WWE 2025-26: The Honeymoon's Over, Now What?

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A/N Taking another stab at a real-world booking, this time re-booking the modern WWE. Unlike New Blood Wrestling, I will go for more of a summary format for each weekly show, but definitely write in full certain Premium Live Events and also other important shows. Wish me luck!

Chapter 1: The End...... of the Beginning (the year so far)

To say that WWE's 2025 would be underwhelming would be a great understatement.

Following a subpar WrestleMania 41, it appears that all the momentum from WWE's massively successful 2024 is all gone.

Having mixed reviews throughout the rest of the year didn't help either.

Questionable booking, overexposure of certain talents, pricing out fans, and an over-reliance on sponsorships have gone on to dominate the rest of WWE's headlines, not to mention to resurgence of their competitor, All Elite Wrestling.

John Cena's retirement tour has been hit-and-miss, especially with a well-recieved, yet ill-advised heel turn. Jey Uso's run in the main event has gotten divisive, and there are many other Superstars who should deserve better than their current booking.

With the TKO acquisition proving to do more harm than good, WWE needs a huge jolt of momentum to carry them into 2026 and beyond.

But sometimes, when you need a boost of momentum....it comes when you least expect it.

It revitalizes a company needing another dose of adrenaline.

It takes you to places you might not ever realize.....and WWE's about to hit another Renaissance sooner rather than later.

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Schedule (A/N: Events in Bold will be the ones I write out in full....for now):
SNME: A New World Champion - November 1, 20225, from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Survivor Series WarGames - November 29, 2025 from San Diego, California
NXT Deadline - December 6, 2025 from San Antonio, Texas
SNME: The Last Time is Now - December 13, 2025 from Washington, D.C.
Royal Rumble - January 31, 2026 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NXT Vengeance Day - February 14, 2026 from Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Elimination Chamber - February 28, 2026 from Detroit, Michigan
NXT Stand and Deliver - April 18, 2026 from Las Vegas, Nevada
Wrestlemania 42 - April 18 and 19, 2026 from Las Vegas, Nevada
Backlash - May 16, 2026 from Houston, Texas
NXT Battleground - May 23, 2026 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
King and Queen of the Ring - June 2026 from Bologna, Italy
(MAJOR SPOILER) - July 23, 2026 from Miami, Florida
NXT Heatwave - July 30, 2026 from Durham, North Carolina
Summerslam - August 1 and 2, 2026 from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Money in the Bank - August 29, 2026 from New Orleans, Louisiana​

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Results from Crown Jewel: Perth:
Bronson Reed def. Roman Reigns in an Australian Street Fight
Stephanie Vaquer def. Tiffany Stratton for the Women's Crown Jewel Championship
John Cena def. AJ Styles
Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky def. Asuka and Kairi Sane
Seth Rollins def. Cody Rhodes for the Men's Crown Jewel Championship

Results from NXT Halloween Havoc:
Blake Monroe def. Zaria w/Sol Ruca to win the NXT Women's North American Championship
Je'Von Evans and TNA X Division Champion Leon Slater def. AAA's Mr. Iguana and La Parka
DarkState def. The Hardy Boyz in a Broken Rules match to win the NXT Tag Team Championship
Ethan Page def. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a Day of the Dead match to retain the NXT North American Championship
Tatum Paxley def. Jacy Jayne to win the NXT Women's Championship
Ricky Saints def. Trick Williams to retain the NXT Championship​

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Current Champions:
WWE Champion - Cody Rhodes
WWE Women's Champion - Tiffany Stratton
United States Champion - Ilja Dragunov
Women's United States Champion - Giulia
WWE Tag Team Champions - The Wyatt Sicks

World Heavyweight Champion - Vacant
World Women's Champion - Stephanie Vaquer
Intercontinental Champion - Dominik Mysterio
Women's Intercontinental Champion - Becky Lynch
World Tag Team Champions - AJ Styles and Dragon Lee

NXT Champion - Ricky Saints
NXT Women's Champion - Tatum Paxley
NXT North American Champion - Ethan Page
NXT Women's North American Champion - Blake Monroe
NXT Tag Team Champions - DarkState (well, 2 of them at least)

Speed Champion - El Grande Americano
Speed Women's Champion - Sol Ruca
Women's Tag Team Champions - Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss

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NEXT TIME:

• A new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned. All the results from Saturday Night's Main Event and more!
• A Superstar Shakeup will change the face of Raw, SmackDown, and NXT. Find out who's changing brands on the road to Survivor Series!

A/N: This is a side project I've been working on, and I've been itching to do a real-time booking for quite some time. Certain real-world booking and other happenings from other promotions will be mentioned, and I'll do this if I feel like my other project/projects are not hitting me creatively.

 

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THE ROAD TO SURVIVOR SERIES: WARGAMES

THE BEST IN THE WORLD......AGAIN!:

Following Seth Rollins being betrayed by a Vision he created, he was forced to relinquish the World Heavyweight Championship.

This left a vacuum in Raw's main event scene, and two men were chosen to fill it: CM Punk, and "Main Event" Jey Uso. On November 1st, at Saturday Night's Main Event, only one would walk out as the new champion.

On the Raw before then, the two went face-to-face. Jey was his usual, happy-go-lucky self, getting the crowd to YEET with him after every sentence. Punk, on the other hand, was focused. With the Architect out of action, ironically at the hands of the same people who trusted him to keep the title away from CM Punk. he was laser-focused on the gold. Punk told Jey that he should bring his best on Saturday, and that he should save his YEETing for when he actually wins. Jey countered that winning at WrestleMania was an all-time high, and the only thing that can silence the doubters is to do it all over again.

Unfortunately, that night in Salt Lake City was not the night for the YEET man. After a hard-fought battle, Punk put Jey away with the GTS and became the NEW World Heavyweight Champion.

The following Monday, Punk walked into the arena triumphant, his newly-won title around his waist. He vowed to be a fighting champion, and he named a list of people who he would like to face.

Finn Balor's name happened to be mentioned.


A DECLARATION OF WAR:

Speaking of The Vision, they were collecting enemies faster than Bron Breakker performing his spear.

They already had four: Roman Reigns, both Jimmy and Jey Uso, and LA Knight, and they were not ready to make more.

Following Jey being essentially iced out of the World Title picture, the Vision made their move.

Bronson Reed fired the first punch in Perth, and now the rest of the group is getting their licks in.


A POWER STRUGGLE IN THE WOMEN'S DIVISION:

Meanwhile, the Women's Division was becoming a bloodbath. Both Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY thought they were done with the Kabuki Warriors, but it was not to be the case.

Becky Lynch had to keep reminding people that she was the greatest female wrestler of all time (and it's not just her saying it....), but being forced to tap out to AJ Lee at Wrestlepalooza still stung. It did not help that AJ cost her the Women's Intercontinental Championship against Maxxine Dupri at Madison Square Garden.

Newly-dethroned Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton was also becoming a major player, when both Women's US Champion Giulia and her partner Kiana James blindsided her.

There was only one way for these ten women to settle their differences: WARGAMES!


THREE MORE DATES, ONE MORE CHAMPIONSHIP:

While John Cena's retirement tour as a whole has been underwhelming, there was one silver lining to all the wasted potential: one last chance at championship gold.

That came on November 10th, the last time he would appear in front of his fans in Boston. Cena was addressing the fans and how he was going to make the last month of his career count, when Dominik Mysterio showed up unannounced. Dirty Dom rambled on about how Cena was old news, and that the company should be built around people like him.

"Fine speech, kid." With one simple phrase, Cena launched into a tirade that tore into the young Mysterio, calling him out for insulting the intelligence of the people of Boston, and that now was not the right time to get him riled up.

And as if putting his foot in his mouth wasn't becoming his specialty, Dirty Dom threatened to put his Intercontinental Championship on the line. Cena saw that as a challenge, and coerced the young Mysterio into putting the belt on the line. While Mysterio tried to weasel his way out of the match, GM Adam Pearce made it official, RIGHT NOW!.


LA PRIMERA'S FIRST HUNT:

Stephanie Vaquer had little time to celebrate being both Women's World Champion and Women's Crown Jewel Champion. That was because her first challenger came from someone she was close to.

Nikki Bella, a tried and tested veteran, has spent the last few months standing by Vaquer, but the Hall of Famer was not content with sitting on the sidelines.

After attacking Vaquer from behind, Bella laid down the challenge: an opportunity for the Women's World Championship.


ELSEWHERE:

- Cody Rhodes narrowly escaped Drew McIntyre at Saturday Night's Main Event to retain the WWE Championship. Neither man will be at Survivor Series, but the Scottish Warrior is none too pleased with being "screwed" out of the title a second time.
- Rumors of the SuperStar Shakeup are spreading throughout all three brands. Who's staying and who's going? Which NXT stars will step up and take the call?
- The new World Tag Team Champions, AJ Styles and Dragon Lee, have been gaining momentum. The New Day, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, are not happy that another "fake tag team" is the champions. They successfully lobbied to Raw GM Adam Pearce for a title shot at Survivor Series, which will take place on the pre-show.

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The Card for Survivor Series: WarGames is as follows:

Men's WarGames Match (4V4):

Roman Reigns, The Usos, and LA Knight vs Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Brock Lesnar, and TBA

Women's WarGames Match (5V5):

Rhea Ripley, AJ Lee, Maxxine Dupri, IYO SKY, and Tiffany Stratton vs Asuka, Becky Lynch, Kairi Sane, Giulia, and Kiana James

World Heavyweight Championship Match:

CM Punk (c) vs Finn Balor

Intercontinental Championship Match:

John Cena (c) vs Dominik Mysterio

Women's World Championship Match:

Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Nikki Bella

World Tag Team Championship (Pre-Show Match):

The New Day vs AJ Styles and Dragon Lee (c)


A/N I didn't mean to post this, I don't have an idea yet, and I don't know how to delete this unless I manage to complete this post.
DO NOT COMMENT UNTIL I AM ABLE TO FINISH THIS! (I will remove this note once this is done.)

Anyway, I will have a show-by-show breakdown of this whole thing (with predictions contest), then I'll FINALLY post the show. Be patient!