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Greg DeMarco’s WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 2 Results & Reaction

WrestleMania is BACK for Sunday, and Greg DeMarco is back with his reactions and results! Follow along!

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WWE WrestleMania 38 Roman Reigns Brock Lesnar Results

WrestleMania is BACK for Sunday, and Greg DeMarco is back with his reactions and results!

We kick things off with Triple H! Wearing a suit, but carrying a water bottle. Now that he’s done in the ring, and we haven’t seen any of Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville this weekend, I do wonder if we are getting The Authority back in some form.

Let’s give this the same treatment…

  • Nice embrace with the Daughters Helmsley before he gets in the ring.
  • The man truly deserved one last WrestleMania match, in which he knows it’s his last match.
  • Props to the guy in the crowd with the old school WCW Monday Nitro shirt on.
  • I love this, but in the back of my head I really really really hope New Day vs. Sheamus & Ridge Holland w/Butch doesn’t get bumped again.
  • No mic yet, I wonder if he’s gonna even talk.
  • Ok -he has his boots, and a mic.
  • He simply wants to say thank you, and welcomes everyone to WrestleMania.
  • Leaves the boots–because THAT is how you retire.

Winner: I don’t know about you, but I feel good.

One of the greatest of all time, in front of the camera, and behind the scenes.

And we get another Gable Steveson intro, not sure why. He seems to use the same beard guy as Drew McIntyre.

WWE RAW Tag Team Championships
RK Bro (Randy Orton & Matt Riddle, champions) vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable)

Jimmy Smith said it best: The team who wasn’t supposed to last is defending their titles at WrestleMania.  Really happy for Chad Gable, too.

  • We kicked off both nights with a tag team title match. This one, however, is bigger.
  • I really hope it rains solo cups for The Street Profits.
  • And it (briefly) rains solo cups!
  • Tonight’s first ref…was last night’s last ref.
  • Sadly, no walking promo for Chad Gable tonight.
  • ‘Tez with a Will Smith slap to Gable!
  • So we toss everyone out, and then we all fight? OKAY!
  • Montez Ford dives over the ring post–and lands ON HIS FEET.
  • Also a big moonsault from Chad Gable.
  • Montez took that monkey flip HARD on the knees
  • Love Tez’s gold shoes–Dawkins needs a matching pair.
  • “No friends in there.” Well, except your tag team partner.
  • I am a big Bro 2 Sleep fan.
  • VINTAGE RANDY ORTON!
  • Stereo draping DDTs, and and Orton is still the man.
  • DOOMSDAY BULLDOG!
  • DOOMSDAY BLOCKBUSTER!
  • We really need to finish this with a Doomsday RKO.
  • Springboard RKO by Riddle to Ford, from the top!
  • Gable dives–RKO–and we’re outta here.
  • Post match toast, including Gable Steveson, interrupted by Chad Gable.
  • Gable gets the overhead Belly-To-Belly for his efforts, and now we know why Gable Steveson was intro’d.

Winners, and STILL Raw Tag Team Champions: RK Bro (Orton pin on Gable)

Fantastic opener, hit all the high spots, fans were totally into it. Great way to kick off WrestleMania Sunday.

OMOS vs. Bobby “Bob” Lashley

In a match just set up last week, The Almighty is back, as a babyface, against the undefeated giant. Can Bobby slay this dragon?

  • LOVE the babyface entrance for Bob. Just a few changes, but it’s perfect.
  • T-BAR mention on commentary, and I really hope he can catch on this year.
  • Omos keeps knocking Lashley down, but he keeps getting up.
  • I wonder who is working with Omos, he is progressing so well as a giant.
  • Lashley’s head HAMMERED that ring post.
  • That’s a WrestleMania suplex right there, a great part of the story of the match.
  • Spear, spear, and LASHLEY WINS?!?!?

Winner: Bobby Lashley (pinfall)

Bob won??? Shocked, but very happy. Lashley always worries me, in that WWE could stop his push at any time. Maybe this is the opening for Omos to join up with MVP? I guess we’ll find out tomorrow…on RAWAfterMania! (Cheap pop!)

Anything Goes: Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Knoxville

Starting with the build to the Royal Rumble, Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn continues to WrestleMania with a great spot going to Sami.

  • So Greg ran downstairs to get some food, and missed the entrances and who knows what else.
  • Love Sami’s gear for this match.
  • Pat McAfee is the perfect commentator for this match, given his reactions to Knoxville.
  • Side note: I typically use “Anything Goes” over “No Disqualification”
  • “That rat bastard Austin Theory better be watching this.”
  • Actually, kinda surprised Pat is on commentary still.
  • EXPLODER TO KNOXVILLE THROUGH THE TABLE!
  • “You’re in my world, Jackass!”
  • The crowd is NOT into this. Probably because they’ve seen a mousetrap table, and it hasn’t been used.
  • I don’t know who Party Boy is, but I hate him.
  • WEE MAN! Now the crowd is into it.
  • After Sami basically Tornado DDTs himself, the crowd bites it on the near fall.
  • Sami just kicked the holy hell out of Wee Man and Dallas hates him for it.
  • Bowling Ball to the Balls!
  • Fake Leg Groin Kick!
  • (I can’t believe I just typed that.)
  • And now we have a tazer.
  • This has overstayed it’s welcome, time to go home.
  • Sami goes through the Mousetrap Table, and now we have a GIANT mousetrap in the ring.
  • Sami gets trapped, and we get the 1-2-3/

Winner : Johnny Knoxville (pinfall)

That match was way too long, but the fans did get into it in the end. It did what it was supposed to do, and I can’t complain about that. Now we can get on with the rest of the show.

Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
Naomi & Sasha Banks vs. Natalya & Shayna Baszler vs. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan vs. Queen Zelina Vega & Carmella (champions)

  • Great tandem entrance for Sasha and Naomi.
  • Liv and Rhea would win on matching gear alone.
  • If the titles change hands here, it’ll be the only tag titles to change hands tonight.
  • I appreciate that we can get Shayna Baszler on the card, but she needs a 1 on 1 match here.
  • Double Tower of Doom spots!
  • Corey Graves is brilliant.
  • Sasha and Naomi win, and the finish was the most over part of the match.

Winners, and NEW WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Sasha Banks & Naomi (Sasha pinfall on Carmella)

Went long, but I can’t complain when the women get time. You could see on her face how much it meant for Sasha Banks to get a WrestleMania win.

AJ Styles vs. Edge

A dream match, only elevated by the reinvention of Edge. Can’t wait for this one.

  • WrestleMania white gear for AJ Styles.
  • What an AMAZING entrance for Edge, combining the Mountain Of Omnipotence and The Brood.
  • Thank GOD Edge came back from retirement.
  • Just like I told you last night, Jessika Carr gets assigned to this match.
  • AJ Styles’ shoulder LOOKS messed up
  •  Poor AJ, he enters the match already bleeding, and messes up his shoulder.
  • I am not typing a lot in this match–I know. It’s fantastic, and I am watching for enjoyment. I hope you are too.
  • I am not alone–the crowd is as well, you can tell as they are engrossed in everything, then reacting. They are being taken on a great ride.
  • Amazing near fall after the Styles Clash.
  • DAMIAN PRIEST!
  • I mean, I kinda told you so.
  • Springboard into a Spear, and we’re home.

Winner: Edge (pinfall)

Classic match, classic storytelling, definitely in the conversation for my favorite match of the weekend.

Sheamus & Ridge Holland (w/Pete “Butch” Dunne) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & “King” Xavier Woods)

This should have been a six man tag team match, and this should have been last night. But here we finally are, and I have a feeling this will deliver.

  • Kofi & Woods wearing Big E gear? I’m not crying, you’re crying!
  • Woods should stick with the singlet.
  • Well, that wasn’t much of anything!
  • Butch is hilarious, though.

Winners: Sheamus & Ridge Holland (Ridge pin on Woods)

Reportedly, this was never gong to be a long match. Tonight has seemed a little bit rushed, but I am glad they got to work.

Austin Theory vs. Pat McAfee

  • Austin Theory gets the whole Vince McMahon Rub.
  • How much you wanna bet Pat McAfee paid for the rights to this song himself?
  • If Pat McAfee wins this, especially with Vince out there, then that tells me this program isn’t nearly over.
  • Also, good for Austin Theory. Gave up on growing a beard, got hair plugs, and it’s paying off.
  • McAfee’s sparkly but casual gear is spot on.
  • Theory, to his credit, LOOKS like a star. Is he one? Time will tell.
  • Pat McAfee loves the European soccer environment, and you can tell why he would want that song. Fans are still singing it during the match.
  • Michael Cole’s relationship with Pat McAfee is well chronicled. Him being so impartial is perfect.
  • Imagine if Adam Cole was still with the company, but hadn’t been called up to the main roster yet? Would be the perfect place to have him debut.
  • McAfee with the same Superplex spot from NXT!
  • Bryon Saxton is delivering in this match–and I fully expected Corey Graves.
  • Crowd, by the way, is VERY into this match.
  • A-Town Down–reversed into a rollup.
  • MCAFEE WINS!

Winner: Pat McAfee (pinfall)

So, Vince McMahon isn’t happy as McAfee is celebrating, and apparently the result is… A MATCH?

Pat McAfee vs. Mr. (Vince) McMahon

I have no words.

  • Vince starts off hot since Theory attacked McAfee from behind.
  • McAfee won’t stay down, and is about to go one-on-one with the boss one, but Theory crotches him on the post.
  • Vince threatens to punt a football, and eventually punts it into McAfee’s midsection

Winner: Mr. McMahon (pinfall)

Theory and McMahon celebrate, until GLASS SHATTERS and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is out. Theory attacks, but eats a Stunner. Vince and Austin share beers, and McMahon of course eats a Stunner.

Pat McAfee enters to celebrate with Austin, but I have a bad feeling for him, too.

Beers shared, and STUNNER TO MCAFEE!

And I am sure Pat McAfee is in heaven. That was also one of the best Stunner sells ever.

Winner Takes All Unification Match
Roman Reigns (Universal Champion, w/Paul Heyman & The Usos) vs. Brock Lesnar (WWE Champion)

In a rivalry that dates back to 2015, seven years comes to a cross roads with the two most important prizes in the world of wrestling at stake. It’s go time!

  • Roman Reigns enters for his sixth WrestleMania finale, and Michael Cole gives you the same list DWI Podcast tried to give you this weekend, Roman is the fifth longest reigning world champion in WWE/WWF/WWWF history.
  • And Roman has a mic.
  • Roman Reigns truly has grown into the company carrying superstar they believed he could be.
  • The pop for Brock is monstrous, might be bigger than Austin’s. No question as to why these two are in this position, on this night.
  • No flannel for Cowboy Brock, but a Hero’s Welcome.
  • Roman and Brock stand across the ring for the opening bell, and they could easily pull off the Japanese stare at each other for 30 minutes spot.
  • Thankfully, they do not.
  • HUGE Spear through the barricade (I expected one through one of those barricade screens).
  • Another one in ring, but we ain’t done yet (I mean, we haven’t seen an F5, silly).
  • Crowd is going GONZO for everything Brock does. This is definitely a crowd that is majority casual (aka, typical WWE) fans.
  • Spear into an F5, but Roman kicks out.
  • Guy in the crowd has Drew McIntyre’s beard guy.
  • (Roman, btw, has a good beard guy. As does Brock.)
  • (Also, it could be a beard woman. I have one of those.)
  • Ref bump, belt shot (callback to the Royal Rumble), kickout.
  • Roman’s Spear to the back is….odd.
  • Corey Graves on commentary was a good choice.
  • It’s odd that they’d do a shoulder separation gimmick twice in one night, no?
  • F5 reversed into a Spear, and we’re done.
  • Given how they’re talking to each other, I think the separation was legit. We’ll see…
  • Anyone else catch 2 seconds of Shield theme right  there?

Winner and STILL Universal Champion, and NEW WWE Champion: Roman Reigns 

One hell of a main event, and one hell of a WrestleMania. Hats off to everyone involved. The business is good. The talent is good.

And I don’t know about you, but I feel good.

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Chairshot Staff Picks: WrestleMania 41 Las Vegas

Time for The Chairshot personalities to put their money where their mouths are! WreslteMania 41 predictions from the “expert” staff at TheChairshot.com and Chairshot Radio Network.

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Chairshot Staff Picks. And what better setting than WrestleMania for this article to return! This 41st edition has one of the most stacked rosters in WWE history. So, without further ado, let us get to the predictions and prognostications…

  • AJ – The New Day
  • Andrew – The New Day – No one seems to hold tag titles long anymore.
  • Dave – The New Day – They have earned it.
  • DJ – The New Day – Feel tha Powah!
  • DPP – War Raiders – Big E distraction.
  • Jason – The New Day – We are not getting E in a working capacity though everyone wants it.
  • Patrick – The New Day – WWE doesn’t care about this match, so why should I?
  • Rey – The New Day – Its a New Day, bruh.
  • Rob – The New Day – New Day rocks and wins!
  • Greg – The New Day – New. Day wins. New. Day wins!

Tunney’s Take: War Machine – Yes, WAR MACHINE. I have personally had the pleasure of throwing back a few cold ones with these guys on more than one occasion. Not only being tag champs in WWE but defending the titles at Mania and against The New Day is really cool for me as a long-time fan. Would it be fun to see The New Day have another title run.. YES. I think it’s smarter to give the War Raiders a big Mania W.

Chairshot Pick: THE NEW DAY 9-2

  • AJ – Jade Cargill
  • Andrew – Jade Cargill – She needs to stay a dominant force.
  • Dave – Jade Cargill – Gotta gear her up for the long term.
  • DJ – No contest – Naomi puts another beat down on Jade.
  • DPP – Jade Cargill – Nervous for how this match will go.
  • Jason – Naomi – Way more runway with Naomi as a bad guy. Keep it going!
  • Patrick – Jade Cargill – Jade gets her revenge.
  • Rey – Jade Cargill – Best non-title feud going. Naomi should win but Jade sneaks by.
  • Rob – Naomi – Naomi gets help to win.
  • Greg – Jade Cargill – They ain’t beating Jade here.

Tunney’s Take: Jade Cargill – I imagine WWE sees Jade’s ceiling much higher than Naomi’s. What better way to keep Jade climbing the ladder towards a World Title than to pick up a decisive victory in Vegas!

Chairshot Pick: Jade Cargill 8-2-1

  • AJ – Jacob Fatu – “AJ does a pretty good LA Knight impersonation” – PC Tunney
  • Andrew – Jacob Fatu – I’m biased, Jacob for President.
  • Dave – Jacob Fatu – Getting gold back in the Bloodline is smart.
  • DJ – Jacob Fatu
  • DPP – Jacob Fatu
  • Jason – Jacob Fatu – Thanks for coming pal, YEAH!
  • Patrick – Jacob Fatu
  • Rey – Jacob Fatu – C’mon cuz! All gas no brakes with it. Yadadamean??
  • Rob – LA Knight – Solo costs Jacob.
  • Greg – LA Knight – Solo screws Jacob.

Tunney’s Take: Jacob Fatu – It has been quite the journey for the Samoan Werewolf. I feel like that journey and the positive turn around it has taken deserves to be rewarded. Let’s see what Jacob can do on his own. Plus, LA Knight is ready to challenge for a World Title.

Chairshot Pick: Jacob Fatu 9-2

  • AJ – Tiffany Straton
  • Andrew – Tiffany Straton – I hate Charlotte Flair, no objectivity here.
  • Dave – Charlotte Flair – Tiffy might be the future, but she kinda failed the litmus test.
  • DJ – Charlotte Flair – The Queen crowns the freshman.
  • DPP – Tiffany Stratton
  • Jason – Charlotte Flair – Tiff wasn’t ready for this spot. Charnos is inevitable.
  • Patrick – Charlotte Flair – Lol Charlotte wins.
  • Rey – Charlotte Flair – Tiffany SHOULD win but, if Charlotte can squash, she will.
  • Rob – Charlotte Flair – Charlotte gets number 15.
  • Greg – Tiffany Stratton – Lol Charlotte wins. (Actually she doesn’t)

Tunney’s Take: Charlotte Flair – Charlotte needs the title for the first time in her career. Tiffy has had a nice run but now needs to take that all important step of not losing momentum after losing the title. Despite the drama and lackluster build here, I see a really good match coming this weekend from these two.

Chairshot Pick: Charlotte Flair 7-4

  • AJ – El Grande Americano
  • Andrew – El Grande Americano – I’d like to see Gable gain some momentum. Rey is Teflon.
  • Dave – El Grand Americano – He needs a marque win much more than Rey.
  • DJ – Rey Mysterio
  • DPP – El Grande Americano – Grande wins with the switcheroo to prove he is not Gable.
  • Jason – Rey Mysterio – Unmask Grande at the end. It is fun but has a shelf life.
  • Patrick – El Grande Americano – TOTALLY NOT CHAD GABLE
  • Rey – Rey Mysterio – Someone’s mask is coming off and it ain’t Rey.
  • Rob – El Grande Americano
  • Greg – Rey Mysterio – Hall of Famer wins but doesn’t take the mask.

Tunney’s Take: Rey Mysterio – Go listen to DWI 471. DP, Greg and I lay out exactly what this match should be, FUN! Multiple Americanos!!!

Chairshot Pick: El Grande Americano 6-5

  • AJ – Jey Uso
  • Andrew – Jey Uso – Kinda booked themselves into a corner here.
  • Dave – Jey Uso – It just makes sense.
  • DJ – Jey Uso – Jey YEETS all over The Ring Genreal.
  • DPP – Jey Uso – Jey wins after normal Gunther beating.
  • Jason – Jey Uso – Land the plane man. YEET
  • Patrick – Jey Uso – Jey has earned this one.
  • Rey – Jey Uso – YEEEEEEEEEEEET!
  • Rob – Jey Uso – YEET
  • Greg – Jey Uso – If Jey loses we riot. We don’t cause he wins.

Tunney’s Take: Jey Uso – ‘Til sweat drop down my balls, ‘Til all these bitches crawl, ‘Til all… YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET YEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chairshot Pick: Jey Uso 11-0

  • AJ – Roman Reigns
  • Andrew – Seth Rollins – I can see Rollins being the last piece of Team Rock.
  • Dave – Roman Reigns – I can’t see Roman losing two years in a row.
  • DJ – Seth Rollins – Paul Heyman is a Seth Freakin Rollins guy.
  • DPP – Seth Rollins – The Rock helps Rollins.
  • Jason – Roman Reigns – Seth’s favor is a red herring. Make-A-Wish Brooks got his main, now look at the lights.
  • Patrick – Seth Rollins – Seth Rollins… Paul Heyman guy.
  • Rey – Seth Rollins – I smeeeeellllllll a new soul to sell.
  • Rob – Roman Reigns – Paul Heyman helps Roman win.
  • Greg – Seth Rollins – Brock Lesnar returns to help Seth win.

Tunney’s Take: CM Punk – I really have no idea here. I picked Punk because nobody else did. This is going to be professional wrestling cinema at its finest. The story is thick and neatly woven. All the participants are legends and so are the potential party crashers. Will The Rock stick his nose in here? Will Brock Lesnar return to play a factor? Obviously, Paul Heyman has a Plan A… but what is it? All these questions and more will be answered Saturday as night 1 will definitely go out with a bang!

Chairshot Pick: Seth Rollins 6-4-1

  • AJ – Iyo Sky
  • Andrew – Iyo Sky – Rhea vs Bianca doesn’t need a belt to be compelling.
  • Dave – Rhea Ripley – Going with Rhea barely, hoping Iyo wins.
  • DJ – Iyo Sky – Unfinished business.
  • DPP – Iyo Sky – Rhea and Bianca are too consumed with each other.
  • Jason – Iyo Sky – More layers to Rhea/Bianca. Iyo rules.
  • Patrick – Iyo Sky – Iyo stole the build and gets the win.
  • Rey – Iyo Sky – Smart money is on the underdog champ.
  • Rob – Iyo Sky – Iyo survives.
  • Greg – Bianca Belair – Naomi helps Bianca win and turn heel.

Tunney’s Take: Rhea Ripley – Rhea is the best women’s wrestler in the world. Give her the biggest win on the grandest stage of them all!!! Bianca needs to go full heel. Iyo has been amazing in this build.

Chairshot Pick: Iyo Sky 8-2-1

  • AJ – Dominik Mysterio
  • Andrew – Finn Balor – I can see a Judgement Day meltdown incoming.
  • Dave – Bron Breakker – Bron is about to become a MegaStar.
  • DJ – Bron Breakker – Judgement Day implodes.
  • DPP – Dominik Mysterio – Finn take the pin.
  • Jason – Penta – I literally do not care because the winner is us, the fans.
  • Patrick – Bron Breakker – The WWE doesn’t care about this matchup, so why should I?
  • Rey – Dominik Mysterio – Only match without a clear winner. I choose chaos.
  • Rob – Bron Breakker – Finn and Dom cancel each other out.
  • Greg – Dominik Mysterio – Dom steals the pin from Bron, on Finn.

Tunney’s Take: Bron Breakker – The case can be made for any of these four to walk away with the most prestigious non-World title in pro wrestling history. The short of it is though that the Main Event picture isn’t really readily accessible for Breakker right now. Let this IC reign go through the summer, to SummerSlam.

Chairshot Pick: Bron Breakker 5-4-1-1

  • AJ – Damian Priest – “AJ does a pretty good Drew impersonation” – PC Tunney
  • Andrew – Drew McIntyre – Priest has not been interesting in this face incarnation.
  • Dave – Drew McIntyre – Time for Drew to get that win back.
  • DJ – Fuck finish – To be continued at Backlash.
  • DPP – Drew McIntyre – Physical matchup!
  • Jason – Drew McIntyre – Either one is fine here.
  • Patrick – Drew McIntyre – With two eyes, Drew turns the tide.
  • Rey – Drew McIntyre – Low key match of the weekend.
  • Rob – Damien Priest
  • Greg – Damien Priest – Priest wins, Drew tweets about it half hour later.

Tunney’s Take: Drew McIntyre – With the addition of the Street fight rules, these two behemoths have a really good chance to have one of the best matches of the entire weekend (winks at Rey Ca$h-A-Mania)! I do wonder what is next for both of these talents moving forward. Priest has staled since leaving the Judgement Day and Drew seems stuck in the same cycle for a while now. Very interested to see what the summer holds for this pair.

Chairshot Pick: Drew McIntyre 7-3-1

WHO WILL BE RANDY’S OPPONENT?!?

  • AJ – Nick Aldis – Orton wins
  • Andrew – Orton and Aldis vs Solo and Tama – Orton and Aldis win
  • Dave – Someone is getting an RKO!
  • DJ – A segment w/ the Wyatt s6cks.
  • DPP – Rusev – Aldis introduces Rusev who defeats Orton.
  • Jason – Nick Aldis – You got one more in ya, bubba. Aldis wins!
  • Patrick – Nick Aldis
  • Rey – Solo then Rusev – Solo in a squash and Rusev MATCHKA(wins)
  • Rob – Nick Aldis – Aldis proves himself, Orton wins.
  • Greg – Nick Aldis – Orton beats Aldis, they shake after.

Tunney’s Take: I would really love to see a singles match between Orton and Aldis. More likely this is some type of involvement with Solo and Tama. Rusev as a surprise challenger would be cool but, I feel that would be better left for RAW. An impromptu Goldberg retirement match would be crazy and fun, yet highly unlikely and illogical. Whatever happens, best believe exactly what Dave Ungar said, “Someone is getting an RKO!”.

  • AJ – Logan Paul
  • Andrew – AJ Styles – Logan doesn’t need the rub and should stay upper mid card.
  • Dave – Logan Paul – It’s the smart move and would be a statement win for Paul.
  • DJ – Logan Paul – Kross gets involved somewhere.
  • DPP – AJ Styles – AJ wins a great high-flying match.
  • Jason – AJ Styles – Just enjoy it or get a beer, nerds.
  • Patrick – Logan Paul – Logan Paul will main-event Mania sooner than later…
  • Rey – Logan Paul – Pass the torch, my wily vet.
  • Rob – Logan Paul – Kross helps Paul win.
  • Greg – AJ Styles – Styles wins after Paul’s cheating backfires.

Tunney’s Take: Logan Paul – Logan seems to really have dedicated himself to becoming great in this business. Anyone with that type of goal must have a World title on their mind. Beating AJ at Mania will be a great springboard for Logan into the Main Event sooner than later (winks at Patrick O’Dowd).

Chairshot Pick: Logan Paul 7-4

  • AJ – Liv & Raquel
  • Andrew – Liv & Raquel – Not really a fan of Lyra, she needs more work.
  • Dave – Liv & Raquel – This Bayley and Lyra team makes no damn sense.
  • DJ – Liv & Raquel – Bayley crashes out.
  • DPP – Liv & Raquel – Bayley continues a potential heel turn tease.
  • Jason – Bayley & Lyra – Finish the story!
  • Patrick – Bayley & Lyra – The WWE doesn’t care about this matchup, so why should I?
  • Rey – Liv and Raquel – Bayley want a title but it ain’t the ones in this match.
  • Rob – Liv & Raquel – Champs retain.
  • Greg – Liv & Raquel – Liv and Raquel retain thanks to Carlito and maybe JD.

Tunney’s Take: Liv & Raquel – Liv and Raquel need to be kept as the cornerstone of the women’s tag division for a lengthier period of time. Building tag teams in this division is difficult enough, let alone without a North Star.

Chairshot Pick: Liv & Raquel 9-2

  • AJ – Cody Rhodes
  • Andrew – Cody Rhodes – They are mentioning it so much, I don’t think 17 happens.
  • Dave – Joh Cena – Record falls and we head to summer with a built-in storyline.
  • DJ – John Cena – Some kind of Final Boss involvement.
  • DPP – John Cena – Cena wins and retires on RAW.
  • Jason – John Cena – Story’s over, “Captain” BIG MATCH JOHN.
  • Patrick – John Cena – A record breaking night for Cena.
  • Rey – John Cena – They’d be really stupid to turn John just to lose. (Post-Mania: Rock, Cena, T Scott, Seth & Drew, TEAM Corporate)
  • Rob – Cody Rhodes – Cody surprises us with the W.
  • Greg – Cody Rhodes – Cody wins to piss off Rock and set the table for Cena to turn back face. Crowd is behind Cena all the way through.

Tunney’s Take: Cody Rhodes – They had me until the threat of retirement. Been there. Done that. Didn’t fall in love with it back then. I love John Cena. I love this final run. John will get his 17th just not here. I expect nothing less than an absolute GEM of a match here to close WrestleMania 41. This has all been, is, and will continue to be about Cody Rhodes. WM40 defeats Roman Reigns. WM41 defeats John Cena. WM42 defeats The Rock (The Final Boss).

Chairshot Pick: John Cena 6-5

In closing I want to thank everyone on the panel for participating with their picks! You can follow each prognosticator/podcaster on X @ the handles below. We wait all year for this so remember three things… be respectful of others, comparison is the thief of joy and HAVE FUN!

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DeMarco: Top 5 Non-Title WrestleMania Matches In WWE History

Not all WrestleMania classics had titles on the line. Dive into the top 5 non-title matches that stole the show & defined legacies. #WrestleMania #WWEHistory

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Not all WrestleMania classics had titles on the line. Dive into the top 5 non-title matches that stole the show and defined legacies.

WrestleMania is the Showcase Of The Immortals, but it’s not always the championship matches that steal the show—or define careers. In fact, some of the most iconic, business-defining, and emotionally resonant contests at the Grandest Stage of Them All didn’t feature a title at all. These matches succeeded because of character work, in-ring execution, and the kind of storytelling that sells tickets and moves merch.

Here are the five best non-title matches in WrestleMania history—at least, according to me!


5. The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan – WrestleMania X8 (2002)

This was never going to be a five-star technical clinic—but it was always going to be the moment. “Icon vs. Icon” was a tagline, sure, but it was also the reality: the biggest star of the ‘80s vs. the biggest star of the Attitude Era. And Toronto turned it into magic. Hogan walked in a heel but walked out immortal (again), with the SkyDome shaking on every punch, every look, every gesture.

What made this work was its self-awareness. Rock and Hogan read the crowd and flipped roles mid-match—Rock became the arrogant aggressor while Hogan Hulked Up to thunderous applause. It’s not often a non-title match headlines a card emotionally the way this one did, but it dominated every headline and highlight reel.


4. Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart – WrestleMania X (1994)

Sibling rivalries don’t usually lead to technical masterpieces, but then again, this wasn’t your average family drama. Owen and Bret opened WrestleMania X with a wrestling clinic that stood tall over a night packed with title changes. Owen needed to prove he was more than Bret’s little brother, and he did it by out-wrestling the best wrestler in the company. Clean. One-two-three.

It wasn’t just a great match—it was perfect storytelling. Owen’s victory, contrasted with Bret’s later world title win, set the tone for an entire year of brother-vs-brother tension. Bret became champion, but Owen had the moral victory—and all the bragging rights. This is proof that opening matches can steal the show.


3. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 25 (2009)

If WrestleMania moments could be trademarked, this match would be the reason why. The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels wasn’t about championships—it was about legacy. Michaels wanted to be the man who ended The Streak. The build was steeped in biblical imagery: light vs. dark, heaven vs. hell. And the match? Pure perfection. Each man brought everything they had—near-falls, psychology, reversals that had 70,000+ people gasping in unison.

It was 30 minutes of generational storytelling that transcended pro wrestling. And here’s the kicker—it wasn’t even the main event. Yet it dwarfed everything that followed. Meltzer gave it 4.75 stars, fans gave it their hearts, and WWE gave it a sequel the next year. A match so good it forced the company to run it back—because lightning actually struck.

Now, if THIS MATCH is #3, what could possible be #2 and #1…


2. Bret Hart vs. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin – WrestleMania 13 (1997)

This wasn’t just a match—it was the turning point of an era. The Submission Match between Bret Hart and Steve Austin was as violent as it was poetic, with Ken Shamrock enforcing the rules and the Chicago crowd growing more frenzied by the second. The brilliance? The shift. Bret Hart, the traditionalist hero, grew darker and more self-righteous by the second, while the disrespectful anti-hero Austin refused to quit, even when drowning in his own blood. There was no title on the line, but the stakes felt bigger than gold.

The infamous double turn changed the business. Austin’s defiance turned him into the voice of a new generation of fans—blue collar, anti-authority, Attitude Era. Meanwhile, Bret would go on to lead the heel Hart Foundation. WWE didn’t need a championship to create a moment that catapulted Austin into superstardom and ignited the company’s hottest era. This match is business-first booking at its absolute best.


1. Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania 21 (2005)

Dream matches often disappoint. This one didn’t. At WrestleMania 21, Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle went hold-for-hold and spot-for-spot with Mr. WrestleMania himself, and together they delivered a masterclass in in-ring psychology. Every sequence had stakes, every near-fall had meaning. It was a stylistic war: Michaels’ heart vs. Angle’s intensity.

Angle forcing Michaels to tap was a statement—it told fans that pure wrestling, not just spectacle, could still main-event caliber storytelling without any need for a title. Michaels sold the ankle lock like death, and Angle’s post-match collapse sold the moment as a hard-fought war. This is the kind of match that keeps purists up at night, smiling, and leaves the storytelling fans like myself as happy as can be!


10 Honorable Mentions (Not Honorable, Just For The Heck Of It)

  • Edge vs. Mick Foley – WrestleMania 22 (2006)
    A hardcore war that solidified Edge as a top-tier main eventer. That flaming table spear is still played in every Edge highlight reel.

  • AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon – WrestleMania 33 (2017)
    Everyone expected smoke and mirrors—what they got was a surprisingly technical, high-energy opener that kicked off the show right.

  • The Undertaker vs. Triple H – WrestleMania 28 (2012)
    “End of an Era” wasn’t just a tagline. The Hell in a Cell match, with HBK as referee, was a brutal epilogue to a generation’s legacy.

  • Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho – WrestleMania XIX (2003)
    A student-teacher battle of wills. Jericho’s low blow post-match was the perfect heel punctuation to a career-defining contest.

  • Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins – WrestleMania 31 (2015)
    The greatest RKO of all time. That curb stomp reversal belongs in a museum.

  • Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show – WrestleMania XXIV (2008)
    More sports-entertainment than wrestling, but a crossover moment that made mainstream headlines and paid off with a great finish.

  • Roddy Piper vs. Adrian Adonis – WrestleMania III (1987)
    A retirement match with big heat, a hot crowd, and Piper walking off into the sunset (for a minute).

  • The Firefly Funhouse Match – John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt – WrestleMania 36 (2020)
    Cinematic weirdness at its best. A meta masterstroke that broke Cena down in layers.

  • Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. The Miz & John Morrison – WrestleMania 37 (2021)
    Bad Bunny stunned everyone. He didn’t just belong—he elevated the show.

  • Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio – WrestleMania 39 (2023)
    Father vs. son in a grudge match that played perfectly off real-life drama and Hall of Fame weekend emotions.


Some of these matches shaped legacies. Others shifted eras. But all of them proved that the most memorable moments at WrestleMania don’t need a title—they just need truth in the storytelling and fire in the execution.

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