Our WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 1 Results for tonight include Irresistible Forces defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships in a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and The Bella Twins, The Usos and LA Knight teaming up to take on The Vision and IShowSpeed, Drew McIntyre battling Jacob Fatu in an Unsanctioned Match, Becky Lynch challenging AJ Lee for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Seth Rollins taking on Gunther, Stephanie Vaquer defending the Women’s World Championship against 2026 Royal Rumble Winner Liv Morgan, and Randy Orton challenging Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Here’s our review and grades for tonight’s show, live from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 1 Card:
- Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and IShowSpeed vs. The Usos and LA Knight
- Unsanctioned Match | Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
- Women’s World Championship | Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship | AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match | Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Nikki and Brie Bella
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- Undisputed WWE Championship | Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 1 Results:
John Cena welcomes the crowd to the show.
Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and IShowSpeed vs. The Usos and LA Knight
As soon as the bell rings, Jimmy and Jey superkick Theory and Paul. Speed is left in the ring with Knight. Speed backflips off the top and celebrates after a avoiding Knight. Knight destroys Speed with a lariat. After a distraction from Paul, Speed lands a big body slam on Night. Jimmy tags in and lands a whisper in the wind. Jimmy sends into the ropes. Speed surprises Jimmy with a head scissors. After some back and forth. Speed accidentally pushes Jey into Paul, knocking him off the apron. Theory yells at Speed and pushes him to the ground. Knight drops Theory with the BFTs for the win.
Winners: The Usos and LA Knight
After the match, Paul yells at Speed and decks him. Paul drags Speed to the commentary desk. Before Paul can put Speed through the table, The Usos and Knight make the save. The Usos drop Paul with the 1D. Speed dives off the top and puts Paul through the commentary desk with a frog splash.
Grade: C+
Fun quick match. No complanits here. Speed didn’t have to do much but everything he did worked. Hell of a frog splash.
Unsanctioned Match | Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
Before McIntyre can get to the ring, Fatu attacks. McIntyre sends Fatu into the ring steps. McIntyre tosses a bunch of chairs in the ring and grabs a fans phone to do McIntyre things. Fatu tosses McIntyre in the air for a popup Samoan drop. McIntyre sends Fatu flying with a belly-to-belly. Fatu ducks a Claymore and lands a Mighty Moonsault. McIntyre kicks out. McIntyre stabs Fatu in the eye with a wrench. Fatu tries to hit McIntyre with a tool box. McIntyre floors Fatu with a Claymore. Fatu kicks out. Fatu hits McIntyre with a chair and lays him on a table. Fatu goes up top. McIntyre cuts him off with a chair toss to the face.
McIntyre pushes Fatu off the top, through a table! McIntyre walks into a chair shot from Fatu and falls on the table. Fatu hits a Mighty Moonsault that obliterates Fatu tries to hit McIntyre with a tool box. McIntyre floors Fatu with a Claymore. Fatu kicks out. Fatu hits McIntyre with a chair and lays him on a table. Fatu goes up top. McIntyre cuts him off with a chair toss to the face. McIntyre pushes Fatu off the top, through a table! Fatu surprises McIntyre with a superkick. McIntyre falls onto a table in the ring. Fatu puts McIntyre through the table with a beautiful Mighty Moonsault for the win!
Winner- Jacob Fatu
Grade: B
This… this was fun and a great way lead into the main show. We need more of these tow trying to kill each other.
Main Card:
Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match | Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Nikki and Brie Bella
Nikki Bella announces that she isn’t going to be able to compete due to an ankle injury. Nikki doesn’t want to ruin Brie’s moment, so she made a call to an old friend. Its’s Page!
Ok, let’s try this again:
Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match | Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs. Paige and Brie Bella w/Nikki Bella
Jax, flair and Brie start off the match. Jax gets dumped out of the ring. Brie gives Flair anf Valkyria with the Yes kicks. Brie eats a choke slam on the apron from Legend. Legend decapitates Flair with a big boot. Bliss tags in and lands a dive. Bliss and Valkyria try to superplex Brie off the top. Legend cuts them off and powerbombs both women off the top. Brie takes out Legend with a missile dropkick.
Page tries a dive, but gets caught by Valkyria. Valkyria tries to set up Nightwing, but Page counters with the Page Turner! Bayley breaks up the pin. Lash hits the Lash Extension, but the pin gets broken up. Flair and Page are left standing in the ring. After a face off, Flair almost locks in the Figure Eight. Page turns it into a pin. Flair kicks out and lands Natural Selection. Bliss goes up top for Twisted Bliss. Nikki pulls Flair out of the ring and hits her with her crutch. Back in the ring, Page obliterates Bliss with the 187 for the win!
Winners and NEW Women’s Tag Team Champions, Brie Bella and Page!
Grade: C+
Though the sheet already spoiled the Page thing, the match itself was still fun. The Bella’s win foretold the minute they returned. Now, with Page in the mix, does this lead to the Bellas turning on Page and Page needing a partner? Paging AJ Lee.
Women’s Intercontinental Championship | AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
Lynch launches Lee into the barricade. Lee and Lynch brawl. Lee lands a missile dropkick. Lynch counters Lee’s Shinning Wizard into a powerbomb! Lee kicks out. Manhandle slam by Lynch! Lee kicks out. Lynch yells at Referee Carr. Lynch pushes the ref. Referee Carr pushes Lynch. Lynch charges in and Referee Carr narrowly avoids it, but Lee surprises Lynch with a Manhandle Slam! Lynch kicks out! Lee tries a corner splash, but Lynch pulls Referee Carr in the way. In all the confusion, Lynch slams Lee’s head into an exposed turnbuckle and hits a Manhandle Slam for the win!
Winner and New Women’s Intercontinental Champion, Becky Lynch!
Grade: B
great match that built in ever plot thread leading up to this match. As this writer said previously, Lee will most likely end up tagging with Paige after this, which makes sense and is probably the best use of both of them.
Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
Gunther attack Rollins during his entrance. Powerbomb by Gunther. The bell rings and both men trade shots. Gunther goes off top and ears a buckle bomb for his troubles. Gunther avoid a Stomp, and manages to land a lariat. Rollins bounces off the ropes and lands a lariat of his own. Gunther tries another lariat. Rollins reverses it into a pedigree. Stomp by Rollins! Gunther kicks out! Gunther lands a nasty lariat. Gunther goes up top. Rollins cuts Gunther off and lands a superplex into a Falcon arrow! Gunther kicks out. Rollins sends Gunther out of the ring. Rollins tries a dive and gets caught and powerbombed on the apron. Gunther tries to powerbomb Rollins on the commentary desk, but Rollins reverse it into a Pedigree! As Rollins is celebrating, Bron Breakker hops the barricade and Spears Rollins out of his boots. Gunther locks Rollins in the choke. Rollins taps out.
Winner: Gunther
After the match, Breakker runs the length of the ramp and spears Breakker again.
Grade: B+
Don’t know about you all, but I and quite sports entertained after that match. Gunther and Rollins are wrestling soulmates. Sounding like a broken record here, but GIVE US MORE OF THIS. Breakker’s return was obvious, but still welcomed.
Women’s World Championship | Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
Vaquer tackles Morgan and lands a flurry. Devil’s Kiss by Vaquer. Morgan takes Vaquer down and attempts the Devil’s Kiss, but Vaquer counters into the SVB! Morgan kicks out. Vaquer hits Morgan with Oblivion! Morgan kicks out. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez get involved. Vaquer takes out Perez and Rodriguez with a dive. After a distraction, Morgan hits Oblivion for the win!
Winner and New Women’s World Champion, Liv Morgan!
Grade: B-
Morgan and Vaquer had a quality match with an annoying amount of outside interference that somehow managed to add to how good this match was.
John Cena announces the Attendance for the show
Bianca Belair’s music hits and Belair appears to rousing applause.
The EST!
Bianca Belair says you can’t have WrestleMania without the EST. You can’t have WrestleMania without surprises. Belair opens her robe to reveal that she is pregnant. The crowd goes nuts. Cena congratulates Belair.
Grade: ……… sign.
Ok, this writer really wants to give this an F because I’m selfish… but this is an A… Congrats to the happy couple.
Undisputed WWE Championship Match | Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton w/Pat McAfee
McAfee and Orton jump Rhodes. Rhodes dumps Orton out of the ring. Crossroads by Rhodes to McAfee. Rhodes lays McAfee on the commentary desk. Jelly Roll teleports to ringside and puts McAfee through the commentary desk with an elbow drop. McAfee is stretchered out.
Orton and Rhodes lock up and the match officially starts. After some back and forth, Rhodes works over Orton’s back with a half crab. Orton is bleeding from his head. Rhodes is relentless, beating down Orton. Draping DDT by… Rhodes? Orton kicks out. Rhodes calls for the RKO. Orton avoids it and hits Crossroads. Rhodes kicks out! Rhodes catches Orton with an RKO! Orton kicks out!
Rhodes calls for his finish. Orton counters with an RKO. Rhodes is busted open. Rhodes pokes Orton in the eye. Orton accidentally RKOs the referee. Orton tries to low bow Rhodes. Rhodes blocks it and low blows Orton. Rhodes tries a super Cody Cutter, but Orton counters with a mid-air RKO! Pat McAfee runs down to the ring with a referee shirt on. McAfee makes the count. Rhodes kicks out. Orton RKOs McAfee. Rhodes levels Orton with a Crossroads for the win.
Winner and STILL Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes!
After the match, Orton hits Rhodes with the Championship.
This event is ongoing. This information will be updated as the event progresses.
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