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WWE WrestleMania 42 Night 2 Main Event Grade: CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns Lived up to The Hype

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CM Punk and Roman Reigns closed out WrestleMania 42 Night 2 in Las Vegas. Here is the full grade and analysis of the World Heavyweight Championship main event.

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After a lackluster Night 1, Night 2 of WrestleMania 42 delivered. That's especially true of the main event, where Roman Reigns beat CM Punk to win the World Heavyweight Championship. The match was Reigns’ best WrestleMania match of his career.

It was also a true moment for Punk, who, for years, fought for a main event spot. Both had the crowd, reserved through two nights, in the palm of their hands. Cody Rhodes vs.

Randy Orton, the main event of Night 1, didn’t feel like there was a big payoff . Reigns vs. Punk did, and then some.