WWE Wrestlepalooza takeaways: AJ Lee is back, Rhodes primed to follow Cena's path

More than 11 years since they past met successful a singles match, Brock Lesnar dominated John Cena to footwear disconnected the archetypal WWE Premium Live Event (PLE) connected ESPN in the main lawsuit of Wrestlepalooza connected Saturday astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis.

The Vision tag squad of Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker defeated Jimmy and Jey Uso successful a lucifer refereed by LA Knight, who did much than conscionable ... referee. And Stephanie Vaquer and Iyo Sky enactment connected an all-action lucifer that saw the Dark Angel assertion the vacant Women's World Championship.

CM Punk and AJ Lee teamed up to decision Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch successful a "couples clash." Despite being distant from the WWE for much than a decade, Lee looked awesome successful a lucifer that saw her usage the Black Widow submission aggregate times and the announcers' tables destroyed.

A astonishment infinitesimal happened earlier the main lawsuit erstwhile The Undertaker rode to the ringing connected a motorcycle to archer Stephanie McMahon that she volition beryllium the archetypal Superstar to beryllium inducted into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame.

To extremity the card, Cody Rhodes defended his Undisputed WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre. Rhodes deed his Cross Rhodes finisher to triumph by pinfall.

Here are the biggest Wrestlepalooza takeaways from Saturday night:

Sept. 20 Wrestlepalooza results

• Brock Lesnar def. John Cena

• The Vision def. The Usos

• Stephanie Vaquer def. Iyo Sky to triumph the vacant Women's World Championship

• CM Punk and AJ Lee def. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch

• Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre to clasp his Undisputed WWE Championship

With Cena winding down, Rhodes cemented arsenic 'the look that runs the place'

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John Cena receives a lasting ovation arsenic helium leaves the ring

John Cena is cheered connected by the assemblage arsenic helium exits aft losing to Brock Lesnar.

The juxtaposition was clear: This was a landmark event, 1 that galore caller oregon returning fans to nonrecreational wrestling would tune successful to watch. Cena got perfectly dismantled -- again -- by Lesnar to commencement the show. Cena took astir double-digit F5s and was near motionless successful the ringing aft the match. Eventually, Cena walked up the ramp nether his ain powerfulness portion turning his head, arsenic if to accidental goodbye to the Indianapolis crowd. Cena lone has 5 WWE appearances remaining earlier helium hangs up his jorts for good.

This lucifer was lone somewhat much competitory than Cena and Lesnar's celebrated one-sided beatdown astatine SummerSlam 2014. Cena did deed 3 Attitude Adjustments connected Saturday, but it yet did thing to assistance him successful the match. Lesnar was precisely arsenic advertised -- a "Beast." A amusive infinitesimal was longtime manager Paul Heyman coming retired to present Lesnar, including listing his athletic accolades specified arsenic erstwhile NCAA and UFC champion.

Rhodes, who defeated Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship astatine SummerSlam past month, vanquished McIntyre to extremity the show. It was a competitory lucifer that yet saw the Scottish Warrior footwear done an announcers' table, injuring himself. McIntyre was incapable to execute a Claymore Kick aboriginal successful the lucifer arsenic a result, starring Rhodes to pounce and yet onshore a Cross Rhodes finisher to get the victory. The amusement ended with Rhodes holding the Undisputed Championship successful the air.

If Cena passed the torch to Rhodes officially astatine Sum...