Penta retains WWE Intercontinental Championship with Mexican Destroyer at SNME

Ethan Page was about a half-second away from pulling off an incredible upset over Penta and winning the Intercontinental Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Penta showed Page, a former NXT champion and the longest reigning NXT North American champion in the brand’s history, that he needed to do more than a few hard slams and exposed turnbuckles to beat him.

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Penta dives onto Ethan Page during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

Page gave Penta all he had. He threw Penta into the exposed turnbuckle and tried to take advantage with a schoolboy roll up. While the referee tried to put one turnbuckle back together, he noticed Page’s pin attempt but only got to two. “All Ego” was upset and got into the referee’s face, allowing Penta to take advantage.

Penta avoided Page as he crashed into the ropes and bounced off the middle rope to hit a Mexican Destroyer. He pinned Page for the win.

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Ethan Page shows frustration with Penta during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

Penta has been the champion since March 2, after he beat Dominik Mysterio on “Monday Night Raw.” The win over Page marked his seventh successful title defense, including a six-way ladder match at WrestleMania 42.

Page was impressive throughout the match. He flipped Penta over his head and onto the announce table in the middle of the match. He got back into the ring but realized that he wouldn’t be able to win the title if Penta was counted out.

He stopped the referee’s 10 count and used the ring posts to his advantage before he rolled Penta back into the ring. But the Mexican high-flyer was too much to handle.

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Page received the opportunity to face Penta over guys like Rusev and Je’Von Evans. Penta is going to have no shortage of challengers for his title as the weeks wear on.

Penta enters the ring during Saturday Night’s Main Event at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 23, 2026. (Cooper Neil/WWE)

Saturday Night’s Main Event results:

• Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab def. Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
• Sol Ruca def. Becky Lynch via DQ.
• Paige and Brie Bella (c) def. Lash Legend and Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
• Logan Paul and Austin Theory def. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to retain the World Tag Team Championship.