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After an incredible first night of WrestleMania 36, WWE managed to back it up with an, arguably, better night on Sunday. The show started with a huge surprise. Charlotte Flair picked up a win over Rhea Ripley and became the new NXT Women's Champion.
Aleister Black defeated Bobby Lashley as the Dutch Destroyer continued his momentum, while Otis emerged victorious against Dolph Ziggler, thanks to a divine intervention from Mandy Rose.
Randy Orton lost the Last Standing Match against Edge as a very personal feud came to an end. Furthermore, The Street Profits retained their RAW Tag Team Titles against Angel Garza & Austin Theory and after the match, Bianca Belair saved the champions from an assault by the challengers.
Bayley, somehow, managed to keep the SmackDown Women's Championship around her waist but the seeds of a feud between Sasha Banks and Bayley were planted.
Moreover, John Cena lost to The Fiend Bray Wyatt in the Firefly Fun House Match before Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar to become the new WWE Champion. Here, we are going to look at the six best moments from Night 2 of WrestleMania 36.
#6. First WrestleMania win
Whether or not Aleister Black vs Bobby Lashley was one of the most random WrestleMania matches of all time, it doesn't change the fact that it was a huge moment for Black. It was his first singles match at The Show of Shows and he put up a brilliant performance.
He got the better of Lashley and although the match wasn't a good one, it showed us that Black is definitely on the upward trajectory. Beating the All Mighty continues the Dutchman's momentum - he has now picked up back to back pay-per-view wins against AJ Styles and Lashley and that is no mean feat. There is title shot coming for the Dutch Destroyer and he might hold gold very soon.
As for Lashley, after the loss, we saw some signs of tension between him and Lana. Could the former United States Champion and Rusev's wife be heading towards a split? The hints suggest so.
#5. A Big Surprise
Night 2 of WrestleMania 36 started with a title change, and a very big one. Rhea Ripley saw her incredible run ended by Charlotte Flair as the former tapped out to The Queen. But, even in a loss, Ripley looked good. Throughout the match, Flair targeted The Nightmare's leg and a Figure Eight Leglock did the job, in the end.
This title change will definitely have a huge impact on the NXT Women's division as we will be seeing The Queen regularly on Wednesday nights and almost everyone would want to have a piece of her. Furthermore, Flair will attract some eyeballs to The Black and Gold brand and that might have been one of the possible reasons for this move.
Still, one expects the feud between Ripley and Flair to go on as The Nightmare will definitely want her gold back. The question is, has this loss derailed Ripley's momentum completely? It doesn't seem so as she has lost to one of the most decorated women's Superstar of all time and there's no shame in that.
Furthermore, this might be temporary as, sooner rather than later, Vince McMahon would want Flair back either on SmackDown or RAW.
#4 Otis' revenge
At long last, Otis' love story came to a happy ending. He got together with Mandy Rose as they overcame Sonya Deville and Dolph Ziggler.
Throughout the bout, there were many stories being told. At one moment, it looked like Ziggler was going to pick up the win when he struck a low blow on Otis, thanks to Deville's timely distraction. But when all looked lost, out came Rose and slapped her former tag team partner before hitting a low blow of her own on Ziggler, which helped Otis win.
Then, as expected, both Otis and Mandy celebrated their WrestleMania moment and one has to say that we missed the WWE Universe here. Fans would have cheered Otis out of the arena as this little moment was long due.
We now seem to have a new team on our hands. But will Tucker like Mandy Rose getting into their sacred friendship? Look out for some irregularities in Tucker's behavior in the coming weeks.
#3 The Fiend's victory
After Night 1 of WrestleMania 36, there was only one question gripping the WWE Universe - can WWE do better than The Boneyard Match between The Undertaker and AJ Styles?
The answer is yes, they can and they did. The Firefly Fun House Match between The Fiend and John Cena was absolutely incredible. It was a cinematic masterpiece and if you have followed WWE for a long time, you would have seen many nostalgic moments.
We saw Cena recreate his debut, we saw The Doctor of Thuganomics, we saw Bray Wyatt 'The Eater of Worlds' and to add to that, Vince McMahon's Firefly Fun House puppet was on commentary.
Everything about that match - if we can call it one - felt good and because of this masterpiece between Cena and The Fiend, fans will remember WrestleMania 36 forever.
Now, there is a lot of talk about this being Cena's last match in WWE and Wyatt did say that this match was done in order to vanish the most overhyped Superstar of all time. But The Leader of the Cenation can still give a lot to Vince McMahon's company and there's no way we have seen the last of him in a WWE ring.
#2 Drew McIntyre's redemption
Finally, it happened. Drew McIntyre became the new WWE Champion, as he got the better of The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar. In a short and sweet match, McIntyre survived a number of F5s before catching Lesnar with a couple of nicely struck Claymore Kicks. Those kicks proved to be one too many for The Beast as he was pinned fair and square by the Scottsman.
This win meant a lot to McIntyre and it showed through his celebration as he slammed the mat a couple of times before saying thank you to the fans watching from home. The way the match ended, it seems this feud is done and dusted, so it wouldn't be wrong to expect the new WWE Champion to move on to other things. McIntyre's celebration would have been a lot better with the WWE Universe around but still, it was a huge moment for him and did a good job in putting him over as a face.
As for Lesnar, don't be surprised if he takes a short hiatus from the company. The Beast is still in great shape and there are many feuds we want to see him in.
#1 Edge's WrestleMania return
It just had to be.
Edge vs Randy Orton was a match nine years in the making and it certainly didn't disappoint. The Rated R Superstar was the Last Man Standing as he absolutely dismantled Orton in a bout that went on for more than half an hour.
Both of them took the fight to each and every corner of the WWE Performance Center and Edge had to bring out his darkness to end his revenge story with The Viper. It was all about the storytelling - the way Edge stopped the count when Orton was down and out, the way he cried and that chair shot, in the end, added a beautiful touch to the carnage.
Also, the ending moment was absolutely poetic as Edge touched his head with Orton's and in a way, he thanked The Viper for giving him an incredible return match.
Now, the question is - will Edge do weekly television? One expects him to be on RAW this week to celebrate his victory but it wouldn't surprise anyone if he, as well, takes a short break before returning right in time for SummerSlam.
What were your favorite moments of WrestleMania 36? Share your opinions in the comments section.
