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WWE SummerSlam 2025 Results (Night 1): Seth Rollins Cashes In MITB To Win Championship, Logan Paul Beats Jelly Roll

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It's WWE SummerSlam Saturday!

WWE rolls into MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for two nights of action in what is typically the second biggest WWE show of the year. Championships, grudge feuds, and celebrities will be abound for night one.

In the night one main event, CM Punk will challenge Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Punk says that he must win the world championship to solidify himself as the best in the world. As for Gunther, he's looking to add to his legacy with a win over Punk.

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Night one of SummerSlam will also feature a major grudge match from WWE Raw. Roman Reigns will team with Jey Uso for the first time in months to take on the team of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.

Breakker and former Reigns wiseman, Paul Heyman, have made life difficult for Reigns since WrestleMania. This week on Raw, Breakker and Reed left both Reigns and Uso laying in the ring after a vicious beating. Reigns has said that at SummerSlam he's going to remind people who really runs things in WWE.

In women's division action, Tiffany Stratton defends the WWE Women's Championship against Jade Cargill. Cargill is this year's Queen of the Ring and is looking for her first piece of singles gold in WWE. Is it Cargill's time to end Tiffy Time? SummerSam is the battleground where the world finds out.

Finally, country megastar Jelly Roll will make his in-ring debut alongside Randy Orton during night one of SummerSlam. Jelly Roll and Orton are scheduled to take on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul. Paul and Jelly Roll have been at odds for weeks and now the clash between the two celebrities finally comes head to head with a fight.

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-God Bless America was performed in front of the live audience and then various stars like Randy Orton, Logan Paul, and CM Punk were shown entering the building.

-A hype video for WWE Summerslam 2025 aired.

-Cardi B was announced as the host of WWE Summerslam and made her entrance to the ring. She hyped up the audience and welcomed fans to the show before a huge pyro display on the stage went off.

-Jey Uso made his entrance to the ring from the audience. The fans were shown yeeting as Jey walked down to the ring. Roman Reigns made his entrance to loud cheers from the crowd. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed made their entrance together right after.

-The match started and both Reigns and Uso battled Breakker and Reed to the outside of the ring instantly. Jey Uso then started up his entrance music again, but the yeeting was cut off by Breakker and Reed.

-Roman Reigns and Jey Uso defeated Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. The match featured multiple occasions of Reigns sacraficing himself for Jey -- including the finish of the match. Reigns pushed Jey out of the way and took a Spear from Breakker. Jey was then able to hit Reed with a Spear and a Splash before covering for the victory.

-The match was action packed. Reigns did a huge dive to the outside of the ring over the top rope and Reed hit a suicide dive through the middle rope as well. A very good match with storyline after the fact between Jey and Roman, but also Roman and Breakker.

-A video package aired to hype the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair made their entrance followed by Judgment Day.

-Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defeated Judgment Day to become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. Bliss accidentally hit Flair with a punch during the match, but it didn't matter in the end. Flair saved Bliss from a shot from Raquel Rodriguez and then Bliss hit Twisted Bliss on Roxanne Perez before covering for the win.

-A pretty good match, but similar to the opener in terms of action and story. Charlotte played the Roman Reigns role in the match. The audience very much wanted Bliss and Flair to win and popped for the victory when it happened. A smart title change given the momentum that Bliss and Flair have had the last month.

-The New Day and Alpha Academy were shown eating Papa John's pizza backstage.

-Karrion Kross and Sami Zayn made their entrances.

-Sami Zayn defeated Karrion Kross. Kross and Scarlett both tried to get Zayn to cheat and use metal pipe to win the match, but Zayn relented. He was able to hit Kross with a Helluva Kick to get the victory.

-After the match, Zayn held his arms high in the air and mouthed to Kross that "it's over." Solid action in this, but it just didn't have the time to kick into third or fourth gear. WWE is positioning Zayn for a run at the world title.

-Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill made their entrances. Both were introduced in the ring with official intros and the action got started.

-Tiffany Stratton defeated Jade Cargill to retain the WWE Women's Championship. Stratton took all that Cargill offered up and was nearly beaten. Cargill hit Stratton with her finish and covered, but Stratton put her foot on the ropes for a rope break. Right after, Stratton countered a top rope move and then hit the Prettiest Moonsault for the victory.

-Stratton and Cargill worked well together, but the match felt very scripted and produced. A big win for Stratton given the presentation that Cargill has gotten since joining WWE.

-Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre made their entrance after a video package aired that recapped their feud with Randy Orton and Logan Paul.

-Jelly Roll made his entrance and then started singing Randy Orton's music. Orton's music hit and he walked down to the ring with Jelly Roll.

-Before the bell rang, Logan Paul hit Jelly Roll with a cheap shot and that angered Orton.

-Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre defeated Jelly Roll and Randy Orton. Logan Paul hit a Splash on Paul from the top rope and through the announce table, which kept Jelly Roll out of action for a lot of the match.

-With Orton getting beat up, Jelly Roll left medical attention and got the hot tag. In the end, Drew McIntyre hit Jelly Roll with a Claymore, but was then hit with an RKO. Before Orton could cover, Paul slammed him into the ring post, hit Jelly Roll with the Paul From Grace, and covered for the win.

-A video package aired to recap the Gunther vs. CM Punk world championship match main event.

-CM Punk made his entrance first and got loud cheers as he walked to the ring. After that, Gunther walked out and both were officially introduced in the middle of the ring.

-CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Gunther beat Punk up for the majority of the match, but Punk got the upper hand when he made Gunther bleed after pushing him off the announce table. Punk hit two GTS's on Gunther to get the victory.

-After the match, Punk celebrated and was handed the world championship belt. Then, Seth Rollins hit the ring. He had a brace on his knee and teased that he wouldn't cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase. Rollins then ditched the crutches and walked to the ring.

-Rollins hit Punk numerous times with the Money in the Bank briefcase before cashing in. Once the match officially started, Rollins hit Punk with a Stomp and then covered for the win.

-Rollins celebrated in the ring with Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed as the show ended.

WWE Summerslam 2025 Night One Match Results

Roman Reigns and Jey Uso defeated Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defeated Judgment Day to become the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

Sami Zayn defeated Karrion Kross

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

Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre defeated Jelly Roll and Randy Orton

CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Seth Rollins defeated CM Punk to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract

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