CJ Perry joins Uncrowned as a special guest columnist for WrestleMania 42. A WWE Legend who rose to in-ring fame as “Lana” and later wrestled in AEW, Perry is also the wife of WWE superstar Rusev (Miroslav Barnyashev). For more from her, check out her podcast "Identity Crisis," and her work on TMZ’s “Inside the Ring.”WrestleMania 42 was a tale of two halves.

Or a PLE of two nights. It’s shows like this that makes it hard to figure out what to talk about — and what’s best left unsaid. So, let’s start off with the most important thing: Babies!

As a trying-to-be-mom currently going through IVF, it was amazing to hear Bianca Belair’s announcement in that moment on Night 1. The EST of WWE has done it all in her relatively short WWE career, but now she’s the pregnant-est now too. A lot of shows on TV call themselves a variety show, but what other program can so swiftly go from gloating over someone’s dead father to a pregnancy reveal?Suck on that, “American’s Got Talent.”The soon-to-be MomEST of WWE.(Photo via CJ Perry)Now, that we’ve got the mushy stuff out of the way, let’s focus on how MUCH MY HUSBAND KILLED IT IN HIS LADDER MATCH!!OK, still mushy, but I will come back to that.But first, let’s skip ahead to the end of the Night 1.

Seeing Cody Rhodes headline again with Randy Orton, I couldn’t help but remember all the hours “The American Nightmare” put in to get there. All the time the fans don’t get to see. I remember Cody always watched every match when I was with WWE.

It’s prophetic now looking back, but John Cena always sat front row and watched every match, and Cody would always be in there viewing from the very first match as well, telling incredible stories about wrestling and his own experiences in the business while watching. Cody Rhodes and John Cena have always been there to lend a helping hand.Elsa via Getty ImagesJohn sat in the driver’s seat, but Cody rode shotgun — the current and future “Guy” in the company knew the value of being right there with everyone, from the first match to the last. And their styles in doing even that were so different: John loved to give honest, direct feedback whenever anyone asked, but Cody was always telling jokes to pop everyone before giving his opinion when asked.

Well, if last couple of years didn’t signal it strong enough, and especially with the company having so many retirements in quick succession, Cody is now in the driving seat, so it’ll be interesting to see who gets shotgun.CAN WE TALK ABOUT MY HUSBAND NOW?!!OK, soon, my love. Soon.Trick Williams is a “Superstar” in the classic sense of the word. I see people talk about his wrestling not being at the level of his charisma, and I can’t help but think: Who cares?!

The greater audience certainly don’t. And that’s not to say the “Lemon Pepper Stepper” can’t wrestle. He had a great Night 2 match with Sami Zayn, but again, who cares?!

Everyone from Gorgeous George to Superstar Billy Graham to Hogan and Rock all had better “wrestlers” working underneath them on their cards. But the key thing here is that those “better wrestlers” were on the undercard for a reason. In WWE, and entertainment in general, magnetism is key.

Charisma is king. And that’s the thing headliners know more than most: The people who show up to see them, they’re paying their money to feel.Trick Williams (left) just has it.Ethan Miller via Getty ImagesWe all can’t be Trick. We all can’t walk around peacocking like he does; we don’t have the confidence to be that cool or be that watchable.

But it’s sure fun watching someone be that thing we can’t be. And the ride is watching them get rewarded for being “arrogant” by the company who employs him, and the fans who pay to see him. We can’t be Trick Williams, but we can certainly live through him.

And that’s what always has — and always will — make a headliner a headliner: Someone who has the balls to call their shot, and then has the talent to deliver on it time and time again. Speaking of headliners who haven’t headlined yet, DID YOU SEE MY HOT AND FLEXIBLE HUSBAND IN THAT LADDER MATCH?! OK, I have more to say about this, but for now all I can divulge is that I already went to Home Depot for a tall ladder and put it at the end of our bed.Don't try to tell me you wouldn't do the same.(Photo credit: CJ Perry)What’s that have to do with women’s match times?

Nothing but they need to be longer and the builds into those matches need to be better too.More time doesn’t always mean more entertainment, but insufficient time sure does mean your women’s division is fighting from a losing position before they even get going. Speaking of things that need to be featured more: RUSEV DAY!!And do you know who else had a great day on Sunday? Jade Cargill.That’s right.

She showed once again why the company is so high on her. Built like a goddess, with the self-belief of a — eh, goddess? I presume they were pretty full of themselves anyway. It certainly didn’t hurt that Jade was in there with the biggest female star