Seth Rollins has defeated "The Beast" -- again.
Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar to close out WWE SummerSlam, following his win over Lesnar earlier this year at WrestleMania 35, to become a two-time WWE Universal champion.
It was the only championship that changed hands on the night in what turned out to be a shorter event than usual. Becky Lynch retained the "RAW" women's championship after making Natalya tap out to her Disarm-Her submission move. Elsewhere, Bayley successfully defending the "SmackDown" women's title against Ember Moon while AJ Styles retained the United States Championship against Ricochet.
In maybe the most unsatisfying moment of the night, Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton went to a count-out draw for the WWE championship. That was followed by one of the most anticipated moments of the show with "The Fiend" -- the alter ego of Bray Wyattt -- finally made his in-ring debut.
Plus, a pair of legends returned to action and had a very good showing for themselves in what turned out to be an above-average and fun show.
Check out Sporting News complete coverage of WWE SummerSlam 2019 below.
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WWE SummerSlam 2019 results: Live updates, highlights from every match Seth Rollins defeats Brock Lesnar to win the Universal championship10:30 p.m. FINISH: Back in the ring where Rollins hits another frog splash. He hits the Stomp but Lesnar kicks out at the last second and the crowd is buzzing while Heyman is in full panic mode. Rollins is calling for the Stomp again and goes for it but Lesnar catches him. Rollins gets out, superkick and then hits the Stomp. 1-2-3 and Seth Rollins has done it! He has won the Universal championship! That was really fun. Great chemistry and great action as they had the crowd on the edge of their seats.
10:26 p.m.: Lesnar clears an announcer's table but Rollins kicks him and "The Beast" is on the table. Rollins goes to the top rope, then the top of the post and take to the air. Holy Moley.
10:24 p.m.: Lesnar is really targeting the ribs and drives Rollins hard into the corner. He tries again but Rollins moves out of the way and Lesnar flies into the corner post. He then gets kicked off the apron and into an announcer's table. Rollins then connects with a dive and a second one. He goes for a third but Lesnar catches him and drives him into the post.
10:21 p.m.: Lesnar is picking Rollins apart including a suplex on the floor. He goes for an F5 outside the ring but Rollins escapes and throws Lesnar face-first into the ring post. Back in the ring and Rollins hits a high knee. He goes for another off the top rope but Lesnar avoids it and then delivers a German suplex. The crowd is getting hyped up.
10:18 p.m.: Lesnar goes for the suplex, again and again, Rollins lands on his feet. He hits a pair of superkicks and goes for another Stomp but Lesnar catches him and connects with an F5. He then picks up Rollins and swings him in circles using the tape on his midsection. Now it's time to go to Suplex City with three suplexes in a row.
10:15 p.m.: Heyman does the introduction for his client and here we go. As expected, Lesnar goes right after Rollins' injured ribs and is pounding on him in the corner. Lesnar goes for a German suplex but Rollins lands on his feet and hits the Stomp. He makes the cover but Lesnar kicks out.
10:10 p.m.: This show is expected to go to 11:00 p.m. ET and this is the final match. We'll see. I smell an angle. Rollins is out first and has his ribs taped up after the beating he took the past two weeks on "RAW".
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeats Finn Balor
10:03 p.m. FINISH: Balor goes for the Coup de Grace but "The Fiend" avoids it and applies the Mandible Claw. Balor is out and "The Fiend" scores the pin and poses over Balor. The lights go out and you hear Wyatt's laugh and him standing in the ring before he disappears. Creepy. Strange. Everything that he needed for his debut.
10:00 p.m.: The bell rings and "The Fiend" immediately grabs Balor and floors him with a head butt. Balor is trying to fight back but gets drilled with a clothesline to the back. He plants Balor with a urinagi and is taunting him. He looks at his hands and seems to be struggling with his emotions. He fights through that and goes for Sister Abagail but Balor fights back with a Sling Blade and a stomp.
9:57 p.m.: The "Firefly Funhouse" open airs and then the screen says "Let Him In". Here comes "The Fiend" to a new metal version of his previous theme while holding a lantern made of Bray Wyatt's head. He's wearing his mask along with red and black striped long trunks. The crowd is totally into this and holding up their cell phones as lights.
9:53 p.m.: After all this time, we finally get to see "The Fiend" in action. I think people are just as interested in his presentation and ring entrance.
Kofi Kingston and Randy Orton go to a draw, Kingston retains the WWE championship
9:47 p.m. FINISH: Kingston is out of the ring in front of his family and Orton comes out there. He's stalking Kofi with his kids looking on and the referee is counting. Orton takes too long and Kingston gets ticked off and goes wild on Orton as they're both counted out. Um, sure?! Not the finish anyone expected and the crowd fires off BS chants.
Kingston grabs a Kendo stick and works over Orton with it before laying him out with a Trouble in Paradise. The crowd is not happy and quiet as Kingston poses with the title. Not a bad match but not a good ending either.
9:43 p.m.: Orton catches Kingston in the ropes and plants him with a DDT. He's ready to deliver an RKO and goes for it, but Kingston reverses into a backslide. Orton escapes but Kingston kicks him in the head in the corner. He climbs to the top and dives off but right into an RKO! Both men are down.
9:40 p.m.: Kingston connects with a DDT and then levels Orton with a thunderous two-handed chop and then another followed by a dropkick and a clothesline. Kingston with a Boom drop and he's fired up but Orton grabs Kingston and drops him back-first across his knee. Orton mocks Kingston before the champ backdrops him to the floor and then flies off of the top rope and connects with a Trust Fall.
9:36 p.m.: They're back fighting on the floor and Orton drops him again on one of the ringside announcer's tables. He's picking Kingston apart using his size and doesn't seem to have much respect for the champion.
9:33 p.m.: Orton is taking his time and he gives Kofi a back suplex into the announcer's table before rolling him back in the ring.
9:31 p.m.: Kingston is aggressive early in this one, going right after Orton and even hits a clubbing blow off the top rope. He connects with punches but Orton stops him with a thumb to the eye. Kingston goes to the top rope but Orton pushes him off and Kingston goes flying into the barricade.
9:27 p.m.: Kofi's kids are in the front row and pancakes are flying before this one.
Charlotte Flair defeats Trish Stratus
9:15 p.m. FINISH: It's a chopfest as they go back and forth. Stratus with a Chick kick but can't score the pin. Flair slowly gets up and she drills Stratus with a big kick and slaps on the Figure Four. She turns it into Figure Eight and Stratus has nowhere to go and taps out. A really good match and Stratus proved that she can go toe-to-toe with the best in WWE. A bit surprising that both Canadian women in Stratus and Natalya lost via tapout on the show. This one felt more like a passing of the baton.
After the match, Stratus posed for the crowd as they cheered her on.
9:12 p.m.: Stratus with a roll through and puts Flair in her own Figure Four. She even arches up to a Figure Eight and Flair finally gets to the ropes and she screams in pain. Flair misses a spear and eats a turnbuckle and Stratus hits the Stratusfaction but Flair kicks out. Barely.
9:08 p.m.: Flair goes for a moonsault but Stratus rolls out of the way. They exchange shots before Stratus fires back with a series of chops. They go to the top rope and exchange punches but Stratus get the better of them and then hits a huge hurricanrana. The crowd is getting into this more and more.
9:05 p.m.: Flair is mocking Stratus while kicking her in the face and Stratus is fired up and dropping punches. She goes to the apron and Flair connects with a vicious kick to the face and Stratus is down.
9:00 p.m.: Stratus with some early offense including a hurricanrana and Flair looks surprised. She dumps Flair out on the floor and then dives on her. When Stratus goes climbing back in the ring, Flair swipes her leg out from under her and Trish goes face-first into the steel steps.
8:55 p.m.: Stratus has done interviews this week stating that this will be her final match. If that's true, she's wrapping up in her hometown of Toronto.
8:53 p.m.: They're showing a video package recapping the Roman Reigns mystery attacker and how he attacked Buddy Murphy on "RAW" until he said that Rowan was the guilty party. Plus, the recapped how Rowan beat up Murphy during the kickoff show over that. Maybe something is going to play out about this situation yet and there's still two hours to go and just four matches.
Kevin Owens defeats Shane McMahon
8:48 p.m. FINISH: Owens with a diving cannonball outside the ring and he lands on McMahon along with both referees. He has McMahon back in the ring and grabs the chair but Elias grabs his leg so he happily goes to the floor and smashes him with the chair. He goes back in the ring with the chair but the regular referee is back up. He hands over the chair and connects with a low blow behind his back. Stunner and Owens score the win. Good sports entertainment right there. And he doesn't have to quit!
8:44 p.m.: McMahon hits a DDT and then wants to insult Owens and goes for a Sharpshooter but Owens counters a pop-up powerbomb but Elias has the referee distracted. Elias throws a chair in the ring and Owens wants to use it but can't or else he'd be disqualified. Shane wants him to use it and slaps him but Owens throws the chair outside the ring. McMahon misses Owens and his Elias off the apron. KO with a superkick and then a frog splash. Then another and he makes the cover but Elias pulls the ref out of the ring. Damn.
8:39 p.m.: McMahon announces that to make sure this is a fair fight, Elias has been named the special ringside enforcer. Owens does not approve but he's not backing down from the fight. Elias and Owens jaw at one another outside the ring and Owens gets back in and ends up drilling McMahon with a cannonball. It doesn't take long before McMahon comes back.
8:35 p.m.: Owens is kind of a big deal in Canada.
Bayley defeats Ember Moon to retain the "SmackDown" women's championship
8:28 p.m FINISH.: They get to the top and Bayley with a Bayley to Belly and scores the win. Not a bad match but the crowd was never into it. That's what happens when WWE hasn't done enough to make them stand out.
8:25 p.m.: Bayley slaps on an inverted Boston Crab that Ember finally gets out of and she fires back with a big superkick. Ember then with a hurricanrana off the top rope and then hits a move similar to a Codebreaker but Bayley kicks out of the pin.
8:22 p.m.: Bayley drops Ember across the ropes and then delivers a suplex. She then kicks away at Ember in the corner and ends up on the apron and holds onto the top rope while choking the challenger. That's something different.
8:17 p.m.: Second women's championship match of the night. Ember comes out early and hits a somersault clothesline into the corner.
8:12 p.m.: I can't do this justice.
AJ Styles defeats Ricochet to retain the United States championship
8:09 p.m. FINISH: Styles gets some quick offense on Ricochet but the challenger fights back again. He goes back to the top rope and kicks Anderson away again but Styles recovers and catches him flying off into a Styles Clash to get the win. Afterward, the O.C. attacks Ricochet and hurts him even more but it felt short. That being said, it was still very good.
8:07 p.m.: Styles has the Calf Crusher locked on but Ricochet counters with the Anaconda Vice. Back on their feet and Ricochet with a Northern Lights suplex and then hits a twisting suplex and almost gets the win. He goes to the top apron and the O.C. tried to get involved but Ricochet kicks Anderson and lands a moonsault on Gallows.
8:03 p.m.: Styles is back on the offensive with a ushigoroshi before Ricochet comes back with a step-up enziguri. He really selling his left knee.
7:59 pm: Styles is going behind Ricochet's knee and trying to immobilize him, but he's fighting it. It connects with a kick to the head and a flying upper rope elbow that hits a standing chest-style.
7:55 pm: Ricochet is wearing a sweet Nightwing outfit for this one. And I think it gives you special powers.
7:52 pm: The picture tells the story.
7:48 pm: Is this the game of the night? We'll find out soon
7:45 pm: You knew Drake had to come up with the show in Toronto.
7:42 P. Goldberg is leaving behind, but Ziggler picks up a microphone while lying in the ring and says that Goldberg doesn't have the courage to face him from man to man. Then Bill comes back and sees him in half again with another spear. Ziggler again gets into the microphone while he sleeps and says that Goldberg doesn't have the courage to face him from man to man and that's why he never did it in this business. Cue the music and here comes Goldberg again. Yes, another spear. Maybe Ziggler will learn this time.
Goldberg defeats Dolph Ziggler
7:38 pm FINAL: Goldberg is 52 and still in great shape. They are on an equal footing and Ziggler hits a superkick. He hits another, but Goldberg gets up. He returns with a vicious spear and Ziggler is downcast. Time for a Jackhammer and Goldberg wins the win. Short and to the point, exactly what it should have been.
7:33 pm: Ziggler comes out first and grabs the microphone to tell everyone that you're looking at the best thing that ever happened to professional wrestling. "Legends come and legends, but ol 'DZ is always here to steal the damn show." He then says that Goldberg tends to "not show up for games." And here comes Goldberg and the crowd is singing.
7:30 pm: A big bad Bill is getting ahead!
Becky Lynch defeats Natalya in submission to maintain the women's championship "RAW"
7:23 pm FINISH: It's a big insult when Lynch puts Natalya in her own submission move and she has the Sharpshooter locked in the middle of the ring. It crawls and finally expires. The crowd is totally in this. Now it's Nattie putting Disarm-She on Lynch, who tries to get to the ropes but is dragged back to the center of the ring before Lynch leaves her. But Natalya puts her in the Sharpshooter and Lynch finally fights for the ropes and is dragged back into the ring. Lynch now with a Tackle and Natalya screams in pain. She finally hits and Lynch holds the title. Really good game with a strong narrative.
7:19 pm: Natalya targets Lynch's left knee, kicking it and beating her into the ropes. She is now locked in the Sharpshooter while on the top rope. Lynch finally comes out and throws Natalya's shoulder first on the steel steps.
7:15 pm: They could leave fast as Natalya goes on the attack and hits a discus clothesline but Lynch comes back with a Beck-sploder suplex. Lynch goes to Disarm-Her early but can't.
7:10 pm: The champion comes out first and gets more excited with some boos. Natalya is next and gets a solid pop when her song arrives and she comes out with a Canadian flag.
7:06 pm: They're not wasting time and leaving the gate with this one.
7:03 p .: Here we go with the main card for SummerSlam. And we have pyro!
Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross defeat IIconics to maintain women's championships
6:49 pm FINISH: Royce then has a freakout after she knocks Bliss down but fails to win. Bliss returns with his right hand and hits Twisted Bliss for victory. IIconics is a very fun act, but not good at wrestling.
6:45 pm: The IIconics hit early, but returned, including what might be the slowest punch on the heel of Payton Royce. Billy Kay enters the ring and goes crazy when he cannot get three bills. Bliss receives the mark, but Kay aligns it, and Cross breaks the pin just in time.
6:41 p.m.: Bliss and Cross just won titles during a Fatal 4-Way match last week at RAW, and IIconics were the first team to drop out of the match.
6:35 pm. Guess who's in the ring? Yes, this is Elias, and he has a song for the biggest summer show. Elias sings that he has been in Toronto for a week and wants to leave for the hearse. He adds that he knows that he is in Toronto because he does not see the Stanley Cup, which brings him a lot of chatter. He ends up not having to wait to join Kawhi's friend Leonard in Los Angeles, and the crowd hates him again. Musical hits, and here comes Canadian - Edge! He comes into the ring and puts Elijah with a spear.
Buddy Murphy gains victory over Apollo through disqualification
6:30 pm: Crews follow another moonlight leap from the apron to the floor, but Murphy walks around him and throws the Hooks up the steps. He then jumps from the ring, but Rowan comes out of nowhere and attacks Murphy. He is not happy that Murphy told the Kingdom that he was responsible for the attack on the Kingdom of Rome. Rowan powerfully bombs Murphy into the ring and shouts, “Don't take my name.”
6:27 p.m.: A good sequence when the crew catches Murphy jumping from a rope, striking him in a fallen blow, and then combines with a constant moon jump.
6:24 pm: Match time! Despite the fact that Murphy played in “SmackDown” for some time, this is his first official match with the brand. He does not waste time and immediately aligns the carriages and almost gets a pin.
6:20 p.m.: Booker T roams in the comments about how Becky is now “Man,” but once Natalya was without a doubt the best in business, and she is definitely the best when it comes to submissions. Sell this match, book!
6:13 pm: Drake Maverick joins the announcement team and vows to leave Toronto from the 24/7 championship so that he can finally complete his marriage. Does he know that R-Truth and Carmella are sitting in front of the announcement table? They finally get up and Drake returns with the judge and pursues the Truth, but Carmella confuses him so that she and the champion can escape. Joking and fooling around!
Drew Gulak defeats Oneay Lorkan to keep WWE Championship heavyweight
6:10 p.m. FINISHING: Lorcan begins with hard knocks and punches on Gulak, who is falling. The champion comes to the edge of the ring and grabs the ring skirt so that Lorcan couldn’t lift it, so Lorcan stomps his hand and let's go. While the referee puts the skirt back, Gulak hits Lorcan in Adam's apple and finishes it with the Cylinder pin driver. A solid match, but it takes more time to run it in another gear.
6:07 p.m.: Lorcan follows Gulak outside the ring and delivers several thunder chops. They return to the ring, and the champion puts on a Gu-Lock, but Lorcan gets his foot on the ropes. They get to their feet and both come down with a double clothesline.
6:03 p.m.: a lot of fighting on the rugs and hard knocks to start this, as expected, between the two. A fist covers Lorcan with ropes and he falls heavily.
5:59 p.m.: here comes the first match of the night. By the way, if you're not following Oney Lorcan on Twitter, do it now!
5:46 pm. Let's go to the locker room, where the OC crashes into Finn Balor. AJ Styles says that if Balor needs help against the Monster tonight, all he needs to do is say "when." Bullet Club - ASSEMBLY!
5:41 pm: Kevin Owens gives an interview behind the scenes and asks why he did not insist that Shane McMahon also put his career in line in their match. He explained that he needed this match to take place, and plans to spend years of disappointment at McMahon. In addition, Shane proved on television last week that he does not have integrity, but that he does not jeopardize his career. However, it is strange that Owens is the only person who has to come out in this match. Perhaps something will change before the match.
5:35 p.m.: Mick Foley is about to talk about "The Fiend", which recently used Mandible Claw Foley on it during the show "RAW Reunion". Foley is so good at explaining things that he says that although he previously dominated the ring, he never felt so helpless. In addition, he explained that Mandibul Talon is a neural seizure that he invented to cause physical and emotional trauma to the Undertaker many years ago.
5:28 pm: Check out our forecasts for today's show. Don't blame us for missing two matches - WWE just added them recently!
5:20 p.m.: If you didn’t watch live on Saturday night, watch Sporting News live on NXT TakeOver: Toronto. It was another fantastic night of action for the NXT brand, including Adam Cole, who survived 2 or 3 drops in the match to save the NXT championship.
5:13 p.m.: Miz joined the bulletin board to show off his plan to trick Dolph Ziggler into meeting Goldberg tonight. By the way, Miz will take Ziggler to RAW tomorrow. Speaking of Ziggler, he doesn't seem too concerned about meeting the WWE Hall of Fame.
5:05 pm: Here is our first presentation: Jonathan Coachman, Charlie Caruso, Beth Phoenix, and David Otunga. This will change in the second hour of the starting show. Why two hours? Good question, but this is nothing new.
16:55: Welcome to the live broadcast of Sporting News WWE SummerSlam. We will be here all night, starting the show at the beginning of the hour, and then the main map, starting at 7:00 pm Earlier this afternoon, WWE announced two new matches for the show, including Alex Bliss and Nikki Cross, defending the names of the women's team against Payton Royce and Billy Kay, as well as Buddy Murphy against Apollo Cruz. Both of these matches will take place at the opening of the show with Drew Gulak against Oney Lorcan in the heavyweight championship.
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