What would be the effects of an existing planet becoming tidally locked?

Let's assume this planet has had a normal lifecycle up to this point, becoming an Earth-like world with around the same climates, size, landmass, day/night cycle, and has a single moon of similar size.

I'm trying to figure out the effects of becoming tidally locked with a day side and night side.

Due to the interference of a god-like entity, the force and energy of the event that would've affected life and topography were transferred to to another plane; therefore, major damage to all life on this planet was averted.

EDIT: Sorry I wasn't clear on that, I had already figured that portion out, that's why I had said, "discounting the energy and cataclysm of the event."

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