WWE Night of Champions 2025 set the stage for SummerSlam as John Cena retained against CM Punk, while Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill won the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.

In a subsequent promo, Cena suggested that he made the match for Night of Champions in an effort to expose Punk as a hypocrite of sorts. That was likely in reference to Punk speak

Night of Champions was certainly another improvement on the level of show and important storyline progression coming out of Saudi Arabia. The King and Queen of the Ring finals were quality bouts with the expected winners earning championship matches at SummerSlam.