The War and Treaty sing "God Bless America."
Stephanie McMahon heads to the ring. She talks about how she saw WrestleMania 1 from backstage and ho wand says that she is most proud of WrestleMania 40 because it is "the first WrestleMania of the Paul Levesque era. She says that people from 64 countries are here to get together and that nobody knows this better than Paul. Stephanie then kicks off Night Two.
CM Punk guests on commentary for the next match.
We are introduced to the Spanish announce team of Marcelo Rodriguez and Jerry Soto.
The Ulster Scottish Pipe Band of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania play Drew McIntyre to the ring before the next match. The Philadelpha Mummers String Band Association play Seth "Freakin'" Rollins to the ring before the next match.
Drew McIntyre beats Seth "Freakin'" Rollins to become the World Heavyweight Champion! After the match, Drew McIntyre confronts CM Punk at the announce desk, then tells him to suck it. Punk trips McIntyre on the table, takes off his jacket and attacks McIntyre with his brace before stomping him. All of a sudden, Damian Priest runs out and hits him with the Money In The Bank Briefcase. Damian Priest cashes in the Money In The Bank contact, then hits McIntyre with South of Heaven to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
Snoop Dogg guests on commentary for the next match. Bubba Ray Dudley is the special guest referee for the next match.
Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam, Rezar) in a Philadelphia Street Fight after Karrion Kross argues with special guest referee Bubba Ray Dudley over a two count. This leads to Lashley and The Street Profits putting Kross through a table. After the match, Bobby Lashley, B-Fab, The Street Profits, Bubba Ray Dudley and Snoop Dogg celebrate in the ring.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Paul Heyman. Heyman says that "Bloodline Rules" means anything declared by "The Final Boss" The Rock or "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns, and that there will be a winner.
LA Knight skids into the parking lot in the Slim Jim car.
LA Knight beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles after knocking Styles off the top rope to hit the BFT.
King and Queen of the Ring will be live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on May 24th and 25th!
We see the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
We see footage of WWE Superstars giving back to the community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Before the next match, Logan Paul shows up on a Prime-themed pick-up truck and fires a rear-mounted cannon on the way to the ring, and is accompanied to the ring by someone dressed like a bottle of Prime. Backstage, Kevin Owens meets Sami Zayn, who tells him "Your turn now!" Owens then rides a golf cart on the way to the ring, and Randy Orton rides along with him.
Logan Paul retains the WWE United States Championship against Kevin Owens and Randy Orton after tossing Orton into the ring post so he can hit Owens with a top rope splash. During the match, the person in the Prime bottle suit pulls Logan out of a pinfall attempt and is revealed to be video game streamer IShowSpeed only to get RKO'd on an announce table.
Bayley is carried to the ring by four men dressed like Anubis in an Egyptian-themed entrance with Egyptian-themed gear before the next match.
Bayley beats Iyo Sky to become the WWE Women's Champion shortly after Iyo Sky hits Iyo somehow avoids the Rose Plant.
Backlash is live from Lyon, France on May 4th!
Michael Che, The War and Treaty, George Kittle, T-Pain, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lilly Singh are seen in the front row.
Snoop Dogg and the Pittsburgh Eagles cheerleaders fire the crowd up in the ring before announcing tonight's attendance of 72,755. The two-night attendance total is 145,298.
Before the next match, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes has a special entrance in which he is briefly accompanied by Brandi Rhodes. Roman Reigns' entrance receives a live orchestra and choir from the School District of Philadelphia All-City Orchestra.
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules Match to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, ending Roman's reign with both titles at 1,317 days after a match that sees "Main Event" Jey Uso spear Jimmy Uso off the ramp and into a table, John Cena put Solo Sikoa through the Spanish announce table with an Attitude Adjustment, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins in his uniform from The Shield with a chair, and The Undertaker showing up to choke slam The Rock and suddenly vanish. Cody wins the match and the title after three Cross Rhodes when Roman grabs Rollins' metal folding chair After the match, Cody Rhodes celebrates with multiple WWE Supestars as well as Brandi Rhodes, his mother Michelle Rubio and other members of his family. Cody then says that without Bruce Prichard and Paul "Triple H" Levesque, he would never have returned to WWE. Triple H and Bruce Prichard show up to congratulate Cody. Cody is also thanked by WWE President Nick Khan as he makes his way up the ramp.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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