Cody Rhodes’ eye wasn’t swollen shut by the punt from Randy Orton — it was a punch from Orton to Rhodes that was a little too stiff right before the moment where Rhodes feigned poking him in the eyes, then Orton gave ref Charles Robinson a RKO “by mistake” selling that he couldn’t see. (PWI) If you watch it back you can see his eye swelling shut long before said punt occurs.
According to his post on Instagram, Pat McAfee is completely out of the wrestling business following Randy Orton’s loss at WrestleMania 42 last night. We can only hope.
Here are WWE World results from Saturday. (FF)
- Harlem Lewis beat Kam Hendrix
- Kali Armstrong beat Nikkita Lyons
- Axiom beat Grayson Waller
And here are results from Friday. (FF)
- NXT Women’s Championship Match: Lola Vice beat Jaida Parker
- Kendal Grey beat Ivy Nile
- Sol Ruca beat Izzi Dame
- NXT Championship Match: Tony D’Angelo beat Bravo Americano
I’m sad to report (via Marc Mero) that WCW veteran Van Hammer (Mark Hildreth) has passed away at 66 years old. No cause of death has been revealed. My condolences to his family, friends and fans.
The results of Joey Janela’s Spring Break Clusterfuck are below. (FF)
- GCW Ultraviolent Championship Hardcore Kingdom Steel Cage Match: Matt Tremont def. Otis Cogar
- Immortal Clusterfuck Match: Shotzi Blackheart def. Everybody There (Dozens and Dozens of People)
Content streamer GFed was kicked out of WrestleMania and banned from WWE events for reasons that are still unclear since (as far as we know) he bought a ticket and hadn’t done anything wrong.
Here’s the card for WrestleMania 42 tonight. (WWE)
- Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- WWE Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Penta vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
- WWE Women’s Championship Match: Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley
- WWE United States Championship Match: Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams
- “The Demon” Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio (Street Fight)
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns
ESPN reporter Andreas Hale was turned away at WrestleMania. It’s not surprising they’d be that petty given he gave Wrestlepalooza a C and Crown Jewel Perth a B before TKO banned ESPN from grading WWE events altogether.
