Wrestlemania 35

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Any thoughts on how Kofi gets to WrestleMania? Seems they've exhausted every straight-forward angle, right up unto Vince saying that this was the "last" opportunity. I came across one fan theory I quite like, suggesting that The New Day will put their careers on the line on a coming Tuesday to try and get Kofi the shot he deserves. I like this one because it continues to perpetuate how supportive they have been to their friend. Not their leader, their friend. Not something you see a lot of in wrestling storytelling.

I heard they are running a Gauntlet 2, this time it will be more fair. He just has to get by The Uso's, The Bar, Revival, Brock Lesnar, Drew MacIntyre, Bobby Lashley, The Shield and a surprise Brock Lesnar again.

[Y 2 Jake]

Finn Balor faces Lashley and Lio Rush in a 2-on-1 handicap match tonight for the opportunity to face Lashley in a Fastlane and Raw rematch at WrestleMania.

So Styles/Orton is no longer my piss break match.

[Storm Trooper]

Any thoughts on how Kofi gets to WrestleMania? Seems they've exhausted every straight-forward angle, right up unto Vince saying that this was the "last" opportunity. I came across one fan theory I quite like, suggesting that The New Day will put their careers on the line on a coming Tuesday to try and get Kofi the shot he deserves. I like this one because it continues to perpetuate how supportive they have been to their friend. Not their leader, their friend. Not something you see a lot of in wrestling storytelling.

I'm VERY nervous they're thinking of going the race route. I'm hoping they don't but I don't know anymore.

With HHH putting his career on the line now, and Kurt Angle ending his career, I hope they don't do the career thing. It's too many careers at stake.

All along I thought they would have done the whole "Vince is out of touch" thing and the other McMahons would overrule him, but that no longer seems likely. McMahons have all broken off into 4 different matches with no interplay between them.

[Yaz]

At the end of the night the winners from the top billed matches will have a fatal four way with a McMahon in each corner, ala WrestleMania 2000. Shane will be in Batista's corner because they are both heels with fine motives but it took them ages to get their motives sorted, Triple H will come out with new NXT Champion Johnny Gargano on the back of his bike from his last few Mania entrances and point to him in a photo op before letting him flounder on the main roster, Steph will be with Becky to shoehorn Steph as the person who invented women's wrestling, Vince will hop on the Rollins wagon simply so he can screw him over and put Roman back in a main event, and Linda will come back in a surprise move to back Kofi to try to restart her political career. It is still gonna be a four way as Gargano is just there for show.

[smarkmouth]

Joan Jett is set to perform Bad Reputation while Ronda Rousey makes her entrance. If she doesn't also play Cherry Bomb while Drax the Destroyer makes his entrance it's a missed opportunity.

[Y 2 Jake]

I thought she was dead.

[smarkmouth]

Alive and well. I was lucky enough to see her play Rockfest a few years back. Rocks just as hard as any other act at that festival.

[Y 2 Jake]

Ricochet and Black vs. The Usos at Mania? Can't see The Revival retaining on Monday.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Just 7 days left folks.

[Jack-Hammer]

As of this morning, WWE announced that the 6th annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the 2nd annual WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal will be on the WrestleMania kickoff show. I'm a little surprised by this really as I figured both these would be on the main card; the ATGMBR has those two jerks from SNL competing in it and the WWE is in full rah-rah mode when it comes to the women so I figured their battle royal would be there as well, but maybe they figure the women's tag match and the women main eventing the show is good enough, which is most certainly is in my opinion. They could still add a third one before long and history indicates it'll be the Cruiserweight Championship match, though I already expected it to be on the kickoff show.

Unless something changes, this is the full show as of right now:

WrestleMania Kickoff Show:

6th Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
2nd Annual WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal

WrestleMania 35:

WWE Universal Championship - Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Championship - Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston
Winner Takes All - Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Intercontinental Championship - Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor
WWE United States Championship - Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio
WWE Cruiserweight Championship - Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship - The Usos vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet vs. the Bar vs. Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura
WWE Women's Tag Team Championsip - The Boss 'N' Hug Connection vs. Nia Jax & Tamina, the Icconics vs. the Divas of Doom
No Holds Barred Match - Triple H vs. Batista
Last Man Standing Match - The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
Retirement Match - Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin
Singles Match - Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
Singles Match - AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
Various Non-Wrestling Segments

I'll probably skip the kickoff show this time around as neither battle royal interests me at all, it might be different if winning them actually had some sort of meaningful impact on the winner's careers.