Night of Champions (2025)
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The 2025 Night of Champions, also promoted as Night of Champions: Riyadh, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It was the 11th Night of Champions and took place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. Night of Champions is characterized by featuring championship matches; however, the 2025 event only had two, although two others were planned but were cancelled due to injuries. The event hosted the finals of both the 24th King of the Ring and third Queen of the Ring tournaments; the last tournaments for each were held in 2024. This was the second Night of Champions to take place in Saudi Arabia, after the last Night of Champions that was held in 2023, and the 13th event that WWE held in Saudi Arabia under a 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030. Like many of WWE's events held in Saudi Arabia, it was sponsored by the country's General Entertainment Authority via Riyadh Season. This was also John Cena's final Night of Champions appearance and last appearance at a PPV and livestreaming event in Saudi Arabia as an in-ring performer due to his retirement from professional wrestling at the end of 2025. Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, John Cena defeated CM Punk to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship. In other prominent matches, SmackDown's Jade Cargill defeated Raw's Asuka to win the Queen of the Ring tournament, thus earning a match for the WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam, and in the opening bout, Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton, both from SmackDown, to win the King of the Ring tournament, thus earning a match for the Undisputed WWE Championship, also at SummerSlam. The event marked the return of Tonga Loa in his first appearance after suffering an injury at Survivor Series: WarGames in November 2024, and the WWE televised debut of Hikuleo, whose ring name was changed to Talla Tonga.
Infobox
Promotion
WWE
Brand(s)
RawSmackDown
Date
June 28, 2025
City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Venue
Kingdom Arena
Attendance
25,000
Tagline
The Last Time is Now
Tables
Other on-screen personnel · Event
Michael Cole
Michael Cole
Role:
English commentators
Name:
Michael Cole
Faisal Al-Mughaisib
Faisal Al-Mughaisib
Role:
Arabic commentators
Name:
Faisal Al-Mughaisib
Marcelo Rodríguez
Marcelo Rodríguez
Role:
Spanish commentators
Name:
Marcelo Rodríguez
Mark Nash
Mark Nash
Role:
Ring announcer
Name:
Mark Nash
Danilo Anfibio
Danilo Anfibio
Role:
Referees
Name:
Danilo Anfibio
Byron Saxton
Byron Saxton
Role:
Interviewer
Name:
Byron Saxton
Michael Cole
Michael Cole
Role:
Pre-show panel
Name:
Michael Cole
| Role: | Name: |
| English commentators | Michael Cole |
| Wade Barrett | |
| Arabic commentators | Faisal Al-Mughaisib |
| Jude Al-Dajani | |
| Spanish commentators | Marcelo Rodríguez |
| Jerry Soto | |
| Ring announcer | Mark Nash |
| Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
| Dan Engler | |
| Daphanie LaShaunn | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Ryan Tran | |
| Interviewer | Byron Saxton |
| Pre-show panel | Michael Cole |
| Jackie Redmond | |
| Wade Barrett | |
| Byron Saxton |
· Results
1
1
No.
1
Results
Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton by pinfall
Stipulations
King of the Ring tournament finalSince Rhodes won, he was crowned "King of the Ring" and earned a match for SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
Times
19:45
2
2
No.
2
Results
Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Rodriguez by pinfall
Stipulations
Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight
Times
14:00
3
3
No.
3
Results
Sami Zayn defeated Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) by pinfall
Stipulations
Singles match
Times
13:35
4
4
No.
4
Results
Solo Sikoa defeated Jacob Fatu (c) by pinfall
Stipulations
Singles match for the WWE United States Championship
Times
12:05
5
5
No.
5
Results
Jade Cargill defeated Asuka by pinfall
Stipulations
Queen of the Ring tournament finalSince Cargill won, she was crowned "Queen of the Ring" and earned a match for SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam.
Times
8:35
6
6
No.
6
Results
John Cena (c) defeated CM Punk by pinfall
Stipulations
Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
Times
26:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
No.
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
| 1 | Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton by pinfall | King of the Ring tournament finalSince Rhodes won, he was crowned "King of the Ring" and earned a match for SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam. | 19:45 | ||
| 2 | Rhea Ripley defeated Raquel Rodriguez by pinfall | Riyadh Boulevard Street Fight | 14:00 | ||
| 3 | Sami Zayn defeated Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) by pinfall | Singles match | 13:35 | ||
| 4 | Solo Sikoa defeated Jacob Fatu (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship | 12:05 | ||
| 5 | Jade Cargill defeated Asuka by pinfall | Queen of the Ring tournament finalSince Cargill won, she was crowned "Queen of the Ring" and earned a match for SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam. | 8:35 | ||
| 6 | John Cena (c) defeated CM Punk by pinfall | Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship | 26:15 | ||
| (c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
| |||||
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- Had Orton won, he would have also challenged for the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam as he was also from Smack
- Had Asuka won, she would have challenged for Raw's Women's World Championship at SummerSlam.
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