ESPN Highlights Cena–Styles match as Redemption for WWE Crown jewel 2025
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - September 6, 2025 – ESPN’s assessment of WWE Crown Jewel 2025 pinpoints John Cena’s clash with AJ Styles as the event’s saving grace, elevating a show that experienced a shaky start. The wrestling publication’s grading of the premium live event,held November 2nd,2025,acknowledges initial shortcomings but emphasizes the match’s success in concluding the long-standing rivalry between the two Superstars.
The event, while featuring a lackluster opening street fight and a brief women’s championship bout, ultimately rebounded thanks to the quality of several key matches. ESPN’s review specifically lauded Seth Rollins’ victory over Cody Rhodes, achieved through contentious means, and the strength of the women’s tag team contest. These matches, according to the report, were instrumental in restoring momentum for WWE following a “middling” Wrestlepalooza event.
