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Cody Rhodes ended WrestleMania 40 by finishing his story and defeating Roman Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship, thanks to some unlikely and legendary friends helping him out when he needed it most.

After falling short in his bid at WrestleMania 39, Rhodes — despite having to compete under Bloodline rules due to The Rock and Reigns defeating him and Seth Rollins in the main event of night one of WrestleMania 40 on Saturday — Rhodes got his moment as he secured the three-count after a crazy match.

The highly anticipated match included run-ins by Reigns’ family members Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and The Rock. Not to be outdone, Rhodes received backup by Jey Uso, John Cena, Seth Rollins, and even The Undertaker en route to his victory, which sent the more than 70,000 fans at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia into a frenzy.

Much like Saturday’s card, fighters, both past and present — including Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen — from the UFC and beyond were watching the spectacle. See how they reacted to Rhodes’ victory, as well as the memorable headliner as a whole.

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A middleweight rematch between sixth-ranked Brendan Allen and 14th-ranked Chris Curtis headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 90 fight card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.  

Allen (23-5) entered the bout riding a six-fight winning streak. Five of those wins came by way of submission. Curtis (31-10, 1 NC) won his last bout against Marc-André Barriault via split decision.  Curtis stopped Allen with punches and knees in their first meeting back in December 2021.  It was the last time Allen lost a fight.

Allen opened the fight with a solid kick to the body.  Curtis took the center of the cage while Allen worked on the outside.  Allen tied Curtis up and took him down taking his back in the process.  He applied a body triangle.  Curtis spun into Allen and got back to his feet.  

Back standing, Allen connected with an elbow on the inside.  Curtis landed a counter left hand.  Curtis stepped in with a stiff jab.  The round ended with Curtis delivering a font kick to the body.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Allen. 

Both corners were pretty happy with their fighters’ first-round performances.  Allen utilized a kick-heavy offense.  Curtis connected with a combination.  Curtis pressured Allen.  He connected with a left hand.  They paced picked up.  Allen connected with a right hand.  Curtis started targeting the body of Allen.  Allen responded with a right hand.  Curtis landed a combination nearly the end of the round.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Curtis.  

Allen started the third frame with a right hand.  Curtis continued to press forward.  Allen connected with a sneaky elbow followed by a right hand.  Curtis responded with a right hand.  Allen accidentally poked Curtis in the eye.  Curtis was given time to recover and the fight was restarted.  

Allen delivered a leg kick.  Curtis barely missed with a head kick.  Curtis landed a right hand that wobbled Allen.  Allen quickly changed levels and briefly took Curtis down.  Allen took his back standing and applied a body triangle.  Curtis fought the hands and protected his neck.  Allen gave up on it and landed an elbow on the break.  MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Allen.  

Curtis connected with a left hand to start the fourth.  They exchanged leg kicks.  Curtis appeared to accidentally poked Allen in the eye.  Allen was initially given time to recover but the referee ruled that it was a punch and the fight was restarted.  Allen quickly took Curtis down and took his back.  Curtis exploded and gained top position. He then stood up.  Curtis went to the body with a punch.  Allen connected with a hard elbow.  Allen fired off a head kick that partially landed.  He changed levels looking to get the fight to the ground.  Curtis remained standing but Allen stayed on him.  Allen took Curtis down and took his back.  Curtis tried to scrambled but Allen mounted him and that’s how the round ended.  MMAWeekly scored the frame 10-9 for Allen.  

Curtis pressured Allen and landed a combination.  Allen looked to get the fight to the ground but Curtis fended off the attempt and connected with a knee.  Allen stayed with it and took Curtis’ back. He isolated a leg but Curtis got it free and stood.  Allen landed a knee followed by a right hand.  He looked to get Curtis down but Curtis sprawled.  Allen went high with a kick but Curtis blocked it.  Curtis stuffed another takedown attempt.  Allen went for another takedown.  He slammed Curtis to the canvas.  He took Curtis’ back with a minute remaining.  Curtis reversed the position and stood.  He waived Allen to his feet and Allen immediately went for a takedown.  Allen landed a leaping knee that hurt Curtis.  The round ended and both men sat down on the canvas.  

The judges scored the fight for Allen via split decision.  The scorecards read 47–48, 48–47, and 49–46.

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Welcome to the second and final night of World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest event of the year, starring Logan Paul, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles and more!

Alright, boys, girls and everyone else, it’s time for the final half of World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) biggest annual event. That’s right, it’s night two of WrestleMania 40, headlined by Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes. It all starts TONIGHT (Sun., Apr. 7, 2024) live from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA., starting at 7 p.m. ET.

All those desiring to watch the show have two places to watch: if you’re in the United States, it’s streaming exclusively on Peacock. If you’re anywhere else on this globe, it’s on the WWE network. Come join some fellow Maniacs in the comments section for the biggest night of the year in pro wrestling. Make predictions in the DraftKings free pool.

Night one had three championships on the line, and tonight one-ups that with a fourth strap up for grabs. We’ve got the following title-winners to be revealed tonight: the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; the World Heavyweight Championship, the WWE Women’s Championship and the United States Championship. Lots of gold and leather and all the other fun gaudiness that accompanies them. And more!

WWE WrestleMania 2024 Quick Results:

-Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes
-World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre — McIntyre def. Rollins to become the new champion – Damian Priest then cashes in his Money In The Bank briefcase and defeats McIntyre
-WWE Women’s Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley — Bayley def. Sky to become new champion
-United States Championship Triple Threat: Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens — Paul def. Orton & Owens to retain
-LA Knight vs. AJ Styles — Knight def. Styles
-Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. The Final Testament (Karrion Kross & The Authors of Pain (Akam & Rezar) — Lashley and Street Profits defeat Final Testament

WWE WrestleMania 2024 Full Results:

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WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes

World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre

The walkouts for this match (which turned out to be the opener) are quite good – McIntyre came out to the Philadelphia Ulster Pipe Band playing their bagpipes while Rollins was joined by the Mummers – all 40-something of them parading around the ramp and ring. Props again to WWE for having some pomp and pageantry. It’s a show, might as well lean into it!

McIntyre with an immediate jumping kick to the face and a quick pin attempt. Rollins rolls out, McIntyre throws a huge belly-to-belly suplex, slams him into the ring steps and takes a selfie with a fan. Another BTB. Rollins responds with a pedigree, gets back into the ring and stomps on the back of McIntyre’s head. Can’t get the pin. They exchange blows, McIntyre wins that with a neckbreaker.

Rollins counters a big boot with a pedigree and stomp again. They both miss high flying moves. DDT for the Scotsman. McIntyre taunts CM Punk at ringside by going for his finishing move, but Rollins counters with an inside package. McIntyre kicks out and boots Rollins in the face. McIntyre clears out the announce table, Rollins counters a powerbomb attempt by elbowing the big man. Rollins with a stomp onto the table.

They roll back into the ring, McIntyre hits another flying kick, still no pin. McIntyre sets up for it again, Rollins yells at him to do it, gets obliged. This time, the 3-count.

Drew McIntyre defeats Seth Rollins.

McIntyre goes over to taunt Punk, who gets in a few licks, followed by a run-in by Damian Priest, who cashes in his long-held Money In The Bank shot on a wounded McIntyre. He hits a big slam and is the new champ.

Damian Priest defeats Drew McIntyre.

WWE Women’s Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley

Slow start to this match. First big spot is Bayley hitting a neckbreaker through the ropes, followed by a plancha between the bottom and middle ropes. Bayley selling a hurt leg and Sky goes to work on it. Sky corkscrews both legs now. Double stomp as well. Bayley bails out of the ring.

Bayley recovers enough to toss Sky over the barricade, catches Sky on a jump attempt and slams her down onto the padded concrete outside. They get back in and Sky kicks out. Tilt-a-whirl sidewalk slam, and another kick out. Bayley gets caught in the top rope and is drop kicked to the outside. Sky adds in a moonsault.

Sunset flip into the turnbuckle by Bayley. Double German suplex by Sky. Sky goes for a moonsault, eats some knee. Bayley climbs up, misses an elbow drop into a crossface submission. Bayley kicks out, but Sky reapplies it after a few seconds of exchanges.

Sky with a backbreaker and a moonsault, can’t get the pin. Sky flips out of a Bayley finisher attempt. Bayley gets a suplex and a top rope elbow. She nails her finisher and gets the pin.

Bayley defeats Iyo Sky

United States Championship Triple Threat: Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens

Logan immediately ducks outside the ring and tells the other two men to have at it. They decide to go after Paul instead and take turns beating on the champ. Drops onto the announce table, the ringside Prime stand… they get him back into the ring and take turns stomping on his limbs. After getting a bunch of licks on Paul, Orton tries a sneak attack on Owens, which fails. They agree it’s just time to go after each other and it’s their turn to hit each other.

Paul flips over the ropes and hits a double clothesline. He beats on Owens for a bit. Owens hits a super kick, tries for a swanton, but Paul gets the knees up. Paul runs outside, hits a swanton on Owens and rolls into a frog splash on Orton, but can’t get the pin.

Double middle-rope DDT from Orton. Owens with a jawbreaker/senton combo onto Orton/Paul, respectively. Owens with a top-rope side slam onto Paul, followed up with a moonsault. Kickout. RKO by Orton. Paul slumps Orton with a brass-knuckle aided punch, but Orton kicks out. Paul hits Owens, too. RKO by Orton, but he’s still selling the punch. Orton gets up first, and grabs the knucks off Paul. He looks at them for a bit and hands them to the ref.

The Prime bottle mascot grabs Paul outside and is revealed to be another streamer, I Show Speed, I think they said his name is? Orton isn’t happy and RKO’s the Youtuber on the table. Eventually we go back into the ring, big powerbomb by Owens onto Paul and a Stunner onto Orton. RKO onto Owens, Paul throws Orton out of the ring and hits a high frog splash onto Owens and gets the 1-2-3.

Logan Paul def. Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.

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Logan Paul defeated two former world champions on the biggest stage in pro wrestling, but he needed a little help from IShowSpeed.

Paul put his WWE United States Championship on the line against former world champions Randy Orton and Kevin Owens on night two of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia. At the conclusion of a fun, and hard-hitting match, Paul launched himself off the top rope for a frog splash on Owens for the three-count to retrain the title.

Check out the highlights, including the finishing move in the video below.

All three wrestlers got their stuff in, all hitting their finishers. At one point, Paul hit both competitors with his signature brass knuckles. Orton was able to deliver his RKO finisher on Paul, but before the referee could count to three, someone dressed in a PRIME bottle pulled him out of the ring before revealing himself to be YouTube star IShowSpeed. Orton went on to RKO him on the announce table.

Paul captured the title when he defeated Rey Mysterio at Crown Jewel this past November in Saudi Arabia.

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Charles Oliveira has sounded off about who he believes will emerge victorious from the much-anticipated Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill fight, which will go down at UFC 300 this weekend, on April 13th.

The Brazilian knockout artist Alex Pereira will have his chance to attain UFC light heavyweight gold when he takes on ‘Sweet Dreams’ Hill, and according to Oliveira, there’s a huge chance that his fellow Brazilian will walk away with another stunning knockout added to his resume.

Speaking to MMA Fighting, Charles Oliveira broke down the matchup and told viewers his perspective on the upcoming battle. Man, Jamahal Hill deserves all the respect in the world, he’s super tough and hits hard,” Oliveira began. “But, everyone that comes into trade with ‘Poatan’ gets folded.”

Charles Oliveira Predicts the Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill Fight

“‘Poatan’ is tough and hits hard,” Oliveira continued. “‘Poatan’ definitely is hungry for revenge too, and wants to avenge Glover’s loss (to Jamahal Hill). You have to be careful with that, but I’m sure ‘Poatan’ will knock him out.”

“Jamahal Hill said he will stand and trade with ‘Poatan’, that he will not try and take him down… He’s bluffing, for sure. Jamahal Hill has the takedowns, and the means to make it happen. That’s the strategy, to take him down. If he trades on the feet, he’s getting knocked out.”

Charles Oliveira himself actually has a fight booked for UFC 300, and he’s facing an exciting prospect named Arman Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan is entering the matchup riding a three-fight win streak, and most notably, both Oliveira and Tsarukyan have a victory over Beneil Dariush in their most recent fights. The matchup is surely going to decide who will be next up for title contention, and it is a battle both men would surely not like to lose.

What do you think about Oliveira’s opinion of the Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill fight?

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