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WWE WrestleMania night two: Start time, results and latest news as Roman Reigns is set to defend his WWE Universal Title against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins takes on Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight belt

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By Lewis Browning

Published: 23:00 BST, 7 April 2024 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 7 April 2024

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CM Punk on The Rock's return

CM Punk is a man who has made headline after headline since retunring to WWE last year, and many had hoped to see him in action this weekend.

Unfortunately, he got injured at the Royal Rumble. He was supposed to face Rollins, but is another story.

He will be on guest commentary tonight for the opening match, and had his say on The Rock's return last night.

The Great One had flown rings and wrestlers to his house to prepare a 12-week training camp for last night's match and did not miss a beat.

Here is what Punk said on his former rival's return...

I thought he looked great. As being somebody who wrestled him ten years ago, the same questions were lobied around. Everyone wanted to know what he was going to look like, how his wind was going to be.
While there is a giant difference between a tag match or coming back to wrestle the champion, I thought he did well tonight.

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight with Romain Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight with Romain Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Drew McIntyre's destiny

Anyway, as exciting as that match is going to be later on, we are set to kick off with Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship.

McIntyre, who is from Scotland, has been rejuvinated since his heel turn, targeting the likes of CM Punk and Rollins.

Rollins has been tied up in his bid to help Rhodes. But tonight he has something else to focus on. Defending his title that he won many months ago.

McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion but carried the belt when there was no crowd in the pandemic. He deserves his flowers.

To make matters mroe confusing, his WWE deal is up soon, and he is yet to sign a new one. He has said he will leave it he loses to Rollins tonight.

More on that below..

Who could turn up?

Well, there are a few of Reigns' family in WWE as I say. The Rock, his cousin, is a given. Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, brothers and also Reigns' cousins, are also alligned with the champion.

Then there's Jey Uso. He however turned his back on The Bloodline last year, going good, and beat Jimmy in a brother-vs-brother match last night. He may have a say. There's also Nia Jax and Naomi from the women's division, though they have not been involved at all yet.

Elsewhere, there are so many more members of The Bloodline that have been involved in WWE at some point. Hall of Famer Rikishi, the Usos' father, is one. Reigns' parents are others. And Jacob Fatu, the cousin of Reigns (he has a lot), has reportedly now signed with WWE too.

But with Cody.. his only real family member in wrestling is Dustin Rhodes, who is signed to AEW, WWE's rival company. You may know him better as Goldust. His father, Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, has passed.

It's likely his wife Brandi Rhodes, will have a say. And then we expect him to build a team of the Avengers, basically.

All of Reigns' past opponents could get involved. I'm taliking Randy Orton, LA Knight, Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn.

Some have said John Cena. And the biggest rumour of all? The Rock's greatest rival, Stone Cole Steve Austin.

WWE boss Triple H shared this post at exactly 3:16 today. That's Stone Cold's thing. Makes you think...

The main event

I've just said to Alex that the main event is the most hyped I have been for a wrestling match in potentially forever.

It's going to be pure chaos.

Last night The Rock made his long-awaited WWE return, stepping inside the ring for his first 'proper' match - he has one that lasted about six seconds a few years ago - in over a decade.

He teamed with Roman Reigns to take on Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, with the result of the match having huge implications for the main event tonight.

The Rock used his board-level power to help secure the win for his team, pinning Rhodes to make sure tonight was a 'Bloodline Rules' match.

This means anything goes.

Pretty much all of Reigns', er, reign has been based on his family. The Usos. Solo Sikoa. The Rock. There are more. I expect them all to be involved.

But Cody has friends too. It's so, hard to predict, but I am so here for it.

 Roman Reigns in action against Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson reacts during a tag team fight against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

This evening's card

So like I say, six matches tonight, including four titles on the line.

As far as I'm aware, the match order hasn't been confirmed, but I am led to believe it is as follows...

  • Seth Rollins vs Drew McIntyre
  • The Pride ve The Final Testament
  • LA Knight vs AJ Styles
  • Logan Paul vs Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens
  • Iyo Sky vs Bayley
  • Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes

Can't wait.

 Seth Rollins enters the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

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 Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman enter the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

About last night...

This event has been dubbed the biggest WrestleMania of all time, and it kicked off with a bang last night.

We had seven matches take place. Maga stars proved their worths, championships changed hands, historic reigns ended and The Rock showed up and showed out.

My colleague Alex McCarthy put together a run through of the results, which can be viewed below.

If you want to recap last night's live coverage by yours truly, Lewis Browning, you can click here.

WRESTLEMANIA NIGHT TWO!

Hello one and all! We are back again!

This time it's the big one. If you thought night one was good, I reckon the surface has not yet even been scratched.

We have six matches on the card tonight, headlined by Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title in a Bloodline Rules match. It is going to be chaos.

The action will get underway in an hour's time - around 12pm BST - and we will be with you throughout the night for all the latest update and coverage from Philadelphia.

So strap in, grab a coffee or five and enjoy the ride!

 Cody Rhodes enters the ring during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by WWE)

 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is introduced during a tag team match with Roman Reigns against Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

 Cody Rhodes reacts while fighting against Roman Reigns during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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