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Preview.
WWE WrestleMania 39 - Night One (4/1/2023).
- WWE United States Championship Match: Austin Theory (c) vs. John Cena.
- WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Match: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley.
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) (c) vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens.
- Becky Lynch, Lita, & Trish Stratus vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY).
- Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul.
- Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio.
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) vs. The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik).
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Live Coverage.
- Becky G sang "America the Beautiful" to begin the broadcast, which was immediately followed up by a video package recapping the show.
- The broadcast team of Michael Cole & Corey Graves and the evening's hosts, Snoop Dogg & The Miz, welcomed the audience to the main show. Miz & Snoop promoted the show by running down the card before transitioning to the opening match.
WWE United States Championship Match.
Austin Theory (c) vs. John Cena.
Cena & Theory began the match locking up before Cena tried to get Theory's leg, but Theory backed up. Theory got a headlock on Cena, but Cena broke the hold and hit a shoulder tackle to baboozle the United States Champion. Theory was put in a headlock by Cena, but Theory reversed with a headlock of his own before Cena connected another shoulder tackle. Cena leaned Theory into the corner, but Cena got back to break the hold. Theory got Cena in the corner, but Theory bit Cena's ear before attacking him from behind. Theory hit a suplex on Cena, but only got a near fall. Theory connected another suplex on Cena, but Cena kicked out again. Theory was going for another suplex, but Cena reversed it with a suplex of his own. Cena slammed an Irish Whip on Theory, but Theory caught him with a boot before hitting a Rolling Blockbuster for a near fall, which he followed up with the Rolling Shotgun Dropkick for a near fall. Theory went for a second shotgun dropkick, but Cena stepped back and locked in an STF on Theory, but Theory bit Cena's hand to break the hold before catching him with a running lariat.
Theory got his boot on Cena to get a pin, but Cena kicked out, which Theory responded with a snap-mare into a neck stomp for a near fall. Theory hit another snap-mare combo on Cena before Theory went for another one, but Cena blocked it before going for a GTS, but Theory reversed with a DDT for a near fall. Theory hit a corner lariat on Cena before running around the ring going for a second, btu Cena evaded before catching him with a jab. Cena ran the ropes, btu Theory caught him with a rear-naked choke, but Cena backed Theory into the corner to break the hold. Cen began the Five Moves of Doom before hitting two shoulder tackles, a Slam, and the 5-Knuckle Shuffle. Cena went for the AA, but he accidentally took out the referee. Cena locked in the STF on the referee, but the referee was down. Theory hit Cena with a Low Blow before hitting the A-Town Down for the pinfall win.
Winner AND STILL WWE United States Champion: Austin Theory.
Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) vs. The Viking Raiders (Ivar & Erik) (w/ Valhalla).
WWE Hall of Famer Titus O'Neill joined the broadcast team for the match.
Ricochet & Gable began the match, with Ricochet getting a roll-up on Gable for a near fall, but Gable locked in an ankle lock for a near fall. The two wrestlers did some chain wrestling before Gable kicked Ricochet in the abdomen before hitting a sunset flip to misdirect Ricochet, which was followed by Otis hitting a lariat on Ricochet. Gable wiped out Ricoceht before taunting Strowman. Ricochet leaped over Gabe before Strowman tagged in The Big men of the match got in thering before all four teams bralwed inside the ring. The Vikings laid out everyone before hitting a springboard lariat/ German Suplex combo on Ricochet before hitting the Ragnarok on Ford. Strowman took out The Raiders with a shoulder tackle, but Gable got him before Gable hit a wicked Chaos Theory on Strowman for a near fall. Dawkins tagged and went for a Swanton on Gable, but Gable evaded before Ivar got up and went for a Moonsualt Press, but Dawkins evaded. Strowman, of all people, climbed to the top rope and hit a Giant Splash on Ivar, but everyone else on the match came in to break the pin.
Otis got Strowman and hit the World's Strongest Slam before climbing to the top rope, but Ford laid him out with an enziguri kick. Ford took out Ricochet, but Gable & Erik met him on top. Ivar & Otis got them before Ricochet hit a PLancha on Ford to drop everyone onto the mat to break down the Tower of Doom. Strowman went outsid and laid out everyone on his sights with shoulder tackles to host the Strowman Express, but Dawkins caught him witha vicious POUNCE to send him flying onto the barricade, btu Ricochet saw him and hit a Shooting Star Press on Dawkins tot he outside. Ricochet got Dawkins back in the ring and went for a SSP on Dawkins, but Dawkins blocked it with his knees and held on to him before Ford hit Ricochet with a Frog Splash for the pinfall win.
Winners: Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins).
- Xavier Woods, Tyler Breeze, Liv Morgan, Ridge Holland, "Butch" Pete Dunne were backstage simulating the match between Seth Rollins & Logan Paul ahead of their match.
Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul.
Rollins & Paul did some chain wrestling to begin the match before they locked up again. The two exchanged headlocks before they ran the ropes. Rollins did a slight misdirection and caught him with a shoulder tackle and a gut kick before going for the Stomp, but Paul evaded before the two had a face-off. The two ran the ropes again before Paul tossed him out of the ring, a little call back from their encounter in the 2023 Royal Rumble. Rollins hit a double-leg takedown on Paul and tried to attack him, but Paul rolled onto the apron and slammed his neck into the top rope before catching him with a Buckshot Lariat. Paul punched Rollins i the abdomen before stomping it. Paul got Rollins and went for a DVD, btu Rollins rolled over and tossed him into the corner. Paul hit a springboard cross-body on Rollins before connecting a Standing Moonsault on Rollins for two consecutive near falls on Rollins. Rollins caught Paul with two ripcord-forearm strikes, but Paul reversed it with a Russian Leg Sweep before locking in a sit-down Octopus Hold, but Rollins kicked him in the head to break the hold. Rollins fired away with ground chops on Paul, but Paul reversed it with a Gut Wrench Powerslam on Rollins for a near fall. Paul leaped on the top rope and went for a Moonsault, but Rollins rolled over to send him crashing onto the mat. Rollins unloaded with punches on Paul in the corner before catching with two lariats before tossing to the outside of the ring.Rollins hit a Tope Suicida on Paul to the outside before connecting two more dives to the delight of the crowd. Rollins stalked Paul before hitting a Curb Stomp on Paul's right hand. Back in the ring, Rollins got Paul and went for the Pedigree, but Paul lifted Rollins to break the hold. The two exchanged pins until Paul got back up and clubbed Rollins right in the dome with a jab. After a long while, Paul got a single-leg hook on Rollins to get a pin, but Rollins kicked out at two.
Paul went for a Stomp, but Rollins caught him mid-air and connected a Liger Bomb on Paul for a near fall. Rollins got back up and went for a Curb Stomp, but a man in a Prime outfit pulled him out of the ring. The mystery man was revelead his Prime partner, KSI. This distraction allowed Paul to get Rollins on the Spanish broadcast table. KSI was talking trash on Rollins, but Rollins pulled KSI onto the table as Paul was mid air, with Paul hitting a Splash on KSI. Rollins got Paul back in the ring and hit a Pedigree, btu Paul kicked out at two. Rollins hit a rolling elbow on Paul and a forearm strike on Paul before going for a Stomp, but Paul caught him and hit him with a GTS. Paul climbed to the top rope and hit a Frog Splash on Rollins, but Rollins kicked out at two. Paul went to hit the Coast-to-Coast on Rollins, but Rollins caught him mid-air with a vicious Thrust Kick before hitting the Curb Stomp on Paul for the pinfall win.
Winner: Seth Rollins.
Becky Lynch, Lita, & Trish Stratus vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY).
The six women exchanged punches to begin the match before Lita, Lynch & Stratus sent them to the outside. Lynch & Kai began the match exchanging strikes, btu Kai caught her with a Scorpion Kick. Damage CTRL cornered Lynch before Sky hit a springboard shotgun dropkick on Lynch for a near fall. Kai & Sky got Lynch in a double-pump handle before Bayley came in and hit a neck breaker on Lynch for a near fall. Kai tagged in and booted Lynch's head off in the corner for a near fall. Bayley tagged in, btu Lynch tossed her out of the ring before Lynch caught Kai with a kick. Lynch took out Kai & Sky before Lynch tagged in Lita. Lita hit a lariat on SKy, clobbered Bayley off the apron, and hit the Tijeras on Sky before sending her to the corner. Sky leaped over Lita, but Lita twisted in the corner before slamming Sky into the middle turnbuckle befoe hitting a Front DDT on Sky for a near fall. Lita got on the top rope, but Kai caught her with a enziguri kick on the neck to send her crashing onto the mat. Sky, Kai & Bayley hit triple-thrust kicks on Lita for a near fall. Bayley laid her boot on Lita while her, Kia & Sky taunted in the corner. Kai & Sky had Lita corner before Kai got a near fall on Lita. Bayley and Sky went for a double back suplex, but Lita lander on her feet and hit a double DDT on them before tagging in Stratus.
Stratus laid out everyone before hitting a Thesz Press on Kai before hitting her with Three nasty Knife-edge chops on Kai. Strattus hit a double-Frankensteiner on Kai & Bayley before hitting a neck breaker on Kai for a near fall. Kai got to the middle rope, but Stratus tried to slam her, but Kai slammed her onto the mat. Lynch & Lita took them out on the outside before Stratus hit a Hurricanrana on Kai onto Bayley & Sky on the outside. Back in the ring, Stratus hit a Spinebuster on Kai for a near fall before Lita tagged in. Lita & Stratus hit Poetry in Motion on Kai before Lynch tagged in and hit a Diving Leg Drop on Kai, but only got a near fall. Lynch locked in the Disarmer on Kai, but Kai broke the hold before catching Stratus & Lita with a sliding dropkick. Lynch & Bayley exchanged strikes before Bayley hit a reverse lariat on Lynch. Lynch wen for a back suplex, but Bayley tossed her into a Shote from Iyo before Bayley hit the Rose Plant on Lynch, but Lita broke the pin. Everything broke down as all six wrestlers laid each other out to the outside before Sky got back in the ring and hit a Diving Moonsault on everyone in the match. The two teams got back up before they all brawled inside the ring. Lita hit the Twist of Fate on Sky while Stratus hit the Chick Kick on Kai. Lita hit a Moonsault Press on Sky & Kai before Becky got Bayley and hit an Avalanche Uranage on Bayley for the pinfall win.
Winners: Becky Lynch, Lita, & Trish Stratus.
Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio.
This match was sponsored by Cinnamon Toast Crunch (for some reason). The match officially began with father & son exchanging words before Dominik pushed Rey into the corner. The two locked up before Rey leaned his son into the corner before slamming across the mat. The two locked up again before Dominik slammed Rey with a waist lock, but Rey tossed Dominik off the waist lock to the outside. Domink hit Rey with a shoulder tackle before hitting a abdomen kick, but Rey ran the ropes and hit a Hurricanrana on Dominik. The two went for a Greko Lock Up, btu Dominik caught him with a slap. Rey responded by hitting the Tijeras on Dominik into the ring post before taking off his belt and whooping Dominik's ass with the belt. Dominik got with his sister Aaliyah and his mother Angie at ringside before he tossed water on Aaliyah. Aaliyah tried to get involved, but Rey stopped him before Dominik hit a boot on Rey.
Dominik hit a Senton Atomico on Rey back in the ring for a near fall before slamming him into the corner with an Irish Whip. Dominik locked in an abdominal stretch on Rey in the center of the ring, but Rey broke the hold. Dominik got Rey's and and hit a Walk-rope arm drag on Rey before hitting a Michinoku Driver on Rey for a near fall. Dominik ran out of the ring by slamming Rey's neck onto the top rope before he talked trash to both his mother & sister once again. Angie chose violence and hit a slap on Dominik's face that made Shibata smile from a distance. Rey attacked Dominik on the outside before sending him back in the ring and hitting a springboard cross-body for a near fall. Rey got to the corner and hit a Code Red on Dominik for a near fall. Dominik begged Rey to stop, but Dominik speared Rey into the corner as Damian Priest & Finn Balor of the Judgement Day joined Dominik at ringside.
Rey went for a rolling Hurricanrana, but Dominik slammed Rey's face straight to the botton turnbuckle for a near fall. Dominik got Rey and went for the Three Terrible Amigos, but Dominik evaded and hit the Tijeras on Dominik before hitting the 619. Dominik went for a splash, but Priest stopped him while the referee was distracted before Dominik slammed Rey into the mat. Dominik whipped Rey into the corner with an Irish Whip, but Rey tossed Dominik to the outside. Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde attacked Judgement Day, with Escobar hitting a Tope on Priest to eliminate him. Back in the ring, Dominik hit a Lariat on Rey before launching him to the ropes. Dominik hit the 619 on Rey before hitting a Splash on Rey, but Rey kicked out at two. Dominik unwrapped the turnbuckle pad from one corner before getting a chain to attack Rey, but Bad Bunny took the chain off Dominik's hands. Rey saw this and hit a shotgun dropkick to the back before connecting the 619 into a Frog Splash for the pinfall win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Match.
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley.
Flair & Ripley had a stare-down to begin the match before the two rivals locked up. Flair got a wrist lock on Ripley before slapping around Ripley's head and getting a headlock, but Ripley broke the hold and hitting a shoulder tackle on Flair. Flair hit another shoulder tackle on Ripley before clotheslining her to the outside. Ripley got back in the ring before Flair hit a chop on Ripley, but Ripley cornered Flair in response. Flair booted Ripley before hitting a Diving cross-body on Ripley, but Ripley got back up and hit two back elbow strikes on Flair. Ripley tried to stomp Flair's leg, but Ripley caught her and dumped Flair right on the top turnbuckle. Ripley continued to attack Flair before slamming her face-first into the middle turnbuckle for a near fall. Ripley locked in the body scissors on Flair before hitting two vicious forearm strikes on Flair's back. Ripley hit a third forearm shiver on Flair's back to make Flair drop to her knees. Ripley went for a fortu, but Flair evaded, but Ripley caught her and hit a Release German Suplex for a near fall.
Ripley got Flair and two short-hand lariats before going for a Rainmaker, btu Flair hit a spinning back elbow before hitting a backbreaker into a faceslam into the turnbuckle. Flair hit two lariats, a series of chops before stomping on Ripley's left leg. Ripley tossed Flair to the corner with a Bandera, but Flair hit a forearm strike to make some distance between her and Ripley. Flair climbed to the top rope and went for a Cross-body, but Ripley rolled through and went for a Riptide, but Flair reversed it with a DDT for a near fall. Ripley went for an inside cradle on Flair, but only got a near fall before the two took each other out with running boots. The two exchanged strikes before Ripley hit a knee drop on Flair's head, but Flair responded with an Exploder Suplex before doing a kip-up to beg back up. Flair climbed to the top rope, but Ripley caught her and hit an Avalanche Release German Suplex for a near fall. Ripley went for a back suplex, but Flair rolled over and attacked Ripley's leg before hitting Natural Selection for a near fall, with Ripley having to roll out of the ring. Outside, Flair went for a spear, but Ripley side stepped and caused Flair to crash into the stairs.
Back in the ring, Ripley hit a faceslam on Flair, but only got a two-count. Ripley went for the Riptide, but Flair reversed it with a German Suplex. Flair went for a Second German and connected on Ripley before going for a third, but Ripley hit two back elbows and spiked Flair on the dome with a Release German Suplex. Ripley went for a second German Suplex, but Flair evaded and hit a Boot Kick on Ripley for a near fall, with Flair having a Mat-burn on her nose from the previous suplex. Flair went for the Figure Four, but Ripley caught her with a forearm strike. Flair booted Ripley out of the ring before hitting a Diving Moonsault on Ripley to the outside. Back in the ring, Flair hit a double-leg takedown and went for the Figure Four, but Ripley pushed Flair to the ropes before tossing Flair into the referee, allowing Ripley to hit a headbutt and the Riptide on Flair but Flair kicked out at two. Ripley pulled Flair's head, but Flair reversed it with an Inside Crdle for a near fall, but Ripley immediately rolled over and locked in the Inverted Cloverleaf on Flair. Flair clawed to the corner and got a near fall before Flair tossed Ripley to the referee, allowing Flair to hit the Spear on Ripley, but Ripley kicked out at two. The two exchanged forearm strikes inside the ring, but that stopped when Ripley hit a roundhouse kick on Flair but Flair responded with a boot kick before locking in the Figure Four, but Ripley immediately got a rope break to break the hold. Flair slammed Ripley's head into the ring post before getting her for a Superplex, but Ripley attacked her neck before slamming Flair's head into the ring-post. Ripley saw this and climbed right back up on the top rope before getting her and hitting an Avalanche Riptide on Flair for the pinfall win, becoming the new SmackDown Women's Champion!
Winner AND NEW SmackDown Women's Champion: Rhea Ripley.
- Byron Saxton interviewed United States Champion Austin Theory backstage, with Theory said that he made Cena believe and asked the crowd if they believe in Theory now before walking out.
- The Miz & Snoop Dogg were int he center of the ring before announcing the attendance of 80,4997 people. Snoop Dogg told Miz that the only thing that would made the attendance was if he had a match. Miz said that announced an open challenge but no one answered. In response, Pat McAfee made his WWE return. McAfee said that he and the rest of the crowd never saw his open challenge, but said that he was on his Mania Tank top and challenged Miz to a match on the spot. Miz said that he would love to do it, but he was not allowed to make the match official. Snoop Dogg made their match official.
The Miz vs. Pat McAfee.
McAfee laid in the punches on Miz in the corner before hitting a Spinebuster on the Miz. McAfee got Miz in the top rope before going for a Superplex. Miz pushed McAfee off the top rope, but McAfee landed on his feet before catching Miz with a thrust kick. McAfee called Miz "tiny balls" and told him to get back in the ring. Miz instead walked out the match before he pushed San Francisco 49er's player George Kittle. Kittle caught Miz with a vicious lariat before McAfee and hit a Senton Atomico on Miz. Back in the ring, McAfee got Miz and hit a running punt on Miz for the pinfall win.
Winner: Pat McAfee.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match.
The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) (c) vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens.
Zayn and Jimmy began the proceedings on the main event of Night One of WrestleMania 39, but Jimmy tagged Jey in to confront Zayn. Zayn & Jey locked up to begin the match before he locked in a headlock on Zayn. Jey hit a shoulder tackle on Zayn before posing in front of him. Jey & Zayn locked up again before Jey locked in a headlock on Zayn, but Zayn broke the hold and hit a Thesz Press on Jey before laying in a series of punches on Jey. Zayn ran the ropes, but Jimmy lowered the rope to send Zayn flying over the top rope to the outside. Jey & Jimmy dominated the proceedings before Jey hit a Tope Suicida on Zayn to the outside before he hit a suplex on Zayn to the outside. Back in the ring, Jey laid in a series of crossfaces on Zayn before Jimmy hit a pump kick on Zayn while the referee was distracted. The Usos had Zayn cornered before Jimmy slapped Ownes off the apron. Jimmy hit a chop on Zayn before pushing him onto the corner, allowing Zayn to hit a diving forearm strike on Zayn in the corner for a near fall. Jey had a headlock on Zayn, but Zayn broke the hold and tossed Jey out of the ring before tagging in Owens, who hit a Senton Atomico on The Usos to the outside. Owens slammed Jimmy into the ring post before sending Jey back in the ring, but not before hitting a Frog Splash on Jimmy to the outside. Back in the ring, Owens hit a Frog Splash on Jey for a near fall. Owens went for a stunner, but Jey reversed it with a pop-up neckbreaker for a near fall.
Owens swung on everyone on sight and went for a Swanton on Jey, but Jey put his knees up to block the hold before Jimmy hit a Splash on Owens for a near fall. Jimmy went for a Hip Attack on Wens, btu Owens hit two thrust kicks on Jiimmy before hitting a Cannonball on Jimmy. Owens climbed to the top rope, but Jey pulled him down. Zayn got Jey and hit a vicious Brainbuster on Jey onto the apron while Owens hit a Swanton on Jimmi for a near fall. Zayn tagged in and threw the Ones up before hitting a Splash on Jimmy, but Jimmy kicked out at two. Zayn went for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Jimmy dropped his weight and hit a headbutt. Zayn hit the Blue Thunder Bomb on Jimmy, but Jey tagged in and hit a thrust kick on Zayn before connecting a Golden Ratio kick on Zayn for a near fall. Jey hit another thrust kick on Zayn's face before tagging in Jimmy. Jimmy & Jey laid in a series of thrust kicks on Zayn to get a pin, but Owens broke the pin at the count of two, but was stopped by Jey hitting a thrust kick on Owens. Jey & Jimmy hit a double thrust kick on the back of Zayn's head, btu Zayn still kicked out at two. Zayn got back up before Jimmy & Jey rung him up with another double-thrust kick, but Zayn still kicked out at two. The Usos got Zayn and went for the 1D, but Owens pulled Jimmy out of the ring to allow Zayn to get a Sunset Flip on Jey for a near fall. Owens got brawling with Jimmy on the Spanish broadcast table, but Jimmy & Jey slammed Owens into the English Broadcast table with a Uranage.
Jimmy & Jey were with Owns all on his own before hitting the 1D on Zayn to get the one and done, but Zayn kicked out to the roar of the crowd, as no one had kicked out of the move in WWE, with Jey & Jimmy being bamboozled by this. Jey tagged back in and asked Jey why he would not quit and repeatedly slapped Zayn in the face. Zayn remained on his feet, but Jey greeted him with a Helluva Kick on Zayn. Jey got Zayn, but Zayn had a burst of energy and hit an exploder Suplex on Jey in the corner. Owens crawled into the apron before Owens tagged back in. Owens hit a Pop-Up Powerbomb on both Jimmy & Jey before Zayn hit a Helluva Kick on Jimmy while Owens hit a Stunner on Jey, but Jey kicked out at two. Owens & Zayn got back up before having a stare-down with Jimmy & Jey. The two teams exchanged punches to the roar of the crowd. Jimmy hit a thrust kick on Zayn, ut Owens caught both Usos with Thrust kicks. The Usos hit Thrust kicks on Owens & Zayn before the two hit a double Uso Splash on Owens, but Owens kicked out at two.
Jey got Owens on the corner before Jey & Jimmy hit another Double Thrust kick on Owens. Jey & Jimmy got owens up for a Super 1D, but Zayn pulled Jimmy out of the ring before Owens hit an Avalanche Fisherman's Buster on Jey. Zayn pwoered to the corner before Zayn tagged back in. Jey was in the corner before Zayn caught Jey straight in the mouth with a Helluva Kick, but Zayn caught him and hit another Helluva Kick. Jimmy tried to get involved, but Owens caught him with a Stunner. Zayn got back in the corner and sat back before firing away one more shot, connecting a Third and most violent Helluva Kick for the decisive pinfall win.
El Geneico's greatest ever protege & the man named Kevin Steen in ROH stood tall to end the broadcast as the new WWE Tag Team Champions!
Winners AND NEW Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions: Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens.
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