WrestleMania 35
WrestleMania 35 | |||
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Promotion WWE | | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown 205 Live | ||
Date | April 7, 2019 | ||
City | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
Venue | MetLife Stadium | ||
Attendance | 68,000–70,000[1] | ||
Buy rate | 65,000[2] (excluding WWE Network views) | ||
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WrestleMania 35 was the 35th annual
The card comprised 16 matches, including four on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event,
Production
Background
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Announced on March 15, 2018, WrestleMania 35 was scheduled to be held on April 7, 2019, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands. It was the fourth WrestleMania to be held in the state of New Jersey (after IV, V, and 29) and the sixth in the New York metropolitan area (after I, 2, X, XX, and 29).[8]
There were two official theme songs for the event: "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic, which served as the main theme, and "Work" by Chris Classic, which served as a secondary theme. There was also a theme song for the main event, "White Flag" by Bishop Briggs.[9] On November 5, 2018, traveling packages for the event were sold while tickets went on sale on November 16, 2018.[10][11] On the March 11 episode of Raw, current wrestler Alexa Bliss was revealed as the host of WrestleMania 35.[12][13] On the following episode, Elias announced that he would have a musical performance at the event.[14]
Multiple celebrities took part in the event. On the March 4 episode of Raw, Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live were introduced as special correspondents for the event, and were later entered into the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[15] Joan Jett performed her song "Bad Reputation" live for Ronda Rousey's ring entrance.[16] Gospel music star and syndicated radio host Yolanda Adams performed "America the Beautiful" to begin the main show.[17]
Storylines
The event comprised 16 matches, including four on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the
Main event match
At
Lynch was then suspended for refusing a medical examination on her knee.
Men's world championship matches
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At the Royal Rumble, Raw's Seth Rollins won the men's Royal Rumble match, earning a world championship match of his choice at WrestleMania.[29] The next night on Raw, Universal Champion Brock Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman tried to discourage Rollins from challenging Lesnar, leading to a brawl between Rollins and Lesnar. Subsequently, Rollins chose to challenge Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania.[30]
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On the February 12 episode of SmackDown,
Undercard matches
On SmackDown 1000 on October 16, 2018,
On the March 11 episode of Raw,
At
At Fastlane,
After weeks of disparaging comments about one another, Randy Orton eliminated AJ Styles in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship.[40] At Fastlane, Orton attacked Elias from behind only for Styles to attack him.[34] On the following SmackDown, Orton took umbrage with Styles referring to SmackDown as "the house that AJ Styles built," as Orton began his WWE career on SmackDown in 2002, whereas Styles spent most of that time on the independent circuit until his WWE debut in 2016. Styles responded that Orton had everything handed to him while Styles had to actually work for it. He challenged Orton to a match at WrestleMania and Orton accepted.[43]
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After becoming the inaugural
At Elimination Chamber,
On the April 2 episode of SmackDown, WrestleMania host Alexa Bliss informed
Pre-show matches
On the February 19 episode of 205 Live, General Manager
On the March 4 episode of Raw, Braun Strowman was confronted backstage by Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost and Michael Che; Jost questioned the legitimacy of professional wrestling, resulting in Strowman choke lifting him.[33] The following week, Che and Jost apologized and gifted a brand new car to Strowman only for Strowman to dismantle the car.[12] On the March 25 episode, Strowman challenged Jost to join him in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Che agreed on Jost's behalf, who in turn agreed that Che would also participate.[47]
Event
Role: | Name: |
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Host | Alexa Bliss |
English commentators | Michael Cole (Raw) |
Corey Graves (Raw/SmackDown) | |
Renee Young (Raw/Women's Battle Royal)
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Tom Phillips (SmackDown/André Battle Royal)
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Byron Saxton (SmackDown/André Battle Royal) | |
Vic Joseph (205 Live/Women's Battle Royal) | |
Nigel McGuinness (205 Live) | |
Aiden English (205 Live/André Battle Royal)
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Percy Watson (Women's Battle Royal) | |
Jerry Lawler (Styles vs. Orton) | |
Paige (Women's Tag Team Title Match)
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Booker T (United States Title Match) | |
Shawn Michaels (Triple H vs. Batista) | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield (Angle vs. Corbin) | |
German commentators | Carsten Schaefer |
Tim Haber | |
Calvin Knie | |
Portuguese commentators | Marco Alfaro |
Roberto Figueroa | |
Spanish commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Marcelo Rodríguez | |
Jerry Soto | |
Ring announcers | Greg Hamilton (SmackDown/205 Live) |
Mike Rome (Raw/André Battle Royal) | |
Lilian Garcia (Women's Battle Royal) | |
Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
Jason Ayers | |
Shawn Bennett | |
Jessika Carr | |
Tom Castor | |
Mike Chioda | |
Dan Engler | |
Darrick Moore | |
Chad Patton | |
Eddie Orengo | |
Charles Robinson | |
Darryl Sharma | |
Ryan Tran | |
Drake Wuertz
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Rod Zapata
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Interviewer | Kayla Braxton |
Pre-show panel | Jonathan Coachman |
Sam Roberts | |
Paige | |
John "Bradshaw" Layfield | |
Edge | |
Christian | |
Jerry Lawler | |
Shawn Michaels | |
Booker T | |
David Otunga | |
Pre-show correspondents | Charly Caruso |
Pat McAfee |
Pre-show
Four matches were contested on the two-hour WrestleMania 35 Kickoff pre-show. In the first match, Buddy Murphy defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Tony Nese. In the end, Nese performed a
The
After that,
The last pre-show match was the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. During the majority of the match, WrestleMania correspondents Colin Jost and Michael Che hid under the ring. In the end, as
Preliminary matches
The actual pay-per-view opened with WrestleMania host Alexa Bliss welcoming the crowd. She then brought out
Next, AJ Styles faced Randy Orton. During the match, Orton attempted an
After that, The Usos defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus), Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura, and Aleister Black and Ricochet in a fatal four-way tag team match. During the match, Cesaro performed the
In the following match, The Miz faced Shane McMahon in a falls count anywhere match. During the match, Shane dominated Miz which prompted Miz's dad, who was sitting in the front row, to come into the ring and attempt to fight Shane, however, Shane attacked him. Miz and Shane then fought out into the crowd. In the end, Miz performed a Skull Crushing-Finale on Shane for a near-fall, then Miz performed a superplex on Shane off of a 15-foot camera stage to a lower platform just above the floor. As Shane landed on top of Miz, the referee counted a pinfall, giving the win to Shane.[59]
Next, The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) defended the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Nia Jax & Tamina, The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), and Beth Phoenix & Natalya in a fatal four-way tag team match. In the end, Phoenix performed a "Glam Slam" on Bayley off the top rope. Royce threw Phoenix out of the ring, while Kay, who had tagged Phoenix, pinned Bayley to win the titles.[59]
After that, Daniel Bryan (accompanied by
Next, Samoa Joe defended the United States Championship against Rey Mysterio. Mysterio started with a
In the following match, Drew McIntyre faced Roman Reigns. McIntyre dominated Reigns most of the match. In the end, as McIntyre attacked Reigns with a
After that, Elias started his WrestleMania concert. He performed on the guitar while an edited video showing him performing on piano and drum set played simultaneously. He was then interrupted by a Babe Ruth video, followed by John Cena, who came out in his Doctor of Thuganomics gimmick (circa 2002–2004) and sporting a New York Yankees jersey. Cena insulted Elias and then attacked him with an "F-U" (the original name for Cena's "Attitude Adjustment" during his Thuganomics gimmick).[59]
Next, Triple H put his career on the line in a No Holds Barred match against Batista. Early in the match, Triple H pulled out Batista's nose ring with pliers. Later, Batista attempted a
After that, Baron Corbin faced Kurt Angle in Angle's farewell match. During the match, Corbin performed a Deep Six on Angle for a nearfall. Angle applied an Ankle lock, but Corbin was able to escape and send Angle into a turnbuckle. In the closing moments, Angle performed three German Suplexes and went for a moonsault, but Corbin moved out of the way and performed the "End of Days" on Angle to win the match. Following the match, Angle delivered a short retirement speech, thanking the fans.[59]
In the penultimate match, Bobby Lashley (accompanied by Lio Rush) defended the Intercontinental Championship against Finn Bálor in his "Demon" persona. Lashley performed a
Main event
The main event was the first women's main event match in WrestleMania history; Becky Lynch faced Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey and SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair in a Winner Takes All triple threat match for both titles. Rousey dominated the start of the match. This continued until Flair and Lynch lifted Rousey over the top rope. While Rousey was still applying an armbar on Flair, Lynch kicked her off, causing her to have a hard landing. Flair and Lynch exchanged blows until Rousey broke it up. After a pinning attempt by Flair on Rousey resulted in a nearfall, Flair countered an armbar attempt by Rousey into a Boston Crab, but Lynch performed a bulldog on Flair. Lynch then performed DDTs on Flair and Rousey simultaneously for nearfalls. Lynch then performed an Exploder suplex on Flair from the middle rope for a nearfall. Lynch and Flair then performed three powerbombs on Rousey. Flair threw Lynch out and covered Rousey for a nearfall. Lynch then applied the Dis-arm-her on Rousey, who made it to the ring ropes, but Lynch still kept the submission applied. Flair then performed a Spanish Fly on Lynch for a nearfall. Flair then applied the
Reception
The event received fairly positive reviews from critics and viewers alike. Much criticism, however, was drawn towards the overall runtime of the event. Including the pre-show, the event clocked in at 7.5 hours, making it the longest pay-per-view the company ever produced prior to the introduction of two-night WrestleManias.[61] The Becky Lynch–Ronda Rousey–Charlotte Flair and Kofi Kingston–Daniel Bryan storylines were also criticized in general for being too similar to Daniel Bryan's storyline for WrestleMania XXX against The Authority, although Lynch's and Kingston's rises were seen as a positive and largely supported by the fanbase.[62][63]
Brian Campbell of CBS Sports directed praise towards the WWE Championship match between Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston, saying "After 11 long years, there is no trouble at all for Kingston, only paradise. The WWE veteran and one-third of The New Day pulled off an inspiring victory for the ages to cap off an amazing bit of storytelling following an unlikely and organic bid. Crowning Kingston as just the second male African-American WWE champion in the promotion's history certainly wasn't on the books as recently as two months ago but the combination of Kingston's in-ring performances and the undying support of the crowd made it the right thing to do". He also directed praise towards the Falls Count Anywhere match between Shane McMahon and The Miz, saying "As far as car wrecks go, this one was an artistic masterpiece. Not only did The Miz bring enough hatred and aggression to match the angle of protecting his father from McMahon, the creative use of the stadium for the match stipulation turned out to be brilliant".[61]
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer stated that the main event was "good", but the controversial way the match ended lead him to believe "that Rousey will be back for at least another show because Corey Graves was pointing out how this wasn't the way he'd want WrestleMania to end." He noted that the Styles-Orton match wasn't "as good as you'd expect from these two", calling it a "slow deliberate match" that "never reached a fever pitch." However, Meltzer loved the Kingston-Bryan match, calling it a great match stating, "this blew away everything" at that point. He also liked the Rollins-Lesnar match stating that, despite its short length, "this tore down the house with the quick all big moves match like a Lesnar-Goldberg style." Meltzer felt the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match "could have been a classic if given more time", praising the Cesaro Swing to Ricochet, the tower of doom superplex spot and the Double Superfly splash in the end. Meltzer also felt the Reigns-McIntyre match "wasn't much" and that it was McIntyre doing most of the heavy work. He also stated that "Reigns looked tons better at Fastlane".[64]
Joshua Needelman of The Washington Post said the fans "got the result they wanted" for the main event match, but stated that the ending "felt anticlimactic. It was Rousey's first time being pinned in WWE, yes, but it was hardly a definitive pin". Needleman noted in the Kingston-Bryan match that the crowd "exploded, bouncing up and down in their seats, as Big E and Xavier Woods...stormed the ring to celebrate". He also felt that Ric Flair's interference in the Triple H-Batista match felt "poetic, given the beef started when Batista beat up Flair on the legend's 70th birthday". Needelman praised the superplex spot at the end of the Miz-McMahon match, stating it "was a shocking moment, one made for highlight reels". He gave special praise to Ricochet in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match stating that "Ricochet provided an array of jaw-dropping moves in the short match". He stated that the Styles-Orton match was "a true clash of wrestling personalities" and that both men "delivered an entertaining match that was slow early but picked up as the action wore on".[65]
Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch called the main event "a hell of a match" claiming it had "great pacing throughout" and was "non-stop drama". He stated the Universal Championship match was "not much of a match at all, which is always disappointing". He also stated that the crowd cheered, not really for the match, but rather for the "end of the Universal Title being around the waist of someone who they have been swayed to believe doesn't want to be there". Keller felt that the SmackDown Tag Team Championship match had "lots of action", but concluded that with that many wrestlers, "it's more about the spots than telling a usual story". Keller also loved the Kingston–Bryan match calling it "straight forward, with the heel getting a sustained beatdown and eventually the babyface scoring a clean win with a finishing move". Keller noted that there was a lot of indifference from the crowd during Reigns–McIntyre match and that it was "paced in a way that reenforced that indifference". He concluded that the match "did nothing to get fans who weren't really excited about Roman any more excited that this is some new chapter for him".[59]
Aftermath
Raw
The following night on Raw, new Raw and SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch thanked the fans for their support and warned Ronda Rousey that she would be waiting for a rematch when Rousey returned from her post-WrestleMania hiatus. Lynch was subsequently attacked by Lacey Evans,[66][67] who was drafted to Raw during the Superstar Shake-up and defeated Natalya to become the number one contender for the Raw Women's Championship at Money in the Bank.[68] Charlotte Flair also earned a rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship at the same event by defeating new SmackDown draftee Bayley.[69]
New Universal Champion Seth Rollins proclaimed that, unlike Brock Lesnar, he would be a fighting champion. He was then interrupted by The New Day; new WWE Champion Kofi Kingston challenged Rollins to a "Winner Takes All" match that Rollins accepted, but the match ended in disqualification when The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) attacked Kingston. This led to a tag team match where Rollins and Kingston defeated The Bar.[66] New Raw draftee AJ Styles then earned a Universal Championship match against Rollins at Money in the Bank,[70] while Kevin Owens began a feud with Kingston, leading to a WWE Championship match at the same event.[69][71] Before Money in the Bank, former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan received a rematch for the title on the May 6 episode of Raw, but was unsuccessful in regaining the title–although the two were SmackDown wrestlers, Vince McMahon introduced a "wild card rule" allowing up to four wrestlers to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation going forward.[72][73]
At Money in the Bank, Brock Lesnar was a surprise entrant in the men's Money in the Bank ladder match at the titular event, and won the match.[74] He then successfully cashed in his contract on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules to win the Universal Championship for a third time.[75] This led to one more rematch at SummerSlam,[76] where Rollins was victorious.[77]
Baron Corbin boasted about defeating Kurt Angle, who interrupted him. Angle feigned to wish Corbin luck and then performed the Angle Slam and an Ankle Lock on Corbin. NXT's Lars Sullivan then made his main roster debut and attacked Angle.[66] Corbin was later entered into the Money in the Bank ladder match to represent Raw, along with Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman, and new draftee Ricochet, though Sami Zayn replaced Strowman after defeating the latter.[78] SmackDown's Ali (formerly Mustafa Ali), Andrade, Randy Orton, and new draftee Finn Bálor were also entered into the ladder match.[71]
Elias tried to continue his concert on Raw. He insulted John Cena and warned that the next to interrupt him would be "a dead man". The Undertaker then appeared and delivered a Tombstone Piledriver to Elias.[66] Notably, WrestleMania 35 was the first WrestleMania in 19 years without The Undertaker's involvement, and the first in 29 years The Undertaker (then with WCW) missed a WrestleMania without being injured.[79] Elias was then transferred to SmackDown in the Superstar Shake-up, along with Roman Reigns, and the two began a feud leading to a match at Money in the Bank.[80][69] Before Money in the Bank, Reigns appeared on the May 6 episode of Raw where he had a WrestleMania rematch with Drew McIntyre, who again lost to Reigns, this time by disqualification.[72]
In the tag team division, The Revival lost their rematch for the Raw Tag Team Championship against Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins.[66] On SmackDown, The Usos lost their SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Hardy Boyz.[67] The Usos were then drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up and began a feud with The Revival,[68] but also tried to regain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship after The Hardys relinquished them due to Jeff's injury, but lost to Daniel Bryan and Rowan.[81]
WrestleMania 35 host Alexa Bliss taunted The Boss 'n' Hug Connection for losing their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and claimed she could defeat either of them
SmackDown
On the following episode of SmackDown, Carmella celebrated her winning the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal with
Following his drafting to the Raw brand in the Superstar Shake-up the following week, The Miz attacked Shane McMahon, seeking retribution.
On 205 Live, Tony Nese defeated Buddy Murphy in a rematch to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[84] Murphy was then transferred to SmackDown during the Superstar Shake-up.[80]
Transit delays
After the event, many fans who had taken
NJ Transit officials blamed WWE for not telling them until the event had run later than scheduled that it would end after 10:30; some fans agreed with the railroad, recalling that WrestleMania 29 (the last WrestleMania held at MetLife Stadium) had ended around 10 p.m. and there were no problems with the trains. WWE officials responded that they do not plan specific ending times.[85] The failure drew comparisons to similar rail delays that accompanied Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in 2014, which had attracted almost the same number of fans to the Meadowlands.[86]
New Jersey elected officials dismissed the transit agency's response. Upon hearing that NJ Transit had not adequately explained the reason for the delays to the waiting fans,
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[102] | 21:30 | |||
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- Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Zelina Vega, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Sonya Deville, Asuka, Sarah Logan
WWE Cruiserweight Championship #1 Contender Tournament
First round 205 Live (2/26,[54] 3/5[55]) | Semifinals 205 Live (3/12[56]) | Final 205 Live (3/19) | ||||||||||||
Tony Nese | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kalisto | ||||||||||||||
Tony Nese | Pin | |||||||||||||
Drew Gulak | ||||||||||||||
The Brian Kendrick | ||||||||||||||
Drew Gulak | Sub | |||||||||||||
Tony Nese | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cedric Alexander | ||||||||||||||
Humberto Carrillo | ||||||||||||||
Oney Lorcan | Pin | |||||||||||||
Oney Lorcan | ||||||||||||||
Cedric Alexander | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cedric Alexander | Pin | |||||||||||||
Akira Tozawa |
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