"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey shows up to start tonight's show. As the crowd chants "We want Becky!", Rousey says that women will be the WrestleMania event for the first time in history with the Raw Women's title match, and she has only one thing to say: "You're welcome." She drops the microphone, then picks it back up and promises to tap Charlotte and Becky out at he same time at WrestleMania. She drops the microphone again, then picks it back up again to say she has no idea what a Beat The Clock Challenge is and that it is time to get it over with. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan) shows up, then Becky Lynch arrives. Becky tells Ronda to stop acting like "a little weirdo," as Ronda come out with a big money contract and nobody cared about her until she came around. She boasts that she is the best thing to ever happen to Ronda, as she made her better, and says it will end with the title in her hand and Ronda's skull beneath her foot. Charlotte Flair then shows up, and proclaims that the women are the WrestleMania main event because of what's she done, not Ronda or Becky.
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey beats Sarah Logan with an arm bar in 1:25 (one minute, twenty-five seconds) in a Beat The Clock Challenge.
Charlotte Flair fails to beat the clock in the Beat The Clock Challenge against Ruby Riott. When Becky Lynch gets in the ring, Charlotte Flair hits her with a big boot.
Becky Lynch beats Liv Morgan with a jackknife pin in a Beat The Clock Challenge with seven seconds left.
Before the next match, Lio Rush says he and Bobby Lashley are a roadblock in his road to WrestleMania, and they will leave him beaten and broken like Rob Gronkowski. Lio also announces that he is not medically cleared tonight, and Jinder Mahal will be teaming with Lashley instead.
Finn Balor beats Bobby Lashley and Jinder Mahal in a 2-on-1 handicap match to earn a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 35. After the match, Lashley takes his anger out on both Mahal and The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh).
We see a vignette of Elias playing in the middle of Times Square, who says it is nothing compared to his performance at WrestleMania. Before he plays, he is outplayed - and outsung - by another street musician that Elias shoos away.
Aleister Black and Ricochet beat The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder). After the match, Scott Dawson demands that ring announcer Mike Rome announce that The Revival are still the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions.
Drew McIntyre shows up. McIntyre states he does not care if the fans like him, and that they will respect him. He says one week is a long time to wait for an answer from Roman Reigns, and we get a video replay of what he did to Roman two weeks ago, saying he could have finished him off if he wanted. We also see a replay of McIntyre's challenge to Roman Reigns from last week. Afterwards, McIntyre hopes that Roman's family convinced Roman to say no to his challenge, as he has already beaten Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. McIntyre says he known that Roman want to take his challenge, but tells Roman to think about his family, as he has put them through enough and his children had to "watch Daddy fight for his life already." He asks if Roman wants to do that one more time at WrestleMania if he knows he is going to lose, and promises to hold the show hostage until he gets an answer. As he makes that promise, Roman shows up. Roman tells McIntyre that "Roman accepts [his] challenge," then tells him - as Joe Anoa'i - not to run his mouth about his wife and kids before going to town on McIntyre. This ends with McIntyre nailing Roman with a low blow, which allows McIntyre to hit the Claymore Kick.
Backstage, Drew McIntyre is met by Dean Ambrose, who takes offense to being called "a cockroach" that McIntyre "exterminated," says he doesn't feel exterminated, and dares him to give it one more try in a Last Man Standing Match. McIntyre promises Ambrose won't be standing after tonight.
Sasha Banks vs. Natalya ends when Nia Jax and Tamina attack both women. "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix gets in the ring and fights off both Nia and Tamina, and Tamina falls victim to a Glam Slam.
It is announced that The Hart Foundation - Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart - are inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019. With this, Bret becomes a two-time inductee.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Kurt Angle. Angle appreciates Samoa Joe coming from SmackDown Live to face him, and says that his farewell tour isn't hugs and handshakes. He calls Joe "the true test." Baron Corbin shows up, makes fun of Angle's age and says the crowd only feels sorry for him and that he should have retired ten years ago. He states that he will disgrace Angle in his last match, but Angle simply tells Corbin "Screw you."
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Sasha Banks and Bayley. Sasha says she and Bayley would take on anybody, anywhere at anytime, and if people want to go at it with them, they will do it at WrestleMania.
It's time for A Moment Of Bliss. Alexa Bliss says she is at a crossroads, and while she is the host of WrestleMania, she feels her reputation is in jeopardy due to what is going between Colin Jost and Braun Strowman. Alexa brings out Strowman, and reminds Strowman of what he has done when his temper has gotten the better of him before asking what would happen if Colin Jost and Michael Che were to "get these hands." Strowman says that when he saw the car that Jost gifted him, all he thought about was smashing Jost's "pasty" face. Colin Jost and Michael Che are then introduced live via satellite on the TitanTron. Jost says he has learned his lesson, and says that instead of wearing a New York Mets hat, he will wear a New York Yankees hat. Michael says he respects Strowman, but says Strowman crossed a line by getting physical with Jost. Jost says he was being sincere when he put in his Twitter bio that he wanted to be Strowman's mentor, and says there are a few things he can teach a monster like Strowman, like chewing food and doing taxes. Jost then makes fun of Strowman's size before asking if they can handle this like adults, and asks if Strowman has ever considered therapy before asking Strowman to pay him back the value of the car - plus interest - and get him Brock Lesnar's autograph. Jost then makes fun of Strowman's size before asking if they can handle this like adults, and asks if Strowman has ever considered therapy before asking Strowman to pay him back the value of the car - plus interest - and get him Brock Lesnar's autograph. Michael Che accepts on Jost's behalf, saying the chances of something bad happening to Jost will be slightly less. Jost, not wanting to be thrown under the bus, says that Michael Che will be in the battle royal with him too. Strowman asks Alexa Bliss to make it official, and after Alexa initially says she doesn't want to sacrifice two great talents, she makes it official.
We hear from Elias in New York City again, and this time, Elias is in front of Madison Square Garden. After making fun of the Boston Garden, Elias claims he has sold out Madison Square Garden three time already, then someone puts a quarter in his coffee cup. Elias takes offense to the quarter, saying people would pay him more to see him in New York City.
Baron Corbin beats Apollo Crews. After the match, Corbin hits Apollo Crews with End of Days a second time.
It is announced that Becky Lynch, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair will be on ESPN's SportsCenter tomorrow morning at 7:45 AM Eastern.
Next week: Becky Lynch, "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair vs. The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan)!
Seth Rollins shows up. Rollins says he and Brock Lesnar are not cut from the same cloth, and the two roads they are taking to WrestleMania could not be any different. However, there is only one road out, and it will be forged by whoever is WWE Universal Champion after their match. He admits this is a heavy burden, but he wants to carry that burden so he can become a champion who inspires people. He claims that Lesnar does not inspire people and that this match is the biggest of his career, but he did not realize until now how big it was to the fans. During a recent autograph session, every fan asked him to beat Brock Lesnar before they left the autograph table, and now he feels he has no choice but to beat Lesnar as he refuses to let Lesnar be the champion who defines the future of the industry. At WrestleMania, he will get in the ring with Lesnar with an army behind him that will make him unstoppable, and he and the fans will march through the gates of Suplex City and burn it down. Before Rollins can finish his sentence, Paul Heyman shows up and thanks Rollins for letting him know that the match at WrestleMania is now a handicap match. Heyman says he likes the odds, as the odds of Rollins winning are zero and that he is leaning on the fans for "thoughts and prayers" as the fans fail with him. He also says Rollins needs thoughts and prayers as Rollins does not have a thought in his head and not a prayer in doing so, and tells Rollins to take it personally when he and the fans lose at WrestleMania. Rollins chases Heyman up the ramp, and Heyman rolls on the stage before begging for mercy. Rollins tells Heyman he's not here to ask for prayers; instead, he's here to answer them when he takes the Universal title.
Before the next match, Samoa Joe asks Kurt Angle to forgive him, as he has forgotten his bouquet of flowers and he is not a sentimental person. He then says it will be a cold day on the wrong side of the aftermath before he lets him ride off into the sunset. He says that everyone is getting ready for WrestleMania, and he plans to do just that by putting Angle to sleep one last time.
Kurt Angle beats Samoa Joe after pinning Joe to the match by rolling to the side in order to counter the Coaquina Clutch.
We see behind-the-scenes footage Big Show on the newest episode of Happy!, which premieres this Wednesday night at 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central on SyFy.
WWE COO Triple H shows up. He congratulates Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey on being the main event of this year's WrestleMania, as well as every woman who has stepped through the ropes of a WWE ring. He then pulls out a letter from Batista's lawyer, which states that Batista will not be competing at WrestleMania unless he agrees to one more stipulation. After making fun of Batista's belief that Evolution did nothing for his career and that he quit due to Triple H, he then reveals the stipulation after making a reference to The Spice Girls' "Wannabe": if Batista wins, Triple H can never compete in a WWE ring again. Triple H vows to make sure Batista stands up to his commitment and make him show up, and says the only obsession he has regarding Batista is kicking his ass. He also says that if he cannot beat Batista, he has no business being in the ring anyway. Triple H then tells Batista that if he wants his career on the line, he's got it.
We hear from Elias, who is now standing next to an open guitar case full of dollar bills. Some guy walks up and steals some of the money, but Elias says he will make a lot more money at WrestleMania, where WWE will definitely stand for "Walk With Elias." The guy who stole some of Elias' money then comes back and steals the guitar case as Elias plays his guitar.
We look back on Kane hitting Pete Rose with a Tombstone Piledriver at WrestleMania 14, courtesy of Snickers.
Next week: Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio! Brock Lesnar live!
Drew McIntyre beats Dean Ambrose in a Last Man Standing Match.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
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