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WWE WRESTLEMANIA 36 NIGHT ONE COVERAGE: BONEYARD MATCH, UNIVERSAL TITLE MATCH, ROLLINS VERSUS OWENS, IC TITLE MATCH, WOMEN'S TAG TITLE MATCH, RAW WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2020-04-04 17:59:00

Stephanie McMahon says this year WWE puts on its premiere event.  Each show has its own personality and this year's will be the most unique.  There will not be 80,000 people due to current circumstances.  They will be at a closed location and other places with no crowds.  They are here to entertain everyone.  She welcomes everyone to Wrestlemania.

We go to a montage of previous renditions of America The Beautiful.

Your announcers are Michael Cole and John Layfield.

We have our host Rob Gronkowski welcoming us to the first night one and he says WWE felt it was too big for one night.  Rob says he knows how to start a party that ends 30 hours later.  Rob says he needs his friend Mojo Rawley to join him.  Mojo says it is time to get hyped and Mojo has Rob chop him.

Match Number One:  WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) versus Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross

Asuka and Alexa start things off and Asuka avoids Alexa and mocks her.  Kairi tags in and Kairi pushes Alexa a few times.  Kairi pushes Alexa down and Kairi says something to Alexa and Alexa with a slap.  Alexa plays with Kairi's hair and sends her to the mat.  Asuka and Alexa argue but Alexa with a double knee drop before tagging Nikki in.  Nikki with a drop kick and a sleeper.  Asuka tags in and she kicks Nikki.  Asuka tells the referee she knows the rules .  Asuka with a snap mare and kick to the back.  Nikki with forearms.  Alexa tags in and Nikki sends Asuka to the floor.  Nikki with forearms to Kairi on the apron.  Alexa with a basball slide to knock Kairi off the apron.  

Alexa with a cannonball off the apron onto Alexa.  Kairi checks on Asuka and Nikki with a cross body onto Kairi.  Alexa sends Asuka back into the ring and gets a near fall.  Nikki tags in and she goes up top and hits a double sledge to the arm.  Asuka with a forearm and Kairi tags in and she kicks Nikki in the back.  Nikki sends Kairi to the floor and Nikki goes for a drop kick through the ropes but Kairi blocks it and pulls her to the floor.  Kairi with a shot to Nikki but Alexa with a drop kick through the ropes to Asuka.  Asuka sends Alexa into the ring post and Kair is sent to the ringside barrier but Kairi with a head scissors.  Asuka with a round kick to Nikki.

Asuka and Nikki get back into the ring and Asuka with a kick to the back.  Asuka taunts Alexa before kicking Nikki.  Nikki is sent into the turnbuckles and Kairi tags bck in.  Asuka with a round kick followed by a kick from Kairi.  Asuka with a bulldog and Kairi with a drop kick.  Kairi gets a near fall and then Kairi follows with forearms.  Kairi gets Nikki up but Nikki with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Nikki kicks Kairi away and Alexa tags in and she hits a series of clotheslines.  Alexa with a punch and drop kick.

Alexa misses a splash into the corner when Kairi moves.  Alexa goes after Kairi but Asuka stops her.  Alexa is put in the turnbuckles and Kairi with a double stomp for a near fall while Asuka does the EZPZ Dance.   Kairi chokes Alexa in the corner but Alexa with kicks to the arm.  Kairi with a Sliding D into the corner for a near fall.  Asuka tags in and she kicks Alexa while Kairi restrains Alexa by the hair.  Asuka chokes Alexa with her boot.  Asuka with an arm bar.  Alexa with punches but Asuka sends Alexa back to the mat.  

Sane drops Alexa on the middle rope when the referee was not looking. Asuka with a hip attack into the corner but Alexa avoids a bulldog.  Asuka with a pop up knee for a near fall.  Asuka sends Alexa into the turnbuckles and Alexa gets her knees up when Asuka goes for a hip attack.  Alexa with a punch after Asuka misses a round kick.  Asuka with a kick and Alexa is down.  Kairi and Nikki tag in and Nikki with forearms.  Nikki with a splash into the corner followed by a bulldog.  Nikki goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.  Kairi with a rake of the eyes.  Kairi is sent to the apron and Nikki sets for a suplex but Asuka had made the tag and she kicks Nikki.  Nikki with a swinging neck breaker  but Kairi with an elbow drop to break up the cover.

Nikki with a waist lock and an O'Connor Roll but Asuka with the Asuka Lock.  Alexa with Twisted Bliss to break up the submission.  Sane with a spear to Bliss.  Sane makes the tag and Asuka with a Codebreaker.  Sane goes up top but Nikki with a forearm to stop Sane.  Sane with forearms to Nikki.  Asuka makes the tag and Asuka goes for a sunset flip power bomb and Nikki holds on.  Sane with a forearm off the turnbuckles and Asuka with a power bomb for a near fall.  

Sane knocks Bliss off the turnbuckles.  Asuka goes into the ring post when Cross moves.  Sane misses a backfist and Nikki with a swinging neck breaker.  Alexa tags in and hits Twisted Bliss for the three count.

Winners:  Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross (new champions)

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Shinsuke Nakamura.  Kayla asks Sami about having to defend his title against Daniel Bryan.  Sami asks if it is inevitable.  Sami says everything thought it was a foregone conclusion that Braun Strowman would run through them, but who is the Intercontinental Champion.  Everyone wants to see Daniel Bryan get his hands on him.  Just because he has this match, it does not mean that Daniel will put his hands on him.  Sami says he will do something that very few men have done.  He will walk into Wrestlemania as Intercontinental Champion and he will walk out Intercontinental Champion.

We see Shayna Baszler in the back getting ready for her match against Becky Lynch.

Baron Corbin says the King has arrived at Wrestlemania while Elias is nowhere to be found.

We see why Elias is questionable for tonight's match.

Baron says that felt good.  What is going to feel even better is to get his second win in a row at Wrestlemania.  He wants the referee to forfeit Elias for not being here.

We hear a strum and Elias makes his way to the ring.

Corbin tries to clothesline Elias on the ramp and he misses.  Elias hits Corbin with the guitar and then he sends Corbin into the ringside barrier and apron.

Match Number Two:  Elias versus Baron Corbin

Elias with a running forearm into the corner followed by a kick.  Elias with a back elbow for a near fall.  Elias with a chop and forearm.  Elias with a neck breaker for a near fall.  Corbin tries to hot shot Elias but Elias bounces off the ropes and goes to the floor.  Corbin sends Elias shoulder first into the ring post and he gets a near fall.  Corbin with an Irish whip and he slides around the ring post and hits a clothesline for a near fall.  Corbin with a chin lock and an elbow to the collarbone.  Corbin takes time to suggest how the commentary should be for the match and that allows Elias to get in a few punches.

Corbin sends Elias shoulder first into the ring post.  Corbin gets a near fall.  Corbin argues with the referee.  Corbin with more elbows to the collarbone.  Corbin thinks about sending Elias into the ring post again but Elias reverses and Corbin is sent shoulder first into the ring post.  Elias with a clothesline but Corbin with an Irish whip.  Elias tries to float over and Corbin catches Elias.  Elias with a mule kick.  Elias with kicks and punches in the corner.  Elias with boots in the corner as the referee warns Elias.

Elias with another kick and then she hits a swinging inverted DDT for a near fall.  Elias goes up top for the elbow drop but he is able to roll through when he sees Corbin move.  Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall.  Corbin slides around the ring post again but he misses the clothesline and Elias with a jumping knee for a near fall.   Corbin with a punch and then he uses the ropes for extra leverage and the referee stops the count.  Corbin argues with the referee and Elias with a rollup with a handful of tights for the three count.

Winner: Elias

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