WWE Crown Jewel takeaways: Cena, Styles pass the torch to Rollins, Rhodes

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Arda OcalOct 11, 2025, 12:21 PM ET

John Cena and AJ Styles stole the amusement astatine WWE's Crown Jewel successful Perth, Australia, with a emotion missive to nonrecreational wrestling. The lucifer betwixt 2 retiring legends -- Cena astatine the extremity of this twelvemonth and Styles successful 2026 -- featured an awesome magnitude of tributes to past opponents and WWE legends. Cena besides won his 100th WWE Premium Live Event (PLE) match. Only The Undertaker has much with 107, a grounds we volition person to hold a portion to spot broken.

Also connected the card, Seth Rollins yet got the validation and vindication helium was seeking against Cody Rhodes. Bronson Reed besides picked up a historical triumph implicit Roman Reigns successful a decorativeness that not galore radical saw coming. And the Australian wrestlers understood the assignment.

Crown Jewel results

• Bronson Reed defeats Roman Reigns

• Stephanie Vaquer defeats Tiffany Stratton (Women's Crown Jewel Championship)

• John Cena defeats AJ Styles

• Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky decision Asuka and Kairi Sane

• Seth Rollins defeats Cody Rhodes (Men's Crown Jewel Championship)

Cena vs. Styles was a superb tribute to pro wrestling

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John Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles astatine WWE: Crown Jewel

John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, past hits an Attitude Adjustment to prime up the triumph astatine WWE: Crown Jewel.

John Cena vs. AJ Styles mightiness spell down arsenic the champion lucifer Cena has had during his status circuit -- afloat of tributes. It began with Cena passing a insubstantial to ringing announcer Alicia Taylor with a peculiar introduction, which included references to Total Nonstop Action wrestling and the Bullet Club had the assemblage chanting "Holy s---" and "This is awesome" adjacent earlier the lucifer started. The lucifer started with immoderate catch-as-catch can, with respective lockups and shows of sportsmanship, with some wrestlers intelligibly respecting the other.

The tributes to past opponents continued for Cena, including a Skull Crushing Finale (The Miz), an Accolade (Rusev) and adjacent a Walls of Jericho (Chris Jericho). Styles donned his aged TNA ringing cogwheel for the match. Cena deed a DDT with Style's feet connected the ropes followed by an RKO, a Randy Orton peculiar (followed by a missed Punt). We besides astir saw a 619, and Sweet Chin Music (from Styles). The loudest ovation for a tribute though was Cena delivering a Sister Abigail, implicit with forehead buss to the delight of the assemblage who past brought retired their telephone flashlights successful a fitting firefly scene.

Cena pinned Styles pursuing a Tombstone into an AA , a terrific "follow that" benignant of lucifer and a beauteous emotion missive to nonrecreational wrestling.