The WrestleMania 33 stage caught fire during The Undertaker’s grand exit following his loss to Roman Reigns in last night’s main event. You can see a few photos and videos of the blaze from inside Camping World Stadium below.
The video shows production workers rushing out with a fire extinguisher to try and control the blaze while black smoked filled the air. The fire did not draw much attention as it almost blended in with the spectacle of what appeared to be The Undertaker’s farewell. We’ve heard no reports of injuries related to the fire.
Some of the WWE NXT Superstars who suffered losses at “Takeover: Orlando” on Saturday night are set for main roster call-ups soon, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.
Word is that Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger and Andrade “Cien” Almas are coming to the main roster soon. Dave Meltzer speculated on Wrestling Observer Radio that Dash and Dawson of The Revival may be called up as well. No word yet on what brand these Superstars might end up on.
No word yet on Elias Samson coming to the main roster but it appears his call-up may be delayed. It was believed that Samson was headed to the main roster after losing the “Loser Leaves NXT” match to Kassius Ohno last week but Dave Meltzer indicated other wise on Observer Radio. The plan was for Samson to come to the main roster as recent as January of this year.
The new RAW Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz after making their return to WWE at WrestleMania 33 last night. Jeff says they are back home and he left in 2009 but to come back on such a big night and win the titles is unbelievable. Jeff is proud of himself, his brother, their families and proud to be home. Matt says he can’t explain how wonderful it is to return to their home on the biggest WrestleMania in history, for the biggest company in history. While The Hardys are not using their most recent gimmicks, Matt keeps making references to his “Broken” character and says the best part of the evening was that they “deleted!” the reign of The Club.
Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33 tonight. It was Taker’s second-ever loss at the event.
After the match was over, Taker apparently retired as he wore his hat and coat for one last time before placing them in the middle of the ring with his ring gloves. Taker then kissed his wife, Michelle McCool, as he headed to the back. Taker raised his arm in the middle of the ramp, and the show ended with Taker’s gong playing.
Last night at WrestleMania 33 after John Cena and Nikki Bella defeated The Miz and Maryse, Cena proposed to his longtime girlfriend Nikki and of course she said yes.
(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Neville vs. Austin Aries – Winner: Neville
(Kickoff) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman, Sami Zayn, Big Show, Dolph Ziggler, Apollo Crews, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Chad Gable, Jason Jordan, Mark Henry, Titus O’Neil, Goldust, R-Truth, Curtis Axel, Primo, Epico, Bo Dallas, Jinder Mahal, Rhyno, Heath Slater, Mojo Rawley, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Simon Gotch, Aiden English, Kalisto, Viktor, Konnor, Sin Cara, Tian Bing, Killian Dain – Winner: Mojo Rawley – New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski, who was sitting ringside got involved to help his buddy Mojo
(Kickoff) Intercontinental Championship: (C) Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin – Winner: Dean Ambrose
WrestleMania kicks off with R&B singer Tinashe singing “America The Beautiful” and then Mania host The New Day on their Popcycle cart.
AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon – Winner: AJ Styles
United States Championship: (C) Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens – Winner and new United States Champion: Kevin Owens
RAW Women’s Championship – Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match: (C) Bayley vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax – Nia was first eliminated pin cover by all, Sasha eliminated by Charlotte – Winner: Bayley
RAW Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat – Ladder Match: (C) Gallows & Anderson vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Sheamus & Cesaro
The New Day came out out said match is now a Fatal 4-Way, and out came The Hardy Boyz. They place exploded with a huge pop. Crowd went crazy.
RAW Tag Team Championship – Fatal 4-Way – Ladder Match: (C) Gallows & Anderson vs, Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Sheamus & Cesaro vs. The Hardy Boyz – Winners and new RAW Tag Team Champions: The Hardy Boyz
John Cena & Nikki Bella vs. The Miz & Maryse – Winners: John Cena & Nikki Bella
After the match. Cena asked Nikki to marry him. Nikki said yes.
Non-Sanctioned Match: Triple H w/Stephanie McMahon vs. Seth Rollins – Winner: Seth Rollins
WWE World Championship: (C) Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton – Winner and new WWE World Champion: Randy Orton
WWE Universal Championship: (C) Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman – Winner and new WWE Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar
SmackDown Women’s Championship – Six-Pack Challenge: (C) Alexa Bliss vs. Mickie James vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Carmella vs. Naomi – Winner and new SmackDown Women’s Champion: Naomi
Jim Ross joined announce team for the main event
No Holds Barred: The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns – Winner: Roman Reigns
After the match was over, Taker apparently retired as he wore his hat and coat for one last time before placing them in the middle of the ring with his ring gloves. Taker then kissed his wife, Michelle McCool, as he headed to the back. Taker raised his arm in the middle of the ramp, and the show ended with Taker’s gong playing.
As noted, the Hardys are expected to be signing with WWE imminently. They dropped the ROH Tag Team Championship to the Young Bucks at last night’s ROH Supercard Of Honor XI event. After the match, Jeff Hardy said that there’s only one thing left to do, singing that they’ll “fade away and classify ourselves as obsolete” from ROH.
The Hardys are holding a Broken Tailgate party today in Orlando about 1.6 miles from Camping World Stadium, the site of tonight’s WrestleMania 33 event. A Twitter user posted the video below of a WWE vehicle in front of the party. The party is scheduled to go until 6pm ET, an hour before the WrestleMania 33 main card begins.
It’s been a long time since “The Chosen One” has been seen in WWE, but that changed at NXT TakeOver: Orlando when Drew McIntyre was shown on camera sitting ringside.
McIntyre — who had been using the name Drew Galloway in his time since leaving WWE — was seen smirking in the crowd as the announcers pointed out that he was in attendance.
Drew had been scheduled to wrestle tonight at the Evolve vs. Progress event, but he was attacked by Keith Lee at the top of the show during a promo and announcers said he’d be unable to wrestle later.
McIntyre was the first to leave Impact Wrestling before the large exodus of talent began — and it was partly because they lagged on offering him a new deal.
McIntyre told ESPN, “If that’s not clear enough for everybody, Drew McIntyre has signed with NXT.”
SAnitY vs. Roderick Strong, Tye Dillinger, Ruby Riot and Kassius Ohno – Winners: SAinitY
Aleister Black vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas – Winner: Aleister Black
NXT Tag Team Championship – Triple Threat Elimination Match: (C) The Authors of Pain w/Paul Ellering vs. DIY vs. The Revival – DIY was first eliminated by Authors of Pain – Winners: Authors of Pain
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Asuka vs. Ember Moon – Winner: Asuka
Drew McIntyre in the crowd. Is he returning to WWE on NXT roster?
NXT Championship: (C) Bobby Roode vs. Shinsuke Nakamura – Winner: Bobby Roode
The long-awaited WWE Women’s Tournament is finally a reality … because the company announced on Saturday that the tourney is officially going down this summer.
The announcement happened during WWE’s Business Partner Summit with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H appearing onstage alongside Bayley, Alexa Bliss and Asuka for the reveal.
WWE.com reports that the tournament will feature 32 women from 17 different countries.
Alexa Bliss told the audience in attendance, “I speak on behalf of all of us, not just the champions standing before you today, but the entire Women’s division. It’s truly an honor to be part of another significant movement in WWE history.”
