WrestleMania 42 Sunday Results, Winners and WWE Highlights

Oba Femi is officially the next big thing. If that wasn’t obvious in the weeks preceding his monstrous matchup against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42, it certainly is clear now. The Beast overpowered Femi early by sending him into the corner, but Femi struck first by pushing Lesnar off his feet and forcing him to retreat to the outside. Lesnar, however, dismantled Femi outside the ring by throwing him into the barricade and ring post. Back in the ring, Lesnar landed the F-5, but Femi quickly recovered, got back to his feet and hit a devastating Chokeslam on Lesnar. Femi then executed a ring-shaking Fall From Grace to get the massive victory. After the match, Lesnar took off his gloves and boots and left them in the ring before hugging Paul Heyman.

Intercontinental Champion Penta, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, Je’Von Evans, Rusev and JD McDonagh clashed in a chaotic Ladder Match for the title. Rusev pushed over a ladder as McDonagh and Evans were fighting on it, but McDonagh landed on his feet as Evans landed on the outside. McDonagh climbed back up the ladder, only for Evans to leap onto the ladder and hit a gnarly clothesline on McDonagh. Penta threw Mysterio over the top rope, and Mysterio landed on Rusev and simultaneously drove The Bulgarian Brute through a ladder with a West Coast Pop. McDonagh wowed with a stunning Spanish fly onto Lee while they were still on the ladder. Penta took McDonagh out of the equation by spiking him with a Mexican Destroyer right on top of a ladder.

AAA Mega Champion “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio not only had to fight “The Demon” Finn Bálor, but he had to face him in a Street Fight. Mysterio was shaking in his boots as The Demon made his entrance. It didn’t take long for both competitors to brandish weapons as Bálor whacked Mysterio with a Kendo stick, though Mysterio answered by leveling Bálor with multiple wild Kendo stick strikes. Mysterio connected with the 619 and the splash, but The Demon kicked out at one to leave Mysterio stunned. Mysterio shoved Bálor through a table before hitting the 619 with the assist of a steel chair and another frog splash, but Bálor kicked out, much to the shock of Mysterio. As Mysterio was setting up the table, The Demon popped up to stun Mysterio before savagely beating Dirty Dom with a steel chair.

The Usos and LA Knight proved to be nothing short of a dream team, taking down the World Tag Team Champions The Vision and international streaming star IShowSpeed in the first match of WrestleMania 42 Saturday. Jimmy and Jey Uso wasted zero time, superkicking Austin Theory and Logan Paul out of the ring as soon as the bell rang, leaving Speed all alone to face the wrath of The Megastar. It wasn’t long before Theory and Paul re-entered the fray and flexed their muscles on their opponents, though. But Jey swung momentum back in his trio’s favor with a series of signature Samoan strikes and a huge spear. Speed impressed with a hurricanrana, but Theory began berating him to run the ropes, and he hit Knight with a move. That proved to be a costly decision, though, as Knight countered and hit Theory with a match-ending BFT. After the match, Paul snapped on Speed and clocked him with the loaded right hand. But The Usos and Knight refused to let The Maverick bully his own partner further after the bell.

Jacob Fatu scored the biggest win of his WWE career as he defeated Drew McIntyre in a hellacious Unsanctioned Match at WrestleMania. The Samoan Werewolf didn’t wait for the bell as he dove through the ropes onto his opponent, kicking off one of the most incredible fights WWE has seen in years. Fatu dumped a toolbox into the ring, and the mere sight of it gave McIntyre nightmares of his previous war with CM Punk, which saw him injured with a toolbox. That sparked a fire in McIntyre as he began unleashing a devastating assault on Fatu as he introduced a host of weapons, including steel chairs and tables. The Scottish Warrior’s Claymore went awry as McIntyre missed and went crashing into a precariously placed steel chair wedged into the ropes, but not even Fatu’s Moonsault was enough to keep the former World Heavyweight Champion down. McIntyre powered through the pain and dumped Fatu onto a pair of steel chairs, but The Samoan Werewolf countered and began whipping The Scottish Warrior with his own belt.

Gunther and Seth Rollins delivered an instant WrestleMania classic which saw The Ring General outlast The Visionary. Gunther attacked Rollins before the bell could ring, leading to an unbelievable brawl on the outside in which the official struggled to keep order. The slugfest continued as the two Superstars traded devastating blows, including clotheslines, chops and even a buckle bomb from Rollins to Gunther. Gunther got the better of the exchange and planted The Architect with a huge powerbomb, but Rollins refused to relent and stayed in the fight. A giant lariat was countered into a Pedigree and a Stomp from The Visionary, but Gunther somehow powered out and stayed alive in the matchup. The two continued to wage war on the outside as Gunther nailed a powerbomb not only on the apron, but also on the announce table.

Cody Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship in an epic WrestleMania event against his former mentor, Randy Orton. Pat McAfee attacked Rhodes before the bell, but the American Nightmare nailed him with a Cross Rhodes before setting up his friend Jelly Roll to smash McAfee through the announce table. With McAfee stretchered out of the arena, the odds were officially even, allowing the champion and challenger to battle in a fair bout. The American Nightmare wasted little time in attacking the surgically repaired back of Orton, striking it and wrenching it, causing him to crumble in pain. The Viper was clearly compromised, but he went for broke by knocking Rhodes from the top rope and hit a Superplex that injured not only him, but Rhodes as well. In vintage Orton fashion, he hit several short lariats before nailing his signature draping DDT and then dropping Rhodes onto the announce table.