WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME) XLI Results (11/1/25)

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME) XLI Results (11/1/25):

• Saturday night kicks off proper with Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes entering the Delta Center, ready to defend his championship against the “Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre, with special stipulations sanctioned for this monumental bout. McIntyre was grinning from ear to ear as he entered the venue, fully knowing that if anyone had the advantage, it was definitely him. Drew was so confident that he even instructed the legendary Lilian Garcia to announce him as the “real American Dream.” All throughout the match, McIntyre was baiting Rhodes into breaking the rules. At one point, McIntyre would grab the title, then hand it over to an irate Cody, daring him to hit him with the belt. Another instance of Drew wanting to take the easy way out was when he sent Cody Rhodes through the announcer’s table, instructing the referee to count. Rhodes fought through it all, even a tweaked knee as he was going for a Cody Cutter. At the conclusion of this match, the melee between Cody and Drew led to the WWE official getting caught in the crossfire. With the referee down, Drew reintroduced the title belt, trying to smash Cody’s face in. Rhodes would duck the attempt and execute a DDT on Drew on top of the gold. Rhodes would end this with a Cross Rhodes, to retain the title in an exciting opener.
• Ready for more action, WWE Universe? Next up, a banged Tiffany Stratton defends the WWE Women’s Championship against a hungry Jade Cargill. It was all Jade Cargill throughout the match. While Stratton managed to muster a minimal amount of offense, such as hitting an impressive Swanton Bomb, she was hampered by her knee injury and even more overwhelmed by Jade Cargill. Before anyone knew it, Jade Cargill was the #AndNEW WWE Women’s Champion in a brutal display of offense and power.
• In our third championship match of the night, the WWE Intercontinental Title is on the line as AAA Mega Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio defends one of his two titles against not one but two competitors in the form of Penta and Rusev. The “Bulgarian Brute” did not wait around. Not a second after the bell sounded, Rusev would go on the offensive against Mysterio, and eventually, Penta, going in for an early pin. There was clearly no alliance in this match, with all three men going after one another. However, Rusev dominated the majority of the match, even locking Dom in an Accolade, with Penta delivering a thrust kick in the back of Rusev’s head to make the save. After an intense melee between the three, Penta would temporarily remove Mysterio from the equation with a Mexican Destroyer. Penta turned his focus to Rusev, trying to mount some offense with an aerial maneuver. Unfortunately, he would get caught by a Matcha Kick, then Rusev would sink in the Accolade. The bell would ring; however, it was Dominik Mysterio up to his old tricks. Rusev would relinquish the hold and go after Dom. “Dirty” Dom still had the bell hammer in hand, threatening to use it. Penta would wrestle it away from him and would run in for the blow, but Dom would duck out of the way, hitting Rusev instead. Mysterio would scale the ropes and deliver a Frog Splash to steal the win and retain the Intercontinental Title.
• Through a video package, John Cena made an announcement regarding his final opponent for his WWE Retirement Tour.
• For the main event of, well, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Jey Uso and CM Punk compete for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Jey Uso was up first, with the crowd YEET-ing all the way through his entrance. Next up, CM Punk would come out, looking more focused than ever. These two would wage war unlike anything the WWE Universe has ever seen. Multiple GTS and Uso Splash attempts, even an attempt at a Piledriver, were seen in this match. In the closing moments of the match, the two would hit each other with everything they had. Unfortunately for Jey Uso, whatever he laid out wasn’t enough. Two GTSs later, CM Punk would capture the WWE World Heavyweight Title, finally overcoming adversity to reach the mountaintop once and for all.

That’s all for the REAL-TIME WWE SNME XLI results as they happen in the Delta Center on November 1, 2025.