Overview

• Joe Tessitore announced on SportsCenter that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar will headline Wrestlepalooza on September 20 in Indianapolis, airing on ESPN’s direct-to-consumer service.
• On SmackDown in Norfolk, Cody Rhodes returned after Drew McIntyre’s pinfall win over Randy Orton and set an Undisputed WWE Championship match with McIntyre for Wrestlepalooza.
• Brock Lesnar made a televised appearance, issued a warning to Cena about their match, and ended an in-ring exchange by hitting R-Truth with an F-5.
• Tiffany Stratton’s WWE Women’s Championship defense against Jade Cargill ended in a double countout before Nia Jax entered and attacked both competitors.
• Sami Zayn retained the United States Championship against Rey Fenix, as WWE also promoted an updated Wrestlepalooza card featuring IYO SKY vs. Stephanie Vaquer, CM Punk & AJ Lee vs. Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch, and The Usos vs. The Vision.