WWE Crown Jewel 2025, WWE’s latest premium live event, went down Saturday at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. It was a star-studded card that featured two champion vs. champion clashes, but was ultimately defined by the final meeting between two legends, John Cena and AJ Styles.

The third match on the card, Cena and Styles pulled out all of the stops in a 27-minute Match of the Year contender, paying homage to seemingly every rival the two have ever had and electrifying the Perth crowd. As we’ll get into later, if there’s one match you watch from this event, it should be Cena vs. Styles.

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The night concluded with the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship match between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Rollins came out on top, using the Rolex watch Rhodes gifted him last year as a weapon to steal the victory. Rollins’ victory — and comments made by Paul Heyman earlier in the night — sets up a power struggle in the dominant faction on “Raw.”

In the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship match, WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton lost to newly-crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, continuing the latter’s meteoric rise in WWE in 2025. It was the shortest match on the card, but featured some brilliant moments for both women, who look stronger coming out of the event.

Elsewhere on the card, after colliding at WWE Clash in Paris in August, Roman Reigns and Bronson Reed kicked off the show with an entertaining Australian Street Fight. Naturally, Bron Breakker and the Usos got involved, ultimately leading to Reigns suffering a rare pinfall loss. The match helped elevate The Vision faction’s status on “Raw” as well as sow dissent between the OG Bloodline members.

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Finally, on the tag-team front, we got the payoff in a story that has been brewing between the Kabuki Warriors and the newly-formed team of Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky. Ripley and Sky were the winners here in a match that was solid, if somewhat hindered by its placement on the card immediately following Cena vs. Styles and right before the main event.

Here are the full results, grades and analysis from WWE Crown Jewel

Bronson Reed def. Roman Reigns in 21:04

Best spot: Reigns breaking out the cricket bat, rugby balls

Analysis: Plenty of fun action in this match that was perfectly placed on the Crown Jewel card as the opener. The win by Reed helps build up the standing of The Vision on “Raw” and we got significant development in the Reigns-Usos OG Bloodline drama. Based on how things had been developing leading into this match, it’s hard not to feel like it should have been Jimmy Uso who cost Reigns the match. Regardless, Reigns’ post-match comments about not wanting to see the Usos until Christmas makes it seem like we’re going to have to wait a long time to see the next chapter or resolution in this angle.

Stephanie Vaquer def. Tiffany Stratton in 10:05 to win the Women’s Crown Jewel Championship.

Best spot: Stratton’s Alabama Slam

Analysis: This match was heading directly for an A rating, as both women looked great for the duration, but that couldn’t overshadow some of the issues I ultimately had here. Stellar, stellar work between both, but getting just 10 minutes on this card feels remarkably underwhelming. Maybe something we don’t know about caused the match to be cut short — there were a couple of potentially scary-looking moments for Stratton — but until we know more, I can’t shake the belief that we should have gotten more. Vaquer curiously showed some heel tendencies during the match and we got a vicious Dragon Screw that seemingly set up Stratton to sell a knee injury during the match, but we didn’t get the payoff. In the end, Vaquer winning was the right call as her rapid ascent continues and Stratton looked strong, even in defeat.

John Cena def. AJ Styles in 27:10

Best spot: Cena using Sister Abigail

Analysis: If you’re here reading this and haven’t watched this match, drop everything and go do it now. This wasn’t just an instant classic — this was the history of professional wrestling for the past 20-plus years. Cena has four dates left in his retirement tour and I legitimately have zero idea how WWE can top this. Since Styles came over to WWE, he has brought out the best in Cena and Saturday was no different. I wasn’t sure if anything would reach the “Avengers”-style feel of the WrestleMania 40 Night 2 main event. This did.

Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky def. The Kabuki Warriors in 19:56.

Best spot: Ripley’s Razor’s Edge and Sky’s missile drop kick

Analysis: For a match that had arguably the biggest build of any on the card, the action and outcome were more standard than spectacular. Ripley naturally got the biggest pop for her entrance and hot-tag before her team ultimately took down the Kabuki Warriors. With Sol Ruca and Zaria next in line to challenge Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss for the Women’s Tag Team Championship, it’s unclear if Rhiyo is going to be a one-off or will remain in the division for the foreseeable future. The tension between Sane and Asuka should continue as Sane took the pin despite saving her teammate in the match’s closing sequence.

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Seth Rollins def. Cody Rhodes in 29:41 to win the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship.

Best spot: Rhodes’ Avalanche CrossRhodes

Analysis: An entirely different match from what we saw from Styles and Cena earlier in the night, but an absolute banger from two workhorses and deserving champions in WWE. Rollins winning her — and cheating to do so — was the right call, and protects Rhodes in the process. The power struggle between Rollins and Heyman within The Vision now instantly becomes the primary focus on “Raw” on the biggest night for the faction since its inception earlier this year. As for Rhodes, his next challenger is unknown, but unless we see Brock Lesnar pop up on “SmackDown,” his reign doesn’t appear to be in any danger for the foreseeable future.

For a complete recap of WWE Crown Jewel 2025, check out Uncrowned’s live coverage from the event below: