• Currently Planned Main Events of Night 1 & 2 of SummerSlam 2025
According to the Wrestling Observer, Gunther vs. CM Punk is scheduled to be the main event of Night 1, while John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes will main event Night 2 of SummerSlam 2025. After last night’s RAW, WWE has officially announced the following 9 matches for SummerSlam:
– Street Fight for the Undisputed WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. King of the Ring Cody Rhodes
– World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
– Women’s World Championship: Naomi (c) vs. Rhea Ripley vs. IYO SKY
– WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Queen of the Ring Jade Cargill
– Randy Orton & Jelly Roll vs. Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul
– Steel Cage Match for the United States Championship: Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
– No Disqualification, No Countout – Last Chance Match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria
(If Becky wins, Lyra can no longer challenge for the title for as long as Lynch is champion)
– Intercontinental Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) vs. AJ Styles
– WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
• Original Plan For AJ Styles At TNA Slammiversary 2025
AJ Styles’ return to TNA at Slammiversary 2025 was one of the most talked-about wrestling moments of the summer, but it turns out the segment fans saw almost played out very differently. The original plans for AJ’s appearance went through some big last-minute changes, with sources pointing to WWE’s involvement in those decisions.
Insiders told Sports Illustrated’s Jon Alba that the first idea was to have Styles participate in a segment with fellow TNA veteran Frankie Kazarian. This would have been a nostalgia-heavy reunion for longtime fans. But just hours before the show aired, those plans shifted. Some people within TNA believe WWE might have stepped in because they didn’t want to tease a storyline or a match with a current main roster talent – something TNA wouldn’t realistically be able to deliver given WWE’s tight grip on their stars.
Instead, what ended up happening was still a good moment: after Leon Slater captured the X-Division Championship from Moose and became the youngest X-Division Champion ever at the age of 20, Styles made his entrance. He congratulated Slater, paid tribute to the X-Division, and celebrated TNA’s legacy – a fitting nod considering his own history making that title what it is today, as AJ became the inaugural X-Divison Champion in 2002. TNA President Carlos Silva clarified afterwards that, no matter the tweaks, the core idea was always to honor AJ’s roots in the X-Division and his historic place in TNA’s story.
Interestingly, Styles’ return to TNA came while he’s still an active, involved star on WWE RAW. He will face Dominik Mysterio for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam 2025.
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