Cageside Seats - WrestleMania 37 full match previews: Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan, Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair, more! Inside Pro Wrestlinghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48257/CSS-Logo-fv.png2021-04-11T20:00:00-04:00http://www.cagesideseats.com/rss/stream/221264762021-04-11T20:00:00-04:002021-04-11T20:00:00-04:00WrestleMania 37 results, live match coverage
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<p id="pN1Xwv">WWE <em>WrestleMania 37 </em>is all set to finish up tonight (Sat., April 11, 2021) from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida at 8:00 pm ET, live on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network elsewhere. You should also be able to watch this on pay-per-view (PPV) if your cable provider is carrying the event.</p>
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<h4 id="1YrWcS">WWE <em>WRESTLEMANIA 37</em> QUICK RESULTS</h4>
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<strong>Roman Reigns</strong> def. Edge and Daniel Bryan</li>
<li id="L4ClsY">
<strong>Rhea Ripley</strong> def. Asuka</li>
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<strong>Apollo Crews</strong> def. Big E</li>
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<strong>Sheamus</strong> def. Riddle</li>
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<strong>Kevin Owens</strong> def. Sami Zayn</li>
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<strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler</strong> def. Natalya & Tamina</li>
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<strong>Randy Orton</strong> def. The Fiend</li>
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<h4 id="J7Cbnj">WWE <em>WRESTLEMANIA 37 </em>LIVE BLOG & MATCH COVERAGE</h4>
<p id="RaTaD7">...try not to wrestle any matches on your way to the parking lot!</p>
<p id="eVYdQx">The pre-show opens once again with Kayla Braxton welcoming us to the show and introducing her panel, tonight consisting of Jerry “the King” Lawler, Booker T, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, and Peter Rosenberg. They set to the task of breaking the card down and previewing it match by match as usual.</p>
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<p id="n8pRqB">The main show kicks off with Ashland Craft singing America the Beautiful for us.</p>
<p id="A2KiqL">The same intro video from yesterday follows.</p>
<p id="49hJuu">Pillar of the community Titus O’Neil and noted racist Hulk Hogan come to the stage dressed as pirates to do some hosting business. They hype up the show and we get into the action.</p>
<h4 id="l1U7re">Randy Orton vs. the Fiend</h4>
<p id="XaKNOx">Alexa Bliss, makeup smeared and petticoats hanging out from under her skirt to a frankly absurd degree, cranks a giant Jack-in-the-Box at ringside to let the Fiend, no longer extra crispy, out.</p>
<p id="PNQyL0">Diving lariat off the box, we get a bell, big Rock Bottom follows! Bellowing, he takes his time for a followup and Orton bails to the floor. Back suplex into the announce table but the Fiend shrugs it off and applies the mandible claw! Randy fights free and hits the hanging DDT but Wyatt pops up while he’s still recovering! Block the RKO, pass the Fiend face-first into what Michael Cole calls the “box-like structure” or in English, the Jack-in-the-Box.</p>
<p id="MN7Ose">Garvin Stomp, Bray visibly slowing but able to run the ropes and hit the freight train crossbody into grounded punches! Off the ropes, Orton rolls away from a senton and passes the Fiend to the floor! Back inside, the Viper goes to that special place but Wyatt grabs the mandible claw again! Sister Abigail clutch, ringposts spouting gouts of flame, Alexa Bliss, now wearing a leather vest over a black dress and pouring black ifchor from a crown of thorns, appears atop the box!</p>
<p id="7LQMqC">Randy takes advantage...</p>
<p id="q1MKVA"><strong>Randy Orton wins by pinfall with the RKO.</strong></p>
<p id="Wdv26o">Postmatch, Alexa sits there and the Fiend stares. The lights go down.</p>
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<p id="nmVezb">Pillar of the community Titus O’Neil and Noted Racist Hulk Hogan are backstage chatting with Eric Bischoff when Bayley rolls up.</p>
<p id="PSJBqX">Bayley apologizes for her fellow co-hosts leaving her out of greeting Bischoff and invites him on Ding Dong, Hello! He begs off but puts Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair from last night over. Bayley tries to get the focus back on her, Eric asks the Hulkster about his new boat and they go off to discuss it, leaving Titus behind with Bayley. He gives her his hat and walks off.</p>
<p id="dKNzd1">I have to run and use the restroom and this next match doesn’t get a full video package recap, so my lovely wife Josie handles my station for a moment to make sure I don’t miss anything and this is what she has for y’all—</p>
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<p id="D584VX">Purple Cat Ears vs. the Bully Broads</p>
<p id="UAU5Pb">Natalya and Tamina warm up. Natalya’s boobs are booblin.</p>
<p id="vszH5v">Enter Nya and Shaina. Shaina does some swagger for the crowd, Nya has the EYE OF THE TIGER. A fabulous tiger to be sure, because she’s covered in glitter.</p>
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<h4 id="yQaRSP">Natalya & Tamina vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship)</h4>
<p id="A38Eqk">Natalya & Baszler to start, mat grappling, stalemates, and we get tags to the big ladies. Strikes, jockeying for throws, Neidhart and Snuka start running double-teams and suplex Shayna into her own partner! Nattie with a release German suplex, quick tags and Baszler ends up kicking Neidhart square in the teeth! Jax with a slam on Snuka on the floor, Shayna cuts Nattie off and covers her for two.</p>
<p id="3QMGnD">Tag champs working Neidhart over at length with quick tags and double-teams, the heat segment is on! Nia nearly puts her away with a spinebuster... TAMINA BREAKS IT UP! Tags made, Shayna with leg kicks, Snuka with a dragon screw, boot up in the corner but Baszler wrenches on the foot with a toehold! Booting her down, the damage done, she’s barely able to block the Kirifuda Clutch and turn it into a Samoan Drop for two!</p>
<p id="sg9nRR">Jockeying for position in the corner, diving crossbody but Nia hurts her knee in the process! To her feet, throwing forearms and jawing at Tamina, she returns a backfist, World’s Strongest Slam... NOT ENOUGH! Snuka up top, Superfly Splash... NO GOOD! Natalya in, basement dropkick, Sharpshooter applied but Shayna breaks it up with a Kirifuda Clutch...</p>
<p id="lrpLfo"><strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler win by submission with the Kirifuda Clutch from Baszler on Natalya to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="65Lenv">John “Bradshaw” Layfield joins the commentary team for this one.</p>
<p id="sjoJHK">Sami Zayn makes his entrance and personally introduces his special guest of honor Logan Paul.</p>
<h4 id="asAQBF">Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens</h4>
<p id="K8GEdi">Owens looking for a finish early, taking him to the floor for the apron bomb but Zayn slides back inside and he goes slower with chops instead. Suplex into the ropes, to the apron... SAMI HITS THE BRAINBUSTER ON THE APRON! Back inside, Michinoku Driver connects, still not enough! Owens hits the frog splash, also just two, both men just unloading their entire arsenals as fast as they can!</p>
<p id="tYTYWf">Pop-up powerbomb blocked, so KO shifts it up, pumphandle... STEENBREAKER ALMOST DOES IT! Jockeying for position, Zayn with the exploder suplex in the corner but Kev sidesteps the Helluva Kick, kick to the gut, Stunner reversed into the Blue Thunder Driver... NOPE! Another corner exploder... HALF & HALF! SHEERDROP BRAINBUSTER! Hockey fight in the corner, just overwhelming punches, referee Jessika Carr backing Sami off and he puts KO up top.</p>
<p id="XyQPV1">Owens fights back... AVALANCHE FISHERMAN BUSTER! Charging lariats, Zayn cuts him off... HELLUVA KICK! Going for another one but Kev cuts him off with a superkick! Another superkick, the crowd on their feet, kick to the gut...</p>
<p id="VAVyaA"><strong>Kevin Owens wins by pinfall with the Stunner.</strong></p>
<p id="tUV5hi">Post-match, we get an in-ring confrontation, Logan Paul shoves Sami down and raises Owens’ hand.</p>
<p id="lMGM1Q">KO doesn’t like that, kick to the gut, Stunner!</p>
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<p id="qLEW5t">Matt Riddle is scooting around backstage when he runs into Ranjin Singh and Great Khali. Singh has business to take care of and leaves Riddle to chat with Khali. He tells Great he should open up a store for giants, but he’s not impressed.</p>
<p id="LUdLMl">Rob Van Dam rolls up to translate, and RVD whips out some branded rolling papers as an example of the creative branding they’ll need to do to make this giant store a success.</p>
<h4 id="gl5qHf">Matt Riddle (c) vs. Sheamus (WWE United States Championship)</h4>
<p id="uyTfCw">Sheamus aggressive from the start, side headlock takeover, Riddle fights to his feet, shot off, shoulder block! Working the arm over, Matt fights away for some forearms but the Celtic Warrior cuts him off, float over a slam, sleeper hold applied. the match breaks back down into striking. Kicks out of the corner into a hanging triangle choke for the four count!</p>
<p id="fbBhmm">Duck a lariat, kidney shot, Beats of the Bodhran, back inside, up top, Riddle runs up there with him, belly-to-belly superplex! Into his usual comeback run, then Riddle hits a Jackhammer... NOT ENOUGH! To the apron, kick gets a wicked knee... TWO FOR SHEAMUS! Alabama Slam, again just two, to the apron, thinking about White Noise but Riddle blocks, posts him, and then hits a German suplex on the apron!</p>
<p id="t5U8eA">Corkscrew senton, into a triangle choke, Sheamus fights out and clubs him down! Headed up top, Matt slips out, jockeying for position, the Celtic Warrior slips and decides to settle for a normal White Noise! Bombs Away knee drop... NOPE! Brogue Kick ducked, springboard moonsault, Sheamus cuts him off...</p>
<p id="BiABie"><strong>Sheamus wins by pinfall with the Brogue Kick to win the WWE United States Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="e36tyu">We get a video of Triple H giving Bad Bunny a yellow case and telling him to do what he does best.</p>
<p id="LR8OGK">He gets on his truck and opens it revealing a microphone, and it turns out to be an ad for his 2022 tour dates.</p>
<h4 id="dg9KkO">Apollo Crews vs. Big E (c) (WWE Intercontinental Championship Nigerian Drum Fight)</h4>
<p id="j6Tllh">Both men immediately roll outside for kendo sticks and start wailing on each other with them! Action to the floor, E wants to use a gong that’s at ringside but Crews cuts him off and returns him to the ring. Big hits the suicide spear! Apollo recovers, Death Valley Driver on the apron, cover... NOPE! Crews sets E on the bottom step and grabs the top, ready to drop ‘em but Big rolls away!</p>
<p id="HpIuhm">Pump kick on the apron, E fires back with a Rock Bottom off the apron and into the stairs! Big maneuvers a table into the ring and pulls Apollo back inside, where he cuts the champ off with an enzuigiri and wallops him with kendo stick shot after kendo stick shot, shattering the black over his back! Up top, frog splash but E rolls away and Crews crashes through the table!</p>
<p id="Gc6PJR">E gets him up for the Big Ending but Dabba-Kato slides in the ring and beats E up! Chokeslam! He drags Crews over...</p>
<p id="uBaugT"><strong>Apollo Crews wins by pinfall with a lateral press to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="LeKcOw">A recap of night one follows. You all remember night one, when we were having fun? I remember night one.</p>
<p id="sQ2z3z">A COVID vaccination PSA follows and again, I implore you all to go and get yours as soon as you can.</p>
<p id="KSqGVz">Our 2021 WWE Hall of Fame class hype reel and introductions follow, with Ozzy Osbourne as the only notable absence.</p>
<h4 id="hzJyHD">Asuka (c) vs. Rhea Ripley (WWE Raw Women’s Championship)</h4>
<p id="EaK9Vb">Asuka off the ropes, dropkick, Ripley shrugs it off so she goes striking, rolling solebutt, wheelbarrow victory roll, backslide, another dropkick puts Rhea in the corner. Sidestep a hip attack, boots up, overhand chop to the champ! Drop toehold into the turnbuckles, Ripley bails and Asuka dances in the ring while referee Darrick Moore counts.</p>
<p id="sr9INz">Outside, Alarm Clock knee, back inside, Rhea regains control with a release back suplex facebuster! Bodyscissors applied, Ripley raining forearms down on the back of her head, disdainful slaps, cranking Asuka’s neck while she tries to fight back. Broken free, Rhea nails her with a dropkick! Handful of hair, slap, short-arm lariats, Asuka picks the leg into a kneebar!</p>
<p id="VhlOme">Ripley posting on her hands, trying to relieve the pressure, she gets up on one foot, wheelbarrow German suplex... NOPE! Putting Asuka into the turnbuckles, elbow to the kidneys, pushing the champion around, getting her up top, jockeying for position, the Empress knocks her down, missile dropkick connects! German suplex follows, hip attack in the corner, Uraken, reverse roundhouse and Rhea drops to one knee!</p>
<p id="P2Wfsd">Charging in, hip attack... STILL NO! Back up top... RIPLEY KNOCKS HER DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH A RUNNING DROPKICK! Asuka rolls back to the apron, Rhea meets her, jockeying for position, catch the Penalty Kick, inverted Alabama Slam into the apron! Throwing Asuka back inside, fighting it out on the apron once more... ASUKA HITS A DDT OFF THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR!</p>
<p id="fH52uz">Back inside, sliding knee gets Asuka a nearfall! Kawada Kicks, off the ropes, sliding knee countered and Rhea puts boots to her! Up into the cloverleaf, the Empress reverses into a cross armbar, Ripley powers out of it and swings her into the turnbuckles to break it! Going back to the armbar, Rhea breaks it, Asuka Lock attempt, reverse into a pin to break it!</p>
<p id="6DCX27">Chest kicks from the champion, off the ropes, Ripley catches her, Riptide... IT’S OVER!</p>
<p id="Id5NTN"><strong>Rhea Ripley wins by pinfall with Riptide to win the WWE Raw Women’s Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="WVBm0i">Bob Odenkirk drops in for a special look at his new movie, Nobody.</p>
<p id="IiIjWW">Commentary recaps our opening match for us.</p>
<p id="8Gbnk4">Pillar of the community Titus O’Neil and noted racist Hulk Hogan come out for host business again. They thank everyone for watching on Peacock.</p>
<p id="G5yYdL">Enter Bayley.</p>
<p id="hnzavR">She’s heard enough from them and mocks them for thanking everybody except for her. She demands pyro and gets pyro. She says this is her time to shine and runs down Hall of Famers and Michael Cole—</p>
<p id="OtvdHn">Enter the Bella Twins.</p>
<p id="v2ZDm4">Bayley berates them for coming out here lookin’ like Elmon and Nikki Bella slaps the taste out of her mouth! BELLAHAMMER! Brie hits a facebreaker and they throw her down the entrance ramp together!</p>
<h4 id="l9mpLJ">Daniel Bryan vs. Edge vs. Roman Reigns (c) (WWE Universal Championship)</h4>
<p id="MkMpER">Reigns clobbers Bryan at the bell, Edge with right hands of his own, shoulder thrusts in the corner, Dan recovers, uppercuts to Roman! Whip reversed, Bryan out to the floor and Jey Uso superkicks him before throwing him into the steel steps! Roman with the big slicing right, throwing Edge out of the ring after and Jey lays him out with a superkick, too!</p>
<p id="wjTOAw">Reigns tells the commentary team to back off and clears the announce table with Uso’s help. Bryan with a suicide dive that takes Roman out and Jey lays him out with another superkick! Edge reverses a whip and Uso goes into the steel steps hard! Chasing after Reigns, putting him into the apron and the barricade repeatedly! A shot into the post punctuates and the Rated-R Superstar is in control!</p>
<p id="z1l0bn">Edge with an Impaler DDT to Jey on the steel steps! He goes back in the ring with Bryan and they square up! Trading forearms, Dan with a drop toehold into the turnbuckles and chest kicks after! Looking for the avalanche Frankensteiner, reversed into a sunset flip for two and then the Edge-O-Matic for another nearfall!</p>
<p id="X59999">Reigns up on the apron, Dan slides under and puts him face-first into the apron, up top, missile dropkick to Edge! Suicide dive on Roman but he reverses into a suplex on the floor! Back inside with Edge, Reigns in control but the Rated-R Superstar reverses the Superman Punch into the Impaler! Going for the spear, Roman counters with the Superman Punch!</p>
<p id="iw9Y9e">Calling for it, Edge reverses to a sunset flip, only two! Duck the lariat, off the ropes... BOTH GUYS GO FOR SPEARS AND END UP DOWN AND OUT! Bryan back in, diving headbutts on both guys, cover on Roman... NO GOOD! American Dragon fired up, chest kicks on both guys, Roman ducks the buzzsaw, Bryan off the ropes, busaiku knee to Edge! Buzzsaw lays Reigns out, cover... NOPE!</p>
<p id="PDcl6L">Wristlocks, YOU’RE GONNA GET YOUR [REDACTED] HEAD KICKED IN stomps, and the LeBell Lock is on! Wrenching back, Roman trapped in the middle of the ring but Edge breaks it up! LeBell Lock applied on Edge this time, and Reigns comes over and clobbers him with forearms to break it up! Rights and lefts, raining them down over and over and over as Dan futilely tries to cover himself up! THE BIG DOG POWERBOMBS BRYAN INTO EDGE!</p>
<p id="rznab7">He dumps Dan out of the ring and sits on the apron briefly to contemplate him, Roman moves the steel steps to in front of the announce desk, picks Bryan up... POWERBOMB THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! EDGE SPEARS ROMAN OFF THE STEEL STEPS! Edge grabs a pair of steel chairs but Reigns cuts him off as he tries to take them in the ring!</p>
<p id="02kGpQ">Hot Shot puts Roman into the top rope and Edge puts him in an arm-trap crossface! Reigns pries his grip loose but Edge grabs a piece of chair and uses it to wrench his head back! BRYAN SLIDES BACK IN AND PHYSICALLY STOPS THE BIG DOG FROM TAPPING! HE GRABS A LEBELL LOCK WITH ROMAN’S FREE ARM AND STARTS TRADING HEADBUTTS WITH EDGE!</p>
<p id="zpXYXn">Raining forearms down on the Rated-R Superstar, wristlocks and the American Dragon stomps follow! Yes! fingers, running in... EDGE CATCHES HIM WITH THE SPEAR! ROMAN RECOVERS AND EDGE SPEARS HIM TOO! COVER... BRYAN PULLS REFEREE CHARLES ROBINSON OUT OF THE RING TO STOP THE COUNT! Edge is furious and heads out to the floor after Dan!</p>
<p id="ognc7v">Steel chairs in hand again, a third chair comes in to wallop Bryan across the back and he throws him back inside! Chairshots for both of his opponents, over and over and over, he slides chairs under both men’s heads and grabs the other chair... CON-CHAIR-TO ON BRYAN! JEY USO IS BACK AND CUTS HIM OFF BEFORE HE CAN HIT ONE ON ROMAN TOO!</p>
<p id="xwgi5g">Edge takes his anger out on Uso, turns... ROMAN HITS THE SPEAR! Chairshots, he drags Edge over onto Bryan...</p>
<p id="sLGHia"><strong>Roman Reigns wins by pinfall with a lateral press on both of his opponents to retain the WWE Universal Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="Wqrk13">Roman Reigns stands tall as your Universal Champion, Tribal Chief, and Head of the Table.</p>
<p id="Txa6XK">That’s the show, folks.</p>
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<p id="VQxbKH">The latest WWE showcase event, night two of <em>WrestleMania 37, </em>takes place tonight (Sat., April 10, 2021) from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on pay-per-view (PPV) and the Peacock streaming service. You can get full results and coverage of every single match on the card by clicking <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/11/22364206/wrestlemania-37-results-live-streaming-match-coverage-night-two-roman-reigns-edge-daniel-bryan"><strong>here</strong></a>. In an effort to avoid bogging down the main live blog thread, comments for that post have been turned off and this will be your spot to talk about the show all throughout the evening.</p>
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<h5 id="fhcqOS">Quick results:</h5>
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<li id="PFXBus"><strong>Roman Reigns def. Edge & Daniel Bryan to retain Universal championship</strong></li>
<li id="PPMDIE"><strong>Rhea Ripley def. Asuka to win the Raw women’s championship</strong></li>
<li id="HAZ7Hx"><strong>Apollo Crews def. Big E to win the Intercontinental championship</strong></li>
<li id="iXRvkV"><strong>Sheamus def. Riddle to win United States championship</strong></li>
<li id="pRikz1"><strong>Kevin Owens def. Sami Zayn</strong></li>
<li id="VS4fh6"><strong>Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler def. Natalya & Tamina</strong></li>
<li id="9SgX0N"><strong>Randy Orton def. The Fiend</strong></li>
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<p id="pN1Xwv">WWE <em>WrestleMania 37 </em>is all set to get started tonight (Sat., April 10, 2021) from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida at 8:00 pm ET, live on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network elsewhere. You should also be able to watch this on pay-per-view (PPV) if your cable provider is carrying the event.</p>
<p id="gpcyuX"><strong>CagesideSeats.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, match-by-match coverage of night one of </strong><em><strong>WrestleMania 37 </strong></em><strong>below, beginning with the first match of the evening and right on through to the main event.</strong></p>
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<h4 id="1YrWcS">WWE <em>WRESTLEMANIA 37</em> QUICK RESULTS</h4>
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<li id="WxqStO">
<strong>Bianca Belair</strong> def. Sasha Banks</li>
<li id="66iWCV">
<strong>Bad Bunny & Damian Priest</strong> def. The Miz & Morrison</li>
<li id="0mSNDm">
<strong>Braun Strowman</strong> def. Shane McMahon</li>
<li id="D2ZK0q">
<strong>AJ Styles & Omos</strong> def. The New Day</li>
<li id="Dsjw7s">
<strong>Cesaro</strong> def. Seth Rollins</li>
<li id="DocXeQ">
<strong>Natalya & Tamina</strong> win the Women’s Tag Team Turmoil</li>
<li id="rQw8Mq">
<strong>Bobby Lashley</strong> def. Drew McIntyre</li>
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<h4 id="J7Cbnj">WWE <em>WRESTLEMANIA 37 </em>LIVE BLOG & MATCH COVERAGE</h4>
<p id="GzYBWS">...in a row?!</p>
<p id="V2bWdM">The pre-show opens with Kayla Braxton welcoming us to the show and introducing her panel, tonight consisting of Jerry “the King” Lawler, Booker T, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, and Peter Rosenberg, before going to work breaking tonight’s matches down as usual.</p>
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<p id="OrTUut">The main show opens with Vincent Kennedy McMahon on the stage with most if not all of the roster.</p>
<p id="gSc8yi">He cuts a promo about how WWE Superstars have performed tirelessly for us over the last year, but something important was mission, and that of course is the fans. He thanks everyone on behalf of the WWE family and welcomes everyone to WrestleMania.</p>
<p id="Xc5wqs">We get the “Then. Now. Forever.” bumper and then Bebe Rexha sings America the Beautiful.</p>
<p id="yvQjdf">A WrestleMania intro package follows, mainly hyping up the return of the crowd.</p>
<p id="BepjAd">Commentary vamps to fill time because we’ve got a delay due to inclement weather.</p>
<p id="1nYtEK">Shane McMahon is interviewed backstage.</p>
<p id="xITdIa">He talks about how excited he was to come up with a strategy to take Braun Strowman out in the cage, and Bobby Lashley and Montel Vontavious Porter roll up and steal the interview.</p>
<p id="MMdR51">MVP says this is the crowning moment of the All Mighty era, and no language can properly convey what’s in his man’s mind right now. The only language he can speak and Drew McIntyre can understand right now is the language of violence. Drew rolls up and bickers at them over their words, Porter gets between Bob and his opponent, McIntyre says mother nature can’t save his ass and they’ll fight backstage if they have to.</p>
<p id="H6k7ww">The champ and his crew back off and McIntyre is interviewed, recounting his history with the title and how frustrating it is to have the weather of all things try and take his moment away.</p>
<p id="MdjUAi">We go back to the preshow panel to vamp some more.</p>
<p id="n4zux7">New Day are interviewed backstage and they talk about the energy of the crowd and how welcome it is to have it again. Big E joins them mid promo and talks about his wet mouth and how his pals are the greatest tag team on god’s green earth. </p>
<p id="ww0Gyg">Braun Strowman is interviewed and talks about how he’s ready to go and he’s gonna beat Shane McMahon within an inch of his life.</p>
<p id="3WGM7a">The preshow panel vamps some more.</p>
<p id="CiDmom">Kevin Owens cuts a heartfelt excellent promo about his history with Sami Zayn.</p>
<p id="d8QO8d">Cut back to Michael Cole and Samoa Joe in rain ponchos informing us that the show is expected to resume within five minutes. </p>
<p id="lrmfdk">Bianca Belair is interviewed backstage. She talks about how much she loves competition and she’s looking forward to proving that she’s the EST by beating Sasha Banks for the title.</p>
<p id="MfTwzy">Seth Rollins is interviewed backstage, laughing heartily in WrestleMania excitement and mocking Cesaro at length.</p>
<p id="SEcnGi">The Miz and John Morrison are also interviewed backstage and Johnny offers up a Drip Tip, that they judge Bad Bunny by the quality of his friends, and Damian Priest is no good. They hype up their bonafides as a tag team, as well.</p>
<p id="3NbAqW">The preshow panel vamps some more.</p>
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<p id="i4I8Hi">Pillar of the community Titus O’Neil and noted racist Hulk Hogan come out for our first host segment of the evening.</p>
<p id="rn1UOT">They hype the show up and introduce our first match.</p>
<h4 id="ppVwJA">Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE Championship)</h4>
<p id="6jtgnq">Collar and elbow, struggling around the ring, Lashley with a go-behind, reverse to a side headlock, shot off, McIntyre gets knocked down with a shoulder block! Arm wringer, back to the headlock, shot off, leapfrog, shove, overhead belly-to-belly from the challenger! Brawling in the corner, Bob with a throat thrust into right hands as he retakes the momentum.</p>
<p id="MITnk9">Whip reversed, clothesline sends the champion to the floor! Drew follows after but Lashley takes advantage, putting him into the barricade and dragging him around the floor! Back inside, cover for one, right hands, McIntyre throwing the odd punch back in desperation but Walking Armageddon remains in control. Drew hits Divorce Court and then does a slick transition into a cross armbar but Lashley keeps his hands clasped and rains down hammerfists!</p>
<p id="FnxmEs">Bob beating him down in the corner, whip across, Drew explodes out with a lariat! Another lariat, whip reversed, duck a lariat, big overhead belly-to-belly suplex! Jumping neckbreaker, kip-up, looking for Future Shock but Lashley blocks and rams him into the corner! Elbow up, northern lights suplex, Bob kicks out at two! McIntyre looking for another Divorce Court, Bob blocks, big lariat, and the Yokosuka Cutter connects... NOPE!</p>
<p id="qYnqRd">Drawing the challenger up, he reverses, short-arm headbutt but Lashley immediate returns a thrust spinebuster for a nearfall! Looking for the Hurt Lock, Drew blocks, Bob with knees to the ribs, fireman’s carry, McIntyre fights out with elbows. Back elbow from the champ, boot up, Drew with elbows of his own and a forearm! Hoisting him up, inverted Alabama Slam... NOT ENOUGH!</p>
<p id="g6y1pK">Headed up top, jockeying for position, McIntyre with a double wristlock but Lashley breaks with punches! Drew hits the spider belly-to-belly superplex, charges in but the thrust spinebuster cuts him off! Trading punches, McIntyre with another belly-to-belly, Future Shock, another Future Shock, hanging on... A THIRD FUTURE SHOCK CAN’T KEEP BOB LASHLEY DOWN!</p>
<p id="96CY4M">Countdown... LASHLEY ROLLS OUT OF THE RING! DREW OFF THE ROPES... BIG MAN TOPE CON GIRO! Back inside, Lashley cuts a springboard off, Hurt Lock denied but he hits a suplex and then the reverse STO! Lying in wait, trying for the Hurt Lock again but McIntyre breaks his grip and rams him into the corner! Spinebuster reversed into the double wristlock!</p>
<p id="5BsZkY">In the middle of the ring, nowhere to go, Bob struggling but he gets the ropes to force the break! Waiting for the Claymore, MVP runs interference, Bob cuts Drew off in the corner and he’s got the Hurt Lock on! McIntyre fading, flagging but not failing, he gets a boot up on the turnbuckles and kicks but Lashley rolls through and keeps the Hurt Lock on!</p>
<p id="7pXXRp">Drew running out of case, sinking to the mat...</p>
<p id="ptVzEJ"><strong>Bobby Lashley wins by referee stoppage with the Hurt Lock to retain the WWE Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="xgrzSC">My feed is real spotty all of a sudden and I lost video but I have audio of Bayley trying to convince somebody of... something before it cuts completely out again.</p>
<p id="2nxDid">I restart my PS4 and finally get it back and we’re in the middle of a hype reel for the international impact of WrestleMania.</p>
<h4 id="XJT3SX">Billie Kay & Carmella vs. Lana & Naomi vs. Natalya & Tamina vs. Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott) vs. Sexy Muscle Friends (Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose) (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Tag Team Turmoil Match)</h4>
<p id="tmiJyU">We’re doing this gauntlet style with just two teams at first.</p>
<p id="e29D2I">Naomi and Carmella to start, babyfaces in control, quick tag to Lana, working the Princess of Staten Island over. Kay tags in, bit of grappling with Lana, tilt-a-whirl Russian legsweep gets her the tag to Naomi! Corner headscissors, springboard roundhouse kick and a blind tag! Lana lands a kick, quick tag back, double X-Factor... CARMELLA BREAKS IT UP!</p>
<p id="5pyI8x">Billie with a sunset flip, an assist from Carmella that the referee doesn’t notice...</p>
<p id="U6iIbx"><strong>Billie Kay & Carmella eliminate Lana & Naomi by pinfall with an assisted sunset flip from Kay on Lana.</strong></p>
<p id="GycOKs">Riott Squad are our third team in the match and Morgan goes right to work. Kay on the outs for a minute but she knocks Riott to the floor and tags Carmella in. Putting boots to Liv in the corner, keeping Ruby off the apron, sunset flip and the assist again but this time referee Shaun Bennett catches her! Riott tags in, inverted Codebreaker, Ruby off the top...</p>
<p id="q1Dtx3"><strong>Riott Squad eliminate Billie Kay & Carmella by pinfall with a diving senton from Ruby Riott on Kay.</strong></p>
<p id="PHZJCZ">Sexy Muscle Friends are out fourth.</p>
<p id="xFOTqD">Brooke with a nearfall right out the gates on Riott, raining forearms down on her, spinning neckbreaker, another two! Ruby with boots up, sunset flip, only two! Roll under Rose, tag to Morgan and she comes in hot, lariat, enzuigiri, double stomp in the corner! Codebreaker into the Riott Kick... DANA BROOKE BREAKS IT UP!</p>
<p id="3oBB58">Riott dumps her out of the ring, drags Mandy over, tag back to Liv. Whip blocked, big forearm, whip into the corner, shoulder thrust, Morgan clobbering everybody, up to the second, jockeying for position, blind tag from Dana! Superplex from Rose, Brooke goes up top, senton atomico... NOPE! Liv reverses...</p>
<p id="CEfYUe"><strong>Riott Squad eliminate Sexy Muscle Friends by pinfall with an inside cradle from Liv Morgan on Dana Brooke.</strong></p>
<p id="8J4T7Z">Natalya and Tamina are out last, of course.</p>
<p id="DJaXD6">Nattie getting into it with Morgan, Glam Slam Hot Shot and a tag to Tamina. Snuka lighting her up with forearms, suplex lift to put her in Neidhart’s arms for a powerbomb but Riott breaks it up! Ramming Liv into the corner, working her over with knees and quick tags. Morgan gets away, awkward double-team with Ruby, quick tags, gutbuster sets up a senton... BUT SNUKA KICKS OUT! </p>
<p id="IbwHVr">Tamina lays Liv out with a superkick but Nattie’s down and out! She boots Riott down as Neidhart recovers for the tag, off the ropes... HART ATTACK! Natalya taking her time, thinking about the Sharpshooter but she decides to tag Tamina in instead. Snuka off the top... SUPERFLY SPLASH! IT’S OVER!</p>
<p id="iPxjB5"><strong>Natalya & Tamina win, last eliminating Riott Squad by pinfall with a Superfly Splash from Tamina on Ruby Riott to become #1 contenders to the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="OPfvjO">A COVID vaccination PSA follows— I got mine and you should make every effort to get yours too, friends.</p>
<p id="qSEAZh">We get an Old Spice ad showing off Joe Average’s training regimen with Drew Gulak and Akira Tozawa the Gobbledy Gooker and “Hurricane” Shane Helms and Night Panther.</p>
<h4 id="CqDQk4">Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins</h4>
<p id="5i6RhG">Cesaro right in with an uppercut, thinking about the swing but Rollins blocks, off the ropes, boot get scaught and the Swiss Superman does a dragon screw and again is denied the swing! Another uppercut, Seth hangs his arm over the top rope but Cesaro nails him with a dropkick when he goes up top! Rollins with the Buckle Bomb, Cesaro fires uppercuts but a swat to the injured arm cuts him off!</p>
<p id="m8HLcJ">Whip reversed, back body drop to the apron, big forearm from the Swiss Superman, up top, Seth cuts him off, big superplex, roll through, Falcon Arrow... NOPE! Hangman’s neckbreaker reversed into a backslide for two, big uppercut follows, body blows and more uppercuts to keep the Messiah off-balance. Uppercuts in the corner, rights and lefts, fired up but the arm is hurting!</p>
<p id="94RQR3">Whip across, charging uppercut, another, cover for two! Double leg, Seth reverses to a victory roll for two, fights to the ropes on a second attempt, step-up enzuigiri keeps Rollins safe for the moment. Off the ropes, Blackout reversed into the swing! Crowd counting the rotations, Cesaros arm gives out at ten and he locks the Sharpshooter on!</p>
<p id="5K0DQ8">Rollins gets the ropes, counters the Neutralizer with a back body drop and ducks a charge, leading Cesaro to put his bad arm into the turnbuckles! Springboard knee, Sling Blade, Seth is running hot! Headed up top, corkscrew splash... NOT ENOUGH! Rollins fired up, trying to figure out how he can put the Swiss Superman down, ripcord blocked, tilt-a-whirl into the Neutralizer... STILL NO!</p>
<p id="y1jWaV">Pulling him out of the ropes into another Neutralizer attempt, Seth reverses, Pedigree... NOT ENOUGH! Rollins jawing at him, reminding him he’s survived the Neutralizer and the swing and claiming to be a god. Drawing him up, Death Blow! Off the ropes, Black Magic connects! Going for Blackout... COUNTERED INTO AN UPPERCUT! CESARO DOES THE UFO!</p>
<p id="hxzDvm">Fired up, calling for the swing, the crowd is with him and Seth goes for a ride! TWENTY PLUS ROTATIONS! Gotch lift...</p>
<p id="j9bGtX"><strong>Cesaro wins by pinfall with the Neutralizer.</strong></p>
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<p id="x5FlZX">Commentary recaps last night’s 7th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal in Memory of Andre the Giant, won by Jey Uso.</p>
<p id="s5KgUS">Dirty Dawgz are interviewed backstage.</p>
<p id="NIa2Co">Asked for a prediction on the Raw tag titles, they put New Day over as a great tag team but say rainbows and unicorns can only get you so far.</p>
<p id="ycxKCl">Big E does the big New Day intro live on stage!</p>
<h4 id="wyzD1A">AJ Styles & Omos vs. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) (c) (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)</h4>
<p id="ceHaI5">Kingston and Styles to start, jockeying for big moves early, neither man able to get much of an advantage or more than a one-count! Pulling ahead, working AJ over, Unicorn Stampede, Omos’ mighty wingspan nearly getting him a tag but Woods keeps Styles away. Side headlock takeover, another tag, AJ gets away and runs around the ring to try and slip in for a tag but Xavier cuts him off with a dropkick through the ropes!</p>
<p id="MR0kJL">Big double-stomp from a legal Kofi, Woods in, Styles floats over a back suplex, throws an enzuigiri that misses and kicks Xavier into a tag! SHADOWS OVER HELL SPLASH ON AJ ONLY GETS TWO! Looking for a double-team, Styles knocks Kofi loose, the path is clear and he tags Omos in! Big Buddy stalking, Woods bouncing off Kofi dives but gets dropped by a backhand chop!</p>
<p id="MI1eQv">Omos slinging ‘em around, back elbows, a backbreaker damn near snaps Woods in half and he applies the iron claw to the backbreaker hold! AJ HITS A PHENOMENAL FOREARM OFF HIS BIG BUDDY’S SHOULDERS! Kingston dazed as Omos draws him up, elevated chokebomb! One-foot pin...</p>
<p id="OyQ3DT"><strong>AJ Styles & Omos win by pinfall with an elevated chokebomb from Omos on Kofi Kingston to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship.</strong></p>
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<p id="lpxOQ2">Jerry “the King” Lawler joins the commentary desk for our next match.</p>
<h4 id="JHNVez">Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon (Steel Cage Match)</h4>
<p id="3Nt9yW">Elias and Jaxson Ryker attack Strowman during his entrance, kneecapping him with steel chair shots! McMahon drags him inside and wails on Braun with chairshots of his own! Strowman recovers, Shane makes a break for it but the big man yanks him off the cage! Lighting him up with punches and a leg kick, ducking Braun’s punches to throw more of his own back!</p>
<p id="O4D8TK">McMahon climbing again, slipping on rain-slick ropes but he’s not trying to escape, he dislodges a chunk of steel from the top of the cage and wallops Strowman with it! Braun recovers, putting Shane into the cage wall a few times, clubbing him to the mat. McMahon gets back into it, float-over DDT... COAST 2 COAST! Shane climbs, Elias and Ryker try to help him but the monster among men rams the cage and knocks all of them down!</p>
<p id="71Rwny">Jockeying for position in the corner of the cage and Shane dorks Braun in the dome with a toolbox! McMahon climbing down but Braun recovers and traps his hand in the chain link! STROWMAN TEARS THE CAGE WALL APART TO BRING SHANE BACK INSIDE! Both men back up atop the cage, Braun stands tall and drags McMahon to his feet... AND DUMPS HIM OFF THE CAGE AND INTO THE RING!</p>
<p id="1I8hNT">A mouse welling up under his eye, Strowman returns to the ring and yells about how this is for everyone who’s ever been called stupid, pulling Shane up... RUNNING POWERSLAM! IT’S OVER!</p>
<p id="RXW4l0"><strong>Braun Strowman wins by pinfall with a running powerslam.</strong></p>
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<p id="XHnwEE">Bayley rolls up on commentary as they’re about to hype up the 2020 Hall of Fame class and trying to take Michael Cole’s job, tossing to the video package.</p>
<p id="Y0IGYP">The newly minted Hall of Famers then appear onstage, well most of them at least, seeing as ol’ Billy Shatner and Jushin “Thunder” Liger aren’t present. I suppose we’ll be doing the 2021 class tomorrow night.</p>
<p id="WRgMrk">A Peacock hype reel follows, as does an ad next year’s WrestleMania in Texas, featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.</p>
<p id="ZoF8RD">Booker T joins commentary for the next match.</p>
<h4 id="T5acnD">Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. the Miz & John Morrison</h4>
<p id="94JZ1A">Priest and Miz to start, the A-Lister begs off and demands Bunny get in the match. Bad tags in and pops Miz in the mouth with a right hand! Whip across, Bunny with an arm drag and the A-Lister bails to the floor in disbelief! Back inside, Bad with a drop toehold, La Casita... NOT ENOUGH! Morrison gives him a pep talk and he gets back in there but Bunny hits a tilt-a-whirl tijeras!</p>
<p id="lCHexy">Morrison with the tag, Bad with a headbutt, big elbow in the corner but John recovers and cuts him off. Working him over, taunting Damian, Bunny wants the tag, gets a sunset flip for two and the A-Lister boots him down! Basement DDT, the heat segment rolls on, up in the turnbuckles, Bunny hits a tornado DDT on Miz and the path is clear!</p>
<p id="TwFHPG">Priest with the hot tag, lighting everybody up, and he suplexes Miz into Morrison! Chokeslam, John breaks it up, Bunny runs in, stereo Broken Arrows... NOPE! Skull-Crushing Finale nearfall, Bunny does a flip piledriver on Morrison on the floor! Bad tags in, Priest with Miz up in the electric chair...</p>
<p id="KDaSme"><strong>Bad Bunny & Damian Priest win by pinfall with a diving crossbunny Doomsday Device on the Miz.</strong></p>
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<p id="kjuxSx">Commentary hypes up tomorrow’s show for us.</p>
<h4 id="f7VQ6u">Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks (c) (WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship)</h4>
<p id="Q0MqX4">Collar and elbow, in the corner and Belair shoves her aside with ease. Banks shoves her down, Bianca with a kip-up, more shoves, drop down, leapfrog caught, Sasha reverses, Belair goes for a standing moonsault but lands on her feet as Banks rolls away! Going for the lungblower, the EST shrugs her off, and the Boss goes for the safety of the ropes!</p>
<p id="7l4N7x">Off the ropes, looking for the Glam Slam but Banks shrugs her off and Bianca goes to the floor. Baseball slide, ducking and dodging, Sasha hangs her over the ropes and posts her before asking referee Ryan Tran for the count! Belair starts to recover, Banks dives on her but Bianca catches her and hosses her up... SHE CARRIES HER UP THE STEPS IN A MILITARY PRESS AND PRESS SLAMS HER BACK INTO THE RING!</p>
<p id="TgCNBU">Dropkick connects, off the ropes with a shoulder block, scoop and a slam with squats in-between, handspring moonsault, nobody’s home and the Boss grabs her ponytail for knee strikes before going off the ropes with a running knee that nearly ends it! Double knees in the corner caught and Bianca hits a spinebuster out of the corner!</p>
<p id="vvfYeU">Banks rolls to the floor, braid in hand and Belair uses it to pull her shoulder-first into the post! Back inside, delayed vertical leaves both women down and out! Recovering, the EST with shoulder blocks and a dropkick, kip-up, shooting star press... NOPE! Headed up top, 450 splash... SASHA GETS HER KNEES UP! Bianca with a sunset flip for two, Banks returns the favor with a backslide.</p>
<p id="7rNHDj">Front kick, off the ropes, looking for a Meteora but Belair counters into a powerbomb! A Tenryu Powerbomb follows, Sasha kicks out and reverses a third into an X-Factor! The Boss with a tornado DDT... STILL NO! Frog splash follows it, but still Bianca kicks out! Hanging Belair’s arm over the bottom rope, Sasha takes her to the floor and puts her into the steel steps!</p>
<p id="qmKUVv">Jawing at commentary, getting a meek “It’s Boss time” out of Michael Cole, back inside, taking her down with the braid and wrapping it around her arm for a unique Fujiwara armbar! shifting into the Bank Statement crossface, Bianca reaching, praying, she rolls to the ropes but Banks has until five, referee!</p>
<p id="7NN71v">Boots in the corner, hoisting the champion up top, jockeying for position, Banks catches a handspring kick, traps her in the Tree of Woe... NOBODY HOME ON THE DIVING STOMP! Bianca sits up and Sasha misses a basement dropkick! Perching... 450 SPLASH CAN’T KEEP THE BOSS DOWN! Argentine backbreaker rack, Banks has the KOD scouted, pulsl at the braid... AND BELAIR WHIPS HER IN THE MIDSECTION WITH IT!</p>
<p id="bsa73H">Out of the rack again, lungblower blocked, spinning Banks around...</p>
<p id="U5udy4"><strong>Bianca Belair wins by pinfall with the KOD to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship.</strong></p>
<p id="zRD8mf">Bianca celebrates with the title.</p>
<p id="aE2481">That’s the show, folks.</p>
https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22364043/wrestlemania-37-results-live-streaming-match-coverage-night-one-mcintyre-lashley-sasha-banks-belairClaire Elizabeth2021-04-10T17:38:17-04:002021-04-10T17:38:17-04:00A storm rolls through Tampa hours before WrestleMania 37
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<p id="0O2aYg">The only real issue with holding <em>WrestleMania 37</em> at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and really any outdoor venue, is that the weather may not always cooperate. To that end, there’s rain in the forecast for the Tampa area tonight (Sat., April 10) which just so happens to be night one of the biggest WWE show of the year.</p>
<p id="RJUEAa">Fans had already arrived at the venue to be seated for the show, and those fans have been evacuated to the concourses while waiting for the weather to improve.</p>
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<p id="RSO4ta">It’s bad enough to knock some stuff around:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The wind just knocked down a bunch of the floor seats at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> <a href="https://t.co/FuXBh2SIZv">pic.twitter.com/FuXBh2SIZv</a></p>— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) <a href="https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/1380995762247598082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a>
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<p id="M9vdaM">The good news is that local weather reports indicate the storm should clear up as we get closer to the scheduled showtime of 8 pm ET for the main portion of the pay-per-view card. Rain itself wouldn’t be enough to force a delay but if lightning is near the stadium that would force one.</p>
<p id="7OBBHQ">Stay tuned.</p>
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<p id="O0BJld"><strong>UPDATE</strong>: That was fast!</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WEATHER UPDATE: lightning threat has passed, all parking and gates are back OPEN! Fans may return to their seats. Free parking at HCC is now closed. Thanks for being patient fans!</p>— RaymondJames Stadium (@RJStadium) <a href="https://twitter.com/RJStadium/status/1381000245828521991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2021</a>
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<p id="zDdJIO">Florida, amirite?!?</p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22377561/tampa-storm-wrestlemania-37-wweGeno Mrosko2021-04-10T16:30:00-04:002021-04-10T16:30:00-04:00When reality is better than fiction
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<h4 id="vhGA5A">The match</h4>
<p id="bEVPd4">Roman Reigns defends the Universal championship against Edge and Daniel Bryan in the main event of night two of <em>WrestleMania 37 </em>on Sun., April 11, 2021, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.</p>
<h4 id="WOnzP9">The story</h4>
<p id="Dv95td">There are two stories at play here, reality and what we’ve been presented on television.</p>
<p id="55lsdX">What we’ve been presented on television has been quite simple: Edge won the Royal Rumble, decided he was wrestling Reigns for the Universal championship at <em>WrestleMania</em> but decided to string him along for a while to mess with his head, Bryan took advantage of that time to position himself as the rightful top contender, and Adam Pearce found himself needed to please everyone and ultimately making the match a triple threat.</p>
<p id="5JeGbH">Edge has really put the story over the top as the guy who started out simply trying to achieve a dream of making a return and winning back the title he never lost to letting that corrupt him when Bryan started standing in the way of it. He’s always worked better as a heel, certainly, but this is a particularly interesting turn for his character because, well, it’s entirely understandable that he would act this way.</p>
<p id="KehYen">You almost empathize with him.</p>
<p id="pw95re">But you also can’t help but feel the same for Bryan, a natural babyface who feels impossible to boo who has definitely been screwed over the past couple months in regards to his spot in the Universal title picture.</p>
<p id="anyWAl">Reigns, for his part, is a spectacular bad guy who will do anything to keep his spot at the head of the table. It’s made for an interesting dynamic, and the three of them should deliver a good match to top off the story.</p>
<p id="rtfpX8">Perhaps the best part? It’s hard telling who is going to win.</p>
<p id="AJUyZY">The second story, the reality, is that these are three men, Joe, Adam, and Bryan, who all had this taken from them through no fault of their own and each one of them battled back to return to doing what they love. Edge had neck problems, Bryan had concussion issues, and Reigns battled leukemia. Reigns missed a number of months, Bryan a number of years, and Edge was out for a decade.</p>
<p id="orlcFX">There’s no better feeling than watching them come back and knowing the joy it brings them.</p>
<p id="mZPTMR">Like when Reigns told us he was in remission:</p>
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<p id="dpeuJX">Like when Bryan told us he was finally cleared:</p>
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<p id="5NC7t2">Like when his music hit and Edge had to open his eyes just as wide as he could to really believe this was happening again:</p>
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<p id="wTJkCD">So, yeah, there’s a solid story behind it and the match should be good and all and who knows who will win. But, man, this is pretty damn cool.</p>
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<p id="0TzpDF">It goes down tomorrow night!</p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22375944/wrestlemania-37-preview-roman-reigns-vs-edge-vs-daniel-bryan-wweGeno Mrosko2021-04-10T14:30:00-04:002021-04-10T14:30:00-04:00From Slammiversary to WrestleMania
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<h3 id="VdOIpF">Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley (c)</h3>
<h4 id="fqAAgp">WWE Championship match</h4>
<p id="SfDThD">The rivalry between Drew McIntyre & Bobby Lashley, one of thee biggest matches of night one of <em>WrestleMania</em>, has various starting points. Most recently it started at <em>Elimination Chamber</em>, when Lashley brutalized then WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, allowing Money in the Bank holder the Miz to capitalize and win the championship.</p>
<p id="RrPxkp">Or maybe it started at <em>Backlash</em> in June, when Bobby Lashley failed defeat Drew for the WWE title. That wasn’t the same Bobby then, but that loss focused him. This confirmed his decision to stop using his then wife Lana as a manager and go all in with MVP. They built the Hurt Business around him and become a dominant force.</p>
<p id="yAgj2G">But I like look at this story as one that goes all the way back to 2016, a different year in a different promotion.</p>
<p id="FiSWPd">In the summer of 2016, TNA was in the process of rehabbing their image. It was something they were always tasked in doing but actually seemed be doing well with at the time. Billy Corgan was a fresh mind driving the product. (This would end before the year was even up when Anthem bought the company and brought back old guard that had an obvious low ceiling.) They amassed a good blend of young and veteran talent. Two of those men, Drew Galloway and Bobby Lashley, were set to main event their Slammiversary pay-per-view.</p>
<p id="UXy3fS">The WWE was in the rearview mirror for both men, after runs that showed potential that they couldn’t quite capitalize on. Galloway was released in 2014 after the Chosen One was relegated to a comedy act for the end of his run. That was jarring for the Scotsman, and he vowed to find his way back eventually. Lashley was released rather surprisingly in early 2008, not too long after a championship feud with the then unstoppable John Cena. It was less than a year prior that Bobby was in a <em>WrestleMania</em> program featuring Vince McMahon and Donald Trump.</p>
<p id="f8urAa">Both men found themselves in TNA to try to reshape their wrestling careers. It wasn’t their only stop. McIntyre wrestled for any independent promotion he could. Lashley had a decent MMA run in Bellator. But TNA was the best place for them to prove that when it came to professional wrestling, they were more than what was remembered from their time in WWE.</p>
<p id="NKUYBY">Both men improved drastically during their post-WWE careers, showcased weekly on TNA, one of the few televised spots fans could see them. McIntyre focused his passion on the business, which ended up a crucial aspect of his characters in this era. And Bobby Lashley found his personality during his time in Impact, something that was lacking in his first run in the E. His run with the gold after <em>Slammiversary</em> was, at the time, the best work of the man’s career. He had finally found the personality to go with his physique and talent. </p>
<p id="H4XWGd">It’s clear that folks in WWE were paying attention because both men found their way back to New York. Drew via NXT, Lashley right to <em>Raw</em>. And while it wasn’t smooth for either man (remember Lashley’s sisters?), they both endured to find themselves, once again, face to face for a championship. This time, it’s on wrestling’s biggest stage.</p>
<p id="lEbUd0">The story on paper is one of a man who connived his way into a WWE title match and the fiery babyface who will fight to get it back. The Scottish Psychopath vs. the All Mighty. But I like to look at it as two guys who were released from the company, reinvented themselves in a small pond, and returned to finally climb to the top the mountain.</p>
<p id="wg8SUM">Everything else is gravy.</p>
<p id="i1zsSj"><em>Drew McIntyre will face Bobby Lashley for the WWE championship on night one of WrestleMania 37. Keep it here to </em><a href="http://CaesideSeats.com"><em>CaesideSeats.com</em></a><em> for all of your WrestleMania coverage.</em></p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22367224/wwe-wrestlemania-37-preview-drew-mcintyre-bobby-lashley-tna-slammiversaryKyle Decker2021-04-10T12:30:00-04:002021-04-10T12:30:00-04:00A History Making Main Event
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<strong>Sasha Banks (c) vs. Bianca Belair</strong><br><strong>SmackDown Women’s Champion</strong>
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<p id="Qlhuct">Bianca Belair won the 2021 Royal Rumble and, after some showy waffling, chose to face the <em>SmackDown</em> women’s champion, Sasha Banks, at <em>WrestleMania 37</em>. What started as a friendly competition between two outstanding athletes quickly turned into a feud built of animosity and antagonism.</p>
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<strong>The Road to </strong><em><strong>WrestleMania 37</strong></em>
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<p id="muWtQ1">The moment Bianca Belair chose Sasha Banks as her opponent for <em>WrestleMania</em>, both competitors knew that it would be a historic match. Sasha Banks is the blueprint, and Bianca Belair is the EST. They are, simply put, the best of the best, and this match is a celebration of both women’s wrestling and black excellence. </p>
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<p id="9nCYAy">For a few weeks, the duo became just that - a duo. They both respected the hell out of each other and were excited to compete at <em>WrestleMania. </em>No need to start a feud! Mutual respect enough to drive the story, right? Wrong!</p>
<p id="5BYAPJ">In an entirely unnecessary and convoluted storyline that included Carmella, the tag team titles, and a Cirque du Soliel sommelier, Bianca and Sasha realized friendship in wrestling is overrated and that they did, in fact, hate each other. </p>
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<p id="badiGR">Sasha Banks sees Bianca Belair as a cocky upstart not worth the hype, while Bianca sees Sasha as a champion afraid of real competition. </p>
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<p id="OvnZlU">Tonight they both put their money where their slaps are, and we learn who the real EST of WWE is. </p>
<p id="a3zdA8"><strong>What’s at stake?</strong></p>
<p id="3i2Oeu">Main eventing any PPV is a big deal. Main eventing <em>WrestleMania</em> is the biggest deal. Not only do these two competitors have to deal with that pressure, but they have to deal with the pressure of this being a history-making event. Although the times-they-are-a-changing, it is still slightly unusual for a women’s match to main event a PPV. Each time one does, there is the added pressure of “we have to work twice as hard as the men to have this match be considered acceptable.” Throw in the fact that this is also historical because it’s two black women in the <em>WrestleMania</em> main event slot, and yeah, I’d say they are both feeling the pressure.</p>
<p id="V3nM8S">In more individualistic terms, the pressure is on Sasha Banks here to break her impressive loss streak at <em>WrestleMania. </em>She’s never won on the grandest stage of them all - could this be her night?</p>
<p id="SLqztp">For Bianca Belair tonight, it’s her chance to prove that she really is the EST of WWE. Since she won the <em>Royal Rumble</em>, the buzz around her has been palpable. She is someone the WWE Universe wants to succeed - not even Reginald could ruin that! She has all the makings of a big babyface star. If she becomes champion tonight, that dream becomes a reality.</p>
<p id="QtTxtT">This has to be pretty much the best match either of them has ever had because all eyes are on them. People are either going to walk away saying, “Yes! That was everything I wanted!” or “I was expecting so much more.” So yeah, no pressure.</p>
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<p id="7Ie5d6">It’s one thing to <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22368344/wrestlemania-37-predictions-wwe">predict</a> the winners and losers at <em>WrestleMania 37</em>, but how about taking a guess at the match order for the two night event?</p>
<p id="XhDgrh"><em>WrestleMania 37</em> takes place tonight (Apr. 10) and tomorrow night (Apr. 11) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, with the main card beginning at 8 pm ET <a href="https://imp.i305175.net/c/482924/896948/11640?subId1=SBNation&utm_campaign=20200101evergreen&cid=20200101evergreenpdaffil001&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peacocktv.com%2Fsports%2Fwwe">on Peacock</a>.</p>
<p id="OiS4uj">WWE has announced seven different segments for the main card of Night One. Here is my subjective view of how important each of these seven segments rank, ordered from most important to least important.</p>
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<li id="jmwvfd">Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair</li>
<li id="bLN5hL">Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre</li>
<li id="6RDbSm">Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon</li>
<li id="WSNpkt">Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. Miz & John Morrison</li>
<li id="DrkEzW">Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins</li>
<li id="f1a79I">New Day vs. Styles & Omos</li>
<li id="t3hU8t">Tag Team Turmoil</li>
</ol>
<p id="ynwGRx">It seems to me like there’s a pretty <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/9/22376263/becky-lynch-wwe-return-night-one-wrestlemania-37">good chance</a> that we’ll see Bayley’s talk show on Night One, so I’m adding an eighth segment to this card.</p>
<p id="Jo5o63"><strong>Opening match & Main event</strong></p>
<p id="t8ZL7L">WWE is making this one easier for me by already <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/9/22375896/stephanie-mcmahon-says-sasha-banks-bianca-belair-main-event-wrestlemania-37-night-1">announcing</a> that Banks vs. Belair will be the main event, and Lashley vs. McIntyre will open the card.</p>
<p id="DO2Hj1">There is only one match on this card that has been presented on television as a main event level match, and that’s Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre. Over the last two months, WWE has failed to come up with a single angle, match, or segment featuring Banks & Belair that could even plausibly main event a basic episode of their regular television shows. The build to this <em>WrestleMania</em> match has been a significant letdown.</p>
<p id="ttiE6I">The reason why Banks vs. Belair is still the most important match of the night is because it’s about <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/2/27/22305362/bianca-belair-vs-sasha-banks-wrestlemania-37-representation">representation</a>, and that transcends how the match has been presented on television.</p>
<p id="YT87dv">That gives me the following card:</p>
<p id="B3vWvJ">Segment 1: Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre<br>Segment 2: <br>Segment 3:<br>Segment 4:<br>Segment 5:<br>Segment 6:<br>Segment 7: <br>Segment 8: Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair</p>
<p id="9PLbGj"><strong>Segment 2 and Segment 7</strong></p>
<p id="xUMTsg">I don’t think WWE will immediately go to the part-timers (McMahon) or celebrities (Bad Bunny) for Segment 2, so that leaves Rollins, New Day, or Tag Turmoil for that spot.</p>
<p id="kAIlwA">WWE will probably try to build up Drew McIntyre’s crowning moment in Segment 1 as big as possible. Therefore the least important match of the night can go in Segment 2. That’s where I’ll put Tag Turmoil.</p>
<p id="W76SqH">As for the back end of the card, I don’t see the need for a cooldown match because this card isn’t bloated. I’ll put the most important remaining match in Segment 7, which is the steel cage match with Strowman and McMahon. </p>
<p id="kVeakT">That gives me the following card:</p>
<p id="0eIDRP">Segment 1: Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre<br>Segment 2: Tag Team Turmoil<br>Segment 3:<br>Segment 4:<br>Segment 5:<br>Segment 6:<br>Segment 7: Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon<br>Segment 8: Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair</p>
<p id="HmhvAv"><strong>Everything else</strong></p>
<p id="czwbaY">I’m not really sure where to go from here, so I’ll try to alternate singles and tag matches. Cesaro’s match looks like a good fit for Segment 3. </p>
<p id="sNOL4F">I don’t think WWE will put Bad Bunny and Shane McMahon back-to-back, so I’ll stick Bunny in Segment 4.</p>
<p id="jOtBbF">That leaves Bayley’s talk show for Segment 5, and New Day for Segment 6.</p>
<p id="VIRoqZ"><strong>Finalized card</strong></p>
<p id="RNeqaz">So here is my final prediction for the match order for Night One of<em> WrestleMania 37</em>, along with guesses on the bell-to-bell match times:</p>
<p id="DMpAlB">Segment 1: Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre (18 minutes)<br>Segment 2: Tag Team Turmoil (11)<br>Segment 3: Cesaro vs. Seth Rollins (14)<br>Segment 4: Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. Miz & John Morrison (13)<br>Segment 5: Bayley’s talk show<br>Segment 6: New Day vs. Styles & Omos (11)<br>Segment 7: Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon (17)<br>Segment 8: Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair (18)</p>
<p id="5Dvg9a">I pretty much hate how this card looks, so I probably screwed something up. Hopefully you can come up with a better solution than this in the comments below, Cagesiders.</p>
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<p id="8M5KEO">WWE has announced seven different segments for the main card of Night Two. Here is my subjective view of how important each of these seven segments rank, ordered from most important to least important.</p>
<ol>
<li id="1r6oeg">Reigns vs. Bryan vs. Edge</li>
<li id="pNxgWK">The Fiend vs. Randy Orton</li>
<li id="oeJOVn">Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley</li>
<li id="yHPgQM">Big E vs. Apollo Crews</li>
<li id="N9GWjv">Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn</li>
<li id="6D6VMs">Riddle vs. Sheamus</li>
<li id="VmxdGl">Baszler & Jax vs. TBA</li>
</ol>
<p id="c4gj7X"><strong>Opening match & Main event</strong></p>
<p id="roxUgX">The main event of this card is obvious. There’s no way anything other than the Universal championship triple threat match closes out Night Two of <em>WrestleMania 37</em>.</p>
<p id="YAw65q">The card should open with a banger match. Let’s go with a case of déjà vu and book Rhea Ripley to open Night Two<em> </em>for the second straight year.</p>
<p id="U7R91J">That gives me the following card:</p>
<p id="q6P7bH">Segment 1: Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley<br>Segment 2:<br>Segment 3:<br>Segment 4:<br>Segment 5:<br>Segment 6:<br>Segment 7: Reigns vs. Bryan vs. Edge</p>
<p id="lDalkw"><strong>End of the card</strong></p>
<p id="uP4S7K">The Fiend’s match is far and away the most important remaining match on the slate. I don’t think it should go back-to-back with the main event. So I’ll put in in Segment 5, and throw the least important match of the night in between them. That means Baszler & Jax go in Segment 6.</p>
<p id="W8Jv3w">That gives me the following card:</p>
<p id="wEHkl1">Segment 1: Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley<br>Segment 2:<br>Segment 3:<br>Segment 4:<br>Segment 5: The Fiend vs. Randy Orton<br>Segment 6: Baszler & Jax vs. TBA<br>Segment 7: Reigns vs. Bryan vs. Edge</p>
<p id="LQ96uS"><strong>Everything else</strong></p>
<p id="K3WV9v">The least important remaining match will go in Segment 2, so that’s Sheamus and <s>Matt</s> Riddle.</p>
<p id="y9vug9">Ripley & Sheamus in the first two matches kicks off the card with some high quality standard wrestling matches, so we might as well change up the pace and go with a gimmick match for Segment 3. That’s the <a href="https://www.cagesideseats.com/2021/4/10/22376737/rumor-roundup-april-10-2021-wrestlemania-37-plans-drew-mcintyre-nigerian-drum-fight-apollo-crews">mysterious</a> Nigerian Drum fight between Big E and Crews.</p>
<p id="d1NLHe">That leaves Owens, Zayn, and Logan Paul for Segment 4.</p>
<p id="ob8rWg"><strong>Finalized card</strong></p>
<p id="Oru76T">So here is my final prediction for the match order for Night Two of<em> WrestleMania 37</em>, along with guesses on the bell-to-bell match times:</p>
<p id="n7QFO4">Segment 1: Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley (15 minutes)<br>Segment 2: Riddle vs. Sheamus (14)<br>Segment 3: Big E vs. Apollo Crews (12)<br>Segment 4: Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn (13)<br>Segment 5: The Fiend vs. Randy Orton (16)<br>Segment 6: Baszler & Jax vs. TBA (7)<br>Segment 7: Reigns vs. Bryan vs. Edge (27)</p>
<p id="h9RtK3">That’s my prediction for the match order at <em>WrestleMania 37</em>. What’s yours?</p>
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https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2021/4/10/22377013/wwe-wrestlemania-37-match-order-predictionsCain A. Knight