Welcome back! We somehow survived Wrestlemania Saturday and a thorough thrashing of Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins by The Rock and Roman Reigns. That, of course, means the main event of Night Two will be contested under Bloodline Rules, which means anything goes if you're Roman Reigns. Wrestlemania Night One was a pretty wonderful show, all things considered. There wasn't a bad match all night and there were some pretty monumental moments. Sami Zayn ended Walter's Intercontinental Championship reign, the Tag Team Championships were finally split again, and The Rock returned to the ring for the first time in years--and looked great in action. While it might sound hard for Wrestlemania Sunday to live up to the height of Saturday, the card for tonight's show is absolutely stacked. Two world title matches, a street fight, more title bouts, and more. Take a look at the full card for Wrestlemania 40 Night Two below. - Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
- Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens (United States Championship)
- LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
- Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. Final Testament (Philadelphia Street Fight)
- Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley (WWE Women's Championship)
If you're planning to watch Wrestlemania with us, here are the Wrestlemania start times: - 7 PM ET
- 6 PM CT
- 4 PM PT
- 12 AM GMT (April 7, 8)
- 9 AM AEST (April 7, 8)
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Starting off Wrestlemania with a Scottish band playing the music we all associate with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was an interesting choice, but it's hard to dislike Drew McIntyre getting the over-the-top entrance he deserved. That said, as Drew walked to the ring, all I could pay attention to was production setting up Seth's entrance--a stage full of a marching band dressed in ridiculously extravagant Mardi Gras costumes, which ironically enough also look like the stuff Seth wears. It was as if a Mardi Gras parade broke out in Philly for five straight minutes. And you might remember the compliments paid to his attire last night. The wild look made Night One's costume look like a garbage bag. Tonight, he basically led a Mardi Gras parade to the ring and was dressed like his own parade float. It was just awesome. The action started fairly quickly, as Drew hit a Claymore Kick as soon as the bell rang for a near fall. It wouldn't be the first time we've seen something like this at Wrestlemania, but I was not prepared for this match to go that way. Thankfully, it didn't. It also didn't take long for the third man in the match--CM Punk on commentary--to get roped into the match, as the action spilled out to ringside quickly. Drew traded barbs with Punk before Seth pedigreed him on the floor. It, naturally, wasn't the only time he taunted Punk, as that became a bit of a fun little recurring bit throughout the match. Back in the ring, Seth and Drew traded blows for a while, setting into more of the match rhythm I expected. As the bout went on, the two threw big moves and finishers at each other, with neither able to get the job done. And Seth sold his injuries excellently, which makes perfect sense given he also wrestled in the main event last night. Finally, after four Claymores, Drew finally got the win over Seth. This wasn't a very long match, but it also didn't need to be. Seth looks strong in defeat and Drew looks like a monster who is also now the World Heavyweight Champion. Mission accomplished across the board. And the emotion on Seth's face as he hobbled to the back was a great ending. But then it turns out that wasn't the end. Drew's taunts finally went too far, so Punk attacked him with the arm brace, leading to Damien Priest's arrival to cash in Money in the Bank. One South of Heaven later and we had another new World Heavyweight Champion. What a thrilling few minutes after a rad match. Winner: Damien Priest via pinfall Rating: 8.5/10 Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. Final Testament (Philadelphia Street Fight)
With Snoop Dogg on commentary and Bubba Ray Dudley as referee, this match was set to be a fun one right off the bat. And you just knew someone was going through a table. And, honestly, that's the best possible outcome from this match. While it's been, in theory, a midcard feud, it's felt pretty disjointed from the jump. Thankfully, those involved took no time to get to the weapons, which is the real reason we're here. The Final Testament went to work on Lashley with kendo sticks, delivering an absolute beating. In a bit of a more worrisome moment, at least from my point of view, it looked like Lashley landed a bit awkwardly a propped-up chair, with his head getting caught on the chair back. He powdered out at that point to recover, but seemingly he wasn't injured. The tables turned soon enough with Lashley whacking Kross repeatedly across the back with a chair. Meanwhile, on the outside, B-Fab put Scarlett through a table. Kross attempted to shove Bubba Ray, only to eat a spear from Lashley. Then Bubba instructed Lashley's team on how to properly do the "Whassup" headbutt. Honestly, this was wildly entertaining because, of course, next they all got the tables. A hilarious moment followed, though, when the table broke as they placed Kross on it. Thankfully, there's like 13,000 tables under the ring, so they just grabbed another one, put Kross through it properly, and got the win. It wasn't by any means a barn burner, but it was a good followup to all of the excitement of the opener. This was short, sweet, and filled with calamities. These six men understood the assignment. Winners: Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits. Rating: 6/10 LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
I'm genuinely surprised by how much I've been enjoying this feud. It has been awesome having a solid one-on-one feud that's not about a title or a betrayal. These guys just hate each other. And let me tell you, the crowd chanting along with LA Night's introduction is very loud when it's 70,000 people. I should also note I like Styles' new entrance song, but this entire gimmick stinks of his sad boy TNA biker gimmick. I miss arrogant heel AJ. I have to be completely honest with you, I had a hard time seeing match. Production left one of the spotlights on the structure over the ring turned on, blinding many in the stands--and some of us in the press box. You might have heard the multiple "turn the light off" chants throughout. In fact, it was the only thing most of the stadium was paying attention to. One thing everyone took notice of, though, was Night pulling back the padding on the floor to do some serious damage to Styles. AJ has other plans, though, dumping Night over his back and onto the concrete. Back in the ring, the two traded control, with Night even managing to kick Styles in the face to avoid a Styles Clash. Night followed it with a BFT to end this one--again--quicker than I expected. What I was able to see of the match I enjoyed. But as soon as the match ended, WWE turned on a second spotlight on the crowd and they started booing. Winner: LA Night via pinfall Rating: 7/10 Rating for the light: 0/10 Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens (United States Championship)
There was a long stretch since the previous match with a lot going on. The Hall of Fame inductions were announced and WWE revealed that Smackdown would be broadcasting from Saudi Arabia later this year ahead of Crown Jewel. The crowd didn't like that, booing as loudly for that commercial as they did for the spotlight that was blinding people during the Styles/Night match. Oh, and they managed to turn on a second spotlight, making it even harder to see, before finally turning them both out. Paul was out first, riding on the back of a Prime Hydration pickup truck. He then shot the bottle like a cannon at the stage before walking to the ring with his best friend, a giant bottle of Prime. Honestly, given the money WWE is probably getting from Prime for all of these ads, they should just shape the stage like a big bottle of it next year. I wouldn't mind. Gotta' make that money. Kevin Owens immediately topped him without all of the pomp and circumstance and Prime by simply having an ECW-themed Titan Tron video playing as he walked to the ring. Well, when I say walk, I mean he drove a golf cart with his name on it, seemingly to one-up Logan's Prime truck. He then backed up the ramp to pick up Randy Orton and drive him to the ring. This partnership, which isn't a partnership, is 500% more entertaining than anything RK-Bro ever did. Look, Owens and Orton are obviously going to beat each other (and Logan Paul) up tonight. Hopefully, when all is said and done, they can take a nice and relaxing golf cart ride together into the sunset. Or over to tomorrow night's Raw, which is just across the street. They kept the peace early on, as both Owens and Orton took turns backdropping Logan Paul on the Spanish Annouce Table over and over, while the giant bottle of Prime looked on in blue raspberry-flavored terror. Back in the ring, after beating up Logan more before realizing only one of them could win. Orton tried to sneak in an RKO and it's not that Kevin Owens looked mad, he looked disappointed. At that point, they agreed to start fighting each other, that moment in a Triple Threat match that always comes, which allowed Logan to sneak back in to gain control. And the crowd went wild, chanting "Gatorade," much to the chagrin of Paul and the giant bottle of Prime with legs at ringside. They followed that with a chant of "We want water." Still, whether you like Prime or not (I, personally, quite enjoy the Ice Pop flavor), Logan was once again pretty awesome to watch in the ring. He's been a quick study, he's a master heel, and WWE wisely continues to pair him with established veteran wrestlers. The three men took turns being in control, with fun moments coming from each. Logan managed to take out Randy and Kevin from the top rope at one point, while Owens did an awesome senton/Codebreaker combination that put the hurt on both of his opponents. And, of course, Randy hit his vintage DDT on both men. From there, Owens kicked out of an RKO, Orton kicked out of a punch to the face with brass knuckles, and Paul looked utterly disturbed by the carnage around him. But that didn't stop him from punching Pwens twice with the knuckles. The walking Prime bottle saved Paul from a punt to the head, then revealed he was, in fact, KSI. Obviously. Orton didn't like that, then RKOing Paul's business partner onto the announce table. Back in the ring, Owens almost had the win after hitting Paul with the Pop-Up Powerbomb, and Orton with a Stunner. While he didn't get the pin, it did earn him a "This is awesome" chant. From there, Orton reversed a Pop-Up Powerbomb, RKOing Owens. Paul took advantage, tossed Orton from the ring, and hit the Frog Splash for the win. Honestly, this match rocked. Bell-to-bell, this was the match of the night so far, not counting Priest's cash-in. They got enough time to tell their story and they all put forth their very best, Kudos. Winner: Logan Paul via pinfall Rating: 8.5/10
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