The outcome was never in doubt Styles isn’t even a member of the Raw roster, the show where the title will be defended. In the show opener, Rollins defeated Styles to become WWE’s new world heavyweight champion. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa to retain the undisputed tag team titles.Asuka defeated Bianca Belair to win the Raw women’s championship.Intercontinental champion Gunther defeated Mustafa Ali.Seth Rollins defeated AJ Styles to win the new world heavyweight championship.Zoey Stark emerged as the newest rival for Becky Lynch (whose program with Trish Stratus will also extend), Brock Lesnar evened the score with a win against Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins did what was expected by winning the new world heavyweight championship. In addition to the main event, two titles changed hands, including Asuka ending Bianca Belair’s 420-day title reign as Raw women’s champion. WWE’s next major card- Money in the Bank-isn’t until July, and some significant moments took place during an outstanding Night of Champions. While the vast majority of the cards in Saudi Arabia are glorified house shows, this was an exception. WWE makes $50 million per event in Saudi, but while the company wallows in its financial windfall, it must also deal with the backlash of partnering with a kingdom known for for its restrictions of political rights and civil liberties.
Play-by-play man Michael Cole was particularly effusive in his celebration of host city Jeddah, which will remain a stain in his highlight reel. The shows in Saudi Arabia are propaganda for the nation’s government, a role WWE happily fulfills in return for a king’s ransom worth of cash. The Usos turned on Reigns, and Reigns paid the price.
This came after The Usos accidentally superkicked Solo Sikoa, who ended up suffering the main event loss to the team of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.īest of all, this was a perfect progression in the ongoing narrative of Owens, Zayn, and The Bloodline-Owens and Zayn were able to defeat Reigns, finally cracking The Bloodline. Reigns, who reached rarified air by hitting 1,000 days as world champion, celebrated the mark in indignant fashion, getting superkicked twice by Jimmy Uso.
And it wasn’t wrong: Reigns’s story was exceptional, with The Usos finally taking a stand against him after he refused to stop antagonizing his own bloodline. That was the defining statement at WWE Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, where a tag title match featuring Reigns closed out the show instead of the bout to decide the new world heavyweight champion.
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