That's another RAW represented WWE No Mercy pay per view in the books ladies and gentlemen. WWE No Mercy was live at the famous Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and was also live on the WWE Network. All the WWE RAW titles were on the line, including the WWE Universal Championship. If you missed the show or even if you didn't, then keep on reading and enjoy as I bring you the WWE No Mercy recap.
** WWE No Mercy Card **
- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defended his title against Braun Strowman. - WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz defended his title against Jason Jordan. - WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins defended their titles against Sheamus and Cesaro. - WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss defended her title against Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Emma and Bayley in a Fatal Five Way Match. - WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville defended his title against Enzo Amore. - John Cena battled Roman Reigns. - Bray Wyatt battled Finn Balor. - Elias Samson battled Apollo Crews.
** WWE No Mercy PreShow **
- Social Media Lounge Interview With Alexa Bliss: Alexa talks about what a great edition Asuka will be to the RAW roster when she arrives in October. Alexa promises to leave tonight still the WWE RAW Women's Champion. Alexa then answers a few fan questions and even mocks one fan that proposes to her.
- Elias Samson vs. Apollo Crews: The match closes out with Elias nailing a clothesline and taking control of Crews. Elias lands a mule kick for a near fall. Crews hits a suplex, clothesline, a big boot and a splash on Elias for a near fall, as Titus O'Neil cheers on Crews. Elias counters out of a scoop slam, but eats an enziguri. Elias rolls outside where Titus talks trash to him. Back in the ring, Crews leaps off the top rope, but has to roll through on the landing as Elias moves out of the way. Elias sends Crews into the corner and then hits Drift Away to score the pinfall. Winner: Elias Samson, by pinfall.
- After the match, Elias attacks Crews, but retreats as soon as Titus O'Neil hits the ring.
** WWE No Mercy **
- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": The Miz (c) vs. Jason Jordan: The match closes out with Jordan countering the Skull Crushing Finale and hits two suplexes on The Miz for a near fall. Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas pull Miz outside, but they both get attacked by Jordan. Jordan tosses Miz back into the ring and applies a crossface submission. Miz reaches for the ropes and finally grabs them to release the hold. Jordan charges, misses and hits shoulder first into the corner. Miz charges for his corner clothesline, but Jordan catches Miz and hits a belly to belly suplex. Jordan spears Miz in the corner and takes control as Bo Dallas suddenly climbs to the top rope. Jordan sends Dallas flying, which distracts the referee. Jordan rolls up Miz, but the referee misses the pinfall, still distracted by Dallas. Miz kicks Jordan into Axel, who's on the apron, allowing Axel to cheap shot Jordan. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Jordan and scores the pinfall to retain his title. Winner: The Miz, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
- After the match, Jason Jordan is interviewed. Jordan says he just couldn't beat Miz because the odds were against him with The Miztourage at ringside. Jordan says he doesn't respect Miz and he wants a rematch.
- Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor: The match closes out with Balor hitting a corner drop kick on Bray. Balor goes to the top rope, but Bray cuts him off. Balor knocks Bray off the ropes and hits Coup de Grace on Bray for a near fall. Bray and Balor trade counters until Bray drops Balor with a punch for a near fall. Bray sends Balor across the ring twice with suplexes then goes to the second rope. Balor counters by kicking Bray in the head and shoving Bray to the mat. Balor hits two straight corner drop kicks on Bray then goes to the top rope. Balor hits Coup de Grace on Bray and scores the pinfall. Winner: Finn Balor, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Sheamus and Cesaro are interviewed. Sheamus and Cesaro state that they are alpha males and Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are the ones that need to make adjustments. Sheamus and Cesaro predict that Ambrose and Rollins turn on each other tonight.
- "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match": Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins (c) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro: The match closes out with Sheamus and Cesaro double teaming Ambrose. Cesaro applies the Sharpshooter submission on Ambrose and then turns that into a crossface. Ambrose reaches the ropes and Sheamus tags in. Sheamus and Cesaro hit a double Irish Cross for a near fall. Cesaro and Ambrose trade punches until Ambrose hits a clothesline. Sheamus tags in and drills Ambrose with White Noise as Cesaro hits a power bomb on Rollins on top of Ambrose for a near fall. Cesaro hits a double stomp on Rollins and then tags Sheamus. Sheamus misses the Brogue Kick and Ambrose gets a near fall rollup. Sheamus tries another Brogue Kick, but accidentally nails Cesaro. Rollins hits the knee to the face on Sheamus allowing Ambrose to hit Dirty Deeds for the pinfall to retain their titles. Winners: Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, by pinfall, to retain the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.
- "WWE RAW Women's Championship, Fatal Five Way Match": Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Emma vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax vs. Bayley: The match closes out with Emma getting a near fall on Alexa. Alexa takes control and trash talks Emma. Bayley sends Alexa into the corner and then Emma butterfly suplexes Bayley. Emma gets a near fall splash on Bayley and then brawls with Sasha. Sasha hits a bulldog and double knees on Emma for a near fall. Sasha hits a backstabber on Alexa and then applies the Banks Statement submission. Bayley breaks up the submission and gets a near fall on Alexa. Bayley gets a near fall Bayley To Belly on Alexa as Sasha breaks up the pinfall. Nia attacks Sasha, drops her and hits the leg drop for a near fall. Nia charges Alexa, misses and hits the turnbuckle. Bayley gets sent into Emma, taking them both out. Alexa hits a DDT on Bayley and scores the pinfall to retain her title. Winner: Alexa Bliss, by pinfall, to retain the WWE RAW Women's Championship.
- After the match, Alexa is interviewed. Alexa says there are alot of stars in Hollywood but there is only one true goddess and it's her.
- John Cena vs. Roman Reigns: The match closes out with Cena getting a near fall AA on Reigns. Reigns gets a near fall Superman Punch on Cena. Cena dodges the spear causing Reigns to hit the turnbuckle. Cena and Reigns end up on the second rope where Cena hits a Super AA for a near fall. Cena has words with the referee and then starts taking apart the announcers table. Cena takes Reigns on top of the announcers table and goes for an AA. Reigns counters out and spears Cena off the table and through the second announcers table. Reigns tosses Cena into the ring and gets a near fall. Cena counters a Reigns attack and hits two straight AA's for another near fall. Cena can't believe it and just stares at Reigns as he crawls to get up. Reigns pops up and hits a Superman Punch on Cena. Reigns then hits the spear on Cena and scores the pinfall. Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall.
- After the match, Cena and Reigns nod at each other as a sign of respect and then Cena raises Reigns' hand. Cena walks out with a "thank you Cena" chant and salutes the fans.
- Backstage, The Miz interrupts RAW GM Kurt Angle and asks to host a very special Miz TV on RAW Monday with Roman Reigns as his guest. Miz claims to have inside information about The Shield. Angle allows the segment and says it'll kick off RAW.
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. Enzo Amore: The match closes out with Neville grounding Enzo and mocking him. Neville hits a super kick for a near fall. Neville lays out Enzo and goes for the Red Arrow. Neville takes his time and decides to go for a Phoenix Splash instead. Enzo dodges it and Neville crashes to the mat. Enzo hits a DDG on Neville and gets a near fall. Enzo goes for a suicide dive on Neville, but catches a kick in the face. Neville tosses Enzo over the timekeepers area, but Enzo comes back and grabs the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Enzo runs in the ring with the title and Neville chases him. The referee warns Enzo not to use it as a weapon and grabs the title away from Enzo. Enzo low blows Neville while the referee's back is turned and steals the pinfall to win the title. Winner: Enzo Amore, by pinfall, to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- "WWE Universal Championship Match": Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman: The match closes out with Braun unloading on Lesnar, blocks a Lesnar swing and lands a headbutt. Lesnar goes for an F5, but Braun counters it and sends Lesnar outside. Braun follows, tosses Lesnar into the ringpost and then back into the ring. Braun tosses Lesnar into the corner a series of times, but misses a charge and hits the turnbuckle. Lesnar applies the Kimura Lock submission, but Braun fights it. Lesnar applies the pressure and gets Braun down on the mat. Braun escapes with a spinebuster and gets a near fall.
Lesnar goes behind Braun and hits the german suplex repeatedly. Lesnar yells at Braun and hits another german suplex. Lesnar hits german suplex #6 and then goes for the F5. Braun escapes and hits the running power slam on Lesnar. Braun is unable to capitalize and falls to the mat. Braun hits another running power slam on Lesnar, but still can't capitalize on a pinfall. Lesnar grabs Braun quickly, hits the F5 out of nowhere and scores the pinfall to retain the title. Winner: Brock Lesnar, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
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** Theme Song Of The Week **
This week's theme song of the week goes to a man making a name for himself this past week, Samoa Joe! Joe became the new #1 Contender to the WWE Universal Championship and got the attention of the champion, Brock Lesnar, by choking out Lesnar's agent, Paul Heyman.
*** WWE ***
- New #1 Contender: If you missed WWE Extreme Rules last Sunday, head back and check out my recap of the show. You'll find out how Samoa Joe became the new #1 Contender and earned the right to meet Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at RAW's WWE Great Balls of Fire in July.
- New WWE Intercontinental Champion Crowned: Check out my recap of WWE Extreme Rules and see how The Miz became the new WWE Intercontinental Champion.
- New WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Crowned: Check out my recap of WWE Extreme Rules and see how Sheamus and Cesaro became the new WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions.
- Brock Lesnar On RAW Tomorrow: We found out last Monday that Brock Lesnar will be live in person on Monday Night RAW to get revenge for Paul Heyman, after Samoa Joe choked Heyman out with the Coquina Clutch submission.
- Brock Lesnar Fighting On A Future RAW: WrestleZone has reported that according to local advertisements, WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is being advertised to face Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship at the June 26th WWE Raw taping at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The match, however, is being advertised as a possible dark match. This will be the first time in 15 years that Lesnar has wrestled at a RAW show.
- The Hardy Boys Not On RAW: If you were wondering why Matt and Jeff Hardy were absent from last week's RAW, it's due to family obligations. Matt's wife Reby Sky Hardy will soon be giving birth to the couple's second child which will be there second boy. Hardy Boys 2.0 could be coming in about 20 years! As of this past Thursday evening Reby gave birth to their new son Wolfgang Xander Hardy.
- New Signee: WWE announced last week the official signing of cruiserweight Raul Mendoza. Mendoza will be used on 205 Live.
- Thea Trinidad Signs With WWE: Thea Trinidad, who was also known as Rosita in Impact Wrestling has officially signed with WWE. Thea will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando this month. For those of you that caught NXT this week, Thea made her official NXT debut by confronting Andrade "Cien" Almas and slapping him in the face.
- Other Signees: WWE also officially announced the signings of former Impact Wrestler Gunner, Fabian Aichner, Axel Dieter Jr. and female independent wrestlers Evie and Nixon Newell.
- WWE Resigns UK Wrestlers: WWE officially announced that they have given new contracts to their top United Kingdom superstars Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Trent Seven, Wolfgang and Mark Andrews. The new contracts will allow them to work at the WWE Performance Center, NXT shows and focusing on the United Kingdom Division.
- Kevin Owens Injured: Kevin Owens tweeted out this past week that he currently has a broken thumb. The injury, however, will not cause Owens to miss any ring time.
- RAW Going Back To 2 Hours?: Sources have said that WWE and the USA Network have talked about putting RAW back to 2 hours after their current contract expires with USA Network. The problem is the contract doesn't expire till 2019. So we still have another year and a half of 3 hours of RAW.
- Balor Club Coming?: Sources have said that there is possible backstage talk of the WWE debuting The Balor Club on RAW this summer. The talk is having Finn Balor turn heel and join with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to form The Balor Club. Nothing has been officially confirmed, but this might spark RAW a little bit by bringing in the faction.
- WWE Hall of Famer Injured In Fall: WWE announced that Hall of Famer Harley Race suffered two broken legs after a fall in his home in Troy, Mo. last Tuesday. Race sustained a fracture to his right femur and suffered breaks in his left fibula and tibia, as well as a spiral break of his left ankle. The WWE Hall of Famer required emergency surgery to relieve the swelling in both legs late Tuesday night. He subsequently received four blood transfusions and underwent surgery on Friday to reset the fractures. WWE has wished Race a speedy recovery.
- WWE Hall of Famer Wants Bray Wyatt: This past week WWE Hall of Famer Jake "The Snake" Roberts tweeted out that he would love to have a one on one match with Bray Wyatt in the near future.
** 205 Live Recap ** This week's main event saw WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville finally defend his title against TJ Perkins.
- Noam Dar vs. Cedric Alexander: The match closes out with Alexander hitting a flying elbow drop on Dar for a near fall. Both men counter pinfall attempts until Dar hits a knee on Alexander. Alexander comes back and hits the Lumbar Check on Dar and scores the pinfall. After the match, Alexander yells at Dar and tells him that this feud is over.
Winner: Cedric Alexander, by pinfall.
- Backstage, TJ Perkins says it's all about him now, he doesn't care about the fans and plans on getting revenge on Neville tonight for turning on him.
- Mustafa Ali vs. Louie Valle: The match closes out with Drew Gulak arriving at ringside. Valle goes for the rollup on Ali, but Ali counters it into his own rollup and scores the pinfall. After the match, Ali flies over the ropes and takes out Gulak outside.
Winner: Mustafa Ali, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Titus O'Neil interrupts Akira Tozawa and Rich Swann. Titus wants to turn Tozawa's HA HA HA chants into CHA CHA CHING chants and make him more money than he could imagine by simply joining The Titus Brand. Tozawa doesn't look like he's buying the offer.
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. TJ Perkins: The match closes out with Perkins going for the knee bar submission on Neville. Neville is able to counter out of it and trap Perkins in the Rings of Saturn submission for the tap out win and retaining the title.
Winner: Neville, by submission, to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
*** NXT ***
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III Officially Announced: NXT head Triple H announced on Twitter this week that NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III is official for August 19th for WWE SummerSlam weekend at the Barclays Center.
- First Female Referee Makes Her Debut: Last month WWE announced that they had hired Independent wrestler Kennadi Brink and planned to use her as their first ever female referee. Kennadi made her debut this past week working under the name Jessika and refereed her very first NXT match.
- Hideo Itami Leaving?: This past week, Hideo Itami stated that his NXT contract will be expiring this summer and he probably will not resign with NXT. Itami signed with NXT in 2014, but a series of injuries and the signing of Shinsuke Nakamura sidelined all of his momentum as the WWE's Japanese breakout star. Itami said he plans on moving back to Japan to be closer to his family.
*** Impact/Global Force Wrestling ***
** Impact TV Recap ** This week's Impact had their first set of TV tapings from India. Tonight's show featured both Bobby Lashley and Alberto El Patron defending the Impact World Championship and GFW Global Championship against mystery opponents.
- Bruce Prichard warns Josh Mathews and Jeremy Borash that they can not physically fight with each other until Slammiversary or they'll both be fired.
- Alberto El Patron Promo: El Patron says he's won many titles all over the world, but the one title he wants is the Impact World Championship. Bobby Lashley interrupts says he's sick of El Patron, El Patron isn't the only one winning titles everywhere, he doesn't care about El Patron's family heritage and he's hurting El Patron so bad that he'll send him back to Mexico. Bruce Prichard interrupts and announces that both men will defend their titles tonight against mystery opponents, with the winners main eventing Slammiversary.
- Backstage, an Indian team known as The Mumbai Cats want a shot at Alberto El Patron. Bruce Prichard says he'll take it under consideration but doesn't look impressed.
- "Impact X Division Championship Match": Low Ki (c) vs. Caleb Konley: During the match, Low Ki gets busted open right by his eye, but continues. The match closes out with Konley attempting a cradle suplex, but Low Ki counters and hits a running double foot stomp. Low Ki hits Warriors Way and scores the pinfall to retain the title.
Winner: Low Ki, by pinfall, to retain the Impact X Division Championship.
- Sonjay Dutt Promo: Before Low Ki can leave Sonjay Dutt arrives, talking to his native Indian fans in their language. Dutt reminds Low Ki of the eye injury he currently has caused by Low Ki. Dutt talks about their history together and demands Low Ki to put his title on the line against him for next week. Low Ki accepts the challenge.
- A video plays of Swoggle promising revenge on Rockstar Spud for attacking him.
- Davey Richards vs. Vikas Kumar: The match closes out with Kumar putting up a hell of a fight on Richards and getting in good offense. Richards finally punts Kumar in the head and then makes Kumar tap out to the ankle lock submission. After the match, Ethan Carter hits the ring and starts whipping Kumar with a strap until James Storm hits the ring and makes the save.
Winner: Davey Richards, by submission.
- Backstage, Eli Drake demands a shot at one of the world titles tonight. Bruce Prichard says he'll think about it.
- Out in the crowd, Swoggle and Rockstar Spud are both spotted. Swoggle starts chasing Spud throughout the arena.
- A video is shown of Mahabali Shera talking about growing up in India and loving his home country.
- A video is shown of Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash working out and getting ready for their Slammiversary match against Scott Steiner and Josh Mathews.
- "Impact World Championship Match": Bobby Lashley (c) vs. ????: Moose is announced as the mystery opponent. The match closes out with Lashley getting a near fall superplex on Moose. Moose counters the spear with a bicycle kick. Moose plants Lashley with Go To Hell and gets a near fall. Lashley counters Moose's finisher and drills him with the spear to score the pinfall and retain his title.
Winner: Bobby Lashley, by pinfall, to retain the Impact World Championship.
- LAX is shown at their headquarters and bragging that they hold all the power being Impact and GFW World Tag Team Champions.
- "Impact Knockouts Championship Match": Rosemary (c) vs. Laurel Van Ness: The match closes out with Rosemary in control, forcing Sienna to try to distract Rosemary. Rosemary shoves Laurel into Sienna and then rolls Laurel up for the pinfall to retain her title. After the match, Rosemary gets attacked and beat down by Sienna and Laurel. Allie hits the ring with a kendo stick and helps Rosemary chase off Sienna and Laurel.
Winner: Rosemary, by pinfall, to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship.
- Backstage, KM assumes he's the challenger for Alberto El Patron tonight because he's undefeated. Bruce Prichard says no and KM isn't undefeated. KM asks Prichard if he's calling him a liar. Prichard says no but he's also not calling KM the #1 Contender tonight.
- "GFW Global Championship Match": Alberto El Patron (c) vs. ????: Chris Adonis is announced as the mystery opponent. The match closes out with El Patron locking in the cross arm breaker submission, but Adonis reaches the ropes. Adonis plants El Patron with a Sky High sit down power bomb for a near fall. El Patron counters the Master Lock submission, gets Adonis in the tree of woe and hits the double foot stomp for the pinfall to retain his title. After the match, Eli Drake attacks El Patron. Bobby Lashley arrives, but just watches El Patron get beat down. Moose finally hits the ring and helps El Patron chase off Drake and Adonis.
Winner: Alberto El Patron, by pinfall, to retain the GFW Global Championship.
- Impact Wrestling 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Announced: This past week Impact Wrestling announced that James Storm will be the next Impact wrestler to enter the Impact Hall of Fame. Storm will join Sting, Kurt Angle, Team 3D, Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner and Gail Kim in the hall of fame.
- Cody Rhodes Done With Impact Wrestling: Cody Rhodes hasn't been seen or heard from on Impact Wrestling in quite awhile. According to Cody's wife Brandi Rhodes, Cody is finished with Impact Wrestling and has dedicated his time to ROH and NJPW as of now.
- Jesse Godderz Done With Impact Wrestling: Impact Wrestling officially announced this week that Jesse Godderz is finished with Impact Wrestling. It's unknown where Godderz is headed next at the moment.
** Impact Slammiversary Card ** Impact Slammiversary will be live on pay per view on July 2nd. The following are the announced matches for the event.
- "Winner Takes All Title Unification Match": GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron vs. Impact World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley.
- "Winner Takes All Title Unification Match": GFW Women's Champion Sienna vs. Impact Knockouts Champion Rosemary.
- "Impact X Division Championship, 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match": Sonjay Dutt (c) vs. Low Ki.
- Full Metal Mayhem Match": Angelina Love and Davey Richards vs. Alisha and Eddie Edwards.
- "Strap Match": James Storm vs. Ethan Carter.
- "Battle Of The Announcers Tag Team Match": Scott Steiner and Josh Mathews vs. Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash.
- Moose and DeAngelo Williams vs. Eli Drake and Chris Adonis.
*** Ring Of Honor ***
** ROH TV Recap ** This week's main event saw Adam Cole battle Hangman Adam Page.
- War Machine vs. Cheeseburger and Will Ferrara: The match closes out with Cheeseburger unloading Shotei strikes on Rowe. War Machine regains control and destroys Cheeseburger with the Pop Up Power Slam. Hanson hits a suicide dive on Ferrara as Rowe scores the pinfall on Cheeseburger.
Winners: War Machine, by pinfall.
- War Machine Promo: War Machine hypes Philadelphia for being War Machine's team birthplace and winning their first ROH World Tag Team Championship here. War Machine send out a warning to The Young Bucks that they're coming after their tag team titles next.
- Backstage, Christopher Daniels says he'll continue his dream by ending the nightmare Cody Rhodes at ROH Best In The World.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": Bully Ray, Dalton Castle and The Briscoes vs. Los Ingobernables De Japan (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, EVIL and SANADA): The match closes out with Bully yelling for The Briscoes, Castle and The referee to get the tables. BUSHI shuts this down by spitting green mist into their eyes. The Boys shove Castle out of the way and Jay Briscoe gets mist in the eyes. Naito rolls up a blinded Jay and scores the pinfall. After the match, The Briscoes blame The Boys for the loss. Castle tries to calm Mark and Jay down as The Boys run and hide under the ring.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japan, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Hangman Adam Page says he's kicking Adam Cole out of ROH the same way Cole was kicked out of The Bullet Club.
- Backstage, Roppongi Vice state that they are going to go get a partner and then challenge The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page to a match. The Bucks and Page interrupt, super kick Romero and Beretta and then beat them down.
- Adam Cole vs. Hangman Adam Page: The match closes out with Cole hitting an Exploder power bomb on Page off the apron and to the floor, laying out both men. Cole tosses Page back in the ring and goes to the top rope. Page countered the aerial assault with Rite of Passage on Cole for a near fall. Page turns Cole inside out with a lariat and then hits another Rite of Passage to score the pinfall. After the match, Page grabs the referees belt and whips Cole with it. Kazarian hits the ring and chases off Page to end the show.
Winner: Hangman Adam Page, by pinfall.
** ROH Windy City Excellence **
ROH was back at it this week for a video on demand show live from Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The main event of the show saw ROH World Heavyweight Champion Christopher Daniels and Kazarian battle Hangman Adam Page and Cody Rhodes of The Bullet Club. Also on the show, ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks defended their titles against Will Ferrara and Cheeseburger.
- Jay Lethal vs. Caprice Coleman: The match closes out with Lethal hitting Lethal Combination and Hail to the King, but Coleman somehow kicks out of the pinfall attempts. Lethal finally hits a couple Lethal Injections on Coleman and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Jay Lethal, by pinfall.
- "Street Fight Match": Bully Ray vs. Matt Taven: The match closes out with Vinny Marseglia getting involved and helping Taven. Bully Ray gets the referee to help him out in hitting Whazzz Up and getting a table. Bully hits the Bully Bomb through the table on Taven and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Bully Ray, by pinfall.
- Vinny Marseglia talks trash to the Chicago crowd, stating he'd rather be in Milwaukee than a dump like Chicago. This angers Chicago native Colt Cabana, who's doing commentary. Cabana says he's going to put his ring gear on and teach Marseglia a lesson.
- Colt Cabana vs. Vinny Marseglia: The match closes out with Cabana scoring the pinfall on Marseglia and teaching him a Chicago lesson.
Winner: Colt Cabana, by pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": The Rebellion vs. Dalton Castle and The Boys: The match closes out with Jay Briscoe arriving and attacking both Boys. Castle and Briscoe fight backstage and The Boys get drilled with The Rebellion's finishers to score the pinfall. After the match, Caprice Coleman hits the ring and he and The Rebellion all beat down The Boys. Jonathan Gresham, Jay White, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley hit the ring and make the save for The Boys.
Winners: The Rebellion, by pinfall.
- "ROH World Tag Team Championship Match": The Young Bucks (c) vs. Will Ferrara and Cheeseburger: The match closes out with The Bucks hitting the Meltzer Driver and score the pinfall to retain their titles. After the match, Ferrara has had enough, turns heel and beats down Cheeseburger.
Winners: The Young Bucks, by pinfall, to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship.
- Christopher Daniels and Kazarian vs. Hangman Adam Page and Cody Rhodes: The match closes out with Daniels and Kazarian hitting their own version of the Meltzer Driver. Daniels then hits the Best Moonsault Ever and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, by pinfall.
- Dalton Castle Contract Update: Last week it was made public that Dalton Castle's contract with ROH was expiring and Castle was interested in making the jump to WWE. This week ROH and Castle both announced that Castle would be signing a new contract and staying in ROH.
*** Lucha Underground ***
** Lucha Underground TV Recap ** This week Johnny Mundo defended his Lucha Underground World Championship against The Mack in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The main event saw Prince Puma battle Mil Muertes in a Boyle Heights Street Fight Match.
- Backstage, Prince Puma gets advice from Rey Mysterio to stay away from Vampiro. Puma says Mysterio isn't his master and walks off. Mysterio sees a vision of Vampiro standing behind him. Vampiro tells Mysterio to stay away from Mysterio. Vampiro disappears and Mysterio punches a mirror.
- "Lucha Underground World Championship, Falls Count Anywhere Match": Johnny Mundo (c) vs. The Mack: Before the match, Dario Cueto appeared and officially made this match a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The match closes out with Ricky Mandel trying to help Mundo beat down Mack. Sexy Star hits ringside and spears Mandel. PJ Black crawls out from under the ring and attacks Mack with a kendo stick. Mack hits a Stunner on Black, knocking him off the apron and through a table at ringside. Back in the ring, Mack counters End of the World by getting his knees up on Mundo. Mack hits a sitdown power bomb on Mundo and gets a close near fall. Taya hits the ring and stops Mack from suplexing Mundo to the floor. Mundo takes advantage of the distraction, power bombs Mack off the apron and onto a stack of steel chairs outside. Mundo scores the pinfall and retains his title.
Winner: Johnny Mundo, by pinfall, to retain the Lucha Underground World Championship.
- Dario Cueto Promo: Cueto calls himself the Lucha Underground Genius and announces a soon to begin 32 Lucha tournament for the newly created Cueto Cup Trophy and a shot at the Lucha Underground World Championship. Cueto then announces that the night of the tournament's finals we'll also see Johnny Mundo defend his Lucha Underground World Championship against Rey Mysterio.
- "Lucha Underground Trios Championship Match": Aerostar, Fenix and Drago (c) vs. Kobra Moon, Vibora and Pindar: The match closes out with Drago tagging in and turning on his partners. Drago mists Aerostar in the face which causes Aerostar to get planted with a twisting front face driver by Pindar. Drago hits a splash on Aerostar and scores the pinfall to win the titles.
Winners: Kobra Moon, Vibora and Drago, by pinfall, to win the Lucha Underground Trios Championship.
- Backstage Johnny Mundo is informed by Taya that he'll defend his title against Rey Mysterio during the Finals of the Cueto Cup. Mundo decides that he needs to train harder.
- "Boyle Heights Street Fight Match": Mil Muertes vs. Prince Puma: The match closes out with both men fighting at ringside and then into Dario Cueto's office. Cueto is backed in the corner and using a stuffed bulls head as a shield. Back in the ring, Puma unloads on Muertes with a wrench and a trash can. Puma sets up Muertes in the corner with the trash can in place and hits the Coast To Coast top rope drop kick. Puma hits Muertes with the 630 Splash, but Katrina gets involved and hits Puma with a stone, laying Puma out. Both men come to as Vampiro suddenly leaves the commentators table and slides Puma a brick. Puma blasts Muertes in the head with the brick and scores the pinfall.
Winner: Prince Puma, by pinfall.
*** New Japan Pro Wrestling ***
* Best Of The Super Juniors Recap * After a grueling thirteen night event, the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament has come down to Will Ospreay battling KUSHIDA in the Finals to crown the 2017 Best of the Super Juniors Winner. Another big advertised match was newly added Bullet Club member Marty Scurll teaming up with Bullet Club leader Kenny Omega to battle Gedo and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Syota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuhiro Yagi, Katsuya Kitamura and Manabu Nakanishi: The match closes out with everything breaking down and both teams start brawling. Oka traps Yagi in a crab submission and makes Yagi tap out for the victory.
Winners: Syota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata, by submission.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Hirai Kawato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Togi Makabe vs. Jado, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii: The match closes out with Kawato and Ishii trading strikes with each other, which ends with Kawato getting a near fall rollup. Ishii ends up hitting a huge lariat that turns Kawato inside out to score the pinfall.
Winners: Jado, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii, by pinfall.
- "Six Man Tag Team Match": Volador Jr., Tiger Mask IV and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru: The match closes out with Tiger Mask and Liger taking out Kanemaru and Desperado. Volador hits a Spanish Fly off the top rope on Michinoku and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Volador Jr., Tiger Mask IV and Jushin Thunder Liger, by pinfall.
- "Eight Man Tag Team Match": War Machine, David Finlay and ACH vs. The Bullet Club (Guerrillas of Destiny, Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi): The match closes out with ACH hitting a suicide dive on Fale into the announcers table. Hanson leaps off the top rope to the floor and cross bodies a pile of bodies. Finlay gets laid out by Fale, allowing Takahashi to hit Pimp Juice for the pinfall.
Winners: The Bullet Club, by pinfall.
- Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Minoru Suzuki and Taichi: The match closes out with Hashi getting beat down and double teamed. Desperado and Kanemaru are at ringside. Desperado distracts the referee as Kanemaru mists whiskey, but it accidentally goes into the face of Taichi. Hashi hits Karma on Taichi and scores the pinfall.
Winners: Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI, by pinfall.
- "Ten Man Tag Team Match": Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi vs. Satoshi Kojima, Juice Robinson, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ricochet and Dragon Lee: The match closes out with all ten men brawling. Kojima gets a series of drop kicks unloaded on him. More back and forth action as Kojima hits the Koji Cutter on Naito and follows up with a lariat. EVIL makes the save for Naito. Kojima gets laid out with the Destino and pinned to end the match.
Winners: Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi, by pinfall.
- Tanahashi confronts Tetsuya Naito, promises him that he will be ready and he will defeat Naito at NJPW Dominion.
- Kazuchika Okada and Gedo vs. Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll: The match closes out with Scurll locking in the Chicken Wing submission on Gedo. Okada fights off Omega and then saves Gedo. Gedo goes for the Gedo Clutch on Scurll, but Omega makes the save. Omega counters a Tombstone by grabbing the referee to escape. Scurll and Omega connect with super kicks on Okada. Scurll finger breaks Gedo and then traps him in the Chicken Wing submission for the tap out victory.
Winners: Kenny Omega and Marty Scurll, by submission.
- "Best Of The Super Juniors Finals Match": Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA: This match was everything and more that was expected, going a near thirty minutes to crown this year's 2017 Best of the Super Juniors. The match closes out with Ospreay countering out of the Hoverboard submission and trades strikes with KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA lands a series of stomps on Ospreay and then reapplies the Hoverboard submission. Ospreay escapes, counters a Gods Last Gift attempt and hits KUSHIDA with Stun Dog Millionaire. Ospreay hits the Imploding 450 Splash for a very close near fall on KUSHIDA. Ospreay hits ten straight corner super kicks on KUSHIDA and then places KUSHIDA on the top rope. KUSHIDA fights back and hits a Super Gods Last Gift off the ropes on Ospreay. KUSHIDA rolls through, hits a second Gods Last Gift on Ospreay and scores the pinfall to win the BOTSJ Trophy.
Winner: KUSHIDA, by pinfall, to win the Best of the Super Juniors Trophy.
** Final Card For This Weekends NJPW Dominion Card**
As usual I'll have the full recap for you in next week's Weekend 3 Count.
- Shota Umino, Tomoyuki Oka and David Finlay vs. Tetsuhiro Yagi, Katsuya Kitamura and Hirai Kawato.
- Tiger Mask, Tiger Mask W, Yuji Nagata and Togi Makabe vs. Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan
- Gauntlet Match for the NEVER Openweight 6-man Championship: Los Ingobernables (c)(BUSHI, EVIL and SANADA) vs. Taguchi Japan (Ricochet, Juice Robinson and Rysuke Taguchi) vs. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano and Tomohiro Ishii) vs. The Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Hangman Adam Page and Bad Luck Fale) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Zack Sabre Jr.).
- Cody Rhodes vs. Michael Elgin
- Roppongi Vice (c) vs. The Young Bucks for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
- War Machine (c) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
- Horomu Takahashi (c) vs. KUSHIDA for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.
- Lumberjack Death Match for the NEVER Openweight Championship: Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Hirooki Goto.
- Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
- Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
And that's this week's W3C! Join me every Sunday afternoon as I bring you news, recaps and rumors all around the wrestling world!
Wrestlemania has come and gone, but have no fear as we are only 364 more days away from Wrestlemania 34!! Ok I'm getting a little ahead of myself there, let's take it one day at a time shall we? Let's kick this off with the post Wrestlemania edition of Monday Night RAW! RAW was live this week in Orlando, Florida, what surprises did WWE bring us on what is usually one of the best RAW's of the year, with a fired up rowdy crowd?
** This Weeks Card **
- The Hardy Boys defended their WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. - WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville battled Mustafa Ali in a non title match. - The New Day battled the roster debuting The Revival from NXT. - WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley, Sasha Banks and Dana Brooke battled Charlotte, Nia Jax and the returning Emma in a Six Woman Tag Team Match. - Enzo and Big Cass battled Sheamus and Cesaro in a #1 Contenders Match. - Sami Zayn battled Jinder Mahal. - Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe battled Seth Rollins and a mystery partner.
- Promos from: Roman Reigns, Vince McMahon and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman
- A New RAW General Manager was announced!
** RAW **
- Roman Reigns Promo: Roman Reigns is in the ring and is immediately bombarded with "You Suck", "Delete", "F*** You Roman", "Asshole", "Roman Sucks", "Go Away" and "Shut The F*** Up" chants. Reigns smirks and simply says "This is my yard now". Reigns drops the microphone and walks off.
- "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship Match": The Hardy Boys (c) vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson: The match closes out with Jeff getting crotched on the ropes by Gallows. The Club boot Jeff and go for the Magic Killer. Matt makes the save and Jeff hits Twist of Fate on Anderson. Matt tags in and hits Twist of Fate on Gallows. Jeff hits the Swanton Bomb on Gallows and Matt scores the pinfall. A lot of "Delete" chants and "F*** That Owl" chants directed at Impact Wrestling. Winners: The Hardy Boys, by pinfall to retain the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.
- Neville vs. Mustafa Ali: Before the match, Neville brags about his win over Austin Aries. The match closes out with Ali missing the inverted 450 Splash and crashing on the mat. Neville goes for the Red Arrow, but refuses to do it after the fans go crazy wanting to see him do it. Neville instead applies the Rings of Saturn submission and makes Ali tap out. Winner: Neville, by submission.
- Backstage, a limousine pulls into the parking lot and out steps Vince McMahon.
- Vince McMahon Promo: Vince thanks the fans for being the great fans that they are and helped make Wrestlemania 33 the Ultimate Thrill Ride. Vince announces a Superstar Shakeup draft next Monday. Vince also announces that Stephanie McMahon going through the table last night has put her out of action for awhile. The fans chant "Yes" and "Delete" pissing Vince off. Vince announces that the new General Manager is a member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2017. Teddy Long immediately interrupts, dancing, and thinking it's him. Vince tells Teddy it's not him. Teddy says "My bad, holla holla holla". Vince announces Kurt Angle as the new RAW GM. Angle gets a "Welcome Back" chant and he says it's good to be home on RAW.
- The New Day vs. The Revival: The New Day state that they had fun hosting Wrestlemania 33, issue an open challenge and it's answered by NXT's The Revival. The match closes out with Big E getting sent to the floor, but Woods is able to fight off Dawson and Wilder. Woods and Dawson trade shots and then Woods drops Dawson with a boot. The Revival hit the Shatter Machine on Woods and score the pinfall. After the match, The Revival attack Kofi and destroy Kofi's ankle, leaving Kofi in pain. Winners: The Revival, by pinfall.
- Backstage, Enzo and Big Cass ask Kurt Angle how The Hardy's got title shots. Angle announces Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Enzo and Big Cass with the winner becoming the #1 Contenders.
- "Six Woman Tag Team Match": Bayley, Sasha Banks and Dana Brooke vs. Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax and Emma: The match closes out with Dana and Sasha double drop kicking Nia to the floor. Bayley hits a crossbody on Nia as Charlotte and Sasha brawl. Charlotte goes for Natural Selection, but Sasha counters it into the Banks Statement submission for the tap out win. After the match, Charlotte shoves Emma. Nia splashes Charlotte in the corner and then drops an elbow on her. Winners: Bayley, Sasha Banks and Dana Brooke, by submission.
- Backstage, Sami Zayn hopes to develop a great relationship with Kurt Angle and hopes to not be drafted to Smackdown Live. Jinder Mahal interrupts and says he was robbed last night by Gronk of the New England Patriots. Sami and Mahal argue so Angle puts them in a match.
- Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman Promo: Heyman tells us all a bedtime story that Lesnar tells his kids before they go to sleep. The story talks about Goldberg going to Suplex City and taking an ass kicking. And The ending is a happy one as no one hears from Goldberg again. Heyman says Lesnar now needs a new opponent and the fans begin a "We Want Balor" chant. Heyman offers the opportunity to Roman Reigns to see who's yard the ring really belongs to. Braun Strowman interrupts and heads to the ring. Strowman says that he's not done with Reigns yet, but when he is maybe Lesnar will be next. Lesnar laughs as he stares down Strowman. Strowman eventually backs down and leaves the ring, as the fans chant "Bull****".
- Backstage, Chris Jericho talks about facing Kevin Owens at WWE Payback. Owens and Samoa Joe suddenly attack Jericho from behind and leave Jericho laid out.
- Backstage, Kurt Angle tells Seth Rollins that Chris Jericho is not going to be cleared to tag with Rollins tonight, but he'll find Rollins a partner.
- "#1 Contenders Match": Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Enzo Amore and Big Cass: The match closes out with Cass hitting a sidewalk slam, the Empire Elbow and a big boot on Cesaro. Enzo and Cass go for the Rocket Launcher, but Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick on Cass. Sheamus shoves Enzo into Cesaro who destroys Enzo with an uppercut for the pinfall. Winners: Sheamus and Cesaro, by pinfall, to become the new #1 Contenders.
- Jinder Mahal vs. Sami Zayn: The match closes out with Mahal in control of Zayn and then connects with a knee. Zayn counters a Mahal punch and hits the Exploder Suplex into the corner on Mahal. Zayn charges and hits the Helluva Kick for the pinfall. Winner: Sami Zayn, by pinfall.
- Seth Rollins and ???? vs. Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens: Kurt Angle chooses the returning Finn Balor as Rollins' partner. The match closes out with Balor unloading on Owens with chops, but Owens blocks a chop and lands an elbow. Balor goes to the top rope and kicks Joe when he tries to stop Balor. Owens dodges the double foot stomp and gets a near fall slam. Balor counters the Pop Up Power Bomb and hits Slingblade on Owens. Rollins unloads on Joe as Balor ends up hitting the double foot stomp on Owens for the pinfall. Winners: Seth Rollins and Finn Balor, by pinfall.
The Super Bowl of Sports Entertainment is finally here! It's Wrestlemania 33! The grand daddy of all WWE events was live at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, for the advertised Ultimate Thrill Ride! The New Day were the hosts of the show and promised humor and hijinks throughout the night. WWE Universal Champion Goldberg defended his title against "The Beast" Brock Lesnar. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Bray Wyatt defended his title against "The Viper" Randy Orton. Former best friends turned enemies, WWE United States Champion Chris Jericho defended his title against Kevin Owens. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose defended his title against Baron Corbin. The self proclaimed King of the Cruiserweights Neville defended his WWE Cruiserweight Championship against "A Double" Austin Aries. WWE RAW Women's Champion Bayley defended her title against Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Nia Jax in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match. WWE Smackdown Live Women's Champion Alexa Bliss defended her title in a One Vs. All Match against every available Smackdown Live Women's Superstar Available. WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defended their titles against Enzo and Big Cass and Sheamus and Cesaro in a Triple Threat Ladder Match.
The Wrestlemania Icon, The Phenom, The Undertaker battled Roman Reigns in a one on one match. The 4th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place with the Andre the Giant Trophy on the line. The feud between Triple H and Seth Rollins finally came to a head as both men battled in a one on one Unsanctioned Match. The super couple of WWE, John Cena and Nikki Bella battled the Hollywood couple, The Miz and Maryse in a tag team match. "The Phenomenal One" AJ Styles battled Smackdown Live's Commissioner and prince of the McMahon family Shane McMahon. Celebrities and past wrestlers from all over the world were in attendance and ready for this year's party.
** Wrestlemania 33 Pre-Show **
- "WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match": Neville (c) vs. Austin Aries: The match closes out with Neville hitting back to back german suplexes on Aries for a near fall. Neville stomps on Aries and goes for the Rings of Saturn submission, but Aries counters into a near fall rollup. Aries and Neville trade shots that ends with Aries nailing the discus forearm sending Neville flying out to the floor. Aries brings Neville back into the ring, but eats a kick to the head by Neville. Neville goes for the Red Arrow, but Aries cuts Neville off on the top rope. Aries hits a hurricanrana on Neville off the ropes and then plants a charging forearm on Neville in the corner. Aries goes to the top rope, hits the 450 Splash on Neville and gets a near fall. Aries traps Neville in the Last Chancery submission and it looks like Neville is going to tap out. Neville, however, targets Aries' past eye injury and rakes his eyes to escape. Neville drops Aries to the mat as Aries can hardly see and is in pain. Neville goes to the top rope, hits the Red Arrow and scores the pinfall to retain his title. Winner: Neville, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- 4th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: The match closes out with the final five coming down to Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Titus O'Neil, Killian Dain and Jinder Mahal. Zayn and Titus trade blows until Zayn tosses Titus out for the elimination. Dain sneaks up behind Zayn and tosses Zayn out for the elimination. Mojo hits a splash on Dain in the corner and then clotheslines Mahal. Mahal sends Mojo outside and tosses him into the barricade right in front of the New England Patriots' Rob Gronkowski. Mahal tosses Gronk's drink in his face and talks trash. Gronk leaps the barricade, but WWE Security stop him. Gronk gets past security and gets in the ring. Gronk charges Mahal and runs him over with a football tackle. Mojo and Gronk hype each other up and then Mojo eliminates a charging Dain. Mahal charges Mojo, but gets tossed to the apron. Mahal tries to suplex Mojo to the floor, but Mojo counters and sends Mahal to the floor for the victory. Winner: Mojo Rawley.
- Paul Heyman is in the Social Media Lounge and guarantees that Brock Lesnar will leave tonight the new WWE Universal Champion.
- "WWE Intercontinental Championship Match": Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Baron Corbin: The match closes out with Ambrose countering a superplex and sending Corbin to the mat. Corbin counters Dirty Deeds, but gets tossed over the top rope. Ambrose goes for a suicide dive, but gets caught in mid air by Corbin. Ambrose dodges a Corbin charge and sends Corbin into the steel steps. Ambrose goes to the top rope and hits a flying elbow onto Corbin outside. Back in the ring, Ambrose and Corbin unload on each other, until Ambrose catches an elbow. Corbin hits a neck breaker on Ambrose and gets a near fall. Ambrose and Corbin trade counters until Corbin hits Deep Six and gets a near fall. Corbin unloads on Ambrose, but Ambrose hits the rebound clothesline. Corbin counters Dirty Deeds, slams Ambrose and gets a near fall. Corbin gets frustrated and talks trash to Ambrose. Ambrose counters End of Days and spikes Corbin with Dirty Deeds, scoring the pinfall and retaining his title. Winner: Dean Ambrose, by pinfall, to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
** Wrestlemania 33 **
- Tinashe kicks off the show singing America the Beautiful.
- The New Day Promo: The hosts of Wrestlemania 33, The New Day, are in the ring dressed as Final Fantasy characters. The New Day crack jokes and dance before officially getting the show started by pulling the lever to the "Ultimate Thrill Ride".
- AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon: The match closes out with Shane and Styles in the corner where Styles lands a kick that hits Shane and takes the referee out. Styles hits a Pele Kick on Shane then grabs two garbage cans. Styles places Shane and a garbage can in the corner and attempts the Coast To Coast drop kick. Shane tosses the can at Styles in mid air and knocks Styles out. Shane places Styles and the second garbage can in the corner and then connects on his Coast To Coast drop kick. Shane tears apart the announcers table, drags Styles outside and then lays Styles on the table. Shane climbs the ropes and goes for the flying elbow off the top rope and onto Styles through the announcers table outside.
Styles moves at the last second and Shane crashes through the table solo. Styles drags Shane back into the ring and goes for the Phenomenal Forearm. Shane counters it in mid air and plants Styles into the mat with a DDT. Shane goes back to the top rope and goes for a Shooting Star Press on Styles. Styles again moves at the last second and Shane crashes on the mat. Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm on Shane, covers and scores the pinfall. Winner: AJ Styles, by pinfall.
- "WWE United States Championship Match": Chris Jericho (c) vs. Kevin Owens: The match closes out with Jericho countering a frog splash and Owens countering the Lionsault. Jericho next counters the Swanton, but Owens regains control. Jericho counters the Pop Up Power Bomb and hits Owens with the Lionsault for a near fall. Jericho kicks Owens in the ribs and then plants an uppercut on Owens. Owens traps Jericho in his own Walls of Jericho submission and nearly makes Jericho tap out. Owens sends Jericho into the corner, but misses the Cannonball. Jericho traps Owens in the Walls of Jericho submission. Owens barely makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Owens plants Jericho with the Pop Up Power Bomb and gets a near fall. Owens yells at Jericho and attempts another Pop Up Power Bomb, but Jericho counters it into a Code Breaker for a near fall. Owens takes the fight out onto the apron where Owens plants Jericho with an apron power bomb, scores the pinfall and wins the title. Winner: Kevin Owens, by pinfall, to win the WWE United States Championship.
- "WWE RAW Women's Championship, Fatal Four Way Elimination Match": Bayley (c) vs. Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax:
** First Elimination: Bayley, Charlotte and Sasha join forces and triple team Nia. Charlotte plants a boot on Nia and Sasha and Bayley double suplex Nia. Nia tosses Bayley outside then unloads on Charlotte and Sasha. Nia tosses Charlotte into the corner and goes to the second rope. Bayley and Sasha rush over and help Charlotte triple power bomb Nia off the ropes and to the mat. All three ladies cover Nia and score the pinfall, eliminating Nia.
** Second Elimination: Sasha and Bayley trade shots outside until Charlotte hits a twisting moonsault taking both ladies out. Back in the ring, Sasha counters Natural Selection and traps Charlotte in the Banks Statement submission. Charlotte escapes and then trades back and forth offense with Sasha.
Charlotte kicks Sasha into the corner where Sasha cracks the back of her head on the slightly exposed turnbuckle pad. Charlotte covers Sasha and scores the pinfall, eliminating Sasha.
** Final Elimination: Charlotte traps Bayley in the Figure Eight submission and Bayley nearly taps out, but just escapes. Bayley is put in the tree of woe where Charlotte stomps on Bayley's knee. Bayley finally escapes and back drops Charlotte off the ropes. Charlotte gets back up, charges and misses, hitting the exposed turnbuckle. Charlotte lays knocked out as Bayley hits an elbow drop off the top rope, scores the pinfall and retains her title. Winner: Bayley, by pinfall, to retain the WWE RAW Women's Championship.
- The WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017 are introduced.
- "WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship, Triple Threat Ladder Match: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (c) vs. Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Enzo and Big Cass: Before the match begins, The New Day imterrupt and announce that this match will now be a Fatal Four Way match, but who is the fourth team?? The New Day introduce............The Hardy Boys!! The match closes out with Enzo almost grabbing the titles, but Gallows and Sheamus make the save. Sheamus and Gallows toss Cass into a ladder in the corner. Sheamus gets tossed outside as Anderson stops Enzo from grabbing the titles.
Anderson and Enzo trade punches until Cesaro runs the ladder and uppercuts Enzo. Sheamus and Cesaro attempt to double team Anderson, but Gallows makes the save. The Club hit the Magic Killer on Cesaro and Matt Hardy hits a Twist of Fate on Gallows. Anderson climbs the ladder, but Matt meets him up top. Matt hits a Super Twist of Fate on Anderson off the ladder. Jeff Hardy climbs a ladder and hits a Swanton Bomb off the ladder on Cesaro who was laying on a bridged ladder. Matt climbs the ladder, grabs the titles and claims the victory. Winners: The Hardy Boys, to win the WWE RAW World Tag Team Championship.
- Jimmy Fallon is spotted in the crowd
- John Cena and Nikki Bella vs. The Miz and Maryse: Al Roker is the special guest ring announcer. The match closes out with Miz in control of Cena as Maryse stops Nikki from being able to make a tag. Miz connects with a neck breaker on Cena for a near fall. Cena goes for the AA, but Miz counters out and plants Cena with a DDT for a near fall. Miz mocks Daniel Bryan by delivering Yes Kicks to Cena. Cena gets back to his feet and trades offense with Miz. Nikki finally hot tags in and spears Maryse into the mat. Miz gets taken out by Nikki as she charges at Maryse on the floor. Back in the ring, Nikki unloads on Maryse. Cena and Nikki hit double Five Knuckle Shuffles on Miz and Maryse. Cena hits the AA on Miz as Nikki hits Rack Attack 2.0 on Maryse. Cena and Nikki both cover Miz and Maryse and score the pinfall. After the match, Cena says he's proud of Nikki with everything she's been through and finally proposes to her. Nikki says yes and puts on the ring. Winners: John Cena and Nikki Bella, by pinfall.
- "Non-Sanctioned Match": Triple H vs. Seth Rollins: The match closes out with Rollins landing a kick on Triple H, but Triple H comes back with a clothesline. Triple H grabs his sledgehammer, but eats a kick from Rollins, sending Triple H and the sledgehammer flying. Rollins grabs the sledgehammer, but Stephanie McMahon jumps on the apron and grabs it from Rollins. Triple H hits the Pedigree on Rollins during the distraction and gets a near fall. Rollins comes back and hits a Phoenix Splash on Triple H for a near fall. Rollins tries a Pedigree, but Triple H counters with a kick. Rollins counters a Pedigree, Triple H also counters a Pedigree and back body drops Rollins right on his bad leg. Rollins counters another Pedigree and tries a Pedigree of his own, but again gets the knee taken out by Triple H. Stephanie gets on the apron where Rollins super kicks Triple H right into her. Stephanie flies off the apron and crashes through a table. Rollins hits the Pedigree on Triple H and scores the pinfall. Winner: Seth Rollins, by pinfall.
- Pitbull, Flo Rida, Stephen Marley and LunchMoney Lewis perform the Wrestlemania theme song.
- "WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match": Bray Wyatt (c) vs. Randy Orton: The match closes out with Orton countering Sister Abigail and gets a near fall rollup. Bray hits a clothesline, sending Orton outside. Orton hits a drop kick on Bray outside. Bray comes back and tosses Orton back first into the LED board. Bray hits Orton with Sister Abigail right into the barricade. Bray runs around the ring and goes for a clothesline on Orton. Orton counters and drops Bray with an RKO on the floor. Orton tosses Bray back into the ring and gets a near fall.
Orton goes for the punt kick on Bray, but Bray dodges it and goes for Sister Abigail. Orton counters and lands a back breaker on Bray. Orton hits a DDT on Bray and goes for the RKO. Bray counters, hits Sister Abigail on Orton and gets a near fall. Bray does the spider walk towards Orton and waits. Orton suddenly pops up and drills Bray with the RKO to score the pinfall and win the title. Winner: Randy Orton, by pinfall, to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
>- "WWE Universal Championship Match": Goldberg (c) vs. Brock Lesnar: Lesnar lands three quick german suplexes then gets speared out of the ring by Goldberg. Goldberg follows and spears Lesnar through the barricade. Back in the ring, Goldberg counters the F5 and spears Lesnar again. Goldberg hits the Jackhammer on Lesnar for a near fall. Lesnar dodges a Goldberg charge, lands three more german suplexes and follows that with four more. Lesnar picks up Goldberg, hits the F5, scores the pinfall and wins the title. Winner: Brock Lesnar, by pinfall, to win the WWE Universal Championship.
- "WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship, One vs. All Match": Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Mickie James vs. Carmella vs. Nattie Neidhart: The match closes out with Mickie hitting a Senton on Becky for a near fall. Alexa tosses Mickie outside as Naomi attacks Nattie. Nattie gets a double sharpshooter applied on Carmella and Alexa. Carmella escapes and plants Mickie until Naomi hits the Rear View on her. Naomi hits a suicide dive and takes everyone out on the floor. Naomi with a springboard, but Alexa lands a punch, dropping Naomi. Naomi catches Alexa in a submission hold and forces Alexa to tap out to win the title. Winner: Naomi, by submission, to win the WWE Smackdown Live Women's Championship.
- The New Day arrive to announce that this year's Wrestlemania brought in 75,245 people in attendance and thank the fans.
- "No Holds Barred Match": The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns: The match closes out with Reigns hitting two Superman Punches on Taker and tries a third. Taker counters and chokeslams Reigns on top of a steel chair for a near fall. Taker scoops Reigns and hits the Tombstone for another near fall. Reigns comes back, hits a Superman Punch and gets a near fall. Reigns hits the spear on Taker, but Taker counters it into the Hell's Gate submission. Reigns fights for his life trapped in the submission and somehow is able to break the hold. Reigns grabs a steel chair away from Taker and unloads chair shots. Reigns backs off and drills Taker with a spear and gets a near fall. Reigns hits another spear on Taker as he gets up and gets another near fall. Reigns measures up Taker and connects with the Superman Punch.
Reigns watches as Taker sits up and slowly gets back up again. Taker talks trash to Reigns as Reigns unloads punches. Reigns runs the ropes and drills Taker with all his momentum on a spear and finally puts Taker away for the pinfall. After the match, Taker finally sits back up and places his gloves, hat and trench coat in the middle of the ring as the fans chant "Thank You Taker". Taker meets his wife Michelle McCool at ringside and the rest of the family before leaving. The camera zooms in on Taker's ring gear, his gong erupts with lightning and the lights go out to end Wrestlemania. Winner: Roman Reigns, by pinfall.
