WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 Live Updates, Results and Highlights From Las Vegas
Here is the full live coverage and video highlights of Night 2 of WWE WrestleMania 41 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The Tribal Chief is Back On Top
1 of 13WrestleMania 42 ended with Reigns celebrating his 7th world title victory. He posed with the belt and held it high as his music played.
CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns (World Heavyweight Championship)
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The main event of Night 2 saw CM Punk defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns.
A singer, piano player and drummer performed on the stage as part of Roman's big entrance. Pictures of the Anoa'i family were shown on the big screen before Reigns arrived.
When it was time for Punk's entrance, a special video played with shots of Vegas and pictures from Punk's life in the wrestling business.
He came out to AFI's "Miseria Cantare: The Beginning," which was his entrance music in ROH and once in AEW. When he hit the stage, he took a moment to soak in the crowd before his normal entrance music hit.
Punk's jacket paid homage to Harley Race, his late dog Larry, and some members of the WWE staff who have passed away.
The match that seemed impossible a few years ago started with both men staring at each other from across the ring. They came face-to-face and exchanged a few words before engaging in a lockup.
Punk mocked Reigns' use of baby oil when he couldn't get a good grip on him, which made Roman laugh. The champ knocked him down with a shoulder tackle and got right in his face to show he was not intimidated.
Punk had the upper hand until The Tribal Chief hit a Samoan drop. He took The Second City Savior out of the ring and slammed his head into the ring post.
Punk returned the favor by slamming his head into the announce table. Neither man seemed able to maintain control for long, so the match felt competitive.
Roman threw him into the crowd, but Punk jumped off the barricade to take him off his feet.
The OTC talked a lot of trash as he and The Straight-Edge Superstar exchanged blows. Reigns started to dominate, but he missed the Superman Punch, allowing Punk to recover and hit a crossbody from the top rope.
He signaled for the Go To Sleep and waited for the right moment. Roman fought out of it and ran him into the ring post. He drilled him with a Superman Punch, but only got a two-count.
The champion stopped a second SP with a pair of running knees to the face and a sequence of moves to send him back out of the ring.
Reigns had Punk hanging by his feet from the top turnbuckle as he teed off on him with big right hands and three Superman Punches.
Reigns used the steel steps as a weapon on a bloody Punk, but the ref didn't disqualify him for some reason. The announcers said it was because this is the main event and the ref is allowing more leeway.
He put the world champion through one of the announce tables with a powerbomb. When he went for a Spear, Punk grabbed him and hit a GTS out of nowhere for a near-fall.
Punk kicked out of a Spear a few moments later. And angry OTC slammed Punk's head into the mat several times. Both men used each other's signature moves, but they still couldn't keep each other down.
Reigns countered a Spear attempt with a guillotine choke, but Punk escaped and applied the Anaconda Vice, which Roman turned right back into a guillotine.
They took each other down with clotheslines at the same time as the crowd began to applaud their efforts.
Punk distracted the ref by throwing his wrist tape at him so he could hit a low blow, but it still wasn't enough to end the match.
He took Reigns out of the ring and put him on the announce table so he could climb to the top turnbuckle and hit an elbow drop to put him through it.
Punk hit a GTS back in the ring, but when he had the chance to hit a second, he collapsed under the weight. The Tribal Chief hit a Spear, but he couldn't follow up with a pin.
Reigns lined up, got a running start, and hit another Spear to pin Punk clean and become the new world champion. What a match!
WINNER: ROMAN REIGNS WINS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
A WrestleMania Curse
3 of 13John Cena was back to announce 55,255 as the attendance for the show, for a total of 106,072 over the whole weekend.
Cena tried to thank the fans, but he was interrupted by The Miz and Kit Wilson. Cena shook Miz's hand, introduced himself to Wilson, and stood back to let them have a moment.
That is when Danhausen's music hit, and he came out with several performers dressed like him, which the announcers dubbed "Minihausens."
He told Cena he is a huge fanhausen and loves everything he does. This made The Miz complain about everything. Wilson called them all toxic.
One of the minihausens punched Wilson below the belt, then piled on top of him. Danhausen took out The Miz with a Five-Knuckle Shuffle and then had a moment in the ring with Cena before he tried to make a quick exit.
Cena couldn't keep it together and laughed at all of this.
The New Champion Celebrates
4 of 13Sky and Ripley celebrated together following The Eradicator's win over Cargill. The crowd seemed very happy with this result.
Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley (WWE Women's Championship)
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Jade Cargill wore a very unique outfit for her entrance to defend the WWE Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley.
The Eradicator was clad in white instead of her usual black attire. Both women got a lot of pyro for their entrances, too.
They circled each other for a moment after the bell. Neither seemed to be in a rush, but once they locked up, they were fighting for control.
The Storm seemed to have a slight power advantage, but not by much. She hit a few bodyslams and talked some trash before Ripley hit a facebuster.
The champion maintained control as they took the fight out of the ring. She tossed Ripley into the barricade and posed for the crowd.
Despite being on the receiving end of most of the offense, Ripley smiled at her opponent and told her to bring it. Jade brought her down to the mat in a submission, but it didn't last long.
The Eradicator got to her feet and they began trading punches. The challenger made it into a more even fight from this point.
Michin and B-Fab showed up to provide a distraction and interfere on Cargill's behalf. Cargill hit a One-Winged Angel, which Cole called The Sand Storm, for a two-count.
Iyo Sky's music hit and she ran down to neutralize Cargill's friends. Jade missed a pump kick by several feet when Sky went for a moonsault.
Ripley used a great counter to turn Jaded into the Riptide to get the pin and become the new champion.
WINNER: RHEA RIPLEY WINS THE WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio (Street Fight)
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It was announced during the pre-show that the match between Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio was turned into a Street Fight.
Dirty Dom had a big entrance with several people wearing masks and a special throne.
When it was time for Balor to appear, we were treated to the return of The Demon for the first time in years. Thousands of streamers fell from the ceiling as he walked to the ring.
Dirty Dom was hesitant to get in the ring and face his former stablemate. Once the ref called for the bell, The Demon crawled toward him and made him even more nervous.
Balor took control right away and started sending Dom from corner to corner. He stayed aggressive and stomped his opponent into the mat.
The first weapon brought into the fray was a kendo stick, but Balor also took a table out from under the ring.
Dom hit a suicide dive and brought some steel chairs into the ring. Balor used them against him, but Dom got him into position for a 619 and a frog splash for a two-count.
He set up a table in the corner before WWE's first universal champion got back to his feet and started building momentum again.
Dirty Dom sent him through the table, hit a chair-assisted 619, and another frog splash, but he still couldn't keep Finn down for the pin.
Dom set up another table in the ring, hoping to put Balor away for good, but he looked scared when The Demon got back to his feet.
Balor put him on the table and hit the Coup de Grace to put him through it and score the win.
WINNER: FINN BALOR
Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams (United States Championship)
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After several ads and video packages, Sami Zayn made his way to the ring for his U.S. title match against Trick Williams.
The crowd was not behind Zayn the way it usually is, but it wasn't overwhelmingly against him either.
Lil Yachty was on hand to introduce Trick Willy for his first WrestleMania match. The fans in attendance chanted along with Trick's music, making it clear he was the favorite in Las Vegas tonight. His entrance jacket had a train that was at least 50 feet long.
The bell rang and both men immediately started throwing punches. Zayn got some boos when he took control, but it didn't deter the champion.
Williams prevented a dive out of the ring with a clothesline as he started to gain the upper hand.
Zayn hit a Blue Thunder Bomb out of nowhere for a two-count. He started to lean into the boos and kept kicking Williams despite the ref telling him to back off.
He went out of the ring and attacked Yachty from behind and threw him into the barricade, which received a lot of jeers from the crowd.
A brainbuster on the apron put Zayn firmly in the driver's seat, but Trick Willy stayed in the fight.
Williams barely beat a countout, but Zayn stayed on top of him. Suddenly, Williams popped up and hit a Trick Shot to get the win and become the new United States champion.
The new champ celebrated with Yachty and the crowd as a dejected Zayn looked on from ringside.
WINNER: TRICK WILLIAMS WINS THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
The Announcers Confirm?
8 of 13Following Penta's win, Michael Cole and Wade Barrett confirmed that Lesnar has seemingly retired from WWE after his loss to Femi.
Penta vs. Evans vs. McDonagh vs. Lee vs. Rusev vs. Mysterio (Intercontinental Title Ladder Match)
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The second bout on the card was the six-man IC title Ladder match. This is sure to deliver some fun and excitement. A few of the entrances took place during the commercial break.
Mysterio's gear was a tribute to Deadpool, continuing his history of dressing as his favorite superheroes.
Penta had special gear to look like Shao Khan from Mortal Kombat. As soon as he got the ring, the action got going. The three lucha stars cleared Rusev and Evans out of the ring so they could triple-team McDonagh.
As expected, the action was fast-paced, but it took a couple of minutes before Rusev became the first man to use a ladder to his advantage.
He sent McDonagh flying into the ladder with a back body drop, then set it up to climb.
Evans and Lee were sent crashing down from the ladder to the floor by McDonagh, but they recovered quickly.
Evans leapfrogged over Mysterio to climb the ladder, but Penta stopped both of them. Lee became the first man to get his hands on the title and nearly win it, but Rusev had other plans.
The Bulgarian Brute set up a ladder as a bridge and slammed Evans into it. Rey and Penta worked together to take out Rusev by putting him through a ladder set up between the ring and the announce table.
This match was just as chaotic and exciting as you would expect with the six men involved. Rusev played a good base for the high-flyers to hit all of their big spots.
All six men were given their own moments to stand out, but the three masked men and Evans definitely had the most memorable spots.
Penta hit a destroyer on McDonagh from the top of one ladder onto another. The crowd went wild for this moment.
Evans almost won, but Rusev moved the ladder so that he was hanging from the belt holder before yanking him down to the mat. A moment later, Evans hit the OG Cutter from the top rope to take him off the ladder.
Penta took out Evans with a destroyer before climbing the ladder to reclaim his IC title and win the match. This was a lot of fun.
All six men did a great job in this one. If they had a little more time, this could have been one of the best Ladder matches in WrestleMania history.
WINNER: PENTA RETAINED THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Did Brock Lesnar Just Retire?
10 of 13After waking up and realizing what had happened, Lesnar took off his gloves and boots to leave in the middle of the ring.
He gave Heyman a hug and waved to the crowd like this was some kind of goodbye. Some "Thank you, Brock," chants could be heard in the crowd.
Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
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The first match of the night was also one of the most anticipated. Oba Femi made his way to the ring first for his showdown with Brock Lesnar.
The entire stadium was chanting Oba's name as he awaited his opponent. Lesnar had Paul Heyman by his side for support.
The tale of the tape showed how Femi had the advantage in height and weight, but Lesnar had the bigger chest and longer reach.
They locked up after the bell, and while Femi did make Lesnar back up a step, they seemed to come to a stalemate.
The Beast pushed Femi to the corner for some shoulder thrusts, but Femi no-sold them and shoved him on his butt.
Lesnar failed to take him down with a few clotheslines, but Femi hit one to send him out of the ring to regroup. He pulled The Ruler out of the ring and drove him into the ring post to take control.
The former world champion began hitting his signature German suplexes as he gained more confidence.
Femi hit a few uppercuts before Lesnar scooped him up for an F-5. Femi got right back to his feet and hit a chokeslam to shock The Beast and the crowd.
Femi popped Lesnar up and hit his trademark powerbomb to get the biggest win of his career thus far.
WINNER: OBA FEMI
Here We Go
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We have officially arrived at Night 2 of WrestleMania. Joe Jonas sang the National Anthem before the PLE began, with a video package to hype the show.
John Cena was back to serve as the host of Night 2. He welcomed everyone to the show and said they needed to start with something big. A ton of pyro went off near the stage.
Match Card
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Here is the card for Night 2 of WrestleMania:
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