WrestleMania’s in the endgame now.

WrestleMania finishes its epic two part Hollywood adventure! But will Cody Rhodes finish his story? Or will he ACKNOWLEDGE the reigning, defending, undisputed, WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion…! Roman Reigns?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Brock Lesnar VS Omos w/ MVP; Lesnar wins.
• Women’s WrestleMania Tag Team Showcase Fatal 4 Way: Shotzi Blackheart & Natalya VS Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan VS Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler; Ronda & Shayna win.
• WWE Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat: GUNTHER VS Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus; Gunther wins and retains the title.
• Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair VS Asuka; Bianca wins and retains the title.
• The Miz VS Shane McMahon Snoop Dogg; Snoop wins.
• Hell in a Cell: Edge VS Demon Finn Balor; Edge wins.
• Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa VS Cody Rhodes; Roman wins and retains the titles.

PLAY BY PLAY

It’s the WrestleMania Kickoff Show, part 2!

Join Kayla Braxton, Kevin Patrick, Wade Barrett and Booker T as they discuss, analyze and predict all the action tonight, and react to everything that happened last night!

Peter Rosenberg is backstage.

And he finds the golf cart bringing Liv Morgan by. He flags them down and asks how Liv is doing. She’s so excited that she and Raquel Rodriguez “finessed” their way onto the card and that the Women’s Tag Division has been growing so strong. Peter knows Liv is an all-time great finesser. But if he has to make a pick on the match, should he choose her and Raquel? Of course, 1000%! She has had a great year, and have you seen Raquel? The biggest girl in the match, the strong-backed Raquel Rodriguez! Then pinkie swear that this happens. Liv says sure, and she also has all her good luck bracelets. Peter lets Liv go and wishes her luck.

Now, to “gorilla position!” But the thing about SoFi, it is so big that you have to take an elevator to get there. Oh, hey, Stacy Keibler! Peter and the cameraman get in the elevator and they head up. Now, here’s the trip you take to get to your big moment. Don’t stop tog et tacos, but it is an option. Oh, Bronson Reed, so sorry! Bronson tells Pete to watch out backstage. Right, sorry. Bronson is very big. Colossal. Oh, right. Thank you. That could’ve gone worse, luckily it didn’t. We pass by the make-up station for last minute touch-ups, and then down these steps, and whoa! The Street Profits! They won night one, you already know.

But tonight, they are here for the E S T! E S T! E S T! Dawkins, has Braun Strowman landed yet? Nope, he’s still flying from that pounce. Congrats on the win, and there’s the mirror. This is the last chance to touch up before going onto the stage. Pete warms himself up with push-ups, then goes through the gorilla curtain. And here it is! The incredible spot everyone dreams of entering, named for THE Gorilla Monsoon. And now, the curtain that leads to the stage. What a stage this is! Look at this walk the WWE Superstars took yesterday and will take tonight. The lights, the people, and roughly 80 YARDS of ramp to the ring!

Fans cheer seeing Peter, and Peter says he’s glad he doesn’t have to make this walk. Booker T’s done this, Wade’s done this, but not Pete. This will be the path that Cody Rhodes takes to try and take the Universal title from Roman Reigns. Peter is glad to have shared this with everyone, and he’s on his way to the panel. Want any tacos? Yeah, and a Red Bull! Maybe a pint for Wade.

Backstage interview with Paul Heyman.

Cathy Kelly is with the Special Counsel, and asks him about last night, “arguably one of the best tag team matches in WrestleMania history,” when Sami & Kevin defeated the Usos to take the Undisputed Tag Team titles. Does the fall of the Usos mean the fall of Roman Reigns? Heyman says, “That’s… Wow, that’s just direct. It’s a direct question which merits a direct answer. And I’m glad that you asked me about our Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns. Because tonight is his night. And it reminds me, it takes me back, I’m very retrospective, I’m almost nostalgic when I walk into the largest grossing WrestleMania of all time.

“And it reminds me of a conversation I had when I was just a little kid in this industry. Just breaking in, just starting. And the big event when I was starting was Starrcade. Nothing close to WrestleMania, but as big as I could get in that moment. And I was tasked with talking into the camera about the enormity of the Starrcade event, and when I came back, there he stood. Majestic as always. As close to a father figure as I’ve had other than my own father, The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes. And he said to me, (Heyman doing his best Dusty), ‘Paul E. Dangerously, that was a great promo. But where’s the money?’

“And ever since that moment in my life, every time I articulate, every time I become an orator, every time I hype you on the main event, which is where my clients always are… I think back to, ‘Where’s the money?’ And after all these years, Cathy, I finally have an answer. That question is, ‘Where’s the money?’ Roman Reigns. See how easy that was? And I can prove it to you. This is the largest grossing WrestleMania of all time. Who’s on top? Roman Reigns. This is the hottest the WWE, and therefore sports entertainment, has ever been. Who’s on top? Roman Reigns. It ain’t Cody Rhodes. Nice try.

“He didn’t crumble under the lights., He didn’t crack under the pressure that we put him under. He’s not wilting under the stress. He’s ready for the amin event of WrestleMania! He’s ready to lose to the Tribal Chief. Ready to lose to the Head of the Table. Ready to lose to the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion, ‘The Money,’ Roman… Reigns.” The Wise Man has said his piece, now it all comes down to the match. Will Roman force Cody and the world to ACKNOWLEDGE him?

Here to sing America the Beautiful: Jimmie Allen!

Tonight, the champ returns.

The coldest cold-opener in the history of cold opens. He is Cold as Balls- Oh, wait, which one is Kevin doing? He’ll smash both. But Kevin Hart says that a rule of Hollywood is that if the first does big numbers, believe they’ll want a sequel. And this time, they’ll want more. “Of everything. More star power. More action. More romance. And of course, more Kevin. It ain’t Hollywood without Hart. Trademark that.” When you’re this big, you don’t need CGI. Everyone lives this. Grab a snack and a cold one, and don’t forget the ice, because WrestleMania Sunday is here. WrestleMania Goes Hollywood, The Sequel. Places, people, the show’s about to start.

Cut! Print! How does Kevin do it? Anyone seen his robe?

The Miz and Snoop Dogg are back!

The host of WrestleMania and the Dogg Father are in the ring again, and Miz welcomes us back to WrestleMania! Snoop and Miz are back to kick off another stacked show on night two. Top to bottom, last night was full of surprises! We have a NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion in Rhea Ripley! We have NEW Undisputed Tag Team Champions in Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn! But tonight, THREE titles are on the line! Yes, we’re out here making legends. You heard the Dogg Father. Get out of your seats, we’re getting ready to fire! It! Up!

Brock Lesnar VS Omos w/ MVP!

WrestleMania Goes Hollywood Night 2 opens with a real-life kaiju movie! The Beast has been on the defensive the entire time against the Nigerian Giant, but will he finally bring Omos to Suplex City? Or will it all come crumbling down around Lesnar?

The bell rings and fans fire up for Lesnar. Lesnar rushes in! Omos stops the takedown and TOSSES Lesnar away! Lesnar just grins, RAMS Omos, then runs to RAM him again! Omos stays up, Lesnar keeps moving, gets around, but Omos elbows the waistlock away. Omos HEADBUTTS Lesnar, MVP fires up, and Omos scoops to SLAM Lesnar! Fans boo but Omos talks smack on Lesnar. Lesnar staggers up, but he rushes back in! Omos CLUBS Lesnar down, then scoops to SLAM him again! Omos talks more trash, MVP says Omos owns Lesnar, and Lesnar manages to stand again. Omos ROCKS Lesnar in the back! And again!

Omos taunts Lesnar, picks him up, and has a BEARHUG! Lesnar endures the squeeze while fans rally up. MVP says this is done, and Lesnar is turning red! Lesnar fights but Omos RAMS him into a corner! Omos CLUBS Lesnar, ROCKS him in the back again, and soaks up the heat. Lesnar hobbles along the ropes, but Omos scoops him to SLAM him again! Fans boo but Omos soaks up the heat. Lesnar sputters, MVP wants Omos to finish this, and Omos lifts Lesnar for another BEARHUG! Lesnar endures again and again fans rally up. Lesnar fights, throwing elbow after elbow! Lesnar is free to throw hands!

Lesnar runs, but into a CHOKE SLAM! Cover, TWO!! Lesnar survives but MVP shouts that Omos has him! Just keep on him! Omos watches Lesnar stand, then whips him hard to a corner. Omos roars, runs in, but Lesnar dodges! Omos gets buckles and staggers, into a GERMAN SUPLEX!! Fans fire up because it has begun! Lesnar GERMAN SUPLEXES again! Omos staggers up, Lesnar hobbles after him, for a third GERMAN SUPLEX! Lesnar reels Omos in, fireman’s carries, but his back gives out! Omos is too big for how beat up Lesnar is! Omos grabs Lesnar, but Lesnar slips free! To fireman’s carry again! F5!!! Cover, LESNAR WINS!!

Winner: Brock Lesnar, by pinfall

MVP is in shock! The Beast manages to take down the Giant! Will Omos leave it at this? Or will he come back for Lesnar with a vengeance?

Women’s WrestleMania Tag Team Showcase Fatal 4 Way: Shotzi Blackheart & Natalya VS Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan VS Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville VS Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler!

The Wild Child and Queen of Hart. Big Mami Cool and the LIVing End. The Hot Mess and the Pride Fighter. And the Baddest Women on the Planet. One of these teams is not like the other, one of these teams got in on bad reputation alone. But will Rowdy Ronda Rousey & The Submission Magician prove they’re the baddest tag team in the WWE Women’s Division? Or will the odds not be in their favor?

In parallel to the men’s Fatal 4 Way Tag last night, only two teams are legal at one time. The teams sort out, Sonya rushes Liv! Liv dodges, to BACKSTABBER! Liv has Sonya in the corner to back body block, then she rolls, only for Sonya to KNEE her down! Sonya runs in, Liv goes up and over, but Sonya goes up! Sonya leaps, into a CODE BREAKER! Sonya gets away and Natty tags in. Natty catches Liv to rebound and sit her down! Natty steps on Liv, runs and basement dropkicks! Natty drags Liv up but Liv shoves her away. Liv dodges Natty, runs, and RANAS! Natty staggers, tag to Raquel.

Fans rally up as Raquel whips Liv in to back body block! Then Liv whips Raquel in to SPLASH! Raquel brings Natty up, but Natty RANAS! Raquel storms back up, BOOTS the discus, then stares Natty down. Natty says hold on, and she tags Chelsea! Chelsea is not happy about that, but Raquel grabs at her! Chelsea HOTSHOTS Raquel away, goes up, MISSILE- Raquel just deflects it!? Raquel scoops Chelsea, Sonya runs in, but Raquel just catches her. Chelsea throws Raquel down by her hair! Shotzi tags in, BOOTS Chelsea, then springboards to wheelbarrow VICTORY FACEBUSTER! Shotzi runs to SENTON against the ropes! Cover, Shayna breaks it!

Shayna drags Shotzi up to TOSS her out, and Ronda is there to toy with her. But Shayna turns around to see everyone else! TRIPLE KICK! Raquel gets Shayna up, Liv and Natty help SHIELD BOMB her!! Ronda glares at the other three, storms up, but then Sonya & Chelsea attack from behind! They throw the others out, then soak up the heat. But Shotzi’s up top! DOUBLE CROSSBODY! Fans fire up and Shotzi DECKS Shayna! Sonya runs in, Shotzi sends her out onto Shayna! Shotzi gets help from Natty with the ropes, and she DIVES onto them both! Chelsea ROCKS Natty, then tells everyone to get the cameras out.

Fans boo but Chelsea sees she’s alone with Raquel! Chelsea SUPER CROSSBODIES just so she doesn’t have to face Raquel! Chelsea wipes the others out, but Liv gets in to get a boost! Raquel THROWS Liv onto everyone!! Fans fire up and Raquel goes out to drag Chelsea into the ring. She also puts Shotzi in, then tags off Chelsea. Raquel catches Shotzi, and blocks the tilt-o-whirl to FALL AWAY SLAM! Then Raquel runs to the corner, TWISTING VADER! Raquel drags Shotzi up, hooks her up, but Sonya tags in off Raquel! Chelsea CHOP BLOCKS Raquel, she and Sonya bring her up. Raquel fights back but Sonya sweeps the legs into Chelsea’s DDT!

Sonya runs, SHINING WIZARD! Chelsea runs to BOOT Raquel out! Fans boo but Shotzi sneaks back in. Shotzi and Natty creep up behind, DOUBLE SLICED BREAD! Natty then drags Sonya up, Shotzi runs, HART ATTACK! Cover, Chelsea breaks it! Shotzi whips but Chelsea reverses to send Shotzi out. But Natty scoops Chelsea to SLAM her onto Sonya! Natty then gets both pairs of legs! Natty steps through, for a DOUBLE SHARPSHOOTER!! Sonya and Chelsea both endure, but Liv SUPER CODE BREAKERS NATTY!! All four women are down, Chelsea and Sonya crawl away. Liv also writhes from that high risk attack.

Fans rally, Liv drags Sonya to a drop zone and tags in off her. Shotzi also tags in, they speed up and Liv kicks, KICKS and- NO, Shotzi ducks the enziguri! TIGER PLEX! Liv flounders, into a KNEE! ROLLING ELBOW! And ROUND- NO, Liv ducks, CODE BREAKER! Then ObLIVion on the ropes! But Shayna snuck a tag! Tag to Ronda, KNEE for Liv! The Baddest Women loom over Shotzi and fans boo. Ronda gets Shotzi’s arm, talks some trash, then laughs before she puts on the ARMBAR!! Shotzi taps, Ronda & Shayna win!

Winners: Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, by submission

The Baddest Women were also the most opportunistic. They waited for the right moment and took down whoever was there. Will they soon be going after the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships?

Bobby Lashley is here!

The winner of the 2023 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal is ALL MIGHTY! The ninth winner of the trophy that honors the eighth wonder of the world carries that trophy with pride, then heads down to ringside to watch what could be the hardest hitting match of the night!

Xavier Woods and the UpUpDownDown team is back.

He has Nikki Cross, Madcap Moss, Tegan Nox, the Street Profits, Hit Row, and even Greg Miller as they’re about to simulate the Intercontinental Championship. Great entrance graphics, great physicality, great near falls! But with a Claymore, it will be Drew McIntyre 42% of the time, leaving the other 58% to be divided by Sheamus and Gunther. But will WWE 2K23 get it right like it did with Seth Rollins yesterday? NIKKI, NO BITING!!

WWE Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat: GUNTHER VS Drew McIntyre VS Sheamus!

Der Ring General wanted just one challenger, but his own actions put him in this match against two! Will he be able to keep the mat sacred when the odds aren’t in his favor? Or will the tension between the Scottish and Celtic Warriors help Gunther survive Hollywood?

Ludwig Kaiser appears on stage to say, “Ladies and gentlemen… I demand all your gratitude and appreciation for YOUR reigning Intercontinental Champion…! Der Ring General…! GUUUNTERRR!!” The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if the numbers spell disaster for Gunther at WrestleMania!

The bell rings and fans fire up already as Gunther stares down both challengers. He dares someone to try something, then says they can have it out. McIntyre BOOTS Gunther out of the ring!! McIntyre says if Sheamus wants this, then let’s go! They fire off haymakers and fans fire up! McIntyre gets the edge, whips, but Sheamus reverses. McIntyre KICKS but Sheamus CLOBBERS McIntyre! Sheamus UPPERCUTS McIntyre to a corner, then throws more uppercuts! Sheamus bumps McIntyre off buckles, but McIntyre CHOPS in return! And ROCKS! And whips corner to corner. Sheamus reverses but McIntyre comes back to CLOBBER him!

McIntyre CHOPS Sheamus at the ropes, whips, but Sheamus reverses to reel McIntyre in, IRISH CURSE BACKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Sheamus throws McIntyre out to the apron, but Gunther returns to CLUB Sheamus! Gunther CHOPS Sheamus! And CHOPS McIntyre! Gunther stalks Sheamus but Sheamus CHOPS back! Sheamus fires haymakers, but Gunther gets around to a SLEEPER! Sheamus fireman’s carries! Gunther slips off, has the facelock and turns Sheamus, to CHOP him down! Gunther KICKS Sheamus aside, but McIntyre throws hands on the champ! Gunther whips McIntyre into the POST!

Gunther stalks Sheamus to ropes, then BOOTS him down! Gunther stands Sheamus up to CHOP him! Gunther gets in Sheamus’ face to talk trash, and CHOP again! And again! And BOOT him! Gunther says the mat is sacred!! Fans fire up and Sheamus throws hands in return! And forearms! And elbows! Sheamus headlocks, but Gunther lifts for a BACKBREAKER of his own! Then he has the legs, and turns Sheamus over for a BOSTON CRAB! McIntyre BOOTS Gunther, but Gunther holds onto Sheamus! McIntyre SLAPS Gunther, so Gunther lets Sheamus go. The two start throwing hands, McIntyre gets the edge, but Gunther CHOPS!

McIntyre CHOPS in return! Gunther CHOPS again! McIntyre CHOPS again! Gunther snarls and CHOPS! McIntyre snarls and CHOPS! It is a CHOP WAR! Gunther gets the edge but McIntyre gives those all back! Fans are thunderous as the CHOPS keep going! Gunther kicks low, fans boo, but Gunther has to catch his breath. Sheamus CLOBBERS McIntyre, UPPERCUTS Gunther, repeat! Sheamus keeps on Gunther with EuroUpper after EuroUpper! McIntyre ROCKS Sheamus, CHOPS Gunther, repeat! The punches go all around, McIntyre CHOPS Gunther again! Sheamus and McIntyre brawl again, Gunther throat chops both of them!

Gunther CHOPS McIntyre and BOOTS Sheamus! The fans are thunderous again as all three men take a moment to breathe. Gunther has Sheamus at the apron, but Sheamus HOTSHOTS him! Sheamus and McIntyre alternate on the BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN! They go past TEN, and the CHOP on the twelfth knows Gunther down! Then McIntyre DECKS Sheamus! McIntyre gets Sheamus back in the ring, but Sheamus KNEES him in the ropes! Sheamus puts McIntyre on the apron now, and he hooks McIntyre up for BEATS OF THE BODHRAIN!! Sheamus goes past TEN, all the way to TWENTY-EIGHT, only because McIntyre falls!!

Fans are electric! It is a standing ovation all over SoFi! Sheamus drags McIntyre back in, reels him in, Canadian Rack to a- NO, Gunther BOOTS Sheamus! Then GERMAN SUPLEXES him! Gunther runs in and LARIATS! Cover, TWO!! The Fella survives and Gunther is furious! Gunther pie faces Sheamus, then eggs him on. Fans rally, Gunther watches Sheamus rise, and Gunther runs in to LARIAT again!! Cover, TWO!?!? Sheamus survives a clothesline from hell JBL would be proud of! And then McIntyre FLYING LARIATS! McIntyre runs, into a BOOT! Gunther swings, into a NECKBREAKER!

Fans fire up, McIntyre sees Sheamus stand, OVERHEAD Belly2Belly onto Gunther in the corner! McIntyre then drags Gunther up, FUTURE SHOCK! And a kip up! McIntyre has Hollywood on his side, no countdown for the CLAY- NO! Gunther dodges to SHOTGUN! Gunther drags McIntyre up, GENERAL BOMB!! Cover, TWO!?!? McIntyre survives and Gunther cannot believe it! Gunther hurries to a corner and he climbs! But Sheamus ROCKS him first! And CHOPS! And CHOPS again! Sheamus goes up, fireman’s carries Gunther, and hits a SUPER WHITE NOISE!! And then the Canadian Rack! CELTIC CROSS!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!?

No one can believe it! This is a trio of superhumans! But Sheamus gets the legs, for the CLOVERLEAF!! Gunther gets the ropes but the ref tells hi,, there are no ropebreaks in a Triple Threat! Sheamus drags Gunther away to sit deep! But McIntyre puts a SLEEPER on Sheamus! Sheamus lets Gunther go, and he elbows McIntyre away. McIntyre kicks, underhooks, but Sheamus wrenches out! Sheamus dodges the lariat to KNEE McIntyre! And KNEE Gunther! Fans fire up with Sheamus! Sheamus aims from the corner, beats his chest, and BROGUE!!! Cover, MCINTYRE DRAGS SHEAMUS AWAY!!!

Sheamus is stunned! He had it and McIntyre takes it from him! Much like he accused McIntyre of when it came to starting this journey! The two brawl, Sheamus ROCKS McIntyre, and “This is Awesome!’ as McIntyre is put in the ring. McIntyre BLASTS Sheamus off the apron, and then builds speed to FLY!! Direct hit at the ramp! Fans lose their minds, McIntyre puts Sheamus in and takes aim! Countdown and- BROGUE!!!! Cover, TWO!??!?!? WHAT?!?! Sheamus can’t even react, he’s that stunned! Fans are electric as both men slowly stir. Sheamus brings McIntyre around, but gets a GLASGOW KISS!

Sheamus KNEES back! McIntyre runs, dodges, CLAYMORE!!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? HOW!?!? Both men slowly sit up, and McIntyre throws a haymaker. Sheamus gives it back, they go back and forth, and then they stand to throw even more hands! The shots are fast and furious, simultaneous, and then they start throwing LARIATS point-blank! McIntyre, then Sheamus, and back again! McIntyre gets the edge! Sheamus staggers, but he BROGUES!!! Sheamus crawls to reach out and cover! GUNTHER SPLASHES IN!!!! Gunther drags Sheamus up, to GERNERAL BOMB him onto McIntyre!!

And then Gunther just GENERAL BOMBS MCINTYRE!! Cover, GUNTHER WINS!!!

Winner: Gunther, by pinfall (still WWE Intercontinental Champion)

Even commentary has to give this a standing ovation! The most incredible match, the most incredible FIGHT, and in the end, Der Ring General comes out on top! After surviving this, will anyone ever be able to stop Gunther?

Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair VS Asuka!

The strongEST, the fastEST, the roughEST, the toughEST, the RawEST better hope she is the readiEST she’s ever been, because this is the Empress of Tomorrow she is up against. Though, at the same time, this is a side of Asuka no one has seen in the WWE. Will no one ever be ready for Asuka? Or will Bianca show Asuka’s not ready for her?

The introductions are made, the belt is raised, and we see if this is still Wr-EST-leMania!

The bell rings and Bianca DROPKICKS Asuka! And DROPKICKS her again! Bianca RAMS Asuka into the corner, again and again, then throws hands. The ref counts, Bianca whips but Asuka reverses. Bianca goes up and over and DROPKICKS again! Bianca kips up and fans fire up as she goes after Asuka in the corner. Bianca rains down fists, and goes all the way to TEN! Bianca then brings Asuka out to suplex high and hard! Then she rolls through, to suplex again! Asuka slips free, goes to a corner, and she ROUNDHOUSES back! Bianca flounders away but she glares at Asuka. Asuka rushes in, gets around, but Bianca fights the lift.

Asuka URAKENS! URAKENS! SOBATS! KICKS! Bianca ducks the backhand but the HEEL KICK hits! Then the BULLDOG! And then the SLIDING KICK! Cover, TWO! Asuka grins while Bianca checks her face. Asuka storms up to KICK Bianca! Fans duel as Asuka KICKS, but then Bianca ducks to shove Asuka way. Asuka kicks low, goes up, but Bianca ROCKS Asuka first! Bianca climbs up to join Asuka, brings her up, but Asuka fights the superplex. Asuka slips under but Bianca holds onto the ropes! Bianca kicks Asuka away, but Asuka goes back to GERMAN SUPLEX! Bianca lands on her feet, to SPINEBUSTER! High stack, TWO!

Bianca keeps cool, she lines up a shot, and runs to handspring MOONSAULT into a TRIANGLE HOLD!! Asuka has Bianca caught but Bianca throws down hands! Asuka uses Bianca’s hair to keep her down! Bianca rolls and rolls Asuka up, TWO! ASUKA LOCK!! Bianca flails, moves around, reaches out, and gets away to the outside. Asuka grins as fans fire up even more. Asuka brings Bianca up to shove her, but Bianca stops from hitting the desk. Bianca elbows Asuka, runs in, but Asuka pops her up! Bianca handsprings off the apron, suplexes, but Asuka turns it to a TAKEDOWN! FUJIWARA!

Bianca fights up, gut wrenches, and lifts Asuka up to POWERBOMB her to the floor!! The ring count is climbing, Bianca drags Asuka up and into the ring at 8! Cover, TWO!! Asuka survives and Bianca is surprised. Asuka grins and shakes her head as she goes to a corner. Bianca runs in, but Asuka dodges, and Bianca POSTS herself! Asuka rolls Bianca up, TWO! Fans continue to duel, “Let’s Go, Asuka!” “E S T!” Asuka brings Bianca up, but Bianca shoves her away. Asuka returns, but swings into the chicken wings! But Asuka victory rolls to a takedown! KNEEBAR!! HEEL HOOK, TOO! Bianca fights back, and she pries Asuka off!

Asuka fights but Bianca still hits the BIG back suplex! Bianca goes to ropes, drags herself back up, and runs to HANDSPRING- INTO A KNEEBAR!! And then an ANKLE LOCK! Bianca rolls, but Asuka holds on! Bianca rolls and throws Asuka at the corner, but Asuka goes up to MISSILE DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Bianca is still in this as the toughEST, but Asuka keeps on her. Asuka drags Bianca around, grins as she KICKS and KICKS and KICKS her! Bianca blocks a kick to spin Asuka but Asuka SOBATS! Asuka runs in but Bianca dumps her to the apron. Bianca runs in, but into a KICK!

Bianca is on the apron now, and Asuka grins again. Asuka KICKS Bianca against the ropes! And again! And again! But Bianca blocks another kick! Bianca shakes her head, ROCKS Asuka with a forearm, but Asuka comes back to SHOTGUN Bianca into the post! Bianca flops into the ring and fans fire up again. Asuka watches Bianca sit up, brings her up, and looks to the floor…? Asuka brings Bianca up, she wants to suplex Bianca out of the ring! Bianca blocks, wrenches, and ROCKS Asuka! To then POST her! Asuka slumps down now, but Bianca goes to the corner. Bianca climbs up, and she drags Asuka up to join her! Fans fire up for the deadlift SUPERPLEX!

Both women are down and the fans are thunderous again! Bianca crawls, covers, TWO!! Asuka is still in this, maybe she is the toughest? Fans rally as the two sit up and stare down. Bianca shakes her head and throws a forearm, but Asuka gives it back! They go forearm for forearm, Asuka gets the edge then runs. But Bianca follows to CLOBBER her! Bianca brings Asuka up, runs, but Asuka follows, to spin Bianca around, but Bianca victory rolls! TWO and Asuka has the cover, TWO! Asuka catches Bianca to a backslide, TWO!! Bianca escapes but Asuka BOOTS then BUZZSAWS! Cover, TWO!! Fans are thunderous again!

Asuka drags Bianca up, has the hair and uses it in the chicken wing! Bianca fights off the crossface, drops and throws Asuka into a cover, TWO! Asuka runs in, gets around, fans duel but Bianca bucks the O’Conner. Asuka returns, CODE- NO, Bianca blocks it, throws Asuka and BLOCKBUSTERS! Then the HANDSPRING MOONSAULT! Cover, TWO!?!?! Asuka survives and Bianca is in disbelief! Fans boo as the camera is long shot. Asuka POP-UP KNEES Bianca, but Bianca CLOBBERS Asuka on the rebound! Bianca stomps Asuka and has her in the drop zone. Bianca climbs up top, but Asuka SHOTEIS!

Asuka climbs up, has Bianca, and fans fire up for the- WAIT, Bianca fireman’s carries!! Asuka fights with elbows and knees, adjusts, but Bianca keeps hammering Asuka. Asuka pulls on the hair! They hop off the corner, CODE BREAKER! Cover, TWO!! Bianca survives, still possibly the toughEST. Bianca goes to a corner, Asuka runs in, HIP- NO, Bianca blocks! Bianca chicken wings, for a GlamEST Slam off buckles! Bianca demands Asuka gets back up! Asuka slowly rises, Bianca reels her in to torture rack! But Asuka holds the ropes! Bianca lets go and almost hits the ref! Asuka BLUE MISTS but misses!

Bianca ducks the kick, Asuka ducks the braid, but Bianca blocks the kick to torture rack! But Asuka arm-drags free!! ARMBAR TAKEDOWN!!! Bianca flails, fans freak out, Asuka has that arm all to herself! Bianca moves around, rolls, but Asuka just keeps on it, and the hair! But Bianca powers up to torture rack! KISS OF DEATH!!! Cover, Bianca wins!!

Winner: Bianca Belair, by pinfall (still Raw Women’s Champion)

Asuka brought everything in her arsenal, but the EST is still THE EST. What will it take to stop her greatEST reign yet?

The Miz and Snoop Dogg are back.

Miz says it has been an incredible two nights here at SoFi for WrestleMania! And tonight’s total attendance is… 81,395! More than last night! That makes a two night total of 161,892! And y’know, Snoop, Miz has to get something off his chest. They’re supposed to be friends as the host and Dogg Father. Yet, Snoop put Miz in an impromptu match against Pat McAfee, while Miz was wearing a $10 THOUSAND suit. So, he wants to do it again? NO! NO NO NO! Fans say “YES! YES! YES!” Miz says what he wants is that Snoop caught him off guard and then George Kittle made things a handicap match. Snoop ruined Miz’s suit and tried to embarrass him!

Snoop just says, “My bad.” Oh, your bad? Is that an apology? Well, it’s not good enough! Miz doesn’t show Snoop how to rap! This is Miz’s city, his ring, his WrestleMania! No, he’s got that all wrong! This is OUR city, and OUR WrestleMania. And when Snoop says “My bad.” He meant, “My bad!” SHANE MCMAHON is back?! Fans can’t believe it, and neither can Miz! Shane O’Mac heads to the ring, shows off his classic footwork, and Snoop says, “Uh-oh. You in trouble~!” Shane has the mic and he says thanks for that ovation. They have no idea what that reception means to him, much love back to you, LA!

Snoop says from one OG to another, could Shane take care of this? Where’s a ref? Miz ain’t running from this!

The Miz VS Shane McMahon!

Miz complains that this suit is more expensive than the last one! He is sick and tired of this! Shane JABS Miz! And again! And then fires off in the corner! Shane whips, Miz hurdles but so does Shane! Miz runs, but then Shane pulled a hammy! Now Miz is all cocky because he has an advantage! A medic gets in the ring, but Snoop DECKS Miz! Snoop asks if Shane is okay. Hold on, hold on. Really? Miz knocks his homeboy down like that? That’s what he gonna do? Snoop DECKS Miz again! Then Snoop sets Miz up like the People’s Champion! Snoop takes off his glasses and tosses ’em, to run side to side, for the DOGG FATHER’S ELBOW!! Cover, SNOOP WINS!!

Winner: Snoop Dogg, by pinfall

Well, there’s no real shame in this. Miz just lost to a WWE Hall of Famer! Snoop dropped Miz like it’s hot, will the Hollywood A-Lister ever live this down?

Hell in a Cell: Edge VS Demon Finn Balor!

The Rated R Superstar created a faction in the Judgment Day that was meant to elevate and enable those he felt were being held down. The problem is, it only enabled those superstars to become obnoxious ingrates. But now, both men are willing to take the other to Hell to settle this! Will Edge become the devil himself to destroy what he created? Or will Finn’s demon being the most evil of all?

Slayer plays as we get BROOD Edge! And he rises from under the stage with fire, and a shining disco ball skull mask! Then… “You think you know me.” Are we about to see clearly on this day? But of course, with a swirling vortex and spiked mohawk, here comes DEMON BALOR! The introductions are made, the door is locked shut, and the battle to end it all begins! Edge and Finn stare down, step forward, and fans fire up. Edge ROCKS Finn, but Finn throat chops Edge! Edge ROCKS Finn again, but Finn throat chops again! Neither man backs down as they circle, and then they both go out to look under the ring!

Edge finds a chair, Finn finds a kendo stick. They get in, Edge JAMS Finn first! Then SMACKS him! But Finn doesn’t flinch!? Finn fires off with the kendo stick! Fans fire up as Finn holds it up. Edge stands up, Finn clotheslines him out of the ring! Finn goes around, and he digs Edge’s face into the steel fencing! Finn then stomps and kicks Edge against the wall, and stomps some more. Finn lets off to bring Edge up and whips him into the other wall! Finn puts Edge in the ring, storms up, but Edge trips Finn to rain down fists! Finn kicks Edge away, goes to the apron, but Edge runs to BLAST Finn off! Finn hits the wall on the way down!

Fans rally up and Edge goes out to look for more. Edge brings out another kendo stick, and then a few more, and brings them all around the way. Edge JAMS Finn, SMACKS him, then SMACKS him again! Edge follows Finn around the way to RAM him into the wall! Edge then hurries to get those kendo sticks and bring them around. Fans want tables but Edge SMACKS Finn, then traps him with the kendo sticks! Finn is stuck in the corner, and Edge goes to the apron, MISSILE DROPKICK! Finn can’t even fall over because he’s stuck! But he does scowl and grimace at Edge. Edge HEADBUTTS away on Finn!

Edge gest space while Finn snarls. Edge brings out a TABLE! Fans fire up as Edge maneuvers it around the narrow space. Edge tells the cameraman to move aside so he can put the table up against the wall. Edge then goes back for Finn, and Finn breaks one of the sticks! Edge BOOTS Finn first! Edge free Finn but Finn fires off hands on him! Palm strike after palm strike! Finn whips Edge hard into steel steps! Edge bounces off those into the wall and falls into the corner! Finn drags Edge up, brings him around and CHOPS him against the steel! And again! And again! Finn puts Edge in the ring and stalks him.

Finn runs in, but into a FLAPJACK! Edge and Finn stand, Edge kicks low, IMPALER! But Edge doesn’t cover, and he goes to a corner. Edge takes aim, runs in, but Finn hits a SLINGBLADE! Fans fire up as Finn aims at Edge. Edge is on the apron, Finn SHOTGUNS him off the apron! This time Edge hits the wall and falls to the floor. Finn goes out, grabs the broken kendo stick, but throws it aside. Finn runs in, to SHOTGUN Edge through the table!! Edge is down in the wreckage while fans lose their minds. Fans boo Finn but he grabs a chair. Finn TOSSES the chair at the wreckage! Then another one! Edge takes that in the head!

Finn throws another, but Edge deflects it to BOOT Finn down! Edge puts Finn in the ring, stalks him, and brings him up into an UNPRETTIER! Shoutout to Captain Charisma! Edge snarls, aims from the corner, and Finn rises. Edge runs in, but into a KICK! Cradle, TWO! Finn swings, into an EDGE-O-MATIC! Cover, ONE!! Edge doesn’t bother being frustrated, and he goes looking under the ring. Edge brings out a LADDER! Edge says hello to his old friend and puts that in the ring. Edge CHUCKS it at Finn!! Finn goes down in a heap, and then Edge picks the ladder back up. Edge puts that up against the corner while Finn flounders.

The ref wants Edge to hold on to check Finn because Finn is busted open! Finn doesn’t want the medics to touch him, he wants to fight Edge! He grabs at the ref, he grabs at Edge, and Edge decides to give Finn what he wants! Edge goes out and grabs up as many kendo sticks as there are, and he brings out another ladder! And then, the toolbox! Edge moves things aside, such as the steel steps, and he gets back in the ring. Edge takes the first ladder, stands it up near the corner, and the demon rises! Finn grins through blood, but Edge kicks low! But Finn fights the bomb to trip and DOUBLE STOMP!

But Edge staggers up! Into Finn’s ELBOW DROP DDT! Finn snarls and goes up, and smacks himself in the head to show he’s crazy! COUP DE- NO, Edge moves! Edge runs in, SPEAR into the ladder! Roll-up, TWO!! Edge hurries up, DOUBLE LARIATS take both men down! Fans are thunderous while the ref checks both men. Edge flounders his way to ropes, drags himself up in a daze, but Finn rises again! SLINGBLADE! And then a SHOTGUN into the corner! Edge falls, Finn goes up, COUP DE GRACE!! Cover, TWO?!?! Edge survives and shocks the demon! Finn drags Edge closer to the ladder, and then climbs it!

Fans fire up as Finn raises the stakes! But Edge SMACKS him with a kendo stick first! Edge climbs up after Finn, SMACKS him off the top, then brings Finn around, SUPER IMPALER!! Cover, TWO!??! Finn might really not be human after that! Edge goes back outside and he looks at the things he collected. Edge brings out more chairs, and then a TABLE! Finn crawls around while Edge puts that table in the ring. Edge sets this table up, but Finn SMACKS him with a kendo stick! And another! And another! Finn drags Edge up, puts him on the table and CLUBS away! Then SMACKS him with the chair! And again, and again, and again!

Finn then climbs up, and then decides the corner isn’t tall enough. Finn goes to the cage wall and climbs up! COUP DE GRACE but only through the table!! Edge avoids disaster and fans lose their minds! Finn crawls out of the wreckage, Edge aims from the corner, “This is Awesome!” SPEAR!!! Cover, TWO!?!?! No one can believe it! Edge snarls, pulls at his hair, and he grabs the kendo stick. Edge SMACKS away on Finn until the stick breaks! Edge then gets the chair and SMACKS away on Fin! Fans fire up and Edge gets a sinister idea in his mind. Edge puts Finn’s head on the chair, and fetches a second one!

Edge is bringing back his classic, but also what happened at Extreme Rules! “We could’ve done this together!” CON-CHAIR-TO!!! Cover, EDGE WINS!!

Winner: Edge, by pinfall

The Rated R Superstar slays a demon in the City of Angels! But will this victory truly exorcise Edge of the Judgment Day? Will he be able to use the time he has left to finally achieve the things he wanted all along?

Backstage interview with Bianca Belair.

Kayla Braxton is with the RawEST Women’s Champion, and congratulates her on winning. How’d it feel going out there in front of over 80 THOUSAND to defend that title? She can’t put it into words. But this title has meant everything to her this past year. She’s gone up against amazing women, Asuka took her to the limit, and mist aside, Asuka is an incredible fighter. Many times, Bianca felt like she couldn’t get back up, but she had to keep going. She has done it once, twice, and now it’s a threepeat. Kayla says there are many fans happy about that, including the dance troupe that saw her out to the ring! They all cheer the EST, will Bianca keep winning for them?

The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is on stage!

Stacy Keibler, the family of the late, great Andy Kaufman, The Great Muta, the brothers of Warrior Award recipient Tim White, and of course, the headliner, Rey Mysterio!

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa VS Cody Rhodes!

And it all comes down to this. The Tribal Chief, the Head of the Table, the reigning, defending Universal Champion of 945 DAYS wants the world to ACKNOWLEDGE him. But the American Nightmare says Roman is going to acknowledge HIM! Will Cody Rhodes #FinishTheStory? Or will there still be some gold on the Island of Relevancy?

Cody has a new jacket for the occasion, and he hugs his wife and daughter ringside. He also gives his weight belt to Brodie Lee Jr, sone of the late, great Brodie Lee/Luke Harper. As for Roman, he has six live pianists playing the opening to his song! Roman has the Wise Man and the Enforcer with him, as he raises the belts for the pyro. The introductions are made, the belts are raised, and we see who is truly ready to be The Guy!

Roman hears the fans chanting for Cody but he has them all quiet down. Heyman hands over the mic, and Roman grins as he says, “WrestleMania! ACKNOWLEDGE ME!” Heyman and Solo finally step out of the ring, the bell rings, and fans fire up even more. Roman and Cody step to each other and stare down. Fans are going nuts, and then Roman smirks. Roman and Cody circle, Roman mocks Cody a bit, then they tie up. They go around, Cody headlocks, then spins and hammerlocks. Roman gets the ropebreak, and he grins as he wags his finger. Cody lets off quickly and cleanly while fans boo Roman.

Roman and Cody reset, but Roman is almost swaggering as they circle. They tie up, go around, and Cody headlocks again. Roman powers up and carries Cody, but Cody uses that to hit a takeover! Fans fire up while Cody squeezes tight. Roman fights to his feet, fans rally for Cody, but Roman powers out of the hold. Cody slides under, kicks low, RHODES UPPERCUT! Roman staggers, is furious, and he bails out! Fans boo while Heyman talks with Roman. Heyman says Cody is here because of Roman. Who is the relevant one? The fans paid for Roman to face anyone, it just happens to be Cody, so SMASH him!

Roman takes his time returning, but Cody keeps his focus. The two go again, Roman waistlocks but Cody switches. Roman elbows free, Cody staggers, and Roman whips to CLOBBER Cody! Fans are torn between cheers and jeers as Roman holds up the finger. He the one, and he throws lariats in the corner! Roman goes all the way to TEN, then runs, but Cody dodges the boot to DROPKICK! Cody hurries to cover, ONE!! Roman frowns but Cody clamps onto the armlock. Roman endures as Cody steps over to put on the pressure. Cody then wrenches Roman’s arm, YANKS it, then CLUBS the arm!

Cody YANSK the arm again, headlocks and punches! Cody runs, springboards, but Roman catches him! POWERBOMB! Cody writhes, Roman covers, TWO! Cody’s Beautiful Disaster almost became a disaster, but he and Roman stand again. Roman CLUBS Cody, ROCKS him, then KNEES him down! Roman puts Cody on the ropes to CHOKE him! The ref counts, Roman lets off at 4, and he glares at the ref. Fans rally up, Roman brings Cody around to snap suplex! Cover, ONE!! Cody surprises Roman now, nut then he grins. Roman drags Cody back up, to snap suplex hard! Cody writhes and Roman waves at Brandi Rhodes.

Roman stalks Cody to a corner, brings him up and around, to TOSS him up and out! But Cody skins the cat! Cody TOSSES Roman out! Then Cody goes to the apron, but Roman blocks the kick! Roman trips Cody and Cody hits the apron hard! Roman brings Cody up off the floor, and TOSSES him up the ramp! Cody writhes on the hardwood, only for Roman to scoop and SLAM him onto it! Roman goes back to the ring to refresh the count, and then he has Solo follow him. The ref restarts the count as Roman toys with Cody. Roman scoops Cody, but Cody slips free to scoop Roman! Cody SLAMS Roman on the ramp!

Fans fire up as Cody stalks Roman. Solo backs off as Cody CLUBS Roman around the way. Cody ROCKS Roman, CLUBS him again, but Roman throws body shots! Roman goes to bump but Cody bumps Roman off the apron instead! Cody refreshes the count, CLUBS Roman and throws down hands! Cody drags Roman up, throws him into the ring, but Solo is lurking! Solo grabs a chair and JAMS Cody!! The ref misses it while checking Roman and the fans boo. Roman pretends to be surprised by that. Roman hurries out, to hit the DRIVE-BY DROPKICK! Cody staggers away, Roman puts Cody in the ring. Cover, TWO!

Roman is annoyed again as Cody is still in this. Roman hurries to cravat and grind Cody down. Cody endures the neck wrench and fights up. Cody throws body shots and gets free. Cody ROCKS Roman with a forearm, runs, but Solo trips him up! The ref misses it again! Roman LARIATS Cody inside-out! Cover, TWO! Roman grows further annoyed that Cody is still in this. Cody goes to ropes, drags himself up, and Roman is almost amused now. Roman stalks Cody, brings him around and whips him corner to corner hard! Cody stumbles and falls, clutching his ribs. Fans boo and give thumbs down but Roman just shrugs it off.

Roman brings Cody up, TOSSES him out, and the ref watches Solo closely this time. Roman goes out and he clears off the announce desk! Actually, desks! Both English and Spanish announce desk are cleared, and Roman SMACKS Cody off one. Roman refreshes the ring count and even tells the ref to shut up or else. Roman gets on the desk with Cody, raises the finger, and grins as the fans boo. Roman brings Cody up, but Cody fights the lift! Cody back drops Roman through the English announce desk!! Fans are thunderous while Roman writhes in the wreckage! Heyman is freaking out as Cody refreshes the ring count.

Cody hobbles over and fetches Roman from the wreckage. Cody puts Roman in, but Roman ROCKS Cody! Roman runs, Cody follows, and ROCKS Roman! Kick, RHODES UPPERCUT! Roman runs at Cody, Cody goes up and over in the corner to then POWERSLAM! The fans are thunderous again as Cody springboards, CODY CUTTER!! Cover, TWO!?! Roman survives but Cody isn’t shocked. He might be frustrated, but he isn’t shocked. Fans rally as Cody stomps Roman around, legs then arms then chest. Roman flops out of the ring, so Cody just builds speed! Cody DIVES! Direct hit into the barriers!

Roman flops down as fans fire up again! Roman crawls, sputters, but Cody brings him up and around, back into the ring. Cody goes to the apron, but Solo WHIPS Cody with his weight belt!! Solo snatched that from Brodie Lee Jr?! But the ref HEARD that, and so he EJECTS Solo!! Fans are thunderous but Solo is furious! Solo throws a fit, but he has no choice but to leave, and that worries Heyman even more! But Roman grabs the weight belt now! Fans boo, the ref tells Roman not to, and they fight over it. Roman has the belt, but Cody SUPERKICKS! And then CROSS RHODES!! Cover, TWO!?!?

Now Cody might be a bit shocked that Roman survives. Fans sure are, and are rallying up again. Cody brings Roman back up, but Roman is deadweight! Cody forces Roman up, but Roman JAWBREAKERS! And HEADBUTTS! And CLUBS Cody on the neck! And again! Heyman feels a bit better now but he still clutches the lei as he stresses. Roman TOSSES Cody, but Cody again skins the cat! Only for Roman to catch him! But Cody slips free, only for Roman to hit a ROCK BOTTOM!! Cover, TWO!!!! Cody survives Roman’s reference to his other cousin! Roman frowns but nods, understanding Cody is tougher than that.

Roman goes to a corner as the fans boo. Roman locks ‘n’ loads, runs in, SUPERMAN- NO, Cody slips around it! TO underhook and PEDIGREE!! Cover, TWO!!! Roman survives Cody’s shoutout to The Game! Cody is frustrated and he punches himself for not finishing it here. Fans rally back up and Cody is feeding off it! Cody brings Roman up, but Roman shoves him away! Cody ducks, BEAUTIFUL- SUPERMAN PUNCH!! Cover, TWO!?!?! Cody still survives and now Roman is beside himself! Heyman thought it was over, but he was wrong. Even so, he tells Roman that this is still all his! Does Roman believe that?

Fans believe “This is Awesome!” but Heyman says Cody is ready to lose now. Roman lets out the battle cry, and he runs in, into a sunset flip! TWO!! Cody tackles Roman, “WOO~!” and FIGURE FOUR!! Roman endures as Cody thrashes the leglock! Roman’s shoulders are down, TWO as he sits back up! He’s down again, ONE as he turns to his side! Roman keeps trying, Cody fights to keep it on, but Roman turns it over! Cody hurries and crawls to the ROPEBREAK! The Figure Four is undone but the damage was done. Fans are still thunderous while Roman clutches his legs and Cody goes to the apron.

Cody stands, but Roman ROCKS him! Cody ROCKS Roman back, but Roman ROCKS Cody again! They go back and forth, haymaker for haymaker, the fans on Cody’s side! Cody hits low, throws another haymaker, but Roman runs in! Cody HOTSHOTS Roman away! Cody hurries up top, but Roman gets under the leap! Cody runs, into a SPEAR!! Cover, TWO!?!?!? Roman is in utter disbelief as Cody survives again! Roman paces, talks to himself, talks some trash on Cody, then he starts raining down fists! Fans boo as the fists turn into forearms! Roman lets off, paces around some more, and he says he’s gonna whoop Cody’s ass.

Roman says it’s done, and he brings Cody up. Into the GUILLOTINE!! Roman squeezes the air out of Cody but fans rally even harder. Cody is still on his feet, but he’s turning red! Cody’s fading! Cody drops to a knee, and the ref checks him. CODY COMES BACK TO LIFE! Roman is shocked as Cody fights up, so Roman jumps to put on the body scissors! Roman has Cody down on the mat! But Cody still pries at the hold! Fans rally as hard as they can, and Cody keeps fighting! Cody powers out of the hold! And he rains down forearms in return!! Fans are electric with every shot, and Heyman is speechless!

Roman shoves Cody away, Cody runs in, the BOOT hits the REF! SUPERMAN PUNCH!! LARIAT!!! Both men are down!! Fans are electric as both men slowly stir. Cody sits up first, still catching his breath. Fans fire up as Cody looks to the heavens. Cody then looks at Roman and tells him to get up. Roman stands, Cody dragon sleepers, but THE USOS DOUBLE SUPERKICK!!! Of course! Jimmy & Jey may not be champions anymore, but they’re gonna help Roman stay champion! ONE AND DONE for Cody!!! But here come Kevin & Sami!! The NEW champions brawl with the Usos, and the fans are going nuts!

Sami CLOBBERS Jey out of the ring, Kevin TOSSES Jimmy! Roman sees he’s alone, he gets a STUNNER! And then, a HELLUVA KICK!! But the Usos return! The brawl is back on, it spills out of the ring and into the crowd! Cody and Roman are both down, but Cody crawls his way to a cover! The ref returns, he starts the count, TWO!?!?!?! Roman is still in this and Hollywood is about to take off into space! Fans rally up behind Cody again as he sits back up. Cody drags Roman up, and throws a haymaker! Roman gives it back! Cody throws another, so Roman HEADBUTTS! Cody ROCKS Roman, Roman ROCKS Cody!

Cody UPPERCUTS Roman! Roman ROCKS Cody! Cody kicks, Roman rebounds, and Roman kicks. Cody ROCKS Roman, Roman ROCKS Cody! They keep going back and forth, Roman UPPERCUTS! Cody ROCKS Roman! Roman UPPERCUTS! Roman reloads, SJUPER- JAB! JAB! JAB! And again and again and again! Cody flips, flops, and BIONIC ELBOWS! RHODES UPPERCUT! And then the dragon sleeper! CROSS RHODES!!! But he holds on!!! CROSS RHODES!!! But he still holds on! Heyman shouts at the ref, the ref tells him to get down, but SOLO RETURNS! Solo SAMOAN SPIKES Cody!! Roman runs to SPEAR!!!! Cover, Roman wins!!

Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall (still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion)

That should really be by assist, because without Solo, Roman wouldn’t have even be champion after Clash of the Castle! The Bloodline ruins the story, but they keep themselves on top. Will nothing stop the Tribal Chief from reigning as Head of the Table past 950 Days? Past 1000 days? Past however many days are left in Roman’s career until he retires?

My Thoughts:

An awesome WrestleMania, but could’ve been so much better. For one, they really forced it to get past 11 PM Eastern with some padding and product plugs. It feels like they could’ve given more time to the earlier matches, but oh well. I do appreciate that they wanted to have Miz lose again, but that ended up a partial letdown. Shane getting hurt was rough, but still pretty awesome for Snoop to sub in and win. And I’m a little surprised there were no shenanigans when Lashley appeared. No tease that Bray Wyatt is still after him, no promo from Bronson Reed or LA Knight that they should’ve won, just them showing Lashley off for those who didn’t see SmackDown.

Speaking of giving matches time, I’m surprised Lesnar VS Omos was over so quickly. I’m surprised Omos took German Suplexes, and I’m surprised it took only one F5. Give Omos two F5s before he’s done to keep him looking good in defeat. But Lesnar is Lesnar, duh, he wins. Great Fatal 4 Way from the Women’s Tag Team Showcase, and it was so clear Ronda & Shayna were winning. I thought it was gonna be Chelsea so that at least it was cathartic for the fans, but Shotzi takes the submission because she’s been doing that for the big names for quite some time already. Ronda & Shayna really should move up to the tag titles so Ronda and Becky can revisit their feud.

Actual match of the night, maybe the weekend, maybe all week before and after Mania: Gunther VS McIntyre Sheamus. All those shots, the pace, the tease that Sheamus was gonna get that title, it was just so good. The reactions from commentary were pretty much all legit, how could you NOT react like that seeing that live? But Gunther quite literally uses Sheamus and McIntyre against each other, he retains, and I have no idea who is gonna stop Gunther now. On a flipside of sorts, that’s how things feel about Bianca Belair. She and Asuka had a great match, but the fans were on Asuka’s side by the end. Fitting that Peter Rosenberg called her “Jane Cena” on the kickoff show, because she has now entered that “LOL Cena Wins” space.

Hell in a Cell was great, in part because the cell was the old silver, not the red. Great throwback to Brood Edge, which is apparently the full name of this mode Edge goes into rather than a nickname us fans give it. Demon Balor having purple smoke was cool, and I liked that there were bright purple and red chairs and kendo sticks, and I think even one table was purple. Edge winning was fine, it allows him to move on with a positive note, and the Judgement Day is gonna regroup on SmackDown anyway, surely to focus on the feud of Rey & LWO VS Dominik and Judgment Day so that Backlash or whatever can be that story’s blowoff.

And while I’m kinda trying to avoid talking about it, the main event was another one of those mixed bags only WWE can give us. It was such a great build up to that fever pitch, everyone wanted to see Cody win by the end, but of course the Bloodline is still a factor because Kevin & Sami could only stop the Usos, not Solo. I really thought this Mania was gonna be different with all the other feel good things we got, but I guess that was all just so this one thing would still happen. Roman retains, Cody feels heartbreak, and y’know what’s wild? Day 1000 for Roman’s reign (no pun intended) is Saturday, May 27, 2023. That’s the King & Queen of the Ring event in Saudi Arabia.

Unfortunately, Roman losing to anyone there would overshadow the KQOTR event, so it ain’t happening. Whoever is King of the Ring, hopefully that guy challenges Roman, and hopefully it is someone who can and will beat Roman.

My Score: 8.9/10