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411’s WWE WrestleMania 34 Report

April 9, 2018 | Posted by Scott Slimmer
Brock Lesnar WrestleMania 34 Image Credit: WWE

Welcome to 411’s WWE WrestleMania 34 Report. We are LIVE in beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tonight’s Kickoff Show panel is Renee Young, Booker T, JBL, and David Otunga. We start off with a video package for Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn and then go to a video package for AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. Booker T and JBL pick AJ Styles, but Otunga picks Nakamura. Next up is a video package for Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H. Booker T and JBL pick Stephanie McMahon & Triple H, but Otunga picks Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle.

We head to a video package for Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka. Carmella interrupts the panelists to remind them that they should be talking about her, not Charlotte or Asuka. She’s not saying that she’s cashing in MitB tonight, but she’s also not saying that she isn’t. She’s going to win the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal… and then see what happens after that.


Kickoff Show Match
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
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Chaos erupts from the start, and Aiden English is the first to be eliminated. Tye Dillinger goes after Dolph Ziggler but fails to eliminate him. Curt Hawkins gets dumped to the outside. Goldust and R-Truth briefly reunite as a team, but Goldust turns on R-Truth and eliminates him. Mike Kanellis gets eliminated as Rhyno works over Matt Hardy. Shelton Benjamin kicks Tyler Breeze off the apron for another elimination as Rhyno turns his attention to Baron Corbin. The Revival double team Zack Ryder as Matt Hardy slams Goldust’s head into the top turnbuckle. Fandango tries to kick Dolph Ziggler off the apron, but Ziggler grabs the bottom rope and slides back into the ring. Zack Ryder goes for the Broski Boot to Ziggler in the corner, but Mojo Rawley blindsides Ryder for the elimination. Titus O’Neil eliminates Luke Gallows as we head to a commercial. We return from the break with the action still going strong. The Revival eliminate Apollo and then do the same to Shelton Benjamin. Rhyno, the Revival, and the Miztourage all get quickly eliminated after that. Baron Corbin launches Sin Cara out of the ring and onto several previously eliminated competitors. Fandango squares off with Kane and soon regrets that decision as Kane easily eliminates him. We’re down to the final eight, and Dolph Ziggler eliminates Titus O’Neil. Goldust power slams Ziggler and does the same to Tye Dillinger. Goldust hits Shattered Dreams to Dillinger, but Ziggler counters Shattered Dreams into an elimination. Tye Dillinger faces off with Matt Hardy, and we get dueling “Ten” and “Delete” chants. Dillinger gets eliminated and is quickly followed by Ziggler. The final four are Kane, Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, and Matt Hardy. Corbin eliminates Kane, and we’re down to three. Corbin and Rawley team up against Hardy and stomp him into the mat. Corbin and Rawley try to eliminate Hardy, but suddenly BRAY WYATT APPEARS IN THE RING!!! Wyatt helps Hardy to eliminate Rawley and then goes after Corbin. Hardy eliminates Corbin to win the match. Hardy stares down Wyatt and then embraces him in celebration. Hardy and Wyatt pose together as Hardy celebrates his victory.

Match Result: Matt Hardy wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Match Length: 16:41
Slimmer’s Rating:

We start the second hour of the Kickoff Show with Peter Rosenberg replacing JBL on the panel. Drake Maverick brings the Cruiserweight Championship down to ringside as we get ready for the finals of the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament.


Kickoff Show Match
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Finals
Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali
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Alexander starts the match with a rear waste lock, but Ali gets the standing switch into a side head lock. Ali leapfrogs Alexander, runs the ropes, and catches Alexander with a head scissors takedown. Alexander and Ali jockey for position in the corner before going to work with chops and kicks in the middle of the ring. Ali lands a stiff kick to the chest, but Alexander fights back with a hurricanrana for a one count. Alexander back body drops Ali over the top rope, but Ali lands on his feet on the apron. Alexander kicks Ali to the floor and then flips over the top rope to take out Ali on the outside. Alexander rolls Ali back into the ring but only gets a two count. Alexander charges at Ali in the corner and connects with a running uppercut. Alexander catches Ali with a huge back body drop and makes the cover for another two count. Alexander goes for a suplex, but Ali floats over. Ali levels Alexander with a clothesline and catches him with a roundhouse kick over the top rope. Ali hits a rolling sit-out facebuster and gets a two count of his own. Ali charges at Alexander, but Alexander hits the Spanish Fly to regain control. Ali heads up top and goes for a diving tornado DDT, but Alexander catches Ali in mid-air and crotches him on the top rope. Alexander joins Ali up top and brawls with him, but Ali gets the best of the exchange and his a springboard super Spanish Fly from the top. Ali sets up Alexander for the 054, but Alexander knocks Ali off the top rope and all the way to the outside. Alexander drags Ali back into the ring, but Ali hits a reverse hurricanrana followed by a diving tornado DDT. Ali heads up top and connects with the 054, but Alexander gets his foot on the ropes to prevent the three count. Ali goes for another 054, but Alexander rolls out of the way, and Ali crashes to the mat. Alexander connects with a stiff spinning back elbow shot and begs Ali to stop fighting. Ali fights back up to his feet, so Alexander delivers the Lumbar Check to finally get the three count.

Match Result: Cedric Alexander defeats Mustafa Ali with the Lumbar Check.
Match Length: 12:13
Slimmer’s Rating: **¾

The Kickoff Show panel returns to discuss The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins. Booker T picks The Miz, but Young cuts off Rosenberg and Otunga before they can make their picks. We cut to John Cena, who is out in the crowd enjoying WrestleMania as a fan in the Cena Section.


Kickoff Show Match
WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal
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Beth Phoenix and Paige are the special guest commentators for the very first WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal. The match begins with all of the women attacking Carmella and quickly eliminating her. Dana Brooke is the next collective target and is soon eliminated. A brawl breaks out among the remaining competitors, and several of them head to the outside without being eliminated. The women of NXT stand tall in the ring and chant that they are NXT, but Becky Lynch charges back into the ring to remind them what the main roster can do. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville are the next to be eliminated. Becky Lynch eliminated Bianca Belair, and then Sasha Banks eliminates Dakota Kai. Becky Lynch and Mickie James quickly get eliminated as well. Sarah Logan eliminates Peyton Royce, and the Riott Squad are all still in the match. The final six are the Riott Squad, Natalya, Sasha Banks, and Bayley. Banks and Bayley team up to eliminate Natalya, Liv Morgan, and Ruby Riott. Sarah Logan tries to eliminate Sasha Banks, but Bayley makes the save and eliminates Logan. Banks and Bayley square off in the middle of the ring. Banks offers to shake Bayley’s hand, but Bayley takes the opportunity to eliminate Banks. Bayley begins to celebrate, but suddenly she realizes that Naomi was never actually eliminated. Naomi heads back into the ring, hits the Rear View, and tosses Bayley to win the match.

Match Result: Naomi wins the battle royal, last eliminating Bayley.
Match Length: 9:24
Slimmer’s Rating: **¼

The Kickoff Show finishes up with a video package for Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns.


Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship
The Miz (Champion) vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins
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Miz walks out on stage with the Miztourage but sends Dallas and Axel to the back, deciding to go it alone tonight. Balor is not in Demon mode tonight. Balor starts the match by shoving Rollins into Miz. All three men trade near falls before Miz gets dumped to the outside. Rollins kicks Balor in the gut, but Balor clotheslines Rollins to the outside and dives over the top rope onto Rollins and Miz. Balor rolls Miz into the ring and connects with a basement drop kick. Balor chops Miz in the corner but turns around and eats a giant crossbody from Rollins. Rollins heads up top and hits a double blockbuster before covering Miz for a two count. Rollins connects with running forearm shot to Miz in the corner, but Miz fights back with his patented corner clothesline to Balor in the opposite corner. Miz hits Balor with the back breaker / neck breaker combo and locks in a modified Cobra Clutch. Balor fights out of the hold and levels Miz with a running forearm shot. Balor delivers a standing double stomp to the chest and kicks Miz to the outside. Balor goes for the Sling Blade on Rollins, but Rollins blocks and connects with a Sling Blade of his own. Rollins dumps Balor to the outside and connects with a suicide dive to Balor and a second suicide dive to Miz. The action returns to the ring, and Miz catches Rollins with a DDT for a two count. Rollins tries to springboard toward Miz, but Miz kicks him off the top rope to the outside. Miz locks in the Figure Four on Balor in the middle of the ring, but Rollins heads up top and hits a top rope frog splash to Miz to break the hold. Rollins covers Miz but only gets a two count. All three men head to the outside and Rollins looks to powerbomb Balor into the barricade, but Balor floats over and kicks both Rollins and Miz into the barricade. Balor rolls Rollins back into the ring and goes for 1916, but Rollins counters with a knee shot. Balor heads up top to set up for the Coup de Grâce, but Miz joins him up top. Rollins takes Miz off the top and buckle bombs him in the opposite corner. Rollins heads back up top with Balor and goes for a superplex into the Falcon Arrow, but Miz breaks it up and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Rollins for a two count. Balor rolls up Miz and gets a two count of his own. Balor heads up top, but Miz hits the ropes and crotches Balor on the top turnbuckle. Miz heads up top with Balor, but Rollins hits a step-up enzuigiri to Balor. Rollins heads up top, but Miz catches him with a super bulldog from the top. Miz covers Rollins, but Balor hits the Coup de Grâce to Miz’ back to break up the hold. Balor delivers another Coup de Grâce to Miz, but Rollins breaks up the pin. Rollins connects with the Stomp to Miz to get the three count.

Match Result: Seth Rollins defeats the Miz with the Stomp.
Match Length: 15:30
Slimmer’s Rating: ****


Smackdown Women’s Championship Match
Charlotte Flair (Champion) vs. Asuka
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Flair starts her journey to the ring from a throne on the stage, flanked by three glistening gladiators. It’s a nice twist on Triple H’s WrestleMania 30 entrance, which featured Charlotte, Sasha, and Alexa by his side. Asuka starts the match with an arm wringer, but Flair cartwheels out to break the hold. Flair leapfrogs Asuka and goes for a rolling Figure Four, but Asuka kicks her away. John Cena is still sitting in the crowd as a fan. I’m guessing that we’ll be getting Cena-in-the-crowd shots all night. Flair chops Asuka, but Asuka responds with a hip attack that sends Flair to the outside. Asuka waits for Flair to return to the ring and locks in an arm bar. Flair breaks the hold with a forearm shot and goes for a neck breaker, but Asuka counters into a sleeper hold. Asuka puts all of her weight on Flair’s back, but Flair counters with a modified stunner. Flair drapes Asuka cross the bottom rope and drives her face into the mat. Flair goes up top and goes for a moonsault, but Asuka catches her in a triangle, but Flair counters into a Boston Crab in the middle of the ring. Asuka breaks the hold and drops Flair’s shoulder onto the bottom rope. Asuka grabs Flair’s arm and repeatedly kicks her shoulder. Flair catches a side kick and shoves Asuka to the mat. Cena shot. Asuka goes for another hip attack, but Flair evades and kicks Asuka in the head. Flair goes for a suplex on the apron, but Asuka counters into a suplex off the apron to the floor. Asuka and Flair beat the referee’s count back into the ring and slug it out in the middle of the ring. Asuka heads up top and connects with a top rope missile drop kick for a two count. Asuka heads up top, but Flair catches her with volley of chops and joins her up top. FLAIR DELIVERS A SUPER SPANISH FLY FROM THE TOP FOR A TOW COUNT!!! Flair goes for Natural Selection, but Asuka counters into a head scissors / arm bar combination. Flair escapes, but Asuka goes for the Asuka Lock, but Flair rolls into a pinning predicament for a two count. Flair connects with a spear and locks in the Figure Eight. Flair can only use one arm to bridge, but she gets it done with her good arm, and Asuka has no choice but to tap. After the match, Asuka grabs a mic and announces that Charlotte was ready for Asuka. Asuka congratulates Flair and hugs her in celebration.

Match Result: Charlotte Flair defeats Asuka with the Figure Eight Leg Lock.
Match Length: 13:07
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¾

As Flair is making her way up the ramp, a referee runs past her and jumps into the crowd. He runs over to John Cena and urgently tells him something. Cena leaps out of his chair, hops the barricade, and runs up the stage. Intriguing…


Fatal 4-Way Match for the United States Championship
Randy Orton (Champion) vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal w/ Sunil Singh vs. Rusev w/ Aiden English
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It has to be an good omen that WrestleMania falls on Rusev Day this year. Mahal and Orton quickly get dumped to the outside, and Rusev levels Roode with a standing drop kick. Rusev heads to the apron and connects with a somersault cannonball onto Mahal and Orton. Orton heads back into the ring with Roode and delivers a superplex. Orton makes the cover, but both Rusev and Mahal break up the pin. Roode hits Mahal with a spinebuster and goes for the Glorious DDT, but Mahal blocks, but Roode transitions into a sunset flip, but Orton breaks up the pin. Orton posts Roode in the corner and goes for his patented rope-assisted DDT on Rusev, but Rusev escapes. Orton ducks a spinning kick from Rusev and successfully hits the rope-assisted DDT. The crowd boos Orton trying to spoil Rusev Day, but he loves the hate. RKO to English! RKO to Rusev! RKO to Mahal! Orton covers Mahal, but Roode breaks up the pin. Orton goes for the RKO on Orton, but Roode counters into the Glorious DDT. Roode covers Orton, but Rusev breaks up the pin. Rusev levels Mahal with a kick to the side of the head and goes for the Accolade, but Sunil Singh distracts Rusev. Mahal takes advantage of the distraction and hits Rusev with Khallas for the three count. How dare he do that on Rusev Day?!?!

Match Result: Jinder Mahal defeats Rusev with Khallas.
Match Length: 8:23
Slimmer’s Rating: **¾


Mixed Tag Team Match
Ronda Rousey & Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon & Triple H
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McMahon pie faces Rousey before the match even begins, and I’m guessing that was a poor life decision. Angle and Triple H start the match, and Angle quickly grabs an arm wringer. Angle transitions into a hammer lock on the mat, but Triple H fights back to his feet and whips Angle to the outside. Triple H heads out of the ring and whips Angle into the ring steps. Triple H climbs back into the ring and gets in Rousey’s face as McMahon slams Angle’s head into the ring steps. Triple H drags Angle onto the apron and suplexes him back into the ring. Triple H slams Angle’s head into the top turnbuckle and then distracts the referee as McMahon chokes Angle cross the middle rope. Triple H whips Angle to the ropes and hits a spinebuster on the rebound for a two count. Triple H locks in a front face lock and whips Angle to the corner. Triple H charge at Angle in the corner, but Angle gets his boot up. McMahon holds Angle and Triple H goes for a forearm shot, but Angle ducks, and Triple H almost connects with McMahon. Angle takes advantage of the inadvertent distraction and hits Triple H with the Angle Slam. Angle goes for the tag, but McMahon pulls Rousey off the apron. Angle finally manages to make the tag, and Rousey charges into the ring. Rousey flips McMahon into the ring and levels her with a clothesline. Rousey hits a modified back suplex and goes to work with body shots in the corner. Rousey tosses McMahon across the ring and follows up with a modified exploder suplex. Rousey monkey flips McMahon into an arm bar, but McMahon locks her hands to prevent Rousey from getting it in all the way. McMahon rakes the eyes to break the hold and follows up with a DDT. McMahon kicks the back and locks in a bow-and-arrow. Rousey breaks the hold, but McMahon shoves Rousey to the mat. Rousey hits McMahon with a spinning Samoan Drop and makes the cover, but Triple H pulls the referee out of the ring. Rousey gets in Triple H’s face, so he pulls her out of the ring as well. Angle drags Triple H onto an announce table and goes for a German suplex off the table, but Triple H counters and shoves Angle off the table. Triple H heads back into the ring to check on McMahon, but Rousey heads back into the ring and wants to face off with Triple H. Triple H tells the referee to allow it and then squares off with Rousey. PUNCHES TO TRIPLE H!!! SINGLE LEG TAKEDOWN!!! Rousey lifts Triple H, but McMahon makes the save and slaps Rousey. McMahon flees to the outside, but Rousey chases her and whips her into the barricade. Rousey lifts McMahon, but McMahon floats over and shoves Rousey into the ring post. Angle heads back into the ring and catches Triple H with two belly-to-belly-suplexes and three German suplexes. Angle goes for the Angle Slam, but Triple H tries to counter into the Pedigree, but Angle tries to counter into the Ankle Lock, but Triple H tries to counter into the Pedigree, but Angle finally successfully counters into the Angle Slam for a looong two count. ANGLE DROPS THE STRAPS!!! Angle goes for the Ankle Lock, but McMahon breaks it up, so Angle locks in the Ankle Lock on McMahon. Triple H makes the save and hits the Pedigree, but Rousey breaks up the pin. Triple H goes for a powerbomb on Rousey, but Rousey counters into a hurricanrana into an arm bar. McMahon locks in a rear naked choke on Rousey to break the arm bar, but Rousey fights to her feet, breaks the hold, and flips McMahon into an arm bar. Triple H tries to make the save, but Angle cuts him off and locks in the Ankle Lock. Triple H rolls forward and flips Ankle into Rousey, breaking both the arm bar and the Ankle Lock. Triple H posts Angle in the corner, and McMahon posts Rousey in the corner. Triple H and McMahon go for stereo Pedigrees, but Angle counters into a back body drop over the top rope, and Rousey counters into another arm bar. Rousey fully locks in the arm bar, and McMahon has no choice but to tap. That was light years better than I expected it to be.

Match Result: Ronda Rousey defeats Stephanie McMahon with an arm bar.
Match Length: 20:15
Slimmer’s Rating: ****½


Triple Threat Match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Usos (Champions) vs. The New Day vs. The Bludgeon Brothers
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It’ll be Kofi Kingston and Big E for the New Day in this mach. The Bludgeon Brothers wreak havoc to start and annihilate all of their opponents. Harper and Rowen then go after Xavier Woods and powerbomb him into the ring post. Rowan splashes Jey and Kingston in the ring before making the tag to Harper. Rowan dumps Jey to the outside, and it looks like Harper and Kingston are now the legal men. Jimmy make the blind tag on Kingston and goes after Harper. Jey gets the tag from Jimmy, and the Usos double team Harper. Jimmy gets the quick tag from Jey and connects with a top rope splash to Harper. Jey gets the quick tag from Jimmy and connects with a kick to the side of Harper’s head. The Usos go for stereo suicide dives onto Rowan on the outside, but Rowan catches them and goes for a double choke slam, but the Usos counter into a double team suplex. Big E and Harper are evidently legal at this point, and Big E makes the tag to Kingston. Big E and the Usos go for a double superplex / powerbomb Tower of Doom on Harper, but Rowan makes the save. The Usos and Big E get dumped to the outside, but Harper is still up top. Rowan lifts Kingston up to Harper, and Harper delivers a super powerbomb to Kingston for the three count.

Match Result: Luke Harper defeats Kofi Kingston with a super powerbomb.
Match Length: 5:47
Slimmer’s Rating:

John Cena heads down to the ring in his wrestling gear, but a referee runs down after him and evidently delivers some bad news. Cena looks disappointed and begins to head back up the ramp, but suddenly the lights go out. ELIAS IS HERE!!! Elias heads down the ramp while playing House of the Rising Sun (great touch in New Orleans). Elias gets in the ring and tells Cena that he’ll take it from here. Cena heads back out into the crowd as Elias sings in the ring. Elias insults Cena and the New Orleans fans, and that’s enough for Cena to charge back into the ring and hit the Protoplex. Cena follows up with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and the Attitude Adjustment, sending Elias out of the ring. The crowd chants for the Undertaker, but Cena’s music hits instead. Cena seems very disappointed and again starts to head up the ramp, but suddenly the lights go out again. The lights come on over the ring, and we see that the Undertaker’s hat and coat have appeared in the middle of the ring, right where they were at the end of last year’s WrestleMania. Lightning strikes the ring, and the Undertaker’s hat and coat disappear. The arena goes dark again. GONG!!! THE UNDERTAKER IS HERE!!!


John Cena vs. The Undertaker

Taker takes the fight straight to Cena and works him over in the corner. Taker levels Cena with a clothesline and then goes Old School. Taker splashes Cena in the corner and hits snake eyes. Taker drops Cena with a big boot and follows up with a leg drop. Taker goes for the choke slam, but Cena counters into the Protoplex. Cena goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Taker sits up. Taker choke slams Cena and drops the straps. TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER TO CENA FOR THE THREE COUNT!!!

Match Result: The Undertaker defeats John Cena with the Tombstone Piledriver.
Match Length: 2:45
Slimmer’s Rating: *½ (three minute squash match)


Tag Team Match
Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Sayn
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Owens and Zayn come through the crowd and attack McMahon and Bryan before the match begins. Owens powerbombs Bryan onto the ring apron, and McMahon calls for medical staff to check on Bryan. McMahon climbs into the ring and says that he’ll take on Owens and Zayn by himself. McMahon traps Owens in the corner and beats him down to the mat. McMahon whips Owens to the ropes and levels him with a back elbow shot on the rebound. McMahon connects with a pump kick to Owens and a DDT to Zayn. Owens regains control and stomps on McMahon’s recently injured midsection. Zayn gets the tag from Owens and drops McMahon with a shoulder block. Zayn locks in a modified sleeper and makes the tag to Owens. Owens continues the assault on McMahon’s midsection and grinds McMahon’s face into the mat. Zayn gets the tag from Owens and peppers McMahon with mocking jabs. Zayn drives a knee into McMahon’s gut and follows up with an exploder suplex. Zayn continues to assault McMahon with punches and kicks and then hits the Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. McMahon crawls toward his corner, but he doesn’t have anyone to tag. Zayn goes for the Helluva Kick, but McMahon evades and ties up Zayn in the tree of woe. McMahon dumps Owens to the outside, heads up top, and hits Zayn with the Coast to Coast. Owens finally gets the tag from Zayn and delivers the Bullfrog Splash to McMahon. Owens covers McMahon, but DANIEL BRYAN MAKES THE SAVE!!! McMahon evades a cannonball from Owens, but Zayn gets the tag and prevents McMahon from making the tag to Bryan. Zayn locks in a sleeper on McMahon, but McMahon counters into a back suplex and FINALLY makes the hot tag to Bryan. DANIEL BRYAN IS LEGAL IN THE MATCH!!! Bryan pounds on Zayn and knocks Owens off the apron. Bryan levels Zayn with a running kick and connects with a baseball slide to Owens. Bryan hits a flying knee off the apron to Owens, heads up top, and delivers a diving missile drop kick to Zayn. Bryan hits a STIFF running kick to Zayn and follows up with a hurricanrana from the top. Owens grabs Bryan’s legs from the outside, allowing Zayn to hit the Helluva Kick. Owens gets the tag and knocks McMahon off the apron. Owens catches Bryan with the pop-up powerbomb, but Bryan kicks out at two. Zayn gets the tag and squares off with Bryan in the middle of the ring. Bryan works over Zayn with a volley of punches and kicks before going to work with the Yes Kicks. RUNNING KNEE!!! YES LOCK!!! ZAYN TAPS!!!

Match Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Sami Zayn with the Yes Lock.
Match Length: 15:20
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼


Raw Women’s Championship Match
Alexa Bliss (Champion) w/ Mickie James vs. Nia Jax
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Jax knocks James out of the ring before the match begins and then whips her into the announce table. Jax whips James into the barricade and is clearly trying to even the odds as quickly as possible. Jax hits James with a Samoan Drop on the outside, and it looks like Bliss is on her own. The match officially begins, and Jax kicks Bliss to the mat. Jax tosses Bliss around the ring and guerrilla press slams her. Bliss flees to the outside, but Jax follows and runs straight through her. The action returns to the ring, and Bliss catches Jax with a cheap shot to the eye. Bliss ducks a kick in the corner and wrenches Jax’ knee over the middle rope. Bliss hits a double stomp to the back and goes back to work on Jax injured knee. Bliss goes for a guillotine, but Jax counters into a suplex. Bliss posts Jax in the corner, and Jax tumbles to the outside. Jax heads up top and hits Twisted Bliss to Jax on the outside. The action returns to the ring, and Bliss kicks Jax face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Bliss delivers a DDT but only gets a two count. Bliss slaps Jax and berates her, but Jax fights back to her feet and slams Bliss. Jax slams Bliss in the corner and levels her with a clothesline. Bliss kicks the injured knee, heads up top, and goes for a diving hurricanrana from the top, but Jax catches Bliss in mid-air and catapults her into the corner. Jax goes for a Samoan Drop, but Bliss rakes the eyes. Jax delivers a stiff Alabama Slamma and a super Samoan Drop form the second rope for the three count.

Match Result: Nia Jax defeats Alexa Bliss with a super Samoan Drop.
Match Length: 9:00
Slimmer’s Rating: **


WWE Championship Match
AJ Styles (Champion) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
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Styles and Nakamura circle each other to start. Styles side steps a front kick and then counters a kick into a rear waist lock takedown. Nakamura ties up Styles in the ropes, but Styles just slaps him across the face. Nakamura goes for Good Vibrations, but Styles fights out of the corner. Styles hits a snap suplex and gets a one count. Nakamura traps Styles in the corner, but Styles again fights out and catches Nakamura with a back breaker. Styles hits a running knee drop and gets a two count. Styles locks in a rear chin lock and drags Nakamura down to the mat. Nakamura fights back to his feet and hits the ropes, but Styles catches him with a drop kick on the rebound. Nakamura rolls to the outside, waits for Styles to head to the apron, and kicks his feet out from under him, causing Styles to fall face-first onto the apron. Nakamura rolls Styles back into the ring and hits a diving kick from the second turnbuckle. Nakamura lands a kick to the back of Styles’ neck, sets him on the top turnbuckle, and hits the rising knee shot in the corner. Nakamura hits a front facebuster, but Styles blocks the reverse exploder suplex and counters into a sit-out facebuster. Styles lands a forearm shot and gets a two count. Styles hits a pump handle gut buster and gets another two count. Styles goes for the Styles clash, but Nakamura dumps Styles to the apron. Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Nakamura catches Styles in mid-air and counters into the Landslide for a two count of his own. Nakamura takes Styles up top, but Styles slides through Nakamura’s legs and back down to the mat. Styles kicks the inside of Nakamura’s knee and drops him to the mat. Nakamura goes for a suplex, but his leg gives out, and Styles counters into the Calf Crusher. Nakamura can’t make it to the ropes, but he rolls and counters into a triangle. Styles gets his legs under him, but Nakamura grabs Styles’ leg to prevent Styles from countering into a powerbomb. Styles again gets his legs under him, and this time he’s able to lift Nakamura and drop him on his neck. Nakamura lands a spinning kick with his injured leg and once again sets Styles on the top turnbuckle. Nakamura goes for a rising knee shot to Style’s back, but Styles rolls out of the way, and Nakamura rams his knee into the turnbuckle. Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm, but Nakamura kicks out at two. Styles goes for the springboard 450 splash, but Nakamura gets his knees up and covers Styles for a two count. Styles and Nakamura both get to their feet and trade forearm shots in the middle of the ring. Styles hits the Pelé kick, but Nakamura responds with a knee to the back of Styles’ head. Nakamura hits the reverse exploder suplex and sets up for the Kinshasa, but Styles ducks and counters into the Styles Clash for the three count. After the match, Nakamura hands the belt to Styles and then hits him with a low blow, just like Chris Jericho did to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIX. Nakamura kicks Styles out of the ring and then kicks him a few more times on the outside before delivering the Kinshasa and heading back up the ramp.

Match Result: AJ Styles defeats Shinsuke Nakamura with the Styles Clash.
Match Length: 20:12
Slimmer’s Rating: ****¼


Raw Tag Team Championship Match
Sheamus & Cesaro (Champions) vs. Braun Strowman & Nicholas
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Strowman comes down to the ring and announces that his tag team partner is going to be one of the members of the WWE Universe in attendance. He walks around ringside looking for a suitable partner heads into the crowd and finds a kid named Nicholas. He looks like he’s about ten or eleven years old. This kid’s Instagram is about to blow up like that Timberlake kid’s did after the Super Bowl. Strowman tells Nicholas to stand in the corner, and he’ll do all the work. The match begins with Strowman and Cesaro as the legal men. Strowman works over Cesaro, but Sheamus distracts Strowman long enough for Cesaro to take control. Sheamus gets the tag, and Cesaro hits a diving senton off Sheamus’ shoulders. Sheamus works over Strowman in the corner makes the tag to Cesaro, but Strowman hits the ropes and levels both Sheamus and Cesaro with a crossbody. Strowman… STROWMAN MAKES THE TAG TO NICHOLAS!!! Nicholas stars at Cesaro and makes the quick tag back to Strowman. Strowman hits Cesaro with the power slam and gets the three count. I assume the kid was a plant and this was all planned, but if he really was just picked at random, this is one heck of a moment.

Match Result: Braun Strowman defeats Cesaro with the power slam.
Match Length: 3:53
Slimmer’s Rating: **


Universal Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (Champion) vs. Roman Reigns
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Lesnar quickly muscles Reigns into the corner and goes to work with shoulder shot to the gut, but Reigns fights back to the middle of the ring. GERMAN #1!!! GERMAN #2!!! GERMAN #3!!! SUPERMAN PUNCH!!! SUPERMAN PUNCH!!! Reigns clotheslines Lesnar out of the ring and goes for a Superman Punch off the ring steps, but Lesnar counters into a belly-to-belly suplex. Lesnar hits another belly-to-belly suplex on the outside and then drops him face-first onto the announce table. Lesnar rolls Reigns back into the ring. GERMAN #4!!! GERMAN #5!!! Lesnar hits another belly-to-belly suplex and then another belly-to-belly suplex that sends Reigns tumbling out of the ring. Lesnar heads out of the ring and clears off the German announce table. Lesnar whips Reigns into the barricade, but Reigns shoves Lesnar face-first into the ring post. Reigns spears Lesnar onto the announce table and then rolls him back into the ring. Reigns hits a Superman Punch and two spears but only gets a two count. Reigns goes for another Superman Punch, but Lesnar counters with a vicious knee to the face. That was sick. Lesnar hits the F-5, but Reigns kicks out at two. Lesnar hits a second F-5, but again Reigns kicks out at two. Lesnar hits a third F-5, but Reigns miraculously kicks out at two yet again. Lesnar tosses Reigns out of the ring and delivers an F-5 through the German announce table. Lesnar drags Reigns back into the ring and hits GERMAN #6!!! Lesnar hits a FIFTH F-5, but Reigns once again kicks out at two. Lesnar takes off his gloves and goes to work with vicious elbow shots to the head. Reigns has been busted WIDE OPEN and is gushing from his forehead. Reigns hits two spears out of nowhere while wearing the crimson mask. Lesnar hits a SIXTH F-5, and that’s finally enough to get the three count.

Match Result: Brock Lesnar defeats Roman Reigns with the F-5.
Match Length: 15:53
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼

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