Randy Orton stands tall over Cody Rhodes after Wrestlemania 41 Night 1.WrestleMania 42 returned to Allegiant Stadium for the second straight year, with Night One running at four hours long. The ending saw a bloodied Randy Orton standing tall over an equally bloodied Cody Rhodes, even after losing the Undisputed WWE Championship match.No match prior to Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes exceeded 15 minutes, with the longest being Seth Rollins vs.

Gunther. There were wrestlers put through tables, big-time returns, title retentions, and several new champions.It was a strong Night One of WrestleMania, and here are the grades for the event:Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton w/ Pat McAfee for the WWE ChampionshipThe buildup had many fans questioning the decision to insert McAfee a few weeks ago, but WWE quickly wrote him out before the match began.

Rhodes had Jelly Roll put McAfee through the announce table, and as he was stretchered out, the bell rang and the match got underway.Seeing Orton hit a Cross Rhodes and Rhodes deliver an RKO was fantastic, especially given the history between the two.It was a strong match between two elite competitors.Late in the match, things started to unravel. Rhodes teased a heel turn, stealing finishers, borrowing moves, and even poking Orton in the eye. The eye poke led to Orton accidentally hitting the referee with an RKO.That moment proved costly.

McAfee returned wearing a referee shirt, but as his hand was about to hit the mat for the third count, Rhodes kicked out. Orton, frustrated, dropped McAfee with an RKO, which opened the door for Rhodes to capitalize. Rhodes hit Cross Rhodes and secured the win.

The crowd loudly booed the outcome.Pop of the match: McAfee being stretchered out while the crowd chanted “you deserve it!”—only for him to respond with a thumbs up followed by a middle finger.Real pop of the match: Rhodes getting booed while celebrating with the title, only for the crowd to erupt when Orton grabbed it and dropped Rhodes with it.Grade: ABoth wrestlers showcased their best, delivering a main event that outshined WrestleMania 41’s clash between Cody Rhodes and John Cena. While Rhodes was met with boos at the end, it didn’t take away from what was a strong performance by both competitors.Stephanie Vaquer vs.

Liv Morgan for the Women’s World ChampionshipVaquer looked really strong in the match, especially with the way she was able to counter some of Morgan’s offense.The crowd went crazy when she hit the Devil’s Kiss on Morgan midway through the match. Then Morgan looked like she was about to attempt it herself, which got the fans even more excited, but Vaquer was able to counter.There was a point where it looked like Vaquer was about to finish Morgan off with a moonsault from the top rope, but Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez showed up to run interference.Morgan took advantage of a distracted Vaquer near the ropes and hit her with an ObLIVion.

She then pinned Vaquer to become champion once again in WWE.Pop of the match: When Morgan got the three-count and lifted the championship. Morgan is supposed to be a heel, but she has an Edge-like quality where, anytime she wins a title, she gets emotional, and that is exactly what happened after the bell rang.Grade: BThis was the perfect call especially because Morgan is a top star of WWE. Vaquer won't look weak because the only reason Morgan beat her was due to outside interference.

The match was good but it picked up once the interference came in from Perez and Rodriguez.Seth Rollins vs. GuntherRight away, these two went after each other—inside the ring, outside the ring, and even near the commentary table. They brawled all over the place for several minutes.When they finally got back into the ring, the referee rang the bell to officially start the match.It was the physical match you would expect from both wrestlers.

Gunther powerbombed Rollins and punished him several times. Rollins hit Gunther with two curb stomps, one in the ring and another on the commentators’ table.After the curb stomp, the crowd suddenly started barking. As Rollins turned around, he was speared by Bron Breakker, who had been out of action for several months.Moments later, Gunther put Rollins to sleep, and that was the end of the match.As Rollins was walking up the ramp, the barking started again as Breakker ran back down and speared him a second time.Pop of the match: Breakker spearing Rollins the second time really got the fans going.

Then Paul Heyman walked out and hugged him, which made the reaction even louder.Grade: A-It was a good showing from both Rollins and Gunther with the result not hurting the Iowa native. It shows that Gunther is on a tear especially since retiring John Cena and AJ Styles. Plus, it gives everyone what they want in Seth Rollins against his prodige Bronn Breakker.Becky Lynch vs. AJ Lee for the Intercontinental ChampionshipBoth superstars looked strong throughout the match, with AJ hitting Lynch with several of her signature moves.The