John Cena was held victorious after night 2 of Wrestlemania 41. (Georgiana Dallas / WWE via Getty Images)
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Wrestlemania 41, Night 2 concluded on Sunday in a somewhat uneven projection, including a main polarizer event that saw John Cena to defeat Cody Rhodes to win the undisputed WWE championship and become an unprecedented world champion.
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A year after Rhodes helped make one of the biggest main events in Wrestlemania’s history, the competition against Cena will probably remain more memories for the dubious involvement of Travis Scott than what is the last match of Wrestlemania de Cena or a record performance. It was a striking contrast to the main event of night 1 between Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and CM Punk which was widely considered one of the best of recent memory, otherwise never.
Aside from the final, there was a lot to love in Wrestlemania 41, Night 2. During the opening competition, Iyo Sky kept his female world championship against Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair. It was an excellent match and will be in the discussion of the best female match in the history of Wrestlemania.
Dominik Mysterio, undoubtedly the biggest heel of the professional struggle, conquered the crowd of Las Vegas and obtained his first championship in the main list by beating Bron Breakker, Finn Balor and Penta to win the Intercontinental Championship.
Mysterio will be the only member of the day of the judgment with gold while Liv Morgan and Rodriguez lost their female team championships against Lyra Valkyria and a return Becky. Valkyria is now half of the women’s champions in addition to being the current and inaugural women’s intercontinental champion.
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Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest changed the general rhythm of Wrestlemania 41 with an entertaining fight of Sin City Street in which McIntyre came out victorious. Logan Paul beat AJ Styles in simple competition, continuing to show why he is one of the fastest rising stars of WWE, although she is not a full -time interpreter.
In the shortest match of the evening, Randy Orton beat his mystery opponent, the world champion of Tna Joe Hendry.
All in all, six championships have changed hands in two nights.
John Cena and Cody Rhodes closed Wrestlemania 41, Night 2 with a battle for the undisputed WWE championship. (Photo: WWE / Getty Images. Design: Hassan Ahmad, Yahoo Sports)
Here are the complete results, the notes and the analysis of Wrestlemania 41, Night 2.
John Cena beats Cody Rhodes in 25:03 to win the undisputed WWE championship.
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Best place: Opening moments
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Analysis: The reason for which I chose the opening moments as the best place in this match is that there was very strong The Rock against Hollywood Hogan Vibes. The crowd was hot and seemed to support Cena a little more than expected in her pursuit of history and a Wrestlemania final. There was an opportunity to tell a very good story here without involving Travis Scott. Cena had to win here to advance her turn to the heel and restore Rhodes like the oppressed / chasing Babyface. Cena could have – and should have – corrupt Rhodes, planting seeds of doubt in her ability to stay champion and continue to do things the right way. If Rhodes balances the belt to Cena and then we get the low / victory blow from him, the crowd bursts even stronger at the end. After seeing The Rock – the ultimate architect of this current story – with Elimination Chamber, we have not seen it on WWE programming for more than a month. Last year worked so well because the “final boss” was present and an imminent threat. This time, we had an unequal construction with a solo promotional work that transported it for more than a month – and the resulting match is nothing less than disappointment.
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Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria beat Liv Morgan and Rodriguez in 8:42 to win the women’s team championships.
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Best place: The return of Becky Lynch
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Analysis: Maybe not immediately because she is now a team champion, but Lynch’s return shakes everything in the female division. She becomes an instant competitor for any title on “WWE RAW” or “Smackdown”. Valkyria being a double champion is as tall as we saw behind any female talent emerge in recent memory, and she deserves it because she is a star both in and out of the ring. The titles of female tag changing hands play the second violin of the return of Lynch, and I suppose that we are not entirely finished with the quarrel between the new champions and the day of the judgment.
Logan Paul beats AJ styles in 17:43.
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Best place: Clashs duel styles
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Analysis: Paul and Styles put a very good match, to be expected given the level of talent, even with the disparity of the struggle of struggle. Like him or not, Paul will be able to continue to fit into any quarrel when he continues to win victories and prove his capacity every time he walks in the ring. Naturally, there have been external interference from one of Paul’s friends, but it was mainly a vehicle to advance history between Styles and Karrion Kross, which is intriguing and perhaps a launch point for something bigger involving the two men.
Randy Orton beats Joe Hendry in 3:08.
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Best place: RKO D’Orton to win the match
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Analysis: This match was everything you needed. Hendry was able to obtain a certain attack, played the crowd, then took some RKOs – including one really from nowhere – during his beginnings from Wrestlemania. The surprises are always fun, even if they do not lead to five -star matches.
Dominik Mysterio Bat Finn Balor, Penta and Bron Breakker in 10:29 to win the intercontinental championship.
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Best place: Breakker table lance in Carlito
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Analysis: When we broke this match on the preview program of Wrestlemania 41, the crew without a crown agreed that we needed to see Mysterio against Balor getting out of his match, no matter who finally left as an intercontinental champion. We had this and more, since Mysterio was the winner and he pinned Balor to do so. This new wrinkle of the day of the judgment should breathe new life into the faction and ensure that Balor rushes again. Breakker is not injured either to drop the title – in fact, he opens a door to potentially ride the image of the main events on “RAW”. The first penta championship race will have to wait, but with Rey Fenix finally pending, it is possible that Lucha Bros. to resume the Tag-Team division.
Drew McIntyre beats Damian Priest in 13:54.
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Best place: McIntyre pushing the priest of the upper rope and through two tables
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Analysis: An essential change in rhythm on the entire Wrestlemania 41 card, McIntyre continued to show why he is one of the best WWEs, especially in these physical and hardcore matches. It is difficult to continue a quarrel after a match like this, but there is an undeniable chemistry between priest and McIntyre – and with the backlash being the next live premium event, I do not think that anyone would complain if we saw these guys blocking once again. In the end, the two should find their way in the Bank’s scale match this summer.
Iyo Sky beats Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in 14:26 to keep his female world championship.
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Best place: Sequence of the Doom Superplex tower
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Analysis: Even after the main event of Night 1, there is a chance that we are watching Wrestlemania 41 and that we remember that as the best match of the weekend. The three women raised their game when the lights were the brightest and launched night 2 spectacularly. Sky did not pinpoint the two women, but by leaving both with the Moonsault and pinning Belair, she is now boasting rights in the predictable future. The next Sky Challenger is unknown, but it should not be Ripley or Belair, whose rivalry deserves a non -title program which has the potential to be one of the best quarrels of the year. If you watch a Night 2 match, it should be this one.
