Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens WWE title match confirmed for Saturday Night’s Main Event

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Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens has been confirmed for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Our own Dave Meltzer reported last month that Rhodes vs. Owens was one of two matches planned for the December 14 show at Nassau Coliseum. On Monday, WWE officially announced the match, writing, “There’s no love lost between these two. Cody Rhodes will defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens at Saturday Night’s Main Event!”

As Meltzer reported, the other match planned for Saturday Night’s Main Event is Gunther defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Damian Priest, although that has since been announced for WWE Survivor Series.

Meltzer wrote:

Right now it appears the Saturday Night’s Main Event on 12/14 will have Rhodes vs. Owens and Gunther vs. Priest but we were told both are currently slated but not etched in stone.

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, originally created in 1985, is returning as quarterly specials on NBC as part of WWE’s new deal with NBC Universal, which also sees SmackDown return to the USA Network in 2025.

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Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has appeared in award-winning publications such as NOW Magazine and The Huffington Post. He joined the F4WOnline team in 2019 and was named managing editor in the summer of 2026. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Ian has covered professional wrestling for more than 15 years.