Six appearances. That’s it. After that? We’ll have seen the last of John Cena the in-ring performer. This is the crescendo on a G.O.A.T level career.
This Saturday he’ll head to WWE Wrestlepalooza at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to face off with one of his oldest nemeses in the Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar.
"...having the biggest title in the Fed on an absent champion doesn’t feel great. For that reason: Drew McIntyre is great value"
What else does the first PLE on ESPN hold?
What about AJ Lee’s first WWE match in a decade? The Usos back in action together for the first time tagging as a team since Money in the Bank 2023? This one should be a doozy – and we’ve got the WWE Wrestlepalooza odds and analysis to get you ready for a big night in Indy.
| Match | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|---|---|
| Cena vs. Lesnar |  John Cena (-303) |
 Brock Lesnar (+225) |
| WWE Championship |  Cody Rhodes (c) (-1250) |
 Drew McIntyre (+600) |
| WWE Women’s World Championship |  Stephanie Vaquer (-250) |
 Iyo Sky (+175) |
| Mixed Tag Match |   CM Punk & AJ Lee (-2000) |
  Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch (+800) |
| Tag Team Match |   The Vision (-303) |
 The Usos (+225) |
Odds accurate as of September 19
Normally we wouldn’t analyze a match without a sportsbook setting a market… but there’s no surprises at all in this one.
Lesnar is going to look strong, as always, and Big John is going to be thrown around like a ragdoll, but then he’ll power up and power out and take the W for what may be his third or fourth from last match.
🔥 Wild Wrestlepalooza Hot Take – Seth Rollins interferes in some way, rolling Brock Lesnar and John Cena into the Wargames match at Survivor Series and the biggest match in WWE history follows.
Cody Rhodes is a busy man.
He won the WWE Championship back from John Cena at WWE SummerSlam and subsequently went off TV with a kayfabe injury caused by his WWE Wrestlepalooza opponent, Drew McIntyre.
In the interim he was actually filming the Streetfighter movie and welcoming his second child into the world.
Now he’s back, but it feels temporary: having the biggest title in the Fed on an absent champion doesn’t feel great. For that reason: Drew McIntyre is great value at +600.
🔥 Wild Wrestlepalooza Hot Take – Randy Orton interferes, turning on Cody Rhodes, setting up a feud that will run and run through to WrestleMania in 2026.
Stephanie Vacquer rides a meteoric push since she stepped up to the main roster earlier in 2025, and is a worthy favorite in this market. A solid worker, aura for days, international appeal…
…but Iyo SKY may be the best wrestler in the world right now. And she is incredibly over with the crowd.
Is anyone else’s wife tuning into WWE Raw just to watch the #RhIyo segments?
I would love either of these two to win it clean, but a Face vs. Face title match needs moral conflict, and I think we’ll see the Kabuki Warriors heel turn cost their former Damage Control compatriot the title, or bring out Rhea Ripley who inadvertently costs her friend the belt.
🔥 Wild Wrestlepalooza Hot Take – this match has a clean finish with Sky putting over Vacquer (yes, that would a surprise)
The feel-good reunion story of the holiday season come early.
It’s husband and wife vs. husband and wife as CM Punk made a call and brought back his wife and three-time WWE Divas Champion, AJ Lee.
This marks the first time Lee has entered a WWE ring, or any other ring, in anger since 2015. She didn’t however, stop training.
AJ Lee looks in great condition and ready for a match with three of the best wrestlers in the world right now. Will she have ring rust? Will she be nervous? Will it matter?
We can expect this to be the bloody nose Punk has been trying to give Seth since Elimination Chamber in February.
🔥 Wild Wrestlepalooza Hot Take – AJ Lee flips the script and turns on her man.
The Usos are back on the same team, but are the seeds being sown on a Jey Uso heel turn?
Some of Main Event Jey Uso’s actions have been less than pure of heart over the last couple of weeks. Is there a chance the creative team are pivoting him into a heel role so he and Jimmy can run it back again at Wrestlemania in 2026?
Regardless of the long term plan: Survivor Series and the now-annual Wargames matches are looming on the horizon: it’s about time to start picking sides and we can already see the The Vision vs. The Bloodline as the mens headliner.
🔥 Wild Wrestlepalooza Hot Take – Roman Reigns interferes during or after the match to setup Wargames.
| 👨🎓 Expert Pick | 🤖 AI Prediction | |
|---|---|---|
| Cena vs. Lesnar | John Cena | Brock Lesnar (68.8%) |
| WWE Championship | Drew McIntyre | Cody Rhodes (88.3%) |
| WWE Women’s World Championship | Stephanie Vacquer | Stephanie Vacquer (59.1%) |
| Mixed Tag Match | CM Punk & AJ Lee | CM Punk & AJ Lee (78.3%) |
| Tag Team Match | The Vision | The Vision (85.5%) |
Oddspedia Insights WWE Wrestlepalooza Predictions are created using a proprietary analytical model designed for sports entertainment.
The process begins by assigning weighted probabilities to four core pillars: current wrestler momentum, storyline cohesion, future booking potential, and external factors.
This weighted data then fuels a simulation of the match run 1,000 times to determine the most probable outcome. This system moves beyond simple statistics, generating a data-driven forecast grounded in the unique narrative and performance logic of professional wrestling, resulting in a highly nuanced and authoritative prediction.
| What? | WWE Wrestlepalooza |
|---|---|
| When? | Saturday September 20 |
| Where? | Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN |
| How to watch? | US: ESPN / UK and ROW: Netflix |
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