Crown Jewel results and analysis: Cena-Styles delivers a masterful ode to pro wrestling

playJohn Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

John Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)

ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

The Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.

Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.

Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.

The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.

playJohn Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

playJohn Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

playJohn Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

playJohn Cena uses a Tombstone to pin AJ Styles at WWE: Crown Jewel (0:47)John Cena pays homage to Undertaker with a Tombstone to AJ Styles, then hits an Attitude Adjustment to pick up the win at WWE: Crown Jewel. (0:47)ESPN staffOct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth featured two Crown Jewel Championship matches, the last international stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings and something called an Australian Street Fight.Newly crowned Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Women’s WWE Champion Tiffany Stratton in just the seventh match between two current women’s champions. The card also featured an Australian Street Fight that involved a cricket bat, a rugby ball and Aussie Bronson Reed defeating Roman Reigns with help from his Vison teammate Bron Breakker.Longtime rivals John Cena and AJ Styles then took the ring with lofty expectations on their shoulders, and they delivered a memory. Both superstars paid homage to other rivals finishing moves the entire match — channeling Randy Orton, The Miz, Samoa Joe and more. A tag team match saw Australian superstar Rhea Ripley and her somewhat reluctant partner Iyo Sky defeat Sky’s mentor-turned-nemesis Asuka and her sidekick, Kairi Sane, kept the hit coming.The Men’s Crown Jewel Championship between Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who had not beaten Rhodes in three tries, closed the show. Rollins finally got over the hump with a little help from a gift from Rhodes.ESPN’s Andreas Hale broke down every match and the sights and sounds from Perth.

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