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WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
JUNE 27, 2026
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
STREAMING LIVE ON ESPN+
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves
[HOUR ONE – SIMULCAST ON ESPN CHANNEL]
-Michael Cole introduced the show as they showed an aerial view of Riyadh. He noted it was over 100 degrees outside. They showed Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, Gunther, Sami Zayn, and Cody Rhodes. Cody was booed as Cole noted that it’s a favorable crowd for Sami. They cut to inside the arena.
-A Paul Levesque video package aired previewing the line-up.
-They went to ringside where Cole said it was an honor to be sitting alongside Corey Graves (as opposed to last night on Smackdown, where he made it sound like a last resort because no one else was available!). Cole touted the crowd as a sellout of over 18,000.
(1) OBA FEMI vs. JEY USO – King of the Ring final
Cole said Jey has a lot of pressure as he has orders from his Tribal Chief to win the King of the Ring and take the WWE Title away from whoever ends up being champion at the end of the night. Fans cheered and Yeeted and danced during Jey’s entrance. Then Oba came out on the extra large entrance stage. Fans chanted “Ohhhh-buh! Ohhhh-buh!” as he strutted out. The bell rang 10 minutes into the hour.
Oba overpowered Jey at the start, but Jey sidestepped him and punched him a few times. Oba staggered, but then shook it off. He checked Jey down and then charged. Jey rolled to ringside to avoid the charge. Oba went after Jey at ringside. Jey slipped out of his grip and shoved Oba into the ringpost. He followed with a dive through the ropes, knocking Oba into the ringside barricade. He did it a second time, but when he went for a third, Oba punched him out of mid-air.
Back in the ring, as “Oba!” chants rang out, Oba gave Jey a shoulder breaker. Cole noted that Jey was favoring his ribs from the dives by Jey at ringside. Oba waited for Jey to stand and then went for a chokeslam, but Jey slipped free and kicked Oba. Oba responded by lifting Jey for a powerbomb, but Jey slipped free and then kicked the back of Oba’s head twice. He climbed quickly to the top rope and then leaped with a frog splash for a one count. Oba powered out and grabbed Jey’s throat and chokeslammed him mid-ring for a two count. (Cole’s mic was somewhat overmodulating throughout this, unfortunately. Not his fault, but just a poor mic set-up. It sounded like he was calling the show. through his iPhone mic or a cheap karaoke mic.)
Oba charged, but Jey caught him with a kick. He followed with two more superkicks and then a spear in the corner. He then leaped off the top rope with a splash. Jey sold that he was hurt upon impact. Both were down and slow to get up. Jey went for another top rope splash seconds later and landed it. Oba kicked out at two. Jey applied a sleeper. Cole noted that’s how Jey won the World Title from Gunther at WrestleMania. Oba sat up and then stood up and then powered out of it. Jey superkicked him again, but Oba followed with a running European uppercut. He hit another and then lifted tossed Jey half way across the ring. He then gtave Jey hit Fall from Grave sitout powerbomb for the win.
Graves said Oba is “headed for Minnesota.”
WINNER: Oba Femi in 9:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: That was the right length. Jey’s offense was mostly generated from avoiding Oba’s own velocity on charges or slipping out of his grip. Oba sold just enough to make it seem like Jey had a fighting chance. Oba came across as a star who you’d want to pay to see and get on the bandwagon for now if you haven’t already. So now the question is does he choose to face Roman Reigns already at Summerslam or is he being set up to face the winner of the WWE Title match later instead. If he does that, will it look like he’s ducking Roman?)
-Aldis handed Oba the King of the Ring crowd mid-ring after the match. Byron Saxton then interviewed him. “It feels so good to go from being The Ruler to The King.” He said Jey can’t beat fate and destiny “and most importantly, you can’t beat me.” He closed with a passionate declaration he is the mountain you cannot climb. Cole said the question is now who would Oba choose to face at Summerslam. “Maybe we’ll find out Monday night at Raw in Atlantic City.” [c]
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-Cole plugged tickets for WWE Summerslam in Minneapolis, Minn.
-Danhausen made his entrance. He said it’s his first time there “and it has been quite wonderful.” He said he has continued his experiments because recently he has come to have “lots of human monies.” Liv Morgan’s entrance song interrupted him and she came out and shot him an eye roll and then told him he owes The Judgment Day “a whole lot of money.” She said if he doesn’t give it back, a lot of bad things will happen to him. Danhausen cursed her. She slapped him and then headed to the ring.
(2) IYO SKY vs. LIV MORGAN – Queen of the Ring final
The bell rang 34 minutes into the hour. They battled back and forth in the ring early, then Sky took control at ringside. Back in the ring, Liv took over. Cole said Liv rarely shows panic in the ring. Liv leaped off the second rope with a flying axe handle for a two count. Sky made a comeback and attempted a missile dropkick off the second rope, but Liv caught her legs and stomped her. Liv rolled Iyo over and went for a Boston Crab. She leaned so far back that she fell backwards and Sky flipped out of it and double-stomped Liv. Cole said that had to be great scouting by Sky to know that was a new wrinkle in Liv’s offense.
Sky drove Liv face-first into the mat. She blocked a Liv punch and then leaped off the top rope with a missile dropkick that landed. She flipped and celebrated mid-ring and played to the crowd as Liv leaned in the corner. Then she landed double knees in the corner and scored a two count at 9:00. Liv countered Sky seconds later with a back stabber. Sky rolled to ringside.
Liv dove through the ropes, but Sky caught her with a forearm mid-air. Sky then landed a springboard Asai Moonsault onto Liv at ringside. Sky then delivered a double underhook backbreaker for a two count. Liv shoved Sky off the top rope. Sky held her left knee afterward at ringside. Liv stomped away at the knee. Back in the ring, Liv applied a half crab at 13:00. Sky screamed in pain, but crawled to the bottom rope.
They stood and exchanged punches mid-ring. Sky’s leg gave out. Liv landed a Code Breaker off the second rope for a two count. Sky came back and leaped at Liv, but Liv moved, and then Sky cried out in pain over her knee injury again. Sky met Liv on the top turnbuckle and landed a Spanish Fly followed by her Over the Moonsault for the clean win.
WINNER: Sky in 16:00 to become Queen of the Ring.
(Keller’s Analysis: Good match. I’m mostly relieved they didn’t work anything supernatural into the finish regarding Danhausen’s curse before the match.)
-Aldis presented Sky with the Queen crown afterward. Sky admired it. Saxton asked Sky how it felt to be the 2026 Queen of the Ring. She declared, “I am the Queen!” She looked down at Liv at ringside and said, “Liv, I’ll see you at Summerslam.” Cole said Sky made her choice.
-A video package previewed the WWE Title main event Triple Threat. [c]
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[HOUR TWO – ESPN UNLIMITED]
(3) SETH ROLLINS vs. BRON BREAKKER – Cage Match
Seth made his entrance and threw chairs, kendo sticks, and tables into the ring. The announcers said you might as well do it before the cage door and closed and locked as anything is legal in a cage match. Seth set up a chair and sat on it mid-ring to watch Breakker’s ring entrance. The bell rang 10 minutes into the hour.
They each sat on chairs and stared at each other. Seth went on the attack. Breakker took over quickly with some German suplexes. Breakker slammed Seth onto a chair and scored a two count. Seth fought back at 6:00 and won a battle of a mid-ring exchange. He then clotheslined Breakker twice and took down with a third running clothesline. “What does it feel like to destroy your creation?” asked Cole. Graves said he’s never created anything. Cole said, “It was rhetorical.”
Seth set up a table. Graves noted it takes a lot of time. Breakker recovered and went for a spear. Seth turned and caught Breakker with a boot and then clotheslined him. He threw three chairs into Breakker’s head. He covered Breakker with chairs. Breakker recovered a punched Seth as he sat on the top turnbuckle. He followed with top rope Frankensteiner onto the chairs in the ring leading to a near fall at 10:00.
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