Overview

• Seth Rollins capitalized on his Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam Night 1 to dethrone CM Punk and become WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
• Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena in a brutal street fight at MetLife Stadium to reclaim the Undisputed WWE Championship on Night 2.
• Moments after Rhodes’s victory, Brock Lesnar appeared in his first WWE outing since SummerSlam 2023 and delivered an F5 to Cena.
• Lesnar’s comeback concludes his absence linked to the Janel Grant lawsuit allegations against Vince McMahon and reignites a feud with Cena during the latter’s farewell tour.
• WWE’s pay-per-view finale sets up a likely Cena-versus-Lesnar showdown later this year and positions Rhodes as the new face of the company.