6 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE WrestleMania 42 - Sunday (Results & Review)

1. A Truly Incredible Main Event

Does anyone think that CM Punk and Roman Reigns saw the abysmal main event from night one and decided to go out and kill it on Sunday?

Regardless of whether that happened, Punk and Reigns clearly went out and outshined and outclassed Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton with a tremendous 34-minute World Heavyweight Championship war that never dragged and certainly didn’t feel like a half-hour. The entrances alone were worth the price of admission.

Punk got cocky a few times too many throughout, mimicking Roman’s shtick and going for big, home run swings, and he got battered as a result. At one point, Reigns tripped Punk up in a tree of woe and walloped him with a series of Superman Punches and the ring steps, which led to Punk bleeding.

Both men countered each other’s finishers with their own, and then they proceeded to swing for the fences. Punk went for a spear, but Roman caught him with a guillotine, which led to a series of submissions, reversals, and roll-ups.

Toward the end, Punk got his receipt for Roman using the steps, hitting a low blow on Reigns. He then decided to counter the Old Man Punk insults by diving off the top rope to drive an elbow to Roman through the announce desk.

Punk landed a GTS, sending Roman into the ropes, and he fell onto Punk’s shoulders to set up a second GTS, but the Second City Saint was too gassed and collapsed. This allowed Roman to spear Punk twice to capture the world title.

Absolutely fantastic match that breezed by and came across as an epic battle, a war of attrition between two of the biggest stars in the company.