Tag: WrestleMania 35

Ronda Rousey Reportedly Injured At WrestleMania 35, Was Main Event Finish Botched?, Rousey’s Future

Ronda Rousey reportedly suffered a broken hand in the WrestleMania 35 “Winner Takes All” main event with Charlotte Flair and new SmackDown Women’s Champion and RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio.

There’s no word yet on details of the injury but Meltzer noted that this was scheduled to be Rousey’s last match with WWE for the time being as she’s been expected to take time off.

There are a lot of rumors going around on the finish of the match but Meltzer noted that at one point Rousey was going to lose to Lynch by submission. A lot of people was for the submission but a lot of people were also for Rousey losing by pinfall. In the end, it was decided that a pinfall would be he best direction, not the submission.

The idea behind the pinfall was that Rousey has never submitted in a WWE match. She also never submitted in MMA or judo. There’s no word yet on why the finish was switched to a pin, but lots of people internally fought against Rousey losing by submission. It was said to be a split, but people were fighting against the loss by submission. It was speculated that the idea of a wrestler submitting Rousey is a negative compared to a wrestler pinning her. It was also speculated that Vince McMahon could be protecting Rousey for a potential return because then she would have an issue with a fluke pin.

Regarding the rumors on Rousey being upset at the referee botching the finish, Meltzer noted that those are not true. Meltzer added that Rousey was not supposed to get her shoulders up, but for whatever reason they came up at the finish. It was also noted that it was strange that WWE called attention to the shoulder coming up, which could have been a Vince call or something Corey Graves did on his own. The replay showing this could be an indication that it was a call from the production truck. Meltzer also said the only screw-up was that Rousey was supposed to be “really pinned” as opposed to getting defeated with the fluke pin. He added that the finish could cause fans to think Rousey is staying for a rematch, but that’s not the current plan as of this week.

Lynch has been announced for tonight’s post-WrestleMania RAW and the Barclays Center has Rousey advertised, along with the WWE Events page, but there’s no word yet on if Flair will be appearing on the show.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Batista Announces His Retirement From Pro Wrestling

Last night’s WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view from MetLife Stadium saw Triple H defeat Batista in a No Holds Barred match. Triple H’s career was on the line.

While not announced as a career match, this looks to be Batista’s final match for WWE. He previously spoke in media interviews of wanting to return to WWE for one more run and a match with Triple H at WrestleMania.

Batista took to Twitter after WrestleMania to thank WWE fans and officially announce his retirement from the ring.

He wrote, “@WWEUniverse Thank you for letting me entertain you. I love this business and whether you cheered me or jeered me, I’m grateful for being a small part of your life. I am officially retired from sports entertainment and I am grateful for every second of my amazing journey”

You can see his full tweet below:

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Batista took to Instagram later in the morning and posted a lengthier message on the retirement. He called WrestleMania 35 his story book ending.

He wrote, “To all the @wwe fans across the world that gave me the opportunity to suspend your disbelief, thank you. From the biggest part of my heart thank you for letting me entertain you. Tonight was my story book ending and I wanted to leave you with all I had to give. I’ll miss this theater of violence more than I can express in words but I am officially retiring from Sports Entertainment. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished, I leave in great health, and without a doubt the show will go on. I had a hell of a run. Thank you for the journey”

You can see the full post below:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Some WrestleMania 35 Off Camera Notes

Wrestling Inc. staff that was at WrestleMania 35 and provided some off camera notes about last night’s event.

After the nasty Ali / Luke Harper elimination spot in the Andre the Giant battle royal, trainers were checking out Ali for a long while.

Earlier in the night, there was a bright yellow light that was hitting fans in the face. There were chants of “Please turn the light off” during the AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton match:

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Below is the reaction when the yellow lights were turned off:

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WWE used their XFL “sky cam” tonight at WrestleMania. This may the first time they’ve used it for a WWE event.

Below is an overhead view from the press booth of the big suplex Miz gave Shane McMahon off of the top of the camera scaffolding.

Kofi Kingston defeating Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship got the biggest reaction on the show.

The press booth exploded when Kofi Kingston won the title, which hadn’t happened all night. There were a lot of WWE Hall of Famers and NXT talent in the press booth as well.

People seemed drained later in the show, and the reaction for the main event wasn’t what you’d expect. Some fans were even leaving during the main event because they were so tired.

The transportation was a real issue as people left the stadium. People were waiting in the rain with insanely long lines.

WrestleMania 35 Results

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese – Winner and new WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Tony Nese

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(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mickie James, Zelina Vega, Maria Kanellis, Ember Moon, Kairi Sane, Candice LeRae – Winner: Carmella

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(Kickoff) RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Revival vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins – Winners and new RAW Tag Team Champions: Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins

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(Kickoff) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman, SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Viktor, Konnor, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker, EC3, Harper – Winner: Braun Strowman

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Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins – Winner and new Universal Champion: Seth Rollins

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton – Winner: AJ Styles

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The Bar vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura – Winners: The Usos

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Shane McMahon vs. The Miz –

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha & Bayley vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The IIconics – Winners and new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: The IIconics

WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston –

United States Championship: (C) Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio – Winner: Samoa Joe

Joe with a quick win, probably due to Rey’s recent ankle injury.

Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns – Winner: Roman Reigns

Elias performs – band all by himself.

“The Doctor of Thuganomics” John Cena interrupts Elias

No Holds Barred Match (Triple H’s career is on the line): Triple H vs. Batista – Winner: Triple H

Triple H “Mad Max” entrance

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Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match: Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin – Winner: Baron Corbin

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Bobby Lashley vs. “The Demon” Finn Balor – Winner and new Intercontinental Champion: “The Demon” Finn Balor

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Winner Takes All: RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair – Winner and new RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion: Becky Lynch

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WrestleMania 35 Card 4/7/19

WrestleMania 35 – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey – Sunday April 7 PM ET/4 PM PT

Pre-Show Kickoff 5 PM ET/2 PM PT

WrestleMamia 35 Host – Alexa Bliss

Winner Takes All: RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair

WWE Championship: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston

Universal Championship: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins

No Holds Barred Match (Triple H’s career is on the line): Triple H vs. Batista

Intercontinental Championship: (C) Bobby Lashley vs. “The Demon” Finn Balor

Falls Count Anywhere Match: Shane McMahon vs. The Miz

WWE Women’s Championship: (C) Sasha & Bayley vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The IIconics

Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns

United States Championship: (C) Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio

Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles

Kurt Angle’s Farewell Match: Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The Bar vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura

Music from Elias

(Kickoff) RAW Tag Team Championship: (C) The Revival vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins

(Kickoff) Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Braun Strowman, SNL’s Colin Jost and Michael Che, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Titus O’Neil, Tyler Breeze, Jinder Mahal, No Way Jose, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Rhyno, Viktor, Konnor, Ali, Shelton Benjamin, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Otis, Tucker, and EC3

(Kickoff) Women’s Battle Royal: Asuka, Carmella, Naomi, Lana, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Nikki Cross, Dana Brooke, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mickie James and Zelina Vega

(Kickoff) WWE Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wrestling News Blog Podcast ‘WrestleMania 35 & RAW After Mania’ Coming Tuesday

Look for our weekly Wrestling News Blog Podcast coming this Tuesday.

Ed will recap WrestleMania 35 and he will cover WWE RAW after Mania, as their is usually some surprises and is the biggest RAW of the year.

Wrestling News Blog Podcast is available on all major podcast apps such as Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.

The Undertaker – WWE WrestleMania 35 Weekend Update

The Undertaker is scheduled to be in New Jersey for WrestleMania 35 this weekend, according to PWInsider.

There’s no word yet on what Taker is coming to town for, but it sounds like he is being brought in by WWE. It remains to be seen if Taker will have any kind of role in front of the crowd at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, but it’s worth noting that he is in town for the biggest show of the year.

It’s been reported that Taker has agreed to work WWE’s return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday, May 3, but we’ve heard nothing in regards to a return to the ring for The Dead Man at WrestleMania 35. We also know that Taker and wife Michelle McCool were teaching at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando during late March.

As noted last Friday, Taker took to Instagram and said the reports of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. He also revealed that he has dropped 25 pounds after making some lifestyle changes in an attempt to offset the years of physical abuse his body has endured while wrestling for WWE.

Taker wrote, “The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!! I’ve made some serious lifestyle changes in an attempt to offset the years of physical abuse my body has endured. One of the major changes was losing 25lbs. Goal reached! I wanted to thank @nutritionsolutions for the meal prep! I really appreciate the help getting my diet dialed in. #iaintdoneyet #neverstopworking #rentsdue #restinpeace #goals #wwe #deathvalley #makeithappen #goodfood”

For those who missed it, you can see Taker’s full post below:

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE To Reveal Special Statue At WrestleMania 35 Axxess

WWE has announced that a special WWE Hall of Fame statue will be revealed at WrestleMania 35 Axxess in Brooklyn this week.

The statue reveal ceremony will take place at Thursday’s session. 2019 WWE Hall of Famer Brutus Beefcake will be joined by three other Hall of Famers – Sting, Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat, among others.

WWE usually reveals bronze statues of Hall of Famers during Axxess each year. They have done statues on Ric Flair, The Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes and Bruno Sammartino in the past.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Top WWE Stars Announced For WrestleMania 35 Week TV Appearances, WWE Stars At Yankee Stadium (Photos)

WWE has announced the following WrestleMania 35 Week TV appearances for The Miz, Maryse, Elias, Kofi Kingston, RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns and Triple H:

WrestleMania Week takes over the airwavesIt all begins tonight when The Miz and Maryse – fresh off the announcement that “Miz & Mrs.” is returning for a second season – appear on NBC’s “Access” at 7:30 p.m. ET.

On Wednesday, April 3, Elias takes over Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” at 6:30 a.m. ET and “MLB Central” on MLB Network beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

This Thursday, April 4, Kofi Kingston joins Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning” at 6:30 a.m. ET. Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey will appear on NBC’s “Today” at 9:30 a.m. ET, and The Miz and Maryse will be on NBC’s “Extra” at 7 p.m. ET.

Becky Lynch will appear on Fox 5’s “Good Day New York” this Friday beginning at 6 a.m. ET, before joining “Boomer and Gio” on WFAN at 8 a.m. ET. The Man will also appear on ESPN’s “First Take” at 11 a.m. ET and on “TMZ Live” on Fox 5 at 4 p.m. ET.

Also on Friday, Roman Reigns will appear on Z100’s “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show” at 7 a.m. ET. The Big Dog will also join “Strahan and Sara” at 1 p.m. ET on ABC before talking to Mike Francesa on WFAN’s “Mike’s On” at 3:30 p.m. ET.Additional Superstar appearances on Friday include Kofi Kingston on “PIX 11 News” at 8 a.m. ET and Triple H on FS1’s “First Things First” at 9 a.m. ET. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Titus O’Neil and Rey Mysterio will also ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange at 4 p.m. ET.

Braun Strowman, Natalya and Titus O’Neil was at Yankee Stadium in New York City yesterday to officially kick off WrestleMania 35 Week with last night’s MLB game against the Detroit Tigers. Below are a few photos of the WWE Superstars at batting practice in their custom jerseys:

Backstage News On WrestleMania 35 Plans For Elias

It looks like we could see Elias tangle with another WWE Superstar at WrestleMania 35.

There is a plan in place for someone to “shut Elias up” during his performance at WrestleMania35, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio. There’s no word yet on who may work the angle with Elias, but everyone from John Cena to The Undertaker to Bray Wyatt are being rumored.

WWE previously announced Elias as the featured musical guest for WrestleMania 35. He is not being advertised for the 6th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Source: Wrestling Inc.