WWE 'Wrestlemania 33' PPV 2017 Discussion Thread

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WWE 'Wrestlemania 33' PPV
(RAW / Smackdown)
Date: 2nd Apr, 2017
Location: Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida

Card:

Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg

WWE Championship
TBD (c) vs. Randy Orton

More to be announced.

(Card subject to change)

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Randy Orton won the 2017 Royal Rumble match, and will challenge Smackdown's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 33.

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On RAW, 20th Jan, 2017, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman appeared and challenged Goldberg to one final match at WrestleMania 33. Later that night, it was announced that Goldberg would be appearing the following week on RAW to answer Lesnar's challenge.

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Goldberg took to Twitter after the segment on RAW of Lesnar and Heyman challenging Goldberg to amatch at Wreslemania 33 and announced that he will be on next week’s Raw from Portland, Oregon to respond. He wrote on Twitlonger:

I'll be at @WWE #RAW NEXT MONDAY! @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle want an answer to the #Wrestlemania … https://t.co/rAeyUIPW2C

— Bill Goldberg (@Goldberg) January 31, 2017


WWE also made a tweet on the subject:

The challenge from @BrockLesnar will be addressed NEXT WEEK when @Goldberg returns to Monday Night #RAW! pic.twitter.com/886s7PoqaN

— WWE (@WWE) January 31, 2017

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Possible Wretlemania spoilers:

- Roman Reigns vs. The Undertaker is on the books as one of the headline matches.

- Possible plans in the works for Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt. Since Orton won the Royal Rumble and having Wyatt winning February’s Elimination Chamber match, this would set up their WrestleMania match for the WWE Championship.

- Goldberg vs. Lesnar and Shaq vs. Big Show have been ‘set in stone’ for months.

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Former WWE writer Brian Maxwell Mann tweeted the following about WWE’s creative direction heading into WrestleMania. There’s been some buzz going around that John Cena’s WrestleMania opponent has been decided and fans won’t be too excited about the matchup. Mann has apparently learned who Cena will be facing and agrees it’s not a good match on paper.

many brilliant wrestling minds work at WWE. this is the time of year when Vince ignores all of them. #RoyalRumble

— Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) January 30, 2017

if you're less then excited for Orton/Bray & Roman/Taker – wait until you see what Cena's doing

— Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) January 30, 2017


When asked if AJ Styles would be facing Shane McMahon, Mann replied:

yes because Vince cares more about Shane's ego than creating new fans. https://t.co/cmMjDJTRcx

— Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) January 30, 2017


In response to a rumor of Goldberg capturing the Universal Championship from Kevin Owens and defending it against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, Mann thinks the title stipulation does nothing to enhance the match.

Brock/Goldberg receives ZERO lift from belt. if 2017 Vince was booking in 2003, his match with Hogan would've been for the title. https://t.co/zPA7XAA7Qj

— Brian Maxwell Mann (@BrianMaxMann) January 30, 2017

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Could be major changes to Wrestlemania proposed match due to Seth Rollins being injured.

WWE announced this morning that Seth Rollins was injured during the show closing segment on Monday Night Raw where he was attacked by Samoa Joe.

WWE's story on their official website is that Rollins has reinjured his knee that was torn in November 2015 in Ireland against Kane. In 2015, Rollins suffered injuries to his right ACL/MCL/medial meniscus that required surgery. The injury forced him to miss Wrestlemania 32 last year.

Rollins is currently down in Birmingham, Alabama being examined, so the injury is legitimate. The severity of it cannot be confirmed at this time.

If Rollins is hurt to the point he cannot compete at Wrestlemania, there will obviously be a major change in plans for Triple H.

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Sounds like a decent card. Taker vs Reigns was unexpected, Rollins vs HHH can be a show stealer if Rollins is fit. Owens vs Jericho is a great match-up, and everything involving Orton, Cena and AJ Styles hsould be solid.

Although I prefered Taker vs Cena, Samoa Joe vs Lesnar, WM33 could be worse.

Shaq vs Show is maybe a big waste in whatever sense you may think of, except cross over media

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Sounds like a decent card. Taker vs Reigns was unexpected, Rollins vs HHH can be a show stealer if Rollins is fit. Owens vs Jericho is a great match-up, and everything involving Orton, Cena and AJ Styles hsould be solid.

Although I prefered Taker vs Cena, Samoa Joe vs Lesnar, WM33 could be worse.

Shaq vs Show is maybe a big waste in whatever sense you may think of, except cross over media

If Owens wins at the Elimination Chamber, he will be facing Orton which is a proposal at this time.

No idea why they having Big Show vs Shaq lol

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Possible Spoiler:

If Rollins can not compete at Wrestlemania 33 against Triple H, then ...

Should Rollins not be able to work Wrestlemania 33, there will obviously be a change in plans. One pitch that has made the rounds over the last 24 hours is for Triple H to wrestle Shane McMahon at the show. We will see if that ends up being the direction if Rollins' injury requires an extended period of absence from WWE storylines.

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In WWE's latest poll, they ask the WWE Universe who The Undertaker should face at this year’s Wrestlemania? As of now, John Cena is winning the vote with a 35% of the vote, with AJ Styles second at 26%. Who do you think The Undertaker should face?

Click here to vote on WWE poll.

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Who would like to see 'The Demon King' Finn Bálor​ vs 'The Deadman' The Undertaker at this years Wrestlemania?

Demon vs. Demon. The entrances in one match of both these WWE​ Superstars would be worth it alone.

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Goldberg was on RAW, 6th Feb, 2017 tpo reply to Brock lesnars challenge for a match at Wrestlemania 33 this year. Goldberg accepted.

Since Goldberg has won the last two matches, you would think Lesnar will win this one .. maybe. lol I would rather see Braun Strowman vs Lesnar or Goldberg at Mania.

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Did Triple H Encourage Kevin Owens to Turn on Chris Jericho?

In a backstage segment leading up to the “Festival of Friendship” Triple H asked to speak with Owens in private, as in without Chris Jericho present. A second quick shot of Owens and HHH was shown later in the show, though no audio was present. It seems likely that Triple H relayed the message to Owens that he should turn on Jericho.

Jericho, who was taken away in an ambulance last night, has been silent since. Considering Jericho had promised to help Owens retain his Universal Championship at Fastlane, one now has to wonder if Triple H (or Samoa Joe) will now play a role in the match.

Naturally this means an Owens vs. Jericho match at WrestleMania is upcoming. If Owens retains (with the help of HHH) at Fastlane, then the Universal title will be on the line in that match. If Goldberg defeats Owens however (most likely with Jericho fending off Triple H) then Goldberg vs. Lesnar would have the Universal Championship on the line. Rumors are out there regarding who is most likely to come away the winner, but such rumors are often proved false.

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The Big Show is training hard for his upcoming WrestleMania match against Shaquille O’Neil and has been documenting his journey on social media. Over the past week, Big Show updated fans on his physical transformation:

.@Shaq! Karaoke? Doughnuts? You better get serious. All roads lead to @WrestleMania. The only giant! pic.twitter.com/5uX4EUyXVF

— Big Show (@WWETheBigShow) February 9, 2017

Big Show vs. Shaq has been a long talked about possibility. With WrestleMania being in Orlando, where Shaq began his NBA career, the timing was right for WM33.

WWE set the stage for the matchup during last year’s Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, when Shaq was a surprise entrant.

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Bray Wyatts opponent at Wrestlemania to be determined by Battle Royal next week on Smackdown Live 21st Feb, 2017

Last night’s WWE SmackDown ended with Randy Orton pledging allegiance to WWE Champion Bray Wyatt and refusing his WrestleMania 33 championship shot against Wyatt that he earned by winning the Royal Rumble. Video from the segment can be seen above.

It was later announced on Talking Smack by SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan that next week’s SmackDown will feature a battle royal with the winner facing Wyatt at WrestleMania. The first confirmed name for the battle royal is AJ Styles.

BREAKING: @WWEDanielBryan announces a #1Contender #BattleRoyal NEXT WEEK on #SDLive to replace @RandyOrton, who refuses to face Bray Wyatt! pic.twitter.com/f9WCD4D6Tz

— WWE (@WWE) February 15, 2017


I am sure Orton will still face Wyatt lol he has to technically. I am guessing something will happen along the way, maybe even next week.

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There's a rumor going around Roman Reigns might jump ship from RAW to SD to get into the battle royal