WWE Saturday Night's Main Event: November 2025

Since its return to the WWE programming schedule, 'Saturday Night's Main Event' has provided plenty of big moments, good and bad, and I was certain this autumn edition would be no different. The card had some decent looking matches on it, if only a couple that really screamed major, as far as plot and stakes went. My eyes were focused on what I expected to be the main event; the World title match, but I was hoping for good matches across the card.

Opening the show, a little surprisingly, was the Undisputed WWE Championship match, which saw Cody Rhodes defend his title against Drew McIntyre, in a match where a disqualification or count-out, not just a pinfall or submission, for the champion would end his reign. Based on the story thus far, it came as no surprise to see Cody the more aggressive of the two wrestlers early on. I enjoyed parts of this match a fair amount, but it felt a little bit stop start. Additionally, while it made sense because of the story, the shenanigans-heavy finish was very predictable, unfortunately. Either way, this wad a fine title match, and not a bad way to start the event.

Next up was one of the more interesting matches on the card; the WWE Women's Championship match, between defending champion Tiffany Stratton and the now more viscious Jade Cargill. This match presented a major threat to the champion's reign, arguably the most she has faced during her time with the belt. I loved how physical and nasty Cargill was - this was absolutely the right decision for her character. This was an intense and relentlessly one-sided match - far more so than I ever would have predicted. This really was one person's moment to shine.

In the third match of the night, Dominic Mysterio defended his Intercontinental Championship against both Rusev and Penta in a potential show-stealer of a match. For me, this was a match about three of the best wrestlers in the company putting on a show, and that's exactly what they did. This match was all over the place, but in the best way. I loved how Mysterio continued to insert his cheeky heel antics into the match, and it was all sorts of fun to see him try and cheat his way to victory, while Rusev grew angrier and angrier, and Penta was flipping all over the place. I wasn't surprised by the winner, but I didn't care, because I enjoyed the journey to get there either way.

It was now time for the main event, and time to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion, after Seth Rollins vacated his title due to injury, as Jey Uso and CM Punk went one-on-one for the championship. I was very certain of who I wanted to win this one, but part of me was less sure about who actually would. This definitely felt like a big match, and I was looking forward to it. I really liked that this match built like a traditional big fight on a major show - it really helped the match feel as high stakes as it was, and the crowd was game too, in fairness. Both men were fair game for this one, and they made it as entertaining and unpredictable as they possibly could. There were several good spots in this one, particularly in the closing stages. I was worried about which way it would go, but ultimately I think the right decision was made. This was an awesome main event, regardless - I loved it.

Overall, I thought this was a solid show, which was elevated by an absolutely classic main event match, which was by far the best of Jey Uso's singles match career. This was one of the best 'Saturday Night's Main Event' shows that WWE has done since its return to the schedule. I had a couple of worries, based on the hit or miss nature of some of the other events, but this was a pretty respectable hit, in my view. Attention now turns to 'Survivor Series', which should itself be a solid show, no matter what.