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WWE ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’: Cody Rhodes Retains Title Under Questionable Circumstances Leading to a Surprise Attack

By Michael Fairman

Published

2 years ago

December 15, 2024

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In the premiere of the revitalized Saturday Night’s Main Event, the WWE teamed once again with NBC to bring pro wrestling back to network television in a series of upcoming broadcasts; the first of which aired last night on Saturday, December 14th and streamed on Peacock.

And a throwback it was; emanating from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Long Island, which was the site of the first Saturday Night’s Main Event in 1985. Throughout the two-hour card, the WWE and NBC brought back the red white and blue ring ropes, classic WWE logo on the turnbuckles, the referees in bowties, retro 80’s graphics and video packages by design. In addition, the great slo-mo replay of a major move by one of the wrestlers right before a commercial break, plus shining a light on WWE legends Jimmy Hart, Tito Santana, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Koko B. Ware, who were seated at ringside.

On the announce team front, the recent addition of Joe Tessitore to the WWE, has the voice reminiscent of the late, great Gene Okerlund, during Saturday Night’s Main Event’s hey day, plus the return of Jesse “The Body” Ventura, gave the show it’s retro feel. Later, Ventura on color commentary (with the returning Pat McAfee and WWE legendary announcer, Michael Cole) was also pretty stellar. Jesse has a penchant for rooting for the heels and explaining to us how they were wronged, and he made sense doing it making viewers at home seeing the logic of the bad guys.

Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens

The main event featuring Universal Champion, Cody Rhodes squaring off with former friend-turned-enemy, Kevin Owens, with the return of the Winged Eagle belt, left the WWE Universe with more questions than answers! Here’s why!

During a pivotal point in the match, things had swung Owens’ way. When it looked like he has the championship won, he had knocked out referee Charles Robinson while countering a Cross Rhodes. So, there was no one to count to three after he delivered a Stunner to Rhodes. As Kevin laid atop Rhodes, the crowd counted to almost ten before a second official raced down the ring ramp, and by the time he got there, Rhodes had kicked out so the match continued.

However, the second ref would go down this time by Rhodes on a Cody Cutter that was meant for Owens, but he ducked and knocked out the official. A frustrated Owens threw Rhodes into the ring post and went to the outside of the ring and grabbed a chair. He brought said chair into the ring. Rhodes avoided the chair shot and the chair went down inside the ring. Next, Rhodes delivered a Cody Cutter but used the chair to punctuate the move so Owens landed on it, thus allowing him to retain the title, when the initial ref came to and delivered the three count. Cody actually looked at the chair before doing his finishing move and then tossed it out of the ring so the ref wouldn’t see it in heel fashion.

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On television, the show ended with Rhodes celebrating in the ring. However, moments later things got ugly and it was also captured by social media and the WWE of course. As Cody was thanking the fans for coming out to the venue tonight, Owens snuck back into the ring and attacked the champ. Owens then delivered the banned move, the package pile driver. As the officials and a stretcher came to the ring. Owens picked up the belt and stood on top of Cody signifying his belief that the title should have been his.

Next, Owens walks off with the Winged Eagle title belt, as Paul “Triple H” Levesque came out and the two got into a confrontation over Kevin’s right to take the belt and for how he injured Rhodes. So where does the story go from here? Does this make Owens more unhinged as he feels more wronged than ever? Will Cody be ‘injured’ and unable to defend his title? Is this the beginning of a Rhodes heel turn? Stay tuned.

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Chelsea Green receives her flowers

Sometimes being a heel makes you very popular with the WWE universe and on this night, Chelsea Green, one of the most entertaining women on the roster, became the first ever Women’s United States champion beating Michin in the finals.

Best ring garb of the night, also went to Green for having mini-Chelsea-like emojis all over her outfit! In the match, Piper Niven, Green’s tag partner, also helped her distract her opponent. In the end, Chelsea delivered an avalanche Unprettier to win the title to a big pop. Niven lifted Green up on her shoulder in the ring to celebrate the moment as Chelsea is now a champ! It should be a fun ride for the next several months for those women chasing this belt, with Green’s antics, personality, and in-ring moves front and center.

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More Championship Belts Retained

No belts legally changed hands on the premiere of Saturday Night’s Main Event and that included the triple-threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, featuring champion Gunther vs. Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest. The match for the most part featured sensational high flying moves from Balor, Priest hitting his Razor’s Edge on the champ, but the champ surviving it all. Gunther once again comes up victorious!

In the Women’s World Championship match, Liv Morgan and Iyo Sky showcased incredible moves with Sky delivering her moonsault multiple times. Throughout the match, the crowed was behind Iyo. However, at a critical point, Morgan got her knees up and quickly turned it into an Oblivion to finish off the “Genius of the Sky.”

The ref raised Morgan’s hand in victory as she retained her championship, but Liv’s nose was noticeably bleeding after getting what looked like a knee to the face earlier in the match from Sky. As she and her cronies, Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio and Raquel Rodriquez, were walking on the ramp towards backstage, Rhea Ripley showed up and confronted Morgan, setting up what looks to be a title shot in the near future for the former champ.

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Drew McIntrye Gets Clean Win

The opening bout of Saturday Night’s Main Event, featured Drew McIntyre who wants to take out all members of the Bloodline. So, he started on this occasion with the honoree Uce, Sami Zayn. Both wrestlers put on an amazing offenses that featured moonsaults, Helluva kicks, and Claymores. In the end, the Scottish Warrior delivered his patented Claymore at just the right time for Zayn to get caught in it and lose the match.

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Overall, we give grade the show/card a B, and look forward to the next one on January 25th from San Antonio, Texas airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.

So, what did you think of ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’? What did you think of the finish of the Rhodes vs. Owens match and its aftermath? Comment below, but first check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s ‘What’s Up? Wrestling’ post-show with ‘TV Insider’s’ Scott Fishman as we recap and share reactions to last night’s special broadcast and card.

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Who is Hudson in Cahoots With After Revealing Phone Call?

Published

4 hours ago

August 26, 2026

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The mysterious Hudson (Troy Lennon Appel) is clearly in collusion with someone as witnessed on the Tuesday, August 24 episode of General Hospital.

Since Troy Lennon Appel made his debut on the soap on July 30, we already know he “appears” to be the true biological father of baby Phoebe, and is quite the bad dude after roughing up Ethan in Norway.

Now in Port Charles, claiming he is there for JJE (Jasper Jacks Enterprises) business, and with the edict to contact Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) and let her know her father named her the CEO of his company while he is “sailing” abroad, he was initially met with resistance when Josslyn refused to accept the job.

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I’VE CHANGED MY MIND

However, after a recent turn of events, where Brennan (Chris McKenna) told Josslyn, the WSB has her next assignment, and it is to find out what’s going on with her father’s company, they demanded her to accept the CEO position. Now Josslyn is caught and has to back-petal after initially telling Hudson to bring her qualified candidates and she would pick one as her replacement.

In all-new episodes, while at the Quartermaine boathouse, Josslyn informed Hudson that she was now taking the CEO position. Josslyn cited that she realized she wanted to honor her father’s wishes and uphold his legacy.

Hudson is stunned and tries to dissuade her, and is quite suspicious over her sudden change of heart. Realizing no matter what he said Josslyn was not backing down, Hudson says he hadn’t been on board with Jax’s decision to give the company to Josslyn, but now he could see that maybe he’d been wrong about her.

HUDSON HAS A PROBLEM

Josslyn says failing herself, or her father, isn’t an option and when she commits to something she goes all in. She tells Hudson that she would appreciate his support. Hudson says she has it, as she turns to walk away after dropping her bombshell decision on him.

Next, a very pissed off Hudson, picks up his phone and makes a call to someone and tells them that Josslyn took the job. He intimates that this is bad news and will screw up their plans. He tells the person on the other end that he is going to make her change her mind!

So, where is this leading? Who could Hudson be working with on the inside and who did he call? How do you see General Hospital weaving in Josslyn taking over JJE as their new WSB mystery story? Put your creative hats on and let us know your thoughts via the comment section.

But first, check out the GH teaser below for today’s Wednesday, August 26 episode below, where Josslyn tells her mother, Carly to accept her decision of either taking the job at JJE or staying with the WSB!

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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ric’s History of Jealousy Where Elizabeth is Concerned Has Come Back Around

Published

6 days ago

August 20, 2026

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On General Hospital, Ric Lansing (Rick Heart) is about to fall back into dangerous old patterns by the foreshadowing during the Wednesday, August 19 episode. After first coming to see his brother, Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and telling him of his plan to propose to Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) his longtime love tonight, Sonny has concerned.

Next, Sonny reminds his brother of what has happened in the past, when things have gone south with Elizabeth and wonders if it’s too soon for him to propose to her. What Ric did not tell Sonny is that he has seen the developing closeness between Sonny’s son, Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) and Elizabeth, which is propelling his urgent need to propose.

Meanwhile, Dante ran into Elizabeth at the park during a break from their mutual team softball games. She needs help with a bookcase after the game at her house. Dante wants to put it together for her. Later, Dante arrived at Elizabeth’s house, limping after injuring his knee during the game. Head nurse Liz wanted to check out the injury as much as Dante protested, which required him to take off his pants.

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RIC BEGINS TO UNRAVEL

Outside Elizabeth’s widow, Ric arrives with a bouquet of roses and the engagement ring. When he leers through the widow he is shocked to see Elizabeth rubbing Dante’s leg while Dante is in his boxer/shorts. He storm troops into the house, demanding to know what is going on here? Both Elizabeth and Dante look surprised by his reaction. In the pick-up of today’s Thursday, August 20 episode (see GH video teaser below), viewers will learn the upshot for all three characters.

A VENGEFUL PAST

As longtime GH fans know, Ric has done some horrible, vengeful things in regards to Elizabeth starting back in 2003 after she lost her baby after Ric’s ex, Faith Rosco pushed her down a flight of stairs. Ric accused Sonny for the accident and to get revenge, Ric kidnapped Carly (who was married to Sonny at the time), and stashed her in a panic room below the house where he was living with Liz.

On top of that, Ric fed his wife Elizabeth birth control pills to keep her from getting pregnant so that they could raise Carly’s baby together after it was born. Eventually, Elizabeth found Carly in the panic room but ended up having a pulmonary embolism. When she woke up in the hospital, Elizabeth was all confused by what happened, and Ric convinced her that her vision of Carly was just a bad dream. Eventually, Elizabeth learned the horrifying truth and divorced Ric.

Years later, Ric noticed the connection between Elizabeth and “Jake Doe” who eventually turned out to be Drew (Billy Miller) A jealous Ric hired Hayden Barnes to show up and claim to be “Jake’s” wife. Elizabeth stepped aside, and when Ric planned to propose to Elizabeth at the 2015 Nurses Ball, Carly exposed his manipulations, and Elizabeth dumped him yet again. And those are just two examples of the lengths Ric will go to for Elizabeth!

So, we ask you, given the history of Elizabeth and Ric, how do you see this playing out with Dante in the picture? How will Ric derail their growing bond? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Steffy and Carter Get Lame Excuses From Their Spouses, and Try to Shake Off Their Night Together

Published

7 days ago

August 19, 2026

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If you caught the Wednesday, August 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, and if you were Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor), and your wife, who literally took off, threw of her wedding ring and abandoned their marriage to head to Paris, shows back up saying she overreacted and wants to be with him, would you bother to even take her back?

As for Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), now that Finn (Tanner Novlan) is giving her the spiel about how he took her for granted, how he is so sorry for not listening to her, and that Sheila will never be in their lives again, would you want to listen to that, either, after so many broken promises?

That’s the situation hungover Steffy and Carter found themselves, while still reeling from the seeming fact that they had sex the night before while drunk in the Forrester Creations CEO office.

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STEFFY AND CARTER GETS EARFULS

Daphne (Murielle Hilare) doesn’t understand why Carter is being so distant, and he says, “You said I wasn’t family.” She wants to put all of what she said and did behind them and now explore other ways to have a child. Carter seems hurt and annoyed.

Back at the cliff house, Steffy is so upset between sleeping with Carter and getting drunk, and Finn and his mother, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) in Monaco. She tells Finn, “I need you to stand up for me. I can’t live like this. I won’t.” Finn begs her not to let “one terrible mistake” (get it!?) tear us apart.

Finn promised Steffy he will get a restraining order on Sheila if it calls for it. He understands why Steffy is so scared of Sheila after she shot her … and him. In the closing moments of the episode, Finn pronounces how lucky he is to have the “perfect wife.” To which a rattled Steffy in tears goes, “Oh, I’m not perfect.”

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STEFFY’S GUILT

Steffy is losing her grip at this moment as Finn says he wants to step up and be the husband he deserves. Along with Daphne, I kind of want to kick Finn to the curb, too. Then Finn lays it on real thick and adds, “You’re pure, you’re honest, you’re loyal.” Steffy interrupts, “Not quite.”

Suddenly a guilt-ridden Steffy says to Finn, “There’s something I need to tell you.” Can she actually get the words out about getting drunk and having sex with Carter …or, will she keep it under wraps so we can have months of the line “one terrible mistake?”

Take a look at some of the scenes between Steffy and Finn from today’s episode below.

Now let us know: would you bother to take back Daphne or Finn, if you were Carter and Steffy? Would you like to see Steffy just blurt out she had sex with Carter to her husband? Weigh-in via the comment section.