Winners, News And Notes On Night 2

WWE WrestleMania 38, Night 2 featured a Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a winner-take-all main event for the WWE and Universal Championships. Reigns defeated Lesnar in the WrestleMania main event following a Spear.

WrestleMania also featured the in-ring WrestleMania debut of Pat McAfee—who received arguably the biggest reaction of the weekend—as he took on Austin Theory. WrestleMania 38 Night 2 also featured a surprise appearance from Stone Cold Steve Austin, who stunned Vince McMahon. Prior to McAfee’s match against Theory, Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn was a strong candidate to steal the show.

WWE WrestleMania 38, Night 2, had a tough act to follow after a fantastic WrestleMania 38, Night 1, which featured the returns of Cody Rhodes and Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestling his “last match” in Dallas, Texas. Night 1, also featured an instant classic between Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair.

Still, Night 2 was an excellent follow-up to its entertaining predecessor, possibly even better.

WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 Match Card

• The New Day vs. Ridge Holland and Sheamus
• Queen Zelina and Carmella vs. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan vs. Sasha Banks and Naomi vs. Natalya and Shayna Baszler—WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
• Johny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn—Anything Goes Match
• Pat McAfee vs. Austin Theory
• RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy
• Edge vs. AJ Styles
• Bobby Lashley vs. Omos
• Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns—Winner-Take-All for the WWE and Universal Championship

• March 25, 2022 | 2.180 million
• March 18, 2022 | 2.147 million
• March 11, 2022 | 2.226 million
• March 4, 2022 | 2.261 million
• February 25, 2022 | 2.114 million

WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 Ticket Sales

• WWE WrestleMania 38 Venue: AT&T Stadium (Dallas, Texas)
• WrestleMania 38 Tickets Distributed: 57,088
• WrestleMania 38 Available Tickets: 7,708

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WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 Results | Sunday, April 3, 2022

Triple H Opens WrestleMania 38

I wonder how tempting it was for Triple H to open this pay-per-view by saying “We are NXT!” out of force of habit.

This was already an awesome WrestleMania moment before anything happened as fans showered Triple H with a rousing ovation. The appearance was brief as Triple H thanked the fans and welcomed them to WrestleMania.

RK-Bro def. The Street Profits and Alpha Academy

Montez Ford performed a dive onto the entire field, including his own partner Angelo Dawkins.

Though his wife Bianca Belair received an awesome HBCU Marching Band entrance, sadly, Montez Ford was not played out by Que Dogs.

Otis was heavily featured early on in this match.

There were “This is Awesome” chants one match into the show. Though it’ll be a tough order, Night 2 is already on pace to be better than Night 1.

This match featured the biggest pop I’ve ever heard for an RKO, but it went to Riddle.

Following the match, The Street Profits participated in a toast with RK-Bro. I was certain they were going to turn heel, but instead the Street Profits invited Gable Steveson to join them in a toast.

Gable Steveson’s imminent feud with Chad Gable could result in Chad Gable once again having to change his name, hopefully not back to Shorty G.

Bobby Lashley def. Omos

Bobby Lashley had to play the flight-of-foot babyface in this matche, which is a rarity. He was essentially playing the role of the 1-2-3 Kid.

These two kept it basic and were still able to get heat for Lashley’s comeback.

Bobby Lashley slammed the back of his head on the ring post in a scary looking spot in the corner.

Bobby Lashley did not need this win, but he has to be next in line for a world title shot now, and whether it’s against Reigns or Lesnar, it’s going to be great attraction.

Johnny Knoxville def. Sami Zayn—Anything Goes Match

There were huge pops for Party Boy and Wee Man (who slammed Sami Zayn). Sami Zayn ultimately vanquished both, and he got massive heat for doing so. After Zayn took care of a half-naked Party Boy, Pat McAfee exclaimed “those cheeks were just starting to get over!”

There were huge pops for run-ins from the Jackass stars, once again proving there is a strong crossover between Jackass and WWE.

This is in contention for the funniest WrestleMania match of all time. The crowd was all-the-way into it, and few WrestleMania matches were more fun to watch than this one.

Sasha Banks and Naomi def. Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan; Queen Zelina and Carmella; Natalya and Shayna Baszler—WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship

There were way too many rules explained prior to this match starting.

Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan were the only team that cared enough to wear matching ring gear, and therefore they were my pick to win.

The fact that Liv Morgan never winning a championship has become part of the narrative tells me it’s more likely that she wins.

The highlight of this match was an impressive-looking double tower of doom.

Of course, this match featured Corey Graves reaction shots as he coached from his seat. It’s only a matter of time before they have a mixed tag team match.

Edge def. AJ Styles

AJ Styles was bleeding during his entrance and still shed a little blood prior to the opening bell.

Edge did a Triple H and Undertaker entrance at the same damn time and it was just as awesome as it sounds.

If AJ Styles isn’t legitimately injured, he did a—um—phenomenal job selling his arm.

The slow pacing of his match early on made it seem more like a Wrestle Kingdom match than a WrestleMania match.

AJ Styles lost this match after being briefly distracted by Damian Priest. It looks like this Edge stable is a full go.

Sheamus and Ridge Holland def. The New Day

The New Day wore gear in tribute to Big E. Xavier Woods got a huge pop after pulling his straps down.

There was a sour end to the Big E Memorial Match as Sheamus and Ridge Holland went over.

Pat McAfee def. Austin Theory

If I was watching wrestling for the first time, I’d think Pat McAfee was the biggest star in this company. He received an awesome entrance with the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes.

McAfee was easily the biggest babyface to this point, with the entire arena (and Michael Cole on commentary) wildly behind him.

Michael Cole was very partisan for Pat McAfee on commentary, and honestly, he’s never been better.

No match, this entire weekend, made me feel like I was watching the Von Erichs in the Sportatorium. Pat McAfee is too good on commentary to be a full-time wrestler, but at the very least he needs to be an attraction.

Vince McMahon def. Pat McAfee

Vince McMahon wrestled this (short) match in a tank top, and was in tremendous shape for his age.

Vince McMahon beating Pat McAfee took the air out of this stadium after such a feel-good moment. The only thing that could have made up for this was Stone Cold Steve Austin, and that’s exactly what AT&T stadium got. Between Steve Austin stunning Vince McMahon (in quite possibly the worst Stunner ever) and then stunning Pat McAfee, it really felt like WWE was passing the torch to its new top babyface.

Roman Reigns def. Brock Lesnar—WWE Universal Championship

There was a sign in the crowd that read “Meltzer Fears Facts,” which immediately went viral.

Paul Heyman performed Roman Reigns ring introduction, while Brock Lesnar did the same for himself moments later.

Brock Lesnar’s gloves were off moments into this match as he dominated Roman Reigns. It was almost a shot-for-shot remake of Reigns vs. Lesnar at WrestleMania 31.

Corey Graves referenced Bobby Lashley after Reigns delivered a Spear to Lesnar. This was hardly a coincidence.

Roman Reigns won this match almost out of nowhere. This was a good WrestleMania main event, and the only match that could have followed McAfee, McMahon and Austin.