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Saturday Night's Main Event Results, Highlights & Live Blog

Sami Zayn defeated Randy Orton, Damian Priest and Trick Williams in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Saturday Night's Main Event, and will now challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. Here are all the results from the show in Montreal.
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It is fight night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Québec, Canada, and the latest edition of Saturday Night's Main Event will have major implications on the Royal Rumble.

Randy Orton, Sami Zayn, Damian Priest and Trick Williams will meet in a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine who will challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship next weekend in Saudi Arabia.

The Scottish Warrior claims that it doesn't matter who wins tonight, because he's willing to do whatever it takes to hang onto his newly won WWE Title. Sami Zayn will already have the home field advantage, and he may now be more motivated than ever to deliver a victory for the fans — and his family — after Drew's despicable comments about his son on Friday night. 

If Sami Zayn is able to get the job done tonight, then Orton, Priest and Williams will have to take their chances in the Men's Royal Rumble Match if they hope to earn their way into a World Championship Match at WrestleMania 42. And that would potentially put them on a collision course with Cody Rhodes.

The American Nightmare is no longer the WWE Champion, thanks in large part to Jacob Fatu. Rhodes is on his way to Riyadh to try and win his third Royal Rumble in four years, but first, he has promised to deliver a massive receipt to the Samoan Werewolf.

If the intense exchange between these two on SmackDown this week is any indication, their match tonight is going to be extremely physical.

The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship will also be on the line this evening as Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY defend their titles against Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez, and AJ Styles may be about to wrestle one of the final matches of his career.

Shinsuke Nakamura invited his old rival to SmackDown on Friday night so he could look him in the eye and ask if he was really ready to put his career on the line against Gunther. The King of Strong Style then requested that he prove it by facing him in a WrestleMania 34 rematch, and Styles was more than happy to put on a show for the folks in Montreal.

Live updates below.

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event live results:

Stephanie McMahon is flying solo as the host of the evening. She announced that Joe Tessitore is stuck at an airport in Detroit, Michigan due to severe weather that is impacting much of the country.

The temperature in Montreal was -8 degrees when Saturday Night's Main Event went live on the air, but the show inside the Bell Centre started off hot with Cody Rhodes taking on Jacob Fatu. The Samoan Werewolf didn't even wait for the bell to ring to get this one started. He attacked the American Nightmare as he climbed to the top rope to deliver his trademark 'whoa' to the crowd.

Referee Charles Robinson attempted to break up the brawl so he could officially start the match, but he ended up getting taken down. Dozens of security guards rushed the ring to separate both men, but Fatu took most of them down with a springboard moonsault to the outside.

Rhodes and Fatu then continued to fight out into the crowd, even as WWE producers, referees and security personnel attempted to stop them. They made their way up the stadium steps and out onto the concourse, where Cody started hitting anyone in his path with trash cans. Jacob then grabbed one security guard and gave him an uranage through a merchandise table.

Both men then fought all the way back down the stairs, where they were met by WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. After throwing Fatu through an equipment table, The Scottish Warrior stunned Cody by giving him a low blow. He then finished Rhodes off with a power bomb through another equipment table.

Winner: No contest. The match never started.

WWE announced that a special Monday Night War edition of WWE2K26 will be available for pre-order at the end of the month. 

Cathy Kelley caught up with Drew McIntyre to get an explanation for his actions against Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu. The Scottish Warrior said that was a warning for anyone who plans on coming after his WWE Championship.

Finally, the first match of the evening got underway as Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY defended their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez.

The Genius of the Sky started off the bout as hot as a firecracker and dropped Perez with a beautiful shotgun drop kick. Morgan halted her momentum by raking her over the top rope and the Judgment Day scored an early nearfall after a Codebreaker, side Russian leg sweep combo.

Morgan and Perez continued their assault on IYO for several minutes before she was finally able to escape and tag in Rhea Ripley. Mami immediately went to work on Morgan with several massive clotheslines and a fall away slam. She then delivered a big boot that scored the tag champs their first two count of the match.

With Roxanne Perez now the legal competitor, Ripley took The Prodigy to the top rope for an avalanche power bomb, but she countered it with a Frankensteiner. Morgan tagged herself back in and hit Mami with a Codebreaker for another nearfall.

Ripley was able to get back on the offensive by delivering a big boot to Morgan. She then sent Liv flying with a Razor's Edge and SKY seemingly took her out all together with a huge missile drop kick, but Perez was able to break up the pinning attempt.

There was a bit on controversy toward the end of the match. Perez appeared to have IYO SKY beaten after hitting Pop Rox. Rhea Ripley was late to break up the pinfall, but the referee claimed that IYO kicked out at two and the match was allowed to continue.

SKY regained the upper hand and had Perez beat after hitting the Over the Moonsault, but Raquel Rodriguez appeared out of nowhere to pull the legs out from Rhea Ripley and she landed on the ref to break up the count.

Big Mami Cool proceeded to power bomb IYO SKY onto the floor outside, and Stephanie Vaquer's music hit shortly after. The Women's World Champion, sans walking boot, rushed to the ring to even the odds. As she chased Rodriguez away, Liv Morgan hit ObLIVion on IYO as she rolled back into the ring, but Liv didn't realize that Ripley had tagged herself back in right before.

Rhea ran into the ring and decked Morgan with a knee to the face. She then blasted her with a Rip Tide to retain the tag team titles.

Winners and still the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY

A WrestleMania 34 rematch was up next as AJ Styles went one-on-one with his longtime rival Shinsuke Nakamura. The King of Strong Style took the early advantage when he cut Styles out of the air with a kick to the chest as he was attempting a leap frog.

Styles seemed a bit off his game early, but he snapped back into it after Nakamura gestured for him to, "Come on!" AJ ducked a strike attempt and sent Nakamura flying with a picture-perfect drop kick. After suffering a backbreaker, Shinsuke rolled out of the ring to collect himself, but he was met with a flying forearm on the floor outside. 

Nakamura was able to get momentum back on his side after delivering a scorpion kick to the temple of Styles. He then stunned AJ with a flying knee strike to head, but Styles took advantage of a lackadaisical cover and kicked out at two.

Styles then caught Nakamura napping and locked him in the calf crusher, but Shinsuke was able to get to the ropes. AJ wasted zero time going right after the lower leg of Nakamura. He gave him a dragon screw through the ropes and immediately went back to the calf crusher.

Shinsuke appeared to be on the verge of tapping several times, but he was eventually able to counter into an armbar and then a triangle choke. Styles powered out and attempted a Styles Clash, but Nakamura slipped out. Both men traded strikes before Shinsuke was able to hit a Kinshasa, but he was unable to make a cover due to the damage done to his knee.

Nakamura lined up for a second Kinshasa and his knee gave out on him, which allowed Styles to hit a Kinshasa of his own. He appeared to have Shinsuke down for the count, but he was just able to grab the bottom rope to keep the match alive.

Styles attempted the Phenomenal Forearm, but Nakamura caught him on his shoulders and dropped him with a Michinoku Driver for a close two count.

It was right back to square one after that nearfall as both men started trading blows in the middle of the ring. Nakamura took Styles down to his knees and attempted a Kinshasa, but AJ blocked it. He went for the Styles Clash, but Nakamura countered. Shinsuke then went for a high kick, but his leg got caught on the top rope and Styles yanked down on it.

With Nakamura hobbling, Styles leapt to the top rope and decked Shinsuke with a Phenomenal Forearm. He then hit him with a Styles Clash for good measure and picked up the three count. Both men showed respect to one another after the match was over.

Winner: AJ Styles

It was then time for the main event as Randy Orton, Sami Zayn, Damian Priest and Trick Williams battled for the right to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. To the surprise of absolutely no one, Sami Zayn received a spectacular ovation from his hometown crowd.

Michael Cole mentioned on commentary that he spoke to Kevin Owens earlier in the day.KO said that while he and Sami have had their issues, they will always be brothers, and he's pulling for Zayn to pick up the win in this Fatal 4-Way.

Each man had their chance to shine in the early going. Trick Williams showcased some of the moves he picked up from Booker T, including the back spin kick that he hit on Zayn. Damian Priest took Williams down with a slam, which allowed Zayn to recover and hit a tornado DDT on Priest for a two count.

Orton hit the the ring and dropped Priest with the hangman DDT. He went for another one on Williams, but Zayn snuck in with a Blue Thunder Bomb and nearly pinned The Viper. Zayn had Orton lined up for the Helluva Kick, but Williams intercepted with a running knee and scored a two count of his own.

The fight soon spilled to the outside, where Randy Orton sent all three of his opponents flying onto the commentary desk with a barrage of side suplexes.

Randy rolled Trick back into the ring, presumably to deliver an RKO, but Williams rolled right back out the other side. Sami tried to deliver another sneaky Blue Thunder Bomb, but Randy spun out of it. He tried an RKO out of nowhere, but Zayn was able to counter.

Sami lined Orton up for a Helluva Kick, but Randy caught him with the RKO as he charged. Trick Williams quickly tossed Orton out of the ring and went for the cover on Zayn, but Damian Priest broke up the pinfall attempt just in the nick of time.

Priest was able to take Randy down with a South of Heaven Choke Slam, and Williams again tried to steal the win with a backslide pinning attempt on Damian, but he kicked out at two. Priest then delivered a Razor's Edge to Sami before turning his attention to Trick Williams in the corner.

He knocked Trick to the floor with a stiff kick to the head and was immediately greeted by a Helluva Kick from Sami when he turned around. Zayn fell into a cover and scored the three count before Randy Orton could dive into the ring to break it up.

Drew McIntyre attempted a sneak attack on Zayn after the match was over, but Sami ducked and tossed the WWE Champion out of the ring before continuing his celebration to close the show.

Winner and new No. 1 Contender for the WWE Championship: Sami Zayn

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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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