Paul Levesque said he saw tremendous growth in both CM Punk and John Cena in the run up to WWE Night of Champions.

In a subsequent promo, Cena suggested that he made the match for Night of Champions in an effort to expose Punk as a hypocrite of sorts. That was likely in reference to Punk speak

WWE Night of Champions 2025 set the stage for SummerSlam as John Cena retained against CM Punk, while Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill won the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments.