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WWE SummerSlam 2025 Top Moments: Seth Rollins Cashes In, Cody Rhodes Defeats John Cena, Brock Lesnar Returns
The first-ever two-night SummerSlam is in the record books and when the smoke cleared over the weekend, the WWE world heavyweight title picture has been significantly altered as the result of one man’s complete deception and another ending the reign of the GOAT.
The main events also brought with it so much emotion in the ring, and to the WWE Universe inside MetLife Stadium which was revealed by Stephanie McMahon to have two-night attendance of 113,772.
In an odd set-up, night two, while more engrossing and entertaining than night one, went a bit overboard with four out of the six matches being no DQ in various versions: a street fight, no DQ match, cage match and TLC match. Meanwhile night 1 didn’t start firing on all cylinders till match 5 of 6.
Now below are the OMG, A-HA, Top moments of SummerSlam 2025.

THE ROLLINS RUSE
The most epic moment of all occurred in the Night 1 main event following the WWE World Heavyweight title match between Gunther and CM Punk. In what was one of CM Punk’s best matches since being back in the WWE, Punk showed his resilience as he kicked out of three of Guthner’s powerbombs and escaped a sleeper hold. As Gunther gloated, Punk was able to trip him up and throw him over the announce tahle and it opened up a gash on Gunther’s head, which we rarely see. (We later found out he has broken his nose previously and this angle was a way to write him off TV for awhile),
Back in the ring, this softened “The Ring General” up, and suddenly Punk had the upperhand with two GTS’s which put Gunther down and for the first time since 2013, CM Punk held a WWE title, something he has waited for and wanted for so long. An emotionally and physically spent Punk was reduced to tears. And just when you thought the night was over in a feel-good moment, think again. Seth Rollins theme entrance music hit!

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Now accompanied by the Wiseman, Paul Heyman, it appeared Rollins (on crutches from his supposed knee injury) was taunting Punk that when he returns to in-ring action, he will come gunning for him since he is Mr. “Money in the Bank.” But hold on! Rollins turns around hobbling a bit on his crutches with his back turned and then pushes them away, take soff the knee brace, comes running down the ring, plummets Punk over the head three times with the Money in the Bank briefcase, before cashing it in, and giving one Stomp to Punk and its over. For the second time in his career, Seth Rollins has cashed in and won the World Heavyweight championship.
It all made sense because Rollins ruse had some holes in it, when no one was getting an injury update from anyone in Seth’s camp. The most recent update came from Seth himself while on the Rich Eisen talk show, where he claimed that the doctors needed the swelling to go down in his knee properly access the damage, and there was also the perfectly timed video of Seth chasing his daughter, Roux while on crutches that went viral. Well-played, Seth “Freakin’ Rollins, well-played!
CENA PASSES THE TORCH TO RHODES
In what was a superior outing than the odd and clumsy WrestleMania 41 match between John Cena and Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Heavyweight Championship, the rematch was a street fight, which brought the best out of each man, and shockingly, Cena’s abrupt turn back to a babyface, after his months long heel run during his farewell tour, wasn’t an act. He actually is now back to the John Cena everyone knows and loves, so much so that Rhodes, the current face of the franchise, was boo’d.

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The ring entrances were top level for this match with Cena’s black and white heel graphics turned back to technicolor and Rhodes with his iconic father, Dusty Rhodes words of encouragement emblazoned on the entrance screen. The oh-oh moment occurred when Rhodes unhooked the bottom rope and smashed Cena with a blunt metal end of it multiple times, while his face was pleading for John to stay down so he did not have to go to these lengths.
As things took a turn after an Attitude Adjustment from Cena, the American Nightmare held on with a Cody Cutter through the table that left Cena stunned on the ropes. Next, Rhodes gave the GOAT, a signature Cena salute, before pinning him and becoming the champion once again.
In the passing the torch moment, Cena lifted Cody’s hands in the air as an emotional Rhodes was fighting back tears. If you had any question on how the remaining five months of John Cena’s farewell tour would go, and that if he indeed is a bonafide babyface once again, look no further than the shocking moment when the “Beast Incarnate,” Brock Lesnar shows up on WWE programming stunning the crowd and Cena.
BROCK LESNAR RETURNS
In his cowboy look, Lesnar eventually stares down Cena, climbs in the ring and delivers an F-5. During the WWE SummerSlam post-show, Chief Content officer, Paul “Triple H” Levesque weighed-in on his reaction to Lesnar’s return, “My reaction was exactly what I thought it was gonna be, which was, if there had been a roof on this place, it wouldn’t be here anymore. The dynamic in the room in WWE changes when The Beast is here. Seeing Brock Lesnar come back, anything that you thought was happening sort of all goes out the window because the factor of Brock now just changes that dynamic so incredibly. It makes it unpredictable.”

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However, the WWE Universe is a bit confused that Lesnar is back at all. It was the first time in two years since his name was famously revealed as part of the civil lawsuit against Vince McMahon. Lesnar’s merchandise was even removed by Shop WWE.com a few years back over allegations that Janelle Grant was supposed to make “personalized sexual content” for Brock, and that McMahon flew Lesnar to meet her for a sexual encounter that never happened.
PAUL AND ROLL
\The social media provocateur has a new nemesis the leaned out Country/pop music superstar, Jelly Roll. In a shocker, this match in which Logan Paul teamed with Drew McIntrye against Jelly Roll and Randy Orton was very entertaining and we have to say Paul is such the real deal and that viral moment leap frogging so high in the air and crashing down on Jelly Roll who took the bump will be forever etched in our minds.

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In the end, and in the twist, Logan Paul pinned Jelly, not as once would anticipate the good guy would get back at the bully, but this sets things up down the line and also served to prop up Paul who is “Prime” ready for a title run.
OTHER MATCH RESULTS
General Hospital
Could Kristen Vaganos and Josh Kelly Be Exiting ‘General Hospital?’

General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.
The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.
Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.

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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?
Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.
So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?
Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.
Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Adam Delivers Sally’s Baby as Billy Reels from Jill’s Health Crisis in Tearjerker Episode

The Tuesday, October 20 episode saw The Young and the Restless deliver some deeply-poignant moments in the aftermath of Billy (Jason Thompson) and Sally’s (Courtney Hope) wedding.
The scenes which will be talked about for some time to come, because of how they can impact longterm story, had Adam (Mark Grossman) being the one to deliver Billy and Sally’s baby, while Billy was gut-punched by a phone call from Snapper Foster that Jill had suffered a heart attack in London.
In story, while up in Sally’s room at the GCAC, wishing his ex all the happiness, (because Adam and Billy have no love lost, and he didn’t want to cause waves), Sally’s water broke. In true soapy fashion, all phones were dead. Sally’s phone was missing because it was with Audra (Zuleyka Silver), Adam’s battery ran out etc. Prior to that, Adam did try to call Billy, but Billy did not pick up his calls, as he was with Cane (Billy Flynn) coming to terms with the news on Jill.

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TORN BETWEEN RUNNING TO HIS MOTHER OR HIS NEW WIFE AND BABY
Now in the perfect storm of circumstances, Adam is the one to help Sally deliver her baby when she begged him to stay with er screaming, “Please don’t make me do this alone!” Adam reminded Sally that he’d already delivered a baby twice before. She assured him that it will be OK, and not to be scared, because this isn’t the same set of circumstances when she lost their daughter, Ava, during childbirth.
Downstairs, Billy is in tears over his mother. So too is Cane. Cane speaks to Jill on the phone when Snapper holds the phone to her while at her hospital bed. He tells her he loves her. Billy cannot bring himself to talk to his mom.
Cane decides he will go to London. Billy doesn’t know what to do with a new wife and a baby on the way. It’s clear how much losing Jill would devastate Billy. Cane tells Lily (Christel Khalil) what has happened to Jill, and Billy informs Jack (Peter Bergman) before he tries to find his bride who is upstairs in her room.

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A NEW ABBOTT
Back in Sally’s room, eventually Adam asks Sally (who is deep in labor), if she thought she was having a girl or boy, and she said a boy. But then, Adam introduced her to her “beautiful, perfect baby girl.” It was a moment laced with so much history for Adam and Sally and Adam and Billy, when you think of the deaths of Ava and Deliah.
As Sally cradled her newborn little bundle of joy, Adam went to go get Billy at her request, and as he made his way to the door, Billy was standing there. Billy is stunned to see his rival standing, but then Sally tells Billy to meet his daughter!
Billy rushes to the bedside to be my his new wife and daughter, with the heartbreaking final shot of Adam emotionally overcome thinking of the baby he has lost with Sally. and how he wishes things could have turned out differently in a bittersweet moment.

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EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCES
The episode was laced with hankie-inducing moments from Jason Thompson, Courtney Hope, Mark Grossman and Billy Flynn, who each delivered, to bring this story so much heart and history. There is plenty of Emmy material within for next year for these four.
You can check out the final moments of yesterday’s episode where Billy meets his daughter for the first time, followed by the final shot of Adam at the door below, followed by our live chat replay with Y&R stars, Jason Thompson and Courtney Hope which streamed immediately after this episode aired in all timezones on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Now let us know, did you reach for the hankies during the episode? Did you like that Adam was the one to deliver Sally’s baby? Do you think something more will happen with Jill? Share your reactions in the comment section.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Finn Blows a Gasket After Steffy Reveals She’s Gone Ahead and Become Carter and Daphne’s Surrogate

On the Monday, October 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, after Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) stammering around and trying to find a way to couch her lie to her husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan), she finally admits what she has been dreading telling him.
But not before, Finn and Steffy rehash Monaco, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), and how it was turning point in their lives (that’s an understatement) with Finn reiterating, “Our marriage is precious. What we have is pure and true.”
Finn promises Sheila is out of their lives for good, and Steffy chokes back tears saying how she wished she hadn’t removed her ring and hightailed it out of Monaco. She says she wishes she could take that back, but she can’t.

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Steffy tells Finn she has a lot to say. Finn tells her there is nothing they can’t overcome. Steffy says she made a significant decision while he was away. She goes to to say what a great friend Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) has been to her. Finn asks if Daphne and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) are still interviewing to find a surrogate? Steffy says they found someone and the process has begun, and its “me.”
Finn gulps, “What do you mean it’s you?” Steffy eeks out of her mouth, “I agreed to be Daphne and Carter’s surrogate.” Finn, who is a doctor no less says, “I don’t understand!” He explains he knows there is a list of medical and legal hurdles someone has to go through before a woman can become a surrogate for a couple. He also tells Steffy he knows she could never carry a child and give it up.
Next, Finn tells Steffy she’s wonderful for considering to do this for Carter and Daphne, but she’ll have to tell them no. Steffy says it’s too late. That while he was out of town they went ahead with the procedure. Finn asks, “What procedure?” Steffy responds, “The fertilization of the eggs.” Finn learns they used Steffy’s frozen eggs and did the implantation and loses it!
“I can’t believe you went and did that! This isn’t something a wife does when their husband is out of town on a business trip,” hollers Finn. He cannot believe what he is hearing and that his wife just went and did this without him! He pushes back on Steffy. demanding answers, “There’s more going on here. What is it? Steffy? Tell me!” We fade to black.
You can check out the pivotal scene between Finn and Steffy below.
Now weigh-in: are you glad Finn is as of now not being a doofus? That he is pushy back on Steffy? Do you think Steffy will continue with this lie or admit she slept with Carter and became pregnant? Either way, would Finn stay with his wife while she became a surrogate for Carter and Daphne? Let us know in the comment section.
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