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WrestleMania: Roman Reigns beats Tiple H to win WWE title

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Sports News WrestleMania: Roman Reigns beats Tiple H to win WWE title
APR 4, 2016 LISTEN

WrestleMania 32 came to its conclusion late Sunday night after a nearly five-hour show that included plenty of surprises and a new World Heavyweight Champion as challenger Roman Reigns took down Triple H to win the title in the show's main event.

And now, a breakdown of each WrestleMania 32 match from the main card.

Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match -- Zack Ryder def. Kevin Owens (c), Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Sin Cara: Ryder's victory was an absolute shocker to start off the evening. A title change would not have been a surprise, but most expected Ziggler or Zayn would go over in the match. Instead, it was Ryder who found himself alone atop the ladder. It will be interesting to see if this is part of a legitimate push by WWE or simply Ryder getting a WrestleMania moment.

Chris Jericho def. A.J. Styles via pinfall: Jericho and Styles put on a solid match, and though it was assumed Jericho would put Styles over in a big match like he has so many other "new" superstars, it was actually Y2J who came out on top. With neither Zayn nor Styles getting a push, things looked like they might be pretty stale this evening.

League of Nations def. New Day via pinfall: Three matches and three confusing victories. New Day's tag titles were not on the line in a 4 vs. 3 handicap match, and while it made sense that the team with four (League of Nations) won, it was surprising to see the most "over" group in the company takes a clean loss like this.

Women's Championship* Triple Threat Match -- Charlotte (c) def. Becky Lynch (via submission) and Sasha Banks: An argument can be made that this was the match of the night (and I have no problem making said argument). The three ladies put together a tremendous performance with awesome near falls, great spots outside the ring and some interesting submission combinations. It was expected that Banks would go over with the victory (especially since she was led to the ring by her cousin, Snoop Dogg), but Charlotte retaining her title and continuing her dominance on the big stage was a solid move.

Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley appear: Following the aforementioned match, entrance music hit for Foley, Michaels and then Austin. They soon went to the ring and, with some help from New Day, wiped the floor with League of Nations. Foley (mandible claw), Michaels (superkick) and Austin (stunner) each hit his finisher with Austin double-dipping by nailing an additional stunner on Xavier Woods.

No Holds Barred Street Fight -- Brock Lesnar def. Dean Ambrose via pinfall: Lesnar looked like an absolute beast during the match, hitting 13 suplexes including his last in which he flung Ambrose onto a pile of chairs. Lesnar followed up with an F5 onto the same pile of chairs for the clean pinfall victory. Ambrose looked solid in the affair, but it absolutely made sense for Lesnar to get the win. It was a bit stunning, though, that Ambrose didn't get more near falls.

Women's Championship* Triple Threat Match -- Charlotte (c) def. Becky Lynch (via submission) and Sasha Banks: An argument can be made that this was the match of the night (and I have no problem making said argument). The three ladies put together a tremendous performance with awesome near falls, great spots outside the ring and some interesting submission combinations. It was expected that Banks would go over with the victory (especially since she was led to the ring by her cousin, Snoop Dogg), but Charlotte retaining her title and continuing her dominance on the big stage was a solid move.

Overall: WrestleMania 32 absolutely had its moments. The tremendous women's triple threat match and Shane McMahon's Van Terminator and dive off the cage definitely stand out, but really, a large part of the show seemed to be WWE trying too hard. WrestleMania 31 a year ago had a relatively weak build but over-delivered in a major way; in fact, you could argue it was an exceptional event. Similarly, WrestleMania 32 was not built as a strong show (in large part due to a rash of injuries), but the booking almost tried too hard to make up for that fact with Foley, Michaels, Austin, The Rock, John Cena and even Shaq involved in the ring. None of those moments stood out the way DeGeneration X and nWo hitting the ring last year did. Grade: C

culled from CBS SPORTS

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