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WWE WrestleMania 39 Night 2: Roman Reigns Retains Title Over Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair’s Entrance Hits Emotional Note, Injuries Dictate the Show Must Go On

By Michael Fairman

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WrestleMania 39 continued for its second night on Sunday in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium, and the question on everyone’s mind was … could Roman Reigns continue his ‘reign’ as the undisputed WWE Universal Champion, or would this be the night, and would his opponent be the guy, to knock the Tribal Chief off of his Island of Relevancy.  The ringside entrances set up the excitement with Reigns’ dramatic theme, first played by a piano concerto before launching into the version where many in the crowd stand and ‘acknowledge’ him.

The “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes had the comeback story to give him the momentum going in to the WrestleMania headline match.  Cody suffered a torn pec, then months of rehab that followed. With his beautiful family and young baby girl at ringside, and being the son of one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time, the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, all of this did not prove to be enough to take the belts off of Reigns.  For on this night, Reigns with the typical familial interference, remained supreme.

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The match was everything you would want: emotions that built and built, close counts, major finishing moves and submission holds, the crowd roaring, but many in the audience and those watching at home thought the ending was a disappointment, after the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink performances in the ring.  But it should be noted, while many were rooting for Cody, many in the stands were rooting for Roman. He is, after all, the best of the best.  Reigns never breaks character, and he has the wrestling skills to back up being the champ.

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Throughout the match, the creatives came up with a few big spots that could have taken the ending in a different direction, namely when the Usos showed up and pounced on Rhodes.  But lo and behold, new Tag Champs, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, came to save the day and even Zayn delivered a Helluva Kick on Reigns, which could have been sweet justice and then have Cody finish it with a punctuation mark to score the win over Reigns.

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However, it was a big tease! Rhodes went for the victory with father Dusty’s Flip, Flop and Fly and then launching into his Triple Cross Rhodes finisher.  However, Reign’s special counsel, Paul Heyman, distracted the referee and that allowed Solo Sikoa, who had been tossed out earlier in the match for his interference, to re-enter the ring, cloaked in a hoodie.  Solo delivered a Samoan Spike, which set up Reigns to deliver his signature spear for the win.

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But you got to give it up to the WWE! They kept the belts on Reigns making him a further unstoppable force maybe for another year or two, with more story to come between ‘The Bloodline’, and who the WWE ultimately believes is the next guy in line to take down Roman and establish themselves as the next big star.

Let’s get into the other night two highlights and in-ring injuries!

First, the award for the best ring entrance of WrestleMania 39 weekend goes to … Bianca Belair and the Divas of Compton dance troupe!  These little girls were mini-EST’s dancing up a storm that warmed the hearts of everyone in attendance. We later learned from an overcome Paul “Triple H” Levesque (in the press conference that followed the night) that the little girl contortionist in the dance troupe lost her mother earlier in the day, and how everyone in the production rallied around her, because she wanted to go out and perform even in the face of a heartbreaking death.

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In the RAW Women’s Championship match, many felt it was Asuka and her ‘mists’ time to hold the belt, but Belair proved otherwise winning her third straight WrestleMania.  Belair is an elite athlete almost in a class by herself, but we have not seen the last Asuka, who may finally go full heel-mode after taking to social media following her match stating that she is going to turn the women’s division into complete chaos.

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Gunther is here to stay, and the Intercontinental Championship that he has held for over 290-days, makes him an imposing threat to make his way to the top of the WWE talent chain. This seismic victory in the banger of the night vs frenemies Sheamus and Drew McIntyre cemented his future.

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Throughout the match, there were amazing spots, audible chest slaps, power bombs and ring rope athletics that featured three WWE big men.  In the end, Gunther was victorious in a clean win, making it all the more satisfying.

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In the culmination of a 10-month rivalry, the “Hell in a Cell” matchup between Edge and Finn Balor was going to be a spectacle; especially with Finn decked out in his ‘Demon’ persona and make-up.  As the match progressed, the two went at it a violent exchange using chairs, sticks and ladders.  It was a thrown ladder being used as a weapon that literally split open the head of Balor, when the metal struck him and gave him a nasty gash. Immediately, this unplanned moment had the ringside medical attendants stapling his wound so they could stop bleeding, and Finn could continue the match.  In the end, Edge (the babyface this time out) defeated Balor.  We can only hope that this is the final ‘staple’ in their feud.

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In the ‘Hollywood’ moment on night 2, The Miz and Snoop Dogg were back in the middle of the ring.  Snoop set ‘Miz’ up for another impromptu match following Saturday’s impromptu bout with Pat McAfee. This time, enter Shane McMahon, one of the surprises of the night.  Shane has not been seen in a WWE ring or programming since the 2022 Royal Rumble.

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While Shane got a big ‘pop’ from the audience, the match didn’t get very far.  McMahon leaped frogged over The Miz and landed wrong and it was later revealed he tore his quadricep. With the whole bit going down in flames, leave it to Snoop to save the day!  Snoop laid the smacketh down on The Miz with his version of the Rock’s “People’s Elbow” and covered Miz for the victory.  Shane was seen on social media needing help from the entrance ramp to backstage following his untimely injury.

Check out some of the big moments from WrestleMania 39’s second night in the videos and posts below.

Now let us know, were you shocked that the WWE decided to keep the Universal Championship on Roman Reigns instead of Cody Rhodes coming up with the victory? Who’s entrance did you like the most .. Roman’s, Bianca Belair’s or someone else? What did you think of Finn Balor and Shane McMahon’s real-life injuries during the super bowl of pro Wrestling? Comment below.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Has Dylan’s Mystery Caller/Stalker Been Revealed to Be an Alive Luna Nozawa?

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We have another scream machine on her hands at The Bold and the Beautiful after the dramatic ending of the May 1 episode, and that would be Dylan (Sydney Bullock)!

B&B is finally making some headway on just who was the person behind the mystery call that Dylan received telling her they have some “unfinished business.” At the time of the mysterious call, it was clear that the voice was altered to disguise the true identify of the person on the the other line.

On today’s show, after Dylan and Electra (Laneya Grace) exchange words in the wardrobe room about Dylan wanting to rebuild their trust and friendship and how Electra has issues stemming from way back trusting anyone after what Remy (Christian Weissmanm) did to her by befriending her and then plastering deep fake nude photos of her across social media.

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The timing of Electra bringing up Remy is also interesting to us, as we had previously reported now that Christian Weissmann is back and on on contract with The Bold and the Beautiful, he’s already teased that Remy has another connection to someone on the canvas, which many are still believing its Dylan.

At the end of the episode, after Electra leaves the room, Dylan hears noises coming from behind the dress rack. She asks, “Jamie” is that with you? After no answer and a bit more hangar and dress ruffling, a figure steps out behind it, while Dylan is looking down at her tablet trying to get back to work.

When Dylan looks up, she lets out a scream that could be heard to Nebraska, as viewers see partial view of what looks to be a woman with long dark hair from the back. Dylan in shock, says, “It’s you!” We fade to black.

So, what’s going on here? Is the reason the caller said to her that we have “unfinished business” because on Monday, it will be revealed to actually be an alive and well, Luna (Lisa Yamada)? Did the two strikes some sort of deal, that allowed Dylan to help Luna escape after Luna supposedly died after Dylan ran her down with her car, which was all off-screen? Another theory, is the mystery caller is Remy and he is doing some sort of Luna fakeout on Dylan for a yet to be revealed reason.

What do you think is going on? Did Lisa Yamada just make an on-screen return to The Bold and the Beautiful? Share your thoughts and theories below, but first check out our recent interview from back in March on the Michael Fairman Channel when Lisa who attended the BBTV app launch party.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Nick Confesses His Drug Problem to Victor; Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman, Eric Braeden Bring the Newman Bond

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When The Young and the Restless can deliver an emotional side to their stories and their family dynamics, it usually makes for some great scenes delivered by their A-list cast.

Such was the case on the Friday, May 1 episode when Adam (Mark Grossman) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) returned to Genoa City and gave their father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), an update on what had gone down with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) in Las Vegas.

As Victor questioned, “What the hell happened?” Nick piped up, “We both made mistakes along the way, but we’re here now and we’re sorry for giving you so much worry on top of everything else that you’re dealing with,” which was in reference to Victor trying to reclaim his company Newman Enterprises et al.

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NICK’S CONFESSION

Next, Nick, explains one of the ways he messed up while trying to go after Matt Clark, when he admitted to this father with tears in his eyes, “That’s one of the ways I messed up … I took Fentanyl willingly. Some of it was because of Matt, but most of it was on me. I was in a lot of pain, dad, after my accident, I was burning through my prescription meds really quickly after I left the hospital. I could see that it was becoming a problem. But honestly, I thought that I could manage it.  I was wrong. I was out in LA and Matt had taken Noah (Lucas Adams) and Sienna (Tamara Braun) and he gave me this bag of pills and said I could use it to trade for information. When I went out to that drug warehouse, he was trying to convince me and Sharon (Sharon Case) that Noah was a drug addict. I just put the pills in my pocket of my jacket and I came back to Genoa City and I was in a lot of pain, dad, and I was wearing that jacket. I put my hands in the pocket and the pills were there.”

Nick sadly added, “I was desperate. I couldn’t get anymore prescription meds, so I took the fentanyl  I’m deeply ashamed that I was so weak, but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth that I’m going to make this right and I’ll get better.”

BROTHER TO BROTHER

Adam stood up for his brother and reconfirmed to Victor the plan for help Nick through his pill addiction, “Nick is already on his way to doing that. Sharon has set up an appointment with an outpatient facility. He’s going to do the meetings and he’s going to push through this better than ever.”

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“You should also know that the only reason I’m standing here is because of Adam,” Nick confessed to Victor. “Every time I fell, you were there to pick me up. You risked your life to save me, and that’s not something I will ever forget.”

In the climatic and emotional ending of the scene, Nick in tears admits his shame to his dad, who comes in to give him hug. Nick says, “I’m so sorry. I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs.”

All three actors, Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman and Eric Braeden, were excellent in this exchange in their scenes, but at its epicenter continues to be the Emmy-worthy performances by Y&R MVP, Joshua Morrow. Nick’s heartbreaking journey and fall from grace with his pill addiction problem has finally shown the clinks in the armor of the man who is always on the ready to help others … now he needs to let others help him through this. Can we do it?

So, what did you think of the scenes between the Newman man featuring Joshua, Mark and Eric on the Friday episode of Y&R? And though who watched also know that at the very end, Matt Clark who clearly has been injured wakes up from being conked out, so there is more revenge to come on the Newman clan. Share your thoughts below, but take a look at these scenes from a Canadian viewers who saw them air yesterday.

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sophia Seemingly Plans to End Her Life, But Not Before Setting Fire to Johnny’s Apartment With Him Trapped Inside

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The final few moments of the Thursday, April 30 episode of Days of our Lives, will pave the way, to what just may be the end of Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) life, but not as you may think!

After an unhinged Sophia paid a visit to Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), maced him in the eyes, knocked him out and then tied up to a chair, now conscious, she lets him know that she holds him responsible for all the trouble and trauma she has gone through from adopting her child, and her being sent to a mental institution.

So instead of the unregistered gun Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) gave her to finish off Johnny, Sophia sets up a plan to light candle, use nail polish remover and turn on the gas on the stove to ultimately create a mass explosion, which although Johnny pleaded to her not to that to all the innocent people inside his apartment building, she doesn’t seem to care.

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FIERY FACE OFF

The plan was supposed to be, after she takes care of Johnny she will toss the gun in the Salem River, then focus on payback to Holly Jonas before leaving town to start a new life.

Now, Sophia makes her exit, leaving Johnny to be a few moments away from an explosion or gas inhalation, when Chanel (Raven Bowens) comes home after awaiting the results of her mammogram. She sees Johnny tied up, as he panics and tells her to put out the flame on the candle, things go awry, and a fire has begun and everything may go up in flames with Johnny and Chanel inside.

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A BROKEN SOPHIA

Back in her room, Sophia breaks down after reading the social media comments about her, she planted, and then starts writing a suicide or farewell note which says. “I’m tired of begging for forgiveness for my mistakes. All I wanted was to move forward, to be loved and understood. But it’s clear that I was never going to get that. Holly Jonas said that I was dead to her. So, as her former BFF, I’m going to make her dream a reality.”

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A DEADLY TRAP

Now, the fate of Johnny, Chanel and Sophia will be revealed on tomorrow’s May 1st cliffhanger, which may be the end of Sophia when she crosses paths with Kirsten at the bridge near the river. We do know Rachel Boyd is no longer appearing in the show credits section and is now off contract with the soap.

So, what did you think of the climatic final moments of DAYS? What did you think of the performance of Rachel Boyd as Sophia Choi? Let us know via the comment section.

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