Pre-show features an HOF video showcasing why RVD never did a great promo. TREMENDOUS hype video for Edge vs. Bryan vs. Roman with a glorious three-way image and UNIVERSAL CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS graphic. Short and sweet. Ashland Craft is out performing America the Beautiful. Has she ever performed in a stadium before? Her voice is not carrying well at all in this big setting.
Same intro from last night. Ugh. Titus and Hogan are out and Hogan gets booed again. They're also out AS PIRATES and Hogan looks three feet tall. Bad comedy and then Orton's out in FANTASTIC white, black and red gear and does THE POSE to pyro.
The Fiend is healed via fire GCI. Alexa's out. Randy yelling "COME ON!" is all of us. She unleashes The Fiend via giant jack in the box. Diving lariat off the box onto Randy to start things off. Fiend goes for a punt, but Orton avoids and rolls out only to be mandible clawed. ORTON WINS THE WRESTLING MATCH WITH A WRESTLING MOVE! After the gothic loli bled black blood and distracted the Asylum horror movie monster! Then they just disappear when the lights go out. Okay then whatever.
Bayley interrupts Hogan, Eric, and Titus. Hogan and Eric bail on Titus and he bails on Bayley after giving her his hat. Women's tag is up. Nia's match is sponsored by Snickers. Finally - some comedy on this show. Shayna has horrible makeup on, but stiffs the shit out of Nattie with a knee to the jaw. Jumping stomp to the ankle by Shayna to Nattie. "CM Punk" chant. LOL. This show is doomed BY WWE. Nattie gets Nia down off a double lariat and discus for 2. "YOU AIN'T SHIT! I RUN THIS - NOT YOU! I'M QUEEN KONG, BITCH!" - Nia is amazing tonight! Nia falling sofa double crossbody. Sharpshooter by Nattie on Nia, but Shayna's in and Kirafuda clutches her to win. THIS first hour has been ungodly horrible.
Sami-KO video package. JBL is out for commentary. Will he find a way to call Cherry a rat here? Sami's dance needs to be in Fortnite ASAP. Sami runs into the pop-up powerbomb for MOVE ONE. Sami avoids an apron bomb, but a cannonball hits leading to JBL referencing Otto Wnaz. Sami gets a JOYOUS BRAINBUSTER SERIES for 2. SUPER STEENALIZER BY KO! Helluva, but a second eats a superkick series. Stunner hits for the win. Sami and Logan argue and Logan shoves him down. Logan raises KO's hands to boos. Yeah this worked great! Stunner to Logan Paul! Well, KO's a face again.
Riddle meets with Great Khali and then RVD comes in to be his translator. RVD shills his rolling papers. Sheamus and Riddle slug the shit out of each other before we get some highspots with Riddle doing a run-up Spanish Fly. Forearm combo leads to a Pele kick by Riddle. Riddle goes for a...somersault flip into nothing into a V trigger for 2. Apron PK and the floating bro hit for 2. Sheamus sets him up for a super white noise and things go wonky and he just steps down for a running regular one and a knee off the top for 2. Moonsault off the second into a brogue kick ENDS IT. And Riddle gets all busted up due to this. This was fun, but sloppy. Great finish tho.
Wale's going to do Big E's theme here - thanks to their tron showing his name. Big E's theme does work pretty well for him getting a semi-main event push. A great showing from E here feels like it could be just what he needs to be in the main event scene. That intro felt main event-level. Suicide spear by E before Crews hits an apron DVD. Big Ending, but Dabba Kato is back and chokeslams him for the win. Okay then. WM night 1 recap. 2021 HOF recap. Rhea's theme is played live and we get WWE SPEAK ABOUT WHAT A REBEL SHE IS. Long "legscissors" by Rhea before a kneebar is escaped by Rhea. DDT OFF THE APRON and it looks like Rhea is split above the eyebrow. Riptide hits and ends it.
WM recap airs -- BECAUSE NOT EVEN WM BEING TWO NIGHTS IS ENOUGH MANIA. Bayley interrupts Hogan and Titus again. She demands pyro and gets it and then THE BELLAS INTERRUPT and beat her up. Triple threat main event is up and Edge is great working as both a face against the heels and a heel against Bryan. Impaler DDT to Jey on the steps! Bryan missile dropkick to Edge and nip up! Superman punch meets an Edge powerslam and Bryan diving headbutts to both men for 2! "SUMMONING THE MOVEMENT!" - phrasing, Corey! Yes kicks to both and Bryan knees Roman for 2.
Yes lock to Roman, but Edge nixes that. Yes lock to Edge, but Roman stops it and elbows him down. Rampage bomb to Bryan onto Edge. Roman sends Bryan through a table and then Edge spears Roman off the steps! Edge grabs steel chairs, but Roman steps on one as he enters the ring. Roman wants the front choke, but Edge escapes and Edge crossfaces him! EDGE USES THE CHAIR AS A WEDGE FOR IT! Roman prepares to Tap, but Roman gets locked in the Yes Lock and Roman's in both at once! Edge and Bryan headbutt each other to win out. Arm-trap stomps to Edge!
Running knee to Roman MEETS AN EDGE SPEAR! Spear to ROMAN AND BRYAN TAKES THE REF OUT OF THE RING! Edge gets EVEN MORE CHAIRS. Chairs to the back of everyone! CONCHAIRTO TO BRYAN! JEY JUMPS EDGE! Spear to Jey by Edge! SPEAR TO EDGE BY ROMAN! Conchairto to Edge! Roman pins BOTH MEN TO WIN IT. This was fantastic and easily the best match of either night of Mania. Roman is THE GUY. The guy of all the guys!
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