[8.0] "Femi/Lesnar-****. As good as short matches go I guess. Lesnar did the job and that's all that matters. Non-retirement was a emotional moment for sure. Ladder match-****1/2. Great spotfest. It wasn't over the top and everyone got their moment to shine. Trick/Sami-*1/2. Street fight-***1/4 Pretty fun even though it was short. Ripley/Cargill-***1/2. I liked this match a lot, just like previous match, there was no wasted motion and Rhea's got a nice chemistry with Jade. I'd argue this was Jade's best WWE match and Rhea further established her reputation as big match performer. Punk/Reigns-*****. They couldn't have a better match even if they tried. Probably best pure wrestling match Roman has ever had and his streak of great WM matches continues. Punk was incredible too, Roman can't have this sort of match with anyone else. Overall an amazing show."

"Outside of the main event this mania was mid, since they started doing the two night format WrestleMania's have not been all that good from start to finish it's always been 1 or 2 matches carrying the whole show"

[8.0] "Mania 42's night 2 was a much better showing that night 1. Oba vs Brock being a great short match and hot opener for the shower, the ladder match was great as well, Jade vs Rhea is much better than what I expected, and the main event between Punk and Roman was excellent. Trick beating Sami for the US title in a decent match, Finn vs Dom was ok, but underwhelming for a street fight match. Really good show!"

[7.0] "A great main event, but I'm not sure it is one of the best Mania matches ever. It was great, especially for a Roman match and really delivered with giving us one defining, excellent match from this years Mania. The rest was middling, even if the matches were longer than Night One, some still felt rather hollow. Finn and Dom should've been a barn-burning classic, wrapping up years of history. If booked properly this blow-off could have had huge ramifications. Instead it felt unimportant, as did the match itself. Genuinely one of the bigger mid-card stories in recent history and nothing to show for it. Judgment Day cannot catch a damn break and is clearly not thought of with high priority, no katter how much potential the group has ever had, its creative height was with Rhea. How many years ago was that? Tangent over, just makes me sad. Rhea VS Jade was fine, an expected result but the two played off one another better than I expected and I have to give credit for that. But I've seen Rhea have some of the best matches on a Mania card since 2020, this wasn't one of those. Trick and Oba getting their moments was huge for their momentum and despite both matches not being anything substantial, they will be counted as positives in my book for elevating two very deserving stars. The Ladder Match was Match of the entire show. Hell yes dude. And it got the ESPN rub on top of everything, so for a change, casuals and non-fans had some really great things to watch while at the barber shop, or airport. This was a banger, a Mania classic in my opinion that shows why every Mania should include a badass ladder match. Smackdown before (maybe after? ) Mania last year proved that they have the talent to do this on a big stage and I'm very glad they did. All competitors were excellent in their roles and I have no notes, Penta retains a ton of momentum from this and it is deserved, he is a megastar if ever there was one. I do wish for the eventual Lucha Bros reunion sooner rather than later, but if we can't get Fenix featured prominently I at least take solace in knowing they take Penta seriously, they should, he is best in the world caliber. This show was a significant upgrade from Night One, it didn't save this Mania from being 5/10 overall for me, but there were two excellent matches and smart booking decisions propelled the other matches from decent to good, in my eyes. Night 2 is about a 7/10 for me."

[8.0] "The Disaster class that we had the Previous night overshadowed by the saviour that is night 2 What a show if this show got more Wreslting and less ads, this would've been a solid 10 otherwise one of the Greatest wrestlemania main event in Company history no interference Just 2 great athletes in the sport Wrestling in a Great match this show was good but the only downside is why playing ads when the superstar is entering in the stadium Dragon Lee got visibily upset while making his entrance its a PPV/PLE for gods sake"

[9.0] "I'm going to have to go with the minority here. I think that this night was so much better than Night 1 and it's not even close. I will first actually have to give extra points to this because of the entire theme change for this night that made it have a completely different feel and vibe which made it much better. It is a little presentation detail that I do love and take into perspective whenever I do grade these. Brock and Oba was really surprising with the squash in less than 5 minutes, but was truly the right call that makes Oba the next big thing [9/10]. The Ladder Match for the IC Championship was so, so good and stole the show with crazy wrestling, and crazy spots that had me fully invested [10/10]. Trick and Sami was short and sweet and achieved what it needed to achieve while still having good wrestling [6/10]. The Street Fight was actually pretty decent, and had some good wrestling, but also took me back to the old days with the Demon being put over and being scary and awesome. It probably should have gotten more time, but beggars can't be choosers. Overall, really fun match [8/10]. Jade vs. Rhea was actually a really good match and showed that Jade Cargill is starting to have good matches. It also helps that you have one of the best women's wrestlers in the world as your dancing partner [7/10]. Then Roman vs. Punk was absolute cinema and was Roman's best pure wrestling match he's ever had. This legitimately was one of the best WrestleMania Main Events I have ever seen. This was also one of the best WrestleMania matches of all time. Also had great in-ring storytelling. Pure Cinema. [10/10] Overall, really, really good Night 2 that saved the overall WrestleMania and created a very memorable night. [9/10]."

[9.0] "WrestleMania 42 Night 2 was everything Night 1 wasn't -- cohesive, well-paced, and full of matches that both delivered and mattered. Night 1 had its moments, but Night 2 was the WrestleMania. The combined weekend attendance of 106, 072 will generate enormous economic headlines for Las Vegas for the second straight year. The combined championship results -- Reigns, Ripley, Williams, Femi emerging, the IC ladder match elevating six performers at once -- leave Raw and SmackDown entering a summer with genuinely refreshed and compelling directions. If there's a criticism, it's the familiar one: match times across both nights were often frustratingly short, with commercials and sponsorship segments chewing into what should have been longer showcases. But Night 2, taken as a whole, was a worthy main event to WrestleMania 42 -- and Reigns vs. Punk was the show's defining statement: wrestling at its highest level, from two of its best practitioners, on the biggest stage, without interference or gimmicks. That is exactly what WrestleMania should feel like."

[7.0] "La deuxième nuit de WrestleMania corrige clairement le tir par rapport à la première, avec une ouverture percutante et un main event à la hauteur des attentes, malgré un ventre de carte plus inégal. Le show démarre très fort avec Oba Femi face à Brock Lesnar. Le match correspond exactement à ce qu'il promettait : un affrontement brutal, direct, sans fioritures. On peut regretter une durée un peu courte, mais le format reste cohérent avec le style des deux hommes. La victoire de Femi est majeure : elle le crédibilise immédiatement comme une future tête d'affiche. En revanche, l'annonce de la retraite de Lesnar est un véritable choc. Au-delà de la surprise, c'est la fin d'une présence marquante, et son absence laissera forcément un vide. Le Ladder Match est l'autre énorme réussite de la soirée. Une véritable démonstration du genre : rythme effréné, créativité, prises de risques, spots spectaculaires... Tout y est. Chaque participant apporte sa pierre à l'édifice, et le match remplit parfaitement son rôle de moment fort, spectaculaire et mémorable. Après ce départ idéal, la soirée connaît un creux. Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn, Finn Bálor vs Dominik Mysterio, et Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill sont tous de bons matchs sur le plan technique, mais leur durée limitée les empêche de raconter une véritable histoire. Ils laissent une impression d'inachevé, surtout dans un contexte WrestleMania où l'on attend davantage de développement dramatique. Le Main Event entre Roman Reigns et CM Punk vient heureusement conclure la soirée sur une note exceptionnelle. C'est le match le plus abouti des deux nuits : intensité, narration, engagement physique... Tout est au rendez-vous. L'image de Punk, épuisé au point de s'effondrer, offrant involontairement la victoire à Reigns, renforce encore l'impact dramatique. C'est exactement ce qu'on attend d'un main event de WrestleMania. Au final, cette deuxième nuit surpasse nettement la première grâce à quelques moments majeurs. Néanmoins, l'ensemble de WrestleMania reste inégal. Deux matchs se détachent clairement tandis que le reste, bien que solide, manque souvent d'ampleur pour marquer durablement."

[9.0] "Night 2 of WrestleMania 42 was FIVE TIMES BETTER than Night 1! The ladder match was insane, the main event was amazing, and all the other matches were very good. It's crazy how much better an event can be if wrestlers are actually given a proper amount of time to tell a story."

[4.0] "Two shows... one match worth watching... uh uh Mediocre. While it is tempting to say this show works perfectly as microcosmic representation of how consumerism kills art and leave it there, this years Wrestlemania is a show which is far more interesting to discuss than it id to watch, with one exception. Viewers on the night were able to know the stories and find various forms of engagement with the show due to them: backstage drama between Rhea & Jade, Lil Yatchy being enlisted as a backhanded pissing on Travis Scott, even The Brock Lesnar retirement shaped out into a tutorial on how to lose without putting your opponent over. Unfortunately, that leaves me feeling as though this wrestlemania will become extremely dated, extremely quickly. There isn't a watchable show without backstage drama, and nearly all of this backstage drama will be forgotten by August of the same year. The main event is the exception, it is truly iconic and will define Wrestlemania's of the 2020s even more so than the Roman vs Cody series of matches has. The main event leaves me wanting to give this show a higher score, but when the entirety of the weekend was one of the worst runs of production, pacing, and scheduling; it becomes more a question of how many points can 40 minutes add to 8 hours of entertainment. Without the main event this weekend would have easily been a 1-2/10, but with it we've got a 4. Now just imagine how audiences would've felt coming out of the weekend if we had gotten a 4/10 show with that main event stapled on instead of a 1/10."

[6.0] "[6 / 10] Great wrestling that is abysmal to watch live, which is a step up from Day 1, but further reinforces why, as someone in Europe, watching live is maybe the worst way to consume WWE these days. It's so hard to get invested when I feel like I can get up and take my dog for a walk in between each match. This compounded my frustrations with Night 1, but for Night 2, it actively hindered my enjoyment of an otherwise good show. So yeah, overall, this was a good, bordering on great show towards the end, but it's so hard to recommend any show that actively discourages me from watching and enjoying it live, because that is half the enjoyment, feeling those moments, especially in person. /// Best of the night: Punk V Reigns - not really a competition really. These two brought out the best in each other and have absolutely cemented themselves as one of the best Wrestlemania main events ever. I wasn't a massive fan of the ending. I understand they were trying to convey Punk's age catching up with him, but it needed a little more build to it. Swinging and missing on a single punch at the end of a match to portray how your body has betrayed you is maybe a little overdramatic, but it's a very small blip on an overall great match /// Worst of the night: Zayn V Trick - this wasn't necessarily a bad match, but it suffered from the same issue as most matches from Night 1 in that it needed maybe another 5 or so minutes to give that final gear. But overall, they executed their story, got across the point and still had a decent match."

[8.0] "Really enjoyed night 2, as it was a great show top to bottom. It is good that the matches got more time, and it made the in-ring quality better. The main event was just wow and masterful."

[6.0] "If this wasn't WrestleMania, I feel like this show would have a slightly higher rating, at least. Considering that it is WrestleMania though, it's good but still underwhelming. Oba had a perfect WrestleMania moment, I will say that, and I liked the ladder match but don't think it's a really special one. So, first hour was pretty good altogether. The mid card was just kinda boring. Sami and Trick should've had a better, actual match, but i'm extremely happy with Trick having his WrestleMania moment as well. The street fight was a slog to get through, and the "Demon" was just making me cringe, I'm sorry. That was one of the lows of the entire weekend for me. Jade did surprisingly well, and I think that with a couple more minutes, she and Rhea could've put on a really good-to-great match but it was short and sweet (at least it got over 10 minutes). Now, the main event was perfect. THAT was a WrestleMania match, a main event. Punk finally got it, and he delivered, and so did Roman as much as I'm not a fan of him. Congratulations to both men for that. It still didn't make me LOVE the event overall."

[7.0] "Not the worst WrestleMania that WWE put out, but certainly not the best. It was an okay showing, with highlights being the Oba squash, the Intercontinental Ladder match, and the Main Event. Speaking of the Oba match, it was a spectacle to say the least. The intercontinental match was also a really good match, real AEW vibes ngl. The US title match could have gone for longer, and it should've, 10 mins is not enough for Trick and Sami, they're both real good story tellers, and they could have done more with them. Balor vs Mysterio is a personal low-light, but I don't want go do into details. Rhea vs. Jade Cargill was nice, and a good showing from all. The Danhausen segment was really weird with the little people, and Michael Cole saying a slur on commentary because "they told me to say that" was really fucked imo. This should have been binned for a different idea, the little people idea was not the smartest the WWE had. The Main Event deffinately was the star of the show, just 2 men hacking and slashing eachother until one can't stand up no more."

[6.0] "Yes this is better than night 1 obviously but I think night 1's critical failure gave night 2 too much leeway as this is better and from a wrestling perspective still good but fuck this is still a disappointing show considering it's Wrestle fucking Mania. The Brock vs Oba match was exciting but too short. The ladder match was great but only half the field got entrances. Sami Zayn vs Trick Williams was so lackluster that it may as well have not happened. Dominik Mysterio vs Finn Balor was another ok hardcore plunder match. Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill was better than it had any right to be in the sense that it was a Cargill match that was good. The main event delivered where night 1's main event failed and while I do understand people's love of that match it really isn't my thing. Overall the wrestling is good but none of it felt special and that's because it wasn't treated as such if it wasn't the main event. No backstage segments, one video package and much like night 1's highlight being Bianca Belair's pregnancy announcement, night 2's highlight is Danhausen and a bunch of Minihausens. It's the better of the two nights for sure but good enough to forgive how much of a soulless WrestleMania this has been? absolutely not"

[7.0] "Night two was so much better than night one. It had great momentum from start to finish. Special mention goest to the first two match and the main event, which were genuinely excellent. The other three matches weren't bad at all, they were simply a step below those standouts. The overall booking was pretty much what I expected for each match, although I was surprised by Oba Femi almost squashing Brock Lesnar and by Brock's retirement, which honestly felt like a welcome decision. Congratulations as well to Roman Reigns and CM Punk for that main event. Punk once again proved that he still has plenty of great years ahead of him with a performance like that and that he is still capable of doing so much in the ring."

[9.0] "I honestly don't get how WWE can pull off such a trainwreck of a Night 1 only to follow it up with an exceptional Night 2. Everything clicked this Sunday. Sure, the card looked better on paper, but the quality was actually there. The match I was hyped for the most was Oba vs. Lesnar, and it was a total masterclass. Two monsters, pure power, high intensity--it had everything. Plus, we got the right winner with Oba, who is now officially launched into orbit. It just goes to show you can have a 5-minute match that is actually great. The Ladder Match was really good, though no one doubted it given the workers involved. Williams vs. Zayn delivered once again with great storytelling and the right result; a flawless run so far. Balor vs. Dom was also solid. I was genuinely afraid of a squash, but it was a competitive and well-booked match (Side note: I find "The Demon" gimmick really kitschy at this point, he should probably drop the Stardust-esque theatrics). Cargill vs. Ripley was the weakest match for me. I wasn't invested in the storyline to begin with, so it was hard to get into it, but it wasn't a total disaster either. And finally, the Main Event. I'm a big fan of both Punk and Reigns, but during this match, I realized Reigns is definitely my favorite wrestler right now. I was jumping at every nearfall and screaming for him to win. It started slow, maybe, and it was long as expected, but man, was it good. Both matches I looked forward to the most (Oba/Lesnar and Punk/Reigns) more than lived up to the hype. Rating: 9/10 (I'm skipping the Danhausen segment; I guess I'm just not the target audience for that)."

[6.0] "Ok so night 1 of this wrestlemania has been better as in its actually watchable compared to night 1. Sadly the Sami vs Trick match was too short and Rhea vs Cargil wasn't as great either. But the good news is that Brock Lesnar retired, The Intercontinental Ladder match was amazing and that Roman vs Punk match exceeded expectations. Honestly as much as I hate the path that WWE is heading on its pretty watchable. 6/10"

[10.0] "Far Far better than night 1 crap and all matches makes sense and also get's decent time and we all know that Brock matches is always short in length so no issue and in start os the sunday night we got peak emotional shock when Brock retires and we didn't expect and then a banger ladder match my god what a banger match that was 15 plus minutes of non stop action I like that match and I hope wwe also do these types of ladder matches in future WrestleManias and then decent match of us title i hope it gets more time just like backlash match but atleast trick got his mania moment correct decision by wwe. And then a great street fight with some great spots and match also get's time. And then a banger women's match and it's best jade match in wwe till date and she outshined ripley here so a great match and then cena kit miz danhausen and his midgets segment great entertainment and then a generational main event my god what a match easily one of the greatest mania matches you would ever seen storytelling in ring chemistry payoff everything looks perfect and yes it's a 10/10 for me atleast."

[10.0] "Total Wrestle Kingdom style main event - a complete war of attrition with a story told in chapters and a finish that called back to the build, with an idyllic place, crowd, and setting to support it. This goes on my Mt. Rush of Mania mains, and with time & perspective, may even find itself at the top. I thought about how much I loved wrestling for days after this match."

[9.0] "This was a major improvement over Night 1 (Which was shit) The Main Event was an all timer, Matches got more time, Danhausen was as funhausen as ever, The right people won, The Ladder match was great, It was a very good show compared to Night 1"

[10.0] "Now that was a great show. One that will go down in history. Sure, three matches on the entire card were essentially just one long, uninterrupted bathroom break (Trick Williams' USA win, Jade Cargill's match, Demon Balor vs. Dominik)--the only good thing was Rhea Ripley's bare midriff. But that didn't detract from the quality of the show. Brock Lesnar's beautiful, emotional send-off, the jaw-dropping ladder spot with Penta's victory (probably the only thing that really made me happy during the whole show), and a textbook main event that can truly be called a classic. Well, a classic of the modern era, of course."

"Night two felt like an actual WrestleMania. Roman Reigns v CM Punk might be the best overall wrestling match worldwide in decades. A big night for Jade Cargill, her best match to date, she shined."

[5.0] "This really didn't feel like WrestleMania; the first night was a total disaster. Random, storyless matches. It was way shorter than it should have been. But I'm sure the in-ring quality would have been really bad even if it had been longer. As AJ Styles said, "WrestleMania just doesn't feel as special as it used to." Since the second night wasn't quite as terrible, even if people are fooling themselves, both nights were far below the usual WrestleMania quality. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)"

[9.0] "Now this was a night of Wrestlemania for me. Night 2 felt like a true celebration of being on ESPN with great matches, big moments and pure spectacle. The main event is arguably the best Mania main event I've seen in my life. Night 2 saved the whole Mania weekend from being mid."

[10.0] "One of the best shows in the WWE for a long long time. First night was shit. But this night was amazing. Lesnar retired. Ladder match was great. Trick was put over and won a title. Demon was amazing, i miss this version of Finn Balor. Rhea vs Jade was probably the best match from Jade Cargill carrer. The Main-Event was cinema, 5 star moment, 5 star moment. Amazing night."

[7.0] "A much better show, than the previous night. The ladder match and Main event were both great and everything was alright."

[8.0] "That wasteland-inspired stage from Night 1 turning into a clean cut blue stage for Night 2 is wildly symbolic. Night 1 is that distasteful mess, while Night 2 has some of that WrestleMania magic despite those unbearable ads and alarmingly short matches. Talking about short matches, that earth-shattering opener is the exception to the rule; it's a scorching passing of the torch, and as a die-hard Brock fan, him retiring on the spot hits that much harder. There's that traditional WrestleMania Ladder Match spotfest, which is always fun. Trick getting his WrestleMania moment is cool, it coming out of a rushed 7-minute match is a bit of bummer though. That superfluous Gollum-like version of The Demon is also a bummer, just like his match with Dom, which is painfully underwhelming for a Street Fight. Jade and Rhea redeem themselves after that embarrassing build-up by putting on a rock solid 10-minute match. Corporate Cena as host remains useless, but at least Danhausen gets to have a fun interaction in the ring with him. Punk vs. Roman is everything it needed to be and more; a 34-minute epic of the highest order and a quintessential piece of storytelling that might step on the podium of my favorite WrestleMania main events ever."

[7.0] "The show as plagued by a lot of the same issues as night one, but managed to be an immensely more enjoyable watch thanks to a good women's title match, a fun ladder match and an all timer main event. However the lows were probably lower wrestling wise; brock vs oba was genuinely terrible and the standing ovation he received is extremely cringe considering his current legal situation, the demon match was boring, the danhausen segment was awful and the US title match was over before it began."

[7.0] "Combining my match ratings for the night averages a 6.2, but since I can't rate Brock's surprise 'retirement' and the Danhausen segment, I'll give this a 7. Much better paced than last night. The biggest letdown was the length of Williams/Zayn; if it were just five minutes longer, Williams could've looked better. The best match is so obvious I don't even need to name it; it gave me Taker/Michaels flashbacks."

[5.0] "Better than night one thanks to a fun though forgettable ladder match and a really good WWE style main event. Still the other matches felt rushed and going to short. The same problem with commercials and hype packages as night one, made most of the show feel less important. I did love Punk vs. Reigns though."

[9.0] "I loved WrestleMania 42 Sunday. It was definitely better than WrestleMania Saturday, and I had a blast watching it. The main event was a 5-star match between Roman Reigns and CM Punk that absolutely was worthy of a main event at WrestleMania. It's going to be remembered as a legendary match. I'm so happy for Reigns and Punk delivering such an epic match. I loved the IC Title Ladder Match as well, with Penta, Je'Von Evans, and Rusev all standing out in that match, along with the other good performances. They started things off right with Oba Femi winning big over Brock Lesnar, who retired after his loss. That was a huge moment. Femi came off as a massive star. It wasn't long, but it was exactly what it needed to be, and it's about the moment for Femi. Lesnar saying goodbye after that match is likely his choice. Respect to him for leaving when he wanted to and how he wanted to do it. I'm happy for Trick Williams winning the US Title from Sami Zayn and Rhea Ripley winning the Women's Title from Jade Cargill. That was probably Jade's best singles match in WWE, a credit to her improvement and to how good Ripley is. I would have liked to see more time for the Williams/Zayn match, but at least it was the right result. WrestleMania Saturday disappointed many fans, and the commercials drew widespread complaints. There were still commercials on WrestleMania Sunday, but the action was way better, so the commercial whiners probably could tolerate them more on this show. To sum it up, WrestleMania Sunday absolutely outclassed WrestleMania Saturday. I had fun tonight. Thanks for reading!"

[8.0] "If we exclude the problem of ads, the Night 2 was drastically better than Night 1. Here's my thoughts for each matches: Femi vs Lesnar: Good match, thankfully it was short. // Six Pack Ladder Match: Insane Ladder match, the spots were crazy, perfect length in my opinion. // Williams vs Zayn was deceiving but not really that bad in anyway. // Balor vs Mysterio was good but weirdly enough I think without the demon it would've been better. // Ripley vs Cargill was weirdly good and entertaining, the build really didn't meant anything. The interferences were logic and I thought that Jade might win for a second. // Reigns vs Punk was probably the best match of both nights. I was really wondering who was going to won until the very end. Overall better night, but still too much ads."

[7.0] "top to bottom every match needed to be 5 min longer besides oba femi vs brock lesnar. Femi is a mega star. loved the finish to the ladder match even tho without the camera tricks rusevs movments are nonsensical . trick williams had to win, still not sure why sami zayne had to be the guy tho. lots of guys who were going to put max effort into the match could have had that spot. balor vs mysterio was billed as a street fight but were in their regular gear making it a normal nodq. just advertise it as a nodq. i have no understanding of what the plan is for the smackdown womens division but the match between jade and rhea was really good. perfect for what it needed to be given the short time allotment. main event was special. the type of in-match storytelling every wrestler aspires to. 6/10 show before the main event , takes it up a full point"

[6.0] "Far better than night one and it isn't even close. That being said there was still a lot of not so great spots in this show but at least it had a main event that really felt like a main event. So much finisher stealing across both nights? Like a surprising amount but that's not really a complaint ig."

[8.0] "This was a way better night with almost every match delivering and being worth of WrestleMania. The only exception was Trick vs Sami because it was far too short. The main event was a masterpiece. It's a shame they packed all the best matches into night 1, leaving night 2 with the crumbles. However, it resulted in a great overall event from start to finish"

[3.0] "Better than the night beforehand but that's not really saying much, a lot of promotions could easily top that but props do have to be given to having a hell of an opener between Oba and Brock. The card does go down hill from there. Nothing afterwards is particularly compelling as a whole. The Cena segments opening the show and before the main event were awful. The ads also really messed with a show that could've been better with more ring time given to the performers."

[4.0] "The matches were better than night one which is a great and i am happy for the performers however this still didn't at all feel like a Wrestlemania. Far too many ads, to the point we are missing entrances for them. No backstage vinyets. No backstage interviews. It feels soulless and a slog to watch."

[6.0] "Good show, started and finished strong with some really great matches, the show still could have been so much better, Sami Zayn & Trick Williams having their match being so relevantly short was a big hit to the overall quality as I thought they were on their way to a great match. Like night 1 the commercials greatly caused massive harm to the viewing experience and hence why matches like the US title match was way shorter than what it should have been. The opener was awesome, a great use of five minutes of two massive guys beating the hell out of each other and that was followed with a great ladder match. However you cannot talk about this event without talking about the main event, CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns for the revived version of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship a this moment in time is a top 5 WrestleMania main event in the history of the company's biggest show. Matches: [Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi (***1/2), IC Ladder Match (***1/2), Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams (**1/2), The Demon vs. Dominik Mysterio (**), Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley (***), CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns (****1/2)]"

[9.0] "Oba Femi getting put over: awesome. Brock Lesnar retiring: even better. Ladder Match: best match across both WrestleMania nights, no doubt. Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn: exactly what it needed to be. Nothing special though. A heel Sami turn would've been interesting. Dominik Mysterio vs. "The Demon" Finn Bálor: WHAT AN ENTRANCE FROM BOTH! btw, welcome back Demon Finn. Straight-up banger. Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley: fun match with some really cool spots. Great stuff. And then having Danhausen involved in some way was awesome too. CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns: gotta admit, I'm surprised Roman won clean, no Bloodline interference at all. Excellent match. Easily one of the best of WrestleMania 42, right up there with the ladder match. CM Punk is a genius, magnificent selling. The storytelling had no clear baby or heels, which made every moment of them trying to humiliate and mock each other even better. Instant five-star match."

[6.0] "A noticeable improvement compared to Saturday, but that doesn't take away from how underwhelming this edition of WrestleMania felt. At least Sunday gave us some good moments, such as the shocking retirement of -whether you like it or not-a legend like Brock Lesnar, the rise of Oba Femi, the excellent Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match, and the end of Jade Cargill's poor title reign. Overall, it felt more like a collection of highlights than a consistently engaging show."

[8.0] "Without a doubt the better night of this buy one get one free extravaganza. While I did not hate night 1, it is obvious that it could have been better. This was what it could have looked like. The main event is one of the greatest mains of the last 10 years. My GOAT Punk gave it all he had until Roman had to nearly kill him to win. That was some supreme fighting spirit. It did hit a lull in the middle, but the opening duo was solid, Oba got the biggest win of his life, the ladder match was a top tier spotfest and one of the best Mania showcases I have seen in some time. TKO has been struggling, but all things considered, this was just a solid show."

[8.0] "Like I mentioned for night 1, I am not willing to trash the entire show simply because there are too many commercials. For me, as much as I do NOT like it, it's simply the cost of doing business. When you watch any major sport, fighting promotion, etc., you get a similar result in terms of ad quantity and pacing. Remember, we are paying for a STREAMING service (which allows us to watch tons of other sports / shows too), so we are NOT buying a specific PPV like we used to be with WWE, or like we are with AEW currently. For that reason, you cannot compare apples to apples. If we were paying for WM42, we would NOT have all the ads in between matches, the matches would get to go longer, and the general pacing would be better. With that said, I believe the matches would've benefitted from going longer. Oba and Brock was what it needed to be (the result was the most important thing here), and Brock's seemingly impromptu retirement (? ) added a nice emotional moment that was something special to watch. The ladder match was incredible; I would've preferred to see another 5-7 minutes, but it was well paced, tons of spots, exactly what it needed to be. The Trick / Sami match was probably the low point of the night for me, but it wasn't a "bad" match. Just a forgettable match in terms of in ring performance, and the crowd couldn't seem to get on the same page in that gigantic stadium with the "whoop that trick" chants (although they wanted to). I was fine with the result, and Trick will continue to be established as we move forward. The Balor / Dom match was good but not great. It could've used another 4-5 minutes, could've done a bit more in the way of objects, and it could've used a believable nearfall or two. Good not great. Rhea and Jade exceeded my fairly low expectations, and thought that that match was good enough that I too would've liked to see it go longer. Great sequence at the end, good finish, solid match. And now the main event: It's how you leave them. Most people watch a boxing card or UFC card because of its main event bout. It's not quite the same for wrestling, but I do think that the main event really can make or break a show - in many cases, a great main event can save a weak card, and a terrible main event can spoil a great undercard. In this case, a perfectly paced, deliberately told story between Punk and Reigns salvaged what promised to be an underwhelming wrestlemania weekend, and sent everyone home on a high. My biggest complaint from mania is that most matches didn't get enough time. This one did, and it used every minute brilliantly. Clean finish, no shenanigans, and just an excellent match. Top 5 mania main event in my estimation. 8/10 Sunday overall"

[9.0] "The show was such an improvement from night one it's so amazing the difference between Sunday and Saturday. If any single match was on the card from night one it would've been the best match if not because of the Gunther Rollins match. I love the little Dan house a bit. It was so funny. Me and my dad were laughing our butts off. Overall, it was a great wrestling event and the stories told I'd loved there were things they could improve on, but overall the matches were very good. Also, I like how Brock Lesnar retired out of nowhere. That's very Brock Lesnar of him and not having everybody retired by Gunther is nice to see."

[5.0] "This show is an absolute improvement from night 1. But it's still has an issues that plagued night 1 like ads being too long, matches being way too shorter causing to be hollow. The opening match was great as it gets the job done to put oba over in a great way, and the stunning visual of Brock retiring makes for a good wrestlemania moment. The IC title ladder was good, not suprising. The US title was short and was on its way of becoming interesting, same goes for the street fight. The women's title was okay which is suprising because it would have been bad if Cargill wasn't given an opponent who couldn't carry her. And the main event was just not that great as people think it is. But still gets the job done. Still a middling show. This is really a sad case for WWE.. now that TKO has full control."

[9.0] "I know people are complaining about the short matches and the ads, but an event that had one of the best main events ever, adding to one of the best multiperson ladder matches ever, the show can't be anything but great. Apart from that, Oba became a star here."

[9.0] "MILES ahead of Night #1. I felt like some matches were a little short at times. The main event of Punk vs Roman and the ladder match were unbelievable, the Rhea vs Jade match was WAY better than I thought it would be, Oba vs Brock was exactly what it was supposed to be in a MEGASTAR creating moment for Oba Femi, and the Danhausen segment was fantastic."

[6.0] "Tremendously better than the previous night. The main standout will be Punk vs Reigns which was brilliant story told throughout a great match. Oba vs Brock did what it needed to elevate Oba. The IC ladder match was good with so many cool spots and the Danhausen segment was brilliant. The rest of the show was fine."

[5.0] "Could have been better. Definitely better than Night 1. Oh so that is why there were so many graphics. Two individual styles for both nights. Why though? I would not have been surprised if Cena was literally there as an eye candy host but thankfully that was not the case. That Danhausen/Miz segment was fun and you could see Cena enjoyed it too. Oba/Brock showed us how a passing of the torch match look like. This felt like that especially after the post match. Seeing Brock emotional was never a sight I thought we'll see. But I'm happy he was comfortable to do so. Makes us to connect with him more than ever. Thank you Brock, no one like him, ever. Happy that Oba got the rub and not an already established Gunther. The ladder match will always be great no matter the competitors. Us title match meant nothing. Balor/Dom was disappointing. Rhea winning the title was alright but the duration should have been longer. Main event felt.like a main event. Punk and Roman did great. Overall, manias used to feel like a spectacle but HHH era except for it's big matches, the rest feel like a house show quality."

"The main event really delivered, but the rest of the card struggled to reach that level. Most matches were fine but too short, and the constant ads and padding hurt the overall flow. There were some enjoyable moments here and there, but nothing that truly stood out. Better than Night One, but still not a standout Mania overall."