WM40 NIGHT 2

 

WWE WRESTLEMANIA 40 - NIGHT 2

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
They kept this pretty fast & really furious with big moves galore from the very beginning. It's a pace that suits both guys, and they referenced Rollins being banged up from the night before pretty nicely throughout. It's a solid match. I do think they definitely went overboard with all the signature move kickouts though, and ultimately it's something that takes a bit away from the match for me, buuut it was still an extremely solid opener. **3/4

Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. The Final Testament
This was kind of a heatless mess before Bubba got involved. After he got pulled into the action, the match hit some good notes with a couple of awesome spots, but ultimately this was a very forgettable, yet harmless match. Gentleman's **

AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
This was good fun! Knight delivered as the fired up babyface & AJ delivered one of his better WrestleMania performances (& matches). Traditional dynamic fit for the simple story they have told in their feud. Really good midcard Mania match. ***

Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton
A banger. I enjoyed this all the way through - the comedy stuff hit with the Orton & KO alliance, and once that alliance broke, the action was ideal 3-way dance stuff with a fast pace & awesome spots/moments. ***1/2

IYO SKY vs. Bayley
Iyo is just incredible. The way she makes every bump she takes look brutal as hell, her eloquent athleticism, her amazing offense. What a wrestler. This was a good match. I didn't think it was quite as epic as it could've been & I would've liked to see them explore the Bayley's knee-story a lot more than they ended up doing. Amazing performance by Iyo though, as mentioned. I don't want to call this a carryjob by any means, but when I think about what made this match so enjoyable for me, it's all about Iyo Sky and what she delivered in every department. ***1/4

Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
This was a beautiful WrestleMania main event. Their match from the year before was already really good, but with an awful finish, and here the meat of the match was arguably even better plus you got the perfect finish. All the run-ins were amazing & so was the finish. Such a great big time main event. ****