There have already been some incredibly fun moments so far for Night 1 of WWE’s Wrestlemania 38. The 2022 PPV already saw Logan Paul team up with The Miz, defeating Rey and Dominik Mysterio; however, The Miz hilariously turned on Paul right after the match ended. You can check out the results and full review of every match, so far, below. There was also a very fun Happy Corbin and Drew McIntyre match as well, where McIntyre tried to murder Madcap Moss with a sword–don’t worry, Moss is ok.
GameSpot is covering Wrestlemania 2022 live from AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. And while the PPV has 14 matches on the total card, Night 1 will consist of seven matches along with one confrontation between “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Kevin Owens as a “Battle of the Stunners” comes to a peak at this year’s PPV. Keep coming back to GameSpot over the course of the evening for all your Wrestlemania needs, including any surprises that may happen as well.
Logan Paul makes his return to the WWE as he teams with The Miz to take on the Mysterios. Another moment fans are champing at the bit at is Seth Rollins vs. a mystery opponent–who will be revealed at the PPV. Will it be the long-rumored Cody Rhodes returning to WWE or will wrestling fans be screaming at their screens as Seth’s opponent’s entrance theme kicks off with “Here comes the money…”
Additionally, there are three championship matches one Night 1, including the Smackdown and Raw Women’s Championships and the Smackdown Tag Team Championship. And this is all just the first night, as the PPV really has become too big for one night.
In order to watch Wrestlemania, you can head to a local movie theater, order it through your cable or satellite provider or watch it on the streaming service Peacock . While Peacock has a free tier, you will not be able to watch the WWE event through that. you’ll need a Premium ($5 a month, with ads) or Premium Plus Peacock ($10 a month, no ads) account. Regardless of which tier you choose, there will be a few WWE-related ads throughout the show.
There are multiple ways to watch Peacock. Aside from watching it on mobile devices and on the PC, Amazon Fire devices, Android TV, Apple TV, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xfinity, and more.
Check out the match card for the bouts you’ll be seeing tonight below.
Night 1 Match card:
- Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousy (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
- Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair (Raw Women’s Championship)
- Seth Rollins vs. Mystery opponent
- Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
- Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
- The Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
- King Woods and Kofi Kingston vs. Ridge Holland and Sheamus
- “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to confront Kevin Owens on “The KO Show”
Above, you can check out a recent episode of GameSpot’s wrestling podcast, Wrestle Buddies. Chris E. Hayner and Mat Elfring predict all the results for Wrestlemania alongside their AI machine PredictionBot 3000 v2.0.
Below, you’ll find live updates and results for Wrestlemania 38 as it airs on Peacock. Additionally, there will be a review of each match from the Wrestle Buddies.
Kickoff Show
- The Kickoff Show begins at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT. We’ll have a YouTube link for you when it goes live.
- Updates to the match card will be added here.
Watch the Kickoff Show below live on YouTube.
There will be no matches on the Kickoff Show. Onto the main card we go!
Main Card
The Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
The Usos win by pin.
Mat: This is my first time being right next to Chris, in the same room, reviewing a wrestling program. It’s a very special night. Also, Boogs kicks off the evening, which is special. It all makes sense now. Boogs was also sponsored by adult, alcoholic lemonade. Is it a good boozy drink? Not by any means, but I’m happy someone is giving Boogs money to play guitar. I love Rick’s feats of strength that make no sense but are a delight to watch–up until Boogs hurts his knee. At first, I didn’t think it was real, but from the looks of the press box, there’s been medics with him the whole time. That moment seemed to throw a wrench into what could have been a really great match–as The Usos are a brilliant tag team–but because of the injury, this match wasn’t able to really deliver the way it should have. Get better, Boogs.
6/10
Chris: Even at Wrestlemania, Pat McAfee has a dance in his heart when Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs make their way to the ring, and I love him for it. Having this match kick off Mania is the right call. It’s good vs. evil and four seriously entertaining wrestlers. What’s not to enjoy? Unfortunately, this match started off with what looked like a legitimate injury to Rick Boogs that took him out of the match. There’s no telling how bad the injury is, but medics were at ringside with him through the end of the match. It’s unfortunate because this match seemed like a layup for a fantastic start to the show that was seemingly cut short. Still, what we got was pretty good and the crowd was alive and well for it.
6/10
Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin
McIntyre wins by pin.
Mat: Can we all take a minute to congratulate Madcap Riddick Moss for his Andre The Giant Battle Royale win. Please be silent for an appropriate amount of time (10-25 minutes) starting now… Also, put on a shirt in social situations please, it’s weird. Here’s the thing, I must live in a bubble because when Drew McIntyre came out, this crowd popped hard, and I had no clue people liked him that much. Then again, I’m the dumb dumb who LOVES Happy Corbin. While I’m not particularly on Team McIntyre, both of these guys put on a real fun show. It was a nice powerhouse brawl, and a solid recovery after an injury in the prior match. However, the post-match moment with McIntyre trying to murder Moss with the sword was so weird. And now, the ring ropes have been destroyed.
7.5/10
Chris: Don’t mind me, I’m being silent for Mat. Drew McIntyre isn’t respecting the silence, though, swinging his sword around and making fire go boom. Come on, Drew. Madcap is a champion now. The funny thing about Happy Corbin is he just had the exact same attire as early days Bray Wyatt. But it’s an absolutely different character–and it works for him. Truth be told, this is the match I’ve been looking forward to least. I love Happy Corbin, but Drew McIntyre has been rather stale to me for quite a while. What I appreciate about it, though, is it’s just two big dudes beating the crap out of each other. There’s not a lot of that on the Night 1 card, so a good powerhouse brawl is a welcome addition. This match was far more entertaining than I expected, even with the outcome we all saw coming. Corbin is such a good goofy heel and his dynamic with Madcap Moss is awesome. Sure, Drew tried to murder Madcap after the match, but whatever.
7/10
Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
The Miz and Logan Paul win by pin.
Mat: Logan Paul had a Pokemon card around his neck. I respect that. He was also overselling the heck out of a punch early on, which I don’t respect. This is a celebrity match, so overall expectations weren’t high, but Paul showed early on that he cares about this and had some training and pulled off a nice powerslam, among other moves–like a pretty good blockbuster later. Commentary is spending way too much time talking about people’s follower counts, and it’s annoying. I’m old. Listen, Logan Paul is not my type of person, but he was a damned blast to watch in the ring, especially pulling some fantastic heel work like doing the Three Amigos and the Frogsplash. This match had no right to be this fun–and the icing on the cake was the Miz turning on Paul at the end.
8/10
Chris: I loved Dominic and Rey doing the pop out of the stage entrance Rey did in his early WWE days. Logan Paul is a natural heel because, well, he’s known for being kind of awful and he seems to enjoy that fact. Plus, he’s got a born heel The Miz on his side. Paul certainly played up the heel side throughout the match, even using Eddie Guerrerro’s moves and mannerisms against Rey. Ultimately, Miz took advantage of the Mysterios focusing on Paul and was able to sneak out a win for his team–and then delivered a Skullcrushing Finale to Paul for some reason. Is Mix a babyface now? I don’t know but I’m convinced the Mysterios winning would have been more fun–and Miz still could have turned on Paul. Regardless, one of the better celebrity outings (not as great as Bad Bunny last year but still pretty good).
7.5/10
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair
(Raw Women’s Championship)
Match in progress
Updating…
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