Wrestlemania 42 Night 1 Grades: Rhodes retains despite Orton/McAfee combo, Morgan beats Vaquer, Breakker/Paige returns
The Sporting Tribune's Fernando Ramirez grades every Wrestlemania 42 Night 1 match from Orton vs. Rhodes to Paige's return and Liv Morgan's huge victory.
Randy Orton stands tall over Cody Rhodes after Wrestlemania 41 Night 1. WrestleMania 42 returned to Allegiant Stadium for the second straight year, with Night One running at four hours long. The ending saw a bloodied Randy Orton standing tall over an equally bloodied Cody Rhodes, even after losing the Undisputed WWE Championship match.
No match prior to Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes exceeded 15 minutes, with the longest being Seth Rollins vs. Gunther.
There were wrestlers put through tables, big-time returns, title retentions, and several new champions. It was a strong Night One of WrestleMania, and here are the grades for the event: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee for the WWE Championship The buildup had many fans questioning the decision to insert McAfee a few weeks ago, but WWE quickly wrote him out before the match began.
Rhodes had Jelly Roll put McAfee through the announce table, and as he was stretchered out, the bell rang and the match got underway. Seeing Orton hit a Cross Rhodes and Rhodes deliver an RKO was fantastic, especially given the history between the two. It was a strong match between two elite competitors.
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