WWE Wrestlemania 41 Night Two 4/20/2025

WWE Wrestlemania 41 Night Two 4/20/2025

Night 1 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/wwe-wrestlemania-41-night-one-4192025.html

We are still in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Cole, Pat McAfee and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

Stephanie McMahon is in the ring. She says her middle daughter is 16 and says WWE has always been part of her life. She says WWE is family and says welcome home and welcome to Wrestlemania.

Women's World Title - Iyo Sky (c) vs Bianca Belair vs Rhea Ripley

Bianca has some kids jumping rope with long hair extensions like her for her entrance. Rhea had like a veil with spikes.

Iyo slaps Rhea to start. Iyo is thrown up and headscissors Rhea. Iyo dropkicks BB then Rhea dropkicks Iyo. BB waistlock takedowns Rhea. BB spears both opponents in the corner. Iyo hits some weird top rope move on both where she like meteora's them from behind. Iyo basement dropkicks both. Rhea cannonballs off the apron and Iyo asai moonsaults. BB lariats Rhea over the top. Iyo rolls up BB for 2. BB shoulders over Iyo. BB his triple suplexes on Iyo.

BB goes to handspring and is pulled out. Iyo's flying headscissors are caught outside. She is then swung into the rails. Rhea boots Iyo then razor's edge's her into BB for 2.  Rhea does a reverse cloverleaf on Iyo. BB breaks it up. BB and Rhea facebuster each other at the same time. They do a tower of doom spot with Iyo being flipped off the top.

Rheaand BB trade forearms. Rhea facekicks her over. Iyo springboard dropkicks Rhea. BB hits a big spear on Iyo.  BB hits a top rope 450 for 2. Rhea hits riptide on BB for 2. Rhea hits a big kick on Iyo. Rhea goes for riptide off the 2nd rope but Iyo armdrags her. Iyo moonsaults off the top and Rhea gets her feet up. BB hits a KOD on Iyo for 2.

BB slaps Rhea around and yells at her. Rhea slaps back. Rhea spits at her. BB's head is banged off the buckles. Rhea blocks a 2nd rope poisonrana and swings Iyo's head into the post top. Rhea and BB trade. BB whips Rhea with her hair then hits a KOD. Iyo top rope moonsaults BB and pins her in an upset.

Thoughts: Iyo winning was a surprise and really defeats the whole purpose of having Rhea in there. It was a good match and a good choice for an opener. It was athletic, hard hitting and they came up with some nice spots here. Iyo getting her head banged off the top of the post was pretty wild and the finishing stretch was nice. BB and Rhea were extra stiff with each other here.

Sin City Street Fight - Damian Priest vs Drew McIntyre

Drew had special armor and some kind of Doom soldier with a shield stuck in giant rock for his entrance. DP had a metal guitarist from Slayer, fire and a cape for his entrance.  

Drew hits DP from behind and is lariated over the top. DP flying back elbows Drew off the apron then forearms him. Drew's head is banged off the rail then he is superkicked. Drew suplexes DP on the ramp.

DP throws the steps at Drew. Drew is thrown into the rails. DP is banged off the steps, post and the commentary table. Drew hits DP with the steps in the head and the back. Drew takes photos while DP is down. He then running boots DP. Drew hits DP with the chair top.

DP headbutts Drew then is lariated over the top. Drew tope con hilos him. DP throws a chair at Drew and Drew claymore kicks him. Drew chairs him. DP chokeslams Drew with a chair around his head.

DP chairs Drew's back. Drew spinebusters DP. Drew takes a razor's edge through a table for 2. Drew hits a future shock ddt on the steps. They slap and punch each other. They trade forearms. DP hits chops and Drew heabutts him. DP clotheslines him. DP walks the top rope but Drew pushes him off through 2 tables outside.

Drew claymore kicks DP's head into a chair and wins.

Thoughts: I was surprised but glad to see Drew win here. DP's still kind of a new face so you'd think he would win here. It was a good match. It was all hardcore wrestling and the two both took their fair share of bumps and bruises. I liked Drew pushing DP off the top onto the tables. DP almost really messed Drew up when he threw the chair at his head. This was better than I expected. 

WWE Intercontinental Title - Bron Breakker (c) vs Penta vs Finn Balor vs Dominik Mysterio

Dom comes out with either an old Rey Mysterio or Rey Mysterio Sr. mask. Finn had some neon yellow hood on with yellow gloves. Bron wore a half-white, half-blue with pink spots singlet.  

Bron charges at Dom then Penta hits Bron from behind. Bron stomps on Penta. Bron is thrown out. Penta top rope crossbodies Dom. Penta flying headscissors Finn then back body drops Dom out. Penta tope con hilos Dom and Finn. Bron then does a nice flying shoulder outside on Penta.

Penta superkicks Bron. Penta springboards and Bron spears him down. Bron gorilla press powerslams Finn. Bron flying spears Dom for 2. Finn breaks the pin up and Bron stares Finn down. Bron hits corner spears on Finn and Penta. Finn slingblades Bron then Penta slingblades Finn. Penta handstand pendulum dropkicks Dom and Finn in the corner. Penta cranks Finn's arm back. Penta lifts Finn and Bron germans both then kips up.

Bron misses a corner spear. Dom slingshot swantons Penta. Dom stomps on Bron in the corner then low dropkicks him out. Dom hits 2 supelxes on Penta. Carlito comes down. Penta takes a double suplex. Bron takes a double boot then does a double suplex. Bron belly to belly overhead suplexes Dom and Finn. Bron flips Dom with a lariat. Bron hurricanrana's Finn off the top for 2.

Penta superkicks Bron. Finn lariats Bron over the top. Dom dropkicks Finn and Finn blocks his 619. Finn then stomps on Dom. Penta hits a made in Japan on Finn for 2. Bron and Penta stare down then trade shots. Bron jumping knees Penta. Penta superkicks him. Carlito pulls Bron over the top. Dom rolls up Penta for 2.

Penta superkicks Dom then canadian destroyers him for 2. Carlito pulls Penta out and bangs his head off the commentary table. Carlito is on the table, Bron runs from the other table and spears Carlito through the table.

Bron flying spears Penta. Dom dropkicks Bron from behind and 619's him. Finn crotches Dom up top. Finn slingblades Bron then shotgun dropkicks him. Finn top rope double stomps Bron then Dom top rope splashes Finn. Dom then steals the pin and pins Bron to win.

Thoughts: It was a good four-way. Dom winning was a big surprise and probably only happened because Bron is moving up to the world title scene. Dom screwing Finn adds to their story though and makes for an easy program. Bron looked great here and got big pops. I liked Bron's spear through the commentary table.

Randy Orton comes out. He says it's his 20th Mania and he asks who will come out through the curtain. He says they will get their Wrestlemania Moment courtesy of RKO.

Randy Orton vs Joe Hendry

Joe Hendry comes out and is Orton's opponent. Joe is currently the TNA champ.

Orton goes for the RKO and is rolled up for 2. ORton boots him in the gut then Joe shoulders him over. Orton boots him then Joe hits a neckbreaker. Joe goes for the standing ovation and Orton eye pokes him. Orton lariats him twice then powerslams him.

Orton hits a bridging ddt on Joe. Joe blocks an RKO then hits a fallaway slam. Joe then kips up. Joe does his turnaround pose and is nailed with an RKO Orton then gets the pin.

Thoughts: Getting on Mania is a win for Joe to some degree as now millions of new people know him. At least he got a little in before going down and he took a memorable RKO. However, Joe was treated like a comedy guy here and not someone super serious. That's not good when he's the TNA champ and not a good way for people to see him for the first time. I wish they would have done a regular, even match and maybe had Orton do Joe's pose with him at the end.

Orton helps Joe up after. Orton holds his arm up then RKO's him. Orton then does his version of Joe's turnaround pose.

AJ Styles vs Logan Paul

Logan had a 9 camera split-screen for his entrance.

They lock up. LP shoves him in the corner. They side headlock each other. AJ shoulders him over then dropkicks him. AJ ties up LP in the ring skirt and pounds on him. AJ running knees him on the apron. LP drives him into the rail then LP is sent into the rail.

AJ's head is banged off the post then he is sent into it. LP plancha's him. LP bangs AJ's head off the commentary table and apron. LP chokes AJ with the ring skirt. LP frogsplashes AJ off the top for 2.

AJ is sent gut first into the buckles. LP alley oops him for 2. LP hits a big boot and poses. LP split leg drops him for 2. LP hits punches. AJ hits punches on him in the corner. LP asai moonsaults him for 2.

LP hits uppercuts. AJ hits lariats then does a strike combo. AJ ushigoroshi's him then sliding forearms him. AJ brainbusters him for 2. AJ goes to springboard. LP finlay rolls him then asai moonsaults him for 2.

LP hits a buckshot lariat for 2. LP hits shots to the gut. AJ does a spinning torture rack slam for 2. LP gets his knees up on AJ's springboard 450. LP hits a styles clash on AJ. AJ no sells it then hits his own styles clash.

One of LP's buddies appears outside the ring. He tries to hand LP brass knucks. Karrion Kross stucks him and takes the knucks. AJ then throws LP's friend down. Kross tells AJ to put the knucks on. AJ throws the knucks and hits Kross.

LP hits a big punch then does his paulverizer and pins AJ.

Thoughts: It was a little long. The crowd wasn't as good as you would hope which hurt this a little. The match was fine though and they continued the Kross/AJ feud here. LP needed a win so that should help things moving forward. 

They announce WWE:Unreal for Netflix. They say it will show us the writer's room in WWE which is something we haven't seen a lot of.

WWE Women's Tag Titles - Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs  Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch

Bayley was taken out yesterday and is out of the match. Lyra comes out with nice gold and white wings. Becky Lynch is Lyra's mystery partner. She is making her return after being gone for a few months.

BL nails RR to start. They botch a spot and BL gets on her back for a sleeper. Lyra and BL hit kicks on RR. Lyra enzugiri's RR then springboard armdrags her. Lyra dropkicks RR through the ropes. Lyra is pushed off the top into an RR boot for 2.

Liv stomps on Lyra in the corner. Liv hits boots on Lyra. She then hits three amigos on her. RR slingshot jackhammers Liv. Lyra is suplexed. Lyra enzugiri's Liv. BL is pulled down by Liv on the apron. BL chases Liv then is facekicked by RR. RR spinning slams Lyra for 2.

RR misses a corner spear and BL gets in. BL hits lariats on RR. BL molly-go-round's RR then exploders Liv. BL baseball slides Liv then goes for an armbar on her. RR breaks it up with a boot.

RR is pulled over the top and Lib hits oblivion on BL for 2. Lyra topes into a tornado ddt on RR. Lib dropkicks Lyra through the ropes. BL uranage's Liv and pins her. 

Thoughts: We knew Becky was winning when she came back. The match was really just a formality. It was an average match and Liv's outfit was probably the highlight of it. Lyra now has two belts, which I don't really get. I also don't love makeshift teams beating established teams.

Steve Austin comes out on a quad. He says tonight's attendance is 63,226. He says he's thinks there's more and wants a recount. He says Mania had 124,693 in combined attendance on both nights.

Undisputed WWE Title - Cody Rhodes (c) vs John Cena

Cena just has his name on a black screen with no frills for his entrance. Cody had dirtbike riders for his entrance and he wore a gold version of his skull logo.

They lock up. Cody side headlocks him. Cody shoulders him over and Cena goes out to stall. Cody side headlocks him then hammerlocks him. Cena breaks and stalls. Cena back elbows him and side headlock takeovers him. Cody headscissors him.

Cody dropkicks him out. Cody topes him. Cena drops him with a punch. Cena punches him in the head then stomps on him. Cody's head is banged off the buckles. Cena facekicks him.

Cena drops him with a punch. Cena stomps Cody's foot and knees him in the head. Cody is sent into the buckles. Cody's throat is catapulted into the bottom rope. Cena facekicks him then flips him with a lariat. Cena lariats him again for 1.

Cena chinlocks him. Cody punches him then Cena side slams him for 2. Cena 2nd rope double axe handles him. Cody's head is banged off the buckles. Cena double axe handles him again. Cena tries it again and takes boots to the gut. Cody hits punches. Cena eye pokes him and hits more double axe handles for 2.

We get a "Let's go Cena/Cena Sucks" dueling chant. Cena acknowledges it then hits a tornado ddt for 2. Cena flying shoulders him twice. Cena blue thunders him. Cody pokes Cena in the eye then powerslams him. Cody hits a disaster kick. Cody then hits a cody cutter for 2. Cena stops a bionic elbow. Cena hits an AA for 2. Cena hits a five knuckle shuffle. Cody sunset flips him. Cody goes up top and is crotched.

Cena hits a 2nd rope AA on Cody for 2. Cena comes off the top and is hit with a powerbomb for 2. Cody runs up the buckles and hits a cody cutter for 2. Cena hits an AA then does an STFU. Cena is pushed into the ref on accident. The ref goes down and Cody hits a cross rhodes on Cena. Cody goes for the pin but the ref is down.

Cena pulls the top buckle off. Cody is sent into the exposed buckle twice. Cena hits another AA for 2. Travis Scott comes out and Cena laughs. Cena holds up Trav's hand on the apron. Cody hits a cross rhodes on Cena but Trav pulls the ref out. 

Cody tells Trav to get in and Trav does. Trav misses a shot and Cody hits him with a cross rhodes. Cody pushes Trav out. Cena and Cody fight for the title. Cody goes to hit him and Cena begs. Cody doesn't hit him then Cena kicks him in the nuts. Cena hits Cody with the title and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a decent match. Cena worked a bit more heelish here as he hit double axe handles on Cody, sent him into the exposed buckle and hit many AA's. Cody hit some cody cutters but didn't bleed here. They didn't go  through any tables or use chairs and it simply was just not the ultra-dramatic match you would expect at Mania. If you were hoping for some super memorable classic, this was nowhere near being it and I don't gave a good answer as to why. It's not like they botched or anything, but they just didn't go all out. I also can't understand why The Rock didn't come out and feel like there's a much bigger story behind it. If The Rock wasn't going to show up, Cena should have just turned here instead of at The Rumble.

Overall thoughts: The women's three way was good and was a nice choice to start things off with. Priest/Drew delivered. I liked the four-way. Joe Hendry got his Mania moment, but they made him look like a jobber and a goof. AJ/Logan had a good match but the crowd wasn't able to make it into something more. The women's tag title match wasn't anything special. The main was decent but far from the classic it could have been and The Rock not getting involved was such a disappointment.

This show felt more like a Wrestlemania than yesterday's show did. I wish we could have just taken the top 3 matches from that show and put them on here because it would have been a great Mania if they did. I'd give this show a 7 out of 10. It was much better than yesterday's show, but I still don't feel like this really reached its potential due to Rock not showing up, due to the crowd not being that great and due to Cody/Cena not going all out in the main. Screw Dwayne Johnson.