Image: Hulk Hogan Helps Alexa Bliss Kick Off WWE WrestleMania 2019
Apr 7, 2019
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan greets the crowd during the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Crown Jewel pay-per-view at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on November 2, 2018. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)
In a beautiful bit of irony, Hogan made light of his appearance at WrestleMania XXX, when he incorrectly called the Mercedes-Benz Superdome the Silverdome, the latter of which was the site for WrestleMania III. He then proceeded to mistakenly identify MetLife Stadium as "MetLife Center."
Hogan did a simple one minute promo where he said "MetLife Center" instead of MetLife Stadium so he got the stadium name wrong...by a bit. #Wrestlemania
— John Canton (TJRWrestling) (@johnreport) April 7, 2019
Bliss and Hogan then posed together on the stage before the WrestleMania card got underway with Brock Lesnar's universal title defense against Seth Rollins.
WWE had excommunicated Hogan in July 2015 after he was recorded making racist comments on his sex tape. The company removed his profile from its website and refrained from mentioning him during official broadcasts.
WWE reinstated Hogan to its Hall of Fame last July and has sporadically used him for special occasions. He was the host for Crown Jewel in November, the promotion's second event in Saudi Arabia. He was also on Raw in January as WWE paid tribute to "Mean" Gene Okerlund following Okerlund's death.
Carmella Beats Sarah Logan to Win Women's Battle Royal at WWE WrestleMania 35
Apr 7, 2019
Carmella won the second-ever women's Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35 from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday.
The Staten Island Princess last eliminated Sarah Logan. Carmella countered out of an attempted suplex as Logan was standing on the bottom rope outside of the ring. She then delivered a superkick to Logan, at which point Logan fell to the floor.
Logan thought she had the match won when she sent Asuka out over the top rope and was the only woman standing in the ring. However, Carmella hadn't yet been officially eliminated.
In recent months, the focus of the women's division has largely zeroed in on the main event Triple Threat match between Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch, as well as women's tag team champions Bayley and Sasha Banks.
As a result, Carmella, herself a former SmackDown Live women's champion, has been an afterthought for the most part. According to the Internet Wrestling Database, her last singles victory was at Extreme Rules in July, when she successfully defended her women's championship against Asuka.
WWE will sometimes use the period immediately following WrestleMania as a soft reboot for Raw and SmackDown Live. Perhaps the promotion is ready to position Carmella as a title threat once again.
Ember Moon might be trending upward, too. The former NXT women's champion had been out of action since the 2019 Royal Rumble in January and made a big impression in limited time Sunday.
The crowd got behind Dana Brooke briefly after she eliminated Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan. An upset wasn't on the cards for Brooke, though, as she quickly became acquainted with the stadium floor.
Especially if Rousey takes an extended break after WrestleMania, the Raw women's division will be in dire need of challengers. There's no reason Brooke and Moon, in particular, can't steadily grow into that role in the coming weeks.
WrestleMania is The Showcase of the Immortals, and Sunday night, live from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the stars of WWE battled for championships, bragging rights ...
WWE WrestleMania 35 Live Stream, WWE Network Start Time and Match Card
Apr 7, 2019
Batista, Triple H, Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey, Charlotte, Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston.
Everything WWE has been doing for the past few months has all been leading to Sunday as the WWE roster heads to MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania 35.
The main card for this event is stacked with a staggering 15 matches. Every main roster title is on the line in addition to several non-title bouts.
Here is everything you need to know about the biggest pay-per-view of the year.
Venue:MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Start Time:7 p.m. ET (main show), 5 p.m. ET (Kickoff)
How to Watch:WWE Network
Here is a look at the card for WrestleMania 35, according to WWE.com:
Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch (Raw and SmackDown Women's Championships)
Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston (WWE Championship)
Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins (Universal Championship)
Samoa Joe vs. Rey Mysterio (United States Championship)
Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor (Intercontinental Championship)
Buddy Murphy vs. Tony Nese (Cruiserweight Championship)
Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. NiaJax and Tamina vs. The IIconics vs. Beth Phoenix and Natalya (Women's Tag Team Championships)
The Usos vs. The Bar vs. Rusev and ShinsukeNakamura vs. Aleister Black and Ricochet (SmackDown Tag Team Championships)
The Revival vs. Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder (Raw Tag Team Championships)
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal
PPV Live Stream
A select few cable and satellite providers still carry WWE PPVs, but for the most part, people will be watching WrestleMania 35 on WWE Network. Here is a list of the devices that support the streaming service, according toWWE.com:
Apple TV
Kindle Fire
Amazon Fire TV
PlayStation 3 and 4
Roku
Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Android devices with the WWE app
iOS devices with the WWE app
WWE.com
Panasonic Smart TV
Samsung Smart TV
Sony Blu-ray devices and Smart TV
Windows 10 devices
TiVo
Kickoff Live Stream
WrestleMania will have an extended two-hour kickoff special before the PPV goes live. Below is a list of places where you can stream the pre-show other than WWE Network:
WWE.com
WWE app
YouTube
Pheed
Facebook
Twitter
Google Plus
Pinterest
Bleacher Report Writers' Thoughts and Predictions
The writing staff at Bleacher Report has been sharing its thoughts and predictions leading up to Sunday's show.
Erik Beaston looked back at the best moments leading up to WrestleMania.
A panel of 10 writers shared their predictions for the PPV.
Graham Matthews predicted Dean Ambrose's possible role at the show.
Anthony Mango looked at the best options for John Cena at WrestleMania.
Aaron Bower gave possible projections for each champion at the show.
Kevin Berge examined what it took to get the women's division to the main event.
Other WrestleMania Thoughts
WrestleMania weekend has already been awesome, and we haven't even gotten to the actual 'Mania portion of the weekend yet.
NXT TakeOver was amazing Friday, so as usual, the main roster has a tall task ahead of it to outperform the developmental system.
This show has three main events, but the headliners will be Lynch, Charlotte and Rousey in a match that will see at least one women's title change hands, if not both.
The Man has been on an epic journey since SummerSlam, and Sunday is when it all comes together. She will either leave with two new belts, or this will be what kills her momentum.
Kingston has been on an equally incredible journey that began when he replaced Ali in a Gauntlet match at the last minute and ended up lasting over an hour.
His path to the WWE title was long and winding, but The New Day member will likely leave New Jersey as WWE champion because if he doesn't, the WWE Universe will not let the company forget about it.
The rest of the card has the potential to make this either the best or worst WrestleMania in history. It all depends on how management books each decision and how well the main roster performs after seeing what the NXT roster is capable of Friday.
With every title on the line, the landscape of WWE could look a lot different Monday. Let's hope WWE makes the right decisions and delivers a 'Mania that is memorable for all the right reasons.
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WWE WrestleMania 35 Matches: Bouts Most Likely to Steal the Show
Apr 6, 2019
WrestleMania 35 has a stacked card that will provide fans with hours of entertainment, but there are undoubtedly a few matches that stand out above the rest on Sunday.
Seemingly every WrestleMania has a handful of contests with show-stealing potential. Sometimes they fail to live up to expectations, but they can also deliver and and go down in history as defining moments on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
With WrestleMania 35 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, looming, here is a rundown of the matches that have the best chance to live in the memories of wrestling fans forever.
Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair
Women main-eventing WrestleMania has been a long time coming, and it will finally happen on Sunday, when both the Raw and SmackDown women's Championships will be defended in a Triple Threat match between Raw champ Ronda Rousey, SmackDown titleholder Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.
Fans have been calling for a women's main event for years, so there is little doubt the atmosphere will contribute heavily to all three putting on a good show.
Despite making her in-ring debut just one year ago at WrestleMania 34, Rousey has developed into an elite-level performer. She has had numerous great matches during her time with WWE, including one against Flair at Survivor Series in November.
Lynch has developed into perhaps the most popular figure in WWE over the past several months. Her "The Man" persona has resonated with fans, and there is no question the MetLife Stadium crowd will be firmly behind her to win the title in much the same way fans supported Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX.
Flair has already had more women's title reigns than anyone in WWE history with eight, and she has long been the bedrock of the division. She is an first-class worker as well, and she has impeccable chemistry with Lynch, as evidenced by their Last Woman Standing match at Evolution.
All three Superstars bring something different to the table, and it is easy to envision them meshing effectively and telling a story the WWE Universe will never forget.
Provided fans get the expected ending of Lynch standing tall and celebrating with the rest of the Four Horsewomen to close the show, the WrestleMania 35 main event will be viewed as a groundbreaking moment in WWE history.
Daniel Bryan vs. Kofi Kingston
If Lynch isn't the most over babyface in WWE, that title may belong to Kofi Kingston.
The New Day member came from out of nowhere to become the No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship, and seemingly every fan wants him to become a world champion for the first time in his career.
Kingston was added to the title mix on a whim when Mustafa Ali was unable to compete at Elimination Chamber in February because of an injury. The 11-year veteran was added to the bout, and he seized instant momentum heading into it by lasting one hour in a Gauntlet match.
He was then the final person eliminated in the Elimination Chamber match, which got fans even more behind his cause.
WWE picked up on Kingston's popularity and crafted a storyline similar to the one Bryan had leading up to WrestleMania XXX. Five years ago, the WWE champion was labeled a "B-plus player," and everything possible was done to hold him down.
Kingston has experienced the same thing, with WWE CEO Vince McMahon forcing him to jump through hoops in order to earn his title match at WrestleMania.
It finally happened on Tuesday's episode of SmackDown Live, when Big E and Xavier Woods won a tag team Gauntlet match to clinch their teammate's spot in the WWE Championship match.
When Bryan won the world heavyweight title at WrestleMania XXX after overcoming The Authority's attempts to wipe him off the map, it made for an iconic moment as he held up the gold to close the show.
While Kingston and Bryan won't main-event this year's WrestleMania, they could still steal the show. The pair have experience working together, and they are regarded as two of the best in-ring workers in the promotion.
When taking into consideration the fact that Kingston and Bryan also have a near-perfect story to work with, there is a strong chance they will tear down the house and create some WrestleMania magic, especially if the New Day man wins his first world title at age 37.
The Miz vs. Shane McMahon
There will be no title on the line when The Miz faces Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere match at WrestleMania, but there is perhaps no WrestleMania feud that is more personal than their rivalry.
The match has been several months in the making. It started when Shane-O-Mac replaced an injured Miz in the final of the WWE World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel in November and beat Dolph Ziggler to earn the moniker of "best in the world."
After that, The A-Lister begged McMahon to team with him and claimed it was the only way to ensure his father would be proud of him.
McMahon soon agreed, and the duo went on to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. They dropped them to The Usos after a short time, though, and failed to recapture the titles in their rematch at Fastlane on March 10.
Following the loss at Fastlane, Shane snapped and attacked The Miz before grabbing the face of his teammate's dad in the crowd.
McMahon's actions infuriated The A-Lister, and he called for the two of them to settle the score at WrestleMania in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Shane agreed and vowed to embarrass both The Miz and his father on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
The match desperately needed a stipulation that would convey the disdain they hold for each other, and Falls Count Anywhere accomplishes that.
Also, since MetLife Stadium is such a huge venue, there are a ton of possibilities, including a daredevil-like Shane-O-Mac jumping off any number of structures.
Shane arguably stole the show at WrestleMania 32 against The Undertaker and at WrestleMania 33 against AJ Styles, so he knows how to get it done on the big stage. And The Miz is an ideal opponent for him because of his psychology and understanding of how to tell a great story over the course of a match.
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From WrestleMania 25 to 28, The Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels put together an ambitious narrative saga that spanned four years and told an incredible story about pride, obsession and the difficulties of getting old.
For all three, it represented the "End of an Era." For the WWE Universe, it remains a stirring argument for professional wrestling as theatrical art that's unlikely to be duplicated in the near future. It was lightning in a bottle, and that doesn't strike twice in the same spot.
Enter Stage Right
The three men involved in this narrative arc need no introduction; they are all first-ballot WWE Hall of Famers, and their accolades are ubiquitously known. What's important is the context of their careers in 2009, when this epic began.
Michaels was coming off a storyline where he was employed and psychologically owned by JBL, who bailed him out of financial ruin and subsequently controlled every aspect of Michaels' career. But Michaels escaped his debt and contract after winning a match against JBL at No Way Out. Michaels seemed whole, happy and content with his life, having won back both his name and the rights to his career.
The Undertaker was still a weekly performer. Since returning as his Dead Man character in 2004, he had made efforts to meld his fighting style into a hybrid of all prior eras.
He retained the punches from his biker days, blending them with the signature moves from his Western mortician iteration and the fire and lightning from his Ministry period. He also incorporated MMA moves to complete the package and modernize the character for a new audience.
Triple H was still dealing with the fallout of his Evolution stable. Batista had double-crossed him several years prior, and Randy Orton—now heading up his own Legacy stable—was attacking members of Triple H's family.
The character was vulnerable in a new, more obvious way. He had to care about people other than himself. He had to accept responsibility for the monsters he had created.
In 2009, Undertaker and Michaels were in their mid-40s. Triple H would turn 40 that July.
Against this backdrop, Michaels got himself booked in a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25. The expectations were high, but not remarkably higher than the other "Beat The Streak" matches that came before it. In fact, on the Two Man Power Trip podcast, referee Marty Elias recalled that the original Mania plans only allotted 15 minutes for this match.
The weekly build reflected the level of seriousness. It featured some old-school camp, like when Michaels cut a promo with funeral props. Another time, Michaels dressed in a white outfit to contrast with The Undertaker's black. The two men were still in character, and although they were serious, there was also a strange playfulness to their one-upping; you wouldn't mistake any of their animosity as real, beyond what the script demanded.
This bled into their WrestleMania ring introductions: Michaels descended from the heavens, whereas Undertaker ascended from Hell.
Things were tense, but they weren't personal. Yet.
It's Hell Trying to Get to Heaven
The WrestleMania 25 match was a clinic of in-ring storytelling, and both Michaels and Undertaker played their parts beautifully.
There's a reason why WWE recently named it as the greatest WrestleMania match of all time. Of the four matches we're discussing, it is the most classical in its narrative build and presentation.
Critics tend to celebrate the near falls, like when Michaels kicked out of the Tombstone Piledriver. But those aren't what make this match endure.
On the whole, the match was a classic David vs. Goliath story; quickness and speed versus strength and endurance. Michaels had a strategy going into the match: stick and move, and cut The Undertaker down to size by targeting his legs.
Michaels dodged The Dead Man's slow haymaker swings and chopped him in response; this frustrated Undertaker, causing him to make more mistakes.
Michaels locked him in a Figure-Four Leglock to weaken his legs. Michaels pushed a camera operator in front of himself when The Undertaker tried to dive on him. Rather than trying to outpunch Undertaker, Michaels tried to win via count-out.
None of this was "honorable," per se, but it was working.
However, every time Michaels seemed on the verge of pulling through the match, his need to be the entertaining "Showstopper" got the best of him.
He missed a moonsault to the outside of the ring when a less risky move would have accomplished the same thing. His signature skinning the cat on the ropes led to Undertaker's first Tombstone Piledriver. And the final Tombstone Piledriver came thanks to another of Michaels' moonsaults. The Undertaker anticipated it, caught Michaels and drilled him into the mat for the three-count.
The Obsession Consumes
Having disappeared in the aftermath of WrestleMania 25, Michaels returned to WWE several months later because of Triple H, who had finished his feud with Orton and wanted to reform DX.
What's interesting is that this is the first time that Michaels and Triple H performed in an old-timer's nostalgia act.
The crowd response was electric; they could have ridden the wheels off this gimmick straight into early retirement. But Michaels wasn't satisfied with just punching the clock.
He asked The Undertaker for another match at WrestleMania, and The Dead Man turned him down. He entered the Royal Rumble so that he could book himself in the match, and he was eliminated. And rather than accept that this part of his life was finished, Michaels made a selfish move. He goaded The Undertaker into another WrestleMania rematch by costing him the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
And this time, the match build did not have the campy undertones of its predecessor (the Mania entrances were also free of symbolic light/dark imagery). This would be a fight that could only be won by pinfall or submission. And if Michaels lost, he would be forced to end his career, too. Now, this was personal.
A Career Ends
The WrestleMania 25 match was about two men reaching the ends of their primes. In their WrestleMania 26 rematch, age and physical breakdown became underlying themes.
It started when Undertaker tried to do a routine move, Old School, off the top rope. He kayfabe tweaked his knee on the landing, showing something that was once routine had become a hazard. Getting old is a humbling, sometimes humiliating experience.
And for Michaels, seeing The Undertaker tweak his knee was like sniffing blood in the water. The Phenom, so heralded as invulnerable, had a crack in his armor. And Michaels exploited it. He put Undertaker in an ankle lock; he attacked The Dead Man's knee. He even did a top-rope move right on to Undertaker's leg.
And yet, he still lost. Michaels made no blatant, hubris-driven blunders in this match; he was simply outmatched. Undertaker reversed a third Sweet Chin Music into a Choke Slam, followed by a Tombstone Piledriver.
Michaels kicked out, and this is when the narrative went meta. Undertaker, seeing Michaels rise to his feet, told him to "stay down." And Michaels defiantly used The Undertaker's taunt against him and slapped him, goading Undertaker to Tombstone him one more time.
This begging-for-the-killing-blow is a recurring motif in WWE, meant to echo Michaels' WrestleMania 24 retirement of Ric Flair. In that match, a beaten Flair begged Michaels to deliver the final blow that would send him into retirement.
After the match was over, The Undertaker broke character again by helping Michaels to his feet. Michaels appeared content that he had nothing left to prove to himself, and his obsession was quenched. For the time being.
The Plot Deepens
Triple H, Michaels' closest friend, picked up the mantle to beat The Streak. And this time, there was nothing classical about the booking.
Triple H's character was meaner, pettier and more monstrous than Michaels' ever was. The match at WrestleMania 27 would be No Holds Barred, allowing The Game to gain every advantage possible.
Undertaker's age had become the focal point of the narrative. He entered the ring to Johnny Cash's "Ain't No Grave," a song from Cash's posthumous album American VI. And Triple H brought up the sore topic in promos leading up to their confrontation.
The Undertaker, rather than being stoic in the face of these insults, reacted by flaring his nostrils and snarling. The Game had struck a nerve and gained a psychological advantage.
The Death of a Myth
The WrestleMania 27 match is the least celebrated of the four, partially because it was more like an assault than a contest. The Game pulverized his opponent with multiple chair shots, three Pedigrees and the rare, brutal chair shot to the head. He even used The Undertaker's Tombstone finisher.
When The Undertaker retaliated with an attempted Choke Slam, Triple H shook his head sadly and forced him to back down.
Triple H went outside the ring to get his Sledgehammer but had a moment of weakness, telling The Undertaker to stay down (just as Undertaker told Michaels the prior year). The Dead Man locked in Hell's Gate in what seemed a desperation move, but Triple H tapped and The Undertaker was victorious.
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The Hell's Gate is always cinched in when The Undertaker is on the mat, on his back. Visually, the move looks more vulnerable than any of his other finishers. It's the only one that starts from a position of weakness rather than strength. Even in victory, The Undertaker looked weak.
And the post-match scenes were even darker. Traditionally, The Undertaker would rise to one knee and stick out his tongue as the Titantron displays The Streak intact. But this time, he was still lying down in the ring as the fireworks exploded around him. It didn't feel like a celebration at all.
The Undertaker couldn't get back to his feet and collapsed outside the ring. Eventually, he needed to be carted to the back. Triple H, meanwhile, was walking just fine despite losing a few minutes prior.
A Hiatus and Two Returns
This marked the end of Undertaker's weekly appearances. His next match was the following year at WrestleMania 28 against Triple H. And this time, The Undertaker had been resting for a year and was psychologically and physically ready for The Game.
Just as Undertaker did to Michaels two years prior, Triple H refused a rematch at first. And just as Triple H used Undertaker's vulnerable spot—his age—against him the prior year, Undertaker turned the tables and played into Triple H's insecurity that he lived in Michaels' shadow. And not only did Triple H accept the challenge, he demanded it be contested in Hell in a Cell, with Michaels later made a special guest referee.
There were multiple callbacks. Undertaker fought Michaels in the very first Hell in a Cell match; he pulverized Michaels, only losing because Kane hijacked the match. Being back in the cell together brought their careers full circle.
From Triple H's perspective, he wanted to overcome his Michaels insecurity by dominating where Michaels could not, and he wanted Michaels to watch while he did it. But this proved to be his downfall. By creating the Hell in a Cell stipulation, he tilted the match in Undertaker's favor by placing it on familiar ground.
The End of an Era
The WrestleMania 28 match resolved all of the dangling plot threads.
The Undertaker character recognized the limitations of his age. By fighting and competing on a staggered schedule, the additional rest and preparation allowed him to overcome the combined efforts of Triple H and Michaels. He looked stronger and healthier than he had since WrestleMania 25.
He also learned to play Triple H's game. He used the No Holds Barred stipulation to its full advantage, and this match's finish was an exact mirror of the WrestleMania 27's match. He beat Triple H with multiple chair shots. He caught Triple H's sledgehammer attempt and sadly shook his head.
The Triple H character was forced to accept his place in the hierarchy of greatness; he is not The Undertaker and he is not Shawn Michaels, and no amount of politicking could change that. And like Flair and Michaels before him, Triple H had one final act of defiance; he crotch-chopped and charged The Undertaker, forcing his opponent to Tombstone him one final time.
The Shawn Michaels character fell victim to old obsession; he broke his referee impartiality by superkicking The Undertaker and instantly regretted it. He spent the rest of the match with his hands clutched to his head, tormented over what he'd done. Because the truth was that he never got over his final loss, and now he may have cost Undertaker his fair chance at victory.
Thankfully for him, he was later able to count the pinfall and award The Undertaker the victory. Michaels atoned for his mistake and redeemed himself.
Aftermath
All three men walked arm in arm up the ramp. It was the End of an Era, and all three found some modicum of inner peace.
Michaels went back to his retirement; Undertaker continued in his role as a prestige performer; and Triple H, rather than continuing to subject himself to more physical abuse, began transitioning to a more corporate role.
Like The Undertaker, he acknowledged his aging and vulnerability. He fought less frequently, preferring instead to operate from the sidelines.
These four matches are professional wrestling at its finest, when both the verbal and nonverbal storytelling reinforce the same themes and cover the big ideas about life and personal foibles. And although wrestling only rises to these incredible moments occasionally, we were blessed to get four of them in a row to tell a single, coherent tale. Showcase of the Immortals indeed.
Watch Braun Strowman, WWE Stars' Funny 'Kid Trash Talk' Promos with Jimmy Fallon
Apr 4, 2019
COLOGNE, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 07: Braun Strowman during the WWE Live Show at Lanxess Arena on November 7, 2018 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images)
Four nights before WrestleMania 35, several WWE Superstars appeared Wednesday on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to take part in an entertaining comedy segment.
Braun Strowman, Carmella, Drew McIntyre, Alexa Bliss, Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins all offered their own spin on reading trash talk submitted to the show by children:
The best line is up for debate, but Rollins may have stolen the show with the classic burn, "Don't make me bake a pie and put your face in it. Cuz your butt is your face and your face is your butt!"
It seems like a missed opportunity that The Beast Slayer didn't unleash that one on Brock Lesnar during the build toward his Universal Championship match against Lesnar at WrestleMania on Sunday.
Kingston will also be a challenger in a world title match, against Daniel Bryan, and his trash talk may have been a shot across the bow, exclaiming, "You look like a potato and a chicken nugget had a baby!"
In addition to Rollins and Kingston participating in huge matches at WrestleMania, McIntyre will face Roman Reigns, while Strowman and Carmella will compete in their respective battle royals. Bliss will serve as the host of WrestleMania.
WrestleMania is a massive event that essentially takes over the host region and provides entertainment throughout the week, and the WWE Superstars' appearance on The Tonight Show seemed like a perfect way to start the festivities en route to WrestleMania 35 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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