Official Wrestlemania 31 Thread: 2015

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Wrestlemania 31 News:

- Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton is now official for Wrestlemania 31.

- Officially added to the Andre the Giant Battle Royal are Goldust, Mark Henry and Adam Rose.

- WWE AXXESS maps and schedules should be released sometime next week

- Sting pushed his feud with Triple H on RAW 16th Mar, 2015 cleaning house with Randy Orton at the end of the show:

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My predictions:

Reigns defeats Lesnar thanks to Undertaker interference, Seth cashes in.

Sting defeats Triple H - although I feel maybe next RAW or either the RAW after WM31, Sting has to go into some sort of GM role.

R-Truth wins the IC Championship match.

Undertaker defeats Wyatt.

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Heel Trailer - Wrestlemania 31



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Next and final WWE Hall of Famer 2015

WWE will announce officially later this week that Japanese legend and former NWA World champion Tatsumi Fujinami will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next week in California.

The former WWF Light Heavyweight champion will be inducted into the Hall by Ric Flair.

Flair headlined against Fujinami at the Starrcade in the Tokyo Dome event in 1991, losing the NWA title to Fujinami (in the United States, WCW shot an angle where Flair was still the WCW champion). This led to Fujinami coming back to the States to face Flair, losing to him in the main event of WCW Superbrawl 1991.

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Hall of Fame news:


WWE officially announce the next member of the WWE Hall of Fame

WWE officially announced this afternoon that Tatsumi Fujiname would be inducted into their 2015 WWE Hall of Fame Class. The Japanese legend, former WWF Light Heavyweight and NWA World champion will be inducted into the Hall by Ric Flair.

Flair headlined against Fujinami at the Starrcade in the Tokyo Dome event in 1991, losing the NWA title to Fujinami (in the United States, WCW shot an angle where Flair was still the WCW champion). This led to Fujinami coming back to the States to face Flair, losing to him in the main event of WCW Superbrawl 1991.



*SPOILER* Final WWE Hall of Famer to be announced on RAW

WWE will announce Kevin Nash for the WWE Hall of Fame this Monday. When Nash is announced for the Hall, he will be going in under his WWE persona of Big Daddy Cool, Diesel.

WWE owns the copyright and trademark on the Diesel name.

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WWE press release: Unveils Wrestlemania week programming for the WWE Network


WWE® NETWORK UNVEILS WRESTLEMANIA® WEEK PROGRAMMING

STAMFORD, Conn., March 19, 2015 – WWE Network has unveiled its WrestleMania Week programming line-up filled with a series of specials and live coverage beginning Monday, March 23 and culminating with the pop-culture extravaganza of the year, WrestleMania 31 on Sunday, March 29.

WrestleMania Week will include Schwarzenegger/Triple H: The Interview, WrestleMania Today, WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Red Carpet LIVE and the WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Ceremony. OnWrestleMania Sunday, WWE Network will bring viewers live hourly updates from Levi’s Stadium, along with WrestleMania Kickoff LIVE and the year’s main attraction, WrestleMania 31.


Schedule of programming highlights of WrestleMania Week on WWE Network include:

Schwarzenegger/Triple H: The Interview
Monday, March 23 immediately following Monday Night Raw (11:05 pm)

“The Terminator” and “The Cerebral Assassin” are together for the first time in this very revealing once-in-a-lifetime interview. 2015 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Arnold Schwarzenegger and WWE Superstar Triple H discuss their friendship, their careers, and their futures.


WresrleMania Today
Thursday, March 26 & Friday, March 27 at 6 pm

Live from WrestleMania Axxess, an all-star panel including WWE Superstars and Legends uncover the untold stories and share revealing insights as this year’s extravaganza draws near. WrestleMania Todaywill include exclusive interviews with John Cena, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton.


WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Red Carpet LIVE
Saturday, March 28 at 7 pm

Maria Menounos hosts the most glamorous event on the WWE calendar. Superstars, Divas, Legends and a host of celebrities walk the red carpet and tell-all to Maria and her co-hosts.


WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Induction Ceremony
Saturday, March 28 at 8 pm

Randy “Macho Man” Savage and Arnold Schwarzenegger head up the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2015. The WrestleMania eve tradition will telecast live from the sold-out SAP center in the heart of Silicon Valley.


WrestleMania Kickoff LIVE
Sunday, March 29 at 5 pm

The WrestleMania countdown ends here. Live from Levi’s Stadium, as 80,000 fired up members of the WWE Universe file in, an all-star panel of WWE Superstars and analysts host this insightful and entertaining final tribute to sports entertainment’s biggest event. This two-hour special event will include an exclusive WWE tag team championship match.


WrestleMania 31
Sunday, March 29 at 7 pm ET

WrestleMania Week culminates with the biggest event in WWE history: WrestleMania 31.

Brock Lesnar defends his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against a Superstar on the rise, Roman Reigns. After 14 years of anticipation, wrestling icon, Sting steps into a WWE ring for the first time to take on Triple H. In his first appearance since WrestleMania 30, Undertaker returns to take on Bray Wyatt. Plus, John Cena takes on Russian super athlete Rusev for the U.S. Championship, and “The Viper” Randy Orton faces The Authority’s hand-picked face of the future, Seth Rollins. The stars of Total Divas, The Bella twins take on the team of AJ and Paige. In one of the most dangerous matches in all of WWE, seven-men vie for the Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match; and 20-men compete in the second annual Andre the Giant Battle Royal.


WWE Network offers one-of-a-kind programming including all 12 WWE pay-per-view events includingWrestleMania, LIVE at no additional charge plus groundbreaking original series, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of special events and a robust video-on-demand library with more than 3,000 hours available to subscribers.

Now available on 13 platforms in more than 175 countries, WWE Network surpassed 1 million subscribers in just 11 months, making it the fastest-growing digital subscription service.

Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, fans are able to sign up for WWE Network online by going to WWE.com and can watch WWE Network on their TVs through connected devices such as Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming devices as well as Smart TVs including Sony and Samsung.

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the song mentioned by Travis Barker in the Billboard.com interview that will be performed at Wrestlemania is "I Rise" by David Guetta.

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WWE has started rolling out some new merchandise in honor of Wrestlemania including a new Hulk Hogan design similar to the one sold at the Hogan Appreciation Night in MSG, the first Cesaro/Tyson Kidd shirt and a Paul Heyman shirt featuring the ECW barbed wire font and colors that reads, "Eat. Sleep. Promo. Repeat."

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IGN.com will be broadcasting from Saturday's Wrestlemania AXXESS with the annual WWE 2K15 tournament and more as a promotional vehicle for the WWE videogame line, starting at 3:30 PM Eastern.

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WWE announces Wrestlemania app

WWE announced the following:


We are excited to let you know that the official WWE WrestleMania App is now available! Fans will have the ability to upgrade their WrestleMania, AXXESS and WWE Hall of Fame experiences by downloading the ultimate guide to WrestleMania week in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The WWE WrestleMania App allows fans to:

· Be the first to get updates on Superstar signings at Axxess

· Tap into interactive maps to find your seat, merch locations & concession

· See NXT match lineups at Axxess

· Watch the latest WrestleMania videos

· Instantly share photos & join the social conversation

· Get schedules, event info, stadium details & much more

For more information on the WWE WrestleMania App, please click here.

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I am very curious now to see if Lesnar signing a new contract with WWE changes the outcome of the main event at Mania. It was always known for over 7 months now that Reigns was suppose to beat Lesnar but with Reigns being hated so much by the fans and Lesnar with a new contract, all that could change.

Not to mention Lesnar is only on a part time basis, so I would think he retains unless he loses and wins the title back at the next PPV.

Also, with WWE wanting to push the US and Intercontinental titles, this would be a good way to keep the Heavyweight title out of the way.

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Wrestlemania setting up (Thanx to Trav):

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Why is Cena challenging for the US title?

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Why is Cena challenging for the US title?

The idea is to make the US and Intercontinental Championships stand out more. WWE want to push them to give them more prestige.

This is why Cena will win the US title and most probably Bryan will win the Intercontinental Championship.

I think it is about time, they should have done this months ago while Lesnar had his title reign sitting at home.

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Top 5 ‘Mania Matches That Almost Happened *Video*

WWE has released the following video, featuring the Top 5 WrestleMania matches that almost happened:

Thank gawd Cena does not rap anymore lol

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Update On Why WWE Made Change To Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

WWE has moved the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal to the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Pre-show on Sunday. The Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Tag Team Titles with The Usos vs. The New Day vs. Los Matadores vs. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro is also still on the pre-show.

The change was made due to officials timing out the show. After time was given to the big matches and angles, they apparently had to cut a match from the main card.

While Michael Cole mentioned on WWE Today that the pre-show starts at 6pm EST, that is not the case as it's still scheduled to begin at 5pm EST. However, Levi's Stadium confirmed today that the show will start at 3:30pm local time, which is 6:30pm EST, just 30 minutes before the actual four-hour WrestleMania pay-per-view begins. It's very unlikely that they could get the Fatal 4 Way and the Battle Royal done in 30 minutes. They could move the start time up from 3:30pm local time as gates open at 1:30pm local time, which would be 4:30pm EST, just 30 minutes before they go on the air.

FW4Online was told the show was going to begin with the Fatal 4 Way at 6:30pm EST but that is probably going to change. WWE's official announcement on the Battle Royal change did note that it will take place during the second hour of the pre-show.

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Update On Wrestlemania 31 Preshow Change

F4Wonline.com is reporting WWE confirmed the first match on the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Preshow will start around 3 p.m. PST, which conflicts an earlier report in a stadium press release.

Levi’s Stadium originally issued a release stating Stadium Gates and Media Check-in open at 1:30 p.m., and the show begins at 3:30 p.m. The show start time will likely get bumped back to reflect the official 3 p.m. PST / 6 p.m. EST start time.

It is expected that the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Tag Team Titles will fill this second hour on the preshow.

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Aloe Blacc will be singing "America the Beautiful" to open Wrestlemania. Florida George Line announced it on their Twitter last night, writing, "Just found out our #writingpartner @aloeblacc will also experience the [MENTION=9423]wwe[/MENTION] stage! #WM31 #AmericatheBeautiful #WellBeWatching #WWEMusicFam"

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News and Notes:

- The Wrestlemania Store officially opensDon Thursday in San Jose, CA at the Convention Center. Wrestling artist Rob Schamberger will be painting all weekend there.

- WWE Hall of Famer Gene Okerlund is in town for Wrestlemania.

- 2K today announced new content for WWE® SuperCard, the action-packed WWE collectible card game for mobile devices. Celebrating WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 31, the update for iOS and Android devices – available now for download – adds a WrestleMania rarity level with more than 50 new cards. The new level will encompass the most powerful cards across all nine rarities currently available for play. Beginning April 1, WWE SuperCard will also offer Daily Login Bonuses that reward player loyalty.

Key features in the latest WWE SuperCard update include:

New “WrestleMania” Rarity Level: More powerful than Survivor, this new card rarity is a permanent addition to the game and gives WWE SuperCard a total of nine card rarity levels;
50+ New Cards: Featuring the likes of WWE Superstars John Cena, Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, WWE Diva Paige and new Support cards, WWE SuperCard continues extending its array of collectible content;
Daily Login Bonuses: Beginning April 1, players will earn rewards for daily logins; the more days a user logs in each month, the better the rewards;
King of the Ring Rewards: A revised King of the Ring rewards structure for players;
Key Improvements: Players will notice Card Locking now helps players lock cards to keep them from accidentally being deleted or trained without authorization, a revamped My Cards menu and other fixes


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