wrestlemania 2018 match by match live blog

After helping Hardy eliminate Rawley, Wyatt got caught on the business end of Corbin's finisher. Suddenly the lights went out and a former foe of the 'Woken' one, Bray Wyatt, appeared in the ring with a slightly altered look. After Corbin dumped Kane to narrow the field down to three, he teamed up with Mojo Rawley for a double stomping of Hardy. WWE fans: Subscribe to our podcast - In This Corner with Brian Campbell - where we go in depth on everything you need to know in WWE each week and will have instant analysis of WrestleMania 34 immediately after the show.Īndre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal - Matt Hardy eliminates Baron Corbin (Kickoff Show): The annual 30-man cluster to start the kickoff show, featuring a smattering of mid-card performers, was boosted considerably by an entertaining finish. Even a Raw tag team title victory by Braun Strowman and his surprise pre-teen partner plucked from the crowd received an overwhelmingly positive response from the crowd.

While the card wasn't void of low moments, those that were moved along fairly quickly. The night also featured The Undertaker's return in a surprising squash victory over John Cena, and SmackDown women's champion Charlotte Flair ending the unbeaten streak of Asuka in one of the best women's matches in WrestleMania history.

Because of the surprise finish amid rumors of Lesnar's return to UFC, the crowd of 78,133 went from hating the night's final match to cheering it in an instant. But the main event undoubtedly created the most water cooler talk for Monday morning as a bloodied Roman Reigns, after kicking out of four F5 finishers from Brock Lesnar, surprisingly succumbed to the universal champion. From a pair of thrilling matches to open the main card to a thrilling swerve in the main event, which brought a dying crowd to its feet in unison, Sunday's card from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome had something for just about every kind of professional wrestling fan.įormer UFC champion Ronda Rousey's in-ring debut was arguably the show's highlight at the midpoint of the card when she teamed with Kurt Angle to defeat Stephanie McMahon and Triple H in a fun and expertly booked match. And it did just that for a variety of unforgettable reasons. NEW ORLEANS - One night after NXT served up quite possibly its strongest TakeOver card in history, the pressure was on WWE WrestleMania 34 to deliver.

Wrestlemania 2018 match by match live blog