Saturday, April 18, 2026

WrestleMania 42, Night One - The LIVE Results



We see Wade Barrett's interview with Randy Orton from earlier today.

Backstage, Jackie Redmond interviews AJ Lee. AJ Lee says that everything she has fought for a decade ago has now come to fruition, and that Becky Lynch is her Mount Everest tonight. She says that 11 years ago, she walked in and out of WrestleMania victorious for what was almost the last time, and tonight, she will do it again.

Vic Joseph interviews Sol Ruca regarding tonight's Women World Championship match.

Backstage, Cathy Kelly interviews Stephanie Vaquer. Vaquer says she has worked her entire life to get to WrestleMania and hold the Women's World Championship, and tonight is the most important match of her career. She says that it is about fame and attention for Liv Morgan, but it is about years of sacrifice for her, and tonight, she will beat Liv Morgan.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Drew McIntyre. McIntyre says that he is not playing mind games and that he is telling the truth, and that one cannot play mind games with someone who is mindless. He insults Jacob Fatu's intelligence and says that Jacob has re-offended since he left prison. McIntyre says he will take every weapon and beat Jacob within an inch of his life, and that Jacob will re-offend, hurt everyone around him and head back to prison. McIntyre then says that he is not the hero the people want, but the hero the people need.

Backstage, Cathy Kelly interviews iShowSpeed. He feels like he is at the point where he has to do it, and while he is nervous about his first WrestleMania match, he is here. He says the training has been hectic and very different, and he hopes everything goes well.

We hear from The Miz, but he is suddenly interrupted by footage of Danhausen on the Good Year blimp.

We see Michael Cole's interview with Roman Reigns from earlier this week.

We see Joe Tessitore's interview with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes from earlier this week.

We see Joe Tessitore's interview with WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque from earlier this week.

The Las Vegas Mass Choir sings sings God Bless America.

Lin-Manuel Miranda welcomes us to the show in the cold open.

John Cena heads to the ring as host of tonight's show. He admits that the road to this year's WrestleMania has been chaos, unpredictable and "very, very vocal," and that one could say that it is polarizing. He says that the time to talk is up and that the time to deliver is now, and that everyone is here to see who will stand up and deliver. Cena then welcomes everyone to tonight's show.

LA Knight shows up in a custom LA Knight pick-up truck on the way to the ring for the next match.

The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) and LA Knight beat The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) and iShowSpeed after Theory holds Knight down for iShowSpeed to attack Knight only for Knight to send Theory into Speed and then hit Speed with the BFT for the win. After the match, Logan Paul confronts iShowSpeed and smacks him for costing him a WrestleMania win. He then sends Speed to the commentary table and goes up to the top rope, but The Usos and LA Knight get back into the ring for a 1D on Logan. After the match, Knight gets Logan Paul on the commentary table, and Speed goes up to the top of the ring post and splashes Logan through the table, breaking it apart. The Usos, LA Knight and iShowSpeed all celebrate in the ring.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, three-time Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowler Jahmyr Gibbs, two-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Halliburton and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith are seen in the crowd.

Jacob Fatu beats Drew McIntyre in an unsanctioned match after hitting McIntyre with a toolbox and putting him through a table with a moonsault from the top rope.

We see Marcelo Rodriguez and Jerry Soto at the Spanish commentary table.

Demolition (Ax and Smash) are in the crowd before the next match as The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) show up in white Demolition-esque gear.

Before the next match, The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella0 show up, with Nikki holding a crutch. Nikki says she could not get cleared in time and called up an old friend: Paige, formerly known as Saraya.

Brie Bella and Paige beat Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria and The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match to become the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions after Nikki Bella pulls Charlotte out of the ring and hits her with her crutch, allowing Paige to get the knees up to counter Twisted Bliss and hit Ram-Paige for the win and the title in what is Paige's first match in WWE in around eight years.

Comedians Tony Hinchcliffe and Jeff Ross are seen in the crowd. We also see the Drumstick Squad in The Cone Zone.

Rock band The Wonder Years perform Becky Lynch's entrance theme before the next match. For AJ Lee's entrance, kids dressed like AJ Lee, complete with replica WWE Women's Intercontinental Championships, skip and dance their way to the ring with AJ Lee.

Becky Lynch beats AJ Lee to win the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship for the third time after removing a turnbuckle cover that she previously removed earlier in the match, using referee Jessika Carr as a shield, sending AJ into the exposed turnbuckle as the referee is disoriented, and hitting the Manhandle Slam to win the match and the title.

Actor and boxer Chuck Zito (and George Kittle, still drinking beers), recently retired boxer Terence Crawford, comedian Funny Marco, Zuffa boxer Conor Benn, and The General - who has given the Dorfman Family the Big Break Seat Upgrade - are seen in the crowd.

Gunther beats Seth "Freakin'" Rollins by submission with a sleeper hold after Rollins puts Gunther through the commentary table with a Pedrigree only for Bron Breakker to return and nearly Spear Rollins through the barricade, allowing Gunther to get Rollins back into the ring for a sleeper hold and the win when Rollins passes out. After the match, Breakker runs down the ramp and hits Rollins with another Spear. Paul Heyman welcomes Bron Breakker back into The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) at the top of the ramp.

The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is seen on the stage.

Before the next match, Liv Morgan performs the dance routine for her new theme song "Trouble," which contains her vocals. The dancers from the music video are also on stage with Liv as they rip her clothes off to reveal her wrestling gear underneath.

Liv Morgan beats Stephanie Vaquer to win the Women's World Championship for the third time after Vaquer takes out both Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez on the outside only for Liv to send Vaquer into the ring steps and hit a top rope Backstabber and a second Ob-Liv-Ion to win the match and the title.

John Cena announces that tonight's official attendance is 50,816.

Bianca Belair heads to the ring in her first appearance in WWE in months. Bianca thanks the fans for their support, then announces that she is pregnant. Cena adds one more to the attendance count, then announces that the main event is next.

Staff Sergeant Yari Arista is tonight's Wheatley American Vodka's Military Spotlight.

Before the next match, Randy Orton's theme starts with the sound of a hissing viper, while Cody Rohdes' entrance shows Cody Rhodes' history in WWE up until tonight.

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