace then really started to pick up. Jey rolled Punk back into the ring and tried an Uso Splash, but Punk got his knees up. Punk hit another GTS, but Uso was able to kick out at two.

Jey then slipped out of a piledriver attempt and hit Punk with a GTS of his own. Punk bounced right back up and hit a spear on Jey, but he kicked out at two.

Punk did connect on another GTS, but Jey countered when he went for a second and he locked in a sleeper hold. Punk then countered into the anaconda vice, but Jey broke the hold by grabbing the bottom rope.

Jey popped up and hit two superkicks, but when he went for a spear Punk caught him with a knee to the face. Punk then hit two consecutive GTS's and pinned Jey Uso to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion: CM Punk

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Results:

Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the WWE Championship

Jade Cargill defeated Tiffany Stratton to capture the WWE Women's Championship

Dominik Mysterio defeated Rusev and Penta to retain the Men's Intercontinental Championship

CM Punk defeated Jey Uso to win the World Heavyweight Championship

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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