Kevin Owens Promises To Give 'Everything' Following WWE Return

Following his surprise return during Night Two of WWE SummerSlam, Kevin Owens is the number-one contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship. After his match, he appeared on the SummerSlam post-show, where he said that he wanted to prove a point with his match after WWE's medical staff and his own surgeon urged him to take care. 

"I told them I'd be careful," he said. "I'm never being careful! I'm giving everything I have, always. If that means I'm done in two years, I'm done in two years. But we're going to have a blast for two years. Hopefully it's longer than that, but you're never getting less than everything I have."

Owens also stated that his wife was there to support him, and that he called his parents after the match to let them know he was as okay as he could be after a demanding match. He when he was added to the opening match. 

In his return match, Owens defeated Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, and GUNTHER to earn a shot at the Undisputed WWE Championship. It was KO's first match since March 2025, when he defeated Zayn at Elimination Chamber. The following July, he had surgery for a neck injury. Last week, he was reportedly training at the Performance Center.

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