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1/24 WWE SATURDAY NIGHT'S MAIN EVENT REPORT: A BRAWL, A TITLE MATCH, AJ'S LAST WIN?, WHO FACES DREW NEXT WEEK?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2026-01-24 22:00:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Wade Barrett.

Stephanie McMahon is your host tonight and she mentions that Joe Tessitore is stuck at the airport in Detroit.   Stephanie throws out a Triple H level ARE YOU READY in French.

Jacob Fatu says he is locked in and he will take care of Cody tonight.

Match Number One:  Jacob Fatu versus Cody Rhodes

Fatu attacks Cody during his entrance and pyro on the turnbuckles.  Fatu backs Cody into the corner and Cody punches Fatu.  Cody knocks the referee down and Fatu hits Cody from behind.  Referees come out to check on the downed referee.  Fatu kicks Cody and Cody sends Fatu to the floor.  Cody goes for a suicide dive and Fatu with a punch.

Officials come out and separate them.  Fatu attacks security and then he goes up top and hits a multi jump swanton onto security, but misses Cody.

Fatu is escorted to the back.  Cody catches up to Fatu and he sends him into the guardrails.  They fight back to the ring and Cody sends Fatu into the ring.  Cody clotheslines Fatu over the top rope to the floor.  Cody iwth a suicide dive that sends Fatu over the announce table.  Cody waits for Fatu to get up and he clotheslines Fatu over the ringside barrier into the crowd.  Cody punches Fatu as he heads up the aisle.  Fatu runs Cody ino the dasher boards.  Cody with punches to Fatu and he pushes the officials doing their best to try to stop these men.  Cody pushes a trash can at Fatu and he pushes more security around.

Fatu with a back body drop onto the floor.  Fatu slams Cody on the floor.  Fatu pushes more security and then he walks away.  Cody hits Fatu from behind and he punches Fatu.  Fatu is sent into a storage case.  Cody with a forearm to the back and Fatu sends Cody into the seats.  Cody spits a liquid in Fatu's face and he connects with forearms.  They go up the aisle.  Cody with a punch and Fatu with a thumb to the eye.  They go into the concourse.  Fatu sends Cody into the wall and punches him.  Cody throws a trash can at Fatu but misses and he hits security.  Cody throw the trash can some more.  Fatu with a uranage to a security member through a table.  They fight to a concession stand and Cody with more punches.  

They go back into the seating area and they throw many punches.  Cody with more punches while Aldis tries to talk some sense into both men.  They go down the aisle and Fatu with a punch.  Fatu fish hooks Cody.  Fatu kicks Cody as they get to the bottom of the aisle.  Cody gets on the ringside barrier and Fatu head butts a security member.  They get onto a case and they throw a member of security onto the other security.  Cody with a head butt and Drew knocks Fatu off the case through a table.  Drew with a low blow to Cody.  Drew with a power bomb through a table. Officials check on Cody and Fatu while Drew walks away.

Drew makes his way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

Drew is in the back and he grabs his title belt.

Cathy Kelley demands an explanation.

Drew says that is a statement.  If you run your mouth that is what is going to happen to you.

Match Number One:  Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley versus Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan for the WWE Women's Tag Titles

Iyo with a drop kick to Liv and she goes for a slam but Liv escapes and she pulls Iyo to the mat.  Iyo with an Irish whip and Liv with a back elbow.  Perez tags in and they go for a double suplex but Iyo escapes.  Iyo with a forearm and she sends Perez' leg into Liv  Iyo with handsprings and a leg sweep.  Iyo with a drop kick to Perez.  Liv tries to pull Perez to the floor but Iyo pulls her back in and Perez grabs the ring skirt.  Liv drops Iyo on the top rope and Perez with windmill punches that some times make contact.  Perez with an Irish whip and elbow.  Liv tags in and Liv with a Codebreaker and Perez with a side Russian leg sweep.  Liv gets a near fall.  Liv with a suplex and she holds on and rolls through for a second one.  Liv hits the third Amiga and Liv with a round kick for a near fall.  Liv kicks Iyo in the ribs.  Perez tags in and kicks Iyo in the midsection..  Perez with an elbow to the back of the neck.

Perez stands on the ankle to stop Iyo's momentum toward the corner.  Perez stomps on the ankle.  Iyo kicks Perez away but Perez with an elbow drop to the back to stop Iyo from making the tag.  IYo with a victory roll into a double stomp.  Liv tags in and she stops Iyo but Iyo is able to get to Rhea.  Rhea with short arm clotheslines and a back heel kick.  Rhea with a fallaway slam.  Rhea with a flying boot to the side of the head for a near fall.  Rhea sets for RipTide but Liv escapes.  Rhea blocks a Codebreaker.  Liv with a kick to the knee  Liv escapes a Razor's Edge and tags in PErez.  Rhea slams Perez and head butts Liv.  Perez screams and punches Rhea. Rhea forces Perez to the apron.  Rhea tries to superplex Perez back into the ring but Perez with a kick.  Liv tags in and she knocks Iyo off the apron.  Perez with a rana off the turnbuckles and Liv with a Codebreaker.  Perez with a suicide dive to Iyo and Liv gets a near fall.

Rhea with a kick to Liv.  Liv goes for a springboard arm drag but Rhea pushes her away.  Rhea with a kick to Liv.  Rhea sets for Razor's Edge and Iyo tags in.  Rhea hits Razor's Edge and Iyo with a missile drop kick.  Perez breaks up the cover.  Perez with a forearm to Rhea and a satellite head scissors take down.  Iyo with a springboard drop kick to Perez and Iyo has ears.  Iyo misses the running knees into the turnbuckles when Liv moves.  Liv gets a near fall after a crucifix bomb.  Liv with an Irish whip and Perez tags in.  Iyo with a shotei to Liv but Perez with a kick.  Perez with a sunset flip but Iyo with a handspring to escape followed by a kick.  Iyo goes up top for a moonsault but Perez gets her feet up.

Perez with Pop Rox for a near fall.  Rhea tags in and Perez with a back heel kick.  Rhea with a head butt and she sets for RipTide and hits it.  Iyo tags in and hits the moonsault but Raquel pulls Rhea to the mat and Rhea falls onto the referee before he can make the three count.  Iyo with a suicide dive to Raquel but Raquel catches Iyo and power bombs her to the floor.  Raquel sends Iyo back into the ring.

Stephanie Vaquer's music plays and she punches Raquel.  Raquel sends Vaquer into the ringsie barrier but Raquel misses a boot.  Raquel is sent into the crowd and Vaquer with a cross body onto Raquel.  They fight to the back.

Back in the ring, the referee has conveniently woken up and Perez with a one arm cover of Iyo for a near fall.  Perez crawls to the corner to make the tag.  Liv with ObLIVion but Rhea makes the blind tag and hits a running knee and RipTide for the three count.

Winners:  Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky (retain championship)

We take a look at how we got AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura on tonight's show.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Shinsuke Nakamura versus AJ Styles

They lock up and Nakamura with a side head lock.  They lock up and Nakamura with a side head lock take down.  AJ with a rollup for a near fall.  Nakamura with a waist lock.  AJ with a standing switch.  Nakamura with a wrist lock into a side head lock.  AJ goes for a leap frog and Nakamura with a thrust kick.  They lock up and Nakamura backs AJ into the ropes.  AJ pushes Nakamura away when Nakamura puts his head against AJ's chest.  Nakamura with a knee but he misses a few stomps.  AJ with a drop kick.  AJ with a back breaker.  AJ sends Nakamura into the turnbuckles and he connects with shoulders.  Nakamura with punches and forearms.  AJ with a back elbow.  AJ with a pescado forearm to Nakamura.  AJ misses a forearm in the corner and Nakamura with a kick to the head.

Nakamura puts AJ on the top turnbuckle and Nakamura with a running knee and he gets a near fall.   Nakamura with a snap mare and a knee drop.  Nakamura with knees to the ribs.  Nakamura with a reverse chin lock.  Nakamura backs AJ into the corner and Nakamura with knees.  Nakamura chokes AJ in the corner.  Nakamura misses a boot and Nakamura with a forearm.  AJ with a clothesline and a flying forearm.  AJ with a clothesline into the corner and an Ushigoroshi for a near fall.  AJ goes for a Styles Clash but Nakamura with scorpion kicks to escape the hold.  Nakamura with kicks to the chest.   Nakamura with a kick and a sliding German suplex.

Nakamura with a jumping knee off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa but AJ with a drop kick to the knee.  AJ with a dragon screw and then AJ with a calf crusher.  Nakamura gets to the ropes to force a break.  Nakamura with a kick from the apron but AJ with a dragon screw in the ropes.  AJ with another dragon screw.  AJ with a calf crusher.  Nakamura fights through the pain and he tries to get to the ropes.  Nakamura rolls through and Nakamura with a cross arm breaker.  Nakamura turns it into a triangle with forearms to AJ's head.  AJ gets Nakamura up for a Styles Clash but Nakamura escapes.  AJ with a knee to Nakamura.  

AJ with a forearm and Nakamura fires back.  The continue the exchange.  Nakamura with a back elbow but AJ with a Pele Kick.  Nakamura with a knee to the back of the head.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and his knee gives out  AJ with a running knee and he gets a near fall when Nakamura gets his hand on the ropes.  AJ with a torture rack bomb for a near fall.  Nakamura escapes a suplex and Nakamura puts AJ in the ropes but Nakamura cannot do the sliding German suplex.  AJ with a sliding knee on the apron to Nakamura.  AJ sends Nakamura back into the ring and AJ sets for a Phenomenal Forearm but Nakamura gets AJ on his shoulders for a Cradle Shock and he gets a near fall.  AJ blocks a German suplex attempt.  Nakamura with a sling blade and he sets for a reverse exploder.  AJ with elbows.  AJ with a Pele kick and both are down.  

They get back to their feet.  Nakamura with a forearm and AJ fires back.  They go back and forth.  Nakamura with a kick to the chest and AJ fires back.  They continue the exchange with kicks and forearms.  They go to chops and forearms.  hey connect with kicks to the leg.  Nakamura with a head butt and then Nakamura with a cross arm breaker but AJ with a rollup for a near fall.  Nakamura with a kick.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and he connects but AJ is able to block it a bit.  Nakamura avoids a Styles Clash.  Nakamura with a knee to AJ.  Nakamura misses Kinshasa and hits the turnbuckles.  AJ is sent to the apron and AJ avoids a boot and he drops the leg on the top rope.  AJ with a Phenomenal Forearm followed by a Styles Clash for the three count.

Winner:  AJ Styles

After the match, AJ goes over to Nakamura and he offers his fist and they show their Wonder Twin powers.  They shake hands and hug.

Stephanie is back at the podium to talk about what we have seen so far tonight.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Randy Orton versus Trick Williams versus Sami Zayn versus Damian Priest in a Number One Contender Match

They all stand in their respective corners as they listen to the crowd.  Trick goes to the floor, even though he CANNOT WIN on the floor.  Sami avoids an RKO and he clotheslines Priest over the top rope to the floor.  Trick pulls Sami to the floor and he connects with forearms to the back.  Randy with a European uppercut to Trick followed by forearms to the back.  Priest with a splash off the ring steps onto Trick and Randy  Priest with an elbow into the corner followed by a flying forearm in the center of the ring.   Sami escapes a suplex attempt and Priest kicks Orton.  Randy with a thumb to the eyes and Priest is sent to the floor.  Randy with a kick and European uppercut.  Randy goes to the turnbuckles to punch Sami.  Sami drops Orton on the turnbuckles and Sami with punches from the turnbuckles.  Trick with a knee to Sami and he kicks Sami and Orton.

Trick punches Sami.  Trick sends Sami into Randy on the apron and Trick with a jumping neck breaker for a near fall.  Trick with a knee to Sami followed by a chop.  Sami with forearms.  Trick with a spinning back heel kick and Priest hits a leaping flatliner on Trick for a near fall.  Priest goes for a Razor's Edge on Sami but Sami blocks it and he hits a tornado DDT on Priest for a near fall.  Sami sets for a Blue Thunder Bomb on Priest and Randy gets in the ring so he tries for one on Randy but Randy escapes.  Randy with a power slam to Priest.  Randy with two clotheslines and he ducks a clothesline from Sami and follows with a power slam.

Randy sets for an IEDDT on Priest and he hits it.  Randy with a kick to Trick in the ropes and he sets for an IEDDT but Sami grabs Orton and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.  Sami sets for a Helluva Kick but Trick with a jumping side kick for a near fall.  Priest with a jumping kick to Trick and Trick goes to the floor.  Priest goes to the floor and Trick with a uranage onto the ringside barrier.  Sami with a flip dive onto Trick.  Sami escapes a back drop driver onto the table and he gives one to Orton.  Sami with an exploder to Priest in the corner.  Sami sets for the Helluva Kick and connects.  Sami gets a naer fall because Trick pulls the referee out of the ring.  The referee yells at Trick and Trick tells him to shut up.  Trick threatens to hit the refeee.

Sami grabs Trick and Trick punches Sami.  Orton with a back drop driver to Trick on the announce table and he hits a second one.  Sami is pulled to the floor and Randy gives Sami a back drop driver onto the announce table.  Randy makes sure that Priest is not left out so he gives him a back drop driver onto the table.  Randy gives Trick another back drop driver onto the announce table.  Trick rolls to the other side of the ring and goes to the floor.  Sami goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb and Randy escapes.  Sami with a rollup for a near fall.  Randy goes shoulder first into the ring post when Sami moves.  Sami goes up top and leaps over Randy and rolls through.  Sami escapes an RKO and Sami sets for a Helluva Kick but Randy does not get up and into position.  Randy with an RKO and Trick gets a near fall on Sami when Priest breaks up the cover.

Priest and Trick go to the apron and Trick with a forearm.  Priest with a forearm.  They go back and forth.  Trick with  boot and Priest with a kick.  They hang in the ropes and Randy sets for a double IEDDT on Trick and Priest and hits it.  Randy looks around and he twists to the mat to focus on Trick.  Randy goes for an RKO but Trick pushes him away.  Priest with South of Heaven and Trick with a rollup on Priest for a near fall.  Trick yells at the referee and Priest goes for South of Heaven but Trick escapes and hits a spinning heel kick.  Sami with an exploder into the turnbuckles and he sets for the Helluva Kick.  Sami misses and hits the turnbuckles.  Trick goes up top and Sami stops him.  Sami sets for a superplex but Priest stops Sami and Priest goes for a Razor's Edge and hits it.  Priest misses a forearm and Trick with a shoulder.  Trick missesa  forearm and Priest with a forearm.  Sami with a Helluva Kick to Priest for the three count.

Winner:  Sami Zayn

After the match, Drew tries to attack Sami but Sami moves and he sends Drew to the floor.

We go to credits.

 

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