WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event emanates from the Nassau Veterans Memorial in Uniondale, New York! Liv Morgan defends the WWE Women’s World Championship against IYO SKY. Kevin Owens challenges Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. WWE crowns the first ever Women’s United States Champion, and more!
We break it all down in the WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event recap!
Sami Zayn vs. Drew McIntyre
Zayn charges at McIntyre and rains down with punches. McIntyre chops Zayn in the corner. Zayn responds with a chop of his own before unleashing a flurry of strikes. Zayn connects with a springboard moonsault off the top rope. Zayn jumps onto McIntyre from the other side, but is caught. McIntyre throws him across the announce table.
Back from break, McIntyre chops Zayn in the corner then tosses him across the ring. McIntyre rains down with right hands of his down. Zayn kicks McIntyre, then leaps off the top with a double axe handle. McIntyre delivers a sitout powerbomb for a near fall. He ascends the ropes with Zayn on his shoulders, but Zayn escapes and hits a sunset flip powerbomb for a near fall of his own.
Zayn looks for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but McIntyre blocks it and instead hits Zayn with a headbutt. McIntyre looks for a Claymore, but Zayn counters into a Blue Thunder Bomb. Both men are down. Zayn positions himself for a Helluva Kick, but McIntyre escapes to the outside. When he returns, he rocks Zayn with a Claymore for the win.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
WWE Women’s World Title: Liv Morgan (c) (w/ Dominik Mysterio & Raquel Rodriguez) vs. IYO SKY (w/ Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane)
Morgan slams SKY to the mat then dropkicks her. SKY responds with a flapjack. SKY looks for a German Suplex on the apron, but Morgan blocks it. SKY knocks Morgan to the ground with a big boot. She follows up with a moonsault off the apron.
Back from break, SKY dropkicks Morgan, then dives onto her to the outside. SKY rolls her back in the ring. She lands a missile dropkick. SKY charges toward the corner, but Morgan sidesteps and hits a backstabber. Morgan then nails her with a codebreaker for a near fall. SKY rocks Morgan with a trio of German Suplexes. SKY leaps off the top, but trips on her descent, paving the way for Morgan to roll her up for a two count. SKY locks in a crossface. Morgan counters, only to meet a big knee to the face. SKY charges in the corner with a pair of knees. SKY goes up top looking for a moonsault. Morgan gets her feet up to block it and spikes her challenger with an Oblivion for the win.
Winner (And Still): Liv Morgan
After the match, Rhea Ripley emerges on the stage and stares down Morgan.
World Heavyweight Title: Damian Priest vs. Gunther (c) vs. Finn Balor
Balor rolls Gunther up for a two count. Priest drives Gunther to the apron with a kick, then takes him out with a suicide dive to the outside.
Back from break, Gunther wipes out Priest and Balor with a big boot. Gunther locks Priest in a crab submission, Balor breaks it with a chop to Gunther. Balor rocks Gunther with a Pele Kick. Priest charges in with a double clothesline. Priest fires off chops on Gunther before returning to Balor. He drops Balor with a right hand. Priest elbows both Balor and Gunther in the corners. Priest walks the top rope and leaps down onto Gunther, Undertaker-style. Priest hits a Flatliner on Balor. Gunther looks to slam Priest, but Priest reaches his feet.
Balor surges in with Slingblades on Priest and Gunther. Gunther sends Balor over the tope rope, while he cinches in a sleeper hold on priest. Priest makes it back to a vertical base and snapmares Gunther. Priest chokeslams Gunther to the mat. Balor rocks Priest with a running dropkick. Balor goes up top for a Coupe De Grace, but Gunther swipes him off his feet.
Priest nails Gunther with a Razor’s Edge. Balor connects with a Coup de Grace on Priest. Priest and Balor trade pinfalls. Priest sends Balor plummeting to the mat with a South of Heaven. Gunther breaks up the subsequent pinfall by pulling Priest out of the ring. Gunther then powerbombs Priest onto the steel steps. Gunther dropkicks Balor into the turnbuckle, then stacks him up with a powerbomb for the win.
Winner (And Still): Gunther
Women’s US Title: Michin vs. Chelsea Green
Michin takes down Green with a headlock. Green looks for a suicide dive, but Michin stops her with a slap. Michin ties Green up in between the ropes. While Green distracts the referee, Piper Niven slams Michin to the ground on the outside.
Back from break, Green goes for a Rough Ryder, but Michin counters with a slam. Michin hits a pair of German Suplexes and a tornado DDT for a near fall. Green looks for Unprettier, but Michin counters. Green bounces back with a Rough Ryder. Green charges toward Michin, but she sidesteps, causing Green to land on Niven on the outside. Michin nails Niven with an Eat Defeat. Green again looks for Unprettier, but Michin reverses. Michin rocks Green with an Eat Defeat and covers her. Green, however, puts her foot on the bottom rope to break the fall.
Michin positions Green on the top rope. Niven tries to distract Michin, only to meet a dropkick to the midsection. Green slaps Michin and follows up with an Unprettier for the win.
Winner (And New): Chelsea Green
Undisputed WWE Title: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Owens rolls out of the ring and stares at the nearby title. He briefly returns, only to roll out again. Rhodes follows him and slams him into the side of the ring and the announce table. Rhodes then wipes him out with a suicide dive. Back in the ring, Rhodes slaps Owens. Rhodes lifts Owens up and drops him face first onto the mat. Owens rolls to the outside again, sending Rhodes crashing into the ring post. Owens then slams him on top of the announce desk.
Back from break, Owens lands a Swanton for a near fall. Owens taunts Rhodes, but Rhodes fights back with a pair of punches and a powerslam. Rhodes follows up with a Disaster Kick. He covers Owens for a two count. Rhodes goes for a Cody Cutter, but Owens sees it coming and rolls out of the ring. Rhodes follows him, only to meet a superkick to the jaw. Owens clears the announce table. Rhodes RKOs him on top of it.
Back in the ring, Rhodes hits a Cody Cutter for a near fall. Rhodes and Owens go up top, with Rhodes looking for a superplex, but Owens reverses it with a brainbuster. Owens looks for a Stunner. Rhodes reverses it into a Cross Rhodes-setup. Owens reserves that by pushing him into the referee.
Owens hits a Stunner, but there’s no ref to count his pinfall. A second referee rushes down, but as Rhodes goes for the Cody Cutter, he accidently lands on him. Owens rams Rhodes into the ring post, then retrieves a chair from the outside. Rhodes dodges his following swing and sets up for the Cross Rhodes again. Rhodes hits it on top of the chair before sliding it out of the ring. The original referee returns to count when Rhodes pins Owens for the win.
Winner (And Still): Cody Rhodes