• WWE Live Event Results – Gunther Defeats WrestleMania Main Eventer
WWE held an untelevised Live Event / House at War Memorial Arena in Syracuse, New York, on January 1, 2026. At this event, Gunther defeated his WrestleMania 40 opponent, Sami Zayn (who is a WrestleMania main eventer as well, headlining WrestleMania 39 – Night 1). Below are the results:
– IYO SKY def. Raquel Rodriguez
– Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) def. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
– WWE Women’s Championship Match: Jade Cargill (c) def. B-Fab to retain the title
– The Wyatt Sicks (Uncle Howdy, Erick Rowan, and WWE Tag Team Champions Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) def. My Family Tree (Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, and Talla Tonga)
– United States Championship Match: Carmelo Hayes (c) def. The Miz to retain the title
– Gunther def. Sami Zayn
– The Vision (Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed) def. The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
– Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Drew McIntyre to retain the title
Also Read: WWE Is Failing To Capitalize On Gunther’s Momentum, Claims Former WWF Champion
• Tony Khan Reacts To Cody Rhodes Feeling Disrespected In AEW
Before WWE SummerSlam 2025, Cody Rhodes appeared on The Bill Simmons podcast and said the following about his AEW departure:
“There’s clearly bad blood, but there’s also clearly respect and love. In the end, the way I see it is, if I felt disrespected ever at WWE, that’s one thing. That’s a company that was built… that’s the Yankees. That’s the flagship of it all. If I ever felt (at WWE) that I was a number on a sheet, maybe, but feeling disrespected at something I built with my friends. That we built. Feeling disrespected there, I wouldn’t stand for it.
Brandi and I both, I’m so blessed to have her. It was one of those where it was, f**k it. ‘I did way more here than you think, and you’re going to find out the moment I’m out the door.’ I don’t believe in the cold-hearted backstabbing type of revenge. The greatest revenge on Earth is success.
I felt like we were sitting on something wonderful. Something great. A huge, potentially, what I was doing with The American Nightmare, as a bad guy, as a good guy, something in between. We’re sitting on some magic. If I’m not going to do it in the house that I literally, with Matt, Nick, and Kenny built, then buddy, I’m going elsewhere.”
During an interview with Case Lowe of Q101, AEW President Tony Khan addressed Cody’s comments:
“He does a lot of interviews and I think when you have to say so many words so often…he works so hard, he has such a big schedule. To his credit, I bet he does hundreds of interviews a year.
I’m not sure I agree with that, but I also would give him the benefit of the doubt, I’ve heard him say a lot of positive things too. For somebody that doesn’t work here and that’s involved in a competitive promotion, he’s usually pretty gracious with the things that he says.
I’ve seen him since he’s been gone and it’s always been very positive and good. I have only good things to say about him and his contributions here.”
