WrestleMania 42 Night 2 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday was one of the most decisive cards in recent memory for WWE's top-line direction. Across six marquee matches, the promotion handed off significant championships, crowned a long-built star and waved goodbye to one of its all-time top-ten box-office performers.
Oba Femi opened the card by beating Brock Lesnar in under ten minutes, with Lesnar leaving his gloves and boots in the ring in what appeared to be a retirement gesture. The Nigerian powerhouse hit a chokeslam into his Fall From Grace finisher for the three-count, setting the tone for a night of clean, decisive finishes.
Penta retained the Intercontinental title in a five-man ladder match over Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh and Rusev, with a Mexican Destroyer on McDonagh and a solo climb delivering the finish. Trick Williams captured the United States Championship from Sami Zayn in the first title change of the night, ending Zayn's nine-month reign and reshaping the American midcard.
'Demon' Finn Balor defeated Dominik Mysterio in a violent Street Fight, with the match spilling onto the Allegiant Stadium concourse for a spot spot on a concessions stand. Rhea Ripley then took the Women's Championship from Jade Cargill in a match-of-the-night candidate, with IYO SKY's run-in on B-Fab and Michin setting up the Riptide finish.
The main event, a 33-minute Roman Reigns win over CM Punk, delivered the World Heavyweight title back to Reigns without interference. The clean finish was a deliberate creative call that positions Reigns as a standalone champion for the summer, with Punk now expected to rest a lingering tricep injury until Survivor Series in November.
Attendance for the night was a sellout at 72,000, with Peacock peak streams hitting 2.1 million during the Reigns-Punk main event. WrestleMania 42 Night 1 on Saturday had already delivered Gunther's World title retention, the Judgment Day's final split match and Bianca Belair's Intercontinental women's win. The combined two-night gate is expected to exceed US$21 million, topping the WrestleMania 41 total from last year and continuing WWE's post-TKO Group commercial growth.