CENA AND LESNAR SET TO WAGE WAR ONE FINAL TIME
John Cena v Brock Lesnar - One last time. And the renewed rivalry is set to be the opening match at Wrestlepalooza.
The Greatest of All Time was attacked by The Beast Incarnate following his loss to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam in one of the most shocking moments in recent WWE history. Lesar followed that up on the 5 September 2025 episode of SmackDown by brutally F5ing both United States Champion Sami Zayn and John Cena during their epic United States Championship clash.
There's plenty of history between the two future WWE Hall of Famers, as Lesnar is 4-2 all-time against Cena in one-on-one contests. The last time these two Superstars collided on-on-one was at Night of Champions 2014, where Cena won, albeit by disqualification.
With Cena winding down on his retirement tour, can he notch a win against The Beast before he hangs up his boots for good?
PUNK, LEE FACE OFF ROLLINS AND LYNCH
At Wrestlepalooza, CM Punk and AJ Lee will join forces against World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch in a highly personal tag team match.
The longstanding rivalry between Punk and Rollins reached a new level when The Visionary cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on his adversary at SummerSlam and defeated him to capture the World Heavyweight Title just moments after The Second City Saint won the gold from Gunther.
Then, in a Fatal 4-Way Match for the World Heavyweight Title at WWE Clash in Paris, Rollins retained after Becky Lynch attacked Punk with a low blow.
When Punk went looking for Rollins on Raw, he came face-to-face with Lynch. Knowing that Punk would never put his hands a woman, The Man humiliated The Voice of the Voiceless with numerous slaps.
In response, Punk's wife AJ Lee made a surprise return, appearing in WWE for the first time in more than 10 years. She launched a vicious counter-attack on Big Time Becks and stole her championship on SmackDown. Days later on Raw, Lee issued a challenge for a Mixed Tag Team Match pitting herself and Punk against Rollins and Lynch.
SKY AND VAQUER BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY
After cashing in her Money in the Bank contract while SKY was defending the title against Rhea Ripley at WWE Evolution and winning the ensuing Triple Threat Match, Naomi held the championship for a little more than a month before announcing that she was pregnant and vacating the title.
Two weeks later, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce revealed that the vacant championship would be decided in a match between two worthy contenders: Stephanie Vaquer, who won the Battle Royal at WWE Evolution to earn a title opportunity, and IYO SKY, who was scheduled to challenge Naomi before the titleholder revealed she was pregnant.
USO, REED AND BREAKKER SET FOR REUNION
Jey and Jimmy Uso are set to reunite against The Vision's Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker at Wrestlepalooza.
Reed and Breakker have been creating chaos for months at the behest of World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, most recently injuring Roman Reigns.
When order broke down in a match pitting Jey and LA Knight against Breakker and Reed, Jimmy Uso came to his brother's rescue. The Usos wasted little time before talking to Raw General Manager Adam Pearce, who set up a tag team showdown at the Premium Live Event.
What will happen when one of the greatest tag teams of all time collides with The Vision?
RHODES GOES TO WAR AGAINST MCINTYRE
At Wrestlepalooza, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be out for payback when he goes to war with the brutal Drew McIntyre.
It was McIntyre who put Rhodes on the shelf when he hit the titleholder out of nowhere with a vicious Claymore Kick that drove the champion's head through the announce table.
Rhodes, however, would return with a vengeance on the September 12 edition of SmackDown. Moments after McIntyre scored a controversial victory over Randy Orton, he prepared to deliver a post-match Claymore on The Viper through the announce table.
His attack came to a screeching halt, though, when The American Nightmare crashed back onto the scene. Rhodes attacked his adversary and laid down the challenge for a title match at Wrestlepalooza.
