WrestleMania 35
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| File:WrestleMania 35 poster.jpg Promotional poster featuring Braun Strowman, Naomi, Daniel Bryan, Ronda Rousey, AJ Styles, and Shinsuke Nakamura | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | April 7, 2019 | ||
| City | East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||
| Venue | MetLife Stadium | ||
| Tagline(s) | WrestleMania comes to New York/New Jersey | ||
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WrestleMania 35 will be the thirty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on April 7, 2019 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Production
Background
WrestleMania is considered WWE's flagship event,[1] having been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.[2] The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of New Jersey since 2013 (at the same venue).[3] On November 5, 2018, traveling packages for the event were sold;[4][5] tickets went on sale on November 16, 2018, with individual tickets costing from $35 to $2,500.[4]
Storylines
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands,[6][7] to build tension, culminating in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live,[8] and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[9]
At the Royal Rumble, Seth Rollins won the men's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Braun Strowman, thus earning his choice of a world championship match of either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.[10]
At the Royal Rumble, Becky Lynch was unsuccessful in regaining the SmackDown Women's Championship from Asuka in the event's opening match. During the women's Royal Rumble match later that night, Lynch entered the match at #28, taking the place of an injured Lana, and won, last eliminating Charlotte Flair, thus earning a women's championship match of her choice of either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 35.[10] The next night on Raw, Lynch confronted Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, during which Rousey accepted the challenge after a brief standoff.
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Becky Lynch | Singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[11] | ||||
| 2 | TBA (c) vs. Seth Rollins | Singles match for the WWE Championship or WWE Universal Championship | ||||
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References
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- ^ "WrestleMania returns to MetLife Stadium in April 2019". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Rose, Brian. "WrestleMania week notes: WM ticket info, Spring Break sells out". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Triple H Conference Call Report: Discusses 205 Live, NXT Takeover: Toronto, Says HBK Working at the Performance Center and More - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ Pappolla, Ryan (January 28, 2019). "Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2019.