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==== Main event ====
==== Main event ====
In the main event, Roman Reigns (accompanied by Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa) defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes. After a few minutes of sizing each other up, Rhodes performed a dorpkick on Reigns for a one count. While the referee was distracted, Sikoa attacked Rhodes outside the ring, and Reigns covered him for a nearfall. Outside the ring, Rhodes performed a backdrop on Reigns through an announce table. Back inside the ring, Rhodes followed up with a Cody Cutter for a nearfall. Sikoa then attacked Rhodes with a belt, leading to his ejection from ringside. Rhodes then performed Cross Rhodes on Reigns for a nearfall. Rhodes countered a Superman Punch attempt into a Pedigree for a nearfall. As Rhodes leapt off the top rope, Reigns speared him for a nearfall. Reigns applied the Guillotine Choke, but Rhodes was able to escape. As Rhodes attempted a DDT, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) attacked Rhodes, only for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to make the save, with the two teams brawling into the crowd. Rhodes then covered Reigns for another nearfall. In the closing moments, Rhodes performed a Bionic Elbow and followed up with two more Cody Cutters. Heyman distracted the referee, allowing Sikoa to perform the Samoan Spike on Rhodes. Reigns finished the match with another Spear on Rhodes, thus retaining the titles.<ref name="WM39N2"/>
In the main event, Roman Reigns (accompanied by Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa) defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes. After a few minutes of sizing each other up, Rhodes performed a dropkick on Reigns for a one count. While the referee was distracted, Sikoa attacked Rhodes outside the ring, and Reigns covered him for a nearfall. Outside the ring, Rhodes performed a backdrop on Reigns through an announce table. Back inside the ring, Rhodes followed up with a Cody Cutter for a nearfall. Sikoa then attacked Rhodes with Rhodes' weight belt, leading to his ejection from ringside. Rhodes then performed Cross Rhodes on Reigns for a nearfall. Rhodes countered a Superman Punch attempt into a Pedigree for a nearfall. As Rhodes leapt off the top rope, Reigns speared him for a nearfall. Reigns applied the Guillotine Choke, but Rhodes was able to escape. As Rhodes attempted a DDT, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) attacked Rhodes, only for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to make the save, with the two teams brawling into the crowd. Rhodes then covered Reigns for another nearfall. In the closing moments, Rhodes performed a Bionic Elbow and followed up with two more Cody Cutters. Heyman distracted the referee, allowing Sikoa to perform the Samoan Spike on Rhodes. Reigns finished the match with another Spear on Rhodes, thus retaining the titles.<ref name="WM39N2"/>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==

Revision as of 18:01, 3 April 2023

This article is about the 2023 event. For the 2005 event with the same tagline, see WrestleMania 21.

WrestleMania 39
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers and Snoop Dogg
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)
DateApril 1–2, 2023
CityInglewood, California
VenueSoFi Stadium
Attendance
  • Night 1: 80,497[1]
  • Night 2: 81,395[2]
  • Combined: 161,892
Tagline(s)"WrestleMania Goes Hollywood"
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WrestleMania 39 (marketed as WrestleMania Goes Hollywood) was the 39th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place as a two-night event on April 1 and 2, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California—the original location of WrestleMania 37 before the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to be relocated. WWE wrestler The Miz and rapper Snoop Dogg served as the hosts for the event.

WrestleMania 39 was the sixth to be held in Greater Los Angeles (after 2, VII, XII, 2000, and 21), and the seventh in the state of California overall (including 31, which was held in the San Francisco Bay Area). This was also the first WrestleMania to take place under Triple H's creative control, following the retirement of Vince McMahon in July 2022; McMahon had served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 1982 and created WrestleMania in 1985, and although he returned to the company in January 2023 as Executive Chairman, this did not affect Triple H's position. It was also the first WrestleMania to livestream on Binge in Australia.

The card comprised a total of 16 matches, with eight each night. In the main event for Night 1, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, ending the latter's record setting tag team title reign at 622 days.[a] This was also the first time a tag team championship match was the main event of a WrestleMania, and only the second time a tag team match in general was the main event, after WrestleMania I in March 1985. In other prominent matches, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Logan Paul, Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair to win the SmackDown Women's Championship, and in the opening bout, Austin Theory defeated John Cena to retain Raw's United States Championship. The event was notable for the in-ring returns of Pat McAfee, who wrestled his first match since the 2022 SummerSlam, as well as the in-ring WWE debut of Snoop Dogg, who both defeated The Miz in impromptu matches, with the latter occurring on Night 2. In the main event for Night 2, Roman Reigns defeated Cody Rhodes to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. This subsequently made Reigns the second wrestler after Hulk Hogan to enter three consecutive WrestleManias as world champion during the same reign but it made him the only wrestler to defend a world championship at each. In other prominent matches, Edge defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor in a Hell in a Cell match, Gunther defeated Sheamus and Drew McIntyre in a triple threat match to retain SmackDown's Intercontinental Championship, and in the opening bout, Brock Lesnar defeated Omos. Night 2 was also notable for the return of Shane McMahon, who last appeared at the 2022 Royal Rumble.

Production

Background

The event was held at SoFi Stadium at Inglewood, California.

WrestleMania is WWE's flagship pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, having first been held in 1985. It was the company's first PPV produced and was also WWE's first major event available via livestreaming when the company launched the WWE Network in February 2014. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.[3] Along with Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, it is one of the company's five biggest events of the year, referred to as the "Big Five".[4][5] WrestleMania is ranked the sixth-most valuable sports brand in the world by Forbes,[6] and has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.[7] Much like the Super Bowl, cities bid for the right to host the year's edition of WrestleMania.[8] WrestleMania 39 featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.[9] On February 27, 2023, it was revealed that current WWE wrestler The Miz would serve as the host of the event.[10] The official theme songs for the event were "Less than Zero" by The Weeknd and "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang.[11]

On February 10, 2020, WWE announced that SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California would host WrestleMania 37 on March 28, 2021, with the event being promoted as "WrestleMania Hollywood".[12][13] Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer reported that WWE had originally pushed for SoFi Stadium to host WrestleMania in 2022, so it could promote the event as having a larger overall attendance than Super Bowl LVI (which was held at the same venue in February of that year). However, Inglewood city officials preferred that WrestleMania be held in 2021 to prepare for Super Bowl LVI.[14]

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2020, however, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that WWE was considering relocating WrestleMania 37, as the state of the pandemic in California made it increasingly unlikely that the event could be held with in-person spectators on the scheduled date. WWE had reportedly planned to relocate the event to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, which was originally scheduled to host WrestleMania 36 before the onset of the pandemic forced it to be scaled back and held at WWE's Orlando training facility instead.[15] In late-September 2020, Florida governor Ron DeSantis lifted all mandatory capacity restrictions in the state, although sports teams continued to voluntarily impose capacity restrictions based on federal guidance.[16][17] California allowed outdoor stadiums to re-open to in-state visitors only beginning April 1, 2021, with capacity restricted based on case positivity in individual regions.[18]

Inside SoFi Stadium during WrestleMania 39 Night 1

On January 16, 2021, WWE officially announced that WrestleMania 37 had been relocated to Tampa, and that Inglewood would instead host WrestleMania 39 in 2023, with the aforementioned "Hollywood"-themed branding being carried over.[9] WrestleMania 39 was the first since WrestleMania 21 to be held in Greater Los Angeles, and the seventh held in the state of California (after 2, VII, XII, 2000, 21, and 31). The event was originally announced to be held solely on Sunday, April 2, 2023, but during WrestleMania 38, it was revealed that like the previous three WrestleMania events, WrestleMania 39 was expanded to a two-night event, scheduled for Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2.[19] WrestleMania 39 was also the first to be held in an official Olympic Stadium as Sofi Stadium is one of the two main venues for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[20] and the third since the Pontiac Silverdome (WrestleMania III) and the AT&T Stadium (32 and 38) to be hosted in a FIFA World Cup venue as it is also one the stadiums to host matches for the 2026 edition of the tournament.[21]

Tickets for the event went on sale on August 12, 2022. WWE also announced that WrestleMania Priority Passes would be available beginning July 22. These passes included premier seating, a dedicated stadium entrance, premium hospitality offerings, and meet-and-greets with current WWE wrestlers and legends.[22] Ticket sales for WrestleMania 39 set a company record, with over 90,000 tickets sold within the first 24 hours, more than any other WWE event in history.[23]

WrestleMania was created by WWE owner Vince McMahon. In July 2022, McMahon announced his retirement, after having served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company since 1982. His daughter, Stephanie McMahon, along with WWE president Nick Khan, took over as co-CEOs, and the former also took over as Chairwoman of WWE.[24] Vince's son-in-law—Stephanie's husband—Paul "Triple H" Levesque took over creative control.[25][26] Stephanie would resign as co-CEO and Chairwoman in January 2023, and Vince would return as Executive Chairman while Khan became the sole CEO.[27][28][29] Although Vince returned in an executive role, Triple H maintained complete creative control of booking WWE's storylines.[30]

Hours before Night 2 began, CNBC reported via sources that a deal between WWE and Endeavor, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship, was imminent. The rumored deal involved a merger of WWE with the UFC into a new publicly-traded company, with Endeavor holding a 51% stake; this would mark the first time that WWE has not been controlled by the McMahon family. WWE had been placed up for sale since January 2023.[31]

Broadcast outlets

In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view, WrestleMania 39 was available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets. It was also the first WrestleMania to livestream on Binge in Australia after the Australian version of the WWE Network merged under Foxtel's streaming service Binge in January.[32]

Celebrity involvement

See also: List of celebrities involved with WrestleMania
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert (top) performed "Just Wanna Rock" during WrestleMania 39 Night 1

As is tradition at WrestleMania, celebrities outside of WWE were involved in various roles. Pop/reggaeton singer Becky G performed "America the Beautiful" for Night 1,[33] while country singer Jimmie Allen did the same for Night 2.[34] Actor and comedian Kevin Hart did the cold open for both nights of the event.[35][2] Rapper and WWE Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg co-hosted the event alongside The Miz, drove Rey Mysterio out for his entrance on Night 1 in a tribute to Eddie Guerrero, and wrestled an impromptu improvised match during Night 2. Rapper Bad Bunny was also a guest commentator on the Spanish commentary team for Mysterio's match. YouTuber, rapper, and boxer KSI was involved Logan Paul's match, disguised as the Prime energy drink mascot, a brand he co-owns with Paul. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was in attendance and assisted Pat McAfee in his match against The Miz. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert performed part of their song "Just Wanna Rock" live prior to the main event of Night 1.[1]

Other WrestleMania Week events

As part of the WrestleMania festivities, WWE held a number of events throughout the week. The week kicked off with a special "WrestleMania Edition" of Monday Night Raw on March 27, held at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.[36] The night before WrestleMania 39 on March 31, WWE kicked off WrestleMania Weekend itself with a special "WrestleMania Edition" of Friday Night SmackDown, which hosted the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,[37] won by Bobby Lashley.[38] Immediately after SmackDown, the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony commenced. The day of WrestleMania Saturday, WWE's developmental brand NXT held its annual WrestleMania Week event, Stand & Deliver. WrestleMania Week will conclude with the Raw after WrestleMania on April 3. All of the weekend events were held live at the Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles.[39]

On February 1, 12 WWE wrestlers participated in the filming of an episode of Wheel of Fortune for a WWE-themed week that aired during WrestleMania week. It featured the 1996–98 format of 12 players with the three highest scoring participants advancing to the Friday Finals, with the winning civilian earning a trip to WrestleMania.[40] WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker also brought his 1 deadMAN Show to Los Angeles during WrestleMania Weekend, which is a one-man touring show in which he tells stories from his 30-year career. It was held at The Novo at L.A. Live on March 31 at 11 p.m. Eastern Time.[41][42]

Promotional movie parodies

Similar to WrestleMania 21, which also had a Hollywood theme, WrestleMania 39 was promoted on television with a series of parody movie and television trailers with WWE talent playing the starring roles from famous movies and shows.

These included:

Storylines

The event included matches that each resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[49][50] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[51]

Main event matches

Cody Rhodes, who returned to WWE at the previous year's WrestleMania, competed for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39 in the main event of Night 2.

At WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes made a surprise return to WWE after having been away from the company for six years—during this time, he reestablished himself by wrestling in various other promotions and helped found All Elite Wrestling in January 2019.[52] At the same event, Roman Reigns became the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion by retaining SmackDown's Universal Championship and winning Raw's WWE Championship.[53] On the Raw after WrestleMania, Rhodes stated that he returned to win the WWE Championship, not only for himself, but also for his late father, Dusty, who never won the title.[54] In June, Rhodes suffered a pectoral injury, which sidelined him for several months.[55] At the 2023 Royal Rumble, Rhodes returned and won the men's Royal Rumble match to earn a match against Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39 in the main event of Night 2.[56][57][58] While Rhodes simply wanted to win the championship to bring honor to his family, Reigns, by way of his special counsel Paul Heyman, made it personal, with Heyman stating that Dusty's last words to him were that although Cody was his favorite son, Reigns, who Dusty trained, was the son he always wanted.[59] On the March 3 episode of SmackDown, Rhodes confronted Reigns face-to-face for the first time. Rhodes claimed that throughout his career, he had always overcome the odds and would do it again at WrestleMania. Reigns reinforced what Heyman had said, and then told Rhodes that at WrestleMania, if there was anything that Dusty did not teach his own son, Reigns would.[60] This match also makes Reigns the first wrestler to defend a world championship at three consecutive WrestleMania's during the same reign.[61]

Since late 2020, Kevin Owens had an on and off feud with The Bloodline. At Survivor Series WarGames in November 2022, Owens was on the opposing team in a WarGames match against The Bloodline, which included Owens' long time frenemy Sami Zayn,[62] who joined The Bloodline as an honorary member in mid-2022.[63] The Bloodline was victorious at Survivor Series thanks to Zayn hitting a low blow Owens.[62] After Bloodline leader Roman Reigns defeated Owens at the 2023 Royal Rumble, Bloodline members The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and Solo Sikoa attacked Owens, while Zayn watched on in uncertainty. Zayn then intervened when Reigns was about to hit Owens in the head with a steel chair, at which point Reigns ordered Zayn to attack Owens with the chair, but Zayn turned on Reigns and hit him with the chair. Zayn apologized to Jey, who he had become close with, only for Jimmy, Sikoa, and Reigns to attack Zayn as an emotionally distraught Jey left the ring as the rest of The Bloodline continued the assault.[56] This led to a match between Reigns and Zayn at Elimination Chamber where Reigns won, but after the match, Owens prevented The Bloodline (except an absent Jey) from further attacking Zayn.[64] On the following Raw, Zayn said that despite their rough history, he and Owens should work together to take down The Bloodline. Owens said that he only assisted Zayn so that Zayn's family would not have to see him get destroyed like Owens did in front of his own family at the Royal Rumble and he told Zayn he would continue fighting alone.[65] Over the next weeks, Zayn tried to convince The Usos that Reigns was manipulating them. Jimmy maintained his loyalty to his family, while Jey's uncertainty continued until the March 6 episode of Raw where he seemingly sided with Zayn, but then turned on him[66] because Zayn was not family.[67] The following week, Reigns' WrestleMania opponent Cody Rhodes attempted to help resolve issues between Owens and Zayn, but Owens refused; however, later that night, Owens came to Zayn's aid, who got ambushed by The Usos, and Owens and Zayn embraced.[68] On the March 20 episode of Raw, The Usos accepted Owens and Zayn's challenge for a match at WrestleMania 39 for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.[69] The match was scheduled as the main event of Night 1, subsequently being the second WrestleMania in which a tag team match was the main event, after the very first WrestleMania in 1985, but the first time for a tag team championship match to main event the show.[58]

Undercard matches

At the Royal Rumble, Raw's Rhea Ripley won the women's Royal Rumble match to earn a women's championship match of her choice at WrestleMania 39.[56] On the following episode of Raw, she chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship, setting up a WrestleMania rematch between the two from WrestleMania 36 in 2020,[57] where Flair had won that year's Royal Rumble and had chosen and defeated Ripley for the NXT Women's Championship.[70] This subsequently marked the first women's WrestleMania rematch to happen at a WrestleMania,[57] which was scheduled for Night 1 of the event.[58]

Due to the aforementioned women's Royal Rumble match winner choosing the SmackDown Women's Championship, an Elimination Chamber match was scheduled for the eponymous event to determine Bianca Belair's challenger for the Raw Women's Championship at WrestleMania 39.[57] The match was won by Asuka,[64] and the title match was scheduled for Night 2.[58]

On the February 20 episode of Raw, Omos and his manager MVP addressed the match between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley from Elimination Chamber. MVP called Lesnar a coward and claimed that Lesnar intentionally disqualified himself because Lesnar knew he could not break Lashley's Hurt Lock submission. MVP then invited Lesnar to Raw the following week to accept Omos' challenge for a match at WrestleMania 39.[65] The following week, after MVP sold him on the match, Lesnar accepted,[71] and the match was scheduled for Night 2.[58]

On the March 10 episode of SmackDown a fatal five-way match was contested, where the winner would face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 39. The match ended in a double pinfall, with Drew McIntyre and Sheamus named co-winners. It was then announced that the two would face each other the following week to determine the definitive number one contender,[67] however, that match ended in a no-contest after Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci) attacked both participants. WWE official Adam Pearce then decided that Gunther would defend the championship against both McIntyre and Sheamus in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 39[68] on Night 2.[58]

John Cena competed for the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 39, which was his first WrestleMania appearance since WrestleMania 36 in 2020. Subsequently, his match opened Night 1 and was the second time that Cena competed in the opening match at WrestleMania, after WrestleMania XX in 2004 which was for the same title.

Since April 2022, Austin Theory and John Cena had been teasing a match against each other over social media.[72] The two briefly came face-to-face during Cena's 20-year anniversary celebration on the June 27, 2022, episode of Raw, where Theory mocked Cena and called him out of touch.[73] In February 2023, during the Elimination Chamber post-event press conference after Theory had retained the United States Championship at the event, Theory was annoyed that everyone was asking about Cena instead of his own accomplishments.[74] After it was announced that Cena would be making his return on the March 6 episode of Raw, Theory stated that he would be giving him a warm welcome back.[75] Theory confronted Cena on that episode and claimed that Cena was an inspiration to him and then challenged Cena to face him at WrestleMania 39 for the United States Championship, however, Cena declined as he felt Theory was not ready. After some coaxing from Theory, Cena allowed his hometown of Boston to decide, and they cheered to see the match, which prompted Cena to accept the challenge.[66] On March 24, it was confirmed that the match would open Night 1.[76][58]

At the Royal Rumble, Logan Paul, who had been out with an injury since Crown Jewel in November 2022, made a surprise return as an entrant in the men's Royal Rumble match and eliminated Seth "Freakin" Rollins.[56] Following this, Rollins began bad mouthing Paul in interviews, stating that he did not want Paul to be in WWE.[77] At Elimination Chamber during the titular match, Paul snuck into the Chamber and attacked Rollins, costing him the United States Championship.[64] Paul accepted Rollins' invitation to appear on the March 6 episode of Raw,[71] where Rollins wanted to fight only for Paul to decline and state that he would not fight for free and hinted that they could fight at WrestleMania 39. WrestleMania host The Miz then claimed that he could make the match official, and it was later confirmed.[66] On his Impaulsive podcast, Paul stated that the match would be happening on Night 1.[78][58]

At SummerSlam in July 2022, Bayley made her return from injury alongside Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky after Becky Lynch's match.[79] Lynch would take time off due to an attack from Bayley, Kai, and Sky and the three dubbed themselves as Damage CTRL. Lynch made her return in November,[80] and led her team in defeating Damage CTRL's team in a WarGames match at Survivor Series WarGames.[62] Over the next few weeks, Damage CTRL continued targeting Lynch and on the February 6, 2023, episode of Raw, during a Steel Cage match between Lynch and Bayley, WWE Hall of Famer Lita returned and prevented Kai and Sky from interfering in the match, allowing Lynch to defeat Bayley.[59] Lynch and Lita then defeated Kai and Sky on the February 27 episode to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, thanks to returning fellow Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus, who prevented Bayley from interfering.[71] The following week, Stratus, who had retired at SummerSlam in 2019, stated that she was coming out of retirement so that she, Lynch, and Lita could challenge Damage CTRL to a six-woman tag team match at WrestleMania 39 and Damage CTRL accepted.[66] On The Tommy Tiernan Show, Lynch confirmed the match would be on Night 1.[81][58]

At WrestleMania 38, Edge won his match thanks to a distraction from Damian Priest.[53] The two then formed a faction named The Judgment Day. Over the next couple of months, Rhea Ripley and Finn Bálor would also be added to the group. In June, however, Bálor, Priest, and Ripley turned on Edge, kicking him out of the group.[82] In September, The Judgment Day recruited Dominik Mysterio.[83] Edge continued his feud with The Judgment Day over the next few months, and he and his wife Beth Phoenix teamed up to defeat Bálor and Ripley at Elimination Chamber.[64] On the following episode of Raw, Edge, who felt his feud with The Judgment Day was over, lost his United States Championship match after interference from Bálor.[65] The following week, Bálor said their feud was not done and challenged Edge to a match at WrestleMania 39.[71] On the following week's episode, Edge interfered in Bálor's match, causing him to lose, and Edge challenged Bálor to meet him alone on the next episode.[66] There, the two agreed to a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania 39[84] with Edge wanting to face Bálor's "Demon" persona[69] and Bálor agreed.[85] The match was scheduled for Night 2.[58]

On the March 17 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that at WrestleMania 39, there would be two WrestleMania Showcase matches, which would be fatal four-way tag team matches, with one each for the men and women. Qualifying matches for the women's Showcase began that night. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez qualified first by defeating Tegan Nox and Emma.[68] The following week, Natalya and Shotzi qualified by defeating Xia Li and Lacey Evans, and after the match, Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler were added, bypassing a qualifier match.[86] The final qualifying match took place on the March 27 episode of Raw, with Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville qualifying by defeating "Michin" Mia Yim and Candice LeRae.[85] No qualifying matches were held for the men's Showcase as all four teams were announced on March 20: Braun Strowman and Ricochet, The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar), The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), and Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis).[87] The men's Showcase was scheduled for Night 1 with the women's on Night 2.[58]

Rey Mysterio would also have his own issues with The Judgment Day, which only heightened when his own son Dominik turned on him to join Judgment Day at Clash at the Castle in September 2022.[83] Rey refused to fight his own son and was about to quit WWE, but he was convinced to stay, and he was traded to the SmackDown brand to avoid Judgment Day on Raw.[88] However, their paths would cross again at the Royal Rumble. Rey was supposed to compete in the men's Royal Rumble match, but he never came out when his entrance music played. Dominik then entered, carrying Rey's mask, implying that he attacked his dad to prevent him from entering.[56] With Judgment Day's Rhea Ripley winning the women's Royal Rumble and choosing to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, the group began appearing on SmackDown, thus Dominik began tormenting his dad again. On the March 10 episode, after it was announced that Rey would be the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023, The Judgment Day interrupted and Dominik said his dad did not deserve the recognition.[67] The following week, an emotional Rey said he wanted Dominik by his side for his Hall of Fame induction, but Dominik instead tried goading Rey into a match at WrestleMania 39. Rey, however, affirmed his position that he would not fight his son.[68] On the March 24 episode, the Mysterio family were in attendance for Rey's match, which he lost thanks to interference from Dominik. Afterwards, Dominik disrespected his mother and sister, forcing Rey to intervene and hit Dominik. Rey then accepted the challenge for a match at WrestleMania 39,[86] which was scheduled for Night 1.[58] During this time, Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, and Zelina Vega) assisted Rey against The Judgment Day. On the March 31 episode of SmackDown, they said they would have Rey's back if Judgment Day tried interfering at WrestleMania and Rey revived the Latino World Order (LWO), a faction Rey was a member of in World Championship Wrestling.[38]

Event

Night 1

Other on-screen personnel – Saturday
Role Name
English commentators Michael Cole
Corey Graves
Titus O'Neil (Men's WrestleMania Showcase)
Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodriguez
Jerry Soto
Bad Bunny (Rey vs. Dominik)
Ring announcers Mike Rome (Raw)
Samantha Irvin (SmackDown)
Referees Danilo Anfibio
Shawn Bennett
Jessika Carr
Daphne Lashaunn
Eddie Orengo
Chad Patton
Ryan Tran
Rod Zapata
Interviewers Byron Saxton
Cathy Kelley
Pre-show panel Kayla Braxton
Peter Rosenberg
Booker T
Wade Barrett

Preliminary matches

The first match of Night 1 saw Austin Theory defend Raw's United States Championship against John Cena. In the end, as Cena attempted to hit the Attitude Adjustment on Theory, Theory inadvertently incapacitated the referee before escaping. Cena applied the STF submission on Theory, who submitted, but the referee was still out. Cena tried to wake up the referee, but as this occurred, Theory performed a low blow and then performed the A-Town Down on Cena and pinned him to retain his championship.[1]

Next, Braun Strowman and Ricochet, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis), and The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar, accompanied by Valhalla) squared off in the Men's WrestleMania Showcase match. In the end, as Ricochet attempted a Shooting Star Press, he landed on Dawkins' knee, allowing Ford to hit the From the Heavens splash on Ricochet and Dawkins rolled him up in a small package to pickup the win.[1]

Next, Seth "Freakin" Rollins faced Logan Paul (accompanied by the Prime energy drink mascot). In the end, as Paul attempted a Curb Stomp, Rollins countered into a Liger Bomb. As Rollins then attempted the Stomp, Paul's Prime co-owner KSI was revealed to be in the mascot costume and pulled Paul to safety. Paul then set Rollins on the announce table. As Paul attempted a frog splash to Rollins on the table, Rollins pulled KSI onto the table, and Paul inadvertently hit the frog splash on KSI. As Paul attempted a Coast-To-Coast, Rollins countered into a superkick and hit the Stomp to pickup the victory.[1]

Next, Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky) faced off against Lita, Trish Stratus, and Becky Lynch. In the closing stages, Stratus delivered a Chick Kick to Sky, Lita hit the LitaSault to Kai, and Lynch delivered a top-rope Manhandle Slam on Bayley for the win.[1]

Next, Rey Mysterio faced his son Dominik Mysterio in only the second-ever father-son match at WrestleMania (after Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon at WrestleMania X-Seven in 2001). In the climax, Rey delivered the 619 to Dominik, and attempted the frog splash, but Damian Priest pushed Rey. Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro) then came down and beat down Finn Bálor and Priest. Unbeknownst to the referee, Dominik pulled out a chain, aiming to hit Rey with it, but Bad Bunny, who was serving as a guest Spanish commentator, stopped him. Rey then delivered the 619 and hit the Frog splash for the three-count. After the match, Rey celebrated with Legado and embraced his family.[1]

Following that, Charlotte Flair defended the SmackDown Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley. As Ripley attempted her Riptide finisher, Flair reversed it into a DDT. Flair then attempted the Figure Eight Leglock, but Ripley escaped. Ripley then delivered a top-rope German suplex for a two-count. Flair then attempted a spear, but Ripley moved out of the way and delivered a headbutt and hit Riptide for a two-count. Flair then climbed to the top-rope, looking for a fallway slam, but Ripley slammed Flair's head into the top of the ring post, allowing her to hit an avalanche Riptide to become the new champion, making Ripley the first woman to defeat Flair in a singles match at WrestleMania. Ripley subsequently became the first woman to win the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, NXT UK, and WWE Women's Tag Team championships.[1]

WrestleMania hosts The Miz and Snoop Dogg then came out to announce the attendance for Night 1 of 80,497. Snoop Dogg then told The Miz that he should have a match. This brought out the returning Pat McAfee. Snoop Dogg, as the co-host, then made the match official. In the closing stages of the impromptu penultimate match, The Miz started mocking San Francisco 49ers player George Kittle, who was a spectator at ringside. Kittle then jumped the barricade and hit The Miz, unbeknownst to the referee. McAfee then delivered a Swanton to the Miz on the outside. McAfee then hit the Punt to The Miz to win the match. After the match, McAfee celebrated with Kittle.[1]

Main event

In the main event for Night 1, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, marking the first tag team championship match to main event a WrestleMania, and only the second tag team match in general to main event, after WrestleMania I in March 1985. Jimmy delivered an Uso Splash to Owens for a two-count. Zayn delivered a brainbuster to Jey on the outside, allowing Owens to deliver a Swanton Bomb for a two-count. Both Usos then delivered multiple superkicks to Zayn for a two-count. As Owens was looking for a powerbomb to Jimmy, Jey broke it up and both Usos delivered double chokeslams to Owens through the announce table. Meanwhile back in the ring, The Usos continued delivering superkicks to Zayn and hit the 1-D for a two-count. Jey then hit Zayn with Zayn's own finisher, the Helluva Kick. Zayn then delivered an exploder suplex to Jey in the corner. Owens then tagged in and delivered pop-up powerbombs to both Usos, allowing Zayn to hit the Helluva Kick to Jimmy and Owens hit the Stunner to Jey for a two-count. As Owens was attempted a pop-up powerbomb, Jey escaped and, along with his brother, hit double superkicks to Owens. As The Usos were looking for a Super 1-D off the top rope, Zayn pulled Jimmy to the floor, allowing Owens to hit an avalanche fisherman buster to Jey. Owens then hit the Stunner to Jimmy, and Zayn delivered three Helluva Kicks to Jey to win the match. As a result of this win, it made Owens a Grand Slam Champion.[1]

Night 2

Other on-screen personnel – Sunday
Role Name
English commentators Michael Cole
Corey Graves
Titus O'Neil (Intercontinental Championship match)
Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodriguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcers Mike Rome (Raw)
Samantha Irvin (SmackDown)
Referees Danilo Anfibio
Jason Ayers
Shawn Bennett
Jessika Carr
Dan Engler
Daphne Lashaunn
Eddie Orengo
Chad Patton
Interviewer Cathy Kelley
Pre-show panel Kayla Braxton
Kevin Patrick
Peter Rosenberg
Booker T
Wade Barrett

Preliminary matches

The opening contest of Night 2 was between Brock Lesnar and Omos (accompanied by MVP). In the end, Lesnar attempted an F-5, but Omos escaped. Lesnar then delivered three German suplexes, and then connected with the F-5 to pickup the win.[2]

Next was the Women's WrestleMania Showcase match contested between Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, Natalya and Shotzi, Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, and Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Rousey and Baszler won after Rousey submitted Shotzi with the armbar.[2]

In the next match, Gunther defended SmackDown's Intercontinental Championship against Drew McIntyre and Sheamus. In the closing stages, Sheamus delivered the Brogue Kick to Gunther, but McIntyre pulled Sheamus out of the ring. Drew then delivered the Claymore for a two-count. Sheamus then connected again with the Brogue Kick, but Gunther broke it up with a diving splash. Gunther then powerbombed Sheamus unto McIntyre and powerbombed McIntyre to retain the title.[2]

In the next match, Bianca Belair defended the Raw Women's Championship against Asuka. In the end, Belair powerbombed Asuka on the outside and rolled her back in the ring for a two-count. Asuka delivered a knee to the face and Belair hit a shoulder tackle. Belair attempted a top-rope Kiss of Death, but Asuka blocked it into a codebreaker. Asuka attempted the Asian Mist, but missed, allowing Belair to hoist her for the Kiss of Death, but Asuka countered it into the armbar. Belair then lifted Asuka while still in the hold, and hit the Kiss of Death to win.[2]

Next, The Miz and Snoop Dogg came out to announce the attendance for Night 2 of 89,395 and the combined attendance of both nights of 161,892. Miz then started telling Snoop Dogg about how he was not ready for the match with McAfee the previous night. This brought out a returning Shane McMahon, in his first appearance since the 2022 Royal Rumble, who came out to challenge Miz. Snoop Dogg then made the match official, but McMahon would legitimately tear his quadriceps, causing the match to be stopped. In an improvised moment,[89] Snoop Dogg then came into the ring and challenged Miz, punching him twice and performing a People's Elbow to win the impromptu match. This made The Miz the first person to lose matches at both nights of WrestleMania.[2]

In the penultimate match, Edge battled "The Demon" Finn Bálor in a Hell in a Cell match. Edge delivered the Edge-O-Matic for a two-count. Edge then performed a Michinoku Driver. Edge then threw a ladder into Bálor. Bálor then hit the Coup de Grâce for a two-count. Bálor then attempted another Coup de Grâce, but Edge moved out of the way. As Edge attempted a spear, Bálor moved and connected with the Slingblade. Bálor then delivered chair shots to Edge and laid him on a table. Bálor then climbed to the wall of the cage and attempted an elevated Coup de Grâce, but Edge moved out of the way and Bálor crashed through the table. Edge then hit the Spear and delivered a con-chair-to to Bálor to win.[2]

Main event

In the main event, Roman Reigns (accompanied by Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa) defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes. After a few minutes of sizing each other up, Rhodes performed a dropkick on Reigns for a one count. While the referee was distracted, Sikoa attacked Rhodes outside the ring, and Reigns covered him for a nearfall. Outside the ring, Rhodes performed a backdrop on Reigns through an announce table. Back inside the ring, Rhodes followed up with a Cody Cutter for a nearfall. Sikoa then attacked Rhodes with Rhodes' weight belt, leading to his ejection from ringside. Rhodes then performed Cross Rhodes on Reigns for a nearfall. Rhodes countered a Superman Punch attempt into a Pedigree for a nearfall. As Rhodes leapt off the top rope, Reigns speared him for a nearfall. Reigns applied the Guillotine Choke, but Rhodes was able to escape. As Rhodes attempted a DDT, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) attacked Rhodes, only for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to make the save, with the two teams brawling into the crowd. Rhodes then covered Reigns for another nearfall. In the closing moments, Rhodes performed a Bionic Elbow and followed up with two more Cody Cutters. Heyman distracted the referee, allowing Sikoa to perform the Samoan Spike on Rhodes. Reigns finished the match with another Spear on Rhodes, thus retaining the titles.[2]

Reception

The event was the highest-grossing WWE event in history.[90]

Results

Night 1
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[1]
1Austin Theory (c) defeated John Cena by pinfallSingles match for the WWE United States Championship[91]11:20
2The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defeated Braun Strowman and Ricochet, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis), and The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) (with Valhalla) by pinfallMen's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match[92]8:30
3Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Logan Paul (with KSI) by pinfallSingles match[93]16:15
4Trish Stratus, Lita, and Becky Lynch defeated Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky) by pinfallSix-woman tag team match[94]14:40
5Rey Mysterio defeated Dominik Mysterio by pinfallSingles match[95]14:55
6Rhea Ripley defeated Charlotte Flair (c) by pinfallSingles match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship[96]23:35
7Pat McAfee defeated The Miz by pinfallSingles match[97]3:40
8Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) by pinfallTag team match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship[98]24:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[2]
1Brock Lesnar defeated Omos (with MVP) by pinfallSingles match[99]4:55
2Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya and Shotzi, and Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville by submissionWomen's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match[100]8:25
3Gunther (c) defeated Sheamus and Drew McIntyre by pinfallTriple threat match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[101]16:40
4Bianca Belair (c) defeated Asuka by pinfallSingles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[102]16:05
5Snoop Dogg defeated The Miz by pinfall[b]Singles match[103]1:00
6Edge defeated "The Demon" Finn Bálor by pinfallHell in a Cell match[104]18:10
7Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa) defeated Cody Rhodes by pinfallSingles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship[105]34:35
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

  1. ^ Specifically, the record was with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
  2. ^ The match started with Shane McMahon facing The Miz, but Snoop Dogg took the former's spot after McMahon legitimately tore his quadriceps.

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