WWE planted its flag in Italy for the first time, and the Inalpi Arena delivered a raucous, dueling-chant crowd across a tight five-match card. Two WrestleMania 42 rematches anchored the middle of the show, while a controversial world-title opener and a brutal Tribal Combat main event bookended the night. Here’s how every match shook out.

Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Gunther

A surprising choice to open rather than close, and the booking reflected that. Gunther threw everything at the one prize that has eluded him, but the finish arrived early and muddy: Rhodes scored the pinfall while Gunther loudly protested that his foot was under the bottom rope. The Ring General was animated enough in his complaints afterward to make you wonder why he didn’t simply kick out — which felt like the deliberate seed for a rematch rather than a clean exclamation point. Good work cut short by a finish designed to keep the feud breathing.

WWE Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) def. Jade Cargill

The WrestleMania 42 rematch, and a clear step up from their first encounter. This was arguably Ripley’s strongest singles outing of 2026 so far — physical, well-paced, and built around the kind of hard-hitting exchanges she thrives in. Cargill more than held her own, quieting the doubters with a performance that proved she belongs in this tier. Ripley retained via pinfall, but Cargill walked out looking like a bigger deal than she did walking in.

Brock Lesnar def. Oba Femi

The other WrestleMania 42 rematch, and it played out as an outright war. Lesnar, still in his post-unretirement run, tried to steal it via countout at one point, but Femi beat the count at seven and marched in for more. The sequence kept building until Lesnar finally put Femi down with his seventh F-5 of the night for the win. WWE pointedly teased a rubber match down the line, so this rivalry isn’t finished. Stiff, simple, and effective.

Women’s Intercontinental Championship: Sol Ruca def. Becky Lynch (c)

The crowning moment of the night for a fast-rising star. Ruca came out firing — a standing moonsault, a moonsault to the floor — while Lynch leaned on veteran heel tactics and tried (and failed) to use referee Jessika Carr as a human shield. There were a couple of early timing hiccups on Ruca’s part, but the finish landed perfectly: a Sol Snatcher to claim her first singles gold on the main roster. Lynch putting Ruca over this strongly speaks volumes, and it instantly elevates the title. The ongoing Carr subplot is starting to demand a match of its own.

Tribal Combat for the World Heavyweight Championship: Roman Reigns (c) def. Jacob Fatu

The main event and the match of the night. Reigns has been on a tear in 2026, and this no-disqualification Tribal Combat showed it off — a chaotic, weapon-littered brawl that spilled to the floor early and never let up. With the MFTs watching from the crowd, Reigns finished Fatu with a barrage of Spears, including one through an exposed turnbuckle, to retain. The aftermath set the table for what’s next: Reigns vowed “they’re next” at the MFTs, and a beaten Fatu was forced to fall back in line with the Bloodline.