The 40th edition of WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event took place Saturday Night at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The card was headlined by a World Heavyweight Championship match between Gunther and Goldberg, billed as the legend’s final contest ever. Overshadowing all of the in-ring action, though, was what appeared to be a serious-looking knee injury to Seth Rollins, one of the most important and talented performers on WWE’s roster.
Near the end of Rollins’ match against LA Knight — the penultimate bout of the evening — Rollins went for a springboard moonsault, which Knight evaded. Rollins landed on his feet, tweaking his knee and immediately falling to the ground clutching his leg. Rollins retreated to the corner and was checked on by the referee, Paul Heyman and the ringside doctor. Rollins deemed himself OK to finish the match, which happened suddenly as Knight hit his Blunt Force Trauma finisher and picked up the win. Rollins, who has a history of knee injuries, was seen being helped backstage while the broadcast was in commercial break.
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The main event match, Gunther versus Goldberg, was one of the best of the latter stages of the legend’s career. While not a technical masterpiece, there was compelling storytelling and it was a fitting end for one of the most influential figures from the revered “Monday Night Wars” era of professional wrestling, with Goldberg ultimately losing to the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Elsewhere, Solo Sikoa utilized his numbers advantage to defeat Jimmy Uso to retain his United States Championship. Despite being in WWE for 15 years, it was the first one-on-one championship match of Uso’s career and he delivered nicely, even in a losing effort. After Sikoa’s MFT faction beat down Uso, Jacob Fatu stood tall by taking them all out and likely setting up a SummerSlam championship rematch.
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Saturday Night’s Main Event also set the stage for the next two major WWE shows, with Bianca Belair returning as the announced special guest referee for the Jade Cargill vs. Naomi no holds barred match at WWE Evolution on Sunday night, and the opening bout between Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton being a launching point for a celebrity-driven tag match at SummerSlam between the two longtime stars and their respective partners, Logan Paul and Jelly Roll.
Here are the full results from Saturday Night’s Main Event:
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Gunther def. Goldberg in 14:19 to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
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LA Knight def. Seth Rollins in 11:37.
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Solo Sikoa def. Jimmy Uso in 10:50 to retain the United States Championship.
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Randy Orton def. Drew McIntyre in 8:25