WrestleMania 36 2020 Night 2 Review

So after watching night 2 of the "Wrestlemania that was too big for just one night," I can say professional wrestling right now is definitely missing something without an audience.

Night 2 began with yet another pre-show. The only match on the card was a simple but entertaining between Liv Morgan and Natalya. It was a very basic match, they ran through the paces of any match. No particular highlights from either Liv Morgan or the veteran Natalya. It was all in all, a rather forgettable match but entertaining enough to get the job done. Liv Morgan took the win after a rollup pin. Overall rating: 5/10 MVP: Liv Morgan for pinning a veteran of woman's wrestling

Next was a fight I was intrigued by, Charlotte Flair versus Rhea Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship. Both women put on a spectacular show. There was lot of back and forth before, Charlotte finally got the upper hand, when Rhea tried to kick her off the apron but using the ropes Charlotte grabbed the leg, jumped and let gravity do the rest. Following this Charlotte went to work on the leg. Rhea did get some decent offense in, despite this. The pain though, finally made Rhea break as Charlotte tapped her out with a Figure Eight Leg Lock. Becoming a three-time NXT Women's Champion. Overall Rating: 7.5/10 MVP: Rhea Ripley for her impressive showing against the 10 time WWE Women's Champion.

Next was a match they seem to have come up with on the spot, with absolutely no build, Aleister Black versus Bobby Lashley. The beginning of the match was mainly just basic grappling. However, it is always a highlight to see Black's athleticism and Lashley is just entertaining to watch. Highlights of the match have to be Black countering the spear with a kick to Lashley's head, Lana shouting at Lashley to spear him and Lashley listening to her before getting his head kicked clean off. Black picked up the win with a Black Mass, while Bobby looked on audibly wondering why he listened to a woman with next to no wrestling experience. Overall Rating: 6/10 MVP: Aleister Black for beating a more physically opposing opponent.

Next was a match with two people I am surprised to say I actually cared for, Dolph Ziggler versus Otis. Now people who don't religiously watch wrestling won't understand why, but put simply it was a Beauty and the Beast tale with Otis and the stunning Mandy Rose playing the leads and Dolphy Ziggler and Mandy's ex-best friend, Sonya Deville, playing Gaston and Lefou respectively. Sonya did distract the ref as Otis went for his finisher, the Catapillar, yes it is as ridiculous as it sounds. Taking advantage of the situation Dolph kicked Otis's testicles into his throat. Mandy came out, slapped the taste out of Deville's mouth. Mandy then low-blowed Dolph. Otis came out with the win after hitting Dolph with the Catterpillar. Following which he shared a sweet kiss with his beloved. Overall Rating: 8/10 MVP: Otis, for getting me to care about a redneck mid-carder.

Next was one of the most emotional matches on the card, a Last Man Standing match between Edge and Randy Orton. Now this controversial, but I was supporting Randy in the fight. Randy for the beginning was the dominant wrestler, beating Edge while explaining his reasons, basically, Edge is his "brother" and he doesn't want Edge, who is too stubborn to reason with to end up breaking his neck again. However, Edge did make a comeback following which we got about twenty minutes of men hitting each other with very dangerous objects trying to get their opponent to give out. Edge did finally get Randy to stay down for the count of ten after hitting Randy in the back of the neck with a steel chair with an enraged look in his eyes. However, it was plain to see that Edge's neck was not at one hundred percent and he should at least stop using the spear as he could damage his neck further and there are other stars doing better versions of it. At the end, was an emotional interaction, as we watch Edge placing his head an unconscious Randy Orton's head with tears welling up in his eyes. Overall Rating: 7/10 MVP: Both superstars for taking a hell of a beating and giving just as good as they got.

Next was a forgettable tag team match between the Street Profits and Angel Garza and Austin Theory. There isn't much to talk about, other than Angel Garza vibrating on a poor Montez Ford. However the match did end with Austin Theory and Angel Garza and their very high pitched manager Zelina Vega blindsiding the title retaining Street Profits before Bianca Bellair came to their rescue. Overall Rating: 4/10 MVP: Bianca Bellair for evening out the score

Next was the fatal five-way elimination match for the Smackdown Women's Championship between Lacey Evans, Naomi, Tamina, Sasha Banks and the moody teenager of a champion Bayley. Lacey, Naomi, Sasha, and Bayley all teamed up to take out the forboding and biggest threat in Tamina. Following this Sasha tapped out Naomi to the Bank Statement. Then two best friends, Bayley and Sasha, double-teamed Lacey Evans, until one wrong move in which Bayley hit Sasha. As tensions built between the two, Lacey used her opportunity taking Sasha out with a Woman's Right. Now in a one on one situation, Bayley, with a lot of screaming, began her attack before Lacey finally got the upper hand. Just as it looked like Lacey was about to become the new champ, Sasha ran in and hit her with a backbreaker. Bayley then pinned to retain before proceeding to shout that she is untouchable. I, for one cannot wait for Bazler or Rousey to get their hands on Bayley and end this bloody awful title run. Overall Rating: 5.5/10 MVP: Sasha Banks for making her presence felt.

Now was the weirdest match I have ever seen, that somehow worked. John Cena versus Bray Wyatt or the Fiend, in a Firefly Funhouse Match, still have no idea what the actual hell that is. John Cena went into the Funhouse as the normal John Cena we know today. Thereafter Ramblin Rabbit sent him into a weird door and we are taken into a weird dimension where we see Johne Cena as a rookie and Bray and John act out the iconic scene in which we first met Cena with Bray stepping in for Kurt Angle. Following which was a hilarious situation of John trying to hit Bray but missing every time. Next, we were taken back to Hulk Hogan's time where John Cena and Bray Wyatt acted out the introduction of Macho Man and Hulk Hogan's tag-team. Proceeding this John worked out until he could no longer use his arms. Then we were taken back to the time of The Doctor of Thuganomics, John Cena. In which John was portrayed to be bullying Bray. Then we saw shades of the old Bray before doing another time jump. This time back the days of the NWO. Bray stepped in for Eric Bishow for the introduction of Hulk Hogan(John Cena). Finally, John attacked Bray beating him to a pulp before looking down and discovering he Huskus the Pig Boy. The Fiend then blindsided John putting on the Mandible Claw, before hitting him with a Sister Abigail and applying the Mandible Claw again. Bray counts the pin as the Fiend wins. Overall Rating: 8/10 MVP: Bray Wyatt for the recreation of iconic wrestling moments and confusing the hell out of me.

Now was the match I had been waiting for, Drew Mcintyre versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. Drew hit Brock with a Claymore Kick and as he was going for number two, Lesnar countered into a german suplex. Brock hit Drew with a few more Suplexes, before an F5 and pinning. Drew, thankfully, kicked out. Lesnar hit him with yet another F5 and pinned and once again Drew kicked out. Once again F5 and kick out. Lesnar set up for another F5 but Drew countered this into a Claymore Kick. Drew hit him with two more Claymore Kicks before pinning for the three count to become WWE Champion. While there really wasn't any special spots in the match it was a feel-good moment as Drew had finally achieved his goal after a fifteen-year long career and it was a great way to end Wrestlemania especially given the times. Overall Rating: 7.5/10 MVP: Drew Mcintyre for reaching the pinnacle of pro-wrestling. This was a weird Wrestlemania but night 1 definitely was better than night 2. Night 2 Overall Rating 6/10 Match of the Night: Firefly Funhouse Match John Cena verus Bray Wyatt Wrestler of the Night: Drew Mcintyre Weekend Overall Rating: 6.5/10 Match of the Weekend: Tag Team Triple Threat Best Wrestler of the Weekend: John Morisson