WWE Sunday Night's Main Event September 6, 2026: coverage and results

Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes in a chaotic match in the main event of the night

Bronson Reed returned to WWE television to attack Oba Femi

WWE Sunday Night's Main Event
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Antonio Rubio
Antonio Rubio
Published 09/07/2026

Tonight WWE celebrates a new Sunday Night's Main Event show, this time from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will be broadcast on Peacock in the United States, and on YouTube in LATAM and Spain. In total, the company has confirmed four matches (five if Lil Yachty earns a title shot against Trick Williams).

In this news article, we will provide live coverage of the show. As always, we invite you to comment in the comment box.

Summary of WWE Sunday Night's Main Event September 6, 2026

  • Dominik Mysterio (with JD McDonagh, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, and Raquel Rodriguez) defeated Joe Hendry in the Countdown Show.
  • Lil Yachty survived five minutes in a match against Baron Corbin.
  • Trick Williams defeated Baron Corbin to win the United States Championship.
  • Oba Femi defeated Bron Breakker by disqualification due to an intervention by Bronson Reed.
  • Jade Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin defeated Charlotte Flair, Tatum Paxley, and Alexa Bliss in a tag team match.
  • Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes in the main event of the night.

Countdown to WWE Sunday Night's Main Event September 6, 2026

Joe Hendry vs. Dominik Mysterio (with JD McDonagh, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, and Raquel Rodriguez)

Mysterio surprises Joe with a dropkick to take him down right after the bell rings. Dominik kicks the Scotsman near the ropes before posing for the fans. Hendry stops the AAA Megachampion's offense with a clothesline to turn the tide of the match. Joe executes an extensive Vertical Suplex on Mysterio, whom he later throws out of the ring with a clothesline.

Hendry goes after his opponent, who is being attended to by his teammates. An annoyed Morgan confronts the Scotsman. "You're a loser! And Dominik Mysterio is much better than you!", exclaims the Women's World Champion. JD tries to calm down his partner, a moment that Joe takes advantage of to knock down the Irishman with an uppercut. Hendry returns to the ring, but is surprised by Dom, who kicks the ropes to harm his opponent's testicles.

The AAA Megachampion throws Hendry out of the ring and then dives with a suicide dive. Mysterio continues to attack his opponent, first hitting his head against the announcers' table, and then throwing him against the metal stairs. Dominik returns to the ring, where he is reprimanded by the referee. McDonagh takes advantage to illegally attack Joe. Mysterio brings his opponent back into the ring, where he continues to punish him.

Joe stops Dom's offense with a flying elbow before executing a Fallaway Slam on him. Hendry prepares to finish off Dominik, but he surprises him with a neckbreaker. 1..2..NO. Joe blocks a tornado DDT to respond with a suplex. Hendry finishes Mysterio with a clothesline. 1..2..NO. Liv and McDonagh climb onto the apron to cause a distraction. Joe hits JD to make him fall to ringside, a moment that Dominik takes advantage of to kick the Scotsman's back with a dropkick. Hendry ends up lying on the second rope. Mysterio performs a 619, followed by a frog splash, before covering his opponent. 1..2..3.

Winner: Dominik Mysterio

Liv Morgan takes a microphone to ask the fans to applaud the "greatest Mysterio of all time." Liv promises to follow her partner's example when she defeats her opponent tomorrow night. Morgan wonders if the fans know who she is talking about, so she offers them some clues. "She's not as pretty as me. She's not as iconic as me. And she's nowhere near as talented as me", she says. Liv is not sure if the audience already knows the answer, so she gives them the solution: it's Stephanie Vaquer. The fans cheer for the Chilean. Morgan understands that they like her, but nothing will change a fact: that she will defeat her again, that she will retain the Women's World Championship, and that she will prove she is the greatest world champion of alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll time. With this statement, Liv ends her promo. The Judgment Day head toward the entrance ramp, bringing this segment to an end.

Live results of WWE Sunday Night's Main Event - September 6, 2026

WWE Sunday Night's Main Event begins on YouTube!

We see the arrival at the venue of some of tonight's protagonists: Baron Corbin, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Tatum Paxley, Jade Cargill, B-Fab, Michin, Oba Femi and Bron Breakker (accompanied by his fellow members of The Vision).

Quavo performs the song "Backwards" from his album QROMELIFE. The song gives way to the arrival of Trick Williams and Lil Yachty, ready for action. Both make their way toward Gorilla Position (greeting Quavo along the way). Lil Yachty makes his entrance accompanied by several associates.

Baron Corbin vs. Lil Yachty

(If Yachty survives five minutes, Trick Williams will receive an opportunity at the United States Championship)

Baron takes a microphone to offer Lil Yachty one last chance to walk away. Corbin knows that the rapper doesn't want to disappoint Williams, but he also won't want to be destroyed in front of his friends and family. Lil Yachty takes the microphone to respond to Corbin, but uses it as a weapon against "The Lone Wolf"! The referee calls for the bell, officially starting the five-minute countdown. Lil Yachty covers Baron. 1..2..NO.

Lil Yachty escapes to ringside, where he is quickly caught by Corbin. Baron punishes the rapper by repeatedly throwing him into the crowd barrier. Two members of Lil Yachty's entourage try to get him to safety, but end up being attacked by Corbin. He tries to take Lil Yachty back inside the ring, but the rapper grabs hold of the ring skirt to make things difficult for him. Lil Yachty manages to reach a kendo stick, which he uses as a weapon against Baron.

The action returns inside the squared circle, where Lil Yachty unleashes a barrage of kendo stick shots on the United States Champion. He blocks one of the attacks and takes the kendo stick away from his opponent. Baron uses it against Lil Yachty, at which point the rapper's entourage intervenes again. One of them takes a Deep Six, while another is destroyed with the End of Days.

The action continues with Lil Yachty surprising Baron with a hurricanrana. Afterward, the rapper hits a diving crossbody. 1..2..NO. Baron stops his opponent's offense with the  End of Days. Corbin realizes that he still has more than a minute and a half of the match remaining, so he decides not to cover the rapper and continues punishing him. Baron hits a second End of Days. Corbin still doesn't cover his opponent.

"The Lone Wolf" gets out of the ring to look for a table. Baron returns to the ring to set the table up next to one of the corners. There are 30 seconds left in the match. Corbin takes Lil Yachty toward the top turnbuckle, looking to hit a superplex on his opponent through the table. However, the rapper resists. As a result, Baron falls onto the top rope, hitting himself in the groin. In pain, he falls to the mat. ThE timer reaches zero, bringing the match to an end. 

Winner: Lil Yachty

Furious, Corbin catches Lil Yachty and hits a chokeslam through the table, which is destroyed in the process. Lilian Garcia announces Lil Yachty's victory, adding that the United States Championship match will take place next.

United States Championship Match
Baron Corbin (c) vs. Trick Williams

Trick enters the ring and launches an assault on Corbin. After delivering several kicks, Williams sends Baron out of the ring with a clothesline. Trick smashes Corbin's head against the announce table before approaching Lil Yachty to check on him. Williams goes back after his opponent, but ends up being caught off guard by him. Baron throws Trick into one of the ring posts. Corbin catches Lil Yachty and throws him over the crowd barrier

The action returns inside the ring. Williams surprises Baron with a Broken Arrow. 1..2..NO. Corbin uses the ropes to regain control. Baron sends Trick out of the ring. Corbin goes after him and throws him into the steel steps. Baron takes Williams back inside the squared circle to continue the punishment. Corbin unleashes a barrage of elbows on his opponent before trapping him in a submission hold. 

Trick delivers several elbows to break free, but soon falls back into the champion's grasp. A simultaneous clothesline leaves both men lying on the mat. Baron and Trick trade attacks in the center of the ring. Williams dodges an elbow from Baron and surprises him with a neckbreaker. Trick tries to kick the champion. He blocks it and responds with a chokeslam. 1..2..NO.

Trick surprises Corbin with a uranage. Baron responds with a Deep Six. 1..2..NO. Williams dodges a charge from the champion in one of the corners and responds with a bulldog. Now Corbin throws his opponent into the opposite corner. Baron heads to ringside to retrieve his championship. Corbin is about to return, but something stops him. It's Lil Yachty, who is holding the title by one end.

Williams takes advantage of the situation to surprise Baron with a spinning kick. 1..2..NO. The referee remains distracted by Lil Yachty, who is standing on the apron. Baron takes advantage by smashing Trick's head with the championship. Corbin covers his opponent. 1..2..NO. Baron prepares to end the match with an End of Days. Williams blocks the champion's finisher and uses the ropes for momentum before responding with a Trick Shot. 1..2..3.

Winner and NEW United States Champion: TRICK WILLIAMS

Williams and Lil Yachty pose on the announce table to celebrate with the fans. Fireworks accompany the moment. 

Paul Heyman is in charge of introducing the next match of the night. A match that will determine who the future of WWE is. Without further ado, "The Wiseman" introduces the two wrestlers, starting with Bron Breakker. Oba Femi is next to make his entrance. "¡Oooooooooooooba! ¡Ooooooooooooooooba!", the fans chant to welcome him.

Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker

Both men stare silently at each other, barely blinking. Oba and Bron test each other's strength. Femi shoves his opponent into one of the corners to show his power. Bron answers in kind. Oba blocks a headlock and once again tests his strength against his opponent, this time with shoulder tackles. Finally, it is the Nigerian who manages to knock his opponent down with the move.

Breakker escapes to ringside to catch his breath. Oba goes after him and strikes him from behind. Femi drops Bron onto the apron. Oba lifts Breakker onto his shoulder, ready for his next move, but his opponent escapes just in time to send him into one of the ring posts. Breakker climbs onto the apron and prepares to hit a Penalty Kick, but Oba stops him with a tremendous chop.

The action returns inside the ring. Oba sends Bron out of it with a clothesline. Femi clears the announce table, at which point a recovered Breakker strikes him. Bron positions himself on the apron and dives with a diving clothesline. Both men fall behind the announce table. Breakker takes Femi back inside the ring, where he hits him with a hard-hitting clothesline .

Bron continues punishing the Nigerian, hitting him with several corner spears. Breakker finishes Femi with a gutbuster. 1..2..NO. Bron traps Femi in a grounded crossface . Oba escapes with several elbows, only to take a release german suplex. 1..2..NO. Breakker taunts Oba. "The future of what?", he asks while striking the Nigerian.

Oba catches Bron in a grip, ready to hit a chokeslam, but his opponent kicks his left knee, forcing him to release the hold. Breakker sends Femi out of the ring with a clothesline. Bron quickly takes "The Ruler" back inside the squared circle and traps him in a headlock. Femi breaks free, but is soon caught in a sleeperhold. Oba throws himself backward into one of the corners to break free.

Oba and Bron trade attacks in the center of the ring. Breakker hits a release german suplex on Femi, who immediately responds with a clothesline. Oba continues his offense against Bron, knocking him down with a big boot. Femi unleashes a barrage of European uppercuts on Breakker, who ends up lying on the mat. Oba finishes him with a chokeslam. 1..2..NO. 

Bron attacks Oba's eyes to block his next attack. Breakker sends the Nigerian out of the ring. Bron quickly gets out of the ring, ready to surprise Femi with a spear, but his opponent stops him with a flying uppercut. Austin Theory appears on the scene to surprise Oba, but he stops him and throws him onto the announce table, which ends up being destroyed. Breakker surprises Oba with a spear. He then takes him inside the ring and hits him with a second spear. 1..2..NO.

Logan Paul appears on the scene with the intention of handing a brass knuckles to Bron, but the referee stops him. Maxxine Dupri takes advantage of the situation to hand another pair of brass knuckles to Breakker. He tries to use them against the Nigerian. Oba dodges the attack and sends his opponent flying. Femi prepares to finish off Bron when suddenly... Bronson Reed storms onto the scene with a steel chair and attacks the Nigerian!

Winner by disqualification: Oba Femi

Reed continues attacking Oba with the steel chair, even using it as leverage to hit a senton. He then hits a Tsunami. Breakker hugs the Australian before joining him in the assault. Bronson holds Femi in place so Bron can hit a well-executed spear. Reed continues attacking Oba with two consecutive Tsunamis. Still unsatisfied, the members of The Vision lift their victim back up so Breakker can hit him with another spear. Adam Pearce and several officials appear on the scene to stop the assault, but they can do nothing to prevent Reed from hitting a fourth Tsunami. After posing alongside their victim, Bron and Bronson head backstage with their teammates. Meanwhile, "The Ruler" is tended to on the mat.

We see rappers Quavo and T-Pain sitting ringside.

Cathy Kelley tries to interview Paul Heyman about what happened in the last match. "The Wiseman" acknowledges that he has a lot to say about it. At that moment, he receives a phone call. Heyman leaves the area to take the call, bringing the interview to an end.

Tag Team Match
Charlotte Flair, Tatum Paxley and Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin

B-Fab and Paxley start the match. Tatum showcases her agility to surprise B-Fab with quick attacks that culminate in a Spinning Axe Kick. 1..2..NO. Michin receives the tag and joins B-Fab. Paxley takes care of both women before kicking Jade, who was trying to enter the ring. Tatum continues fighting B-Fab and Michin, at which point Cargill grabs her by the legs and pulls her down to ringside. Jade hits a knee strike on Paxley while Michin distracts the referee.

Michin and B-Fab continue attacking Paxley. She escapes B-Fab and tags in Alexa, who quickly takes control. Alexa prepares to hit a Sister Abigail on B-Fab, but Michin distracts her. B-Fab takes advantage of the situation to catch Bliss and hit a spinning facebuster. 1..2..NO. Jade, B-Fab and Michin take turns punishing Alexa in their corner.

B-Fab strikes Tatum, knocking her off her corner. B-Fab tries to do the same to Charlotte, but she isn't caught off guard. Alexa gets rid of B-Fab and tags in Flair, who comes in firing on all cylinders. "The Queen" unleashes a barrage of chops on Michin, taking her down with a release german suplex. Charlotte continues her offense with a handspring clothesline. Flair keeps attacking Michin.

Michin tags Jade without "The Queen" noticing. Cargill takes advantage by surprising her with a superkick. She then punches Bliss, knocking her off her corner. Jade goes back after Flair and finishes her off with a sit-out powerbomb. 1..2..NO. Tatum breaks up the count. B-Fab grabs Paxley and rolls her toward ringside.

Charlotte blocks a Jaded and responds with a roll-up. 1..2..NO. Michin tries to intervene, but ends up being taken down alongside Cargill. Charlotte finishes them both off with a moonsault. Flair covers "The Storm." 1..2..NO. Charlotte tags in Bliss. The two prepare to hit a Bow Down to the Queen on B-Fab and Cargill, but B-Fab intervenes by grabbing Alexa's legs and pulling her out of the ring. Jade takes Charlotte's Bow Down to the Queen. 1..2..NO. Michin breaks up the count.

B-Fab throws Bliss into the steel steps. Meanwhile, Flair gets rid of Michin by shoving her into one of the corners. Charlotte dodges a pump kick from Cargill and responds with a superkick. "The Queen" prepares to lock her in a Figure Four Leglock when B-Fab returns to the ring. Paxley stops her. Charlotte and Tatum prepare to apply a Figure Four Leglock simultaneously to their opponents. B-Fab prevents it by pushing Paxley, who crashes into Flair. Cargill takes advantage and finishes Charlotte with a Jaded. 1..2..3.

Winners: Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin

The Miz and Joe Tessitore recap the events of the show from the special announce table located in the stands. 

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

Rhodes is the first to make his entrance. "Voices" begins playing throughout the venue. Cody waits for his opponent to arrive. Suddenly, "The American Nightmare" turns around to avoid an attack from Orton from behind, thus thwarting his plans. Randy retreats toward ringside. Cody quickly gets out of the ring to launch an assault on "The Viper."

The action moves into the stands before the match has officially begun. Rhodes uses a trash can against Orton. He quickly gets his revenge by returning the favor. Both men continue trading blows in front of the fans. Orton throws Rhodes over the crowd barrier to take the action back to ringside. Randy shoves Cody into the steel steps.

Orton takes Rhodes back inside the ring when he notices his opponent's mother and wife sitting in the front row. Randy smiles at them before returning to the squared circle. Charles Robinson signals the timekeeper to ring the bell. In an instant, Rhodes surprises Orton with a Cody Cutter. He then traps his opponent in a Figure Four Leglock. "The Viper" crawls toward the ropes to force the hold to be broken.

Cody tries to attack Orton with a Modified DDT, but his opponent stops him with a Rope Guillotine. Randy punishes Rhodes with the help of the ropes. Orton kicks Cody in the back. He tries to fight back, but is soon taken down by "The Viper," who resumes his offense. Randy traps Cody in a headlock. Rhodes breaks free and hits a Drop Down Punch. He then sends Orton out of the ring with a clothesline.

Cody goes after his opponent, but Orton surprises him with an eye poke. The action returns inside the squared circle. Rhodes prevents Orton from striking him in one of the corners and unleashes a barrage of punches. Randy escapes to ringside. Cody follows him, only to be kicked by his opponent. He catches Rhodes and drops him onto the announce table twice. Orton approaches Cody's wife, only for her to throw her drink in his face.

Randy returns to the ring, where he falls into Rhodes' grasp. Cody hits a scoop powerslam on Orton. Rhodes follows up with a Disaster Kick. Randy escapes his opponent's pressure and hits a scoop powerslam. Orton continues with a Modified DDT. Randy prepares to hit an RKO, but Cody blocks it and responds with a Cross Rhodes. 1..2..NO. "This is awesome!" the fans chant.

Orton and Rhodes block each other's attacks. At one point, Randy shoves Cody, who ends up crushing the referee in one of the corners. Orton hits an RKO on Rhodes. "The Viper" notices that Robinson is lying on the ringside floor. Randy takes advantage of the situation to set up a Punt Kick. However, Cody dodges it and responds with a Cross Rhodes. Orton ends up at ringside. Rhodes dives with a suicide dive. The impact causes Randy's back to crush Robinson against the crowd barrier.

Cody repeatedly smashes Randy against one of the ring posts. He then unleashes a barrage of punches on his opponent on top of the announce table. Cody removes the top section of the steel steps to use as a weapon against "The Viper," whose head begins to bleed. Rhodes continues attacking Orton before taking him back inside the ring, where he hits a Cody Cutter. He then hits two consecutive Cross Rhodes. Cody leaves his bloodied opponent lying on the mat.

Rhodes struggles with himself as he considers taking the violence to another level. Rhodes eventually decides to hit a Punt Kick on Orton, but he begs for mercy. Randy crawls toward Cody's feet, but Cody quickly moves him away. A second referee (Eddie Orengo) appears on the scene. He checks on Randy. Rhodes pushes him away from his opponent, at which point Orton takes advantage and hits a low blow. However, the attack hits not only Cody in the groin, but also the official. Randy hits an RKO on a hurting Rhodes. Robinson returns to make the three-count. 1..2..3.

Winner: Randy Orton

An exhausted Randy looks at Cody, who remains lying on the mat. With this image, we reach the end of the show.