A Hollywood Ending, Night 2

And here we go once again. Wrestlemania night 2 is finally here. I’m checking out a little bit of the pre-show and they announce that Omos vs. Brock Lesnar will be kicking off the show and you know what that means.

Brock is trying to take care of business early so he can gett the heck out of dodge. I bet Lesnar told the pilot of his private jet to keep this son-of-a-bitch rolling. I’ll be right back in a jiffy. (In a thick ass country accent)

I feel you, Brock. Lmao. Jimmie Allen is singing America, the beautiful tonight. Now he started off kinda flat but he came on strong towards the end. Let’s play ball!!

Kevin Hart is kicking off the cold delivery like he did in night 1. I enjoyed the package that he did. It got me all fired up so let’s get this thing started. The Miz and Snoop Dogg are introduced as the hosts just like they were last night.

And as I already told you Omos vs. Brock Lesnar is the opening match for tonight’s event.

Match 1: Omos vs. Brock Lesnar

Omos is introduced first accompanied by his manager, MVP. In the ring, MVP is hyping up “the Nigerian Giant” as Brock Lesnar is introduced next. Lesnar goes in for a takedown but the giant blocks it and tosses Lesnar across the ring.

Omos scoops Lesnar up like he’s a sack of groceries for a big slam. Lesnar goes in for another takedown but Omos turns it into another body slam. Elbows to Lesnar’s kidney section. Omos with a big bear hug on Lesnar.

Omos is dominating the match thus far. Omos with another slam as he poses for the crowd. Omos applies another bear hug on Lesnar. Lesnar fights his way out of it but runs into a chokeslam but only gets a 2 count.

Lesnar nails a German suplex. Then another. Then a 3rd German to the giant. Lesnar goes for the F5 but his back gives out. He goes for it again and lands it for the pinfall.

I was surprised by the booking because I thought that Lesnar wouldn’t take this much punishment but a good showing by these 2 big fellas. 3 out of 5 stars.

Commercial Break

The Women’s Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Match is up next.

Match 2: Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan vs. Natalya & Shotzi vs. Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszier

Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan are introduced first. Then Natalya & Shotzi. Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville are brought out next and Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszier are introduced last wearing some weird Karate gis.

It looked like something you would see on a SNL skit. Yes, ladies ditch that stuff, please and thanks. Deville with a heck of a kick to Morgan. Natalya with a baseboard dropkick. Liv Morgan with a leg scissors takeaway.

As Rodriguez tags in she goes for a powerbomb but Natalya blocks it and tags in Chelsea Green. Green hits a missile dropkick from the top rope but Rodriquez no-sells it. Looking back, I’m not even sure that she even came anywhere near her leg.

Raquel showing off her power. Shotsi gets sent outside by Baszier. Raquel perfoms an elevated powerbomb on Baszier. She received a little help from a few other ladies to execute the move though. Lol.

Shotzi does a dive between the legs of her partner, which provided a great visual as she takes out the rest of the ladies outside. Raquel powerbombs her partner on top of the rest of the ladies outside.

Dang! I head that kick that Deville did on Raquel. I just know that had to hurt. She might need some new wrestling boots after tonight. Good grief! Some of the moves that you see the ladies doing look like they hurt for real.

Natalya is looking for a double sharpshooter and she gets the move locked in. Rousey is in there now and fans are letting her know how they feel about the Rowdy one.

She locks in an armbar to Shotzi as she taps out. The match was decent. The ladies competed hard but there were a few botches. I’ll give it 2 stars out of 5.

They air a video promoting the Judgement Day A heck of a promo package that they did on the group. You know they started off very slow but they’ve really picked up steam over the past several months.

Highlights are shown of the Andre the Giant Battle Royal won by Bobby Lashley. Lashley is introduced to the crowd. Dang! That trophy might weigh as much as Andre did when he fought Hogan at Wrestlemania 3. More video game promotion I see.

That’s all Bobby Lashley gets is an introduction and a heavy ass trophy. A video package promoting the triple threat Intercontinental Title match is aired. Perfectly done I might add. I like the symphony they used to go along with the video. Real nice touch.

Titus O’Neill joins the announcers’ team. They aired a Mike’s Lemonade commercial with Sheamus and McIntyre as they referred to them as 2 Mikes. Lol. I like the creativity and suggestive nature also.

Match 3: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Gunther (Triple Threat Intercontinental Title Match)

McIntyre is introduced first. Everybody talks about Roman Reigns and understandably so but McIntyre has always been the guy in opinion. His combination of size, power and athletic ability is unmatched. Sheamus is brought out next.

Gunther is introduced last. Gunther kinda gives me a Ivan Drago type of feel. Heck of an intro for Gunther. That’s a long walk. I think they need to work on shortening these ramps.

I know they want these guys to make a great impression and all but damn. Fans are ready fot this one as am I. McIntrye kicks Gunther out the ring so that him and Sheamus can go at it.

I thought these guys were supposed to be like brothers but brothers don’t hit each other like that. Good grief! Gunter back in the ring now and delving out those huge knife edge chops.

Dang! That chop he just gave to Sheamus just made my chest hurt and then he followed it up with a big boot. Gunther hits a nice side suplex backbreaker.

These cats are beating the crap out each other and I’m not complaining. Oooh weeee at those chops. Sheamus’ chest is as red as a Christmas ornament.

Sheamus chest is so red that you would have thought the man broke out with the worse case of chicken pox you ever seen. They’re beating on Gunther like hes a Brazilian drum. Lol

McIntrye took so many beats to the chest from Sheamus that he passed out on the ring apron. Gunther lands a nasty clothesline to Sheamus but only gets a 2 count.

McIntrye tosses Sheamus into Gunther as he’s resting on the bottom turnbuckle. Gunther lands his famed Powebomb but McIntyre kicks out. Sheamus hits white noise from the top rope on Gunther.

Sheamus lands the Celtic Cross on Gunther but only gets a 2 count. Fans are really into this match. You can hear the snap of those kicks that Sheamus is giving out.

Sheanus hits the Brogue Kick but McIntyre pulls Sheamus out of the ring before he can get the 3 count. Alright now, Titus O’Neill is mad annoying with all that over the topness.

Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick on his longtime friend but only gets a 2 count. Sheamus kicks out a Claymore Kick. Where is Gunther at exactly?! It’s like the guy disappeared.

What?! Did he have to go to the bathroom?! Sheamus and Drew are beating the crud out of each other. Sheamus lands another Brogue Kick but he’s slow to get the pinfall. Gunther off the top rope with a big splash to break up the pinfall.

Gunther retains the title after Powerbombing Sheamus onto McIntyre and then Powerbombing McIntyre for the pinfall. 5 out of 5 stars right here. Nothing but pure entertainment in this match. Mike’s Lemonade doesn’t hit anywhere near harder then these guys in this match.

Commercial Break

This show is really flying on by. That goes to show just how good it’s been thus far. Bianca Belair vs. Asuka is the next match. They air a video package promoting the upcoming bout

Match 4: Asuka vs.. Bianca Belair

The challenger Asuka is introduced first. I don’t know who these other people are with the masks on. Where’s Asuka? Oh! There goes Asuka right there. Bianca Belair is out next and I must say that her theme music is mad annoying.

These folks really do need Jim Johnston back in some capacity because some of these themes are so bad that it’s criminal. These young kids are dancing their tails off though.

Great skills by these young ladies. Mrs. Belaire is one heck of an athlete. She’s just amazing and she’s dominating this match so far. Asuka with some beautiful looking strikes.

Those kicks that Asuka has been giving out to Bianca’s chest sound brutal. Belaire is showing off her incredible athletic ability but she gets caught in a submission hold.

Real nice counters by Asuka. The commentators refer to the move as the Asuka Lock. Bianca muscles up Asuka into an elevated sitdown powerbomb outside. She rolls her back in but only gets a 2 count.

Oooh! Bianca hit that ring post kind of hard. The counters in this match have been insane. I think the “kicking out of finishers” have been long overdone for the past 15 years so it’s good seeing people countering out of finishers instead of seeing them constantly kicking out of them.

Bianca with some incredible power. She lifted Asuka from outside the ring apron into a superplex from the top rope. Fans with the “lets go Asuka” and “EST” chants simultaneously. I see they can’t really make up their minds tonight.

Bianca not only hit Asuka with a springboard moonsault but she also hit her across the abdomen with her ponytail in the process. Belair is mad frustrated which you don’t really see from her.

Belair scores the win after hitting the KOD. Another 5 star match. The only negative part of the bout is the camera cutting in on a closeup when you can hear Bianca discuss what moves they were going to do next. The same thing happened last night. The camera people have to be a little more vigilant.

Commercial Break

A funny Snickers commercial airs with the Alpha Academy. Chad Gable reminds me so much of Kurt Angle. More filler time as they head back to the hosts of the show to announce the “attendance number.” 81395* is the number given for night 2.

You have to put an asterik by it because it is the WWE and they like to make their events seem larger then life just how they do their characters. Wait a minute! We have ourselves a Shane O’Mac appearance.

Last thing I heard is that this cat was banished from WWE by Vinnie Mac and we have ourselves another impromptu match. So they can find a match for Shane O’Mac but not for Bobby Lashley. Shane sounds so out of breath after making his way down that ramp.

Match 5: The Miz vs. Shane McMahon/Snoop Dogg

Shane McMahon with a series of punches that hit nothing but air. And I think he just got injured too. SMDH. Snoop just clocked The Miz. As bad as Snoop’s punches look, they still looked better then Shane McMahon’s.

Snoop gets the pinfall after a Snoopy People’s Elbow Drop. I bet you The Rock is filing a copyright lawsuit right now against Mr. Broadus for theft of intellectual-physical property. I’ll give this an incomplete because of McMahon’s injury.

They air a video package of the upcoming Edge vs. Finn Balor Hell in a Cell Match.

Match 6: Finn Balor vs. Edge (Hell in a Cell)

Finn Balor is on his way out first. Wait a minute! They’re airing a movie trailer promoting a movie called The Pope’s Exorcist which looks like a bootleg Exorcist remake. I’ll catch it when it comes out on VHS.

I’m not into this occult stuff. Now here comes Finn Balor. Oh wait! It’s Edge. Oops! My bad! Now his entrance visually looked pretty bad ass.

Michael Cole with a brief history lesson on The Brood. Now here is Finn Balor. Balor looks like he has a rake coming out from the top of his head. The crap looks like something the lady from the Statue of Liberty would be rocking.

Just stay away from the top rope this time Balor and you should be fine lol. I’m only messing with you, homez. Now Michael Cole knows good and darn well that cell doesn’t weigh nowhere 10,000 pounds.

It’s more like 9,983 lbs. More WWE marketing on display. Why is the chair that Edge just grabbed red! Lol at Edge trying to sell that rake across the cell. Now those kendo stick shots look brutal that Edge was giving to Balor.

Dropkick to the solarplex. I haven’t heard that word in a minute. Man, I miss 90’s J.R. Those rights and lefts that Balor just threw didn’t look good at all. They looked about as real as a Shane McMahon punch.

Gangrel gets a shoutout on tv by Corey Graves. Edge always had an array of moves. Dang, that ladder shot to the face that Edge gave to Balor looked good on tv.

It looks like they’re working an angle with the doctors being allowed in to check on a busted open combatant. I see that the WWE is still in the PG business. So far, their entrances have been far better then this match.

The action is starting to pick up now. The fans started booing once they showed that graphic of that bootleg Exorcist movie. Yeah! I’m with you guys too because I don’t care for remakes either.

Balor connect with the Coup de Grace but Edge kicks out at 2. Edge hits the edgecution from the ladder but Balor kicks out. This went from a Hell in a Cell match to a TLC match just that quickly.

Balor has to cut out all of that growling. No wonder The Demon gimmick didn’t make it. As soon as I said that, Balor fell from the middle part of the cell and through the table from a failed Coup de Grace attempt.

Edge hits a spear but Balor kicks out. I’m sensing a Con-Chair-To. It’s only fitting since we have already seen the tables, the ladder, and now all is left is the chair. Bingo!

Con-Chair-to on Balor as Edge gets the pinfall. This match didn’t live up to its expectations to me. I’ll give it a 3 out of 5 stars. I was expecting a little bit more here.

Commercial Break

One thing’s for certain is that we need more Maryse on tv like yesterday. Also, Roman Reigns is a very funny guy.

Kayla Braxton is one, fine little mama but you can tell that she would be one of those annoying girlfriends that would try to turn everything into an argument.

It could be the most positive thing like, “the clouds are so beautiful today” and then she would say, “well, what’s so beautiful about them.C’mon, I want to know.” You know just starting crap for no freaking reason.

Oh and she just interviewed Bianca Belair after her victory. Belair looks even more stunning after the contest. I know, I know. She’s a married woman. That’s why I’m not going to say anything more. I’m not a stupid man.

You know who her man is and how high he jumps. Fellas, here’s another tip. Never fight a man that jumps as high as Montez Ford does.

They’re airing a recap of the WWE Hall of Fame from a few days ago. Stacy Keibler still looks stunning but does she still got those legs though is the question I want to know. Jerry Lawler doesn’t sound too good at all.

Wishing him a full recovery. Good lawdy lawd. Stacy still has those legs. She has legs for the days and nights. She could wrap them around me anytime.

Since this is Hollywood and all, I would love to recreate a scene from Pretty Woman with Ms. Keibler. You know that scene where Julia Roberts is in the tub with Richard Gere and she wraps her legs around him.

Yeah that scene. They’re pretty much just passing time right about now but any chance you get to see Stacy Keibler and them legs is a blessing. Lets see here!

They have 1 hour and 19 minutes left in the show with only 1 more scheduled match left on the show unless the plan is for night 2 to end earlier then night 1. They begin airing a video package promoting tonights main event between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.

Match 7: Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns (Undisputed Heavyweight Titles Match)

Cody Rhodes is out first. All y’all that have to take a piss break, you should do it once they start playing Reigns theme music. Matter of fact, if you need to change the oil in your car, do that too.

If you have to change out your air filters for you ac, go ahead and do that. If you need to regrout your bathroom floor, do that as well and I guarantee that Reigns won’t be in that ring after you do all that shit.

That’s just how long his entrance is. His entrance is so long that The Undertaker said, “damn man. you have a long entrance.” Reigns gets live instrumentation for his entrance.

It sounds like Rhodes is getting boo’ed as they’re cheering for Reigns. Hmmm!! Interesting! That cgi of that big azz version of Roman Reigns spritzing is incredibly, scary for real.

Reigns along with his enforcer, Solo Sikoa and his Wise Man, Paul Heyman are making their way to the ring. Hold up! Let me go chck on my quiche because by the time Reigns actually gets to the ring, it will be Thanksgiving all over again.

Reigns looks a little bervous. Man, this cats facial expressions have been amazing. He can pretty much tell a story without saying one word. Rhodes is getting some boos but Reigns is getting booed too so who really knows what to make of it. Shoulder shrugs.

I guess it’s just going to be one of those nights. Oh, oh. Heyman has a microphone. Oh! I forgot that Reigns has to do his “acknowledge me” shtick.

You hear some Roman chants from the crowd as well as some Cody chants too. This match has a great feel to it already as the 2 wrestlers feel each other out. Paul Heyman is f’ing brilliant.

That whole pep talk that he gave Reigns hyped me up too. The champion looks to assert himself early up in this bout. Rhodes’ tenacity is going to make this a long night for the Tribal Chief.

Rhodes kicked out a 1 after Reigns catches him in the air with an elevated powerbomb. Rhodes is selling those snap suplexes that Reigns just gave him very well.

Reigns waving to Rhodes’ family lol. Who was the guy in the suit that just jumped over the barricade? Solo Sikoa is inserting himself in this matchup. Reigns is receiving an earful from the crowd both for good and bad.

Reigns threatens to smack the referee which was funny as heck. Reigns attempts a powerbomb which Cody blocks and backbody drops the champ thru the announcer’s table.

Rhodes is maybe a little too quick for Reigns and that’s saying a whole lot because Reigns can really move himself. Reigns kicks out of a Cody Cutter. Sikoa hits Rhodes with his own weight belt.

The ref hears it and ejects Sikoa from ringside. Cody hits the Cross Rhodes but Roman somehow kicks out. Michael Cole is going a little overboard about how this is Cody’s last chance.

Yeah we heard you the first time, mate. Cody kicks out of Reign’s version of the Rock Bottom. He gets him up pretty high too but only gets a 2 count. Reigns sets up for the superman punch but Cody blocks it and hits a Pedigree for a 2 count.

Rhodes gets caught with a superman punch and Rhodes took every bit of that punch too. Reigns catches Rhodes with a Spear but Rhodes kicks out at 2. Reigns is starting to doubt himself.

Reigns is getting nothing but boos now. Reigns locks in a guillotine. Cody tries to power out of it but Reigns locks it back in and lands on his back. Some fans trying to get a Cody, Cody chant going.

Cody fights out of the submission hold. Oh, oh! The ref gets knocked down. You know you can’t have a WWE World Title match without one of those ref bumps. Rhodes sets up Reigns for another Cross Rhodes but the Usos come out and hit superkicks on Cody and then the 1D.

The new tag champions, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, come to Cody’s rescue to clean house with the former tag champs. KO hits the Stunner on Reigns then Zayn hits the Hel Luva kick on Reigns but the ref’s still down.

Cody gets the cover but Reigns kicks out. Both men are slugging it out. Rhodes is working Reigns over delivering a series of Cross Rhodes to the Champ as he’s looking to put down the Roman Empire for good.

As he’s setting up for another Cross Rhodes, Paul Heyman gets up on the ring apron and distracts the referee. Solo Sikoa comes out of nowhere and hits the Samoan Spike on Rhodes and then Reigns hits the Spear for the 1,2,3. I will still give this match 5 out of 5 stars even though I feel as though the wrong man won.

Wrapping It All Up

Night 2 was definitely better then night 1. Overall, this was a great Wrestlemania. I would give the whole thing 4 out of 5 stars.