PHILADELPHIA — Will the story be finished, or will The Bloodline reign supreme?
After a stellar night one, WrestleMania 40 night two has arrived, and it is headlined by the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes. After Reigns and The Rock won their tag team match on Saturday, the match will be under Bloodline rules, making it a large obstacle for Rhodes to win the title. Five other matches will take place Sunday night, including the highly-anticipated WWE Women’s Championship match between former Damage CTRL friends Iyo Sky and Bayley.
The match was as brutal a no stipulation match could be, ranging from heavy blows to Styles suplexing LA Knight on the hard surface underneath the walkway around the ring. But Styles was never able to capitalize on any of his shots, and LA Knight was the one to land the winning move with a BFT. LA Knight put away Styles in what should be a big win for his rising career, and could launch him into a title opportunity in the near future.
Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) vs. The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam and Rezar) in a Philadelphia Street Fight
The Philadelphia Street Fight wasted no time getting chaotic with weapons being introduced early in the match. What was a great surprise was seeing Scarlett and B-Fab get involved and physical against each other.
After Dudley upset Kross, The Final Testament leader slapped Dudley in a not so smart move. Lashley speared Kross right afterward, and his team were inspired by Dudley to do his patented “get the table” yell. Ford then leaped high off the top rope to send Kross through the table and Lashley secured the pin to get the victory over a group that had terrorized them for weeks. It was a quick match, but had some good spots in an ode to extreme.
The surprises keep on coming, with legendary rapper and WWE Hall of Fame joining the commentary team to call the Philadelphia Street Fight match. Then WWE Hall of Famer and extreme icon Bubba Ray Dudley came out to serve as special guest referee of the match.
Call him Señor World Heavyweight Champion.
Damian Priest cashes in Money in the Bank contract to win title
After CM Punk surprised Drew McIntyre with an attack after McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship, Damian Priest made the most of his opportunity by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. The Judgment Day member wasted no time by finishing off McIntyre and pinning him to win the title in stunning fashion.
The Judgment Day came out to celebrate the monstrous victory and McIntyre was left stunned in the middle of the ring, while CM Punk taunted him back. What a way to start the night.
World Heavyweight Championship match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
The match was nearly over in seconds when McIntyre went for a claymore as soon as the bell rang, but Rollins kicked out to prevent the stunning loss.
The intensity continued high after that, and both stars were landing signature moves against one another, but the knee Rollins hurt during his match on Saturday night was slowing down the champion. In just a few minutes, there were already several dramatic near falls. McIntyre also continued his specular run as “player hater of the year” by going on his phone during the match and taunting CM Punk.
here were curb stomps and claymore kicks happening left and right, but McIntyre was able to land two-straight, and it was enough to get the pin and become the new World Heavyweight Champion, this time in front of a crowd he so desperately wanted to do it in front of. It was a fantastic start to the night and sets the tone for another elite night of wrestling.
And to put the cherry on top, McIntyre made sure to bask in the glory in front of the rival he’s waiting to come back: CM Punk. But the injured star attacked the new champion, and it proved to be costly.
Seth Rollins has epic entrance with Philadelphia mummers
The World Heavyweight champion came out in iconic Philadelphia style with mummers, and he dressed for the occasion with an iconic mummers costume of his own.
The mummers, part of the city’s annual New Year’s Day parade with people dressed in extravagant costumes, played Rollins entrance music before he emerged from the crowd.
Stephanie McMahon addresses crowd
Just like her husband did on night one, Stephanie McMahon addressed the crowd to kick off the night. She said she is the most proud of this WrestleMania because it its the first one in the “Paul Levesque era.”
CM Punk joins as special guest commentator
WWE fans were given a treat before the night officially began when CM Punk surprisingly emerged to serve as the special guest commentator for the first match of the night.