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WWE Announces Location Of WrestleMania 35

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WWE announced WrestleMania 35 will return to the New York-New Jersey area at MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2019.

WWE issued the following:

A high-profile press conference was held to make the official announcement that MetLife Stadium will play host to WrestleMania 35 on Sunday, April 7, 2019, with additional events held throughout the New York-New Jersey region during WrestleMania Week.

“On behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank Governor Murphy and all of our partners for bringing WrestleMania back home,” WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon said of the incredible partnership. “It is the one place that matches the energy, excitement and spectacle of WrestleMania.”

“What does WrestleMania mean to me?” said an emotion-filled John Cena, as he asked his fiancé Nikki Bella to join him at the podium.  “Everything.” The 16-time World Champion beautifully expressed the many ways The Showcase of the Immortals has been his life throughout the years and how he would be a part of the event in 2019 in some capacity.

“It was destiny that brought me here [to WWE],” said The Baddest Women on the Planet Ronda Rousey, who exchanged an intense stare with  one-half of her WrestleMania 34 tag team opposition Triple H as she made her way to the podium. Rousey expressed her desire to use WrestleMania 35 as her way to honor the late WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and the great female Superstars of the Women’s Evolution.

Some of the other distinguished speakers in attendance included WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, who described the rich past of the Showcase of the Immortals, WWE EVP, Talent, Live Events, Creative  Paul “Triple H” Levesque, who talked about WWE today including the Women’s Evolution and the rise of Ronda Rousey, The New Day as well as dignataries like New Jersey Lt Governor of New Jersey Shelia Oliver, WWE EVP Special Events and the host for the event John Saboor and the CEO of Brooklyn Sports and Entertainment Brett Yormark.

Other Superstars in attendance included Braun Strowman, Titus O’Neil, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and Apollo.

Other dignitaries included Vincent Prieto, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Rob VanDeVeen, President/CEO of MetLife Stadium, John Mara, Giants owner and PresidentNeil Glat, New York Jets President, Kirkos, President and CEO of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber and Fred Dixon, President and CEO of NYC and Company.

In the end, The New Day would return to the stage to close the amazing event out right, serving pankcakes to the crowd. A fitting way to ring in the return of The Greatest Stage of Them All to the New York-New Jersey Area.

WrestleMania 35 is more than just a one-day event; it’s a week-long celebration that will stretch throughout the New York-New Jersey region. In addition to WrestleMania, other activities will include WrestleMania Axxess — WWE’s four-day interactive fan festival — as well as four nights of events at Barclays Center: The 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, NXT TakeOver, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE. WWE will also host more than a dozen community outreach events, including hospital visits and Be a STAR bullying prevention rallies, designed to give back to the local region.

The last time The Show of Shows came to MetLife was WrestleMania 29, an event held in April 2013 that grossed an excess of $72 million and attracted a sold-out crowd of 80,676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries. The incredible event featured WWE Champion The Rock going head-to-head against John Cena, Triple H battling Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match, The Undertaker taking on CM Punk, and WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No clashing with Dolph Ziggler & Big E.

Over the past 11 years, WrestleMania has generated more than $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. This year, WrestleMania 34 takes place Sunday, April 8, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans and will be streamed live around the world on WWE Network.

As first reported on nypost.com, the New York-New Jersey area will once again play host to The Showcase of the Immortals when WrestleMania 35 descends on MetLife Stadium on April 7, 2019.

The last time The Show of Shows came to MetLife was WrestleMania 29, an event held in April 2013 that grossed an excess of $72 million and attracted a sold-out crowd of 80,676 fans from all 50 states and 34 countries. The incredible event featured WWE Champion The Rock going head-to-head against John Cena, Triple H battling Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match, The Undertaker taking on CM Punk, and WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No clashing with Dolph Ziggler & Big E.

Another big part of WrestleMania Week will be the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, NXT TakeOver, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown LIVE, all of which will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

WrestleMania 35 has strong potential to be bigger than ever, with ticket and special Travel Packages becoming available later this year. Prepare yourself as The Grandest Stage of Them All returns to New York-New Jersey on April 2019.

WWE Announces Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal Name Change After Major Backlash

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WWE says “after further consideration” they will be changing the name of the upcoming Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.

A rep for WWE says, “After further consideration, we believe it’s best to proceed with the name ‘WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal.’  What remains most important is that this historic match is part of WWE’s unwavering commitment to the Women’s Division.”

There was major backlash following the announcement this week due to former Moolah trainees accusing her of things such as taking money from women and pimping them out for sex work … which was echoed by former trainee Mad Maxine.

In addition, Deadspin reached out to the parent company of Snickers — who are sponsoring WrestleMania 34 — and they released the following statement:

We were recently made aware of the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc’s (WWE) decision to honor a former wrestler during the upcoming WrestleMania 34 event. As a principle-based business that has long championed creating inclusive environments that encourage and empower everyone to reach their full potential, this is unacceptable. We are engaging with the WWE to express our disappointment.

The video of the original announcement from Raw this week disabled comments this morning as well, which was a clear sign WWE had seen the negative reactions.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Stephanie McMahon issued the following statement on the name change, thanking the WWE Universe for using their voice:

Flash Flanagan’s Big Weekend With WWE

The following article is up on Sportskeeda.com and was written by Anirban Banerjee.  I have the pleasure, on the first Saturday of each month in my duties as Ring Announcer for Hoosier Pro Wrestling (HPW), to work directly with Flash Flanagan, who this article is about. ”

Flash was seen on WWE programming as an EMT more than once in the last few days. The picture above wasn’t this weekend but comes from Flash’s Facebook profile.

Flash is the ultimate professional, and his love for the wrestling business is like none other that I have seen. It’s so awesome that he is getting this opportunity. He certainly deserves it.

Ed Boston

 

WWE News: Randy Orton vouches for Indy Wrestler to WWE officials

Hopefully, the Indy Wrestler will be signed by WWE officials

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Randy Orton makes his entrance at WrestleMania

What’s the story?

Randy Orton is not known for being the most selfless WWE star. This time, however, he reportedly did a wrestler from the Independent Scene a favour by recommending him to WWE officials as a potential signee.

A former WWE Enhancement Talent, Flash Flanagan was present backstage during Sunday, Monday and Tuesday’s shows. According to F4WOnline (H/T Wrestling Inc), he was getting a look at from WWE officials as Randy Orton did him a favour and recommended him to the authorities backstage.

In case you didn’t know…

Flash Flanagan is a veteran wrestler on the Independent Scene. He has been connected to WWE previously, but only worked there as an Enhancement Talent. He wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling, the old developmental territory of WWE.

There he won the OVW Championship on four separate occasions. On WWE television Flanagan had lost to Brian Christopher in a Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament match in 1997. He also wrestled on Shotgun Saturday night and had a few dark matches as well. He does hold a victory over Chris Jericho when he pinned him in 2001 to retain the OVW Title.

He also wrestled in other promotions like Impact Wrestling, then known as TNA, and the International Wrestling Association.

The heart of the matter

He faced Randy Orton in a dark match in 2001 before the live broadcast of Raw. The match took place when Orton was still a rookie and just emerging in the wrestling business. On that occasion, Orton won the bout between the two.

You can see the match here:

Orton seemed to return the favour 17 years later when he recommended him to WWE officials and got him an opportunity to be looked at backstage.

He was present at the WWE shows on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, where the WWE officials were reportedly evaluating him backstage.

What’s next?

Flanagan is now 43 years old and wrestles for Hoosier Pro Wrestling in Indiana and SICW Wrestling Explosion in Illinois. If the WWE officials liked him, Flanagan may be signed by WWE in the coming months.

You can see Jericho take on Flash Flanagan in this video:

 

Ronda Rousey Added Back To All WWE RAWs Before WrestleMania 34, Why Rousey Missed RAW

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Ronda Rousey is once again scheduled to appear on every RAW through WrestleMania.

WWE announced last week that Rousey would be appearing on every RAW until WrestleMania, only for her to not appear on last Monday’s show. Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Rousey was actually not supposed to be on Monday’s show because she was taking her medicals in Pittsburgh, and that the WWE announcement was a mistake. WWE has since deleted their original article about Rousey’s RAW appearances, which now forwards to her profile page.

Rousey will make her WWE debut at WrestleMania 34 on Sunday, April 8th in New Orleans. She will team up with Kurt Angle to face Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

Source: WrestlingINC

SmackDown Live Preview 3/13/18

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live will take place from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN with the fallout from Fastlane as the Road to WrestleMania 34 heats up.

* Shane McMahon to make a WrestleMania announcement

* Asuka to make her first SmackDown LIVE appearance after challenging Charlotte Flair

* AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura’s Road to WrestleMania begins

* How will Randy Orton deal with the target on his back?

* How have The Bludgeon Brothers changed the SmackDown Tag Team division?

WWE Mixed Match Challenge & WWE 205 Live Preview 3/13/18

Tonight’s WWE Mixed Match Challenge and WWE 205 Live will take place from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.

WWE Mixed Match Challenge:

* Bobby Roode & Charlotte Flair vs. Rusev & Lana

 

WWE 205 Live:

* Who will advance to WrestleMania?

* Roderick Strong vs. Cedric Alexander.

WWE Superstar Shake-up After WrestleMania?

It looks like there will be some RAW and SmackDown roster changes after WrestleMania 34. Sheamus & Cesaro mentioned on last night’s RAW that there have been rumors of another Superstar Shake-up taking place after the big event in New Orleans next month.

WWE Deletes Article Announcing Ronda Rousey On Every Pre-WrestleMania Raw

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WWE announced last week that Ronda Rousey would appear on every episode of Raw prior to WrestleMania 34 — but the article has been deleted after that didn’t happen.

As we previously reported, the announcement claimed she’d make an appearance tonight at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. However, she was nowhere to be found on the show.

The article that appeared on WWE.com now re-directs to Ronda’s Superstar page. It also appears as though the company deleted the announcement posts on social media.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

WWE Announces The Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal For WrestleMania 34

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WWE announced the first-ever Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal for WrestleMania 34.

The Superstars of Raw, SmackDown and WWE NXT’s Women’s divisions will have the chance to make history yet again when they compete in the inaugural Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34.

As first announced on Raw, this ground-breaking battle royal will pay tribute to the first-ever WWE Women’s Champion, The Fabulous Moolah, who not only paved the way for female competitors through the years, but also played a pivotal role in the first several WrestleMania events.

In the highly-anticipated free-for-all, members of the Women’s divisions from Raw, SmackDown LIVE and WWE NXT will compete to be the last Superstar standing in the over-the-top-rope melee.

Who will go on to make history and carve out their WrestleMania Moment by winning the inaugural match on The Grandest Stage of Them All?

Find out at WrestleMania, Sunday, April 8 at a special start time of 7 ET/4 PT, streaming live on the award-winning WWE Network.

John Cena Issued Challenge To The Undertaker For WrestleMania 34

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Undertaker or Fan? Last night on WWE RAW John Cena said he is found his path to WrestleMania and it is as a fan unless he does what he isn’t suppose to do. Cena issued a challenge to The Undertaker for WrestleMania 34.

So will Cena be going to WrestleMania as a fan or will Taker accept his challenge?