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WWE SUMMERSLAM NIGHT 2 RESULTS
AUGUST 3, 2025
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. AT MET LIFE STADIUM
STREAMED LIVE ON PEACOCK
REPORT BY WADE KELLER, EDITOR
Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett
Attendance: WrestleTix reported as of earlier today 56,526 tickets had been distributed. The arena has a capacity of 82,500 spectators when configured for football.
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-Alicia Taylor introduced Tigirlily Gold who performed “American the Beautiful” from inside the ring.
-Michael Cole introduced the event as the showed the arrivals of wrestlers including Solo Sikoa with his cohorts, Jacob Fatu, Lyra Valkyria, Becky Lynch, and Cody Rhodes. Cole noted a crowd of over 56,000.
-A preview video aired with comedian Druski.
-Paul Levesque entered the ring and told fans they were part of the biggest Summerslam in history. Pryo blasted.
(1) NAOMI vs. RHEA RIPLEY vs. IYO SKY – Women’s World Title match
Barrett questioned if Ripley can remain the “face of the division” if she doesn’t win a title.
Deep into the match, Ripley hit Rip Tide on Naomi. Iyo broke up the cover. A minute later, Sky went for a sunset flip powerbomb onto Sky, but Sky caught her and slammed Ripley onto Naomi at ringside. Sky climbed to the top rope, but Ripley knocked her off balance. Sky slipped as she set up her next move. Rhea then managed to give Sky a Rip Tide off the top rope, but Naomi rolled up Ripley from behind for the three count. Cole said Ripley is “snake bitten.” Cole offered that Naomi was “shrewd, lucky, smart.”
WINNERS: Naomi in 16:00 to retain the Women’s World Title. [c]
-Cole hyped Summerslam next summer in Minneapolis, Minn. at U.S. Bank Stadium with an overhead shot.
-They showed Tyrese Haliburton, Nick Hogan, and Michelle McCool in the crowd.
-They showed the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz in the front row. Cole said at Bound for Glory this fall they will wrestle their final tag team mach.
(2) THE WYATTS (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) vs. MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. THE STREETPROFITS (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. ANDRANIX (??) (Andrade & Rey Fenix) vs. FRAXIOM (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) – TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Titles.
Cole said he was leaning toward DIY winning the match. Barrett said they’ve been manipulating other teams for weeks causing tension and chaos in the division. Cole said this is Gargano’s first Summerslam. He said this match is built for “these sicko, wacko Wyatts.” They cut to applauding Dudleys at ringside when the Street Profits set up tables at ringside.
Andrade tried to launch Fenix up to the grab the belts. He came up just short. Cole said that’d have been one of the most unique finishes ever. Ford dove onto a gathering at ringside. Ciampa and Gargano meanwhile set up a ladder in the ring. The Machine Guns intervened.
Gargano and Gacy crashed through one table and then Lumis leaped off the top rope and legdropped Ford through the table. Fenix then leaped off the to rope and splashed Frazer through a table. Dawkins climbed to the top rope. Axiom met him up there and launched him off the top rope with a Spanish Fly though the table below. Ciampa barely rolled off of the table in time to avoid being landed on. A “Holy shit!” chant rang out.
Candice LeRae ran to ringside to check on Gargano. She then climbed the latter. B-Fab yanked her down and then climbed the ladder. Nikki then suplexed B-Fab off the ladder. LeRae then climbed teh ladder and reached for the belt as Gargano steadied the ladder. Ford knocked Ciampa into the ladder and LeRae crashed off the top onto a ladder at ringside. Ford made a wide-eyed cartoon face in reaction.
Erick Rowan interfered in the match against the Profits. Barrett said he’s not in the match. Cole said it doesn’t matter because there are no DQs. The Profits knocked Rowan through a table at ringside. They showed officials and medics still checking on LeRae at ringside.
Ciampa climbed the ladder. The Guns moved the ladder, leaving Ciampa hanging by the belts above the ring. Frazer leaped off the ladder to spear Ciampa, but Ciampa pulled himself up. Gargano then superkicked Frazer as he went for a springboard moonsault. Ford leaped onto the ladder and knocked Ciampa down. A minute later, six wrestlers were battling on two ladders. Uncle Howdy knocked over both ladders. DIY crashed through a stack of tables at ringside.
Andrade sunset flip powerbombed Uncle Howdy. Gacy climbed the ladder and pulled the belt down to win.
WINNERS: The Wyatts in 16:00 to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.
(Keller’s Analysis: A wild and fun match start to finish. It didn’t overstay its welcome. After about 15 minutes of that type of action is where there are diminishing returns. The tradeoff for some of the memorable spots is the ridiculous premise that anyone can participate and interfere in the match. With no downside, why doesn’t everyone bring 20 friends with them to interfere in the match start to finish on their behalf, or at least the heels?) [c]
-Cole plugged that Paul Levesque was at the White House for President Trump’s announcement of the new fitness initiative (a throwback to when pull-ups and rope climbing instead of nutrition and meaningful exercise was the measurement by which children were humiliated in front of classmates).
-Cole plugged upcoming events.
(3) BECKY LYNCH vs. LYRA VALKYRIA – Intercontinental Title match with no countouts or DQsff
Cole said during Lynch’s ring entrance that perhaps her recent attitude is out of concern for her legacy as she gets deeper into her career. The bell rang 21 minutes into the second hour. They brawled at ringside early.
They brawled for several minutes at ringside early. At 7:00 Becky was in control with a kendo stick attack. Then she bashed her chairshots to her back. Becky sent Lyra into a chair with a Russian Leg Sweep. She then bashed her with a big red tool box. Becky opened the box and tied Valkyria’s wrists together with a zip tie. Barrett said this is what Valkyria asked for.
Lyra eventually landed a belly-to-belly suplex despite her wrists being tied together. She fought back with a flurry of different karate kicks and then a dropkick. The climbed to the second rope and landed a moonsault for a two count at 14:00.
Lyra sprayed Becky with a fire extinguished and then used the fire extinguisher handle to break the zip tie. It felt like Houdini under water trying to get his wrists untied. She finally broke out of the zip tie and took the kendo stick and bashed away at her. Back in the ring, Lyra landed a fisherman’s suplex and scored a two count.
Cole said he’s believed in Lyra from day one and thinks she’s a future world champion. Lyra beat up Becky at ringside, then threw he back into the ring. Becky avoided a charging Lyra, who crashed into an exposed turnbuckle. She landed the Manhandle Slam onto two set-up chairs for a two count.
Becky beat up Lyra at ringside including putting her head in a chair and attacking her. Cole said the ref should call it off once Becky wielded a steel crow bar. Bayley showed up and yanked the crowbar from Becky. Becky yelled at Bayley and told her to hit Lyra after making her case that Lyra deserved it. Bayley tossed it down instead. Becky swung at Bayley, but Bayley fought back and yelled at Becky, “You’ve taken everything from me!” Becky ducked a diving Bayley who landed in the crowd.
Lyra surprised Becky with a flying legdrop through a table at ringside. Back in the ring, Lyra lifted Becky, but Becky slipped out and went for a Manhandle Slam. Bayley stood on the ring apron and took a swing at Becky, but she hit Lyra instead by mistake. Becky then landed the Manhandle Slam for the win.
WINNER: Lynch in 25:00 to retain the Intercontinental Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: Really good match that I think earned it’s considerably long 25 minute timeframe. You can see WWE really wants Lyra to get over with the crowd based on how she’s featured in the ring and how announcers talk about her. This should help, as she showed great fighting spirit against an intense and sadistic attack by Becky throughout.) [c]
-They showed Metro Boomin, Jelly Roll, Tigirlily Gold, and Russell Wilson at ringside.
(4) JACOB FATU vs. SOLO SIKOA – U.S. Title match in a cage
The bell rang at the start of the third hour. They exchanged punches mid-ring at the start. Cole noted Solo hasn’t lost since the Raw premiere on Netflix in January. By 4:00 Solo had taken over and headed for the open door. Fatu grabbed his leg.
Fatu made a comeback and landed a running hip attack and then two double-jump moonsaults off the top rope for a two count at 8:00. Cole wondered if that was the first time anyone has kicked out of a Fatu moonsault. Talla Tonga, Tonga Loa, and J.C. Mateo came out and surrounded the cage. Jimmy Uso ran out to try to stop them, but Talla stopped Jimmy and threw him into the cage and then over the Spanish announce desk.
Meanwhile, Solo tried to crawl out of the cage, but Fatu dragged him back. Fatu told the ref at ringside to close the door because it’s all gas, no brakes. The ref closed the door. Solo then caught Fatu with a Samoan Spike for a near fall.
As Fatu climbed the cage, Talla met him at the top and handcuffed him to it. On the opposite side, Solo tried to escape. Fatu broke the handcuff, though, and ran over to stop Solo from escaping. Fatu then kicked the cage door into Mateo’s head. Solo tried to flee through the doorway again, but Fatu stopped him again. Talla kicked the cage door into Fatu’s head. Solo then fell out of the cage and landed on the floor to win.
WINNER: Solo in 13:00 to retain the U.S Title.
-Afterward, Fatu climbed to the top of the cage and stood on the platform and moonsaulted onto Mateo and Tonga waiting below. They had a great camera angle capturing it from underneath.
(Keller’s Analysis: Solid fight in the cage. Ultimately, though, when WWE presents so many matches with no rules, the finishes just seem more ridiculous. Solo didn’t really win through any succesful move he initiated any more than Becky earned her win. I suspect there’s more of that to come later, too. You don’t the ratio of matches where the win is a result of something other than all of the moves that the winner wrestler executed gets lopsided.) [c]
(5) DOMINIK MYSTERIO vs. A.J. STYLES – Intercontinental Title match
Dom came out first. Cole said Dom dressed like his dad did in a match against Eddie Guerrero in their match to earn custody of him as a kid. Styles made his entrance in a low-rider, a tribute to Eddie Guerrero. That explains why Styles came out second, so they should have Styles show up Dom. Cole said Styles told him this could be his last Summerslam.
The bell rang 27 minutes into the hour. Dom bailed out seconds into the match. Cole talked about past big IC Title matches on Summerslam. Dom made a comeback and set up a huracanrana out of the corner, but Styles countered with a Styles Clash attempt. Dom blocked that. Styles leaped at Dom seconds later with a tornado DDT. Both were down and slow to get up.
Dom went into a series of vertical suplexes, Guerrero-style. Styles countered with a brainbuster DDT in response. When Styles went for a frog splash, Dom lifted his knees. Dom landed a 619 next. When Dom leaped off the top rope, Styles grabbed his ankle and applied a Calf Crusher. Dom yanked off a turnbuckle. As the ref tied it, Dom grabbed a chair at ringside. He bashed it against the mat to make a noise and then dropped onto his back. Styles put the chair around his neck and dropped down. The ref turned around and wasn’t sure what to think.
Styles popped up and landed a Pelé kick. Dom knocked Styles off balance and Styles crotched the top rope. Styles kicked the middle rope into Dom’s crotch seconds later. Styles put a Calf Crusher on Dom mid-ring. Dom’s boot came off so that broke Styles’s grip. Styles almost ran into the ref. Dom hit Styles with his loose boot. He followed with a frog splash for a three count.
WINNER: Mysterio in 11:00 to retain the Intercontinental Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: A fun match with the callback to Eddie Guerrero throughout.) [c]
-Cole plugged stuff.
-Stephanie McMahon stood mid-ring and saluted the crowd. She announced attendance was 60,561. (Cole said earlier it was 56,000, matching WrestleTix’s independent tally.) She said it was a total of 113,722 over both nights, “making this the biggest Summerslam in history.” Pyro blasted.
-They aired various announce teams in different languages calling the big spots in the tag matches earlier. [c]
(6) JOHN CENA vs. CODY RHODES – WWE Title match with Street Fight Rules
Cody came out first. Then Cena, getting cheered of course after seemingly turning back babyface two nights ago. The bell rang 59 minutes into the third hour. Cole said Cena earlier seemed like the John Cena of old. “It seems like the old John Cena is back, much like he proclaimed Friday on Smackdown,” he said. Cena smiled at Cody. Cody stepped off and had a staredown with Cena. Cena moved in and hugged Cody. Cody hugged back. Cena had some words for him. Then they began swinging away at each other. Barrett said Cody asked for the best version of Cena.
They brawled at ringside seconds later. Cody whipped Cena into the ringside steps. Cena took one of Tyrese Haliburton’s crutches and hit Cody with it. He then slid the base of the ringside steps into the ring. Cody slammed Cena onto it. Barrett said any weapon you bring into the ring can be used against you. Cody climbed to the top rope. Cena popped up and shoved Cody to the floor. Cena then lifted the base of the steps with a bit of a struggle and tossed it over the top rope at Cody at ringside.
Back in the ring, Cody landed a Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Cody and Cena each lifted chairs and swung at each other. The chairs clashed. Cody went on the attack and scored a two count again at 7:00. Cody wedged a chair in the corner of the ring. Cena reverse-whipped Cody into the chair and then he rallied with a flurry of signature moves ending with an Attitude Adjustment attempt. Cody broke free and went on the attack with signature Dusty Rhodes punches and a bionic elbow followed by a Cody Cutter for a two count.
Cena caught Cody with a sudden Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Cody landed a piledriver for a near fall. Barrett said it is banned in WWE in general, but not a street fight. Cena popped up with an AA a minute later. Then they exchanged strikes mid-ring. Cody landed a pop-up powerbomb. Cena countered into an STF. Cody grabbed the bottom rope, but in a street fight, that doesn’t mean Cena had to break it. Cody broke the grip.
They fought at ringside. Cena hit Cody with a microphone he grabbed covertly in the time keeper’s area. Cena then slammed Cody at ringside and stood and smiled. He put Cody on the announce desk. Cena leaped off the table and drove Cody through the other announce desk with an Attitude Adjustment. Cena rolled Cody into the ring and scored a two count at 19:00.
Cody avoided a charging Cena and then landed Crossroads for a two count. Cena came back and landed a leaping legdrop off the top rope to the back of Cody’s neck and then an Attitude Adjustment for a near fall at 20:00. Cena pulled a folding table out from under the ring and slid it into the ring. Cody recovered and landed a DDT for a two count.
Cody yanked Cena to ringside and then threw him over the barricade. The street fight aspect kicked in here at 24:00. They brawled with trash cans. Cena propped a steel barricade segment against another, but Cody slammed him onto it. They brawled further away from the ring and to the stage. They brawled under the stage.
Cena came up on the elevator lift with Cody hoisted onto his shoulders in Attitude Adjustment position. He threw Cody onto the ramp. Cena lifted Cody again onto his shoulders and walked back to the ring where he threw Cody into the ring. Cole said he needed to pin Cody in the ring to win. Cody recovered during that time and threw Cena into a table in the corner and then hit a Crossroads for a near fall at 29:00.
Cena ducked a charging Cody who tumbled over the top rope. Cody bashed Cena with a chair and then began to twist off the turnbuckle for the bottom rope. He then used the turnbuckle as a weapon against Cena twice. Cody pondered using it again. In the mean time, Cena took Cody down with a drop toe hold and then applied an STF with the bottom rope. Cody reversed it. Cena flailed. Cody gave Cena three Crossroads for a very near fall with a semi-slow ref count at 34:00.
Cody grabbed the title belt into the ring. When he swung, Cena blocked him and landed two Attitude Adjustments. He threw aside the WWE Title belt and delivered a second rope Attitude Adjustment for a very near fall with a similar slightly slow count by the ref. Cole declared it “a classic main event.”
Cena pulled a table out from under the ring. Cena set up another Attitude Adjustment on the second rope, but Cody blocked it and landed a Cody Cutter through a table mid-ring. Cod saluted Cena and gave him a Crossroads for a three count.
Cody’s music played. Cena presented him the belt. Cody cried as Cena talked privately to him. Cena raised Cody’s arm in the air. Cole said those two have meant more to his career than he could ever say. Cole said it felt like a passing of the torch moment to “the man who will carry WWE into the future.” Cody left the ring first as his music played. He waved and walked to the back.
WINNER: Cody in 39:00 to capture the WWE Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: That was way above expectations. Stellar effort and performance from both. And it was as straight-forward as it gets without any turns or interference or shenanigans, going totally against expectations in a good way. A strong performance from Cena and Cody, working within the ropes well in addition to ringside and throughout the stadium.)
-Cena stood in the ring after Cody’s music stopped. Fans chanted, “Thank you, Cena!” Cena saluted the crowd. Cole said fans should enjoy this while they can. Brock Lesnar’s music then played. “Holy shit!” said Cole. Brock walked out onto the stage. Cena looked at him in shock. Lesnar smiled. Fans chanted, “Holy shit!” Lesnar eyed Cena from ringside, then took off his jacket. Then his cowboy hat. He charged into the ring and gave Cena an F5. Cole said the man who dominated Summerslam over the years is back “and he is hungry as hell!”
(Keller’s Analysis: So if the Lesnar return was a late call, then it seems to be the reason for Cena’s sudden turn back babyface. Where did Cody Rhodes go? Nobody came out to help Cena!)
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