Tag: WrestleMania 32

Jerry Lawler On Possible Split Announce Teams At WrestleMania, Vince McMahon’s Reaction To His Turn

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler appeared on Cerrito Live this weekend and said there may be split announce teams at WrestleMania 32, apparently so he and “MR” Mauro Ranallo can get a spot on the show. Lawler said it’s not a done deal but he’s heard “scuttlebutt” about that happening. Lawler mentioned how fans are requesting that he and Mauro to work the show.

Lawler, who had trouble remembering Byron Saxton’s name, also talked about his heel turn on commentary and said it was his idea. Lawler knew Mauro wouldn’t say anything bad about anyone because he was the new guy and Byron is too nice of a guy, so Lawler suggested to Vince that he go back to his heel persona.

Lawler also said he’s just scratching the surface and trying to ease into the turn. Lawler said Vince loved the idea and told him that he misses the way “The King” used to be.

Check out the full interview at this link.

What Big Idea Have The New Day Pitched For Their WrestleMania 32 Entrance?

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day reportedly want to fly around the AT&T Stadium on unicorns for their big entrance at WrestleMania 32 next month.

At last word WWE officials had not approved the idea but it noted said by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that they have a less than 50% chance of getting it approved.

Big E recently spoke with GuideLive and confirmed they had been working on a big entrance:

“We’ve already kind of started getting people excited about our entrance – which I’ve kind of wanted to temper expectations, but we had some media hits this morning, and Woods and Kofi were already telling people to look out for our entrance. So, I suppose our WrestleMania entrance is the big plan. There’s a good chance that it all gets nixed, and people are very disappointed, but we have something cooking.”

WrestleMania 32 Already Breaks WWE Attendance Record?

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WrestleMania 32 has already broken the WWE all-time attendance record. As of last Tuesday, 84,000 tickets have been sold and the event is almost sold out. Meltzer noted that the final number will be slightly over the 84,000 tickets already sold, unless the company opens up standing room tickets.

The current WWE attendance record was set by SummerSlam in 1992 at Wembley Stadium, which had 79,127 tickets sold for the show. The U.S. attendance record is approximately 78,000 for WrestleMania III, although the worked figure for that show is 93,173. With WWE usually exaggerating attendance figures by 10,000 – 13,000, Meltzer noted that it’s very possible that WWE will announce the WrestleMania 32 attendance to be over 100,000.

Brian Fritz interviewed Vince McMahon for The Orlando Sentinel earlier this week and Fritz that the company was expecting 100,000 fans for this year’s show. Fritz asked McMahon how much pressure he felt to keep making the event bigger each year.

“I can say, unequivocally, that it’s a lot of pressure,” McMahon admitted. “Every year you have to outdo yourself. This year was difficult because John Cena was not a part of it. We have to reach way down and try and come up with things you haven’t done before and also hold back surprises that the audience does not know. They expect that from us.”

John Cena Confirms His WrestleMania 32 Status

At this morning’s WWE WrestleMania 33 press conference in Orlando, John Cena confirmed that he will not be wrestling at WrestleMania 32.

“For the first time in a decade in a half, this year I will be watching WrestleMania,” Cena said. “WrestleMania means the world to me.”

Mick Foley Returning To RAW Soon For WrestleMania 32 Angle

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is scheduled to return to RAW in the next few weeks for a WrestleMania 32 angle. As of Tuesday, Foley was not booked for this Monday’s RAW from Chicago so he could appear on the March 14th show from Pittsburgh, the March 21st show from Philadelphia or the March 28th go-home show in Brooklyn but it sounds like it will be either Pittsburgh or Philly.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported last week that Foley was booked to have some sort of role at WrestleMania. Speculation is that the RAW appearance will be used to set up a match that he has a non-wrestling role with.

Big Entrance For The New Day At WrestleMania 32?

Source: WrestlingINC

Recently Guide Live conducted a Q&A with Big E, who was promoting WrestleMania 32. Below are some highlights:

Which WrestleMania match he’s most looking forward to:

“Shane and ‘Taker, for sure. I think that’s such an interesting matchup with so much on the line that a lot of people will have their eyes turned to that one. And also, I’m really excited to see what the women will do. I’m not sure what that match will be. If I had to guess, I’m assuming, possibly it looks like maybe we’re looking at a triple threat for the Divas title – Charlotte, Becky, and Sasha appears to be lining up. There’s a decent amount of pressure on those women with the whole ‘Diva’s Revolution.’ I think a lot of people are excited to see what they do to represent for all the talented women in wrestling.”

A possible big entrance for the New Day at WrestleMania:

“We’ve already kind of started getting people excited about our entrance – which I’ve kind of wanted to temper expectations, but we had some media hits this morning, and Woods and Kofi were already telling people to look out for our entrance. So, I suppose our WrestleMania entrance is the big plan. There’s a good chance that it all gets nixed, and people are very disappointed, but we have something cooking.”

Big E also discussed working with veterans like the Dudleys and Chris Jericho, the post-WrestleMania RAW, New Day’s status heading into Mania and more. You can read the full interview by clicking here.

 

Shane McMahon Returns To WWE, To Face The Undertaker At WrestleMania 32

As seen on last night’s RAW ,the first-ever Vincent J. McMahon Legacy of Excellence Award was given to Stephanie McMahon.

RAW opened with Vince McMahon coming to the ring to present the award.  Vince talked about how his family has presented sports entertainment for more than 100 years and then introduced Stephanie. He talked about how proud he is of her, how she was born into the business and how she is like his father. Stephanie went to read a statement until she was interrupted by brother Shane McMahon, making his WWE return.

This led to Shane asking for control of Monday Night RAW, saying he and Vince made a deal years ago that kept Shane involved after Vince “messed up” the company and Shane came to the rescue. After tension with Stephanie McMahon, Vince agreed to give Shane control of RAW if Shane can win 1 match – against The Undertaker inside Hell In a Cell at WrestleMania 32.

Shane McMahon expresses his gratitude to the WWE Universe at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit after his return to Raw:

John Cena Hoping To ‘Defy Science’ For WrestleMania Return?

Source: WrestlingINC

John Cena seemed to hint at a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania by posting a photo of Taker on his Instagram account.

A photo posted by John Cena (@johncena) on

Cena underwent shoulder surgery in early January. The normal recovery time for the surgery is around six months, which would put his return in July, however Cena has been known to return way earlier from surgeries than expected. Cena posted on Twitter this morning that he’s been “putting in twelve hours a day for the past six weeks to try and defy science.”

Cena spoke with FOX Sports at the Daytona 500 yesterday and said that he would make the show if he was physically able.

“As far as me participating in WrestleMania 32, the Magic 8-Ball says ‘ask again later,'” Cena joked. “It would be personally unfortunate for me to miss WrestleMania, but if I can’t perform, it would be unfortunate for the people watching WrestleMania to see me suffer through something that isn’t worthy of the event. I take a very unselfish approach to my job and what I do because people spend their hard-earned money to enjoy what we do, and our goal is to deliver the best show possible. If I can contribute to that, great. If I can’t then, it not helping any of fans … we’ll see how it works.”

 

WrestleMania 32 Plans For WWE Divas

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter via WrestlingINC

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE officials are looking at having two Divas matches at WrestleMania 32 this year. No word yet on what those matches are but it was reported recently that Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. WWE Divas Champion Charlotte in a Triple Threat was in the works. The other match would be one to get several Divas on the card.

Undertaker’s Opponent At WrestleMania 32, Sting Speculation

Source: F4WOnline via WrestlingINC

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer that The Undertaker’s opponent for WrestleMania 32 has already been decided, and it’s not someone who is currently on the roster.

Meltzer was asked on Wrestling Observer Radio if that meant it was someone from NXT or someone from another company.

Meltzer replied: “Someone who is not an active wrestler is what I was told, which made me think Sting. I mean, I don’t know if that’s who it is, I mean who else is there out there?”

Meltzer also noted that Bill Goldberg is a possibility, but he thinks it’s unlikely given his rocky relationship with WWE.