WWE WrestleMania night 1 Results — April 18, 2026

Summary

This one kicked off WrestleMania 42 with all the chaos you’d expect when you mix legit tag teams with internet wildcards. The Usos wasted no time firing off superkicks early, isolating The Vision and trying to keep IShowSpeed from getting comfortable. Speed had a quick moment where he slammed LA Knight, but immediately bailed when Knight popped back up like nothing happened. From there, the match settled into a pretty standard rhythm—Jimmy and Jey controlling stretches while Logan Paul and Austin Theory snuck in momentum shifts whenever things got too clean. Speed’s biggest involvement came when things started getting messy. He accidentally collided with Knight during a scramble, which felt like the turning point where everything unraveled for his team. Knight didn’t waste time making them pay—he launched Theory into Speed, then dropped Theory with the BFT to seal the deal. Clean, quick, and honestly a little abrupt for a Mania match. Post-match is where things actually got interesting. Logan Paul snapped on Speed, laid him out, and tried to turn him into a human highlight reel through the announce table. The Usos and Knight stepped in, flipped the script, and suddenly Speed’s back on offense. He climbs up top and hits a wild splash through the table on Paul—his big redemption moment after being mostly along for the ride during the match itself. End result: Usos and Knight get the win, Speed gets the viral clip, and the match itself lands somewhere between “fun idea” and “that felt like it could’ve been longer.”

Summary

This unsanctioned fight at WrestleMania 42 was exactly what it promised—no rules, no pacing, just two dudes trying to outdo each other in creative violence. Drew McIntyre came out like a man possessed, smashing through the set and immediately going to work, but Jacob Fatu didn’t even wait for the bell to settle before turning the ring into a hardware store. Chairs, tables, toolbox—you name it, it got tossed in within the first minute. No feeling-out process, just straight to chaos. McIntyre had his moments, including a wild swanton to the outside and a brutal suplex through stacked chairs that somehow only got two. Fatu, on the other hand, moved like someone half his size, hitting a pop-up Samoan Drop and a moonsault that had no business landing that clean. They traded headbutts, weapons, and near-finishes like neither guy understood the concept of slowing down. McIntyre even tried to steal it with a Claymore after countering a toolbox shot, but Fatu just kept coming. The finish felt earned through sheer punishment. After surviving another Claymore attempt, Fatu fired back with back-to-back superkicks, finally nailed McIntyre with the toolbox, and followed it up by sending him crashing through a Slim Jim table. One Mighty Moonsault later, and that was it. Fatu gets the win in 14:06. This wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t technical, and it definitely wasn’t safe—but it was the kind of match that makes you wonder how either guy is walking out on their own.

Summary

This one had a little more edge than expected, and yeah, Becky Lynch absolutely dipped into the bag of tricks to get it done. AJ Lee came out sharp, using counters early to neutralize Lynch’s power and even sending her into the barricade after a caught crossbody. From there, it turned into a clean contrast—Lynch throwing bombs like the Becksploder and a top-rope leg drop, while Lee kept slipping into openings with speed, including a missile dropkick and multiple Black Widow attempts. Things really picked up once Lynch started getting frustrated. She tried to mess with the turnbuckle pad earlier and got caught, but you could tell she wasn’t done with that idea. The middle stretch was back-and-forth, with Lee nearly stealing it after a Manhandle Slam counter and another Black Widow attempt that had the crowd leaning in. Lynch barely got to the ropes—and yeah, grabbed some hair to do it. Not subtle. The finish is where it got messy in a very Becky Lynch way. After a brief confrontation with the referee, Jessika Carr got pulled into the chaos. Lynch used her as a shield, Lee accidentally took her out, and that was all the opening Lynch needed. Straight into the exposed turnbuckle, Manhandle Slam, done. Lynch wins in 8:15 and takes the title. Not exactly clean, but effective—and honestly, very on-brand.

Summary

This one started like a wrestling clinic and somehow ended like a hit job. Gunther came out swinging before the bell even rang, turning what should’ve been a technical showcase into a straight-up fight around ringside. Seth Rollins weathered the early storm and fired back with his usual mix—Buckle Bomb, superplex into Falcon Arrow, and eventually a stomp that had the crowd fully locked in. For a stretch, this really felt like it was building toward something special. Gunther slowed things down in the middle, chopping Rollins into next week and leaning into that methodical, “I’m going to break you piece by piece” style. Rollins kept finding openings though, even fighting out of a sleeper and unloading with strikes before getting leveled by a lariat. The turning point came after Rollins hit a stomp on the announce table and looked ready to close. That’s when Bron Breakker showed up out of nowhere and speared him into oblivion. Rollins never really recovered. Gunther dragged him back in, locked in the sleeper again, and this time there was no escape—Rollins passed out. Gunther wins in 15:48.

Summary

This one had that classic “champion survives everything… until she doesn’t” feel, and honestly, it turned into a numbers game more than anything else. Stephanie Vaquer came in sharp, matching the pace early and even flipping the script by hitting Liv Morgan’s own ObLIVion back on her. Morgan didn’t fold though—she stayed scrappy, kept the pressure on, and kept forcing Vaquer into uncomfortable exchanges. The match really picked up when both women started trading finishers and counters. Vaquer fired off her offense with the Devil’s Kiss and a springboard crossbody that nearly turned the tide, while Morgan answered with Backstabbers and near-falls that felt like she was constantly one step away from stealing it. For a while, it looked like Vaquer might out-wrestle her way through it, especially after surviving Morgan’s early surge. Then the outside chaos kicked in. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez became the difference-makers, distracting the referee and physically wearing Vaquer down at the worst possible time. Vaquer still managed a brief rally—taking them both out with a springboard crossbody—but that burst of momentum cost her in the long run. Morgan capitalized instantly, smashing Vaquer into the steel steps and then rolling her back in for the real finish. One clean ObLIVion later, and it was over. Morgan wins in 6:50 and takes the Women’s World Championship. Short match, heavy interference, and Vaquer basically ran out of bodies before she ran out of fight.

Summary

This was a WrestleMania main event in every sense of the word—big entrances, big stakes, and two guys who know each other way too well trying to outthink and outlast the other. Cody Rhodes came in as champion with the weight of the moment fully on him, while Randy Orton looked like a man who’s spent years building toward one more shot at the top, not wasting a second once the bell was close to ringing. Even before things officially settled, Pat McAfee injected chaos into the situation, turning what should’ve been a clean start into a messy, high-stakes brawl right out of the gate. Once it finally stabilized, the match delivered on the expectations—heavy strategy, targeted offense, and both men constantly trying to bait mistakes out of the other. Orton zeroed in on Cody’s back with vintage precision—DDTs, powerslams, and methodical pressure—while Cody answered with speed bursts, Disaster Kicks, and his own calculated attacks on Orton’s durability. Both men kept stealing momentum and finishers from each other, with CrossRhodes and RKO attempts getting countered or reversed at key moments, keeping the crowd fully invested in every near-fall. Then everything unraveled in classic WrestleMania fashion. Ref bump, eye rakes, low blows, and McAfee getting involved again just to eat an RKO for his troubles. Orton still managed to land an RKO in the chaos, but the distraction swung the door open just enough for Cody to hit CrossRhodes and retain in 22:40. After the match, Orton didn’t accept the result—he stole the title, used it as a weapon, and capped things off with a Punt