WrestleMania 40, which took place on April 6 and 7, 2024, was a blockbuster event. It presented several jaw-dropping matches and splendid segments. However, on night 2, fans were looking forward to the World Heavyweight Championship match the most.
WrestleMania 40 Night 2 kicked off with the World Heavyweight Championship match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. It was a tough battle between Rollins and McIntyre. However, the outcome of the match saw McIntyre defeat Rollins to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
AND DREWWWWWWWW….@DMcIntyreWWE has dethroned @WWERollins at #WrestleMania XL! pic.twitter.com/543YVRBkW2
— WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2024
Soon after, the match was over, McIntyre went towards CM Punk on the commentary table. Thereafter, Punk attacked him. In the meantime, Damian Priest came out with his Money in the Bank briefcase. He cashed in and defeated McIntyre, who was already battered by Punk moments earlier, to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Thus, it can be understood that CM Punk assisted The Judgment Day member Damian Priest with a successful cash-in. Also, it is worth mentioning that McIntyre registered the 4th shortest WWE title Reigns of all time. According to reports online, Drew’s title reign lasted for five minutes.
Drew McIntyre’s WHC reign lasted five minutes 😭#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/Jr38CYRSnI
— Wrestlelamia.com (@wrestlelamia) April 7, 2024
The record for the shortest title reign is held by Andre the Giant, which is 45 seconds. Yokozuna is next on the list with a title reign of 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Next comes John Cena, with a reign of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Now, Drew McIntyre has registered himself as the fourth person on that list. It is now to be seen if McIntyre will have anything to say about the matter, going forward.
What happened in the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 40?
Fans were eagerly looking forward to the outcome of the match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. With that, the match began, with McIntyre gaining control over Rollins. Within a second into the match, Drew delivered a claymore to Seth.
Going forward, Seth began dominating McIntyre. He nailed the challenger with a pedigree, followed by a stomp. However, Drew came back with a Glasgow kiss, followed by the neckbreaker and a Future Shock DDT.
The challenger kept dominating the champion inside the ring. With that, he nailed another Claymore. Though Rollins gained control for some time, McIntyre once again came with a claymore out of nowhere, followed by another claymore. This was enough for Rollins.
CM PUNK ATTACKS DREW MCINTYRE.
HE HAS HEALED. pic.twitter.com/kYfpqdTih2
— Pro Wrestling Finesse (@ProWFinesse) April 7, 2024
With that, Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to win the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Drew went towards CM Punk, who was on the commentary and mocked him. However, Punk was agitated and took him out. Soon, Damian Priest came out with his Money in the Bank briefcase and cashed in on McIntyre.
#WrestleMania MOMENT.#AndNew World Heavyweight Champion @ArcherOfInfamy! pic.twitter.com/nDlL9FNz05
— WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2024
With that, Damian Priest defeated Drew McIntyre to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. It was an intense match, and it now remains to be seen how the largest wrestling promotion in the world will decide to go ahead with the storyline in the upcoming days.