Jelly Roll quickly endeared himself to the WWE fan base. (Credit: WWE/Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)
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WWE SummerSlam 2025 featured one of the most random tag team matches a pro wrestling fan could dream of: Randy Orton teaming with country singer Jelly Roll against Drew McIntyre and social media sensation Logan Paul.
A true sign of WWE’s attempts to integrate with mainstream pop culture, this celebrity tag team clash was actually one of the company’s best built rivalries heading into SummerSlam. It almost didn’t happen, either. Jelly Roll was reportedly a replacement for rapper Travis Scott, who had a “falling out” with WWE despite playing a major role in John Cena’s epic heel turn.
Jelly Roll’s inclusion in SummerSlam went surprisingly well, though, and in front of fans in MetLife Stadium, the “I’m Not Okay” singer delivered a shockingly good performance alongside “The Viper.”
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Results for Jelly Roll and Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
Orton and Jelly Roll seemed destined to leave New Jersey with a memorable win at WWE SummerSlam. But Logan Paul spoiled the party.
Capping off a red hot celebrity tag team match, Paul ended a wild finishing sequence with a soaring frog splash on Jelly Roll, pinning the “Liar” singer to pick up the win for the heel duo.
Among the key highlights in the star-studded celebrity tag team match were:
- Paul ambushed Jelly Roll as the match started and got in a cheap shot. Jelly Roll started the match, and after hitting Paul with a nice shoulder tackle, he played the babyface-in-peril for a while, as the crowd cheered for Orton to get the hot tag.
- Jelly Roll was able to toss McIntyre over the top rope and then get the hot tag to Orton, who cleaned house.
- On the outside, Orton laid out Paul on the announce table, but McIntyre was able to hit him with a brutal Claymore Kick. Paul hit Jelly Roll with the knockout punch.
- Paul smashed together a pair of two Prime bottles while standing on the ring post and then hit a devastating splash on top of Jelly Roll, who was stretched across the announce table. The crowd loved that spot. A team of referees and medical personnel came out to escort Jelly Roll to the back as McIntyre and Paul worked over Orton in the ring.
- “The Viper” was able to respond with a top rope superplex on McIntyre as Jelly Roll waved off the medical personnel and attempted to make his way up to the apron. Jelly Roll got up and got the hot tag, then hit his comeback complete with with a sky-high chokeslam and then a Boss Man Slam on McIntyre. The live crowd ate it up.
- Jelly Roll hit Paul with an awesome pwoerslam off the top. McIntyre hit him with a Claymore Kick, then Orton hit McIntyre with an RKO out of nowhere. Paul, the legal man, was able to get to the top rope and hit a top rope frog splash on Jelly Roll. That was enough for the win.
Chalk that up as a a big win for McIntyre, who has suffered his fair share of signature defeats in 2025. Most recently, McIntyre also lost to Orton at the latest edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event a few weeks ago. Paul, of course, has had his fair share of marquee losses in WWE in recent years.
This Saturday in MetLife Stadium, WWE did the exactly opposite of what it tends to do in celebrity matches and gave the heel, full-time stars at WWE SummerSlam.
WWE SummerSlam 2025 Results: What’s Next for Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre?
After Orton and Jelly Roll’s loss at at WWE SummerSlam 2025, the story between Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre is far from over.
Both stars only recently returned from lengthy layoffs and have essentially been at each other’s throats since their returns. Yet, McIntyre still hasn’t picked up that signature pin since coming back. In fact, McIntyre also suffered a significant singles loss to Damian Priest at Saturday Night’s Main Event in what has been a running theme for the Scottish superstar.
Though McIntyre has been arguably WWE’s best all-around performer over the past few years, WWE has, time and time again, failed to capitalize on that momentum. WWE SummerSlam was a step in the right direction for the Scottish superstar. He won, and he needs to win more often.
In actuality, Jelly Roll’s loss was a bit of a surprise. Babyface celebrity wrestlers typically win their WWE matches, so the expectation was that Jelly Roll would too. But Jelly Roll has been a big hit in WWE during this brief run, and he’s expected to continue working with WWE moving forward.
That would explain why he lost to Paul, potentially setting up another match with the social media star down the road. That could even be a marquee singles match that would surely attract widespread media attention for WWE, which is exactly what it wants. Given that Jelly Roll performed well in MetLife Stadium, bringing him back after that loss is a no-brainer.
Orton should target McIntyre moving forward while Jelly Roll and Paul can settle their beef once and for all once WWE SummerSlam is in the rearview mirror, perhaps on Raw on Netflix or SmackDown in the months ahead.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakeoestriecher/2025/08/02/wwe-summerslam-2025-results-as-logan-paul-pins-jelly-roll/