Cody Rhodes did enough to defeat Kevin Owens and retain the Undisputed WWE Championship but the celebration was short lived.
Owens attacked Rhodes after the Saturday Night’s Main Event show went off the air and performed a piledriver on the champion. Rhodes did not move after the attack and had to be carried out of the arena on a stretcher.
With Rhodes laid out in the middle of the ring, Owens picked up the Winged Eagle championship and began taunting the crowd.
As Owens was headed backstage, he was approached and shoved by Paul “Triple H” Levesque. The confrontation was first seen by fans in the arena who shared the footage on social media.
USA TODAY Sports will have the results of what happens at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but here is some info to know ahead of the event.
Result: Cody Rhodes def. Kevin Owens
Highlights for this action-packed match:
Result: Chelsea Green def. Michin
Highlights for this action-packed match:
Result: Gunther def. Damian Priest and Finn Balor
Highlights for this action-packed match:
Result: Liv Morgan def. Iyo Sky
Highlights for this action-packed match:
Result: Drew McIntyre def. Sami Zayn
Here are some highlights:
Saturday Night’s Main Event begins at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 14. It will be a two-hour event.
Saturday Night’s Main Event will take place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. It’s the same arena where the first Saturday Night’s Main Event was held in 1985.
The event will be broadcast on NBC or can be streamed on Peacock.
Matches not in order
In the 1980s, if there was an event that had WrestleMania-worthy matches not at WrestleMania and for a nationwide audience, it was Saturday Night’s Main Event.
As wrestling continued to grow across the country and WWE strengthened its position as the top company in the U.S., Saturday Night’s Main Event was a way to showcase the biggest stars getting in the ring against each other. Typically held on NBC, it allowed millions of people a rare opportunity to tune in.
The show was a success and multiple shows a year would take place from 1985-1992. After a hiatus, it was brought back in 2006 and a couple more shows took place over the next few years. Now, in 2024, it’s back and appears to be something WWE is going to try to hold continuously; another Saturday Night’s Main Event will be held on Jan. 25 in San Antonio.
A familiar voice will be on the call for Saturday Night’s Main Event.
WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura will be back to put on the headset Saturday night. The former governor of Minnesota was a commentator for WWE after his wrestling career and was featured in the early editions of Saturday Night’s Main Event.
History will be made on Saturday night with the crowning of the first Women’s United States Championship. For months, fans have been calling on WWE to introduce a mid-card title to the women’s division, and now it’s finally here.
To determine the first champion, a tournament was held with the finals taking place on Saturday night between Chelsea Green and Michin. Here is how the tournament played out:
First round
Semifinals
Finals
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