Roman Reigns, CM Punk put on professional wrestling masterclass at WrestleMania 42

LAS VEGAS – CM Punk and Roman Reigns met astatine WrestleMania 42 successful a clash betwixt 2 titans of the pro wrestling manufacture who helped shaped WWE implicit the past 15 years.

Punk entered arsenic the satellite heavyweight champion, portion Reigns was the challenger. Reigns earned the changeable astatine Punk’s rubric aft winning the Royal Rumble successful January.

The 2 went back-and-forth for weeks trading barbs. Punk vowing to "bury" Reigns adjacent to his father, portion the "OTC" telling Punk he’s excessively old. Each rival enactment each different done the "Monday Night Raw" denote array connected assorted episodes. Reigns past vowed helium would locomotion retired of WWE if helium mislaid to Punk.

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CM Punk faces disconnected against Roman Reigns earlier the World Heavyweight Championship lucifer during WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

It each led to the raucous brawl that occurred successful Las Vegas astatine Allegiant Stadium to extremity the weekend.

Reigns’ entranceway euphony shook the stadium arsenic helium walked purposely down the ramp – for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth with nary "Wiseman" to backmost him up oregon usher him done what vowed to beryllium an unthinkable match.

Punk came retired to the apical of the signifier and looked implicit the crowd. He touched the ground, and yelled with the crowd, "It’s clobbering time." The assemblage sang "Cult of Personality" arsenic it blared done the stadium.

The lucifer brought an energy successful the aerial that was missing from Night 1. It had a large combat consciousness and some Punk and Reigns brought it.

CM Punk fights Roman Reigns during the World Heavyweight Championship lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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The 2 started grappling for power aft gathering face-to-face successful the mediate of the ringing for 1 last circular of trash talking. They traded knockdowns and slapped each different astir arsenic Reigns gained the vantage to commencement the match.

A Samoan driblet acceptable the signifier for Reigns to spell connected the violative first. The assemblage acknowledged their "Tribal Chief" arsenic helium clotheslined Punk extracurricular of the ring.

Punk reversed Reigns’ effort to bash him into the denote table. But Reigns whipped Punk into the barricade and continued his battle successful the crowd. Punk sat connected a seat and waited for Reigns to get him. Punk jumped connected the barricade and deed a flying clothesline.

CM Punk reacts to Roman Reigns earlier the World Heavyweight Championship lucifer during WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Punk’s taunts didn’t past long. Reigns tossed Punk from the denote array onto the crushed arsenic the referee begged for some competitors to get backmost into the ring. Reigns obliged arsenic that was the lone mode helium was going to triumph the match.

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The lucifer wore connected arsenic they traded punches and kicks and pin attempts.

Reigns was the archetypal to effort his finisher. He tried for a Superman punch but Punk countered. Punk went to the apical enactment and deed a crossbody and assaulted Reigns with a flurry of punches.

Punk seemingly had the advantage. He deed Reigns with a moving genu and a bulldog. He called for the GTS arsenic Reigns laid look down connected the mat. Punk went for it, but Reigns battled retired of it.

Once again, the lucifer moved to the outside. Punk deed a termination dive that pushed Reigns onto the denote table. He utilized it to his advantage.

Then, Punk got a small dangerous. Reigns was laid retired connected the denote table. He went to the apical enactment but Reigns rapidly got up and avoided the move.

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Reigns mocked Punk arsenic helium hung upside down connected the turnbuckle. Reigns deed Punk with a Superman punch. Reigns past nailed Punk with the stairs and continued to speech trash to the camera.

Roman Reigns shoves CM Punk into the ropes during the World Heavyweight Championship lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Punk appeared helpless arsenic Reigns picked him up. He acceptable up Punk for a powerbomb and blasted him done the denote table. Punk was chopped unfastened and Reigns basked successful the fans’ applause. He threw Punk into the ringing and acceptable him up for a spear.

However, Punk countered and picked him up implicit his shoulders. Punk deed the GTS and astir pinned Reigns close there. Punk tried for different GTS, but Reigns nailed him with a spear. Again, for lone a 2 count.

Reigns, frustrated, signaled helium was going to bargain Punk’s finisher. Punk tried to conflict backmost but Reigns was adamant. He enactment Punk connected his shoulders but Punk countered. Punk kicked Reigns, knocking him down but couldn’t get the 3 count.

Punk past resorted to mocking Reigns. He took the Ula Fala from a instrumentality and tried to deed a spear. Reigns countered with a guillotine lone for Punk to footwear retired of it and enactment Reigns into a chokehold. Reigns punched his mode retired of the submission clasp and enactment Punk backmost successful the guillotine.

As the 2 broke retired of their respective submission holds, they got backmost up and deed each different with a treble clothesline. The fans were ecstatic, yelling "this is awesome," arsenic the lucifer winded down. The assemblage was divided successful who they were rooting for. Chants for some men rang retired passim the stadium arsenic they traded punches.

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Punk was taking disconnected the portion from his hands and threw it onto the ring, distracting the referee capable to deed Reigns with a debased blow. Punk tried to pin Reigns, but Reigns kicked retired again.

What was it going to instrumentality to enactment either wrestler down?

Roman Reigns is introduced earlier the World Heavyweight Championship lucifer against CM Punk during WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Punk got Reigns extracurricular of the ringing and backmost onto the denote table. He wanted 1 last blow. He stepped up to the apical enactment and nailed Reigns with a flying elbow drop.

The assemblage waited with bated enactment for the 2 to get backmost successful the ring. Punk lifted Reigns connected his shoulders and deed the GTS. Reigns past fell backmost onto his shoulders, but Punk couldn’t muster the spot to get disconnected 1 much move.

Reigns got up and deed Punk with a spear. Punk looked astatine Reigns and crawled backmost to him. Reigns deed Punk with 1 much spear.

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He pinned Punk and won the World Heavyweight Championship.

Reigns becomes a seven-time champion and the archetypal clip he’s held the rubric since helium mislaid to Cody Rhodes astatine WrestleMania 40.