2025 WWE Night of Champions: All You Need To Know

The 2025 Night of Champions PLE will be the 11th Night of Champions and will take place on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will host the finals of both the 24th King of the Ring and third Queen of the Ring tournaments, with the last tournaments for each held in 2024.

The event will also feature John Cena's last Night of Champions appearance as an in-ring performer, due to his retirement from professional wrestling at the end of 2025.

Watch WWE Night of Champions live this Saturday, 28 June, on WWE Channel 128 from 19:00 CAT. 

UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPION JOHN CENA vs. CM PUNK

Perhaps the final chapter in one of WWE's greatest rivalries will be written when Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defends the title against CM Punk at WWE Night of Champions.

Having already retained the title against Randy Orton after winning it from Cody Rhodes on his farewell tour, the self-professed "Last Real Champion" has promised to ruin wrestling by taking the title with him when he leaves.

The pledge is reminiscent of when Punk took the WWE Championship in 2011 after beating Cena to win the title, but The Second City Saint maintains that he was trying to save WWE and not ruin it. Now, he will look to save it once more when he goes to war against his longtime rival in a match that the WWE Universe has been eagerly anticipating for a long time.

KING OF THE RING FINAL: CODY RHODES vs. RANDY ORTON

Cody Rhodes will go head-to-head with Randy Orton in the King of the Ring Final at WWE Night of Champions.

After each emerged victorious in a first-round Fatal 4-Way Match, Orton went on to defeat Sami Zayn in one semifinal while Rhodes triumphed over Jey Uso in the other semifinal to earn the right to battle each other at the June 28 Premium Live Event.

The winner of that showdown will be crowned the 2025 King of the Ring and earn a World Title Match at SummerSlam.

QUEEN OF THE RING FINAL: ASUKA vs. JADE CARGILL

Is Jade Cargill ready for Asuka? The Empress of Tomorrow will collide with The Storm in the Queen of the Ring Final at WWE Night of Champions.

After each won an explosive Fatal 4-Way Match in the tournament's first round, Cargill overcame Roxanne Perez in one semifinal. At the same time, Asuka took down Alexa Bliss in the other semifinal to earn the right to battle each other on the June 28 PLE.

The winner of the match will be crowned the 2025 Queen of the Ring and earn a World Title Match at SummerSlam.

UNITED STATES CHAMPION JACOB FATU vs. SOLO SIKOA

United States Champion Jacob Fatu will take on his former ally, Solo Sikoa, in a highly personal title showdown at WWE Night of Champions.

Although Fatu captured the United States Title, Solo seemed to feel he was superior to The Samoan Werewolf, bringing in JC Mateo without Fatu knowing and belittling the titleholder behind his back.

After Solo failed in his attempt to bring Fatu back into the fold, he and Mateo launched a two-on-one assault on their former "brother" on SmackDown, a move that brought Jimmy Uso to the ring to aid the champion and led directly to the Night of Champions title matchup.

RHEA RIPLEY vs. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ – STREET FIGHT

Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez will go one-on-one in an unforgiving Street Fight.

The Eradicator has been at odds with Rodriguez ever since the latter returned and aligned with Ripley's longtime rival, Liv Morgan, as the two usurped Mami's spot in the Judgment Day and brutalized her on several occasions.

Ripley challenged Rodriguez to a Street Fight, and it is destined to be a ferocious affair between two of the most destructive WWE Superstars.

SAMI ZAYN vs. KARRION KROSS

At WWE Night of Champions, Sami Zayn will look to shut the mouth of Karrion Kross once and for all. Kross has been badgering Zayn for months, constantly mocking him for failing to become a world champion.

After Zayn's loss to Randy Orton in the King of the Ring Semifinal, Kross once again poked fun at Zayn, who erupted and challenged Kross to a match at WWE Night of Champions.

Despite months of intense backstage confrontations, Zayn and Kross have never met one-on-one. Can Zayn end his rivalry with Kross, or will Kross be too much?

SOURCE: WWE