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.