{"id":123821,"date":"2024-04-06T22:12:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T02:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=123821"},"modified":"2024-04-06T22:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T02:13:52","slug":"andnew-wwe-wrestlemania-40-night-one-crowned-three-new-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/06\/andnew-wwe-wrestlemania-40-night-one-crowned-three-new-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"#AndNEW: WWE WrestleMania 40: Night One Crowned THREE New Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>WWE WrestleMania 40<\/em><\/strong> night one was a Premium Live Event for the books. The inaugural day of this two-night spectacular saw moments and matches that will forever be etched in the history books. Three of those breathtaking moments came in the form of title changes. Here\u2019s what went down at <strong><em>WWE WrestleMania XL<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Sami Zayn Exorcises His Demons<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After 666 days, Gunther\u2019s Intercontinental Championship reign has been ended by Sami Zayn! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4YGMEW3Ili\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4YGMEW3Ili<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USA Network (@USANetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USANetwork\/status\/1776793072996626716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cUltimate Underdog\u201d, <strong>Sami Zayn,<\/strong> came into <em>WWE WrestleMania 40<\/em> with a lot to prove. While he did main event <strong><em>WWE WrestleMania 39<\/em><\/strong> and came out victorious with his best friend <strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong> to become Undisputed <strong>WWE<\/strong> Tag Team Champions, it seemed like he would crumple in singles bouts.<\/p>\n<p>However, at <em>WrestleMania 40<\/em>, Zayn finally proved all the doubters wrong by vanquishing <strong>GUNTHER<\/strong> and ending his historic 600+ days reign as WWE Intercontinental Champion. GUNTHER put the whipping on Zayn, and it seemed like all hope was lost.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for all the believers, Zayn found it in himself to fight and take the title, putting a nice, neat little bow on this tremendous journey.<\/p>\n<h3>Undisputed No More<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The truth is\u2026 these two are awesome. A well-deserved victory for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mikethemiz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonKillings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RonKillings<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a> XL. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvbStIM8YL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wvbStIM8YL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Triple H (@TripleH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TripleH\/status\/1776773924136640900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Six-Pack Challenge for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships was outstanding. It was a car wreck from start to finish in the best way possible. The match concluded with two teams dethroning the dominant <strong>Judgment Day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>First was <strong>A-Town Down Under<\/strong>, <strong>Austin Theory<\/strong> and <strong>Grayson Waller<\/strong> writing their names in the record books by winning the<strong><em> SmackDown<\/em><\/strong> Tag Team Championship. From upstarts to veterans, the reformed team of <strong>The Awesome Truth<\/strong>, <strong>R-Truth<\/strong> and <strong>The Miz<\/strong> had their <em>WrestleMania<\/em> moment by winning the <strong>Raw <\/strong>Tag Team Championship, their first as a team.<\/p>\n<p>The first night of <em>WWE WrestleMania 40<\/em> delivered and more. We hope to see you Sunday night, for <em>WWE WrestleMania 40<\/em> night two!<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE WrestleMania 40 night one was a Premium Live Event for the books. The inaugural day of this two-night spectacular saw moments and matches that will forever be etched in the history books. Three of those breathtaking moments came in the form of title changes. Here\u2019s what went down at WWE WrestleMania XL. 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