After a improbable Evening 1 of WWE Wrestlemania 39, the second night of matches is shaping as much as be even greater. Roman Reigns will put his Undisputed WWE Common Championship on the road in opposition to Cody Rhodes in what appears to be like to be the hardest problem but for the Bloodline chief who has been WWE’s high champion for almost 1,000 days.
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At present, there are 6 matches scheduled for Evening 2 of Wrestlemania 39. The primary occasion will, in fact, function reigning Undisputed WWE Common Champion Roman Reigns defending his titles in opposition to 2023 Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes. That is solely one of many three scheduled title defenses on Evening 2, although. Check out the night time’s full card under.
Evening 2 Match Card:
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Common Championship)
- Brock Lesnar vs. Omos
- Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka (WWE Uncooked Ladies’s Championship)
- Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus (WWE Intercontinental Championship)
- Edge vs. “The Demon” Finn Bálor in Hell in a Cell
- Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Chelsea Inexperienced and Sonya Deville in a Deadly 4-Means Tag Group Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Omos
Winner: Brock Lesnar by way of pinfall
The scale distinction between Brock (recognized round these components as Bork Lazer) and Omos is hilarious as a result of the Beast Incarnate isn’t the little man within the room. That is not the case right here, which makes for some downright improbable visuals as Lesnar will get tossed across the ring by the Nigerian Big. One thing WWE has properly finished of late is present that Lesnar is not impervious to ache and, for his half, Lesnar has gotten excellent at promoting offense.
Nonetheless, like most Lesnar matches (and definitely most Omos matches), this was a brief and fundamental struggle. Omos beat Brock up a ton, Brock obtained in a pair (very spectacular) German suplexes and hit an F5 for a fully pointless victory. This does nothing for Lesnar and makes Omos look weaker than a man who’s not round fairly often. Sadly, this wasn’t as scorching a begin to Evening 2 as Concept/Cena was for Evening 1. However you possibly can’t win all of them.
Ranking: 5/10
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs. Chelsea Inexperienced and Sonya Deville in a Deadly 4-Means Tag Group Match
Winner: Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler by way of submission
The difficulty with this match is that there is simply not likely many precise tag groups within the girls’s division. Most of those had been makeshift groups. Certain, Ronda and Shayna have been working collectively of late, however even they do not really feel completely gelled as a group. After all, there’s nonetheless time for that however given it is a Ladies’s Tag Group Showcase match, it felt extra like a bout designed to get a bunch of girls not in storylines onto the cardboard.
Ronda and Shayna received by submission (the primary of the weekend, up to now, until you depend NXT) however there is not any telling what that victory will truly imply going ahead. This simply felt inconsequential and whereas it wasn’t a nasty match, it did not match the extent set by the lads’s match on Evening 1.
Ranking: 6/10
Gunther (c) vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus (WWE Intercontinental Championship)
Winner: Gunther by way of pinfall
This was a match customized constructed for many who like watching guys completely beat the snot out of one another. Three hard-hitters going at it in a triple menace is one thing we must always positively have on each Wrestlemania. It is by no means essentially the most technically sound and this explicit bout lacke. Nonetheless, whatever the stakes or story, these are at all times entertaining.
All three of those guys are going to be sore tomorrow morning and whereas everybody within the stadium wasn’t on their toes, as Michael Cole would love you to imagine, the group solely obtained extra excited because the match went on. The 2 spots the viewers went completely wild for had been Drew’s dive to the surface and Gunther powerbombing Sheamus onto Drew’s head–seriously wild stuff. I am glad Gunther retained, as I do not know what the title would do for Sheamus or Drew. Finally it’ll need to occur, although, as a result of we’re all going to wish to see Gunther problem Cody for the Undisputed WWE Common Championship, ought to he win.
Ranking: 7.5/10
Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka (WWE Uncooked Ladies’s Championship)
Winner: Bianca Belair by way of pinfall
The press field completely liked Belair’s entrance. She’s such an necessary individual on WWE’s roster and moments like this are excellent examples of why. As for the match, these two have glorious chemistry, so it ought to come as no shock that their matches are awesome–and awesomely hard-hitting.
You already know a match is sweet if you get misplaced in it and overlook to write down something. That stated, Asuka lacking with the mist and instantly transitioning into Belair lacking the hair whip is a pleasant method of flipping the anticipated on its head. And a end that sees Bianca deadlift her opponent right into a KOD is mere perfection. And her retaining the title is a shock, since we possible all anticipated an Asuka reign. Nonetheless, it is a terrific shock as both of those girls are improbable champions.
Ranking: 8.5/10
Edge vs. “The Demon” Finn Bálor in Hell in a Cell
Winner: Edge by way of pinfall
We’re not even going to speak concerning the Miz “match” in opposition to Shane McMahon and/or Snoop Dogg. We’ll simply say we hope Shane’s alright after the autumn he took. However let’s discuss Hell in a Cell. Forward of the match, I already had silly nitpicks. “Brood Edge” is not a reputation that was ever used, and why does the Demon have Finn’s outdated track and act like outdated Finn, taking part in to the group? It feels inconsistent with the final 12 months of his character’s storytelling. They did not even stick with the Judgement Day shade scheme.
The match itself is one other story, although. This was brutal and awesome–and Balor saved the hallmarks of his heel character. There was a vicious second, although, the place Edge threw a ladder at his opponent’s face, busting Balor open. Whereas that quickly slowed down the match, it had no hassle ramping again up.
There was additionally loads of plunder within the match, with tables, chairs, kendo sticks, ladders, and a lot extra being getting used as weapons. It was positively a match that met the hype and as a lot as I like Judgement Day, this was the fitting name to finish this feud as soon as and for all. Edge obtained the win and hopefully either side transfer onto one thing else glorious subsequent.
Ranking: 9/10
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Common Championship)
Winner: Eoman Reins by way of pinfall
It does a coronary heart good to see Destructive 1, the son of the late Brodie Lee, at ringside with Cody’s household as a present of assist. Some issues transcend what firm you are in and that is a type of moments. In the meantime, Roman’s elaborate entrance was a phenomenal approach to kick off the principle occasion. Why have just one pianist when you possibly can have six?
Early on, Reigns was pretty dominant and really cocky about it, which is at all times a pleasure to look at and central to his character. It was additionally attention-grabbing to see Roman capitalizing on small errors made by Cody alongside the way in which, displaying that Rhodes lets his feelings get the higher of him typically, not less than strategically. That is precisely the sort of playground a grasp manipulator like Roman loves, because it permits him to bend the principles and get away with it.
After all, it additionally makes for a extra dramatic flip when Cody lastly turns the tide and when he hit that Cody Cutter, each the stadium and the press field exploded with pleasure. From there, the 2 traded the benefit forwards and backwards, throwing every little thing that they had at one another because the frustrations of their feud boiled over awesomely. Each time Roman thought he had Cody beat, Rhodes made a comeback that will shock and annoy the defending champ. These moments the place we see Roman scared about not with the ability to put his opponent away are the very best Roman has as a personality, and it performed so nicely right here.
What wasn’t performed wherever close to as nicely was the ending of this explicit match. This was the time to finish Roman’s reign. This was the time to introduce one thing new. This was the time to complete Cody’s story. As an alternative, now we have the standard Bloodline shenanigans. What’s extra, now we have it at a pivotal time within the Bloodline story the place it was time to evolve. As an alternative, the established order stays and a 12 months of storytelling for Cody Rhodes has led to not very a lot. I anticipated higher. However this places an actual damper on the weekend.
Ranking: 5/10
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