WrestleMania 42 is in the books. Roman Reigns won the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk in a 33:57 main event, capping a Night 2 that also saw Brock Lesnar retire, Rhea Ripley dethrone Jade Cargill, “The Demon” Finn Balor get payback on Dominik Mysterio, Trick Williams take the US Title from Sami Zayn, and Penta retain the Intercontinental Championship in an instant-classic ladder match.
Full Results
- Oba Femi def. Brock Lesnar (Lesnar retires after the match)
- Penta (c) def. Je’Von Evans, Rusev, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, and JD McDonagh to retain the Intercontinental Championship (Ladder Match)
- Trick Williams def. Sami Zayn (c) to win the United States Championship
- “The Demon” Finn Balor def. Dominik Mysterio (Street Fight)
- Rhea Ripley def. Jade Cargill (c) to win the WWE Women’s Championship
- Roman Reigns def. CM Punk (c) to win the World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena Opens Night 2
Host John Cena returned in a suit to open Night 2, calling Night 1 “incredible” and noting the historic significance: this is the first WrestleMania ever to air on ESPN. Joe Jonas performed the national anthem.
Oba Femi def. Brock Lesnar — Lesnar Retires After the Match
A passing of the torch, then a goodbye. Oba Femi made his WrestleMania debut by pinning Brock Lesnar in 4:45, and Lesnar followed it with the most meaningful moment of his WWE career’s second act: leaving his gloves and boots in the ring to signal retirement.
Alicia Taylor’s ring introductions were interrupted by Paul Heyman, who took over to do the honors for Lesnar. Lesnar got a massive pop from the Allegiant Stadium crowd. Femi got one just as loud, with “Oba! Oba!” chants filling the arena before the bell.
The two locked up in a collar-and-elbow that turned into a stalemate before Lesnar shoved Femi off. They repeated the exchange, and Lesnar eventually carried Femi to the corner. Femi answered with running uppercuts, went back for a third, and Lesnar caught him with an F5. As Lesnar rose to celebrate, Femi got to his feet first, hit a massive chokeslam, and followed with the Fall From Grace for the pin.
Lesnar stayed in the ring after the bell as “Thank you Brock” chants rolled through Allegiant Stadium. He took off his gloves, took off his boots, placed them in the center of the ring, shared an emotional hug with Heyman, and walked up the ramp stopping to shake hands with fans. This was Lesnar’s first televised WrestleMania since 2023 and his 13th overall. He finishes 6-7 at The Showcase of the Immortals. Full breakdown in our Brock Lesnar retirement report.
Penta Retains Intercontinental Championship in Six-Man Ladder Match
An instant classic. Penta became just the second Superstar in WrestleMania history to retain the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match — joining Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X — outlasting Je’Von Evans, Rey Mysterio, Rusev, JD McDonagh, and Dragon Lee in 15:10.
The match opened with Penta diving onto Rusev before the luchador trio (Penta, Dragon Lee, Rey Mysterio) took over on McDonagh. Rusev bridged a ladder from the apron to the announce table early. Dragon Lee hit a suicide tijeras over the ropes onto Evans. Mysterio countered Lee’s Styles Clash into a Frankensteiner. Rey later dropkicked Lee into a ladder and hit the 619, got hung in the rungs himself, and took a Lee dropkick. Penta launched Rey over his head to drive Rusev through a propped ladder on the floor.
Inside, McDonagh hit a Spanish Fly off the ladder on Dragon Lee. Je’Von Evans answered with an OG Cutter off the top to pull Rusev off a ladder. Rey, hung in a Tree of Woe on a ladder, took a Dragon Lee springboard double stomp. Rusev hit a uranage on Evans from a bridged ladder to steel. The closing stretch saw Penta hit McDonagh with a Mexican Destroyer on top of a ladder, then catch Evans with the same move to clear the way. Penta climbed and retrieved his title to retain.
Trick Williams def. Sami Zayn to Win the United States Championship
Trick Williams won his first main-roster championship in his WrestleMania debut, dethroning Sami Zayn in about six minutes to become the new United States Champion. Lil Yachty accompanied Williams to the ring; Zayn walked out to the usual Vegas mix of boos and his own sung theme.
Zayn sent Williams to the floor and teased a suicide dive early. Williams recovered and hit a Book End for the first near-fall. Zayn answered with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Zayn leaned heel hard, having to be restrained by the referee multiple times, and when Lil Yachty checked on Trick, Zayn cracked him from behind and drove Williams into the barricade. Zayn rammed Williams’ head into the ring post and dropped him on the apron with a brainbuster. Trick fought back and pulled it out. The double-turn finally landed on the biggest stage — Zayn full heel, Trick full babyface — and Williams leaves Allegiant Stadium a WrestleMania debutant and a champion.
“The Demon” Finn Balor def. Dominik Mysterio (Street Fight)
The Demon got his win back. Finn Balor beat Dominik Mysterio in 10:25, ending a two-match losing streak for the Demon persona (Roman Reigns in 2021, Edge at WrestleMania 39) that had threatened to retire the alter ego for good.
Dominik walked out first carried on a throne by masked luchadors. Balor crawled to an illuminated heart on the stage sporting a spiked mohawk helmet over his traditional Demon paint, picked up a spiked skull staff, and walked through a curtain of red and black streamers.
Once the bell rang, Balor pounced. He grabbed a kendo stick to hit Mysterio twice and dragged a table from under the ring. Mysterio cut him off and took over with the kendo stick, introduced three chairs, and beat down Balor. The two traded signature moves. Mysterio hit a frog splash for a near-fall, avoided a Coup de Grace attempt, and used a chair to set up a close two count.
Dominik unloaded with a steel chair and went outside for a second table. As he set it up, Balor rose and turned the tables with a chair of his own. Balor put Mysterio’s head against a chair in the corner and drove him into the turnbuckle with a missile dropkick. He laid Dominik on the table, climbed up, and drilled the Coup de Grace through the table for the pin. The Judgment Day chapter closes with Balor getting his measure of revenge on the protege who got him kicked out of the faction.
Rhea Ripley def. Jade Cargill to Win the WWE Women’s Championship
Seven straight WrestleManias in a title match, and Rhea Ripley is champion again. The Eradicator ended Jade Cargill’s reign as WWE Women’s Champion, cutting short a title run that began when Cargill took the belt from Tiffany Stratton at Saturday Night’s Main Event last November.
Cargill came out first in an elaborate robe, ditching it at the ring to taunt the crowd. Ripley followed to the second-biggest pop of the night behind Oba Femi, walking out in insane-asylum-inspired ring gear reading “Inmate: R. Ripley” with a pyro package behind her.
They locked up slow and stared down before the action picked up. Cargill overpowered Ripley into the ropes, hit a shoulder tackle and a body slam. Ripley answered with a slam of her own and a basement dropkick that sent Cargill outside. Cargill turned it back around with a powerslam near-fall and worked Ripley over in the corner before dumping her to the floor. The Baddies (Michin and B-Fab) were at ringside for Cargill, with Iyo Sky in Ripley’s corner to neutralize the numbers game. Ripley leaves Las Vegas with her seventh women’s world title overall. Cargill’s reign ends at roughly 170 days.
Main Event: Roman Reigns def. CM Punk to Win the World Heavyweight Championship
Roman Reigns is a seven-time world champion. In his record 11th WrestleMania main event, Reigns ended CM Punk’s second World Heavyweight Championship reign at 169 days, pinning Punk clean in 33:57 with a running Spear to close WrestleMania 42.
The entrances told the story before the bell. Reigns came out to a live stage setup — a woman sang while a man played piano and another played drums, as photos of the Anoa’i family’s Samoan dynasty (Peter Maivia, Afa, Sika, Yokozuna) flashed on the big screen. Punk followed with a video package set to AFI’s “Miseria Cantare: The Beginning,” his old ROH and AEW theme. He walked out in a white jacket paying tribute to Harley Race, his late dog Larry, and WWE staff who have passed, knelt on the stage and yelled “It’s clobberin’ time” before his Cult of Personality hit.
They let the moment breathe. Both men stood in their corners for several seconds before slowly walking to the middle for a staredown. Punk mocked Reigns for using baby oil when he couldn’t get a grip. Reigns answered with a shoulder tackle and got in his face. Punk took over until Reigns hit a Samoan drop and slammed Punk’s head into the ring post. Punk returned the favor on the announce table. Reigns launched Punk into the crowd, Punk came back off the barricade with a diving takedown. Reigns missed a Superman Punch, and Punk hit a top-rope crossbody, signaled GTS.
Reigns escaped the first GTS attempt with elbows, sent Punk into the ring post, and landed a Superman Punch for a near-fall. They traded submissions — Reigns countered a Spear attempt with a guillotine choke, Punk escaped and locked in the Anaconda Vice, Reigns reversed it back into a guillotine. They wiped each other out with tandem clotheslines as the crowd applauded.
The finish turned when Punk leaned heel. He unwrapped his hand and threw the wrist tape at the referee to distract him, hit a low blow, and drilled Reigns with a GTS. Reigns kicked out. Punk followed with multiple elbow drops, shoved Reigns to the floor, climbed to the top and hit a big elbow through the announce table. Reigns answered with a powerbomb through the Spanish announce table.
Back in the ring, Reigns won a back-and-forth sequence, got a near-fall, and trapped Punk in the corner with heavy clotheslines as the crowd counted along. Punk managed one last flurry — another GTS on Reigns — but when he hoisted Reigns up for a second GTS, he collapsed under the weight. Reigns recovered enough to hit a Spear but couldn’t make the cover. Both men stared each other down one more time. Reigns lined up, took a running start, and drove through Punk with a second Spear for the clean pin.
Two days before the match, Reigns had said he’d leave WWE if he lost. Instead, he leaves WrestleMania 42 with his seventh world title and the world title picture flipped on its head.
What’s Next
WrestleMania 42 fallout kicks off on Raw Monday night. Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Oba Femi, Brock Lesnar, Rhea Ripley, Penta, Logan Paul, and Stephanie Vaquer are all advertised. SmackDown follows Friday. Stay tuned to SEScoops for full post-show coverage.
How to Watch the Replay
- United States: ESPN on-demand
- International: Netflix
- Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
