WWE WrestleMania 42 Predictions: Complete Night One and Night Two Breakdown

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WrestleMania 42 predictions are in. On episode 778 of Wrestling Uncensored, Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North previewed every match on the card — Night One and Night Two — with picks and analysis from the WrestleMania SmackDown go-home show. Dave picks Randy Orton for his 15th title, Roman Reigns to reclaim the World Heavyweight title, and lays out a theory connecting McAfee, Randy, and Roman in one post-Mania faction nobody has officially confirmed. Plus: Darby Allin becomes the new AEW World Champion in his hometown with Sting watching.

WrestleMania 42 Card Takes Shape as Randy Orton Bloodies Cody Rhodes

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Randy Orton sat across from Cody Rhodes at the WrestleMania 42 contract signing, told him everything he wanted to hear, and then kicked him in the groin, smashed his head between a steel chair and the ring steps, and left him bleeding while holding the WWE Championship. That is how you build a WrestleMania main event. Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North watched it unfold live, simultaneously booking out the full 13-match card across two nights. They also previewed every match on the AEW Revolution card, splitting on the main event — Dave picks Hangman Page, Johnny picks MJF in the Texas Death Match. Plus: Seth Rollins’ masked army gets torched, Danhausen’s curse works, and Team Canada falls to the USA in the WBC quarterfinals.

The WrestleMania 42 Card Is Finally Clear — And Cody Rhodes Made It Happen

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The WrestleMania 42 card is coming into focus after a massive SmackDown. Cody Rhodes defeats Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship in a live championship match — and Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North break down every angle: the Punk-Roman promo, the Jade-Rhea letdown, Dan Hausen’s Raw redemption, and Penta’s shocking Intercontinental Title win.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026: Nobody in the Writers’ Room Noticed They Ran the Same Promo Twice

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One week before WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, the company’s creative team proved nobody reads each other’s scripts — running an identical promo twice in the same broadcast. Je’Von Evans shocked Gunther to qualify for the chamber. Kiana James did something even harder, pinning both Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax in a triple threat. AEW, by contrast, delivered a 5-star Kenny Omega vs Swerve Strickland match and is heading into Revolution 2026 with genuine stakes on the line.

Cody Wins WWE Elimination Chamber Qualifier—But All Three Are Going Anyway

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The WWE Elimination Chamber qualifier on SmackDown saw Cody Rhodes defeat Sami Zayn and Jacob Fatu after Kevin Owens interference, but nobody believes this is over—all three are probably ending up in the Chamber anyway. WWE announced major matches for Chicago: CM Punk defending against Finn Balor and Becky Lynch facing AJ Lee. But two months from WrestleMania 42, WWE still doesn’t have a clear night one main event. Jade Cargill retained against Jordan Grace in a rough title defense with multiple botched spots. The episode took an emotional turn when Dave opened up about the Montreal Expos, praising Ashkan Karbasfrooshan’s Project Peanut initiative and admitting he cried watching the Netflix documentary about bringing baseball back to Montreal. “I want them back so bad,” Dave said, voice cracking. It was a genuine moment that showed the human side of sports fandom.

Drew McIntyre WWE Champion: Why Triple H Finally Pulled the Trigger on Cody Rhodes

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My complaint about the WWE has been how slow-moving their creative is. How little happens from week to week. It really just becomes stale and kind of paint-by-numbers—obvious where they’re going. You watch every week knowing exactly what’s coming, and Drew McIntyre becoming the new WWE Champion on SmackDown in Berlin? I didn’t see that […]