WWE WrestleMania 38 Day 1 results: Winners, losers, grades & highlights from April 2

two day WWE WrestleMania 38 2022 got underway on Sunday with fans getting to see return of two former superstars as well as title changing hands. Stone Cold Steve Austin me a memorable return to ring against Kevin Owens while RAW and Smackdown Women's Championship were also on line.

Also, Miz and Logan Paul h ir WrestleMania moment when y took on far-son duo of  Rey and Dominik Mysterio. Drew McIntyre was set to face Happy Corbin, while Usos defended ir WWE Smackdown tag team championships against Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs. Here's a look at WrestleMania 38 highlight and WrestleMania 38 Results

WrestleMania 38 Highlights: Check out  WrestleMania 38 Results on Day 1

Steve Austin stunners Kevin Owens in holds barred match

After 19 long years, Stone Cold Steve Austin me his way inside WWE ring after being invited by Kevin Ownes for Kevin Owens show. However ' Rattle Snake' was tricked by Owens who officially challenged Austin to a Holds Barred match. Surprisingly, Stone Cold accepted challenge and called a ref down to make it official. After bell rang both wrestlers fought all around arena, into crowd and up to st. Both men took suplexes on hard surfaces and a couple of tables were broken along way. However, it was Austin who came out on top. First legendary wrestler kicked out of KO's Stunner and also avoided a chair shot, Rattlesnake n hit his own Stunner for win. 

SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair beats Ronda Rousey to retain title

last time se two women were in same ring toger for a match, it was at WrestleMania 35, when Becky Lynch defeat Rousey to win championship. While Ronda was just pumping it up and celebrating by throwing Flair thrice, Smackdown Women's Champion hit her with a spear out of where to almost gets pinfall. Ronda showed her own moves during match which was an arm drag off top rope, little submissions and n Piper's Pit on Flair however those moves still could t pin down 13-time Women's Champion down.

As match drew closer Rousey mand to get ankle lock on Charlotte for quite a long time but she does t tap out. And moments later, Ronda found herself trapped in Figure 8. She tries to reverse it and roll outside ring. Rousey n kicked Charlotte into referee who goes down after getting hit with an accidental spear. Rousey locked flair into armbar submission and even mans to tap her out but since official was down, match continued. In end, Charlotte h last laugh as she claimed win with a big boot.

Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair defeats Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch reign as RAW Women's Champion ended after Bianca Belair won match by submission. Becky Lynch started match with a Manhandle Slam for a close two-count.  Bianca Belair escaped SummerSlam repeat as EST used Becky's own submission against her but was unable to make her tap out. After failing to close out on victory with a 450 splash, Bianca took a Mandhandle Slam onto steps from Becky Lynch. fight was competitive until Bianca hit KOD for win. crowd erupted as EST reclaimed her belt. 

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs

Usos were able to retain ir tag team Championship after beating Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs in hard-fought contest. However, match also witnesses Boogs suffering a knee injury in mid-match after which he was unable to continue to fight.   incident happened after Boogs h Jey Uso on his shoulders, and n he tried to d Jimmy Uso for a double Fireman’s Carry, a move he’s done before. However, as soon as Jimmy jumped up onto Boogs’ shoulders, Boogs’ knee gave out and he went down with Usos to mat.

Coy Rhodes defeats Seth Rollins 

Seth Rollins's wait for his Wrestlemania opponent ended with Cody Rhodes making an entrance as crowd gave a huge ovation. During match, both wrestlers countered each or moves several times to show that y knew each or's playbook. return to WWE ring was t easy for Rhodes as he was me to work hard for win by Seth Rollins. Rhodes picked up victory by hitting Cross Rhodes twice followed by a series of jabs with a Bionic Elbow and a third Cross Rhodes to seal deal. 

Drew McIntyre defeats Happy Corbin

Th result was as expected with Drew McIntyre coming out victorious against Happy Corbin. match started with McIntyre trying to get upper hand right away with some big punches, but Corbin did t go down without a fight. match h a good pace going for a few minutes, before slowing down once Corbin began to dominate Scottish Psychopath. An accidental distraction from Mcap allowed McIntyre to hit a spine buster and begin his comeback.   Scottish Warrior mand to kick out of End of Days and hit his patented Claymore Kick for win. 

Miz & Logan Paul defeat Rey & Dominik Mysterio

  Miz & Logan Paul faced Rey and Dominik Mysterio and it pair of Miz and Paul who emerged victorious. match started with Miz and Rey with Paul showing his heel side early by distracting Rey long eugh for A-Lister to get upper hand. As match progressed Paul hit Rey with Eddie Guerrero's signature Three Amigos suplexes following which he received boos from crowd. Rey and Dom hit  Paul with a double 619 followed by two frog splashes, but Miz spoiled ir ending by making a blind tag and hitting Rey with his finisher for win. As Miz & Logan Paul celebrated ir huge win, A-Lister hit Paul with Skull Crushing Finale.