Tonight’s WrestleMania 40 – Night 1 is airing LIVE from the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Coco Jones performed the National Anthem.
The show kicks with Triple H coming to the ring and officially kicking off a new era. Michael Cole noted that the name of this new era is the “Triple H Era”. Triple H welcomed everyone to WrestleMania and the pyro went off.
The first match of the night is Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the Women’s World Championship. Becky came out first, followed by Mami, whose entrance theme was performed live by Motionless In White.
Ripley has been champion for one full year now. After good back & forth action, Rhea hit the Riptide on Becky to pick up the win.
Rhea Ripley (c) def. Becky Lynch to retain the Women’s World Championship
Up next is the 6-Pack Ladder Match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Both sets of Titles (RAW & SmackDown) have to be unhooked to end the match. The titles are unhanging far apart from each other, and not together.
During the match, R-Truth hit Finn Balor with John Cena’s series of movies and pinned him and celebrated, until The Miz told him it’s a ladder match!
Austin Theory & Grayson Waller have unhooked the SmackDown Tag Team Championship and they are the new champions of the blue brand! New Catch Republic puts Waller through a ladder!
R-Truth was climbing the ladder, but JD McDonagh interfered and stopped Truth. New Day pushed JD off the top the ladder through the tables on the outside!
Truth throws Damian Priest outside the ring with an Attitude Adjustment! Truth climbs up the ladder and unhooks the RAW Titles!
Austin Theory & Grayson Waller win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
R-Truth & The Miz win the RAW Tag Team Championship
With this win, R-Truth’s losing streak at WrestleMania is over, as this was his first WrestleMania victory!
Up next is a tag team match. The feud between The LWO and Legado Del Fantasma has been going on for a while now. LWO members take out Legado’s members on the outside.
Two big masked men attacked Dirty Dom on the outside. Rey pins Santos for the win!
Rey Mysterio & Andrade def. Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio
The masked men are Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson!
You can watch it below:
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Up next is Brother vs. Brother. After back & forth action, Jey was hitting Jimmy with repeated superkicks, and Jimmy raised his hand and told him to stop. Jimmy said he’s sorry and that he was wrong. Jey helped Jimmy up, but Jimmy turned on him and delivered a superkick, followed by a Splash. Jimmy goes for the cover, but Jey kicked out.
Jey hit Jimmy with a Spear, following by a Splash for the win.
Jey Uso def. Jimmy Uso
Up next is the 6-woman tag team match. If Naomi wins here, then she’ll be tied for the most wins for a woman in WrestleMania history.
Jade Cargill can't wait to enter the ring during her #WrestleMania debut match pic.twitter.com/tvaNUtnZDx
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Jade Cargill enters the match and begins dominating, until other women stop her.
In the end, Jade hits Dakota Kai with her finisher for the win, after Asuka accidentally spit the mist in Kairi Sane’s face.
Jade Cargill, Naomi & Bianca Belair def. Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka & Kairi Sane)
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