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Jalen Brunson gets a custom WWE world title, photo op with Roman Reigns

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

At WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event at Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson appeared as Roman Reigns’ guest and was spotlighted in the show-closing segment. Reigns praised Brunson in front of the New York crowd, presented him with a custom world championship, and posed with him for photos. The segment followed CM Punk and Cody Rhodes defeating GUNTHER and Sami Zayn, which kept Punk vs. Rhodes at SummerSlam as a one-on-one match.

Key Takeaways

  • Jalen Brunson was featured at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event in Madison Square Garden.
  • Roman Reigns hosted Brunson and framed the moment as “greatness acknowledges greatness.”
  • Brunson received a custom world championship during the closing segment.
  • CM Punk and Cody Rhodes’ win earlier in the night preserved their SummerSlam match as a singles bout.

AI Timeline

Before the show

WWE announced Jalen Brunson would appear at Madison Square Garden as Roman Reigns’ guest.

Main event result

CM Punk and Cody Rhodes defeated GUNTHER and Sami Zayn.

SummerSlam implication

The result kept the SummerSlam match involving Punk and Rhodes as a one-on-one affair.

Closing segment

Roman Reigns brought Jalen Brunson to center stage and praised him in New York.

Title presentation

Reigns presented Brunson with a custom world championship and posed with him for photos.

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Timeline

Jul 19, 2:20 AM

Jalen Brunson gets a custom WWE world title, photo op with Roman Reigns

Cageside Seats • WWE

We didn’t quite know what to expect when WWE announced that New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson would be coming to Saturday Night’s Main Event at Madison Square Garden tonight (July 18, 2026) in The Big Apple. He would be there as a guest of World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, but what would they be doing? As it turns out, closing the night. Indeed, after WWE Champion CM Punk & Cody Rhodes defeated GUNTHER & Sami Zayn to keep their match at SummerSlam a 1-on-1 affair, the true star of the show, a new king of New York, Brunson, was given center stage. Reigns copped to the situation right away, saying he knew everyone was wondering what this is all about. “This is where greatness acknowledges greatness.” They would do so in the home of the Knicks, yes, but also the home of WWE. The territory was once called “New York,” after all. Reigns put Brunson over huge, eventually getting around to saying he made some moves and arranged a custom world heavyweight championship be made so that he

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