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WrestleMania 31
Promotional poster featuring from left to right: Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Triple H, Sting, Daniel Bryan and The Undertaker
PromotionWWE
DateMarch 29, 2015
CitySanta Clara, California
VenueLevi's Stadium
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WrestleMania 32

WrestleMania 31 will be the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It is scheduled to take place on March 29, 2015, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.[1]

It will be the first WrestleMania event to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the sixth to be held in the state of California (after 2, VII, XII, 2000, and 21).

Background

See also: Professional wrestling

WrestleMania 31 will feature professional wrestling matches that involve wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on WWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers will portray faces (heroes) or heels (villains) as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2][3]

At the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar successfully defended his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat match, while the 2015 Royal Rumble match was won by Roman Reigns, earning him a main event title match against Lesnar at WrestleMania.[4][5][6] On the February 2nd episode of Raw, Reigns agreed to put his number one contendership on the line in a match at Fastlane. Later in the night, Daniel Bryan defeated Rollins to earn the right to face Reigns at the event.[7] Reigns defeated Bryan at Fastlane to retain his title shot against Lesnar at WrestleMania.[8]

On November 23, during the main event of Survivor Series, Sting made his first-ever appearance in the WWE by interfering in the main event Survivor Series elimination match and attacking Triple H and aiding Dolph Ziggler in pinning Rollins, giving the former's Team Cena the win and causing the Authority to be removed from power, which had been a secondary stipulation of the match.[9] On January 19 edition of Raw, Sting made his Raw debut by appearing backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between John Cena and the team of Big Show, Kane, and Rollins. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting walked to the stage and gestured to the Authority at ringside. The distraction allowed John Cena to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the jobs of the recently (kayfabe) fired Ziggler, Ryback, and Erick Rowan.[10] On January 26, it was officially announced via WWE.com that Triple H challenged Sting to a "face-to-face" confrontation at Fastlane. On the February 9th edition of Raw, Triple H again called Sting out to accept his challenge. The lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while a video message stating that Sting had accepted Triple H's challenge played on the TitanTron.[11] At Fastlane, Triple H had a face to face confrontation with Sting. The two brawled until Sting got control of Triple H. Sting then pointed to the WrestleMania sign in the rafters, with Triple H accepting the challenge. Later in the night, it was announced that Triple H will face Sting at the event.[8]

On the February 23 episode of Raw, it was announced that the second annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal would take place at WrestleMania. The Miz, Curtis Axel and Ryback announced their participation in the match.[12] On the February 26 episode of SmackDown, Fandango and Adam Rose announced their participation in the match.[13]

On February 26, it was announced on Facebook by WWE that Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett would defend his title in a multiple-man ladder match at the event.[14]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman ReignsSingles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[15]
2Sting vs. Triple HSingles match[16]
3André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal[Note 1]Battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy[17]
4Bad News Barrett (c) vs. TBALadder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[18]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change
  1. ^ The announced participants are: The Miz, Curtis Axel, Ryback, Fandango and Adam Rose

See also

References

  1. ^ Melok, Bobby (December 10, 2013). "WrestleMania 31 to take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on March 29, 2015". WWE. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  4. ^ Caldwell, James. "Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins for WWE Title, Royal Rumble, post-PPV Network show". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Smith, Troy L. "WWE Royal Rumble 2015: Live coverage, results, photos, reaction & more". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Schwartz, Nick. "Daniel Bryan was eliminated early from the Royal Rumble and fans are furious". USA Today. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results – 2/2/15 (Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ a b Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE FAST LANE PPV RESULTS 2/22: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Bryan vs. Reigns, Cena vs. Rusev, Sting-Hunter confrontation, final PPV before WM31". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  9. ^ Caldwell, James. (November 23, 2014). "Caldwell's WWE S. Series PPV Results 11/23: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Team Cena vs. Team Authority, more". PWTorch.
  10. ^ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 1/19/15 (Sting debuts on RAW)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  11. ^ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE RAW Results - 2/9/15 (5-on-2 Handicap Match)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  12. ^ Martin, Adam. "WWE RAW Results - 2/23/15 (Fallout from Fastlane PPV)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. ^ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE Smackdown Results - 2/26/15 (Fastlane rematch)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 31!". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  15. ^ Clapp, John. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns". WWE. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  16. ^ Clapp, John. "Sting vs. Triple H". WWE. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  17. ^ Clapp, John. "2nd Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  18. ^ Clapp, John. "Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

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