Femi Beats Lesnar in SummerSlam Hell in a Cell
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- Oba Femi defeated Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis — Lesnar's first loss in the structure — completing a debut year that already included a win over Lesnar at WrestleMania in April and the King of the Ring tournament in June.
- Brock Lesnar hit the Undertaker's Tombstone Piledriver on the exposed wood under the ring canvas but couldn't secure the pin, then took the microphone post-match to call himself the past and Femi the future of the promotion.
- CM Punk retained the Undisputed WWE Championship over Cody Rhodes after Rhodes accidentally took out referee Charles Robinson with a Cody Cutter off the top rope, allowing Randy Orton to slide in and hit an RKO on an unsuspecting Rhodes.
- Solo Sikoa, teaming with LA Knight and Royce Keys, defeated The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu and The Usos) — with Sikoa resisting Bloodline recruitment and the Minneapolis crowd joining in a 'Yeet' taunt aimed at Jey Uso.
- Sikoa embraced Knight after the match — Knight hesitated but accepted — a moment the article flags as a potential sign of trust between the two as Sikoa builds momentum on Raw.
- The Bella Twins turned on Paige after Fatal Influence's tag-team win, adding another post-match angle heading into SummerSlam Night 2.
Why it matters: Lesnar's post-match concession on the mic formally closes a chapter for one of WWE's most dominant forces. The article notes Femi gave up his King of the Ring title shot for the rubber match with Lesnar and his next target is the World Heavyweight Championship contested by Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins on Night 2.
