WWE Night Of Champions Results Coverage, Reactions & Highlights For May 27, 2023

It’s that time of the year for WWE to host Night of Champions. This year’s show will take place on May 27 from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The results coverage for WWE Night of Champions will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET and Ringside News has got you covered.

WWE Night of Champions boasts an exciting lineup of matches. Tonight, a new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned as Seth Rollins and AJ Styles face each other in the finals of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa will also be in action as they face Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships. The complete match card is as follows:

• Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus
• Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Mustafa Ali
• Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
• SmackDown Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Natalya
• RAW Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka
• Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens (c) vs. The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa)
• Tournament final for the World Heavyweight Championship: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. AJ Styles

WWE Night of Champions Opener:

The opening package for the show airs. The commentators welcome the audience to the show.

Tournament final for the World Heavyweight Championship: Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. AJ Styles

AJ Styles’ music plays and he walks out to the ring. Seth Rollins’ theme song plays and he comes out to the ring.

The match starts and AJ Styles dropkicks Rollins and sends him out of the ring. Styles to the apron and Rollins gets in the ring. Rollins with a sling blade and Styles rolls out of the ring. Rollins hits a running knee from the apron. He sends Styles into the ring and kicks him in the back of the neck. Cover! 1….2…kick out.

Styles attacks Rollins in the corner. Styles with a snapmare and a jumping knee. Styles chops Rollins in the corner. Rollins fights back and sends Styles into the turnbuckle. Rollins places Styles on the apron and chops him.

Rollins goes for a superplex but Styles slips away and brings Rollins down. Both men exchange strikes. Styles hits a suplex on Rollins into the turnbuckle. Styles with a flurry of strikes knocking Rollins down. He then hits a sliding forearm.

Styles plants Rollins to the mat. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Styles with a reverse DDT. Cover! 1..2….kick out. Rollins with a buckle bomb on Styles. He then hits a frog splash. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Styles with a neckbreaker to Rollins. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Styles with an enzuigiri to Rollins. Styles goes for the Styles clash from the top rope but Rollins counters. He sets Styles up on the top rope. Styles knocks him off the top but he climbs up and hits a reverse superplex and a reverse DDT. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Rollins goes for the Phoenix splash but misses. Styles goes for tornado DDT but is stopped. Styles bring Rollins to the apron and hits a brain buster. Styles sends him into the ring and goes for the phenomenal forearm but Rollins stops him. Rollins then hits the suicide dive on Styles.

Both men get back in the ring. Styles locks in the calf crusher. Rollins escapes the calf crusher and hits Styles with a clothesline. Both men exchange strikes. Rollins kicks Styles in the face multiple times. Rollins with an enzuigiri and then stomps the hand of Styles. He goes for the pedigree but Styles goes for the Styles clash. He escapes but Styles hits the pedigree. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Styles with a forearm and hie goes for the phenomenal forearm but Rollins catches him with superkick. He goes for the stomp but his knee buckles. Styles goes for the calf crusher but Rollins reverses into the pedrigree. He hits the stomp for the win.

Winner: Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c)

Following the match, Triple H enters the ring to hand the World Heavyweight Championship to Seth Rollins.

*Commercial break*

Cody Rhodes is shown getting medical attention on his arm.

Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus’ music plays and she walks out to the ring. Becky Lynch’s music hit next and she comes out to the ring.

The match starts and Lynch punches Trish. She attacks her in the corner. Trish sends Becky into the steels step. She drives her into the steps again. Trish slams Becky’s face on the announcer’s desk. She sends her into the ring and kicks her.

Trish attacks Becky in the corner and locks her in a sleeper hold. Trish hits a tornado DDT. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Trish slams Becky’s face into the mat. Trish locks in the camel clutch.

Trish attacks Becky and hits a neckbreaker. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Becky fights back and knocks down Trish. Becky attacks her in the corner and hits the Becksploder suplex. Trish crawls to the apron and Becky attacks her. Becky with a leg drop on Trish. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Trish rolls out of the ring.

Lynch with a baseball slide. She sends Trish into the post and sends her into the ring. She then hits a spinebuster on Lynch. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Trish Stratus with throws Lynch off the top rope. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Trish goes for Stratusfaction but Becky escapes and hits the diamond dust. She climbs the top rope and hits a leg drop. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Trish goes for the sharpshooter but Becky counters her. She climbs the top rope but is stopped. Becky with a Boston crab. Trish gets to the bottom rope. Lynch goes after her but is kicked by Trish. Trish hits the chick kick. Cover! 1…2…kick out.

Becky locks in the disarmher when Trish slaps her. Trish escapes by grabbing Becky’s hair. Becky hits the manhandle slam. Cover! 1…2….Trish gets her foot on the rope. Becky sends Trish into the ring. Zoey Stark attacks Lynch with a Z360 and sends her into the ring. Trish hits the Stratusfaction for the win.

Winner: Trish Stratus

*Commercial break*

Intercontinental Championship match: Gunther (c) vs. Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring. Gunther’s theme song plays next and he comes out to the ring.

The match begins and Gunther throws Ali across the ring. Ali with a dropkick to Gunther but he comes back with a body slam. Gunther chops down Ali. Gunther body slams him again and locks in a Boston crab. He then transitions into a cross-face. Ali fights out of it. Gunther kicks Ali out of the ring and sends him into the post.

Ali gets back in the ring but Gunther chops him down. Ali fights back with strikes and chops. He kicks him in the head and hits the neckbreaker. Ali climbs the top rope but is stopped by Gunther. Ali hits the sunset flip powerbomb. Ali climbs the top rope and hits the 450 splash. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Ali goes for a tornado DDT but is taken out by Gunther with a clothesline. He does it again. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Ali slaps Gunther and superkicks him. He hits the tornado DDT. Ali climbs the top rope and goes for the 450 splash and misses. Gunther hits the dropkick and follows it with a powerbomb for the win.

Winner: Gunther (c)

Kevin Owens is backstage and he is joined by Sami Zayn who says this is more than they expected. He says even if ended tonight….Kevin asks why would it end. Sami says Reigns finds a way. Owens says Reigns needs to acknowledge that they won it from The Usos. He says he is so sick of hearing of Reigns and his 1000 days. Owens says he didn’t come all this way to lose and Reigns is the one who will lose today.

RAW Women’s Championship match: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka

Asuka’s music plays and she comes out to the ring. Bianca Belair’s theme song plays and she comes out to the ring.

The match starts and Asuka knocks down Belair. Both women exchange strikes. Belair knocks Asuka down. Asuka with a dropkick to Belair. Belair attacks Asuka in the corner. Belair with a dropkick. Belair body slams Asuka. She sends Asuka out of the ring.

Asuka sends Belair into the steel steps. Asuka attacks Belair in the corner and hits a running knee. Asuka with a clothesline. Asuka stomps the arm of Belair. Asuka goes to work on Belair’s arm.

Asuka knocks Belair down. Belair fights back and knocks down Asuka. Belair with a shoulder tackle and a dropkick. She then hits a suplex. Belair attacks Asuka in the corner. Belair hits a backbreaker and a moonsault. Cover! 1….2….kick out.

Asuka uses Belair’s hair to gain the advantage. She kicks her and climbs the top rope but is stopped by Belair. Asuka knocks her off and hits a dropkick. Cover! 1….2….kick out. Asuka goes for an arm bar but Belair powers out and plants Asuka. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Asuka goes for the Asuka lock but Belair escapes. Asuka kicks her in the head. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Asuka sent outside but she drags Belair out by her hair. Belair sends Asuka into the steps. Both women exchange strikes. Belair sends Asuka into the ring.

Belair attacks Asuka in the corner. Asuka goes for the mist but Belair escapes. Belair goes for the KOD but Asuka escapes and locks in the armbar. Belair powerbombs Asuka. Asuka blows the mist on her hand. Belair goes for the KOD and Asuka uses the mist covered hands to blind Belair. Asuka kicks her in the back of her head for the win.

Winner: Asuka (c)

*Commercial break*

SmackDown Women’s Championship match: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Natalya

Natalya’s music hit and she walks out to the ring. Rhea Ripley’s theme song plays and she makes her way to the ring.

The match begins and Dominik distracts Natalya allowing Rhea to attack Natalya from behind. Rhea slams Natalya on the announcer’s desk and sends her into the steel steps. Rhea sends her into the ring and hits a riptide for the win.

Winner: Rhea Ripley (c)

Byron interviews Seth Rollins who says it has been a long time coming. He says tonight he is walking out the new World Heavyweight Champion. He says he will be there every week on RAW and he is finally the World Heavyweight Champion.

Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar’s music plays and he walks to the ring. Cody Rhodes’ theme song hit and he makes his way to the ring.

The match begins and Cody rolls out of the ring. Brock goes after him and chases him. Cody gets in the ring and attacks him but Lesnar drives him into the corner and hits belly to belly suplex.

Lesnar with a belly-to-belly suplex. Lesnar attacks him in the corner and hits another belly-to-belly suplex. Cody attacks Lesnar with the cast multiple times. He knocks Lesnar out of the ring. Cody hits a suicide dive. Lesnar rolls into the ring. Cody attacks him with the cast. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Cody with a disaster kick. He hits a Cody cutter. Cover! 1….2…kick out. Cody hits the Cross Rhodes on Lesnar. He does it again. He goes for it again but Lesnar locks in the Kimura lock. Cody somehow gets to the bottom rope. Lesnar goes for the F-5 but Cody reverses it into the Cross Rhodes. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Cody hits Lesnar with the cast but Lesnar picks him up and hits the F-5. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Lesnar locks in the Kimura lock and Cody passes out.

Winner: Brock Lesnar

*Commercial break*

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens (c) vs. The Bloodline (Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa)

Roman Reigns’ music hit and he comes out with Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman. Kevin Owens’ music plays and he comes out. Sami Zayn’s music plays next and he joins him and they walk to the ring.

The match starts with Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns. Kevin tags in Sami. Reigns also tags out. Solo attacks Zayn in the corner. He knocks down Zayn. Sami tags out and Owens is knocked down by Solo. Solo attacks him in the corner.

Sami tags in and takes down Solo. Reigns attacks Owens from behind. Solo attacks Sami with a clothesline. Solo body slams Sami and hits a headbutt. Solo tags out and Roman attacks Sami in the corner.

Reigns with a suplex. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Reigns knocks Sami down. He then sends him out of the ring. Solo attacks Sami and Owens comes to his help. Roman sends Sami into the ring.

Reigns drops Sami with another right hand. Roman tags out and Solo attacks Sami. Solo with a Samoan drop. Solo sends Sami out of the ring. Sami fights back and enters the ring. He goes for a tag but Solo intercepts.

Solo sets Sami on the top rope but he fights back and hits a tornado DDT. Both men tag out and Owens attacks Roman until he rolls out of the ring. Owens with a clothesline and a senton.

Owens superkicks Roman. Solo distracts him and Roman hits a clothesline. Reigns goes for the superman punch but Owens hits the pop-up powerbomb. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Owens hits the frog splash on Reigns. Cover! 1…2….kick out.

Owens goes for a stunner but Reigns hits a superman punch. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Reigns goes for a spear but Owens hits a stunner and Reigns bounces off the rope and hits a spear. Both men tag out.

Zayn attacks Solo and sends him over the top rope. Sami dives onto Solo. He sends Solo into the ring and hits the blue thunder bomb. Cover! 1…2…kick out. Sami goes for the Helluva kick but Solo superkicks him. Solo goes for the spike but Sami hits the exploder suplex and follows it with the Helluva kick. Cover! 1…2…Roman makes the save.

Roman attacks Sami but he fights back. Reigns spears the referee. Sami hits the superman punch on Roman. He then goes for the spear but Reigns hits the superman punch. Owens takes down Roman and attacks him. He sends Reigns into the steel steps.

The Usos attack Owens and superkick him. They bury him under the announcer’s desk. The Usos superkick. They go for it again and kick Solo Sikoa. Reigns gets in the ring and shouts at them. He shoves Jimmy and Jey. Jimmy superkicks Roman. Jey argues with him. Jimmy says he did what he should’ve done a long time ago and he superkicks him again.

Owens hits the stunner on Sikoa and Sami hits the Helluva kick for the win.

Winner: Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens (c)

This ends our live coverage of WWE Night of Champions!