Penta hangs on to Intercontinental Championship in exhilarating ladder match at WrestleMania 42

LAS VEGAS – A six-man ladder lucifer for the Intercontinental Championship with immoderate of WWE’s champion superstars proved to beryllium 1 of the astir exhilarating matches of WrestleMania 42.

Penta hoped to permission Las Vegas conscionable similar helium came – arsenic champion. He needed to fend disconnected Je’Von Evans, JD McDonagh, Rusev and Dragon Lee to bash so.

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Penta celebrates aft defeating Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, Rusev and Rey Mysterio successful the Intercontinental Championship Ladder lucifer during WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The reigning champ’s savviness successful the ringing proved to beryllium excessively overmuch for the 5 challengers arsenic helium was capable to ascent the ladder, drawback the rubric and support the Intercontinental Championship. But it didn’t travel without immoderate insane spots.

Penta and McDonagh were vying for presumption astatine the apical of the ladder with different ladder wedged successful betwixt the country and the ladder the 2 wrestlers were lasting on. Penta got successful presumption and deed McDonagh with a brutal Mexican Destroyer.

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Je’Von Evans climbs implicit the ropes during the Intercontinental Championship Ladder lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Mysterio besides utilized the ladder for evil. With Rusev lasting connected the apron, and Penta successful between, Mysterio bounced disconnected the ropes and utilized Penta arsenic a springboard to crush Rusev done a ladder that was acceptable up betwixt the denote array and the apron.

Evans was besides massively impressive.

The "Bouncy" 1 was flying precocious crossed the ringing astatine respective points during the match. He deed aggregate OG Cutters connected his opponents, utilizing his jumping abilities to instrumentality retired his opponents. Evans astir grabbed the Intercontinental Championship but Rusev interrupted his shot.

At the end, Penta deed different Mexican Destroyer connected Evans and recovered himself each unsocial successful the ring. He went to the apical of the ladder and grabbed the loop for the win.

Rusev fights Je'Von Evans successful the Intercontinental Championship Ladder lucifer against JD McDonagh, Dragon Lee, Penta and Rey Mysterio during WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Penta has been the champion since March erstwhile helium defeated Dominik Mysterio.