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By Richard Trionfo on 2024-04-08 23:00:00

We see Drew McIntyre arriving at the building earlier today.  

He will be in a Number One Contender Match to see who faces Damian Priest next.

THE Judgment Day walk in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back with a look at highlights from Night One of Wrestlemania.

THE Judgment Day are already in the ring represented by JD, Finn, and Dom.

Finn says to all of the haters and doubters and everyone who thought Rhea couldn't beat Becky and everyone who didn't think Damian could cash in and become champion.  You were all wrong, and Finn chuckles.

Dom holds the mic to his face and people boo.  Dom mentions that Rhea is still the Women's Champion.

Rhea makes her way to the ring.

Rhea hugs JD, Finn, and Dom in the ring.

Rhea says Wrestlemania was almost perfect.  They have a couple new problems to deal with.  Two things came out of this weekend.  One, Mami is always on top.  Two, this is a new era for THE Judgment Day.

Finn introduces your new World Champion, Damian Priest.

The crowd shows their approval for Priest's victory last night.

Priest says he does deserve it.  The terror twins stand before you as the World Champions.  It goes without saying that they always rise to the occasion.  The whole world needs to follow suit and rise for THE Judgment Day.

R Truth enters the ring and holds up his title belt with Rhea and Priest. 

Priest tells Truth to get out.

Truth says he is here to celebrate.  He says he brought the tag titles back to THE Judgment Day.  Truth wants to change subjects.  He knows there are issues with membership in the group but he is only half of the tag team champions.

Miz makes his way to the ring.  

Miz says he doesn't want to be in THE Judgment Day and he knows Truth doesn't want to be in that group.

Priest says he isn't in THE Judgment Day and Truth says he is. 

If you are introducing new champions, Miz wants to introduce the new Raw Tag Team Champions.

Finn asks Miz if he thinks he is funny.  Finn says it is funny that they will have the shortest reign in history.  If you are going to spoil their celebration, put those titles on the line, right here . . . right now.

Truth says that is fun, but they can't.  There are only three of them.

Finn wants to know what Truth means and Miz does too.  Miz wants to make sure that Truth is talking about a real person.  

Truth says they can have a six man tag team match against him, the Miz, and the guy you can't see.

JD wants to confirm that Truth is suggesting and JD says they are on.

Miz says he wants to see their partner.

Dom, JD< and Finn attack Truth and Miz and send him to the floor.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two:  Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio versus R Truth, Miz, and ?

The match starts as a handicap match and Dom with two suplexes to Truth and he sets for the third amigo but Truth with punches.  Dom with a knee and he tags in JD.  JD with kicks and an elbow drop.  Truth goes to the apron and then JD chokes Truth in the ropes.  JD with a knee to Truth and a reverse chin lock.  Truth reaches for the tag nad JD pulls Truth to the mat.  Dom tags in and he kicks Truth and gets a near fall.  Dom with an Irish whip and he misses a splash when Truth moves.  Miz tags in and he hits a springboard cross body and he punches JD off the apron.  Miz with kicks to Dom in the corner.  Miz with an Awesome Clothesline and he goes to the apron and kicks JD.  Miz with a rollup for a near fall.  Miz iwth a kick and a double DDT to Dom and JD.  Miz gets a near fall on Dom.

Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale and Dom with a snap mare to counter.  Miz with a back elbow and Finn with a clothesline when the referee deals with Miz.  JD sends Miz into the ringside barrier.  Truth goes over to check on Miz but Dom gets there first and he sends iz back into the ring.  Dom kicks Miz and tags in JD who kicks Miz and chokes him in the corner.  Finn tags in and Miz punches Finn and Finn with shoulders in the corner.  JD trips Miz and tags in and hits a slingshot twisting splash.  Dom kicks Miz and then Finn hits a slingshot stomp for a near fall. Finn chokes Miz in the ropes.  Dom kicks Miz when Finn distracts the referee. 

Finn tries to suplex Miz back into the ring but Miz blocks it and Miz with a slingshot sunset flip but you don't sunset flip Finn and he rolls through and hits a double stomp.  Finn with an elbow to the head.  Finn sends Miz into the corner and he tags Dom back in.  Dom with a suplex and he holds on and rolls through for a second one.  Dom sets for the third Amigo and he shimmies and completes the sequence for a near fall.  Finn tags in and punches Miz.  Finn with a reverse chin lock.  

Finn with an arm bar and he keeps Miz from making the tag.  Miz with a kick and both men with clotheslines and they go down.  JD tags in and he keeps Miz from making the tag.  Miz kicks JD away and Dom pulls Truth off the apron and sends him into the ring steps.  JD with an uppercut and punches to Miz and Truth is down by the ring steps.  JD poses and so do Finn and Dom.

John Cena's music plays and it appears that he might be the person Truth was talking about.

Cena does the Warrior run on the apron and he wants the tag.  Miz rolls past JD and Cena tags in and he hits two shoulder tackles to JD followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb.  Truth with a Blue Thunder Bomb to Finn.  Miz gives Dom a Blue Thunder Bomb.  Cena gets Miz and Truth to join for stereo Five Knuckle Shuffle.  They get them up for Attitude Adjustments and a Triple pin.

Winners:  R Truth, Miz, and John Cena

We see highlights from the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

Bronson Reed says when he steps into the ring, he doesn't do it just to win.  He does it to break his opponents.  Tonight, Drew, Jey, and Ricochet will learn a lesson in raw dominance.  He will show who the true heavyweight champion should be.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we are told that 201,924 people attended Raw, Smackdown, Stand and Deliver, and Wrestlemania.

Dom tells Rhea he didn't think Cena would show up.  Rhea says Dom trusted Andrade and he cost them.

Dom goes to talk to Adam Pearce.

Rhea Ripley is attacked from behind and we see that it is Liv Morgan.  

Match Number Three:  Indi Hartwell (with Candice LeRae) versus Roxanne Perez in a Non Title Match

Perez slaps Indi and applies a sleeper on Indi's back.  Indi backs Perez into the turnbuckles but she holds on.  Indi with a snap mare and shoulder tackle but she misses an elbow drop.  Perez punches Indi and Indi pushes Perez away.  Perez with a side Russian leg sweep and she gets a near fall.  Perez with kicks to the hamstring and a spinning toe hold.  Indi sends Roxanne face first to the mat.  Indi with clotheslines and forearms and punches to Perez.  Indi misses a clothesline in the corner and Perez with a running uppercut.  Candice trips Perez and Indi wants to know why Candice did that.

The referee tells Indi to focus on Perez.  Perez with a rake of the eyes followed by a kick to the midsection and Pop Rox for the three count.

Winner:  Roxanne Perez

Candice berates Indi after the match.

We take a look at more highlights from Wrestlemania.

Sami Zayn walks in the back and Jey Uso congratulates him.  Sami says he is proud of Jey's win and Jey says he is proud of Sami.

We go to commercial.

Roxanne Perez walks in the back massaging her title belt.

Natalya tells Perez she will see her tomorrow on NXT.  Perez says Natalya will see her tomorrow on her show.

Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring.

Sami says the fans telling him he deserves it means a lot to him.  He says he has done some historic things at Wrestlemania in the past and he thinks he did something historic this year.  The man who made history was Gunther.  You can't take 666 days as champion from Gunther.  He is the best Intercontinental Champion of all time.  Sami says he beat him.  Sami says he can't take all of the credit for the win.  He got a lot of help from each and every one of you.  There were times he didn't believe in himself but you were there.  Seeing his wife and son at the curtain meant a lot to him.  Seeing Kevin Owens fire him up helped him.  He says there is one other guy who helped him out.

Imperium's music plays and Kaiser and Vinci come out.

Kaiser says for the past two years, the Ring General put all of his heart and dedication and hard work into making the Intercontinental championship the most prestigious in the WWE.  Kaiser says it breaks his heart to see somebody like you holding that title right now.  You look like all of these peasants in Philadelphia.  Kaiser says your new Intercontinental Champiion looks like a bum.  Kaiser says on behalf of Gunther, they are here to make this right.

They circle the ring and they get on the apron.

Chad Gable's music plays and it freezed Kaiser and Vinci.

Chad runs to the ring to stand by Sami's side.

We go to commercial.

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