The Rock returned to action for the first time in years, ready to help Roman Reigns defend The Bloodline and the Samoan Dynasty. "The Final Boss" got the job done by pinning Cody Rhodes on night one at WrestleMania.
The 72,543 fans in attendance at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field witnessed The Rock and Reigns stand tall against Rhodes and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, two men in big matches on night two of WrestleMania.
It was chaos all over the ring, with announce tables and barricades getting smashed, water and Prime bottles being used, and miscommunication on the side of Reigns and The Rock — though that team still won.
The second night of WrestleMania will see Reigns defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Title against Rhodes in a Bloodline Rules match. Any member of The Bloodline can interfere in the match, including The Rock. Can we expect a wild main event featuring various interferences? What does this mean for Rhodes attempting to “finish the story?”
The Bloodline had quite a night in Philadelphia in the first Triple H-led WrestleMania.
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In a brotherly affair, Jey Uso beat Jimmy Uso. It was an emotional fight, adding to WWE’s history of feuds between brothers. Jimmy appeared to show remorse for his betrayal of Jey, but it was a ruse. Still, Jey stood tall. The fight was the culmination of a year-plus long storyline featuring cracks in The Bloodline.
One of the best matches of the evening was Gunther vs. Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Title. It was a Rocky III-like match, with Zayn, the ultimate underdog, against the dangerous Gunther. Gunther showed no remorse to Zayn and toyed with his food while showing off in front of Zayn’s wife. A passionate Zayn pinned Gunther, ending his reign of 666 days as champion.
One long reign ended at WrestleMania. Will Reigns’ title reign end as well?
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane) in a showcase match for Cargill. Jade made her WrestleMania debut, and while she didn’t last long in the ring, she still impressed. Damage CTL will be back at WrestleMania as they support Iyo Sky against Bayley on night two.
The Judgement Day went 1-for-3 at WrestleMania.
Rey Mysterio and Andrade beat Rey’s son Dominik and Santos Escobar. Rey had the help of Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson of the Eagles. Dominik is 0-2 against Rey at WrestleMania.
The Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles got split up, and Damian Priest and Finn Balor got dethroned in a ladder match. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller won the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, while The Miz and R-Truth won the RAW Tag Team Titles. At 52, Truth finally won a WrestleMania match.
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To open the event, Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch faced off for the Women’s World Title. Lynch worked on the injured arm of Ripley, who tried using her power to take down “The Man.” At one point, she had Lynch in the Electric Chair, and Lynch tried taking her down to the floor, but Ripley held on and dropped her from the outside.
Ripley needed three Riptides, one to the turnbuckle, to beat Lynch at retain. At just 27, Ripley is a decorated wrestler with a Hall of Fame resume in WWE.
The Sporting News provided full card results from night one of WrestleMania 40.
WWE WrestleMania 40 full card results
- Roman Reigns and The Rock def. Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins
- Sami Zayn def. Gunther (c) for the WWE Intercontinental Title
- Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, and Naomi def. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane)
- Jey Uso def. Jimmy Uso
- Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Andrade) def. Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio
- A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) and The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) def. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) (c), #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) in a Six-Pack Ladder match for the Undisputed WWE tag Team Titles
- Rhea Ripley (c) def. Becky Lynch for the Women's World Title