
Becky Lynch and Best, Worst Booking Decisions of WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 2 Results
WrestleMania 41 is officially done. Some people left Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with new titles, some left with new bruises, and a couple left with fewer allies than they had before this weekend.
Night 1 opened with Jey Uso winning the World Heavyweight Championship by making the seemingly unbeatable Gunther tap out, and it ended with Paul Heyman turning on CM Punk and Roman Reigns in a betrayal that is going to be talked about for some time.
Night 2 had plenty of its own moments to talk about, including Dominik Mysterio winning the Intercontinental Championship, Joe Hendry answering Randy Orton's open challenge and much more.
Let's look at some of the best and worst booking decisions from Night 2 of WrestleMania 41.
Best: Iyo Sky Retains
1 of 7Night 2 opened with Bianca Belair, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley fighting over the women's world title in a Triple Threat.
Leading into the match, Sky almost felt like an afterthought in her own title feud because Ripley and Belair had made everything about them.
Sunday night in Vegas, The Genius of the Sky proved she is not one to be overlooked by winning with an incredible performance.
The finish saw her hit an Over the Moonsault to both The EST of WWE and The Eradicator at the same time. It was a unique setup for that finish, and they pulled it off beautifully.
This was Sky's first victory at The Showcase of the Immortals, and hopefully not her last.
Best: Booking Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest in a Street Fight
2 of 7The winner didn't really matter when Drew McIntyre fought Damian Priest in a Street Fight because the fans won by getting to see two big men beat the life out of each other.
Both had special entrances, but while Priest had a rock legend play him to the ring, McIntyre was given a costume as part of a video-game advertisement.
Once he ripped off all of the foam accessories, The Scottish Warrior was all business. He and The Archer of Infamy used everything they could find to inflict punishment on each other.
If anyone thought the first night of WrestleMania was on the weak side, the first couple of matches on Night 2 proved the men and women of WWE were hoping to up the ante on Sunday. The crowd gave both bouts "This is awesome" chants.
Both men would have been acceptable winners, but McIntyre pulled out the victory with a brutal Claymore after putting Priest through a pair of tables at ringside.
Best and Worst: Dominik Mysterio Wins Gold
3 of 7The Las Vegas crowd erupted when Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental Championship on Sunday, but that doesn't necessarily mean it was the best long-term decision.
Bron Breakker had a good run with the title and will be fine without it, so him losing to any of his three opponents at WrestleMania won't hurt his character, especially since he wasn't involved in the final pin.
Finn Balor was a favorite to win heading into this bout because it has been so long since he held a singles title in WWE, and a lot of fans wanted to see Penta win to establish him early in his run with the company.
However, Mysterio has improved a lot over the last couple of years and won over many people, so his victory won't be as controversial as it would have been a year ago. How WWE handles his reign is going to be interesting.
Worst: The TNA Champion Loses Quickly
4 of 7Randy Orton held an open challenge on Sunday since Kevin Owens was unable to compete in their scheduled match, and TNA champion Joe Hendry answered the call.
This was a fun moment and the crowd gave the Scot a warm reception. The Viper even helped him to his feet after the match and showed him some respect by raising his hand as the crowd cheered for him, but that was quickly followed by a second RKO.
As entertaining as this was, it felt a bit unfair to Hendry. He is supposed to be the top champion of a company with which WWE has formed a partnership, so having him lose in such a quick and decisive fashion didn't do the 36-year-old any favors.
Does he benefit from getting a spot on the biggest show of the year? Absolutely, and anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves. But if the match had five more minutes and they were allowed to be more competitive, it would have been much better for everyone.
Worst: Logan Paul Beats AJ Styles
5 of 7AJ Styles is one of those names who is on most people's list of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. He will be a first-ballot Hall of Fame candidate someday and has already had the kind of career most wrestlers can only dream of having.
On Sunday night, WWE booked him to put over Logan Paul.
The social media star has proved he is willing to put in the work to put on good performances, but nobody expects him to be around the business forever, so having someone on Styles' level use up one of the few WrestleManias he has left to put him over feels like a bit of a waste.
The distraction at ringside involving Paul's manager and Karrion Kross was supposed to justify why The Phenomenal One lost to a less experienced opponent, but it didn't feel like enough to protect him in defeat since he still had the upper hand when he got back to the ring.
Some people are obviously going to love this and that's fine because everyone is allowed to have an opinion, but there are so many others who could have lost to Paul instead of Styles.
Worst: Becky Lynch Returns and Immediately Wins Gold
6 of 7Bayley was taken out before WrestleMania as part of a storyline rather than a real injury, so Lyra Valkyria's partner was a mystery leading into her tag title match against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
Becky Lynch returned on Sunday to be The Valkyrie's partner and they ended up claiming the victory and the Women's Tag Team Championships at the same time.
This all feels like it was thrown together hastily despite probably being the plan from the start. Lynch has been signed to a new contract for months, so her return wasn't some last-minute decision.
Valkyria being a double champion is great for her, but if WWE positions The Man as a suspect in Bayley's attack, it's going to feel like a carbon copy of the story we just had with Jade Cargill and Naomi.
It's always great to see Lynch get to work, but this felt like a decision built around one moment, not a long-term plan.
Best and Worst: John Cena Wins His 17th World Title
7 of 7Sunday night in Las Vegas, John Cena attempted to win his 17th world title when he challenged Cody Rhodes in the main event.
This comes after Cena turned heel for the first time in almost two decades at Elimination Chamber. The Peacemaker star has said he wants to take the title and retire with it to ruin pro wrestling for all of the fans who have made his life hell.
The American Nightmare is WWE's golden boy and in many ways, he is Cena's successor, so this felt like a fitting story for these two to tell.
However, Travis Scott showed up and that is when things began to fall apart. The way all of this went down made Cena look like an idiot because he was about to let himself get disqualified by letting the rapper attack Rhodes in front of the referee.
Cena took advantage of the official being taken out and hit a low blow followed by a shot to the face with the title. He brought the referee back in to make the count and declare him the winner.
Cena left WrestleMania as a 17-time champion, setting a new record in the process, but the way this match ended was poorly planned and felt like a bad excuse to cram one more celebrity cameo onto the show.
Cena winning was the right call, but what will likely be the final title win of his career left a lot to be desired.









