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WWE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS PPV REPORT: A NEW CHAMPION IS CROWNED, BIG NIGHTS FOR SAMI AND ALI?, A NEW ALLIANCE FORMED, HAS THE ROMAN EMPIRE FALLEN?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-05-27 11:59:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Match Number One:  World Championship Match: Seth Rollins versus AJ Styles

Seth avoids AJ on the first attempt to lock up and the crowd hums Seth's music.  They go for a Test of Strength but Seth fakes AJ out and walks away.  AJ with a drop kick and clothesline that sends Seth over the top rope to the floor.  AJ with a slingshot move but he sees Seth get back in the ring so AJ lands on the apron.  They lock up and Seth with a side head lock.  Seth with sling blade and AJ rolls to the floor.  Seth goes to the apron and hits a knee to the temple off the apron.  Seth gets a near fall.  Seth goes for a suplex but AJ blocks it a few times.  AJ runs Seth into the corner and connects with shoulders.  AJ with a snap mare and a knee drop.

AJ with a kick to the back.  AJ with a reverse chin lock.  Seth with an Irish whip and AJ floats over and Seth hits the turnbuckles.  AJ with chops but Seth with an Irish whip.  Seth catches AJ when AJ tries to float over and Seth with a flatliner into the turnbuckles and then he sends AJ face first into the middle turnbuckle.  Seth puts AJ on the turnbuckles and chops AJ to the apron.  Seth sets for a superplex but AJ escapes and drops Seth on the turnbuckles.  AJ and Seth exchange punches.  AJ suplexes Seth into the turnbuckles.  Seth with chops and punches to AJ.  AJ blocks a punch and Styles with a series of strikes ending with a clothesline and a sliding forearm.

AJ with a flying clothesline into the corner and Seth escapes an Ushigoroshi but AJ with a sit out gourdbuster for a near fall.  AJ sets for a Styles Clash but Seth backs AJ into the corner and connects with an elbow.  AJ with a moonsault into a reverse DDT for a near fall.  Seth rolls through on a sunset flip and then picks up AJ and hits a buckle bomb.  Seth goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall.  Rollins with a rolling elbow but misses a KO to the back of the head.  AJ with an Ushigoroshi for a near fall.  Seth escapes a power bomb and he sets for a Pedigree.  AJ escapes and hits an enzuigiri.  AJ goes to the apron and then to the turnbuckles for a super Styles Clash.  Seth holds on to the ropes and gives AJ a back drop.  Seth puts AJ on the turnbuckles.

Seth with forearms to the back of the head and sets for a reverse superplex but AJ with elbows to send Seth to the mat.  Seth leaps back to the turnbuckles and hits the reverse superplex and rolls through into a side slam for a near fall.  Seth goes up for a Phoenix Splash but AJ moves and Seth over rotates to land on his feet and roll through.  AJ with a tornado move to the apron and Seth tries to suplex AJ into the ring while AJ tries to suplex Seth to the floor.  They go back and forth and AJ pulls Seth to the apron.  AJ with an X Plex onto the apron.

AJ sends Seth back into the ring to set for a Phenomenal Forearm and Seth pushes AJ off the ropes to the floor.  Seth with a suicide dive but Seth lands awkwardly and may have injured his knee. Seth limps to get back into the ring and AJ returns to the ring as well.  Seth goes for a suplex but AJ counters with a Calf Crusher.  AJ rolls Seth into the center of the ring.  Seth with a reverse chin lock to try to get out of the hold and Seth succeeds.  AJ with a kick but Seth with a clothesline and both men are down.  Seth and AJ exchange punches and forearms.  AJ slaps Seth and kicks the leg.  Rollins with a back heel kick and Kawada kicks but AJ with a chop and punches.  

Rollins with an enzuigiri and AJ misses a Pele Kick.  Seth with a stomp to the hand.  AJ escapes a Pedigree and goes for a Styles Clash.  AJ with a Pele Kick and Pedigree for a near fall.  AJ is the first to his feet and he goes to the apron.  Seth helps himself up using the ropes and AJ with a forearm.  AJ goes for a Phenomenal Forearm but Seth with a super kick.  Seth sets for the Stomp but his knee gives out.  AJ goes for the Calf Crusher but Seth rolls through for a Pedigree.  Seth limps into a Stomp for the three count.

Winner:  Seth Rollins (new champion)

After the match, Triple H comes to the ring to present the new title belt to the first World Champion Seth Rollins.

We see Cody being fitted with a cast in the trainer's room.

Match Number Two:  Trish Stratus versus Becky Lynch

Trish wants Becky to thank her, but she slaps Trish instead.  Becky sends Trish into the turnbuckles and follows with kicks.  Becky sends Trish into the turnbuckles and adds more kicks.  Trish goes to the floor and Becky misses a baseball slide.  Trish pushes Becky into the ring steps and then Trish throws Becky into the ring steps.  Trish sends Becky into the announce tables.  Becky is sent back into the ring and Trish with a running kick to the ribs.  Trish chokes Becky in the ropes.  Trish goes to the turnbuckles and Becky with forearms.  Trish pushes Becky away and Trish kicks Becky in the corner.  Trish goes to the turnbuckles and she chokes Becky and lifts her off the mat.  Trish does it again.  Trish takes a bow on the turnbuckles but Becky wit a punch.  Trish with a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Trish gets another near fall.  Trish rubs Becky's face on the canvas.

Trish with a rear chin lock.  Becky kicks Trish and follows with punches.  Trish with a Thesz Press and punches.  Trish with a neck breaker for a near fall.  Trish with a chop against the ropes.  Instead of following up on the offense, she plays to the crowd for a moment.  Trish with more chops.  Becky blocks a chop and she punches Trish.  They exchange punches.  Becky with the advantage and a flying shoulder tackle.  Becky with a running forearm in the corner and a springboard side kick.  Becky with an exploder.  Trish goes to the apron but Becky with uppercuts and a back heel kick in the ropes.  Becky with forearms.   Becky goes to the turnbuckles for a leg drop to the back and she gets a near fall.  

Trish goes to the floor.  Becky with a baseball slide to the back of the head followed by a clothesline from the apron.  Becky sends Trish back into the ring but Trish with a head scissors that sends Becky into the ring post.  Becky is sent back into the ring and Trish with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Trish with punches and a clothesline in the corner.  Trish puts Becky on the turnbuckles and sets for a superplex.  Becky blocks it and punches Trish and sends her to the mat.  Trish with a handstandcanrana for a near fall.  Trish goes for Stratusfaction but Becky blocks it.  Becky with a back elbow and she goes to the turnbuckles for Diamond Dust.

Becky goes back to the turnbuckles for a leg drop and she gets a near fall.  Trish with a Victory Roll and she tries for a Sharpshooter but Becky avoids it.  Becky is sent to the apron and she connects with a forearm.  Becky is crotched by Trish and Becky blocks a second Handstandcanrana and Becky turns it into a Boston Crab.  Trish gets to the ropes and forces a break.  Trish goes to the floor.  Becky follows Trish to the floor and comes off the ring steps but is met with a kick to the midsection.  The referee makes his count but Becky recovers at 9 and gets back in the ring.  Trish with a Chick Kick for a near fall.  Trish slams Becky's head to the mat.  Trish slaps Becky and Becky applies DisArmHer.  Trish pulls the hair to escape the hold.  They exchange punches.  Trish misses a Chick Kick and Becky with a rollup for a near fall.  Becky with a Manhandle Slam but Trish gets her foot on the ropes to stop the count.

Trish goes under the ring for something but Becky stops her.

Zoey Stark pulls Becky off the apron and hits Z360 and sends Becky back in the ring.  Trish with Stratusfaction for the three ccount.

Winner:  Trish Stratus

After the match, Trish and Zoey celebrate in the aisle.

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