Wrestlepalooza (2025)

The 2025 Wrestlepalooza, also promoted as Wrestlepalooza: Indianapolis, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the fifth Wrestlepalooza, although the first under the WWE banner, and the first since 2000, which was produced by the former Extreme Championship Wrestling, the assets of which WWE acquired in 2003. The event took place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, and featured wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This was WWE's first main roster event to be livestreamed on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service for viewers in the United States, following the expiration of WWE's contract with Peacock for these events the prior month. This edition featured John Cena's first and only Wrestlepalooza appearance as an in-ring performer due to his retirement from professional wrestling at the end of 2025. In addition, the event featured Brock Lesnar's first match since the 2023 SummerSlam, AJ Lee's first match in over 10 years, and The Usos's (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) first traditional tag team match on a PPV and livestreaming event since the 2023 Money in the Bank. Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Cody Rhodes defeated Drew McIntyre to retain SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship. In the other matches contested, Stephanie Vaquer defeated Iyo Sky to win Raw's vacant Women's World Championship, CM Punk and AJ Lee defeated Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch in a mixed tag team match, The Vision (Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed) defeated The Usos with LA Knight as special guest referee, and in the opening bout, Brock Lesnar defeated John Cena. The event received mixed to negative reviews, with the Women's World Championship match being singled out for praise, while the rest of the card was described as "underwhelming" by ESPN, with critics believing the event fell short of expectations.