WWE kicks off its new ESPN deal forward of schedule with Wrestlepalooza this weekend in Indianapolis. Wrestlepalooza was the identify of a present run by ECW within the late Nineties to early 2000s and WWE selected to revive the identify for the beginning of their new deal when the present lands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
WWE has loaded the present up with huge matches. The largest match on the occasion options John Cena dealing with the returning Brock Lesnar in a revival of their previous rivalry. That match marks one of many last in-ring performances on Cena’s retirement tour.
AJ Lee can be making a return to the ring for the primary time in additional than a decade. Lee can be teaming together with her husband, CM Punk, towards one other married couple in Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins.
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Plus, two extra title matches assist bolster this card. Undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes made his return to tv not too long ago and challenged Drew McIntyre to a match. And a brand new ladies’s world champion can be topped after Naomi vacated the belt when she introduced her being pregnant. Former champion Iyo Sky and hotshot prospect Stephanie Vaquer will battle it out for the brand new queen of the ladies’s ranks.
Let’s check out the matches we all know are taking place, together with a couple of we expect could also be on the way in which earlier than issues get underway in Indianapolis.
2025 WWE Wrestlepalooza matches
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar: Cena’s retirement tour continues with one other match towards one among his biggest rivals. Lesnar made a controversial return to WWE to assault Cena after Cena dropped the undisputed WWE championship to Cody Rhodes. Lesnar attacked Cena once more throughout Cena’s United States championship match with Sami Zayn on SmackDown. This all led to a match between the 2 as Cena’s time as knowledgeable wrestler winds down.
CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch: Punk and Rollins have had points since Punk’s return to WWE at Survivor Sequence in 2023. After Becky Lynch interfered within the Conflict in Paris four-way match for Rollins’ world heavyweight championship, she continued to antagonize Punk, realizing he couldn’t put his palms on a girl. This led to the predictable return of Lee to WWE to arrange this battle of married {couples}. Lee has not wrestled since 2015 and appeared as if she would by no means return to motion, however the state of affairs introduced itself too completely for her to remain away.
Undisputed WWE Championship — Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: Rhodes personifies a combating champion. Rhodes returned to SmackDown on Sep. 12, rescuing Randy Orton from McIntyre’s assault. Rhodes, who was absent for weeks after McIntyre attacked him, challenged McIntyre to a title match at Wrestlepalooza.
Ladies’s World Championship — Iyo Sky vs. Stephanie Vaquer: The title was vacated by Naomi after she introduced her being pregnant in August. This left the 2 ladies who had earned title pictures as the plain pairing to crown a brand new champion. Whereas Sky has already been to the mountaintop, that is the largest match of Vaquer’s WWE profession.
The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) vs. The Imaginative and prescient (Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker): The Imaginative and prescient have terrorized Uncooked since coming collectively underneath Rollins’ steering. Jey has had loads of points with The Imaginative and prescient and that led to him reuniting with Jimmy. There are different layers to the match, nonetheless, with Jey’s current points with LA Knight resulting in him blindside spearing Knight on Uncooked.