WWE WrestleMania 39 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights of Night 2

WWE WrestleMania 39 Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction and Highlights of Night 2

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Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns headline Night 2 of WWE’s WrestleMania 39.Credit: WWE.com

On the heels of an extraordinary first night, WrestleMania 39 culminated Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California with a blockbuster main event for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship as Roman Reigns defended against Cody Rhodes.

The epic encounter capped a card that also saw Bianca Belair celebrate one year as Raw women’s champion by defending against No. 1 contender Asuka.

Elsewhere, Gunther put the Intercontinental Championship on the line in a Triple Threat match with Sheamus and Drew McIntyre, while Brock Lesnar returned to The Grandest Stage of Them All against Omos.

Match Card

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Announced for Sunday’s show are:

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns (c)

Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka

Triple Threat match for Intercontinental Championship: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Gunther (c)

Hell in a Cell: Edge vs. Finn Bálor

Women’s WrestleMania Showcase: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shotzi and Natalya vs. Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville vs. Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey

Brock Lesnar vs. Omos

Brock Lesnar vs. Omos

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The unstoppable force met the immovable object to start Night Two of WrestleMania 39 as Brock Lesnar battled the monstrous “Nigerian Giant,” Omos.

The match was infinitely better than it looked on paper. It was a ton of fun, with Lesnar selling to put over Omos’ power-based offense before taking advantage of an ill-fated charge into the corner and taking him to Suplex City.

A massive F-5 ended The Nigerian Giant’s night as Lesnar scored his first WrestleMania victory since 2018.

Lesnar could have easily pouted and sandbagged Omos but instead, he worked hard to put him over, then eeked out a win. A solid way to start off the show.

Result

Lesnar defeated Omos

Grade

C+

Top Moments

Michael Cole revealed on commentary that this was Lesnar’s 12th WrestleMania match. 

Omos overpowered Lesnar early, chucking him across the ring and drawing a smile from The Beast.

The giant hoisted Lesnar up in a bearhug as Cole put over how rare it is to see The Beast manhandled to that extent.

Omos smacked his face on the ring post and Lesnar delivered a German suplex, then added a second. He sold his back, but not enough to prevent a third suplex.

Women’s WrestleMania Showcase Match

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For the second night in a row, WWE presented a WrestleMania Showcase Match aimed at getting the participants onto the show. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan, Natalya and Shotzi, Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, and Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler made up the field.

It was fairly obvious going in who would win but the match featured some solid work from the other three teams if nothing else. They were the ones who put in the work, doing the heavy lifting while showing off their arsenals.

Unfortunately, the finish was as uninspired and lackluster as possible, with Rousey and Baszler popping up at the end after contributing next to nothing and stealing the win by way of an armbar from Rousey on Shotzi.

An OK match with a bad ending and no clear direction for anyone outside of the victors makes this a creative disappointment, even if the effort was there from the competitors.

Well, six of them, at least.

Result

Rousey and Baszler defeated Shotzi and Natalya, Deville and Green, and Rodriguez and Morgan

Grade

C

Top Moments

Morgan started quickly with an attack on Deville but Sonya rocked her with a pump kick.

A missile dropkick by Green did not budge Rodriguez, who looked like a total force.

Rodriguez, Morgan and Natalya delivered a powerbomb to Baszler while Rousey watched from the floor.

Shotzi wiped out Baszler and Deville with a tope suicida. Green followed up with a dive to avoid punishment from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez hoisted Morgan into a powerbomb position, then sent her over the top rope and onto the rest of the field.

Shotzi delivered a double Sliced Bread #2, with assistance from Natalya.

Natalya applied a double Sharpshooter to Deville and Green but Morgan broke it up.

Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship

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Three of the hardest-hitting, most physically demanding competitors in professional wrestling clashed over the Intercontinental Championship in the night’s third match as Sheamus and Drew McIntyre challenged Gunther in one of the show’s most anticipated bouts.

It did not disappoint.

All three competitors beat the unholy hell out of each other, bruising their chests and punishing their bodies. McIntyre and Sheamus continued to tell their story of mounting dissension, with the Scotsman costing his opponent the victory and title on multiple occasions.

Late in the match, the exhausted friends-turned-enemies unloaded on each other, culminating with Sheamus catching McIntyre with one more Brogue Kick. He covered, only for Gunther to fly in from the top rope with a splash and finish McIntyre off with a powerbomb for the successful title defense.

It is going to take a truly special match to top this one.

We knew Gunther and Sheamus had chemistry, as did McIntyre and The Celtic Warrior, but together, the three competitors stole the show with another instant classic to help elevate this 2023 broadcast into the realm of the best WrestleManias ever.

Result

Gunther defeated McIntyre and Sheamus to retain

Grade

A+

Top Moments

Gunther made a grand entrance befitting a Ring General and dominant Intercontinental champion.

Sheamus unloaded 29 beats of the Bodhran on McIntyre, the last one catching him in the face.

With Gunther seated in the corner, McIntyre tossed Sheamus overhead into the champion.

Sheamus delivered White Noise from the middle rope to Gunther. He added a Celtic Cross but the champion kicked out at two.

Sheamus applied the Cloverleaf to Gunther but McIntyre broke it up with a headlock.

The Celtic Warrior delivered a Brogue Kick but McIntyre broke up the pin, robbing him of the one title that has eluded him throughout his career.

McIntyre flew over the top rope and wiped out his former tag team partner on the floor.

Sheamus rocked McIntyre with a Brogue Kick but McIntyre kicked out at two. The Irishman returned the favor moments later when he kicked out of a Claymore.

Raw Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair vs. Asuka

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Bianca Belair looked to complete one full year as Raw Women’s champion Sunday night. To do so, she would have to defeat arguably the most dangerous challenger to her throne, “The Empress of Tomorrow,” Asuka.

She did. Barely.

Asuka tested Belair throughout, appearing to have her in danger of losing the title on more than one occasion. Belair consistently fought through it and fended her challenger off, usually by utilizing her power-based offense to offset the ferocity of her challenger.

Late, Asuka tried to spray her trademark mist in the eyes of Belair but The EST dodged it, withstood an armbar attempt and powered her up for the KOD. Three seconds later and Belair moved to 3-0 on the grand stage.

Belair is quickly establishing herself as one of the best big-match performers in the industry and a match like this, despite a minuscule build, being as good as it was with a crowd as into as they were only adds credence to it.

Asuka will rebound beginning on Raw, where she can sink deeper into despair, becoming more dangerous and evil in her pursuit of the title. This feud was not good enough, or complete enough, for the title change.

It will be, Asuka will dethrone Belair, and all will be right with the world. For now, WWE was right to preserve what is becoming an impressive streak for The EST at WrestleMania; one it can build on moving forward if it sees fit.

Result

Belair defeated Asuka to retain

Grade

B+

Top Moments

The Divas of Compton joined Belair for her entrance, one of the best of the entire weekend.

Belair delivered a thunderous powerbomb on the arena floor.

“Whatever Belair throws at her, Asuka takes it and smiles,” Corey Graves said on commentary.

Belair delivered a big suplex from the apron, over the top rope, to her opponent in a great display of strength.

The champion delivered a running blockbuster and followed with a standing moonsault for two.

A struggle for control on the ropes ended with Asuka pulling Belair to the mat with her braid, then delivering a Codebreaker for a near-fall.

Asuka whiffed on the mist but still managed to apply the armbar in a nice, dramatic spot.

The Miz, Snoop Dogg and Shane McMahon Nonsense

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The Miz and Snoop Dogg took to the squared circle for another intermission of sorts, with the rap icon goading The Hollywood A-Lister into another impromptu match.

Tonight’s opponent? Shane McMahon, whose return generated a huge pop before entering the ring and trying a leapfrog that ended with him blowing out his knee.

Snoop delivered a People’s Elbow and scored the “win” to put the abomination out of its misery.

This was not good and only served to beg the question: why the hell couldn’t we get Bobby Lashley an actual match on this card?

Result

Snoop Dogg pinned Miz

Grade

F-, to infinity and beyond

Top Moments

Snoop’s improvisational abilities.

The end of the segment.

Hell in a Cell: Edge vs. Finn Balor

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Finn Balor broke out The Demon for his Hell in a Cell match with Edge, the culmination of a 10-month feud that started with the former kicking the latter out of his own Judgment Day faction and assuming leadership of it.

What was once an unstoppable force of nature, though, was humanized in a questionable bit of booking.

Balor was dominant early but a ladder to the head opened up a nasty gash that forced the match to stop for several minutes while trainers checked on the heel and Edge awkwardly walked around setting up weaponry.

Once the match kicked back into gear, it proved to be very good, but still lacked the aggression and intensity you would hope for from a match that was accompanied by as long a story as it was.

Balor whiffed on a Coup de Grace, Edge made him pay with a spear and finished him off with a con-chair-to for the win.

The babyface going over in a match like this, the blowoff of a year-long program, makes sense. The problem is not that Edge won but, rather, that he beat The Demon to do it. That gimmick has not been destroyed and diminished by creative. It is still a special attraction. Why beat that persona for a second, consecutive time?

Just don’t book that gimmick. The Hell in a Cell structure was enough of a draw without involving The Demon, especially when it was known Edge would be going over. It feels like a booking misstep that overshadows what was a great display of gutsiness from a lacerated Balor and a strong match otherwise.

Result

Edge defeated Balor

Grade

B

Top Moments

Edge entered the arena to Slayer’s “South of Heaven.” Ironic, given that one of Priest’s signature moves goes by the same name.

Balor drew a big pop for his Demon entrance, which does not bode well for the idea that he is the heel in this match.

There were red and purple weapons inside the structure, which takes away from the idea of spontaneity and a heated blowoff match.

Balor suffered a nasty cut from the ladder and the match came to a standstill as the medical personnel checked on The Demon.

Balor delivered a Coup de Grace from a conveniently placed platform on the side of the cell but missed and crashed through the table. Edge followed with a spear for a close two-count.