Below are a couple of top Saturday Night’s Main Event updates, involving Gunther and Chelsea Green.
• Last night on Saturday Night’s Main Event, Gunther defeated World Tag Team Champion Finn Balor and Damian Priest in a Triple Threat Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Gunther pinned Balor to pick up the win.
Gunther earned significant backstage praise for expertly handling a difficult spot during this match.
The Ring General saved the following powerbomb spot after Priest’s leg hit the steel ring steps:
That was incredible control and strength from Gunther to hit this Powerbomb safely after Damian's leg hit the stairs. pic.twitter.com/SRUqKX5yO9
— Raion (@Raion74_) December 15, 2024
Fightful Select reported the following about this spot:
“Gunther got a lot of praise backstage for saving this spot.”
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• Last night on Saturday Night’s Main Event, Chelsea Green defeated “Michin” Mia Yim to become the inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion.
Green tweeted the following this morning:
“Woke up as 1st ever WWE Women’s United States Champion. So what’s first on the agenda? I’m going to Disneyland!!!!”
2-Time WWE Hall of Famer X-Pac aka Sean Waltman tweeted:
“I’m really happy for Chelsea Green. She earned that. Incredibly entertaining every time she’s on my screen.”