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WWE SummerSlam 2025 Top Moments: Seth Rollins Cashes In, Cody Rhodes Defeats John Cena, Brock Lesnar Returns

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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

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3

 Triple Threat match for the Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Iyo Sky vs Naomi (c)

 Intercontinental Championship: AJ Styles vs. Dominik Mysterio (c)

 No Disqualification match for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Lyra Valkyria vs Becky Lynch (c)

 Steel Cage match for the United States Championship: Jacob Fatu vs. Solo Sikoa (c)

 TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championship: The Wyatt Sicks (c) vs. The Street Profits vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs. Fraxiom vs. Andrade and Rey Fenix vs. DIY

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill (WWE Women’s Championship)

The Judgment Day vs. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair (Women’s Tag Team Championship)

Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed

Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross

So, what was the biggest surprise and moment for you from WWE SummerSlam 2025? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first check out the WWE’s Top 25 SummerSlam moments video package followed by Seth Rollins appearing on the Rich Eisen Show this morning admitting the ruse he pulled off to win the title followed by the Michael Fairman Channel’s SummerSlam 2025 What’s Up? Wrestling episode.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Katie Kicks Bill to the Curb … for Now

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The future isn’t looking so bright for longtime loves Katie Logan (Heather Tom) and Bill Spencer (Don Diamont), when on the Wednesday, November 11 episode Katie wants Bill to leave and give her some space, and to stay away from her!

Katie explains she wanted none of this, but now her insecurity and fear of Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Bill has made it impossible. Bill pleads his case, “I was just trying to help” by speaking with Brooke. Katie tells him, well he didn’t, far from it, it’s all backfired in his face.

Bill insists to Katie that everything he did was for her and her sisters. Katie isn’t buying it. In her mind, Bill has always wanted to stick it to the Forresters. So what changed? She then asks him point blank, if he is still attracted to Brooke? Bill says “no,” but Katie said she wishes she could believe him. He tries to explain that him getting together with Brooke was to broker peace between the Logan sisters.

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THE TRUST IS BROKEN

Katie speaks to how she is building her own company, making something of herself, and Bill says to her, “You don’t have to lose the people that you love to prove that you can win.”

Next, Katie is convinced Bill was flirting with Brooke because he texted Brooke a Stallion emoji (she has a point, no?). That reminded Katie of the worst time in her life when he was having an affair with her sister!

She points out how Brooke destroyed her life and took Will away from her and he was sent to boarding school, so why shouldn’t she strike back? Bill tries to point out again, that Katie is going to lose her sisters. But, a defiant Katie fires back, “If they can’t accept me for who I am … so be it!”

Next, Bill says he doesn’t buy it and becomes very emotional calling his wife, “my Katie”.  However, now in a puddle of tears, Katie says those words can’t fix everything. Seeing he is not getting anywhere, Bill walks towards the door and says, “I will hate being apart from you, but I’ll do it for you.”

He vows to never stop fighting for them. Katie’s says, “Goodbye, Bill.”  The music swells, Bill exits, and Katie crawls into a ball on the couch in a dramatic overhead shot to end the episode.

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WEDDING BELLS?

In the same episode, it should be noted that Taylor (Rebecca Budig) asked Deacon (Sean Kanan) to re-propose to her, and this time she accepted.

It looks like Taylor or Deacon are headed down the aisle at some point, but not so fast, because Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) was flirting with Deacon, and she won’t take this news lying down.

Check out the emotional scenes featuring Heather Tom and Don Diamont below.

Now weigh-in: were you touched by the moments when Bill left his house to give Katie the space she says she needed over her feelings of betrayal by her husband and her sister, Brooke? How does this all end? Will Katie end up destroying everything in the process on her way to the top? Will she have a mental or physical crisis in days to come? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.

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DANCING WITH THE STARS: A Shocking Elimination on Grammy Night Leaves Ballroom Silenced

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In what could only be the stunner of this season of Dancing with the Stars, the Tuesday night, November 1o episode saw one of the heavy favorites Jenna Dewan and pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy eliminated right before next week’s all-important semi-finals for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

Week 9 was Grammy night, where the contestants performed routines related to the Grammy Awards with songs that have either won or been nominated for the music industry’s highest prize.

After each couple performed their usual routine, they had to dance a second time vs, another couple doing the same dance style. Only Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned immunity from having to participate in it.

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THE RESULTS

When all was said and done during the results portion of the show; the following couples were deemed safe and will dance another day: Shum Jr. and Johnson, Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach, Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas, and Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold.

That left former Y&R actress Tatyana Ali (ex-Roxanne) and Jan Ravnik and Dewan and Chmerkovskiy in the bottom two. It was then revealed that Jenna and Val would be going home. The ballroom fell silent and Dewan said her “thank you’s “in the most gracious way about her dance journey.

Dewan is a dancer, having worked professionally with the likes of Janet Jackson (who also popped up in a special message to her former back-up dancer in the episode) while currently being an actress, and appearing as a series regular on The Rookie. Chmerkovskiy has been controversial figure all season especially after being suspended one week after comments made towards judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

BREAKING THEIR SILENCE

This begs the question: did America want the couple gone, because they had an unfair advantage with Dewan’s dance prowess, or did the show want the couple booted off too?

Later, Jenna and Val broke their silence on the elimination to Extra. Chmerkovskiy shared “It’s’ definitely a sad result. I thought we had a great season.” Dewan admitted, “I know this was a particularly tough week for a lot of the online noise … but I know that we went out there and had the best time of our life.”

Val is married to pro dancer, Jenna Johnson, who remained in the top slot on the leaderboard during the competition with Harry Shum Jr. However, she also had a bad week breaking her nose in rehearsal!

Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET and next day on Hulu.

So were you happy, or sad to see Jenna and Val voted off of Dancing with the Stars? Of the remaining couples who do you hope make it from the semi-finals to the finals and hoists the Mirrorball Trophy? Weigh-in via the comment section.

 

 

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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Heather Tom Delivers the ‘Power Performance of the Week’

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Six-time Daytime Emmy winner, Heather Tom, while not taking the gold at the recent Daytime Emmys for Lead Actress, which would have been a record-breaking victory for an actress; should be prepared that in 2027, she has to be near to a lock take that award home!

In the last few months Michael Fairman TV has named her weekly performances as Power Performance of the Week, and for the week of November 2-6, she has done it again!

How did she earn the honors? Well, quite simply, this version of Katie Logan that is being written and portrayed beautifully, has given the character infused live, a backbone, a woman so tired of being put-upon and wronged, that she is firing back in such major ways that her own family doesn’t recognize her behavior.

Katherine Kelly Lang

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KATIE AND BROOKE HAVE A SEISMIC SHOWDOWN

Longtime viewers of The Bold and the Beautiful can make a very compelling case that the behavior is justified. Then, on the November 4 episode, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Katie have another major confrontation. Katie is irate that Brooke phoned Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) in an effort to help Bill get through to her to back off the way she is destroying Forrester Creations, in what appears to be Katie’s poaching of the design team, and her ramped up vendetta against Brooke.

However, let’s not forget, Brooke and their sister, Donna (Jennifer Gareis) disowned Katie from the family just a few months ago too! Now in this showdown, Katie rips into Brooke after Brooke attempts to reason with her. Brooke even pulls out the “Stormy” card, reminding viewers that Katie has Storm’s heart. She snipes, “Do you really think he’d be proud of you right now?”

In that moment, Katie chokes up and is struck by that statement, but defends her actions and says Storm would be proud of her. Brooke goes in on if Storm would approve of the way she has gone about building her Logan fashion house design team, which to many seem like cutthroat tactics, Brooke even tells her “Bill is worried.”

Katie snaps after that comment and begins to show her disgust and emotional wounds from how Brooke slept with Bill years ago, especially when she goes in on the the text message Brooke sent to Bill and the use of a stallion emoji. Brooke claims it meant nothing, but Katie shuts her down and shuts her up! Reminding her sister, how she destroyed everything.

Heather Tom

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KATIE NEVER FORGOT HOW BROOKE SLEPT WITH BILL

Brooke reminds Katie that she had postpartum depression at the time, and she “pushed” her and Bill together. Katie begins to cry, “How could you not know something was profoundly wrong?”

Katie says while she was suffering, Brooke was off in Aspen having sex with Bill. She says of her sister, “You take what you want, and it doesn’t matter who gets hurt and whose life gets destroyed.” She then snipes what was her sister’s excuse the second time?

Then, in the masterful moment in the performance, as sister Donna walks into the showdown, Katie warns Brooke to not EVER talk to her again about morality, or ever accuse her of stealing anything from her, when “You are the master!”

BROOKE’S PAST WILL ALWAYS BE THROWN IN HER FACE

Next, Katie throws down the line Stephanie Forrester called Brooke all the years of their feud, “You are just a slut from the valley.” She punctuated it to both her sister, “We all know she’d sell her soul for a little male attention.'”

Katie tells Brooke she will never apologize to Bill, adding, “And I will never forgive you for this. I am so done with you, and if you’re going to stand next to her (aimed at Donna), then I am done with you too.” As the scene came to its conclusion, Katie told Brooke and Katie to, “stay away from me, stay away from my family, and stay away from Bill.”

Throughout all the scenes, Heather Tom displayed why she is one of the fiercest actresses in daytime drama. This storyline has afforded Tom the opportunity to show all of Katie’s inner rage built over years as she finally lets it out on those who wronged her. For anyone who has been made to feel the weaker sibling in a family, Tom is showing the cause and effect of what can happen to someone after years of feeling put down.

For all the reasons stated above, Michael Fairman TV names Heather Tom our selection for Power Performance of the Week. You can check out part of Heather’s emotional turn in the video clip below.

Now let us know, do you agree with our pick of Heather Tom for the Power Performance of the Week? What do  you think about how Katie is being written in this storyline? Do you think Heather has secured the Lead Actress Emmy in 2027? Weigh-in via the comment section.

 

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