Trying another modern day WWE again. Looking to do something that is both realistic, different from what the WWE is doing now, and yet somehow entertaining. Going to finish up where I'm at with WWF 2000 as well, hopefully going to get to Survivor Series and end it there, for now.
Like it or not, this is The Roman Empire. And he’s the only one getting over now.
Kalisto © def. Ryback to retain the United States Championship
In the first Wrestlemania Kick-Off Show Match, the little underdog Kalisto overcame the odds in front of just a more-than-empty stadium to defeat The Big Guy. Ryback tried to cheat by removing the turnbuckle pad and exposing the steel, but it came back to haunt him as Kalisto knocked him into the exposed steel, securing the victory moments later with his Salida Del Sol.
Team Total Divas (Brie Bella, Paige, Natalya, Alicia Fox, & Eva Marie) def. Team BAD & Blonde (Lana, Naomi, Tamina Snuka, Summer Rae, & Emma)
In the second Kick-Off Show contest, the ten women got a chance to earn a Wrestlemania paycheck. In the end, after a finisher-spree, it was Brie Bella who got the submission victory for her team by smoothly trapping Naomi in her recently retired husband’s YES Lock. In a sign that she is likely retiring at this event, the rest of her Total Divas hoisted Brie up onto their shoulders after the win, with a neck-brace clad Nikki Bella also coming out to enjoy the moment with her sister and Total Divas.
The Usos def. The Dudley Boyz
In the feud that would just seemingly never end, it finally ended here in a short five minute contest. After the Dudleys tried to use tables on their young rivals, it backfired, with Jey Uso getting the pin after a Superkick. And then, just for good measure, Wrestlemania ended early for The Dudley Boyz because both Uso twins put the Dudley brothers through tables with in-stereo Uso Splashes from the top turnbuckle.
Zack Ryder def. Kevin Owens ©, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Sin Cara, and The Miz in a Ladder Match to win the Intercontinental Championship
The Wrestlemania show proper kicked off with this wild ladder match, and it did not disappoint. Sami Zayn dove through a ladder to hit his Flip Dive onto the outside, Sin Cara fell off a ladder only to springboard off the third rope and hit a somersault senton onto the outside, Stardust brought out a polka-dot Dusty Rhodes inspired ladder only to eat a Skull Crushing Finale on it, Kevin Owens gave his rival Zayn a Frog Splash onto a ladder, Zack Ryder gave KO the Elbro Drop from the top of a ladder, Owens shoved Sin Cara off the top of a ladder only to hit a Cross Body Splash onto Stardust who was on a ladder propped between the ring and barricade, Sami Zayn took Owens out of the match with a phenomenal suplex onto a ladder, only for The Miz to push Zayn off the top of the ladder when it looked like Sami’s moment of glory. Instead, The Miz was left all alone at the top of the ladder, gloating for the victory. His arrogance cost him, as the forgotten underdog Zack Ryder shoved him off, climbed up the ladder, and completed his journeyman career by getting his first ever Wrestlemania Moment, winning the IC Title.
Chris Jericho def. AJ Styles
The Phenomenal One gave the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T everything he had in his Wrestlemania debut, connecting with a Springboard 450 Splash, the Styles Clash, and even utilizing his Calf Crusher submission. However, it was not meant to be against the newly turned Jericho, who intercepted Styles mid-air, reversing the Phenomenal Forearm into a Codebreaker to earn a victory and even their battle up a 2 victories a piece.
The League of Nations (w/King Barrett) def. The New Day
It was a handicap match, it was for the Tag Titles, and then it was just a standard six-man tag match. Got it? Sure. The New Day came out through a gigantic box of Booty-O’s Cereal and in Dragon Ball Z armor, but it was not their shenaOxiOxiOxiOxins that made the difference tonight; numbers did. With King Barrett on the outside, it was his timely and sneaky Bull Hammer Elbow to Xavier Woods that allowed Sheamus to get the victory with a Brogue Kick to Woods. The Wrestlemania Moment came after the match when after the Lads ran their mouths, they were on the receiving end of a beat down from legends Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, with Barrett eating all of their finishers. While HBK and Foley were ready to get down and twerk/dance with The New Day, Austin had other ideas, giving Woods a Stunner and having a beer bash with his two fellow Hall of Famers.
Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) def. Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight
The Lunatic Fringe knew it would take something incredible to defeat The Beast, but all of his attempts failed here tonight. A chainsaw and the barbed wire bat Barbie just couldn’t be used, and Lesnar dominated the match for the most part. Ambrose gave it his all, but ultimately was given a lot of suplexes, and pinned after a solitary F-5 onto a stack of steel chairs.
Charlotte (w/Ric Flair) def. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to win the newly christened Women’s Championship
Charlotte came out in a robe made with fabric from her father’s robe from his last match, and Sasha Banks got a Boss-worthy entrance with her cousin Snoop Dog part of a live performance of her theme. The three women tore down the house for the new Women’s Championship, throwing their bodies on the line too with Sasha hitting a Suicide Dive Somersault Senton, and Charlotte taking both challengers out with a Moonsault from the top rope to the outside. There were countless near falls, reversals, and submission maneuvers, as well as Banks honoring her idol Eddie Guerrero with a Frog Splash to break up a Figure Four. While Becky Lynch was able to subdue the outside presence of Ric Flair at one point, The Nature Boy had a final influence on the contest. With Banks trapping Becks in the Bank Statement, Charlotte tossed The Boss to the outside and put Lynch in the Figure Eight submission. Naitch held Banks from getting back into the ring, leaving The Lass Kicker with no choice but to tap out, resulting in Charlotte being crowned the first ever Women’s Champion.
The Undertaker def. Shane McMahon inside Hell in a Cell
The stakes couldn’t have been bigger; Control of RAW for Shane McMahon versus The Undertaker’s iconic Wrestlemania career. The Boy Wonder showed the heart of a lion in this match, giving Taker everything he had and then some, somehow surviving a Last Ride and then a Chokeslam onto the steel steps, urging The Phenom to bring on more pain. Shane used a Triangle Choke Hold and Sharpshooter to grind Taker down, and gave fans a flashback to Wrestlemania 17 when he hit his Coast To Coast Dropkick through a garbage can to Taker, but the action spilt outside the Cell when Taker tackled Shane through the cage. Taker was incapictated on the announcer’s table after Shane used a tool box and monitor to attack him, but Shane’s 20-foot Elbow Drop off the top of the cell only found the announcer’s table as Undertaker rolled out of the way! That pretty much killed Shane O Mac, and he was finished with a Tombstone Piledriver to save Undertaker’s legacy, keep Vince McMahon and The Authority in power, and end with Shane being stretchered out of the AT&T Stadium.
Baron Corbin won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
There were past stars like Diamond Dallas Page and Tatanka, home state heroes like Mark Henry, past winners in Big Show, and a favorite in Kane… oh, and the appearance of Shaq too. But in the end, it was the debuting NXT starlet Baron Corbin who defied the odds, winning the 3rd ever Andre The Giant battle royal by last eliminating The Devil’s Favorite Demon.
The Rock def. Erick Rowan
The Brahma Bull for reasons unknown needed a flamethrower and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to announce the all-time attendance record, only to be interrupted by The Wyatt Family. After a verbal sparring, The Rock revealed he came to Wrestlemania to wrestle, stripping down to his trunks, and then pinning Rowan in just six seconds with a Rock Bottom. When The Wyatts looked for revenge, The Rock had the most unlikely rescuer in the form of John Cena! The two mega stars laid The Wyatts out, with The Rock giving Bray a People’s Elbow to finish the whole Wrestlemania Moment off.
Roman Reigns © def. Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
The crowd showed their feelings for what was supposed to be the biggest match of the year for the WWE. Triple H was cheered at every turn despite being the bad guy, the supposed-fan favorite Roman Reigns was jeered more than anyone else on the night, and as the match wore on, audible chants of Ole, NXT, and Nakamura could be heard instead. Reigns thought he had the grueling contest won with a Spear, but Stephanie McMahon pulled the referee out of the ring to save her husband’s title reign. Stephanie ended up on the receiving end of a Spear from The Samoan Badass after Triple H and the referee both got out of the way. Reigns kicked out of a Pedigree, hit a Superman Punch, another Superman Punch, and then countered Triple H’s attempt to use a Sledgehammer by ripping him in half with a Spear. Despite a riotious crowd and chants of Bullshit, Roman Reigns won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, ending the night with fireworks going off inside and outside the arena.
In the first Wrestlemania Kick-Off Show Match, the little underdog Kalisto overcame the odds in front of just a more-than-empty stadium to defeat The Big Guy. Ryback tried to cheat by removing the turnbuckle pad and exposing the steel, but it came back to haunt him as Kalisto knocked him into the exposed steel, securing the victory moments later with his Salida Del Sol.
Team Total Divas (Brie Bella, Paige, Natalya, Alicia Fox, & Eva Marie) def. Team BAD & Blonde (Lana, Naomi, Tamina Snuka, Summer Rae, & Emma)
In the second Kick-Off Show contest, the ten women got a chance to earn a Wrestlemania paycheck. In the end, after a finisher-spree, it was Brie Bella who got the submission victory for her team by smoothly trapping Naomi in her recently retired husband’s YES Lock. In a sign that she is likely retiring at this event, the rest of her Total Divas hoisted Brie up onto their shoulders after the win, with a neck-brace clad Nikki Bella also coming out to enjoy the moment with her sister and Total Divas.
The Usos def. The Dudley Boyz
In the feud that would just seemingly never end, it finally ended here in a short five minute contest. After the Dudleys tried to use tables on their young rivals, it backfired, with Jey Uso getting the pin after a Superkick. And then, just for good measure, Wrestlemania ended early for The Dudley Boyz because both Uso twins put the Dudley brothers through tables with in-stereo Uso Splashes from the top turnbuckle.
Zack Ryder def. Kevin Owens ©, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Stardust, Sin Cara, and The Miz in a Ladder Match to win the Intercontinental Championship
The Wrestlemania show proper kicked off with this wild ladder match, and it did not disappoint. Sami Zayn dove through a ladder to hit his Flip Dive onto the outside, Sin Cara fell off a ladder only to springboard off the third rope and hit a somersault senton onto the outside, Stardust brought out a polka-dot Dusty Rhodes inspired ladder only to eat a Skull Crushing Finale on it, Kevin Owens gave his rival Zayn a Frog Splash onto a ladder, Zack Ryder gave KO the Elbro Drop from the top of a ladder, Owens shoved Sin Cara off the top of a ladder only to hit a Cross Body Splash onto Stardust who was on a ladder propped between the ring and barricade, Sami Zayn took Owens out of the match with a phenomenal suplex onto a ladder, only for The Miz to push Zayn off the top of the ladder when it looked like Sami’s moment of glory. Instead, The Miz was left all alone at the top of the ladder, gloating for the victory. His arrogance cost him, as the forgotten underdog Zack Ryder shoved him off, climbed up the ladder, and completed his journeyman career by getting his first ever Wrestlemania Moment, winning the IC Title.
Chris Jericho def. AJ Styles
The Phenomenal One gave the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T everything he had in his Wrestlemania debut, connecting with a Springboard 450 Splash, the Styles Clash, and even utilizing his Calf Crusher submission. However, it was not meant to be against the newly turned Jericho, who intercepted Styles mid-air, reversing the Phenomenal Forearm into a Codebreaker to earn a victory and even their battle up a 2 victories a piece.
The League of Nations (w/King Barrett) def. The New Day
It was a handicap match, it was for the Tag Titles, and then it was just a standard six-man tag match. Got it? Sure. The New Day came out through a gigantic box of Booty-O’s Cereal and in Dragon Ball Z armor, but it was not their shenaOxiOxiOxiOxins that made the difference tonight; numbers did. With King Barrett on the outside, it was his timely and sneaky Bull Hammer Elbow to Xavier Woods that allowed Sheamus to get the victory with a Brogue Kick to Woods. The Wrestlemania Moment came after the match when after the Lads ran their mouths, they were on the receiving end of a beat down from legends Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, with Barrett eating all of their finishers. While HBK and Foley were ready to get down and twerk/dance with The New Day, Austin had other ideas, giving Woods a Stunner and having a beer bash with his two fellow Hall of Famers.
Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) def. Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight
The Lunatic Fringe knew it would take something incredible to defeat The Beast, but all of his attempts failed here tonight. A chainsaw and the barbed wire bat Barbie just couldn’t be used, and Lesnar dominated the match for the most part. Ambrose gave it his all, but ultimately was given a lot of suplexes, and pinned after a solitary F-5 onto a stack of steel chairs.
Charlotte (w/Ric Flair) def. Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks to win the newly christened Women’s Championship
Charlotte came out in a robe made with fabric from her father’s robe from his last match, and Sasha Banks got a Boss-worthy entrance with her cousin Snoop Dog part of a live performance of her theme. The three women tore down the house for the new Women’s Championship, throwing their bodies on the line too with Sasha hitting a Suicide Dive Somersault Senton, and Charlotte taking both challengers out with a Moonsault from the top rope to the outside. There were countless near falls, reversals, and submission maneuvers, as well as Banks honoring her idol Eddie Guerrero with a Frog Splash to break up a Figure Four. While Becky Lynch was able to subdue the outside presence of Ric Flair at one point, The Nature Boy had a final influence on the contest. With Banks trapping Becks in the Bank Statement, Charlotte tossed The Boss to the outside and put Lynch in the Figure Eight submission. Naitch held Banks from getting back into the ring, leaving The Lass Kicker with no choice but to tap out, resulting in Charlotte being crowned the first ever Women’s Champion.
The Undertaker def. Shane McMahon inside Hell in a Cell
The stakes couldn’t have been bigger; Control of RAW for Shane McMahon versus The Undertaker’s iconic Wrestlemania career. The Boy Wonder showed the heart of a lion in this match, giving Taker everything he had and then some, somehow surviving a Last Ride and then a Chokeslam onto the steel steps, urging The Phenom to bring on more pain. Shane used a Triangle Choke Hold and Sharpshooter to grind Taker down, and gave fans a flashback to Wrestlemania 17 when he hit his Coast To Coast Dropkick through a garbage can to Taker, but the action spilt outside the Cell when Taker tackled Shane through the cage. Taker was incapictated on the announcer’s table after Shane used a tool box and monitor to attack him, but Shane’s 20-foot Elbow Drop off the top of the cell only found the announcer’s table as Undertaker rolled out of the way! That pretty much killed Shane O Mac, and he was finished with a Tombstone Piledriver to save Undertaker’s legacy, keep Vince McMahon and The Authority in power, and end with Shane being stretchered out of the AT&T Stadium.
Baron Corbin won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
There were past stars like Diamond Dallas Page and Tatanka, home state heroes like Mark Henry, past winners in Big Show, and a favorite in Kane… oh, and the appearance of Shaq too. But in the end, it was the debuting NXT starlet Baron Corbin who defied the odds, winning the 3rd ever Andre The Giant battle royal by last eliminating The Devil’s Favorite Demon.
The Rock def. Erick Rowan
The Brahma Bull for reasons unknown needed a flamethrower and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders to announce the all-time attendance record, only to be interrupted by The Wyatt Family. After a verbal sparring, The Rock revealed he came to Wrestlemania to wrestle, stripping down to his trunks, and then pinning Rowan in just six seconds with a Rock Bottom. When The Wyatts looked for revenge, The Rock had the most unlikely rescuer in the form of John Cena! The two mega stars laid The Wyatts out, with The Rock giving Bray a People’s Elbow to finish the whole Wrestlemania Moment off.
Roman Reigns © def. Triple H to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
The crowd showed their feelings for what was supposed to be the biggest match of the year for the WWE. Triple H was cheered at every turn despite being the bad guy, the supposed-fan favorite Roman Reigns was jeered more than anyone else on the night, and as the match wore on, audible chants of Ole, NXT, and Nakamura could be heard instead. Reigns thought he had the grueling contest won with a Spear, but Stephanie McMahon pulled the referee out of the ring to save her husband’s title reign. Stephanie ended up on the receiving end of a Spear from The Samoan Badass after Triple H and the referee both got out of the way. Reigns kicked out of a Pedigree, hit a Superman Punch, another Superman Punch, and then countered Triple H’s attempt to use a Sledgehammer by ripping him in half with a Spear. Despite a riotious crowd and chants of Bullshit, Roman Reigns won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, ending the night with fireworks going off inside and outside the arena.
Like it or not, this is The Roman Empire. And he’s the only one getting over now.