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Not so fast? Earlier this week, the SmackDown women’s division, the SmackDown Women’s Title and the main event of WrestleMania 35 (for the Raw Women’s Title) all took a major turn when Charlotte defeated Asuka for the SmackDown Women’s Title. It’s not clear what this is going to mean yet for WrestleMania, but one rumored event seems to not be the case anymore.
According to Dave Meltzer on F4WOnline.com by way of 411mania.com, there is no truth to the rumor that WWE is planning to have the Four Horsewomen of NXT pose to end the show. The four (Bayley, Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Becky Lynch) could all leave the show with titles, though there are currently no plans to have them recreate their pose from Takeover: Brooklyn in 2015. However, Meltzer does mention that Vince McMahon could change his mind all over again.
So this isn’t happening. Check out the original pose:
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Opinion: This is a rather big relief as there was almost reason to have thi..

You mean they didn’t think it through? Remember last month when Kevin Owens returned to WWE and had a pay per view title match? Remember that match being awesome? Now do you remember Owens doing anything other than hosting an episode of the Kevin Owens Show since then? It’s almost like Owens was brought back up too soon and it’s become a problem. So what has been going on?
According to Mike Johnson on PW Insider Elite Audio, the original plans were to bring Owens back up on either the Monday Night Raw or SmackDown Live after WrestleMania 35. This obviously did not happen and Owens was brought back to television in a hurry with no plans for him. At the moment, Owens has nothing scheduled for WrestleMania and has only wrestled in a tag match since his title match at Fastlane.
Owens certainly hasn’t lost a step. Check out him talking as only he can:
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Opinion: This is modern WWE as only they can make it happen. You have an outstanding talent li..

Main Event
Date: March 28, 2019
Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Commentators: Percy Watson, Byron Saxton, Renee Young
We’re long since in the home stretch towards Wrestlemania and that means we have a lot of recapping to do. I’m not sure what the point is in having these original matches when there is more stuff that could be done, but why mess with what….well I guess it’s worked somewhat over the rest of the year. Let’s get to it.
Opening sequence.
EC3 vs. Tyler Breeze Breeze has gotten a haircut and hits a dropkick into an early chinlock. That’s reversed into a seated full nelson which is reversed with a jawbreaker as Renee seems to approve of EC3’s physique. There’s the EC3 Elbow but a powerbomb is countered into a superkick for two. Breeze’s hurricanrana gets the same but it’s the 1%er for the pin on Breeze at 4:48.
Result: EC3 b. Tyler Breeze – 1%er (4:48)
We look at the announcement of the Raw Women’s Title match main eventing Wrestlemania.
From Smackdown.
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Who else was on the Lunatic Fringe? One of the most interesting stories of the year so far has been the contract status of Dean Ambrose. WWE announced that he would be leaving the company in April and has gone so far as to pull him from future house shows. Before Ambrose decided to try his hand elsewhere, something was in the works for him and it turns out that it was going to be a big deal.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ambrose was scheduled to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35 in what was likely to be a match for the Universal Title. The plans were changed back in October when Reigns announced that he was suffering from leukemia, meaning that any plans were thrown out the window. Since then, Ambrose decided to not re-sign with the company and he currently is not scheduled for a WrestleMania match.
They’ve headlined a show for a title before. Check out Ambrose vs. Reigns from Survivor Series 2015:
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Opinion: this isn’t ..

Say it isn’t so. Earlier this year, four NXT names made surprising debuts on the main roster, changing the direction of Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live and NXT. Suddenly there was fresh talent on the main roster and a bunch of names moving up from the developmental show. Ricochet and Aleister Black have thrived and Tommaso Ciampa is injured, though WWE might have plans for Johnny Gargano.
According to Bryan Alvarez of Wrestling Observer Live, WWE is considering moving Gargano to the 205 Live roster due to Ciampa’s injury ending the chance of Gargano teaming with him for the time being. Gargano is currently still working regularly in NXT, where he will be facing Adam Cole for the NXT Title at Takeover: New York. There is no word on when Gargano could move to 205 Live.
Here’s what Gargano can do on the main roster. Check out one of his matches from Monday Night Raw:
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Opinion: I really, really hope this isn’t the case. Gargano has proven that..

The picture gets a little more clear. With most of the WrestleMania 35 card already set, there are only a few holes that still need to be filled in. One of them is quite the question mark as we wait to see if John Cena will be making an appearance. Cena is currently filming a movie but there is a strong chance that he can be at the show. If he is, WWE already has a match planned for him.
According to Dave Meltzer on F4WOnline.com, Cena has an offer on the table to face Elias at WrestleMania and is likely to accept it. While no opponent is listed, it is said to NOT be Kurt Angle, who is scheduled to be facing Baron Corbin at the show. Cena has not wrestled on WWE TV since the January 14 episode of Monday Night Raw. He has been rumored for an appearance on the show in several different spots.
Maybe it can go better than last year, which wasn’t Cena’s night. Check out Cena vs. the Undertaker in a surprising match:
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Opinion: Cena appearing at W..

You have to fill in the ranks somehow. With less than two weeks to go before WrestleMania 35, two of the matches that are in need of some more details are the battle royals, which could combine for nearly fifty names making it onto the show. While it’s interesting to see who is included in the field, the rosters can also show you what might not be taking place on the show, which may be the case here.
WWE.com has revealed a list of twenty six more names for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, bringing the total number of entrants to twenty nine, along with the already entered Michael Che, Colin Jost and Braun Strowman. The additional names (listed below) include Chad Gable, Bobby Roode and the Hardys. This would heavily suggest (though not guarantee) that these four will not be involved in a Tag Team Title match on the show. With these names announced, there is a strong possibility of no SmackDown Tag Team Title match and a somewhat less likely chance of a Raw Tag Team Title mat..

Just in case the card isn’t packed enough. I don’t think it’s any secret to say that WrestleMania 35 is going to be one of the longest wrestling shows of all time. With a possible seventeen matches being included on the card, things are already going to be long but that’s not all. There will also be bonus segments, including some involving the official host. But who is that host?
Earlier this month, Alexa Bliss was announced as the official host of WrestleMania 35. However, on Sunday Carmella sent out a Tweet saying that she and R-Truth should host the show, setting off an argument between her and Bliss. R-Truth got involved also, tweeting out a video saying that he and Carmella would be hosting the show, but that Bliss could do something as well, if certain conditions were met. Here is the Twitter exchange, plus R-Truth’s response.
Serious question y’all..who should be the host of @WrestleMania?! ?
— MELLA I$ MONEY (@CarmellaWWE) March 24, 2019
Haha aw this is cute . But Maybe the..

That’s a big no. Alberto Del Rio is one of the more polarizing names in modern wrestling. There is no denying the fact that he’s a very good in-ring performer, but he’s not the most popular guy in the world and has had controversy follow him for a long time now. It’s fairly clear that his in-ring career is winding down, but there’s always the chance of one more run. Is WWE interested?
Del Rio recently spoke with Superluchas.com and said that he was interested in a return to WWE. However, according to Fightful.com, WWE has absolutely no interest in bringing Del Rio back to the company. Del Rio reportedly rubbed a lot of people the wrong way and didn’t make things any better when he no showed last year’s Lucha Underground vs. Impact Wrestling event over WrestleMania weekend. Del Rio last wrestled for on the August 16, 2016, SmackDown Live.
Del Rio did have his moments. Check out one of his better attacks on Big Show:
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Opinion: Good. I haven’t..

One more for the wrestling historian. The Revival won the Raw Tag Team Titles a little over a month ago and haven’t exactly done much with them. The idea that the Revival is going to bring some sweeping change to the division has long since been forgotten as they’re barely ever able to work the style of match that made them such successes in the first place. However, they did do one thing right.
On Saturday night in Amherst, Massachusetts, the Revival wore the classic design for the Tag Team Titles in a title defense. These belts were used from 1985-2002 and were replaced around the time that the company switched over from WWF to WWE. There is no indication that the classic designs will be made permanent, though such a move was made when Cody Rhodes reintroduced the classic Intercontinental Title.
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