WWE took over Las Vegas for WrestleMania 41 with two nights of history-making matches and moments worthy of its greatest present of the 12 months. Greater than 124,000 followers packed Allegiant Stadium in Sin Metropolis over April 19 and April 20 with viewers watching on Peacock.
The electrical crowd Easter Sunday witnessed the final in-ring look of John Cena on the Tremendous Bowl of professional wrestling. He challenged Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship. It was very a lot a Tom Brady versus Patrick Mahomes situation the place Cena was gunning for a seventeenth world title win. A record-breaking stat held by “Nature Boy” Ric Aptitude. Cena made his remaining stroll as an lively competitor at WrestleMania in black. The subdued entrance from Cena in black went with the heel (villainous) flip he took.
Rhodes got here out flanked by BMX bike riders carrying an Iron Man-like “American Nightmare” masks. WWE’s valiant quarterback took a minute to greet his household ringside together with three-year-old daughter Liberty and spouse Brandi. The large combat began sluggish with the Peacemaker star controlling the methodical tempo. Rhodes was on the defensive a lot of the match as Cena performed his best hits.
The challenger utilized the STFU submission on the champion. Rhodes fought him off however took out the referee Chad Patton within the course of. The champ had Cena down with the official out. Rhodes checked on the ref whereas Cena uncovered the metal turnbuckle. Cena despatched Rhodes into it and carried out one other AA. Nonetheless not sufficient to carry down Rhodes. Travis Scott got here out to assist Cena and pulled the official out of the ring. Rhodes took out Scott with a Cross Rhodes. Cena tried to make use of the title as a weapon earlier than it was intercepted by Rhodes. He gave a low blow to Rhodes and retrieved the belt to hit him over the top with it. Cena received the 1,2,3. The billed GOAT took dwelling his record-breaking seventeenth reign on the prime. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who was a part of the story going into the present, was nowhere to be discovered.
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For Night time 1, it was a star-studded triple menace match between CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins that headlined. The underlying story being Reigns’ “Wiseman” Paul Heyman was the cornerman for his good buddy Punk to repay a favor owed from Survivor Sequence. It was Reigns’ tenth Mania primary occasion and Punk’s first. The latter had the rock band LIving Color play his entrance theme “Cult of Persona” to the ring. The three brawled across the stadium together with the group. Rollins countered Reigns’ Spear right into a Pedigree and used a Curb Stomp for a really shut two-count. Punk additionally received a close to fall on the “Tribal Chief” with a GTS finisher. Rollins tried to persuade Reigns to assist him take out Punk.
Reigns acted like he would assist him solely to sucker punch him after which proceed to place each by way of tables. Rollins by some means kicked out of the Reigns’s Spear. In a while, he locked in a Sharpshooter on Punk till Reigns labored to choke him out. It was signature transfer after signature transfer in a match of the 12 months high quality show. Heyman handed the chair to Punk after which went into the ring like he was solely going to assist him. That was till he delivered the low blow to Punk. Heyman inspired him to then go after Rollins subsequent. When he did, Heyman low blowed Reigns as properly. Heyman aligned with Rollins. Pure cinema. If anybody in professional wrestling deserves an Emmy, it’s him.
In fact, there have been a ton extra shocks, surprises and show-stealers to digest. Let’s break it down.
For Night time 1, it was a star-studded triple menace match between CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins that headlined. The underlying story being Reigns’ “Wiseman” Paul Heyman was the cornerman for his good buddy Punk to repay a favor owed from Survivor Sequence. It was Reigns’ tenth Mania primary occasion and Punk’s first. The latter had the rock band Dwelling Color play his entrance theme “Cult of Persona” to the ring. The three brawled across the stadium together with the group. Rollins countered Reigns’ Spear right into a Pedigree and used a Curb Stomp for a really shut two-count. Punk additionally received a close to fall on the “Tribal Chief” with a GTS finisher.
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It was signature transfer after signature transfer in a match of the 12 months high quality show. Heyman handed the chair to Punk after which went into the ring like he was solely going to assist him. That was till he delivered the low blow to Punk. Heyman inspired him to then go after Rollins subsequent. When he did, Heyman hit a low blow on Reigns as properly. Rollins made the take care of the satan. Pure cinema. If anybody in professional wrestling deserves an Emmy, it’s Heyman.
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UFC president and CEO Dana White narrated a video package deal to set the stage for what was to come back. The primary WrestleMania to hit Sin Metropolis in additional than 30 years formally kicked off with a rousing addition of “God Bless America” by famous fan Jelly Roll. Newly minted WWE Corridor of Famer Paul “Triple H” Levesque welcomed everybody to the grand spectacle. Magician Criss Angel and NFL George Kittle, Vanessa Hudgens, Michael Che, O’Shea Jackson, Lil Yachty Stephen Amell, MMA star Israel Adesanya, Lilly Singh had been among the many celebs ringside.
Jey Uso Fulfills Prophecy
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Jey Uso gained the Royal Rumble to earn the WWE World Championship alternative towards Gunther. DJ and producer Salvatore Ganacci and the Las Vegas Raiderettes had been a part of the king of Yeet’s entrance. Even producer Rick Rubin was seeing Yeeting ringside. The tempo was sluggish at first with Gunther seeking to impose his bodily model. Uso took all of the dominant champion needed to supply and fought by way of it. A splash received the challenger a detailed two-count. Gunther took his title late within the match and made it appear he was leaving with it. With the ref not seeing, he nailed Uso with the belt. The “Foremost Occasion” kicked out earlier than three. Gunther was pissed off attempting to take out his opponent as soon as and for all. Uso was undeterred as he laid down an offensive barrage together with a sequence of extra splashes. He adopted up with a sleeper that made Gunther faucet out. Jimmy got here out to have fun together with his twin bro a 12 months after the 2 squared off on the similar occasion.
Warfare Raided
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The Warfare Raiders’ Ivar and Erik defended the Tag Crew Championship towards The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. The champs used their spectacular mixture of energy and agility early on towards the challengers. Erik’s surgically repaired neck was a focus for The New Day. Kingston held down the leg of Ivar from the surface with out the ref seeing whereas Woods received the pin. This would be the duo’s twelfth time with the gold.
Noami Jaded
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It was a battle of fine pals turned bitter enemies with Naomi and Jade Cargill dealing with off. Famed climate icon Jim Cantore shot a video that was a part of Cargill’s entrance. The famed meteorologist’s forecast: A storm is coming. That proved true as the 2 women battled it out. Cargill showcased her spectacular energy with a sequence of energy strikes. Naomi fired again with some high-risk strikes together with a split-legged moonsault. Cargill ended up hitting her Jaded ending transfer to safe the victory.
Jacob Fatu Takes Gold
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As if the ”Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu couldn’t be extra terrifying, he wore a werewolf masks. The USA Champion LA Knight arrived in model through white Maserati. Fatu hit a spine-tingling Samoan Drop early on, which set the tone for the match. Knight managed to get The Bloodline enforcer off his toes a time or two. It was a tremendous back-and-forth that received the group break up. A BLT transfer out of nowhere from Knight wasn’t sufficient to maintain Fatu down. It took two moonsaults for Fatu to dethrone Knight. Member of the family and Corridor of Famer Haku got here out to congratulate the brand new US Champion.
El Grande American0 Head Above Relaxation
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Rey Fenix stepped in for an injured Rey Mysterio to face El Grande Americano (Chad Gable underneath masks), who was performed in by a mariachi band of luchadores. An enormous alternative for Fenix after debuting on WWE TV just some weeks in the past. Americano received into it at ringside with Vikingo, one of many stars of AAA Lucha Libre. WWE introduced its acquisition of the long-time Mexican promotion earlier within the day. The match featured a variety of high-flying and acrobatic strikes as one would anticipate. Americana put a metallic plate within the brow of his masks. Fenix walked the ropes and appeared to have damage his foot kicking Americana within the head due to that metallic plate. Americano utilized an ankle lock, which was reversed. Americano’s flying headbutt finally took out Fenix.
Nonetheless Tiffy Time
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Champ Tiffany Stratton’s entrance was straight out of Barbie’s dreamhouse. To not be outdone, Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Aptitude was pushed out on stage in a Rolls-Royce. It didn’t take lengthy for issues to deteriorate right into a road combat. Stratton knew she wanted to ship towards a GOAT and did simply that. This grew to become a case of iron sharpens iron. Aptitude went for a moonsault, however Stratton stopped it and went for her surgically repaired knee. Stratton appeared for the Prettiest Moonsault Ever, however Aptitude received the knees up. Aptitude nailed her Pure Choice finisher, and Straton received the shoulder up. The tip got here when Stratton hit one final moonsault to complete off her opponent. A bloodied Stratton celebrated, chipped tooth and all.
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Throughout WrestleMania 41, it was Ava Max who sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” to begin the proceedings. Stephanie McMahon welcomed everybody to the festivities. Taste Flav, UFC’s Merab Dvalishvili and, Colby Covington Daniel Cormier, rapper Wealthy the Child, Metro Boomin, Dean Norris, NFL’s Jahmyr Gibbs, comic Tony Hinchcliffe, and Hudgens had been ringside for the occasion. “Stone Chilly” Steve Austin popped the group making a shock entrance to announce the Night time 2 attendance of greater than 63,000 robust. He drove down the ring with a four-wheeler that knocked a ladies within the crowd over when he hit the barrier. WWE President Nick Khan and Austin did verify on the fan to verify she was okay.
Sky’s The Restrict
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WWE Ladies’s Champion Io Sky, Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley opened the present in a triple menace. Belair’s step daughter was a part of her grand entrance. The women demonstrated their athletic prowess early into the match. It grew to become a case of Sky’s high-flying model, Ripley’s energy and Belair’s hybrid of each. These three received followers off their seats with a number of shut calls after hitting finishers. Belair used her braid on Ripley and adopted up with a KOD finisher. Nevertheless, Sky used it as a possibility to reap the benefits of the harm executed and get the three-count on Belair.
Sin Metropolis Road Battle
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Drew McIntyre dressed as Doom Slayer from the online game “Doom” as he went into battle towards Damian Priest. To not be outdone, Priest was performed out by Kerry King of the legendary rock band Slayer. It didn’t take lengthy for issues to interrupt down with the 2 brawling on the surface of the ring. McIntyre took a selfie when Priest was down like every Slammy Award-winning social media celebrity would and handed the cellphone to his brother. Chairs, tables, and metal steps entered the combo. The previous world champs went back-and-forth till McIntyre nailed Priest with a Claymore that despatched him right into a chair for the win.
Dom Enjoying Soiled
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The Intercontinental Championship hung within the stability when Bron Breakker defended towards Penta, Dominik Mysterio and Finn Balor. Judgment Day members Mysterio and Balor labored collectively at first. Because the match progressed, that modified. Penta appeared to reap the benefits of the dissension. Breaker went full power on his challengers with high-impact strikes. Judgment Day’s Carlito appeared to take out Penta, however received speared by Breakker by way of a desk for his troubles. Mysterio was the last word opportunist and hit a Frog Splash on his personal accomplice, Balor, to win his first IC title.
Say His Title…And He Seems
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With Kevin Owens out of WrestleMania because of a neck damage, that left a gap for who could be the opponent for Randy Orton. The reply got here within the type of TNA Champion Joe Hendry! An extraordinary flip of occasions that the followers cherished. Nevertheless, all of the singing resulted in an RKO and victory for Orton. It was his twentieth match on the occasion. Following the match, he helped Hendry out to point out him a little bit respect for competing. Or so we thought as Hendry felt one other RKO.
Paul Pulverizes Types
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The viral Logan Paul examined his talents towards among the best in AJ Types. Love him or hate him, one can’t deny how Paul makes each match he’s in memorable. Paul used a few of his boxing background and showboated within the midst of spectacular offense, however Types had none of it. Paul hit Types together with his personal Types Conflict maneuver just for Types to reciprocate. Karrion Kross blocked Paul’s buddy Jeff from utilizing golden brass knucks. Kross inspired Types to make use of the knucks and use them on Paul. Types didn’t use the knucks. Sadly, that led to Paul hitting his Pulverizer for the win.
Becky Is Again
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Bayley was attacked the evening earlier than, that means Lyra Valkyria needed to discover one other accomplice to problem WWE Ladies’s Tag Crew Champions Liv Morgan and Raquel. Enter the return of fellow Dubliner in Becky Lynch. “The Man” got here again round for her first match in nearly a 12 months. Morgan and Raquel zeroed in on Valkyria, making an attempt to maintain her from making the tag. Lynch got here in to use her trademark Disarmer submission to Morgan till it was damaged up by Raquel. Morgan fought again to hit Oblivion. Lynch answered with the Man Deal with Slam to seize the gold with Valkyria, who additionally at present holds the WWE Ladies’s Intercontinental Championship.