ESPN Grades WWE Wrestlepalooza As A ‘C’

ESPN have graded the WWE Wrestlepalooza premium live event.

On September 20th, WWE would present their newest premium live event and their first on ESPN, WWE Wrestlepalooza. The show would feature several of the companies top stars, with Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, AJ Lee and more taking part in the event. Now, ESPN have given their grade for the event.

On September 21st, ESPN’s Andreas Hale would reveal his grades for the matches and overall event this weekend. You can check out the grades for the event below, with Stephanie Vaquer vs IYO Sky being graded the highest.

• Iyo Sky vs Stephanie Vaquer: B+
• The Vision vs The Usos: C
• CM Punk and AJ Lee vs Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch: C
• Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre: C
• John Cena vs Brock Lesnar: C-
• WWE Wrestlepalooza Full Grade: C

ESPN gave WWE Wrestlepalooza a C pic.twitter.com/caMms5GAH1

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) September 22, 2025

AEW’s Ricochet would also comment on the grade, stating he feels All Out was better than a C.

I know our show was way better than a C. 😂 👑 #Ahaa

— Lightskin Kingpin (@KingRicochet) September 22, 2025

For the full results from the very first edition of WWE Wrestlepalooza, you can check them out here in our results section.

Following the events of WWE Wrestlepalooza, the returning AJ Lee would comment on her first match in over a decade with WWE, discussing the evolution of the WWE women’s division during her time with the promotion. You can read more about that here.