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WWE WRESTLEMANIA 42 NIGHT 2 RESULTS
APRIL 19, 2026
LAS VEGAS, NEV. AT ALLEGIENT STADIUM
STREAMING LIVE ON ESPN APP (U.S.) AND NETFLIX (INTERNATIONALLY)
Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett
Ring Announcer: Alicia Taylor
Attendance: WrestleTix reported as showtime that 50,386 tickets were distributed. Available seats totalled 68,703. Last year’s Night 1 in the same stadium drew 60,151 without mass marketing of discounts.
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[HOUR ONE – SIMULCAST ON ESPN]
-Michael Cole introduced the show as they showed an aerial view of Las Vegas and the stadium including huge poster images of the men’s world title main events each night. They showed Trick William Lil Yachty, Rhea Ripley, Jade Cargill, and C.M. Punk in the arena backstage areas.
-An introductory video aired with clips from last night’s WrestleMania and a teaser for tonight.
-John Cena, the host of WrestleMania weekend, came out. He entered the ring and said last night they made history with an incredicle night one of WrestleMania. Tepid response with scattered boos. He said they would make history tonight. Some cheers, but pretty tepid still overall. He said WrestleMania was live on ESPN for the first time in history. An eruption of brief boos. He said that means they have to start with something big.
(Keller’s Analysis: As much as John Cena looks up to Vince McMahon, getting to wear a suit and hairstyle like McMahon and introduced WrestleMania like Vince did for so many years might be a top five moment in his life.)
(1) OBA FEMI vs. BROCK LESNAR (w/Paul Heyman)
Femi made his entrance first. Then Lesnar with Heyman. During ring introductions
The bell rang 12 minutes into the hour. They opened with a collar and elbow hook up and it was stalemate. Lesnar then lifted and powered Femi into the corner. He drove his shoulder into him several times. Femi no-sold it and shoved Lesnar down and roared. Lesnar threw two clotheslines and Femi didn’t go down. Then Femi clotheslined Lesnar, and he went down. Lesnar retreated to ringside. Fans chanted “Oba!” Lesnar looked around in a panic like he’d never faced this situation. Barrett said Lesnar might be physically outmatched, and that doesn’t compute with him. Femi grabbed Lesnar through the ropes. Lesnar snapped his neck over the ropes and then drove Femi back-first into the ringpost. Femi sold that. He tossed him into another ringpost and then the ringside steps. He threw him into the ring and pursued him.
Lesnar gave Femi a released German suplex. Fans booed. He delivered another released German suplex. Femi came back with an elbow strike and then two running uppercuts in the corner. On a third try, Lesnar lifted Femi and gave him an F5. Lesnar celebrated. Femi stood, though, and gave Lesnar a chokeslam. Lesnar stood and Femi gave Lesnar a Fall From Grace sitout powerbomb for a three count.
Barrett said Femi is everything he said he is. “He is the one we’ve waited for,” he said. Oba celebrated to his music in the aisle. Cole said, “I’m still in shock… Oba Femi slayed The Beast. Oba Femi, ladies and gentleman, is the next big thing!” Lesnar sat up in the ring after Femi’s music stopped. He looked up to the sky and then took off his gloves and boots and seemed to get emotional. He actually started sobbing. He stood and saluted the crowd. Fans chanted, “Thank you, Brock!” Heyman entered the ring and they hugged. Lesnar cried some more. Heyman said some words to Lesnar. Heyman was crying, also. Heyman raised Lesnar’s arm and pointed at him as fans stood and cheered. Lesnar blew the crowd kisses and stood on the second rope and saluted the fans. Another “Thank you, Brock!” broke out. Lesnar kneeled and pounded the mat and then slapped hands with fans on his way to the back. An even louder “Thank you, Lesnar!” chant broke out.
WINNER: Femi in 5:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: That was probably the over/under length most would have bet on, since a one minute match and a ten minute match each felt possible. This was probably enough to really put Femi over, although I’d have been happy with more action just form an entertainment duration standpoint, especially with so many short matches last night on night one. This did show Femi could take Lesnar’s best shots and that Lesnar couldn’t survive Femi’s best shots. As for Lesnar’s indication he’s retired, this means Bron Breakker never gets a big win over him as part of the Heyman dynamic nor will Gunther get to “retire him” nor will he have a match in his hometown in Minneapolis at Summerslam this summer. It seemed he had more lined up to do.) [c]
(2) PENTA vs. RUSEV vs. JE’VON EVANS vs. REY MYSTERIO vs. J.D. MCDONAGH vs. DRAGON LEE – Ladder match for the Intercontinental Title
When Penta made his ring entrance last, Cole noted it was Penta’s idea to put his title on the line in a ladder match against five opponents. Barrett recited “WWE math” and said Penta has “at best” a one-in-six chance to win. The bell rang 35 minutes into the hour. Cole noted Rusev was in the 2018 Money in the Bank ladder match and could be the wildcard in this match. Penta, Lee, and Rey cleared the ring and triangled off. Rusev yanked Rey out of the ring by his boot and threw him into the ringside steps. When Lee and Penta were going to dive through the ropes, Rusev lifted a ladder to block them. McDonagh and Penta fought at ringside. Evans leaped over the top rope onto McDonagh.
Lee and Rey went at it mid-ring. Later, Rusev was the first to climb a ladder mid-ring. Penta met him up there and then bulldogged him to ringside. McDonagh and Evans met on the top rope. Rusev tipped the ladder and Evans fell onto Penta at ringside. McDonagh then set up the ladder. Evans springboarded off the top rope and clotheslined McDonagh off the ladder. Lee threw Evans out of the ring.
Rey entered and went after Lee. He then set up the ladder and was about to climb it when Evans leapfrogged over Rey and climbed the ladder. Penta kicked Evans and Rey. Rey got hung upside down from the ladder. Penta suplexed Evans into a ladder leaning in the corner. Lee dropkicked off the top rope into Rey, who was still dangling. Lee set up the ladder and climbed. Rusev yanked him down and chokeslammed him to the mat.
Rusev chokeslammed Evans onto a bridged ladder in the ring, then climbed a ladder. Rey and Penta cleared the ring of Rusev. They battled. Penta launched Rey onto Rusev onto a bridged ladder at ringside. The ladder bent in half. Fans loudly chanted, “Holy shit!” Barrett said Rusev was done and out of this match for sure.
Back in the ring, Penta lifted Rey onto his shoulders. Rey slipped free and head scissored Penta into position for a 619 and then hit the move. Rey climbed the ladder. Lee ran in and met Rey on top. They reached for the belt, but it was not quite directly above them. Rey kicked Lee to the mat. Rey leaped at Lee, but Lee caught him and delivered a Styles Clash to Rey. Rey rolled to the mat. Cole said A.J. Styles gifted Lee the Styles Clash for the rest of his career. (It’s more of giving him “his blessing to use it” than “a gift.”) McDonagh gave Lee a Spanish fly off the ladder. They replayed that move from a couple angles in slo-mo. Fans chanted, “This is awesome!”
McDonagh climbed the ladder. Penta met him near the top. They exchanged strikes. McDonagh tried to superplex Penta onto a bridged ladder Penta resisted and then gave McDonagh a Mexican Destroyer. “McDonagh is dead,” said Cole. He might be. His body was just a sack of potatoes.
Evans then entered the ring with everyone else down and looked around. He then climbed the ladder. Rusev entered and moved the ladder out from under Evans who was hanging by the belt. Evans dropped down. Rusev threw Evans to the floor and then climbed the ladder after re-centering it under the ladder. Evans leaped off the top rope and gave Rusev an OG Cutter off the ladder. Rusev immediately rolled to ringside. Evans was about to climb when Penta entered and gave Evans a Mexican Destroyer. Penta then climbed the ladder and pulled the belt down to win.
Barrett said the entire match was a highlight reel.
WINNER: Penta in 15:00 to retain the IC Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: A crowd-pleasing, thrilling ladder match with a great mix of athletes. Rusev added a good size/style change from the others that added to the match. Everyone got moments to shine.)
-After Lesnar-Oba highlights aired, Cole said he wasn’t sure what to make of it as it happened, but it appeared Lesnar was indicating his retirement. (Duh!) He commented on calling the entirety of his career and touted what he meant to WWE. Barrett said he wouldn’t assume anything until it was confirmed, but also talked about the gravity of what appeared to be the case. [c]
[HOUR TWO – ESPN UNLIMITED]
-Highlights aired of the Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton match last night. [c]
-They showed Rick Rubin (music producer and money-man behind Smoky Mountain Wrestling), GOP, Jahmyr Gibbs from the Detroit Lions, Daniel Cormier, and Joe Jonas.
-Cole noted that the Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio match was turned into a Street Fight by G.M. Adam Pearce. They previewed the rest of the line-up.
(3) SAMI ZAYN vs. TRICK WILLIAMS (w/Lil Yachty) – U.S. Title match
Sami came out first. Then Lil Yachty introduced Trick and said everyone was there to see him. Trick came out with a ring jacket that had a very long cape/tail, around 50 yards. Cole said Barrett wore that at his wedding. The bell rang 12 minutes into the hour. When Sami went on offense at the start, some boos rang out. Trick landed a Book End for a two count, which Cole noted was an homage to Booker T. Sami then landed a Blue Thunder Bomb. When Sami hit Yachty from behind at ringside, fans booed. He then threw Yachty into the ringside barricade. Cole said Sami was being more aggressive than usual. The ref scolded Sami. Sami then shoved Trick into the ringpost a couple of times on the ring apron. He followed with a brainbuster suplex onto the ring apron. The ref checked on Trick as Sami smiled at his work. “This is a much different Sami Zayn than I’ve grown accustomed to,” Cole said. Barrett said Sami has a lot left in the tank and didn’t like how people were treating him. Sami landed a running boot at Trick at ringside.
Sami signaled for a Helluva Kick. Yachty snapped Sami’s neck over the top rope. Trick recovered to 100 percent out of nowhere and delivered a running tornado kick to Sami for a believable near fall. Sami side-stepped a Trick Shot and rolled up Trick for a two count. Sami gave Trick an exploder suplex in the corner. He then went for a Helluva Kick, but Trick landed a Trick Shot for the win.
Trick celebrated with his parents. They showed a dejected Sami. Cole said Sami has to figure out what’s going on in his life fast.
WINNER: Trick in 6:00 to capture the U.S. Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: The match was good, but again felt like a throwback to early WWF WrestleManias where match length was routinely under 10 minutes. As with last night, another very short match for two wrestlers at this level. Gotta fit in the commercials and sponsorship spots. Trick) [c]
-They showed George Kittle and Tyrese Halliburton at ringside. Cole “begged” Tyrese to have a sip of beer. (Cole is obsessed with alcohol.) They showed Tony Hinchcliffe and Rob Gronkowski at ringside, also.
(4) “THE DEMON” FINN BALOR vs. DOMINIK MYSTERIO – Street Fight
Dom came out carried on a throne by masked luchadors. Cole said Dom called himself King of the Luchadors, thus the throne. Cole said the entrance was not a tribute to El Santo. Cole and Barrett argued over whether Dom was a jackass. Cole wanted to know what liquid was all over him from Dom throwing his mask at him. Barrett said it was “championship juice.” Cole said, “Just what I need, Dominik’s juice.” Barrett said a lot of people would want Dom’s juice as he’s “a real Lothario.”
The Demon’s ring entrance came next and looked impressive on the WrestleMania entrance stage. Dom looked intimidated and bailed out to ringside before slowly re-entering the ring. The bell rang 38 minutes into the hour. When Demon dominated early, Cole said Dom brought this on himself. Demon pulled a table out from under the ring. Dom recovered and leaped onto Demon, then whacked him with a kendo stick.
Cole said he thinks Dom is a star, but what gets to him is his attitude and how disrespectful he is, especially to elders. Dom set up a suplex on two chairs, but Demon blocked Dom and dropped him onto the chairs. Dom caught a charging Demon with a superkick and then landed a 619. He followed with a top rope frog splash for a one count. Dom sat up, wide-eyed, at the mere one count.
Dom threw Demon into a table in the corner, breaking it in half. He followed with a 619 with Demon’s head wrapped in a chair and then a top rope frog splash for a near fall at 7:00. Dom bashed Demon with a chair across the back several times.
Dom set up a table. Demon recovered during that time and went on the attack with a chair. He put the chair over Dom’s head and then dropkicked him hard into the corner. He put Dom on the table Dom had just set up and then landed a Coup de Gras for a three count.
WINNER: Demon in 13:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: It was intense and well-executed start to finish. I don’t think Balor becoming The Demon felt organic given the nature of the dynamic with Dom building to this match and felt just added on because it was WrestleMania and the entrance would be cool.) [c]
(5) JADE CARGILL vs. RHEA RIPLEY – WWE Women’s Title match
Jade had quite the wild entrance gown, which felt like a waste since she yanked it off after five seconds on the entrance stage. Cole said Ripley told him that the gear she wore tonight is indicative of her escaping an insane asylum since Jade has been driving her insane the past couple of months.
Jade took over early and landed a powerslam. When Barrett explained Jade’s attitude toward how people treat her, Cole said, “Maybe she should treat people better.” Jade methodically beat up Ripley at ringside and then stayed in control in the ring. She powerbombed Ripley and scored a two count. Ripley stood and smiled. Jade took Ripley down into a crossface, though. Ripley caught Jade with a kick to the head to slow her.
They exchanged strikes mid-ring. Ripley lifted Jade onto her shoulders and slammed her forward and scored a two count. Cole said Jade landed awkwardly right on her face. They fought back and forth for a minute. Jade hit a spinebuster for a two count. Barrett asked, “How impressive has Jade Cargill been in that ring tonight? She’s done everything correct. She’s making Rhea Ripley look average.” Ripley countered Jade with a victory roll for a near fall. She then took Jade down with a huracanrana and a round kick. Michin showed up on the ring apron. the ref turned to her. B-Fab then messed with Ripley’s attempt at a Razor’s Edge. Jade side-stepped a charging Ripley, who went shoulder-first into the ringpost. Michin then kicked Ripley in the head as Jade distracted the ref.
Jade landed the Sand Storm electric chair powerbomb for a near fall. Jade tossed Ripley to ringside. The ref warned B-Fab and Michin not to go after Ripley. Iyo Sky then ran out to her entrance theme. She ducked Michin and shoved her into B-Fab. She gave Michin and B-Fab backfists and then a moonsault. Ripley then headbutted a distracted Jade. Jade blocked a Rip Tide and pump kicked Ripley. She followed with a Jaded attempt, but Ripley countered in a Rip Tide for the win.
WINNER: Ripley in 10:00 to capture the WWE Women’s Title. [c]
-They replayed the post-match situation with Lesnar and Heyman.
-Cena stood mid-ring to announce attendance. He said tonight’s WrestleMania has been “packed with moments and also packed with people.” He announced the official attendance was 55,255. He said the overall weekend attendance was 106,072. Pyro blasted. He said that concluded his duties as host, which he said was a “bittersweet moment for him.” He said he can’t tell them how much it meant to be there. He wanted to give them “a heartfelt thank you.” Miz and Kit Wilson interrupted. Miz said he is the locker room leader now and he is teaching everyone his three core values. He said he didn’t get his WrestleMania Moment last year and he won’t leave the ring until he gets his moment tonight.
Cena offered a handshake and called him “Mike.” He asked Wilson who he was. He shook his hand and introduced him. Cena told Miz he could have his moment. Miz told everyone to buckle up. Danhausen’s music played and he came up through the stage elevator. Little Hanhausens danced out. He called them midgets. Cole said before everyone on social media got mad at him, he said they told him to call them that. Danhausen them rode a vehicle to the ring. Barrett called Danhausen “a weird little theater kid.” He called it “a farce of a spectacle ruining” WrestleMania. Cole said this might be the greatest WrestleMania Moment ever. Barrett said it was exactly the opposite. Barrett asked how old they were and said they had grubby little fingers.
When Danhausen’s song stopped, he said, “Greetings, humans!” He said he is very nice and very evil. He said he made it to WrestleManiahausen. He seemed to hint at cursing Cena, but then said he’s a fan of everything he does. Miz yelled at Danhausen. Kit told the Little Danhausens that they are toxic. Danhausen instructed one of the Little Danhausen’s to punch Kit in the crotch. They all went after Miz and Kit. Danhausen then punched Miz low. Miz went down. Cole said now Miz can’t have any more kids. Danhausen did Cena’s “You Can’t See Me” routine ending with a fistdrop. The Little Danhausen’s carried Miz away.
Danhausen dropped a smoke bomb and then ran out fo the ring as if he was disappearing in stealth fashion. Cena smiled and said that was great and said the main event was next. [c]
(6) C.M. PUNK vs. ROMAN REIGNS – World Heavyweight Title match
Roman made his long ring entrance, lasting several minutes. Then a video package aired on Punk and he made his entrance. At first, he walked out and soaked up the moment and kneeled. Then his music played and he headed to the ring. Then formal ring introductions took place. Reigns got a mixed reaction and some “OTC” chants. Punk got a mixed reaction and some “C.M. Punk” chants. When Punk was announced at 218 pounds, he wiggles his hand as if to indicate it was generous.
The bell rang 54 minutes into the third hour. They had a staredown. They battled mid-ring and a sequence that seemed like it was supposed to lead to a backslide didn’t work out. Punk shoved Reigns. Reigns backed away and smiled or smirked. Punk applied a side headlock. Reigns shoved him off and then checked him down. Punk got up and applied another standing side headlock.
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