Tag: WrestleMania 32

ESPN To Air Classic WWE WrestleMania Events

ESPN is set to air classic WWE WrestleMania events to build to WrestleMania 36, according to a press release sent to us by WWE today.

ESPN will air classic WrestleMania events over the next three Sundays, on their flagship cable network, and then on their mobile app.

The first showing will be this Sunday at 7pm ET as ESPN airs WrestleMania XXX from 2014. WrestleMania 32 will then air on Sunday, March 29 at 7pm ET, and WrestleMania 35 will air on Sunday, April 5 at 3pm ET.

Variety noted that this is the latest example of ESPN working to fill its schedule with “unorthodox content” in the wake of the nation’s coronavirus pandemic, which has put a stop to many sporting events.

“It is a privilege for us to deliver historic WrestleMania content to our world-class partners at ESPN and provide more premium programming to our fans; putting smiles on their faces particularly during this trying time,” said WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon. “We look forward to celebrating WrestleMania history with ESPN as we head into our two-night pop culture extravaganza on April 4 and 5.”

Below is the full announcement sent to us by WWE:

ESPN To Air Encore Presentations of WrestleManiaSpecial Content Initiative Begins This Sunday with WrestleMania 30 on ESPN

ESPN today, in collaboration with WWE, announced it is airing encore presentations of historic WrestleMania events over the next three Sundays on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN App. The special content initiative begins this Sunday, March 22, at 7 p.m. ET with the airing of WrestleMania 30. The full schedule is below:

WrestleMania 30 (airs Sunday, March 22, 7 p.m. ET) – from April 6, 2014

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Hulk Hogan and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin kick off the 30th anniversary of the “Showcase of the Immortals” before a record-breaking crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar attempts to end the most celebrated streak in WWE history, Undertaker’s 21 consecutive victories at WrestleMania; witness the emotional culmination of Daniel Bryan’s “Yes! movement” in a championship triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton and Batista.

WrestleMania 32 (airs Sunday, March 29, 7 p.m. ET) – from April 3, 2016

The largest crowd in WWE history filled Jerry World at AT&T Stadium for WrestleMania 32, as more than 101,000 fans witness the “Show of Shows.” Roman Reigns takes on Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the main event; Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks in a match to crown the first-ever WWE Women’s Champion; the world famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders welcome The Rock to AT&T Stadium; and Shane McMahon stuns the WWE Universe with a death-defying leap in his Hell in a Cell match against Undertaker.

WrestleMania 35 (airs Sunday, April 5, 3 p.m. ET) – from April 7, 2019

WrestleMania at MetLife Stadium features a significant moment in WWE’s Women’s Evolution as the “baddest woman on the planet” Ronda Rousey takes on Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in a “Winner Take All” Triple Threat match for the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships, marking the first time women were the main event at WrestleMania; Kofi Kingston finally gets a shot at realizing his lifelong dream of becoming WWE Champion against Daniel Bryan; and Batista faces his one-time friend and mentor Triple H in a “no holds barred” match.

“This unique opportunity is a byproduct of the terrific working relationship we’ve enjoyed with WWE over the years and the unprecedented circumstances we all find ourselves in,” said Burke Magnus, executive vice president, programming, ESPN. “WrestleMania is one of the most popular global events in sports and entertainment and the spectacular content it provides will be a treat for fans.”

“It is a privilege for us to deliver historic WrestleMania content to our world-class partners at ESPN and provide more premium programming to our fans; putting smiles on their faces particularly during this trying time,” said Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer, WWE. “We look forward to celebrating WrestleMania history with ESPN as we head into our two-night pop culture extravaganza on April 4 and 5.”

These three encore presentations will air in advance of this year’s WrestleMania, which for the first time ever, will be held as a two-night event streaming live on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view. WrestleMania will be hosted by three-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. As WWE previously announced, only essential personnel will be on closed sets at multiple locations, including WWE’s training facility in Orlando, during the production of WrestleMania.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Announces A Record $170 Million Generated By WrestleMania 32

WWE issued the following:

WRESTLEMANIA® GENERATES RECORD $170 MILLION FOR DALLAS/ARLINGTON REGIONSTAMFORD, Conn., November 16, 2016- WWE® (NYSE: WWE), Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams announced today that WrestleMania 32 generated $170.4 million in economic impact for the Dallas/Arlington region this past April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. This marks a new record for WrestleMania’s economic impact and the fifth consecutive year that WrestleMania generated more than $100 million in economic impact for its host region.

Over the past ten years, WrestleMania has generated nearly $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. WrestleMania 32 also generated approximately $23.8 million in federal, state and local taxes.

“On behalf of our city, we would like to thank all of the domestic and international WWE fans that converged on Dallas for WrestleMania Week to enjoy all that North Texas has to offer,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “The week-long series of events brought a tremendous economic windfall to our region.”

“We are proud that WWE’s biggest event in history was held here in Arlington,” said Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams. “The event was an incredible success for our city, and we would like to thank the Dallas Cowboys for their tireless efforts in bringing WrestleMania to AT&T Stadium.”

“We are thrilled that WrestleMania continues to break records for both WWE and our host community,” said John P. Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President, Special Events. “This success would not have been possible without the support of Mayor Rawlings, Mayor Williams, Charlotte Jones and the entire Dallas Cowboys organization as well as all of our public and private sector partners that embraced WWE’s worldwide fan base for this historic celebration. We now look ahead to our return to Orlando for WrestleMania 33.”

A record crowd of 101,763 fans from all 50 states and 35 countries attended WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza this past April, making it the highest-grossing and best-attended event in WWE history. Key highlights from the study include:

* $170.4 million in direct, indirect and induced impact derived from spending by visitors to the Dallas/Arlington region for WrestleMania 32.

* 72% of fans that attended WrestleMania were from outside the greater Dallas/Arlington region and stayed an average of 3.9 nights.

* $25 million was spent on hotels and accommodations within the Dallas/Arlington region.

* The economic impact derived from WrestleMania Week was equal to the creation of 1,550 full-time jobs for the area.

* $8.4 million was spent by visitors to the Dallas/Arlington region at area restaurants.

Next year, WrestleMania 33 will take place Sunday, April 2 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 18 at 10 AM Eastern through Ticketmaster. The event will be broadcast live on WWE Network in more than 180 countries.

Daniel Bryan Honors His Wife Brie Bella After Her WrestleMania 32 Match, Ready To Start A Family

Source: WrestlingINC

It looks like Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella are ready to start a family after Brie finished up with WWE at WrestleMania 32 in Dallas. Bryan posted the following on Twitter and Instagram after Team Total Divas defeated Team BAD and Blonde on the WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show:

So proud of this woman! My wife, my rock and the love of my life… Not only did she do a great job tonight, but she’s poured her heart into wrestling for the last 8+ years. I am truly the luckiest man alive to be with her… Now let’s work on that baby making! 🙂

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Shaq Wants More Of Big Show (Video)

Source: WrestlingINC

NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal was a surprise entrant in the third annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32. Shaq talks to Renee Young in the video below and says he’s wanted Big Show for years. Shaq says if Vince McMahon is listening, he wants a match with Big before he retires. Shaq says he and Big Show got teamed up on but hopefully they can come back to Dallas and have a match.

Actual Attendance Numbers For WrestleMania 32

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE announced last night that they set a new attendance record of 101,763 fans at AT&T Stadium for WrestleMania 32. This beats out the previous WWE attendance record of 93,173 at WrestleMania 3.

WWE actually had under 100,000 fans in the building but they still set a new record. Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE had over 93,000 fans but under 94,000, according to venue officials.

WWE also announced that WrestleMania 32 in Dallas became the highest grossing live event in company history with $17.3 million grossed.

WrestleMania 32 Results

Join Ed and Vanessa for the Wrestling Breakdown WrestleMania 32 post-show podcast.

United States Championship: (C) Kalisto VS Ryback – Winner: Kalisto

The Total Divas (Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Paige, Natalya & Eva Marie) VS B.A.D. & Blond (Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Emma & Summer Rae) – Winners: Total Divas

The Dudley Boyz VS The Usos – Winners: The Usos

Intercontinental Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn VS The Miz VS Dolph Ziggler VS Stardust VS Sin Cara VS Zack Ryder – Winner and new Intercontinental Champion Zack Ryder

AJ Styles VS Chris Jericho – Winner: Chris Jericho

The New Day VS The League of Nations – Winners: League of Nations: After the match, Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley & Steve Austin came out and beat up League of Nations. New Day tried to get the legends to dance, Austin nailed Xavier Woods with a Stone Cold Stunner, then they celebrated with some beer.

No Holds Barred Street Fight: Dean Ambrose VS Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman – Winner: Brock Lesnar

Women’s Championship – Triple Threat Match: (C) Charlotte w/Ric Flair VS Sasha Banks VS Becky Lynch – Winner: Charlotte

Hell in a Cell Match: Shane McMahon VS The Undertaker: If Shane wins he gets control of RAW. If Undertaker loses it will be his last WrestleMania Match. – Winner: The Undertaker

The 3rd Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Big Show, Kane, Tyler Breeze, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Konnor, Viktor, Goldust, R-Truth, Barron Corbin, Tatanka, DDP and Shaq – Winner: Barron Corbin

The Rock came out and announced a new WrestleMania attendance record of 101,763. Rock was interrupted by The Wyatt Family. Rock said they’re not going to fight they are going to have a match.

The Rock VS Erick Rowan – Winner: The Rock in 6 seconds. After the match, Wyatt Family went to attack Rock and John Cena came out and Rock and Cena wiped out The Wyatt Family.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Triple H VS Roman Reigns – Winner and new WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns

WM32 post-show

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Bobby Roode Spotted At The WWE Hotel In Dallas

Source: WrestlingINC

Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode, who left the company in March, has been spotted at the WWE hotel in Dallas, Texas.

This is especially interesting as Roode was not booked for any of the many signings or indie events during WrestleMania 32 week.

WrestleMania 32 Card & Predictions – 4/3/16

Hell in a Cell Match: Shane McMahon VS The Undertaker: If Shane wins he gets control of RAW. If Undertaker loses it will be his last WrestleMania Match.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Triple H VS Roman Reigns

No Holds Barred Street Fight: Dean Ambrose VS Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman

Divas Championship – Triple Threat Match: (C) Charlotte w/Ric Flair VS Sasha Banks VS Becky Lynch

4 on 3 Handicap Match: The New Day VS The League of Nations

Intercontinental Championship – Ladder Match: (C) Kevin Owens VS Sami Zayn VS The Miz VS Dolph Ziggler VS Stardust VS Sin Cara VS Zack Ryder

AJ Styles VS Chris Jericho

The 3rd Annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Big Show, Kane, Tyler Breeze, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Konnor, Viktor, Goldust, R-Truth and 4 more TBA

And scheduled for the Kickoff show:

The Dudley Boyz VS The Usos

The Total Divas (Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Paige, Natalya & Eva Marie) VS B.A.D. & Blond (Lana, Naomi, Tamina, Emma & Summer Rae)

United States Championship: (C) Kalisto VS Ryback

 

Wrestling News Blog’s Predictions: 

Vanessa: Shane McMahon, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Charlotte, New Day, Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, Kane (for Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal), The Usos, Team Total Divas, Kalisto

John: Shane McMahon, Triple H, Dean Ambrose, Becky Lynch, New Day, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman (for Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal), Dudley Boyz, Team Total Divas, Kalisto

Ed: Shane McMahon, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Sasha Banks, New Day, AJ Styles, Big Show, Dudley Boyz, B.A.D. & Blonde, Ryback

Rumors On A Big WWE Return At WrestleMania 32

Source: WrestlingINC

There have been a lot of rumors about a possible surprise return or debut at WWE’s WrestleMania 32 on Sunday.

One of the rumors says Bill Goldberg will be making his return to the company on Sunday night. I should stress that his return is not confirmed but a source has noted to me that he is rumored to return.

As noted earlier, Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that there is at least one big surprise planned that’s not Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, that few people know about, and that fans may have a better idea of who it is come Saturday night. We do not know if Goldberg is who he was referring to and we do not know if Goldberg is really coming back but at least one source believes the rumors are true.

Musical Performances Set For WrestleMania 32

Official Charts reports that rapper Flo Rida will be live at WrestleMania on Sunday to perform his “My House” single, which is one of the theme songs. Pop group Fifth Harmony will be performing America the Beautiful to open the show.