Thursday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for April 2, 2026

Note: The winners of all four of tonight's matches have already been announced as being in the Ladder Match against Penta for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 42. It should be noted that when these matches took place, they were not announced live to the audience as qualifying matches of any kind. This is only mentioned on commentary during the show as well as in the show's post-production.

Dragon Lee beats Grayson Waller in a WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match qualifier.

JD McDonagh beats Akira Tozawa in a WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match qualifier.

Je'Von Evans beats Rayo Americano in a WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match qualifier.

Rusev beats Otis by submission with the Accolade in a WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match qualifier.