WWE WrestleMania 38 Night One Live Discussion - April 2, 2022

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WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns (Winner Take All)​

The table has been set. 2022 Royal Rumble winner and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar has chosen to battle Roman Reigns in The Biggest WrestleMania Match of All-Time. It's WINNER TAKE ALL in a highly anticipated Championship Unification Match on WrestleMania Sunday.

Although Lesnar was originally scheduled to challenge The Head of the Table at WWE Day 1, Reigns tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to defend the Universal Title at the first Premier Live Event of the year. After being fired by Reigns days earlier, however, Paul Heyman once again took on the role of Advocate for Lesnar and negotiated for his client to be added to the Day 1WWE Title Fatal 4-Way Match instead. Thanks to Heyman’s maneuvering, The Beast was free to conquer the field and claim the WWE Championship.

During Lesnar’s WWE Title defense against Bobby Lashley at Royal Rumble, Reigns suddenly emerged when the referee was down and used some surprise help from the treacherous Heyman to strike Brock with the title and allow Lashley to reclaim his WWE Championship.


The WWE Universe would not have to wait to see how Lesnar would react. On the same night, the furious Beast stormed his way to the ring as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble Match and claimed victory in dominant fashion.

With the right to challenge the World Champion of his choosing, Lesnar emerged the following night on Raw and immediately chose to go to war with the Universal Champion. As a result, Reigns will finally have his showdown against The Conqueror on The Grandest Stage of Them All!

Then at WWE Elimination Chamber, titleholder Bobby Lashley was removed from the competition due to concussion protocol. This paved the way for The Beast to triumph in the Elimination Chamber Match to reclaim the WWE Championship. As a result, WrestleMania will now be a Championship Unification Match!

Don’t miss a spectacular moment of action when WINNER TAKES ALL Match on the second night of WrestleMania, steaming LIVE on Sunday, April 3 beginning at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey​

On WrestleMania Saturday, Ronda Rousey will challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

It has been almost three years since Rousey took a break from WWE to start a family following her epic Triple Threat Match that headlined WrestleMania 35 against Flair and Becky Lynch.

That hiatus came to a screeching halt, however, when Rousey made a surprise return to win the 2022 Royal Rumble Match and instantly earned the right to challenge the Women’s Champion of her choosing on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Although the dangerous competitor made a brief detour on Monday Night Raw and showed that she still had animosity toward Big Time Becks, The Rowdy One opted to leave her choice a mystery until she journeyed to SmackDown.

Once on the blue brand, The Baddest Woman on the Planet made it clear that she owes many Superstars a beatdown, and that Charlotte wasn't special, but just first. With that, Ronda Rousey officially challenged Flair for the SmackDown Woman Title on The Grandest Stage of the Them All.

This assumes, of course, that Flair is still the titleholder at WrestleMania. On the Jan. 11 edition of SmackDown, she will be challenged two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi.

A one-on-one showdown pitting Flair against Rousey is an incredible match made for WrestleMania, but who will emerge victorious? The Queen’s record speaks for itself, and there is no doubt that she deserves respect as the dominant titleholder she is. But will she have what it takes to defeat the awesome threat that is The Baddest Woman on the Planet?

Find out on the first night of at the most stupendous WrestleMania of all time, steaming LIVE on Saturday, April 2 beginning at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair​

After a wild WWE Elimination Chamber saw Becky Lynch retain the Raw Women’s Championship against Lita, and Bianca Belair survive the gauntlet that is the Elimination Chamber Match, The EST of WWE will get another chance to right the wrongs of last year’s SummerSlam when she squares off with Big Time Becks on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

As first reported by the Dallas Morning News, the clash is officially slated to take place on WrestleMania Saturday.

Since making her return at SummerSlam following the birth of her first child and reclaiming the title she never lost in 26 seconds against Belair, Lynch has been on a tear. Big Time Becks has run through past, present and future champions like Lita, Liv Morgan and even her future opponent Belair.

Belair has been chasing another epic WrestleMania moment, taking a sojourn from her championship hunt to deal with Doudrop before inserting herself back into the title picture. She failed to punch her ticket at Royal Rumble despite reaching the final four and earning the match’s iron-woman status with over 47 minutes in the match. In her last hope for a spot at The Showcase of the Immortals, The EST of WWE conquered the unforgiving Elimination Chamber to secure a rematch with The Vincent Van GOAT.

What fireworks are in store for Dallas as two of the biggest Superstars in WWE once again collide for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 38?

Find out at the most stupendous WrestleMania of all time, a two-night event steaming LIVE on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul​

A hard-hitting tag team showdown is set for The Showcase of the Immortals when Rey & Dominik Mysterio go to war with The Miz & Logan Paul on WrestleMania Saturday!

At WWE Elimination Chamber, The Miz took a swing at Dominik, and Dominik retaliated by helping his father claim a singles win against the former WWE Champion. Although some might argue this his actions were justified in the wake of Miz’s underhanded tactics during the weeks leading up to his matchup against The Legendary Luchador, The A-Lister did not see it that way. Instead, he decided he needed a tag team partner as he headed into WrestleMania to even the odds with the Mysterios. And on the Feb. 21 edition of “Miz TV,” he revealed that competitor to be social media megastar Logan Paul!

Paul’s partnership with Miz comes as a bit of a surprise since the former WWE Champion nearly came to blows with the outspoken boxer last August on Raw. It does make sense, though, since both explosive media personalities are proud natives of Cleveland, Ohio, both have been seen as WWE outsiders and both are known to occasionally employ sneaky tactics.

Now that the match has been made offical, will the cunning combination of Miz and Paul be enough to best WWE’s first-ever father/son Tag Team Champions? Dominik may be young, but he has quickly proven himself as a bona fide Superstar, one who possesses much of the ultra-athletic talent that his legendary father has used over the years.

Don’t miss a moment of the action at WrestleMania 38, a two-night event streaming LIVE on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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Edge vs. AJ Styles​

Two of WWE’s most influential and successful Superstars will collide on The Grandest Stage of Them All as Edge and AJ Styles square off in a potential show-stealing match at WrestleMania 38.

With a list of awe-inspiring moments long enough to rival any WWE Superstar, Edge returned to Raw to join The Road to WrestleMania and remind his fellow Superstars of his resume at The Showcase of the Immortals, stating that he would be waiting if anyone wants to step up and be immortalized.

Enter AJ Styles.

A legend in the industry, Styles has won nearly every championship the world has to offer in his 24-year career, including two runs as the WWE Champion. And that’s who Edge wanted to face, provoking the Phenomenal One with a right hand before The Ultimate Opportunist, although seemingly conflicted, battered Styles with a low blow and two ear-ringing Con-Chair-Tos.

Though both have enjoyed incredible careers that span more than two decades, the two Grand Slam Champions have shockingly never met one-on-one. In fact, their first and only encounter happened in the 2020 Royal Rumble Match when The Rated-R Superstar made his return to WWE after nine years, delivering a thunderous Spear to Styles before promptly dumping him over the top rope.

What breathtaking moments are in store for the WWE Universe when these two icons meet in Dallas?

Find out at the most stupendous WrestleMania of all time, a two-night event steaming LIVE on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

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Women’s Tag Team Champions Queen Zelina & Carmella vs. Sasha Banks & Naomi​

At WrestleMania, Queen Zelina & Carmella will attempt to retain their Women’s Tag Team Championship against Sasha Banks & Naomi.

On the Feb 25. edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Sasha Banks made an explosive return to the blue brand when she defeated the rebellious Shotzi with Naomi watching from SmackDown commentary. After the match, Naomi stunned the WWE Universe when she entered the ring and declared that she and Banks were the next Women's Tag Team Champions!

The crafty combination of Queen Zelina and Carmella has proven to be as dangerous as they are confident since capturing the titles last November. So confident, in fact, that they did not hesitate to respond to the challenge from The Glow and The Boss days later and assured that they would retain.

Who will walk off The Grandest Stage of Them All with the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles? Don’t miss a moment of the action at WrestleMania 38, a stupendous two-night event streaming LIVE on Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else!​
 
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I don't think this is shocking to anyone cause of course they're at least considering it lmao he says it wasn't the original plan anyway but that they might go title vs title still....so wait and see basically. But I think it's interesting cause I can see pros and cons either way really. Obviously if they plan on merging the belts then for sure do it but if that's not the plan then idk, makes it weird to defend after like Becky was doing
 
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I don't think this is shocking to anyone cause of course they're at least considering it lmao he says it wasn't the original plan anyway but that they might go title vs title still....so wait and see basically. But I think it's interesting cause I can see pros and cons either way really. Obviously if they plan on merging the belts then for sure do it but if that's not the plan then idk, makes it weird to defend after like Becky was doing
mb mitb can cash in same night for one of the belts. just to add more fuckery
 

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mb mitb can cash in same night for one of the belts. just to add more fuckery

Nah not an option bc no one with a case rn and they have that as a big event planned for 4th of July weekend so it'd still be a couple months of Roman (presumably) as double champ.

I don't think they'll do it myself, and I probs wouldn't either unless the plan was to merge them permanently which I'd actually be fine with, I just also don't think they'll do lol
 
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yeah ultimately if they do title vs title then there was not much of a point to losing the title and winning the rumble in the first place so I would not do this either. simple is better
 
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yeah ultimately if they do title vs title then there was not much of a point to losing the title and winning the rumble in the first place so I would not do this either. simple is better

That's also true lol I like Lashley having the 2x stat but if Brock just wins the chamber then that's hilarious
 
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Wait actually they kinda booked themselves in a corner there if title vs title was the plan, if neither Roman nor Brock won the Rumble then someone else would have claim at a shot so you'd have to do some fuckery to make them lose their Mania title shot which would NOT go over well :lol
 

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Wait actually they kinda booked themselves in a corner there if title vs title was the plan, if neither Roman nor Brock won the Rumble then someone else would have claim at a shot so you'd have to do some fuckery to make them lose their Mania title shot which would NOT go over well :lol
they booked themselves in a bit of a corner the moment they had brock win the raw belt in the first place so im hoping him winning the rumble was the out and not the first of many swerves
 

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they booked themselves in a bit of a corner the moment they had brock win the raw belt in the first place so im hoping him winning the rumble was the out and not the first of many swerves

Yeah it makes sense if title vs title was never the plan and if they end up doing it at this point then I'm assuming it's cause once people started talking about it they decided they want to do it and fuck the other stuff
 
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I'll be legit surprised if they don't make this Title vs Title for the stakes for sure, especially now Brock is in the Chamber

I hope Lashley gets his Mania title match though, I'd rather have two big title matches heading in. As there would be a lot riding on the match being good, and whilst I'm more interested in this version of Brock they don't have the best chemistry
 

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I'm not sure if they can get away doing 2 nights with only the one tbh unless they think Ronda/Charlotte and Becky/whoever makes up for it
 

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Title vs. title or not this needs to be the last time Roman vs. Brock happens. This is the third Wrestlemania they will be headlining together, right?
 

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Title for title doesn’t need to happen cause by the summer either Brock or Roman won’t have both belts and it’ll be pointless. Just putting a hat on top of a hat like they did with Charlotte/Becky/Ronda
 

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Should add Charlotte Ronda to op
 

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Y'all think we got our N1 and N2 main events already? I'd be floored if Roman/Brock isn't N2 main at least lol