For the primary time in 16 years, WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event is again. The particular two-hour occasion, loaded with a five-match lineup, will simulcast on NBC and Peacock later tonight whereas emanating from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. As an added bonus, WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura will likely be on name for WWE SNME, which he says will likely be a “throwback” to the previous days.
Four of the 5 in-ring contests will see championships placed on the road, whereas the opposite pits Sami Zayn towards Drew McIntyre in singles competitors. “The Scottish Warrior” made an explosive return to WWE tv by attacking Zayn and Jey Uso on the December 2 episode “WWE Raw.” The following week, Zayn known as out McIntyre, who claimed that he and Uso “offered out for completely nothing” after they teamed with Roman Reigns on this yr’s Men’s WarGames at WWE Survivor Series. The confrontation later escalated to physicality, as McIntyre once more attacked Zayn from behind, resulting in a subsequent brawl backstage.
Elsewhere, Cody Rhodes will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship towards the increasingly-rageful Kevin Owens. Rhodes and Owens spent a lot of the yr as allies, particularly because the latter repeatedly helped the previous fend off the brand new and authentic Bloodline. At WWE Bad Blood, nevertheless, Rhodes threw his previous grievances with the OG Bloodline out the window when he sided with Roman Reigns in a tag bout towards Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu. Feeling betrayed by Rhodes’ transfer, Owens went right into a spiral, which finally led him to assaulting each Rhodes and Randy Orton.
Three extra titles on the road
WWE World Heavyweight Championship GUNTHER will even be in motion as he raises his title up towards Damian Priest and The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor in a triple-threat. For Balor, it will mark his first televised world title shot since WWE SummerSlam 2023. For Priest, this marks his second try at regaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after dropping it to GUNTHER at this yr’s SummerSlam premium stay occasion. WWE SNME will likely be GUNTHER’s fourth televised title protection, having beforehand retained it with wins over Sami Zayn, Randy Orton, and Priest.
Meanwhile, IYO SKY cashes in her long-awaited title shot when she challenges Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s World Championship. SKY earned this title alternative on the November 4 episode of “WWE Raw” by outlasting her opponents in a battle royal. Morgan, who’s now held the championship for over 200 days, has been largely preoccupied along with her long-standing rival Rhea Ripley in latest weeks, however at WWE SNME, all her focus will lastly be on “The Genius of the Sky.”
Rounding out the cardboard is a history-making match wherein WWE will crown its first-ever Women’s United States Champion. The title was first launched as a “SmackDown” unique final month, with its counterpart, the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship, later being added to the “WWE Raw” model. The WWE Women’s United States Championship match started on November 15 and has now come down to 2, with Chelsea Green and Michin advancing to the finals by selecting up wins over Bayley and Tiffany Stratton, respectively, on “WWE SmackDown.”
