Cody Rhodes Wins! Drew McIntyre Wins (Also Loses)! WWE WrestleMania 40 Night Two Review

[@cameronstewart5069]

The swell of emotion didn’t hit me until Cody embraced Michael Cole after the match. Seeing Cole break down in tears and tell Cody he loves him…just broke me

[@Carlos09e]

For me it was hearing Samantha voice break while announcing cody as the winner, it's crazy how you can ask anyone and get a different answer too when they really felt all the feels..

[@cameronstewart5069]

@@Carlos09eYeahhhh I’ve been watching that video of Samantha sobbing while announcing Cody as the winner all day.

[@gspvideo5543]

Samatha, was bit forced

[@louis2712l]

@@gspvideo5543it wasn't mate stop being a hater she likes to not know who's winning so she can do a real reaction

[@tmac130891]

People can disagree without being called a hater lol. I know a lot of people who didn’t like it. I was fine with it tbh.

[@pankajthakur65]

"I will be your Shield." That finish, poetic. Could not be more perfect.

[@Nitemerican]

Seth actually says to Drew “you fu**kin deserve it man” when he points to him as he’s leaving up the ramp.

[@aaronred888]

Samantha Irvin deserves so many flowers for the hype intro and the post tears

[@KingDVO]

She deserves a hall of fame in the future

[@aliopus]

That main event was the first time I’ve ever teared up after a match. When everyone started coming into the ring it was just so overwhelming. Such and amazing weekend for wrestling.

[@aidodonohue]

Haha me too! Didn't know what was going on but emotions came over me as as taker cena and rock were my era! It was awesome

[@classixgamer5922]

I've never whoaed some many times

[@zj1671]

I am so happy that HHH is getting his flowers. He has made Wrestling cool again. Can't wait for Raw tonight.

[@kevinhuerta-ponce138]

I hope ther make a shirt that says “ I love professional wrestling”- Micheal Cole. You know he’s been holding on to that one for years

[@buxtonop1397]

On the music. 100% the same as Pete. It really felt like the music kicking in for the final war. The orchestration made it so much more before it begun

[@wingedparagon4448]

This feels like when you have that moment in therapy, after a toxic relationship ends or a traumatic experience, when you realise "I'm ok. I'm ok" and can look forward to the future with hope in your heart once more.

[@evacody1249]

The bad man can't hurt us anymore.

[@Tim_is_a_hooligan]

Dude Seth wasn’t upset he was literally shouting you Fing deserve it lol

[@michaelrivera8360]

Yeah you could hear saying you deserve it man and you hear Drew saying "thank you"

[@d_game14]

Damn It I love professional wrestling! Cole sucked because Vince was in his ear! Now that he has his own voice he sure is Damn Good at his job!

[@michaelrivera8360]

Michael Cole legit has been awesome!

[@expertlynx]

Seth said, "I'll be your shield" and he was both literally and figuratively. I love that part of the story. Made it all the more satisfying to watch Roman seal his own fate by choosing to hit Seth with the chair.

[@mrbigcat1072]

That main event was the greatest entertainment spectacle of my life

[@SageVallant]

Seth out there with a blueprint, like some kind of... building builder person.

[@QuJee]

Seth Rollins Minecraft Let's Play on WWE KZbin coming soon

[@zaneiltrivedi8326]

The moment Roman decided to use the chair on Seth rather than Cody..... Long term story telling at its FINEST ❤❤

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Yeah. Seth took everything from Roman. Twice.

[@spiderdansweb]

I'm glad everyone enjoyed it together; all those controversial takes are now washed away and we can all enjoy the Triple H era 🔥💪

[@tariqtelesford9045]

Well done HHH booker of the year

[@theaterkween5791]

About Seth’s entrance. I feel two things. The first, as a native Philadelphian I loved seeing the Mummers strut out and play Seth’s song. It reminded me of all the Mummers parades I saw on New Year’s day. But also I think it’s very in line with the story and character of Seth. Seth never took Drew seriously. This is a guy he’s beaten before and thought he was gonna beat again despite pulling overtime trying to help Cody beat Roman. It would have been more out of character imo for Seth to come out completely serious to the match he seemingly cared less about against he shrugged off and wasn’t really paying attention to. All the pomps and circumstance makes sense when you remember Drew and Seth’s story is that Drew cares so much and it frustrates him to no end that Seth always seems distracted with Roman and isn’t taking Drew seriously.

[@chocobosage]

Iyo vs Bayley was my MOTN, IYO decided to show the world that's she's one of the greatest ever. Just wish they let her do that more often during her reign. Next for her is maybe a face turn and go to Raw? Bayley needs new challengers too

[@aaaaaaaaa9741]

I feel like everyone missed the reference of seth coming out. He was coming to hit the Rock from the back with a chair but Roman expected that because he is traumatised by Seth hitting him in the back with a chair to break the Shield and is not letting it happen again.

[@nickwidmann3174]

Love how Roman just “faded” away and Seth truly was Cody’s shield

[@intothevoid81]

I kinda miss hearing Oli say “support each other” in the opening bumper

[@austindrinksfanta]

We need to hear it more than ever

[@MarkWhiley]

The one thing I didn't like about the weekend is that they seemed to sneak in rehabilitation from the Hall of Fame onwards of people either in that lawsuit or people who would probably have known... Brock Lesnar, Bruce Prichard, Stephanie McMahon.

[@austinwilliams7919]

The lines of Cole's "Finish The Story" during the last pin and "Damnit, I love Pro Wrestling" are what Vince thought "The Boyhood dream, has come true, for Shawn Michaels." Would be.

[@FreddytheIV]

Roman reminded me so much of Kenny in 2018 vs. Okada on Saturday with his physique & his entrance felt almost Wrestle Kingdom esque. And Cody, man what can you say other than it was a great moment in the history of wrestling. Beautiful ending 👌🏽

[@richardbrown3055]

The Seth angle was perfect, paying off exactly what he said on the February 12th RAW, no one else in the world could have been Cody’s Shield at the end of that match.

[@MikeDee412]

I went to both nights. It was my first Wrestlemania. I'm from Pittsburgh so I just had to go. Best time of my life. Such an amazing and special experience. When I first got to my seat I had to try my best not to cry. I was just so happy. I love Professional Wrestling.

[@sixers_ross]

What a ride we’ve been on. I haven’t cried at wrestling since the Hardys Returned and that was the only other time. I still acknowledge Roman Reigns. What he has done is the reason we all feel this way. ☝🏻

[@somethingman12]

I've been a wrestling fan since I was five and I've been following you guys for like 5 years and I got to say it is a great feeling knowing that there are people who are passionate about wrestling but in a non-toxic way see you guys talk about your emotions and whatnot and react basically the same way I did is great to see

[@thekydman01]

Bro, Pete, your thoughts on romans entrance and your reaction just being crying, i feel that on a spiritual level I was watching with a friend yesterday and i had the same reaction. I told him “bro this is the last time we’re seeing this. It’s been three and a half years and this is the finale.” And i just started bawling next to him. As much as i loved Cody’s entrance with the skull crown and codyvator and everything, Roman’s entrance last night was the best entrance I’ve ever witnessed both in presence and in energy.

[@Ciki92]

Crowd did not do justice to Iyo vs Bayley

[@michaelrivera8360]

Agreed but IYO has not been booked great she hasn't really wrestled on PPV

[@slim..reaper]

I was there. We were exhausted from the awesome triple threat US title match. Saving our energy for the main event

[@3rdFloor]

I shed some tears. Cody’s story made me feel like a kid again. Honestly the entire main event is perfect.

[@trosinesss]

In the Bayley match I just could hear the crowd doing the “Heyyy Bayley” all match and take me out of it, once i noticed it I couldn’t not noticing

[@infiniteparadox]

strange. I loved this match

[@hos316]

I thought it was an amazing testament to how over she is that the chant was sustained all match long!

[@danzgalliwag]

ever seen takeover london?

[@morlun838]

If anything that got me more into the match, I was singing along with them at home.

[@drchtct]

Yeah the chant was fun in the beginning but later on they were doing great spots, so the crowd not reacting to it was a bit sad

[@LiberatingReality]

I feel AJ with his new attitude could have a couple phenomenal matches with Cody.

[@j-short5431]

AJ is done.

[@Royaltrueorange345]

Good video though I was hoping Dan was part of the podcast. I want to hear his side of Cody finally finishing his story.

[@dcarre]

The interferences cleared the final result. When Cody got his father’s watch, even that got me. For me, been watching this family since “Hard Times”. Time for a new chapter.

[@bettimunn2085]

If you think about it there was different was different eras in the ring when came Cody and Roman!

[@DisturbedInOhio]

In regards to Seth's title match not being interfered with by the bloodline/Rock I believe the injury to his knee on night 1 was the story beat for that. Of course, the way I saw it could be wrong.

[@JW0082]

I actually got a tad emotional watching the ending. There was so much. Undertaker ❤️ My GOAT showing up and chokeslamming Rock (another all time fave). Cena showing up. The Cody story. The excitement and surprises and nostalgia all mixed in. The new WRESTLNG era kicking in. It all mixed in and I was so happy for Cody too. Wow. Absolute classic drama. Brilliant. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@P1stown]

Undertaker not only a Rock rival but he screws the 1 behind the 1 in 21-1. It's a reach but how's cares 🤣🤣 hell of a finish

[@thegreatslickrick]

Undertaker had a podcast “Six feet under” reaction about The Rock taking Cody’s spot after the Royal rumble. Then when he choke-slams The Rock you can see his podcast logo on his shirt. It was a nice Easter egg.

[@mdngaming]

The fact that pete was on this made me so happy. No wrestling pundit or journalist has been into this as much as he has, and I'm so happy for him to be on this review

[@tariqtelesford9045]

I legit cried

[@m41l_x34]

Seth foreshadowed the finish, when he told Cody he’d be his shield.

[@timeflys3248]

I went to Mania 27,28,29, 32 and now 40 night 2. I was there for every Rock and Cena mania storyline. 27- the set up for 28, 28 - the first match, 29 - the second match, 32 cena coming down with the rock during wyatt fanily segment, night 2 40- the rock comes down when cena interfered with the stare down and rock bottom. Crazy how that worked out.

[@nireas570]

One of the best Wrestlemanias of all time?

[@zj1671]

Been watching since WM 23. This year was the best one I have ever watched.

[@josesacote9628]

The only wrestlemania’s I can think of better than this is 35,34, 27. 33. 1

[@alt_ronnie]

@mattm6200pretty sure it’s a troll. 27 is objectively the worst wrestlemania of all time so I wouldn’t take this too seriously

[@thegreenpianist7683]

Easy

[@BaithNa]

Easily

[@daganbanks]

Daneil Bryans underdog story was awesome

[@TerrySilverhand]

I wanted Austin but a lost it for Taker. Taker was the real locker room leader for so long, chokeslaming the final boss felt like one for the locker room. Insert homelander "it was perfect clip" Ive never cried at wrestling before but this all totally snd utterly broke me. My wife is now fan of Professional Wrestling.

[@ImZimyZimy]

Talking about the Roman crybabies you mentioned, I see them all over Instagram talking about how they're never watching WWE ever again now that Roman's lost the belt.

[@terranjones5749]

THIS EXACTLY! I've seen so many "Roman Cry Babies" all over Instagram. Which when you think about it, its kinda awesome with how a while ago almost nobody wanted Roman to be champion and would stop watching due to his push, but now people are legitimately upset that he's not champion....... that's Character Development IMO

[@rakaikereama-thomas2259]

I think it’s just casual fans that don’t really understand wrestling. I really like Reigns, I thought for the most part he had a great run as champion but did feel he needed to lose the title about a year ago. True fans understand the dynamics of wrestling. I have my favourites but know when it’s time for them to lose or when it’s time for a character change.

[@Butterflydoctor1]

I started watching wrestling at Summerslam 2020. Was fascinated by The Fiend and Roman returning. A week later he won the championship. What an incredible run and what an emotional and perfect ending to it. Thank you Roman, Congratulations Cody. I love Professional Wrestling

[@junitovaledon]

Great pod and great night

[@joshyboy1983]

I'd call this Hunter's Opus & if N1 didn't feel so cold, crowdwise, I'd say this would top 'Mania 17 as the best, in terms of an overall package. Night 2 Gets us to that discussion.

[@ianbumstead8733]

The change I would have had for Cody's win would have been to have Cody and Roman face off and then the bloodline emerges from the crowd, surrounding the ring. Then one by one we get the Cody Avengers coming out until they outnumber the bad guys. They all brawl on the outside while Cody and Roman continue their stare down. Eventually everyone brawls out of the arena, essentially saying to Cody that you're free from all the bad guys, go get him. They finally begin their fight until Cody eventually overcomes Roman. I will say though, the long term story notes that we did get were very good. Really loved the Seth story beats, distracting Roman in the pivotal moment. Only real change I would have made would see Cena not touch Roman, making the victory 100% clean for Cody. Great weekend!

[@minecraftbrawler]

Im glad Im not the only one who felt LA Knight was the one superstar who felt a little out of place in the post match celebration lol(well until Punk showed up, he was a bit awkward too).

[@yxeaviationphotog]

With the Priest cash-in....Priest clocking Drew with the briefcase bafore cashing it in was awesome......all the while, Punk is there with a huge grin on his face.

[@inflatablecarnival3172]

Pete is NOT wrong . Cody SHOULD have won last year . Roman winning was a mistake . But …. They made the best out of their mistake. Night two ending was tremendous. Cody is THE most important wrestler in the last 20 years .

[@TheRealMenace716]

I never understood Rollins character for the longest time. Then someone explained that he is like the Riddler. Riddler targeted Batman with games and well "riddles." They were deadly but it was more to manipulate and mess with Batman. Seth's character to me is he likes to play mind games and he does that with his outfits. Roman with the shield gear or Cody with Dusty's for examples. What happened on night 2 with Seth coming out in that gear makes that pov of Seth's character more reasonable to me.🤷

[@tomdyer2461]

Honestly,when Shield Music Hit, my first thought was not that they were working together on a deal, but more like a Lex Luger WCW Moment, that Moxley was just back in WWE and left AEW

[@evacody1249]

What would the point of him even showing up be? To do what turn on Roman? That would make no sense. He never turned on him.

[@doomstadt2371]

Yeah, and Cody's character is "My dad was famous, and I'm emotional about it, please like me".

[@Bayley4ever]

They have done the big live music/band entrances for awhile, but Seth's at the start and Roman's at the end, was something else. Seeing Brandy out there, I like her, not really a Cody fan, though was cool and again it set up the ending. Undertaker/Cena was dumb it did make sense but it also drew me in to the finish. Cena and Undertaker both have history with both Rock and Roman and they are above Rock's power. The rest of the roster might of been afraid to help, storyline wise. The build in that match got me hooked and I did get teary eyed when Samantha's voice cracked when she announced Cody as new champion. Then the family in the ring and the presenting his mom with the belt. It was a very touching moment. Drew losing the title because he taunted Punk was funny. Bayley winning was great. Missed the Knight/Styles match, whatever.

[@roman6850]

I understand how Cody has one world title, because there’s one belt. But, I believe, technically, Cody is not holding two world championships, but three. The World Heavyweight and the WWE belt was combined into one in 2014. This was the black belt that Brock had. Then the blue/red Universal belt was also combined into that belt too at WM38. Until the company just says “WWE Championship” and stops saying “Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship” those are distinct belts. It honestly irks me how they unify two belts and then keep adding a new second, and then unifying that. Just separate the belt instead of making a new one. But they have done this for decades.

[@DJCloroxx]

Michael Cole heel announcer = worst ever. Michael Cole over the top baby face = the GOAT

[@michaeldallaway1988]

If you didn't enjoy that, i dont think WWE will give you what you want. Pro wrestling is supposed to make you feel something, and it was perfect for that. Loved it

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Once again, Seth is the architect of Romans career. He cost him everything for a second time. Seth is in Romans head. Corey always said "3 certainties in life; death, taxes and Rollins beats Reigns." Seth is a roadblock for Roman that Roman cant get over.

[@fraserburn79]

I'm so surprised nobody brought up who Undertaker went against in his WWE debut.

[@jaydoody1157]

See the thing with the shield thing and everyone thinking dean was there…was bc commentary made it seem like it could be!! Idk unless commentary was genuinely just surprised and also thought the same way as us, I think they wanted us to think it could have been mox

[@zachmcelroy3459]

I enjoyed the main event and the celebrations after. I’m very happy for Oli’s enthusiasm in the review and wish that sentiment actually rang true but the heaps of praise over this ‘new era’ because ‘the bad man is gone’ rings really hollow when Corporate Officer #1 is sat ringside, when HHH, Pritchard and Stephanie are all featured as part of this ‘new’ era despite the fact they all knew what Vince was doing. Brock Lesnar is destined for a big return, stars who work there are openly still supporting Vince, the fact commentary can now say ‘professional wrestling’ does not take away from that

[@DaZeroHero]

When the shield music hit I was hoping for dean. Not only because of the history but it would have also meant aew and Wwe working relationship

[@evacody1249]

I'm sorry that makes no sense unless Dean is attacking Cody.

[@HopesonBlack-vv8uu]

I have a simple argument against the idea that the mainevent was predictable and that is we all had an actual fear that Roman could retain again. Like seriously we HOPED cody would win more than we saying we saw it coming. That is why this wasn't predictable cause it wasn't almost certain in our minds cause there was that worry. WM39 left a scar that things could go sideways so nooooo it wasn't predictable.

[@JVR10893]

WrestleMania 39 and 40 were Infinity War and Endgame. Roman is clearly Thanos. Cody is obviously Captain America. That means Seth is Iron Man, making the ultimate sacrifice to finally put a suit of armor, or a shield, around the world. Cinema.

[@a-cygnus]

Maybe it's just me, but this match wasn't as good as their previous Wrestlemania main event. A ton of interference from both sides taking away from it, even more than last year but at least last year made more sense. Like, why was Taker here? Overall, I think the match last year was better as a whole. Maybe everyone is seeing this one more fondly this moment because it just happened and because Cody finally won the title, but as a match, last year's was better.

[@sliver01]

Seth was there to be a shield as he promised Cody, and he fulfilled that promise

[@MarkSmith-fl4zq]

Loved the main event and all the layers but also love your guy's passion.

[@paulmarshall8680]

Given the choice, would you rather of been at WM40? Or watching it with Vince?

[@GokaiSanyu]

So it's confusing but despite Roman being presented with a singular belt representing the undisputed championship, both the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship are active and remain separate championships. So technically Cody is holding two belts right now unless they finally officially unify those titles.

[@WolvieXXXZandalari]

Romans Entrance didn't have the crappy graphics it was great.

[@michaelsanner6051]

I think Taker makes more since than Austin when you think about it. Has a long history with the Bloodline. Yokozuna, Rikishi, Rock, and Roman have all crossed paths with Taker.

[@AN2theDY]

26:34 it's a reminder to me. Things can be perfect, even if they have flaws. Thanks Pete

[@aks19880]

ngl I was not a Cody crybaby at WM39. I became one when he beat Brock at Summerslam and they hugged. I knew he was written to win. But when he actually won, I felt bad for Roman. Especially after seeing videos of him hugging Paul Heyman post his loss and watching his documentary. The man is a bonafide legend and Hall of Famer and deserves a spot in Mount Rushmore. I can't wait to see him turn babyface. He is going to get a huge pop.

[@natecorrea9536]

Being there live was the most electrifying thing ever. As a Cody it was vindicating to see Cody "finish the story."

[@tris421]

Wow I really have to disagree with your asseesment on Seth's character. Think he's been able to turn a sort of side character into one of the most interesting sort of emotional stories in this booking. The outfits are great and it's nice to embrace a sort of different culture within WWE. Thought the entrance was outrageous but genuinely loved how many of the wrestlers encorporated local Philly artists. All for this kind of stuff. Maybe i just resonate with him on a more personal level more than other characters even though I love Cody also. Think Seth was the unsung hero of the entire night tbh.

[@RBernsCarter]

You just know that the Rock is going to think the WWE renaissance was all because of him joining the TKO board. Wrestlemania XL would have been amazing before the Rock got involved and for sure he added something but it is because of Triple H. The wildest thing was WWE showing pictures of the bucks and kenny

[@ThePrangon]

I am currently in that weird age group where I can relate to most of the things you guys talk about, but feel surprised that you don't know who Speed is. 😂

[@mikecassidy9185]

In regards to that one fan question...yes, Cody is a two time world champion due to being the WWE Champion and a former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion. A lot of fans forgot he won this title. Put some respect on the 10 pounds of gold!

[@JohnReedy07163]

He's actually a 3 time world champion, everyone forgets he won the ROH World Championship in 2017 as well. He also won that Global Force Nexgen World title in Impact when Jeff Jarrett tried to take control back but it doesn't really count anywhere.

[@mikecassidy9185]

Oh! Thanks for letting me know. I actually had no idea he won either of those.

[@evacody1249]

Yes but it's the WWE title he wanted to win most of all.

[@gregtaylor7206]

Great moment. Wasn’t the plan for mania. Congratulate them for pivoting or criticize for not seeing the plainly obvious? I truly don’t know.

[@chrisseddon5823]

The shield music felt like a nudge at moxley. "Look what you could be doing" kind of thing. Miiiinnd games.

[@Bayley4ever]

It was kind of funny he did it, by himself. And he got destroyed. Love Seth, but it was funny how he really didn't help Cody, but then accidentally did, when Roman snapped...ten years of hate for that chair shot, and it cost Roman the title.

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

Now THAT is an interesting take. 😮

[@morlun838]

​@@Bayley4ever Seth gambled on something he'd set up the first time he decided to team with Cody and succeeded 🤷‍♂️

[@VesiustheBoneCruncher]

The whole plan B thing was a direct reference to Rollin’s being Triple H’s plan B to break up the shield. Roman has been obsessed with loyalty and betrayal in the bloodline, also Zayn ‘betraying’ him with a chair shot. Rollins understood it was bait Reigns couldn’t resist. The extra couple of seconds distraction Cody would need. He found the real weakness.

[@JasonMarsalis]

Years ago, C.M. Punk asked why fans were still watching WWE if they didn't like it, why do they still watch it. They responded that they were waiting until it got good again. Punk responded that was like psychopathic behavior. Ironically, last night's Wrestlemania is why some fans stuck with WWE. Also ironic is that C.M. Punk was there last night as well.

[@chuckandimeforeve]

WrestleMania weekend is truly the best time of the year. WM NXT and RoH. greatness.

[@_Pauper_]

Tama Tonga showed up just in time to get “the swears” in !

[@_Pauper_]

They told stories IN THE RING. That’s what you guys are liking.

[@user-fk7eo9kq7r]

I love you Cody Rhodes

[@ronybertrand7365]

I think this Mania just put me back in front of m'y screen every week to see where this i goinf

[@mitchellchagas1669]

Pro Wrestling is definitely back and cooking. 🔥

[@AMFOS22]

Just putting it out there, Mania 40, in retrospect, has made Mania 39 a top 3 Mania

[@dibils]

Night 1: 60% Night 2: 90% Night 2 was proper WM where as night 1 was very MID apart from main event, there was zero "sports entertainment"

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

Ladder Match, Sami vs Gunther and Rhea vs Becky banged tho

[@gspvideo5543]

No issue with Seth’s entrance, it’s Wrestlemania…I weirdly enjoyed it 😂

[@Dzad00]

I have to say I completely disagree with Pete about this win being just as good. The story was over last year and it was dragging on all this year. Had Cody won last year I would’ve felt like “OMG YES!!” But Ive been so ready for this to end it was just like “Thank Fk’in god.. FINALLY!” So I wasn’t nearly as excited as I would’ve been last year.

[@fantomx]

We all had the same thoughts Pete. Last night was amazing!

[@donniedarko8023]

I predicted 12 Out of 13 Matches. I predicted that Cena is going to get Revenge on Solo in the Cody Match, I predicted that Drew is starting With a Claymore, I predicted the Spot between the Usos where Jey is going to hasitate With His kick because Jimmy is trying to fix Thing between Them. And I am Not even watching RAW or SmackDown. Call me Wrestling God

[@timeflys3248]

The group of people in front of me at the show wanted Roman to win. The one women even cried that he lost the title, they were totally against Cody. But they certainly sang ever lyric to his song when he came out.😂

[@frederickwamsley3298]

Definitely top 3 Wrestlemanias, some people thought Austin would have made more sense, but I thought the final boss gets dropped by Wrestlemania’s true final boss, the Undertaker