Saturday, April 1, 2023

WrestleMania 39 Night One - Usos vs. Sami and Owens


The highlight of the pre-show is the Miz's singing video package. Then Booker forgets that Sami is main eventing and asks who KO is teaming with. Wow. Snoop and Miz have no chemistry during their bit and Cena and Theory start the show off hot with a big Make-A-Wish intro that makes it feel like Cena's getting at least a one-day run with the title.


Cena gets an STF, but Theory bites him! Cena gets the tackles and the AA is avoided, but the STF is on and gets the tap when the ref's out! A-Town Down wins it in...a match. Nothing special about it or memorable beyond the intro. Four-team tag is up and it's among the best multi-man tags you'll see. Gable does the CHAOS THEORY TO STORWMAN and then Ivar does a moonsault that misses before BRAUN HITS A SUPERFLY DIVE! Super-duper powerplex!


STROWMAN EXPRESS! RICOCHET HITS A STANDING SSP AND LANDS TO SLAP THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! SSP on Dawkins meets the knees and he traps him for the rotating five star frog splash and cradles him to win. This was a billion times better than it had any right to be. Non-stop highlight reel match. Brock vs. Omos hype vid for tomorrow and now it's Seth vs. Logan Paul BUT FIRST IT'S 2K HYPE!




Logan Paul hops on a trapeze and roams around the arena and he gets A PRIME ENERGY DRINK TO WALK HIM TO THE RING. I'm having Saints Row the Third flashbacks. Seth gets A CONDUCTOR for his entrance! Seth gets a giant red flowing coat and came from being in WSX to this - quite a sight. Logan avoids a DVD and hits a gorgeous springboard crossbody. Koji Clutch by Logan Paul! Paul misses a BOX JUMP MOONSAULT! 

Stomp to the hand! Logan punches him, but he can't cover due to the stomp! KSI is in the Prime getup before Seth sidesteps a dive and Logan takes him out. Seth hits a pedigree for 2.9! KTFO elbow by Seth! Logan picks him up off a stomp and hits the GTS to a CM Punk chant. LOW-DOWN GETS 2.9! Coast to coast by Logan meets a superkick and the Stomp ends it. THIS RULED!



Women's trios is up with the heels getting a kinda-intro and the faces getting a giant comic book-style intro. Becky and Iyo rule for a bit before Lita slows it down with a flying crotch to the back of the head. Vertigo hits for 2. Trish rana to Kai onto her partners. Sliding D to the neck hits, but the Rose plant is avoided and countered into a back suplex. Rose plant hits for 2 before Lita saves. Iyo moonsaults hte pile! Litasault and the manhandle slam off the second rope to Bayley end it.





Rey vs. Dom is up! Dom gets a big prison hype video and HE DOESN'T HAVE MAMI! Dom's out in the Phantom mask and gear. Snoop's out with Rey for an Eddie theme lowrider entrance and then Rey's usual. Rey slaps hands with the Cinnamoji Toast Crunch mascot. DOM BUSTS OUT THE EARTHQUAKE GUN SHOW! Love this guy!

Rey spanks him with a belt and then Angie slaps him when he mouths off at he! ALLEY OOP TO REY INTO THE BUCKLE! Judgment Day comes out and allows him to get the edge. The LWO comes out to save Rey! 619 AND THE FROG SPLASH GET 2.9 FOR DOM! Bad Bunny prevents a chain and Rey's 619 and frog splash ends it!


Rhea vs. Charlotte is up and Rhea gets a big intro while Charlotte looks like a different person than last year. Char crossbody meets a back elbow and Rhea clubs her down for 2. Riptide turned into a DDT for 2! Charlotte moonsault leads to a super flipping German by Rhea! That gets 2.9! Chop block into Natural selection gets 2 and Rhea goes under the ropes. Charlotte takes her to suplex city before Rhea dumps her face-first off a bridging German! Moonsault off the top to the floor by Charlotte! RIPTIDE HITS FOR 2.9!



Rhea gets the Prism Lock! Charlotte gets the rope! Charlotte shoves Rhea into Carr and HITS THE SPEAR FOR 2.9! Back and forth forearms on the ground and Charlotte gets the figure four, BUT RHEA GETS THE ROPES! Rhea smacks her on the post up top! RHEA HITS A SUPER RIPTIDE TO WIN IT! 


Miz and Snoop do the attendance deal before Snoop says Miz should wrestle and Pat McAfee accepts! Miz wants out of it and Pat says that he has tiny balls. Miz jumps into a superkick before a standing swanton off the top to the floor! THE PUNT ends it!


Sami and KO come out with PWG-style logos on their gear. Sami's a great Ricky Morton and tags in Owens to run wild! APRON FROG SPLASH! Top rope frog splash gets 2! SUPERKICK PARTY AND A CANNONBALL! Cole brings up El Generico and Corey says he's glad that guy retired before he could get to WM. 1D and Sami kicks out! STUNNER GETS 2.9!

NOW IT'S CLUBBERING TIME! SUPERKICKS APLENTY TO KO! Sami kicked on the apron! DOUBLE DIVE COMING! IT HITS AND GETS 2.9! HELLUVA KICKS AND STUNNERS! They've done it! They've come from PWG, from ROH - filling small venues to now main eventing a sold-out Mania card! They did a fantastic job making this feel like a massive deal and both guys looked like conquering heroes. This absolutely worked as a replacement for Sami not winning the title.








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