WWE Night of Champions 2023 live results and highlights
By Scott Rogust
WWE Night of Champions 2023 takes place on Saturday, May 27 live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Here are the live results and highlights from the show.
This upcoming weekend is huge for professional wrestling fans, and it all begins on Saturday afternoon, as WWE holds its latest premium live event. On May 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET, WWE presents Night of Champions 2023, live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There are seven matches confirmed for the show, five of which are for championships.
The first WWE World Heavyweight Champion will be determined, as Raw’s Seth Rollins takes on SmackDown’s A.J. Styles. Both won their brand’s respective tournaments to earn a spot in the finals to win the inaugural World Heavyweight Championship.
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns plans on holding onto more titles, as he and Solo Sikoa take on rivals Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships.
The remaining three title matches include Bianca Belair vs. Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya for the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and Gunther vs. Mustafa Ali for the Intercontinental Championship.
Oh, and there are also two grudge matches scheduled for the card. Brock Lesnar looks to avenge his Backlash loss to Cody Rhodes, while Becky Lynch faces off against former tag team partner and WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus.
It will be an early day for wrestling on Saturday. For those unable to watch, we have the live results and highlights for you below.
Full live results and highlights for WWE Night of Champions 2023
Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins vs. A.J. Styles | OFFICIAL RESULT: Rollins def. Styles to become the new World Heavyweight Champion (via pinfall)
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Becky Lynch vs. Trish Stratus | OFFICIAL RESULT: Stratus def. Lynch (via pinfall)
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Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Mustafa Ali | OFFICIAL RESULT: Gunther def. Ali (via pinfall) to retain the Intercontinental Championship
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RAW Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka | OFFICIAL RESULT: Asuka def. Belair to win the Raw Women’s Championship (via pinfall)
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SmackDown Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Natalya | OFFICIAL RESULT: Ripley def. Natalya (via pinfall) to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship
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Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar | OFFICIAL RESULT: Lesnar def. Rhodes (via referee stoppage)
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Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn (c) vs. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa | OFFICIAL RESULT: Owens and Zayn def. Sikoa and Reigns (via pinfall) to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships
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