WWE SNME 5-24-25 - Jey vs. Logan Paul, Cena's Final Network TV Match

 

John Cena wrestles his final network TV match here and Logan Paul gets his PPV-level World Title shot - so it's a pretty loaded lineup. Jesse is out with Joe Tessitore and in a Hendrix shirt and Malcom X hat - pretty timeless fashion even 40 years later. Jey is in the Hogan graphic slot and the tag match opens up and a CM Punk chant starts THE SECOND the heels are in-ring and never ends until he gets in there. Even going through Sami's intro. Leaping inverted Steiner bulldog by Bron to Sami over the announce table. 

BRON PUSHUPS! I love how much of Scott Steiner's act Rick's son took - while actually still working in a good amount of his dad's stuff too. Punk hits a Code Red for 2. Punk and Sami have gear for Palestine here. Arabian moonsault by Sami! BRONSON REED IS THE THIRD MAN IN THE DANGEROUS ALLIANCE AND tackles Punk and Sami eats a spear to end it! Cole calls them a very dangerous coalition which is just so stupid when they own DANGEROUS ALLIANCE! TSUNAMI TO PUNK!

Chelsea Green cuts a promo backstage with a cold for her US Title match. Sunset bomb to the floor for Chelsea gets 2. I never got anyone knocking Rey for his size because he wrestled like no one else - but Zelina looks like she's four foot nothing and super-tiny and works like every other woman doing WWE mid-card style from 15 years ago.  Sliding..sorta flatliner facebuster thing gets 2 for Chelsea. Chelsea misses a run-up pump slash and a clothesline gets 2. Shitty 619 misses largely and still busts Chelsea up. Avalanche Code Red won it and Chelsea made it look great and Zelina got zero pop. Wow. Cena vs. Truth is up.

Vikingo vs. Gable is announced for Worlds Collide and WE GET VIKINGO AND AAA ON NBC! WE COULD GET NINO HAMBUGUESA ON NBC! Cena heel recap before the Truth match. The second UP NEXT graphic is up... This orange and red kit is fucking terrible - let alone for Cena's retirement run. The purple and yellow and red, white and blue stuff was a trillion times better. RON CENA is out in throwback-ish Cena gear too.

Cena jumps him with a lariat and punches before a protoplex and five knuckle shuffle. TRUTH HITS THE BABYFACE COMEBACK FOR CENA! AND THE FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! TRUTH HITS AN AA AND GETS 2! STF BY TRUTH! Cena grabs the belt and uses the ref taking it away to low blow Truth and AA him for the win. This was fun.  BELT SHOT after the match. Drew vs. Priest is up and the finale.

Cena says that Cena will take his title home and LOGAN PAUL WILL TAKE JEY'S TITLE TONIGHT! Jesse is shown in '86 going from the booth to the ring and winning and then spending WAY too long burying Pat for doing it and losing while Lilian is doing intros. Drew jumps him and brings a chair in before Drew eats an elevated flatiner that is barely sold. Drew misses a corner claymore and a conchairto hits and Priest leaves to really win it. THE US EXPRESSIS SHOWN!

Jey comes out through the crowd and Logan has batsuit abs now. Logan goes for the Omega forward roll>moonsault combo and is met with knees to the gut. Buckshot meets a superkick for 2. "FUCK YOU LOGAN" chant and Cena attacks Jey after the splash. Cody attacks Cena and Cena takes THE WORST BUMP EVER FOR THE CROSS RHODES! And then the splash hits and Jey wins it and somehow that wasn't a DQ and now Ccody has the mic and steals all of Jey's thunder and makes Jey and Cody vs. Cena and Logan for MITB. OG ALL IN rushing there.