WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Results As Jade Cargill Wins Queen Of The Ring

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In the most important match of her young WWE career, Cargill planted “The Empress of Tomorrow” with a massive Jaded finisher out of nowhere to punch her ticket to SummerSlam

The two stars battled in a match largely dominated by Asuka, but ultimately, Cargill stood tall after hitting her finisher to cap off a mediocre QOTR finals match

With the victory, Cargill will now go on to face the WWE Women’s Champion, currently Tiffany Stratton, at WWE’s first-ever two-night SummerSlam in August

Asuka Cargill pinned Asuka at WWE Night of Champions despite having a rough go-round getting out of the gate

Among the key highlights of the WWE Queen of the Ring finals were: Asuka dominated early on and locked in an ankle lock before Cargill countered it with a wheelbarrow German suplex

Asuka was able to regain control with a top rope missile dropkick

Jade nearly countered into her Jaded finisher, then avoided a kick and hit Asuka with a sit-out powerbomb for a close two-count

After Cargill escaped an armbar attempt, she missed a big boot and found herself locked in the Asuka Lock

Cargill nearly reversed it into a successful pin

Cargill caught Asuka as she went for a running hip attack and immediately put her down with a Jaded finisher for the win

In the pair of semifinals matches, Asuka defeated Bliss while Cargill toppled Perez to set up the highly anticipated finals between Asuka and Cargill

MORE FOR YOU With Asuka just returning from an ext layoff and having a lengthy history with Raw’s Women’s World Champion Iyo Sky, Asuka and Cargill entered the QOTR finals in a “pick ‘em” battle that seemingly could have gone either way

But Cargill has been tected throughout her run on WWE’s main roster, and WWE seems to have huge creative plans for her in the months ahead

On a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t Wrestling Inc), Meltzer said, ""Jade was supposed to be, if she hadn’t gotten hurt, Jade was supposed to be champion by WrestleMania

And defending it at WrestleMania

Not [win it] at WrestleMania, but before WrestleMania. " While Cargill’s injury derailed those championship plans temporarily, her career appears to be back on track

Cargill’s win over Asuka at WWE Night of Champions, albeit in a somewhat sloppy performance, was her biggest singles victory to date, and with that win, she’s just weeks away from getting a shot at SmackDown’s WWE Women’s Championship

Why is that so intriguing

Well, SmackDown’s Naomi, Cargill’s most hated rival, is currently holding the Money in the Bank briefcase, making her a virtual shoo-in to be the world champion in the near future

Cargill’s win over Asuka only makes it er where WWE should take Naomi’s storyline

The best bet here is that Cargill beats Stratton at SummerSlam only for Naomi to instantly cash in on Cargill and take the WWE Women’s title from her

Alternatively, Naomi could conceivably cash in during the match, prevent Cargill from beating Stratton and then pin Stratton herself

Regardless of the specifics, Cargill’s massive victory in the Queen of the Ring finals at WWE Night of Champions almost certainly will reignite her feud with Naomi at SummerSlam

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