Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes next up

A real feel-good story for Bayley, who has been one of the workhorses of the division.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Roman Reigns clotheslines Cody Rhodes during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

BAYLEY BEATS IYO SKY

Sky pretended to be an apoloigist and leathered Bayley. The face comes back though, tells Sky she was never her friend, and gets punched in the mouth.

Sky goes high. Bayley kicks out. The fans are well behind her.

A really impressive counter to the Rose Plant!

Bayley goes high this time! Big elbow! Rose Plant!

BAYLEY WINS!

Sky kicks out the Bayley to Belly!

They don’t call Iyo The Genius of the Sky for no reason. She goes high and wipes out her old friend.

Bayley is the underdog here now. The fans are singing the song that is very popular whenever she comes to England. ‘I want to know if you’ll be my girl’, that one.

Iyo locks in a cross face…and again…

Bayley to Belly! Sky kicks out!

A lot of emotion in this one

Iyo came to the ring with her Damage CTRL mates but they, on the back of losing last night, went to the back.

A slow start here, a lot of emotion in it. The aggression though is soon on show.

The angle here is that Bayley’s knee is being targeted. She was out with an ACL not too long ago.

Iyo Sky vs Bayley up next

Right then. Two matches left, and the two that I have been looking forward to most. First up is Iyo Sky vs Bayley for the WWE Women’s Championship.

This is personal too. Bayley brought Sky back to WWE as part of Damage CTRL, but she was extradited earlier this year, and will now take on her former stablemate.

Hard to predict this one, but I think most are backing Bayley.

LOGAN PAUL BEATS RANDY ORTON AND KEVIN OWENS

Paul however is up and sends Orton into the post. Owens hits a pop up powerbomb, and a stunner. Orton kicks out.

Orton turns a pop up powerbomb into an RKO! Paul creeps in… and retains!

iShowSpeed is here!

I think the brass knuckles and the PRIME mascot may be involved yet.

Yeah, Paul has the knuckles. He misses, delivers the second time! But Orton kicks out this time!

Owens then eats the brass knuckles.

RKO! Orton now has the knuckles. He gives them to the referee. Now looking for the punt! The PRIME mascot saves him… it’s – SPEED! HAHA!

Orton RKOs him on the table!

Kevin Owens kicks out the RKO

The crowd is a lot better tonight. Apparently it is a lot warmer than last night.

Paul is a preal performer He is being booed out the building.

The match is picking up pace now. Good stuff.

RKO in the middle of the ring! Owens kicks out!

Paul is floored

Paul tries to avoid the good gusy early but they hunt him down and smash him up.

Eventually, Orton and Owens do battle after an awkward exchange with Orton trying to pin Paul.

Orton goes for the RKO after an agreement that they will not fight yet. The faces are golden.

US title match underway

Kevin Owens meets best friend and tag partner Sami Zayn on his way to the ring, just as he did before Zayn’s match last night.

‘Your turn now,’ Zayn says.

Orton is out next. Owens has a golf cart and picks up his mate as a bit of a throwback to SmackDown.

We are underway.

Paul takes to the ring

There was a really cool angle on SmackDown on Friday where Orton and Owens united to attack Paul. Those two have remained mates the whole build-up.

Logan takes to the ring in a massive PRIME truck. Obviously. He also has a huge PRIME mascot with him. It was KSI last time, probably is again.

Logan Paul in action next

A quick recap of the Hall of Fame class of 2024, with a tribute to the late Bray Wyatt included.

Logan Paul is in action next. He will defend his US title against Kevin Owens and Randy Orton.

LA KNIGHT BEATS AJ STYLES

A really nice ending sequence there. Styles goes for the Phenominal Forearm, Knight hits the ropes and Styles comes crashing down.

He hits the BFT for the win in his first match at WrestleMania.

On the floor!

A really impressive Avalanche German Suplex from Knight.

Styles has now locked in the calf crusher.

He is focusing on Knight’s leg.

Knight has now ripped up the floor but ends up on it himself. Styles tries to win by countout…

He makes it. Just.

LA Knight bites AJ Styles

The fans are so into this. Chanting ‘Yeah’ with every LA Knight strike. And I don’t just mean me at my desk.

He just bit Styles’ head.

LA Knight and AJ Styles take to the ring

I’m not going to lie to you guys, I am wearing my LA Knight shirt right now.

He faces AJ Styles next. An in-character personal battle, with Knight arrested after turnign up to Styles’ house because Styles flew across the world to cost him his Elimination Chamber match.

Both men are on their ways out now. Yeah, they wasted no time getting stuck in.

THE PRIDE BEAT THE FINAL TESTAMENT

This match has been mental. I’m still trying to digest the opening events.

There has been invovlement from Scarlett and B-Fab on the sides, through tables, Karrion Kross squaring up to Bubba, and now he’s calling the shots with the tables.

Montez Ford puts Kross through the table and The Pride win. Really fun match.

They celebrate with Snoop.

The Pride vs The Final Testament underway

I was going to say follow that.

Snoop Dogg is on commentary. Bubba Ray Dudley is the referee. It’s a street fight.

We are underway. Six men, no disqualificaiton. It will be fun.

I’m not sure the group is officialy called The Pride but there were rumours about it a while ago so we will go with it.

Absolute chaos.

I HAVE SHIVERS. WHERE IS THE ROCK MEME? GOOSEBUMPS!

McIntyre got carried away taunting Punk. Punk snapped and took out Drew. Mr Money in the Bank, Priest, took advantage and sprinted down, cashed in his briefcase for a title match and pinned McIntyre in one.

Punk laughs. The Judgement Day celebrate on the stage. Wow.

DAMIAN PRIEST IS WORLD CHAMPION!!!

I cannot type quick enough. Priest is cashing in!!!

THIS MATCH IS HAPPENING!

DAMIAN PRIEST IS WORLD CHAMPION!!!!! WHATTTTTTT!

CM PUNK DROPS DREW MCINTYRE! DAMIAN PRIEST!

CM PUNK JUST DROPPED DREW MCINTYRE!

DAMIAN PRIEST! MR MONEY IN THE BANK!!!!!

Drew McIntyre’s destiny

That is so deserved. The emotion on Drew’s face is just… yeah.

The first time in front of a crowd. What a match. Props to Seth as well.

A hero’s reception for McIntyre. Rollins is crying. Tough weekend for him. They exchange words before the former champion leaves.

He gives Punk a staredown and orders the other commentators away. Not too sure what’s happening.

DREW MCINTYRE BEATS SETH ROLLINS

McIntyre is clearing the table now.

Punk is watching…

Rollins clears the Spanish annoucne table. And lands a stomp on the table!

He throws McIntyre back in. Drew hits a Claymore! Rollins kicks out again!

This is so good.

ANOTHER CLAYMORE! WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!

Rollins kicks out the Claymore… again!

Rollins was looking for a Super Stomp. McIntyre moved. He hit the Futureshock DDT. Rollins kicked out.

Oh, McIntyre is singalling for the Go To Sleep, that is Punk’s finishing move.

Rollins rolls out… CLAYMORE!

SETH KICKS OUT AGAIN! It feels like putting these bits as separate updates is pointless at this point.

McIntyre kicks out the Stomp again!

This is Drew’s time. I can feeeel it.

It’s been brutal so far. He is lining up the Claymore again… falls into a Pedigree!

Lines up the Stomp… LANDS IT!

DREW KICKS OUT!

A brutal match so far.

Drew has his say

We say Drew grab a phone moments ago. We now know why.

He got a Slammy award for his social media work last night. Justified.

McIntyre kicks out the Stomp

These two are already going at it on the outside. Rollins has hit a pedigree and a stomp. McIntyre kicks out the stomp.

Both have beef with CM Punk. There have already been a few verbals on the outside.

McIntyre hits an immediate Claymore!

JESUS CHRIST!

I don’t know if I can say that. I just did. McIntyre hit a Claymore straight after the bell and got the closest two count ever!

Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre is underway

Drew McIntyre takes to the ring. Surely this is his time…

Many thought it would be Broken Dreams – his old theme tune – but it’s not to be on this occasion.

Seth Rollins is next. He was technically beaten to a pulp last night. 20 hours ago? Not he must defend his title.

There are about a thousand members of a band of sorts dressed in all kinds of clolours for Rollins’ entrance.

Stephanie bigs up the Triple H era

Stephanie resigned from her role in WWE in January last year when Vince returned to work after… let’s say some allegations.

This is the WrestleMania that is am most proud of. It is the first of the Paul Leveque era.

Stephanie McMahon is here!

Oh yeah, the national anthem again. The War and Treaty? Whoever they are. All due respect. They have just performed the maddest version of the anthem I’ve ever seen.

WOW! Stephanie McMahon is here!!! That’s not Triple H!

She hasn’t been seen in Lord knows how long! Bar the Hall of Fame.

She is Vince McMahon’s daughter and Triple H’s wife.

WrestleMania 40 night two is underway!

Here we go then! Here. We. Go.

I believe we are to expect Triple H out first again?

CM Punk has made his way ringside, with the Best in the World on commentary for this one.

Five minutes until WrestleMania!

Right then, we are just a matter of minutes away from the start of night two of WrestleMania 40.

This is going to be sooooo good.

Triple H declared it a new era. Let’s start it with a bang.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 6: Cody Rhodes enters the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: General view of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

CM Punk on The Rock’s return

CM Punk is a man who has made headline after headline since retunring to WWE last year, and many had hoped to see him in action this weekend.

Unfortunately, he got injured at the Royal Rumble. He was supposed to face Rollins, but is another story.

He will be on guest commentary tonight for the opening match, and had his say on The Rock’s return last night.

The Great One had flown rings and wrestlers to his house to prepare a 12-week training camp for last night’s match and did not miss a beat.

Here is what Punk said on his former rival’s return…

I thought he looked great. As being somebody who wrestled him ten years ago, the same questions were lobied around. Everyone wanted to know what he was going to look like, how his wind was going to be.

While there is a giant difference between a tag match or coming back to wrestle the champion, I thought he did well tonight.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight with Romain Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight with Romain Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Anyway, as exciting as that match is going to be later on, we are set to kick off with Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship.

McIntyre, who is from Scotland, has been rejuvinated since his heel turn, targeting the likes of CM Punk and Rollins.

Rollins has been tied up in his bid to help Rhodes. But tonight he has something else to focus on. Defending his title that he won many months ago.

McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion but carried the belt when there was no crowd in the pandemic. He deserves his flowers.

To make matters mroe confusing, his WWE deal is up soon, and he is yet to sign a new one. He has said he will leave it he loses to Rollins tonight.

More on that below..

Who could turn up?

Well, there are a few of Reigns’ family in WWE as I say. The Rock, his cousin, is a given. Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, brothers and also Reigns’ cousins, are also alligned with the champion.

Then there’s Jey Uso. He however turned his back on The Bloodline last year, going good, and beat Jimmy in a brother-vs-brother match last night. He may have a say. There’s also Nia Jax and Naomi from the women’s division, though they have not been involved at all yet.

Elsewhere, there are so many more members of The Bloodline that have been involved in WWE at some point. Hall of Famer Rikishi, the Usos’ father, is one. Reigns’ parents are others. And Jacob Fatu, the cousin of Reigns (he has a lot), has reportedly now signed with WWE too.

But with Cody.. his only real family member in wrestling is Dustin Rhodes, who is signed to AEW, WWE’s rival company. You may know him better as Goldust. His father, Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, has passed.

It’s likely his wife Brandi Rhodes, will have a say. And then we expect him to build a team of the Avengers, basically.

All of Reigns’ past opponents could get involved. I’m taliking Randy Orton, LA Knight, Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn.

Some have said John Cena. And the biggest rumour of all? The Rock’s greatest rival, Stone Cole Steve Austin.

WWE boss Triple H shared this post at exactly 3:16 today. That’s Stone Cold’s thing. Makes you think…

The main event

I’ve just said to Alex that the main event is the most hyped I have been for a wrestling match in potentially forever.

It’s going to be pure chaos.

Last night The Rock made his long-awaited WWE return, stepping inside the ring for his first ‘proper’ match – he has one that lasted about six seconds a few years ago – in over a decade.

He teamed with Roman Reigns to take on Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, with the result of the match having huge implications for the main event tonight.

The Rock used his board-level power to help secure the win for his team, pinning Rhodes to make sure tonight was a ‘Bloodline Rules’ match.

This means anything goes.

Pretty much all of Reigns’, er, reign has been based on his family. The Usos. Solo Sikoa. The Rock. There are more. I expect them all to be involved.

But Cody has friends too. It’s so, hard to predict, but I am so here for it.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 6: Roman Reigns in action against Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

This evening’s card

So like I say, six matches tonight, including four titles on the line.

As far as I’m aware, the match order hasn’t been confirmed, but I am led to believe it is as follows…

  • Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre
  • The Pride ve The Final Testament
  • LA Knight vs AJ Styles
  • Logan Paul vs Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens
  • Iyo Sky vs Bayley
  • Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes

Can’t wait.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 6: Seth Rollins enters the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)
Boxing - Jake Paul v Ryan Bourland - Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico - March 2, 2024 Logan Paul before the fight REUTERS/Miguel Rodriguez
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 6: Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman enter the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

About last night…

This event has been dubbed the biggest WrestleMania of all time, and it kicked off with a bang last night.

We had seven matches take place. Maga stars proved their worths, championships changed hands, historic reigns ended and The Rock showed up and showed out.

My colleague Alex McCarthy put together a run through of the results, which can be viewed below.

If you want to recap last night’s live coverage by yours truly, Lewis Browning, you can click here.

WRESTLEMANIA NIGHT TWO!

Hello one and all! We are back again!

This time it’s the big one. If you thought night one was good, I reckon the surface has not yet even been scratched.

We have six matches on the card tonight, headlined by Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title in a Bloodline Rules match. It is going to be chaos.

The action will get underway in an hour’s time – around 12pm BST – and we will be with you throughout the night for all the latest update and coverage from Philadelphia.

So strap in, grab a coffee or five and enjoy the ride!

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 6: Cody Rhodes enters the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is introduced during a tag team match with Roman Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 06: Cody Rhodes reacts while fighting against Roman Reigns during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Key Updates

  • BAYLEY BEATS IYO SKY
  • LOGAN PAUL BEATS RANDY ORTON AND KEVIN OWENS
  • LA KNIGHT BEATS AJ STYLES
  • THE PRIDE BEAT THE FINAL TESTAMENT
  • DAMIAN PRIEST IS WORLD CHAMPION!!!
  • DREW MCINTYRE BEATS SETH ROLLINS
  • CM Punk on The Rock’s return
  • Who could turn up?

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