Wrestlemania 40 Recap and Commentary

WrestleMania 40 is in the books, with the biggest show in professional wrestling having taken place on Saturday and Sunday in Philadelphia.

Night two‘s main event saw Cody Rhodes take the Universal Championship from Roman Reigns, after Seth Rollins lost the World Heavyweight Title to Drew McIntyre – only for Damian Priest to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and steal the belt from the Scot.

• Re-live all the action from WrestleMania 40!

Later in the night, Logan Paul was in action, before WWE icons John Cena and The Undertaker made surprise appearances in the main event.

On night one at Lincoln Financial Field, the matches included The Rock and Reigns vs Rhodes and Rollins, Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch for the Women’s World Championship, and Gunther defending his Intercontinental Title against Sami Zayn.

Below are all the results from WrestleMania 40:
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Night One

Rhea Ripley (C) def. Becky Lynch via pinfall - WWE Women’s World Championship

A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) and The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) def. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) [C], #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) – Undisputed WWE Tag-Team Championship ladder match [A-Town Down Under win Smackdown titles; The Awesome Truth win Raw titles]

Rey Mysterio and Andrade def. Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio

Jey Uso def. Jimmy Uso via pinfall

Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi def. Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane via pinfall

Sami Zayn def. Gunther (C) via pinfall - WWE Intercontinental Championship

The Rock and Roman Reigns def. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins via pinfall.
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Night two

Drew McIntyre def. Seth Rollins (C) via pinfall - World Heavyweight Championship [CM Punk on guest commentary]

Damian Priest cashes in Money in the Bank contract, def. Drew McIntyre (C) via pinfall - World Heavyweight Championship

The Pride (Bobby Lashley, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford) def. The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam, and Rezar) via pinfall - Six-man Philadelphia Street Fight

LA Knight def. AJ Styles via pinfall

Logan Paul (C) def. Randy Orton and Kevin Owens via pinfall - United States Championship

Bayley def. Iyo Sky (C) via pinfall - WWE Women’s Championship

Cody Rhodes def. Roman Reigns (C) via pinfall - WWE Undisputed Universal Championship

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RAW After Mania

What Did The Rock Give Cody Rhodes?

The biggest takeaway from the segment, however, was Rock awkwardly handing Rhodes something when he shook his hand. Rock informed the new Undisputed Champion that he wouldn't even need to look in his hand to know what it was, but the item was hidden from the fans and cameras. One fan theory posted on Reddit may well be onto something though.

The post, which you can check out in full below, suggests the gift Rock covertly handed Rhodes was a bead from Roman Reigns' Ula Fala necklace, and they have four reasons why they think that's what it was. First, the reason Rock mentioned knowing what it is without looking is because of its unique shape. Second, Rock told Rhodes not to break his heart again, implying that whatever it is in their hands, it hurt Rock to hand it over.

A Bead From Roman's Necklace
The third point might be the most significant of all. That since Rhodes beat Reigns, he is technically The Tribal Chief now, at least in The Rock's eyes, and the bead signifies that. The final point was the mood surrounding the segment. A far more somber, level-headed Rock, giving Rhodes something that shows his respect, and admitting he underestimated him. That mood goes against an alternative theory that the gift was a lighter, given by The Rock to poke fun after Rhodes' tour bus caught fire last week.

One thing the segment did appear to tease is a match between Rhodes and Rock sometime in the future. It won't be anytime soon with Rock going away for a while, and it might not even be at SummerSlam depending on how long Rock is away. Early reports suggest Rock versus Rhodes will be saved for WrestleMania 41, although even if that match is already penciled in, a lot can change over the course of a year. The build to WrestleMania 40 has shown that more than ever before.

 

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