WrestleMania 40: Night 1 made the fans witness unbelievable title changes and top-notch moments. However, the fans were eagerly looking forward to the main event of the night. The main event featured the highly anticipated match, which took place between The Rock and Roman Reigns (The Bloodline) vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Also, the match had an interesting stipulation added to it.
According to that, if Cody and Seth win the match, then all the members of The Bloodline will be barred from the ringside during the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match on Night 2. However, if Reigns and The Rock win, then the match on Night 2 will be held under Bloodline Rules.
With that, the match surely didn’t disappoint the fans, as it kept them hooked to their seats till the very end. Also, several near-falls took place during the match. However, there were three near falls that were too hard to digest. The first one took place when Cody and Seth took down Reigns and Johnson together, but they were kicked out.
THIS NEAR FALL GOT ME I CANT LIE #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/nZjF4KhFF7
— ✰rey🇵🇸✰ (@thejudgementgay) April 7, 2024
The second one took place when Roman got heated up for a spear on Rollins. However, Rhodes took Seth out of the way, and Reigns nailed the spear on The Rock. Not to mention, The Final Boss outstandingly sold the spear.
The first half of this match meandered.
But that was a GREAT near fall right there! pic.twitter.com/5YxVvmCBCv
— Alex McCarthy (@AlexMcCarthy88) April 7, 2024
Finally, the third near-fall took place when Roman was busted open during the match. He became furious and got ready to nail the spear at Cody. However, Rhodes came with a sunset flip, followed by a Cody Cutter. Soon, Rollins tagged in and nailed the splash on Reigns.
However, despite such efforts, the outcome didn’t turn in favor of The American Nightmare and The Visionary. But it was a highly entertaining match, and fans enjoyed every bit of it.
The Bloodline defeated Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
The feud between Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, The Rock, and Roman Reigns was long-stretched yet thrilling. Finally, after taking several shots at each other throughout the months, they were scheduled to face each other in a tag team match at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
With that, the match began with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. After fighting each other for some time, Cody asked Seth for the tag. However, it seemed The Visionary was confused about the tag at first, but eventually tagged Rhodes in. With that, The American Nightmare and The Tribal Chief began inflicting punishment on each other.
Soon, The Rock, aka The Final Boss, was tagged in. Thereafter, Seth and Cody double-teamed Dwayne Johnson, and it seemed they had the upper hand. However, going forward, all the superstars got out of the ring. Rhodes and Reigns fought each other, while The Rock and Rollins fought each other.
BLOODLINE. RULES.@TheRock just pinned @CodyRhodes at #WrestleMania XL and tomorrow night’s main event will be Bloodline Rules! pic.twitter.com/RbQPaGAUZF
— WWE (@WWE) April 7, 2024
With that, they once again returned to the ring. Inside the ring, The Final Boss destroyed Seth’s knee. Soon, Cody tagged in and began dominating Roman. However, in the final moments of the match, Reigns nailed the spear on Cody, and The Rock delivered The Rock Bottom, followed by The People’s Elbow, for the win.
Thus, The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Rock) defeated Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. It can henceforth be understood that the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match on Night 2 between Roman and Cody will take place under Bloodline Rules. It now remains to be seen what the outcome of the highly anticipated match will be.