WrestleMania 42 Night 1 (Toss Boss Recap): Results, Highlights, and Toss Boss Grades

Las Vegas showed up, Allegiant Stadium was loud, and WrestleMania Night 1 delivered the kind of chaos that makes you text your group chat like you’re reporting live from a crime scene. Ticket sales hit 50,386, the vibes hit unhinged, and by the end of the night we had returns, tributes, spears, exposed turnbuckles, and at least one bird that got more over than half the roster.

Here’s your Toss Boss-style recap—results, highlights, and grades.

The Usos & LA Knight vs. The Vision & IShowSpeed

The Usos & LA Knight def. The Vision & IShowSpeed Grade: B

This was pure “WrestleMania appetizer” energy—fast, loud, and built to keep the crowd hot. The Usos were smooth like always, LA Knight was LA Knight (meaning he got the people fed), and IShowSpeed brought the kind of chaos that makes you wonder if the ring crew also doubles as security. Fun, punchy, and it didn’t drag. Exactly what it needed to be.

Unsanctioned Match

Jacob Fatu def. Drew McIntyre Grade: A-

Unsanctioned matches are basically WWE saying, “This didn’t happen,” right before it very much happens. This was a fight, not a match. Drew brought the violence like a man trying to win an argument with his fists, and Fatu brought that “I was born for this” menace.

Fatu beating a guy like McIntyre in this setting is a statement. Not a tweet. A statement.

Women’s Tag Team Title Match (Fatal 4-Way)

Paige & Brie Bella def. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss; Nia Jax & Lash Legend; Bayley & Lyra Valkyria Grade: B-

This match started with a curveball: Nikki Bella came out on crutches and said she couldn’t compete. The crowd basically hijacked the whole opening chanting “WE WANT PAIGE” like it was a hostage negotiation.

Then boom—Paige returns, and the building loses its mind. And let me tell you: Paige looked way better than she did in AEW. She came in like “I’m back, and I brought receipts.”

Big moment: Alexa Bliss wore a giant firefly tribute to Bray Wyatt, and it was genuinely touching—one of those WrestleMania visuals that sticks.

Finish? Nikki got involved (because of course), Lyra got introduced to the crutch express, and Paige hit Rampage on Bliss for the win. Another year, another WrestleMania where Bayley gets upstaged by a surprise return like it’s a tradition.

WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title

Becky Lynch def. AJ Lee Grade: B

The entrances were peak WrestleMania: The Wonder Years played Becky out, and AJ came out with mini AJ Lees carrying replica titles. Adorable. Like, “awww”—right before they started trying to remove each other’s heads.

Match had a nice rhythm: AJ’s missile dropkick was clean, the crowd was into it, and Becky did Becky things—meaning she spent half the match wrestling and the other half arguing with the ref like she was disputing a parking ticket.

The finish was classic “WrestleMania villain math”: exposed turnbuckle + ref turned around = AJ eats the post, Becky gets the win. Solid match, strong presentation, and AJ looked like she never left.

Gunther vs. Seth Rollins

Gunther def. Seth Rollins Grade: A-

This was the “oh, we’re doing that tonight” match.

Seth came out looking like a final boss from a video game—leather trench coat, mask, black contacts—then Gunther attacked him before the bell while Seth’s music was still playing. That’s not a match start, that’s a mugging.

They brawled everywhere, chairs flew, announce tables got abused, and the crowd was cooking. Seth hit a Pedigree and a stomp for a nearfall, Gunther kept answering like a man who doesn’t believe in being impressed.

Finish came with Gunther locking in a rear-naked choke and putting Seth down. And then—because wrestling can’t just let you feel one emotion at a time—Bron Breakker ran down and speared Rollins, then hugged Paul Heyman like he just signed the most evil contract imaginable.

WWE Women’s World Title

Liv Morgan def. Stephanie Vaquer Grade: B

Liv got the full production entrance—performed “Trouble” live with dancers—while Vaquer got the “you’re here to work” entrance. But once the bell rang, they went straight into a brawl, no warm-up, no small talk.

Vaquer looked strong and had the crowd with her, but the usual WrestleMania nonsense arrived: distractions, outside shots, and Liv capitalized with Oblivion for the win.

Then the post-match turned into a whole variety show:

• John Cena announced attendance: 50,386, and joked he was “taking the over.”

• Bianca Belair returned and announced her pregnancy: “The EST is having a baby!”

That’s a WrestleMania moment—huge pop, real emotion, instant replay forever.

Undisputed WWE Title

Cody Rhodes def. Randy Orton Grade: A-

This main event had everything: nostalgia, blood, celebrity chaos, and a finish that felt like it came out of a soap opera written by a wrestling fan who drinks espresso at midnight.

First: Pat McAfee got his own entrance and got booed like he stole everyone’s fries. Then Cody’s entrance hit the nostalgia button hard—past gimmicks included—and yes, Stardust got the biggest pop, because wrestling fans are nothing if not consistent in their chaos.

Then it got ridiculous in the best way:

• McAfee and Orton jumped Cody.

• Cody hit McAfee with Cross Rhodes.

• Jelly Roll appeared out of nowhere and put McAfee through a table with a flying elbow.

• Crowd chanted “YOU DESERVE IT!” while McAfee got stretchered out.

The match itself started slow, then built. Orton bled, Cody leaned into the boos, and at one point a bird flew over the stadium and got its own chant. WrestleMania, baby.

The closing stretch was wild: RKOs, ref bumps, eye poke, low blow energy, and then McAfee came back in a neck brace and tried to count… two. Orton RKO’d McAfee, but Cody pounced with Cross Rhodes for the win.

Cody beating Orton in that kind of messy, dramatic finish felt like a statement: he’s not just surviving—he’s adapting.

Quick Results + Grades (Night 1)

• The Usos & LA Knight def. The Vision & IShowSpeed — B

• Jacob Fatu def. Drew McIntyre — A-

• Paige & Brie Bella def. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss; Nia Jax & Lash Legend; Bayley & Lyra Valkyria (Women’s Tag Team Title) — B-

• Becky Lynch def. AJ Lee (Women’s IC Title) — B

• Gunther def. Seth Rollins — A-

• Liv Morgan def. Stephanie Vaquer (Women’s World Title) — B

• Cody Rhodes def. Randy Orton (Undisputed WWE Title) — A-

Attendance/Ticket Sales: 50,386 (Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas)