What’s a “Second City Saint” to a “Tribal Chief,” whose only god is his own ego? Las Vegas bore witness to the clash of immortals in WWE WrestleMania 42 Sunday’s most important event, when Roman Reigns challenged for CM Punk’s WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Their battle tested the boundaries of WWE’s finest competitors, but when it was throughout, Reigns stood, the brand new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Punk and Reigns’s old-fashioned wrestling lock-ups didn’t last long. After some alternative words, they exchanged shoves before Punk struck Reigns on the cheek with a jab. The night’s first canvas-shaking blow got here when Reigns dropped Punk with a Samoan Drop before hitting him with a right fist.
A visit to the surface briefly saw a comeback for Punk, but Reigns quickly sent him rolling across the announce tables and into the gang. Reigns’ habitual showboating, nonetheless, opened the door for Punk to nail him with a clothesline from the barricade. Back contained in the ring, Reigns whaled on Punk, but a missed Superman Punch allowed for Punk to nail Reigns with a crossbody takedown.
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After nailing Reigns mid-Superman Punch with two knee strikes, Punk took the fight outside again with a suicide dive. Reigns was manhandled across the Spanish and English announce tables, but when Punk attempted to capitalize with a top-rope dive, Reigns toppled him over and right into a treacherous strike exchange on the apron. Punk’s night went from bad to worse when he found himself hung in a Tree of Woe position, and Reigns’ night drastically improved as he laid Punk out with three Superman Punches and a blow with the steel steps.
With Punk busted open, Reigns attempted one other Superman Punch, simply to get caught with a GTS. Reigns responded with a Spear and attempted a GTS of his own, but Punk refused to be humiliated. Punk, fueled by his own ego, returned the emasculating favor with a successful Superman Punch before grabbing the ula fala from the gang, jaunting around with it before preparing for a Spear. He ran straight into Reigns’ enraged grip, and Reigns began choking Punk out. The 2 of them exchanged submissions, but while each men were broken and battered, their spirits refused to yield.
Allegiant Stadium gasped as Punk tossed his discarded wrist wrap to Reigns, only to make use of the referee’s disposal routine as a window for a low blow. Punk followed up with a top-rope Elbow to Reigns through the announce table, but each men couldn’t follow up on their GTS and Spear attempts as their bodies collapsed within the ring. Ultimately, Reigns was the primary to his feet, and two Spears secured him his fifth world title win.
Reigns earned the suitable to challenge for Punk’s title when he won his second Royal Rumble in late January. Now, Reigns has fulfilled his Royal Rumble right to say his seventh WWE world title.