Overview
- Joe Tessitore confirmed on ESPN’s SportsCenter that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar will main event Wrestlepalooza on September 20 in Indianapolis.
- Cody Rhodes returned on SmackDown, rescued Randy Orton from Drew McIntyre, and announced an Undisputed WWE Championship match with McIntyre for Wrestlepalooza.
- Drew McIntyre defeated Randy Orton via a second Claymore on SmackDown, shortly before Rhodes issued the title challenge.
- Brock Lesnar opened the show with a brief in-ring segment interrupted by R-Truth, ending with Lesnar delivering an F-5.
- Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill for the WWE Women’s Championship ended in a double countout before Nia Jax attacked both, Sami Zayn retained the U.S. title over Rey Fenix, and the Wrestlepalooza card also includes CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch, IYO SKY vs. Stephanie Vaquer for the vacant Women’s World title, and The Usos vs. The Vision.