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IC title match off, Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross added to WWE Night of Champions

Posted: Jun 24th 2025 By: Bryan Rose

One match is off and another is on for Night of Champions.

During a segment on Monday’s Raw, Adam Pearce told AJ Styles that his match against Dominik Mysterio was off as the Intercontinental Champion wasn’t medically cleared. Pearce told Styles that he would get a shot at Mysterio as soon as he’s ready.

It wasn’t made clear what happened to Mysterio, though he did appear on Raw in several segments. In one interview that aired during commercials, he noted that his ribs weren’t 100 percent. His last match took place on the June 9 edition of Raw, losing a fatal four-way first round King of the Ring match that was won by Sami Zayn.

Zayn would go on to lose in the semifinals to Randy Orton. As he was being interviewed about his loss on Raw, Karrion Kross appeared and continued to needle Zayn, telling him he’d never become World Champion. Zayn finally laid out Kross and told him he had confirmed a match between the two. Kross, lying on the floor, laughed as if that was the plan all along.

Here is the updated card for Night of Champions, which is still set to be held in Saudi Arabia:
WWE Night of Champions, Saturday, June 28, 1 p.m. Eastern time —

Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena defends against CM Punk
United States Champion Jacob Fatu defends against Solo Sikoa
King of the Ring tournament finals: Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes
Queen of the Ring tournament finals: Asuka vs. Jade Cargill
Sami Zayn vs. Karrion Kross