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WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025 Results: Lesnar Beats Cena, Lee Wins In Comeback, Vaquer Secures Championship

All the results and highlights from Wrestlepalooza.
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The first ever WWE Wrestlepalooza premium live event airs live as the ESPN premiere of WWE on Saturday September 20,

The show will open up with a match between WWE icons. John Cena -- on his retirement tour -- will square off against Brock Lesnar in the first match of the show. Lesnar returned to the WWE at Summerslam and attacked Cena. Cena has vowed revenge.

On this week's episode of Smackdown, Lesnar showed how big of a bully he was when he took out both Michael Cole and Corey Graves. Cena has vowed to beat the bully.

In the main event, Cody Rhodes will defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre. McIntyre put Cody Rhodes on the shelf with a vicious attack and now will challenge for the biggest prize in the game.

Will Cody Rhodes get his retribution on McIntyre for that attack? Will Drew McIntyre beat Cody and take the title? It all comes to a head at Wrestlepalooza.

The highlight match of the card is a mixed tag match featuring the return of AJ Lee. Lee teams with CM Punk and will take on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. on this week's episode of WWE Raw, Lynch crushed Lee with a Man Handle Slam. How much does AJ Lee have left in the tank? Can she hang with the current crop of WWE talent in the women's division?

What will this match mean in the broader feud between CM Punk and Seth Rollins? Both men have been locked in a blood rivalry since Punk returned to WWE in 2023. Will this match settle their differences?

WWE Wrestlepalooza Results & Highlights

-WWE aired an opening video package that highlighted the crossover between WWE, pro wrestling, sports, and ESPN throughout the years.

-Triple H stood in the ring and welcomed the audience to the show and to ESPN.

-Pat McAfee was shown arriving to the arena and then he made his entrance. McAfee joined Michael Cole and Wade Barrett on commentary.

-Brock Lesnar made his ring entrance to start the show. John Cena followed to a huge reaction from the crowd.

-Cena did his entrance with a group of kids that were all dressed in his new Indiana Pacers colored shirt. Cena hit the ring and posed. Cena was introduced and as Lesnar was about to be, Paul Heyman walked out and made the introduction for him.

-Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena after multiple F5's. Cena was able to hit Lesnar with multiple Attitude Adjustments, but Lesnar kicked out of the pin attempt. After those, Lesnar dominated Cena and got the victory.

-After the match, Lesnar hit both the referee and Cena with an extra F5. Lesnar then left the ring as the audience looked on in disbelief.

-The Usos made their entrance to the ring. As they were on the steps of the arena, they told everyone in the audience to use their phones and do the entrance again. This was to "show ESPN" how WWE does it. The crowd played along and the Jey Uso entrance looked very cool. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker walked out after.

-Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed defeated The Usos. Breakker and Reed bloodied up The Usos in this. Breakker hit the Spear and then Reed hit the Tsunami for the victory.

-Stephanie Vaquer made her ring entrance and was followed by Iyo Sky. Both women shook hands prior to kicking the match off with some mat wrestling.

-Stephanie Vaquer defeated Iyo Sky to win the WWE Women's World Championship. Vaquer and Sky went back and forth for most of the match. Eventually, Sky injured her knee and Vaquer targeted that injury. In the end, Vaquer countered Sky's moonsault and hit her own Spinal Tap before covering for the victory.

-After the match, Vaquer celebrated and handed her title belt to her Dad in the front row.

-Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch made their entrance. They wore matching purple entrance gear and decsended from the top of a big platform at the top of the stage. CM Punk and AJ Lee walked out next. Punk wore an "AJ's husband" jacket and Lee skipped down the ramp.

-CM Punk and AJ Lee defeated Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch. The match had it all. Near falls, Punk against Lynch, Lee against Rollins, tables, and lots more. In the end, Lee countered a Man Handle Slam into her Black Widow submission.

-After the match, Punk and Lee celebrated with the cheering audience.

-The Undertaker made his entrance and sat next to Stephanie McMahon in the audience. Undertaker talked to Stephanie and then surprised her with the announcement that she would be the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Undertaker and Stephanie hugged as the audience cheered.

-Drew McIntyre made his entrance to the ring and was followed by Cody Rhodes. Official introductions were made and the match began.

-Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. McIntyre nearly won the match with a Claymore, but didn't after Cody kicked out of the pin. Later, McIntyre tried to hit a Claymore into Cody Rhodes through the announce table, but Cody got out of the way. Drew ended up crashing his foot through the table. Rhodes then hit Cross Rhodes for the victory.

-After the match, the doctors checked on Drew's foot as Rhodes celebrated with the championship in the ring.

WWE Wrestlepalooza Results

Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena

Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed defeated The Usos

Stephanie Vaquer defeated Iyo Sky to win the WWE Women's World Championship

CM Punk and AJ Lee defeated Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch

Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship

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