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Vorlage:Infobox Wrestling event WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. In addition to standard PPV outlets, it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network. It took place on April 2, 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[1] WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands, which marking out to be the first event since WrestleMania XXVII, as the brand split ended that year, but was reintroduced in July 2016.

Thirteen matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show. This was the first WrestleMania since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 to feature two world championships: Raw's Universal Championship, defended for the first time at WrestleMania, and SmackDown's WWE Championship. In the main event, Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match, giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania; the match has been heavily speculated to be his last. In addition, Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship. The event also marked the unannounced return of The Hardy Boyz, who won the Raw Tag Team Championship. It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time, resulting in a two-day broadcast for a single event.

WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33. This number has been disputed, as The A.V. Club wrote that it was "almost certainly a fake number" as WWE "has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure—as Vince McMahon once said on an investor's call, the fake number is for entertainment purposes",[2] while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as "a total worked number even more than usual".[3]

Production

Background

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WrestleMania 33's stage, featuring a globe similar to the one at Universal Studios Florida and a non-functioning roller coaster, playing off of the event's tagline

WrestleMania is considered WWE's flagship event,[4] having been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.[5] The event was the second WrestleMania to be held at the Camping World Stadium, which previously hosted WrestleMania XXIV in 2008 under the venue's previous name of Orlando Citrus Bowl, and the third to be held in the state of Florida, the second being WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012.[6] Tickets went on sale on November 18, 2016, with individual tickets costing $38 to $2,130.[7] On October 31, 2016, traveling packages with accommodation ranging from $950 to $5,900 per person were sold.[7][8] New subscribers to the WWE Network could watch the event at no additional cost.[9] A two-hour pre-show preceded the main show, with the second hour broadcast simultaneously on USA Network.[10] On February 20, 2017, The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) of WWE's Raw brand were confirmed to be the hosts of WrestleMania 33.[11][12]

The four official theme songs for the event were "Greenlight" (by Pitbull feat. Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis), "Like a Champion" (by Danger Twins), "Flame" (by Tinashe), and "Am I Savage?" (by Metallica).[13] At the event, Pitbull performed "Options" with Stephen Marley before performing "Greenlight" with Flo Rida and LunchMoney Lewis.[14] American singer Tinashe performed "America the Beautiful" to kick off WrestleMania 33.[15] The Kickoff pre-show was broadcast on the WWE Network, WWE.com, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, and YouTube, with USA Network joining the live coverage for the second hour.[16]

Beginning at WrestleMania 32, a match between Big Show and NBA star Shaquille O'Neal had been teased from various media outlets, including WWE. Shaq was a surprise entrant in the 2016 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal where he and Big Show faced off, but the other participants eliminated both of them.[17][18] In July at the 2016 ESPY Awards on the red carpet, Show and Shaq had another brief confrontation. A match was proposed for WrestleMania 33, which Shaq accepted.[19][20] In January 2017, the two began calling each other out on social media, posting workout videos of themselves preparing for the potential match.[21][22] Big Show then began to doubt Shaq's commitment to the match.[23] By the end of February, Shaq said that it looked like the match was not going to happen, but he would still train just in case.[24] The following week, Shaq said that discussions were back on between him and WWE.[25] However, Big Show's announcement as a participant in the 2017 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal indicated that the match was off. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the match was canceled due to monetary reasons, as both parties could not agree on a deal.[26] Big Show said that he really wanted to do the match, especially since this would probably be his last WrestleMania and blamed Shaq's weight as a reason for why Shaq backed out.[27]

According to Dave Meltzer in January 2017, a WrestleMania 33 match between The Undertaker and John Cena was scrapped as Vince McMahon had "a different vision for the show and [was] thinking [about the] longterm picture not short-term."[28]

Storylines

Vorlage:See also The card featured thirteen matches, including three on the WrestleMania Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[29][30][31] Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live,[32] and 205 Live, the latter of which is cruiserweight-exclusive.[33]

Randy Orton (right) and Bray Wyatt (below) faced off at WrestleMania 33 for the WWE Championship, in a feud that also involved Luke Harper (left)

The winner of the Royal Rumble match traditionally earns a world championship match at WrestleMania. With the reintroduction of the brand extension in mid-2016, which resulted in two world titles in the promotion again, the Royal Rumble winner received a match for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship. Randy Orton won the 2017 Royal Rumble, the second in his career, and thereby earned a title match for his brand's WWE Championship.[34][35][36] At Elimination Chamber on February 12, Orton's fellow Wyatt Family member Bray Wyatt won the Elimination Chamber match to become the new WWE Champion,[37] and then retained the championship against John Cena and AJ Styles on the following SmackDown Live. Afterwards, Orton said that he refused to fight Wyatt at WrestleMania due to his devotion to Wyatt.[38] SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan then scheduled a 10-man battle royal to find a new opponent for Wyatt at WrestleMania.[39] The battle royal ended in a draw when both Styles and Luke Harper went over the top rope simultaneously.[40] Styles then defeated Harper the following week to become the number one contender.[41] However, at the conclusion of the episode, Orton appeared on the TitanTron, interrupting Wyatt, and was at The Wyatt Family compound, which was also the burial site of Sister Abigail, the cult leader that Wyatt followed and named his finisher after. Orton declared that he was no longer Wyatt's servant and that he only joined The Wyatt Family to destroy them from the inside (Orton joined the Wyatts in October 2016 after failing to defeat them in several matches).[42] Orton then set the compound ablaze, which caused Wyatt to have a mental breakdown, and declared that he was coming for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.[41] Due to this confusion, Daniel Bryan and SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon decided that Orton would face Styles on the March 7 episode of SmackDown Live to determine the decisive number one contender for Wyatt,[43] in which Orton defeated Styles.[44] On the March 14 episode, Orton was interrupted by Wyatt, who claimed to now have the powers of Sister Abigail as he covered himself in her ashes.[45] The following week, Harper warned Orton about Wyatt's new "powers", but said he would take out Wyatt on the next episode. Later, Orton was attacked backstage by followers of Wyatt, and Wyatt performed a ritual on Orton.[46] On the final SmackDown Live before WrestleMania, after Wyatt defeated Harper, Orton appeared on the TitanTron and claimed to have destroyed the powers of Sister Abigail.[47]

At WrestleMania XX in 2004, Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar in their first match against each other.[48] Both left the company after the event, but Lesnar returned in 2012. After twelve years, Goldberg returned in 2016 and immediately began a feud with Lesnar, thanks in part due to the WWE 2K17 video game, which featured Lesnar on the cover and Goldberg as the pre-order bonus. This culminated in a match at Survivor Series, in which Goldberg humiliated Lesnar by defeating him in one minute and twenty-six seconds.[49] Both then competed in the Royal Rumble match.[50] Lesnar entered at number twenty-six and dispatched of several other wrestlers before Goldberg came out at number twenty-eight and once again humiliated Lesnar by quickly eliminating him from the match (Goldberg was soon after eliminated by The Undertaker).[34] The next night on Raw, Lesnar and Paul Heyman appeared and challenged Goldberg to one final match at WrestleMania 33.[51] The next week on Raw, Goldberg accepted Lesnar's challenge and also challenged Kevin Owens for the Universal Championship at Fastlane.[52] Lesnar and Heyman said in an interview with Michael Cole that if Goldberg won the Universal Championship, Lesnar would challenge him for the title at WrestleMania.[53] Goldberg appeared the next week and promised that he would defeat Owens and become Universal Champion going into WrestleMania against Lesnar.[54] At Fastlane on March 5, Goldberg kept his promise and turned his WrestleMania match against Lesnar into a match for the Universal Championship.[55] The next night on Raw, Lesnar confronted Goldberg and offered to shake his hand to congratulate him, but Goldberg refused. Heyman then exclaimed that at WrestleMania, Goldberg would be "Brock's bitch" and Lesnar attacked Goldberg with an F-5.[56] The following week, Lesnar and Heyman gloated about Lesnar giving an F-5 to Goldberg and Heyman said that Lesnar would have the "greatest comeback in sports entertainment history" at WrestleMania.[57] On the final Raw before WrestleMania, Goldberg and Lesnar had one last confrontation where Goldberg executed a spear on Lesnar.[58]

Seth Rollins had to overcome a knee injury, just a few weeks before WrestleMania 33, to face Triple H at the event

In 2014, The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns) were involved in a rivalry with Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista). After multiple losses to The Shield, Batista out of anger left the WWE, which disbanded Evolution. Triple H then revealed his "Plan B": Seth Rollins. Rollins attacked his former Shield brothers and joined Triple H in The Authority, turning into a villain.[59] Rollins was the forefront of The Authority for over a year and won the then-WWE World Heavyweight Championship (now WWE Championship) at WrestleMania 31, but was forced to vacate the title in November 2015 due to injury.[60][61] He returned in mid-2016 and was drafted to the Raw brand and then unsuccessfully faced Finn Bálor for the inaugural WWE Universal Championship at SummerSlam.[62] After Bálor was forced to vacate the title due to injury,[63] Rollins qualified for a fatal four-way match for the vacant title.[64] During the match, a returning Triple H, who had not been seen since WrestleMania 32, aided Rollins in eliminating Reigns, but then turned on Rollins by attacking him with a Pedigree, which allowed Kevin Owens to win the championship.[65] Rollins did not address the incident until December, when he called out Triple H.[66][67] On the January 23, 2017 episode of Raw, Rollins faced Sami Zayn. In the climax of the match, Triple H's music played, which distracted Rollins and allowed Zayn to win Rollins' spot in the Royal Rumble match.[68] Rollins appeared at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio the day before the Royal Rumble and challenged Triple H to a match. Triple H came out and signaled for security who escorted Rollins away.[69] On the January 30 episode of Raw, Raw Commissioner and Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon confronted Rollins about his appearance at TakeOver and revealed that Triple H would be there later that night. Triple H showed up and declared that Rollins disappointed him and called Rollins out. As Rollins made his way to the ring, he was attacked by Samoa Joe, who made his main roster debut.[51] Joe's attack on Rollins re-injured the same knee that had sidelined Rollins for six months.[70] It was then reported that Rollins would be out of action for up to eight weeks.[71] Rollins appeared on the February 27 episode of Raw to address the status of his injury where he said that it was unlikely that he would be at WrestleMania 33. Triple H came out with Joe and warned Rollins not to come to WrestleMania, because if he does, he would end him. Rollins then declared that he would be at WrestleMania.[54] The following week, videos of Rollins' rehabilitation were shown and Triple H said that Rollins was ignorant for going against doctors advice and trying to compete at WrestleMania.[56] The next week, Triple H got into an altercation with Raw General Manager Mick Foley, after which Rollins came down, dropped his crutch, and attacked Triple H. However, Triple H recovered and attacked Rollins' knee.[57] On the March 20 episode, Foley was fired as Raw General Manager for his actions and Rollins' physical therapist Kevin Wilk said that Rollins should not compete at WrestleMania. Triple H later challenged Rollins to a non-sanctioned match, which would forbid Rollins from suing the WWE if he were to get injured again.[72] The following week, Rollins signed the contract, thus making the match official, and he brawled with Triple H.[58]

At the Royal Rumble, The Undertaker was a competitor in the titular Royal Rumble match. Roman Reigns, who lost his Universal Championship match earlier that night, entered the match at number thirty and eventually eliminated Undertaker from the match. The two had a stare down and Reigns claimed that the ring was his yard now; for many years, Undertaker had claimed that the ring was his yard.[34] On the March 6 episode of Raw, Braun Strowman, who lost to Reigns at Fastlane, called Reigns out and stated that Reigns got lucky, but The Undertaker came out instead. The Undertaker stared down Strowman until Strowman left the ring. As The Undertaker was about to leave, Reigns eventually came out and confronted him. Reigns claimed that Strowman had called him out and again claimed that the ring was his yard now. The two had a stare down and both looked up to the WrestleMania sign. The Undertaker then attacked Reigns with a chokeslam.[56] A match between the two at WrestleMania 33 was confirmed the following week.[73] Later on Raw during Reigns' match against Jinder Mahal, The Undertaker's gong sounded, which caused a minor distraction for Reigns, however, Reigns defeated Mahal. After the match, Reigns called out Undertaker, but Shawn Michaels came out instead and warned Reigns about The Undertaker and that he needed to focus. Reigns said that he appreciated the advice, but said that he would retire The Undertaker just as Undertaker retired Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI.[57] The following week, during Reigns' Fastlane rematch with Strowman, The Undertaker appeared and attacked Strowman with a chokeslam. As Undertaker turned his attention to Reigns, Reigns attacked Undertaker with a spear. After Reigns left the ring, Undertaker sat up and taunted Reigns with his throat slash gesture.[72] On the final Raw before WrestleMania, The Undertaker delivered a promo, stating that the graveyard would be Reigns' yard after WrestleMania.[58]

After not getting a match for the WWE Championship at this event, AJ Styles started a feud with Shane McMahon that led to a match at WrestleMania 33

At the Royal Rumble, AJ Styles lost the WWE Championship to John Cena.[34] Styles was immediately entered into the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon also promised Styles that he would get a one-on-one rematch for the title if he did not win the title back at the pay-per-view.[74] At Elimination Chamber, Bray Wyatt eliminated both Cena and Styles to win the championship.[37] Cena then immediately invoked his rematch clause, but Styles intervened, stating he should get his first. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan then scheduled a triple threat match for the WWE Championship, where Wyatt retained.[38] Randy Orton then refused his right as the Royal Rumble winner to face Wyatt for the title at WrestleMania 33, so Bryan scheduled a 10-man battle royal to determine a new number one-contender.[39] Styles was entered into the battle royal, which ended in a draw between him and Luke Harper.[40] The two faced each other in a number one contender's match the following week. Styles pinned Harper, but the referee did not see Harper's foot on the rope. Shane came out and restarted the match, which angered Styles, even though he would defeat Harper once again. At the conclusion of the show, Orton reclaimed his right to face Wyatt at WrestleMania.[41] Bryan and Shane decided that Styles would have to compete in another number one contender's match, this time against Orton, who won.[44] After the show, an angered Styles got into a heated argument backstage with Shane.[75] The following week, an irate Styles said that he was tired of Bryan and Shane. He said because of them, he did not have a match at WrestleMania, but Orton, who committed arson, did. Later backstage, Styles attacked Shane and threw him through a car window. Styles was subsequently (kayfabe) fired by Bryan, but at the end of the show, an injured Shane challenged Styles to a match at WrestleMania,[45] which Styles accepted. At the end of the following week's episode, Shane called out Styles and the two brawled, which ended with Shane performing a Leap of Faith on Styles through the broadcast table.[46] The following week, the two had a contract signing to make the match official and the two traded barbs.[47]

In mid-2016, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens began teaming and assisting each other.[76][77][78] Jericho played a part in Owens winning the vacant WWE Universal Championship,[64][65] which ultimately led to them becoming best friends.[79] Jericho then assisted Owens in retaining the Universal title against Seth Rollins at Clash of Champions,[80] and again at Hell in a Cell.[81] The two were then made co-captains of Team Raw's men's team at Survivor Series, but ultimately lost to Team SmackDown.[49] On the following episode of Raw, tensions were high as Jericho was about to blame Owens for using "The List of Jericho" as a weapon. Owens defended himself, stating that he was trying to protect Jericho from being eliminated. The two then agreed that it was Rollins and Roman Reigns' fault for the team's loss. Rollins then faced Owens for the Universal title, but Jericho again interfered.[82] The following week, Reigns challenged Owens for the Universal title, but questioned Owens' ability to win a match without Jericho. Owens declared that he did not need Jericho, and the match was scheduled for Roadblock: End of the Line.[83] At the event, Jericho seemingly turned on Owens by attacking him during Owens' title match, which was revealed to be Jericho's plan so that Owens would win and retain the title.[84] The two then challenged Reigns for his United States Championship in the following weeks and Jericho ultimately won the title.[85] Reigns received a rematch for the title, but lost due to interference from Owens.[68] At the Royal Rumble, Reigns again faced Owens for the Universal title, where Jericho was suspended above the ring inside of a shark cage. Despite this, Owens retained due to interference from Braun Strowman.[34] Jericho, who hinted at wanting to face Owens in a title for title match at WrestleMania 33, accepted Goldberg's challenge on Owens' behalf for the Universal title at Fastlane, which was made official to the dismay of Owens.[52] Jericho then held a "Festival of Friendship" for Owens, who turned on Jericho and brutally attacked him.[86][87] In retaliation, Jericho cost Owens his match and Universal Championship at Fastlane.[55] The following night on Raw, Jericho said that he screwed Owens for betraying him and then demanded an answer as to why Owens betrayed him. Owens said that they were never actually friends and that he only used Jericho who became useless to him after Jericho accepted Goldberg's challenge on his behalf. Jericho then challenged Owens to a match at WrestleMania, which Owens accepted only if it were for the United States Championship, and Jericho agreed. Owens said he would eventually get a rematch for the Universal title,[56] but he first wanted to take the United States title from Jericho as Jericho took his title from him.[57] On the March 20 episode, on Jericho's Highlight Reel, Jericho revealed the "real" Kevin Owens, who attacked Jericho from behind and destroyed "The List of Jericho".[72] The following week, Owens faced Sami Zayn in a no disqualification match where if Zayn lost, he would be fired. During the match, Samoa Joe, who had been feuding with Zayn, attempted to interfere and help Owens win, but Jericho appeared, stopped Joe, and helped Zayn win. Jericho then brought out a new list and added Owens' name to it.[58]

Maryse and The Miz (pictured) began a feud with Nikki Bella and John Cena that would lead to a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 33, which would be Maryse's first match since her return to the company in 2016

At Elimination Chamber, Nikki Bella and Natalya had a backstage confrontation that lead to Natalya shoving Nikki into Maryse. Later that night, The Miz attempted to eliminate John Cena from the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match only for Miz to get eliminated by Cena.[37] On the February 21 episode of SmackDown Live, Nikki and Natalya's Falls Count Anywhere match led to the backstage area, where Natalya again shoved Nikki into Maryse, who retaliated by attacking Nikki with a lead pipe, thus costing her the match. In that episode's main event, the same incident between Cena and Miz happened in the WWE Championship number one contender's battle royal, but this time, Miz returned and caused Cena's elimination.[40] Cena was then the guest on Miz TV where Miz criticized Cena for being a hypocrite, as Cena was basically doing the same thing that he himself had criticized The Rock for doing: leaving the WWE and going to Hollywood. Miz said that he works as hard as Cena, but does not get the same opportunities, and he eliminated Cena to prevent him from going to WrestleMania 33 and wanted Cena to know what he felt when Cena defeated him for the WWE Championship back in 2011. Miz also said that Cena gets what he wants, but Cena said if that were true, he would be facing The Undertaker. Cena then criticized Miz for copying other people's gimmicks and moves, which caused Maryse to slap Cena for insulting her husband. Nikki then came out and Maryse and Miz retreated.[41] The following week, The Miz and Maryse attacked Cena and Nikki after the latter two's match against James Ellsworth and Carmella. The Miz said he was tired of Cena's lies and said his relationship with Nikki was also a lie.[44] Afterwards on Talking Smack, The Miz and Maryse said that Nikki was in her current position because of her relationship with Cena and that Nikki was jealous of them because Cena would not marry Nikki.[75] The following week, Miz and Maryse continued their insults against Cena and Nikki and the two came out and chased Miz and Maryse out of the ring. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan then came out and said that since he could not fight The Miz, who had been insulting him for several months, both The Miz and Maryse would face Cena and Nikki at WrestleMania; Maryse's last match was in 2011.[45] The Miz and Maryse then made fun of Cena and Nikki's reality show Total Bellas by impersonating them in "unaired footage".[46] On March 27, Cena was a guest host on NBC's Today and revealed weatherman Al Roker as the guest ring announcer for the match.[88] On the final SmackDown Live before WrestleMania, more "unaired footage" from Total Bellas was shown. The Miz and Maryse then threw more insults at Cena and Nikki, including Cena not wanting to have kids. Cena retaliated and asked how many kids Miz and Maryse had. Cena said that although he takes time off to make movies, he comes back to the WWE when he is done, just as The Miz and other WWE Superstars have done before. Cena called Maryse a waste of a paycheck as she does not do much on the show and that she was only back in the WWE because Miz begged for it. Cena then said that he and Nikki would destroy Miz and Maryse at WrestleMania.[47]

At Roadblock: End of the Line, Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks to win her record fourth Raw Women's Championship, ending their long feud and, as per a post-event stipulation, as long as one of them were champion, the other could not challenge for the title.[84] Charlotte then began a feud with Bayley, which resulted in a championship match at the Royal Rumble, where Charlotte retained.[34] Also during this time, Sasha entered into a feud with Nia Jax, who defeated Sasha on the Royal Rumble pre-show.[89] The next night on Raw, Bayley pinned Charlotte in a six-person mixed tag team match,[51] thus granting her a rematch for the title on the February 13 episode of Raw, where she defeated Charlotte to become the new Raw Women's Champion, thanks to help from Sasha.[86] The following week, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon confronted Bayley, asking her to relinquish her title due to Sasha's interference, but Bayley refused and Charlotte invoked her championship rematch for Fastlane,[53] which saw Bayley retain after Sasha, who had just defeated Jax, again interfered, which subsequently ended Charlotte's undefeated streak in singles matches at pay-per-view events.[55] The following night on Raw, Sasha said that she and Bayley should face off for the title at WrestleMania 33 as it was a dream of theirs to face each other at the event. Charlotte came out and demanded that she should have a rematch due to Sasha's interference and said that Sasha interfered due to the Roadblock stipulation. Raw General Manager Mick Foley then scheduled Charlotte to face Sasha in which the winner would challenge Bayley for the title at WrestleMania. However, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMajon changed those plans; she kept Charlotte in the championship match at WrestleMania, but allowed Sasha the opportunity to be added to the match if she could defeat Bayley that night, which she did and made the Raw Women's Championship match a triple threat match at WrestleMania.[56] The following week, Sasha defeated Charlotte's ally Dana Brooke, who Charlotte had ordered to take out Sasha. Charlotte then disassociated herself from Dana, who attacked Charlotte in retaliation. Later, Bayley defeated Jax by disqualification after Jax continued to beat Bayley in the corner beyond the referee's five count.[57] Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon then gave Jax a rematch the following week in a no disqualification match where if Jax won, she would be added to the championship match at WrestleMania. Jax defeated Bayley and turned the Raw Women's Championship match into a fatal four-way.[72] The following week prior to Raw, the match was turned into a fatal four-way elimination match.[90] On Raw, Bayley and Sasha teamed up and defeated Charlotte and Jax, after which, Jax laid out her three WrestleMania opponents.[58]

On the Royal Rumble pre-show, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Raw Tag Team Championship.[89] Cesaro and Sheamus invoked their rematch, but lost due to interference from Enzo Amore and Big Cass.[52] On the February 20 episode of Raw, Enzo and Cass defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to receive a tag title match against Gallows and Anderson at Fastlane,[53] where Gallows and Anderson retained the titles.[55] A rematch occurred the following night on Raw, where Cesaro and Sheamus got involved, costing Enzo and Cass the titles. Later on, Raw General Manager Mick Foley scheduled Cesaro and Sheamus to face Enzo and Cass on the next episode, with the winners going on to challenge Gallows and Anderson for the titles at WrestleMania 33.[56] However, during that match, Gallows and Anderson attacked both teams, causing a double disqualification. Foley then scheduled Gallows and Anderson to defend the tag team titles against both teams at WrestleMania in a triple threat match.[57] The following week, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon fired Foley and in opposition to his decision due to his relationship with Cesaro and Sheamus, she scheduled them to face Gallows, Anderson, Enzo, and Cass in a two-on-four handicap match with the stipulation being that if Cesaro and Sheamus were to lose, they would be out of the WrestleMania match, but Cesaro and Sheamus retained their spot in the triple threat match.[72] Backstage the following week, Gallows and Anderson attacked Cesaro and Sheamus with a ladder. In the ring, Gallows and Anderson attempted to attack Enzo and Cass, but Cesaro and Sheamus retaliated and attacked them with a ladder. All three teams brawled and Gallows and Anderson were the last standing.[58] The WrestleMania match was then turned into a triple threat ladder match for the Raw Tag Team Championship.[91]

Alexa Bliss was ordered to defend the SmackDown Women's Championship against all available female wrestlers of the SmackDown brand at WrestleMania 33

At Elimination Chamber, Naomi defeated Alexa Bliss to win the SmackDown Women's Championship,[37] but due to a legitimate injury, she had to relinquish the title as she was not able to defend it within 30 days. Bliss then demanded that the title be awarded to her since Naomi could not face her for a rematch. SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan instead had Bliss face Becky Lynch for the vacant title, in which Bliss won.[40] The following week, Natalya hinted that she wanted to face Bliss for the title.[41] On the March 7 episode of SmackDown Live, Bliss claimed to be the greatest female wrestler on the SmackDown roster. Lynch then came out and said she would become SmackDown Women's Champion at WrestleMania. Natalya then came out and said she would face Bliss for the title, but Bliss denied her. Bliss' ally Mickie James then said she would be the one to face Bliss for the title at WrestleMania to Bliss' surprise. Bryan then came out and said that Bliss would have the chance to prove her claim of being "the greatest female on the roster" as she would be defending the title against all available female SmackDown wrestlers at WrestleMania, much to the dismay of Bliss. Bliss and James then teamed up and defeated Lynch and Natalya, and James turned on Bliss after the match.[44] The following week, Lynch defeated Natalya, but after the match, both were attacked by Carmella, who claimed that she would be the next SmackDown Women's Champion. Later, James defeated Bliss.[45] On the March 21 episode, Natalya interfered in Lynch and Carmella's match. James then came, out followed by Bliss, and all the women brawled until Bliss was the last standing.[46] On the final SmackDown before WrestleMania, Carmella defeated Lynch after James and Bliss came out. This turned into a tag match where Bliss and Carmella defeated James and Lynch. Naomi then made her return and attacked all women, including Natalya who came out. Naomi then confirmed that she would be in the SmackDown Women's Championship match at WrestleMania, making it a six-pack challenge.[47]

At Elimination Chamber during the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match, as Baron Corbin had a stare down with The Miz, Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose eliminated Corbin with a rollup pin. An enraged Corbin attacked Ambrose and executed the End of Days on him before he left the chamber, which allowed Miz to eliminate Ambrose.[37] On the following SmackDown Live, Ambrose wanted to exact revenge on Corbin, however, he was attacked by Corbin just as Ambrose made his entrance for his match against James Ellsworth.[38] Ambrose and Corbin then participated in the WWE Championship number one contender's battle royal, where Ambrose eliminated Corbin. Corbin again attacked Ambrose with the End of Days and Ambrose was eventually eliminated from the match.[40] Ambrose called out Corbin over the next couple of weeks. Corbin attacked Ambrose backstage and proclaimed his desire to take the Intercontinental Championship from Ambrose.[41][44] On the March 14 episode, Corbin formally challenged Ambrose for the title at WrestleMania 33.[45] The following week during Corbin's match against Randy Orton, Ambrose caused a distraction and cost Corbin his match, before accepting Corbin's challenge and executed Dirty Deeds on him.[46] The match was moved to the Kickoff pre-show.[16]

At Fastlane, Neville retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Gentleman Jack Gallagher.[55] The following night on Raw, Neville again retained his championship against Rich Swann in Swann's rematch from the Royal Rumble. After the match, Neville said there was no one left in the cruiserweight division that could compete with him. Austin Aries, who had been out of action due to injury, disagreed and attacked Neville, insinuating his desire to challenge Neville for the title.[56] On the March 13 episode of Raw, it was revealed that a fatal five-way elimination match between Aries, T.J. Perkins, Tony Nese, Akira Tozawa, and The Brian Kendrick was scheduled for the following night on 205 Live to determine the number one contender for Neville at WrestleMania 33,[57] which was won by Aries,[92] and the match was scheduled for the Kickoff pre-show.[93] The two traded barbs over the next couple of weeks and on the final 205 Live before WrestleMania, Neville attacked Aries and retreated before Aries could counterattack.[94]

On the March 7 episode of SmackDown Live, Mojo Rawley became the first wrestler to announce his participation in the 4th annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[44] Afterwards on Talking Smack, Apollo Crews announced that he would be in the match.[75] On the March 13 episode of Raw, after plans for a potential match with Shaquille O'Neal fell through, it was revealed that Big Show would be part of the battle royal.[57] The following week, SmackDown's Curt Hawkins confirmed his participation.[95] On the March 27 episode of Raw, Braun Strowman, The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth), The Shining Stars (Epico and Primo), Curtis Axel, Bo Dallas, and Jinder Mahal were confirmed for the battle royal. Later in the night, Sami Zayn defeated Kevin Owens in a no disqualification match to qualify for the battle royal.[58] It was then confirmed that the match was scheduled for the Kickoff pre-show.[93] On the March 28 episode of SmackDown, Heath Slater, Rhyno, American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan), Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), Dolph Ziggler, and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) were confirmed for the match.[47] On March 30, Mark Henry was confirmed for the battle royal, as well as NXT's Tian Bing, who was WWE's first Chinese recruit.[96][97] On April 1, NXT's Killian Dain was added to the match.[98]

Event

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
English commentators Michael Cole
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Corey Graves
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Byron Saxton Vorlage:Small
Tom Phillips
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John "Bradshaw" Layfield Vorlage:Small
David Otunga Vorlage:Small
Jim Ross Vorlage:Small
Jerry Lawler Vorlage:Small
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
German commentators Sebastian Hackl
Carsten Schaefer
Ring announcers Greg Hamilton Vorlage:Small
JoJo Vorlage:Small
Al Roker Vorlage:Small
Referees Jason Ayers
Shawn Bennett
Mike Chioda
John Cone
Dan Engler
Darrick Moore
Chad Patton
Charles Robinson
Ryan Tran
Rod Zapata
Backstage interviewers Charly Caruso
Maria Menounos
Pre-show panel Renee Young
Booker T
Jerry Lawler
Shawn Michaels
Lita

Pre-show

Three matches were contested on the two-hour long WrestleMania Kickoff pre-show.

In the first match, Neville defended the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Austin Aries. In the climax, as Aries applied the Last Chancery on Neville, Neville poked the eyes of Aries to escape and performed a Red Arrow on Aries to retain the title.[16]

In the second match, the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal took place. Previously unannounced participants included Kalisto, Sin Cara, Luke Harper, Titus O'Neil, The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch and Aiden English), and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), making it a 33-man battle royal. In the climax, Jinder Mahal taunted New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was sitting at ringside. This prompted Gronkowski to enter the ring and shove Mahal. Mojo Rawley then eliminated Mahal to win the match.[16]

Finally, Dean Ambrose defended the Intercontinental Championship against Baron Corbin. In the end, Corbin attempted the End of Days on Ambrose, only for Ambrose to counter and perform Dirty Deeds on Corbin to retain the title.[16]

Preliminary matches

The event opened with the hosts, The New Day, who were dressed as characters from Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, a sponsor of the event. They made their entrance and pumped up the live crowd for the event.[99]

In the first match, AJ Styles faced Shane McMahon. During the match, Styles attempted a springboard 450° splash on Shane, however, Shane countered into a triangle choke on Styles who then countered into a one-armed Styles Clash on Shane for a near-fall. After the referee was knocked down, Styles attempted a Coast-to-Coast on Shane, who countered by attacking Styles with a trash can. Shane then performed a Coast-to-Coast into a trash can on Styles for a near-fall. Shane attempted a Leap of Faith through an announce table on Styles, only for Styles to move out of the way and Shane crashed through the announce table. As Styles attempted a Phenomenal Forearm on Shane, Shane countered into a float-over DDT on Styles. In the climax as Shane attempted a Shooting Star Press on Styles, Styles countered and performed a Phenomenal Forearm on Shane to win the match.[99]

Next, Chris Jericho defended the United States Championship against Kevin Owens. Early in the match, Owens attempted a Pop Up Powerbomb on Jericho, only for Jericho to counter and perform a Lionsault on Owens for a near-fall. Owens applied Jericho's own submission manoveure the Walls of Jericho on Jericho, however, Jericho would escape. Owens performed a Pop Up Powerbomb on Jericho for a near-fall. As Owens attempted a second Pop Up Powerbomb on Jericho, Jericho countered into a Codebreaker on Owens, however, Owens touched the ring ropes with one finger to void the pinfall at a two count. In the end, Owens performed a powerbomb on Jericho onto the ring apron and pinned him to win his first United States Championship.[99]

After that, Bayley defended the Raw Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, and Sasha Banks in a fatal four-way elimination match. Bayley, Charlotte, and Sasha performed a triple powerbomb on Jax and and all three pinned Jax to eliminate her. Sasha applied the Bank Statement on Charlotte, who escaped and caused Sasha to go face first into an exposed turnbuckle, after which, Charlotte pinned Sasha to eliminate her. In the end, Charlotte collided with an exposed turnbuckle, allowing Bayley to perform a diving elbow drop on Charlotte to retain the title.[99]

In the fourth match, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were originally scheduled to defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against Cesaro and Sheamus and Enzo Amore and Big Cass in a triple threat ladder match. Before the match, however, hosts The New Day announced that the returning Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) would also be involved in the match. In the end, Matt performed a Twist of Fate off a ladder on Anderson and Jeff performed a Swanton Bomb off a ladder through a bridged ladder on Cesaro and Sheamus. Matt retrieved the title belts to win the championship for the first time as a team; individually, the first time for Jeff and the second time for Matt.[99]

Later, John Cena and Nikki Bella faced The Miz and Maryse in a mixed tag team match that saw Al Roker serving as the special guest ring announcer. The ending saw Cena and Nikki perform Five Knuckle Shuffles on Miz and Maryse. Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Miz whilst Nikki performed a Rack Attack 2.0 on Maryse. Cena and Nikki pinned both Miz and Maryse to win the match. After the match, Cena proposed to Nikki, who accepted.[99]

Next, Seth Rollins then faced Triple H in a non-sanctioned match. During the match, Rollins attempted a Pedigree on Triple H, however, Triple H countered into a DDT on Rollins onto an announce table. Triple H targeted Rollins' leg, applying an inverted figure-four leglock on Rollins, who rolled out of the ring to escape the hold. Triple H retrieved his signature sledgehammer, only for Rollins to perform an enziguiri on Triple H. As Rollins retrieved the sledgehammer, Stephanie McMahon took the weapon away from Rollins. This allowed Triple H to perform a Pedigree on Rollins for a near-fall. As Triple H attempted a Pedigree from the top rope on Rollins, Rollins countered and performed a Phoenix Splash on Triple H for a near-fall. After trading counters, Rollins performed a superkick on Triple H, who bumped into Stephanie McMahon, causing her to crash through a table. Rollins then performed his own Pedigree on Triple H to win the match.[99]

Next, Bray Wyatt defended the WWE Championship against Randy Orton. At the beginning of the match, as Orton attempted an RKO on Wyatt, Wyatt rolled out of the ring. During the match, Wyatt played mind games on Orton by having large images of different insects appear on the ring canvas. Outside of the ring, Wyatt performed Sister Abigail on Orton into the barricade. Orton then performed an RKO on Wyatt. As Orton rolled Wyatt. back in the ring, Wyatt performed Sister Abigail on Orton for a near-fall. Orton then performed another RKO on Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship and his first WWE Championship at WrestleMania.[99]

After that, Goldberg defended the Universal Championship against Brock Lesnar. Lesnar performed three German suplexes on Golderg, however, Goldberg immediately performed two spears on Lesnar and Lesnar rolled out of the ring. Goldberg then performed a spear on Lesnar through the barricade of the timekeepers area. Goldberg rolled Lesnar back in the ring and performed a Jackhammer on Lesnar, who became the first man to kick-out from the spear-Jackhammer combo. Goldberg attempted a fourth spear, however, Lesnar leapfrogged over Goldberg to avoid the spear, and Lesnar performed seven more German suplexes on Goldberg. Lesnar then performed an F-5 on Goldberg to win his first Universal Championship and giving Goldberg his first clean singles match loss of his career.[99]

In the penultimate match, Alexa Bliss defended the SmackDown Women's Championship against Becky Lynch, Naomi, Mickie James, Natalya, and Carmella in a six-pack challenge. The end came when Naomi forced Bliss to submit to the Slay-o-Mission to win her record tying second SmackDown Women's Championship[99]

Main event

In the main event, The Undertaker faced Roman Reigns in what was then announced to be a No Holds Barred match. Jim Ross returned and served as a special guest commentator of the broadcast team with John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Michael Cole. During the match, Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Reigns on an announce table. Reigns performed a spear through the announce table on Undertaker. Undertaker performed a Last Ride on Reigns for a near-fall. Reigns performed two Superman punches on Undertaker, but Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Reigns onto a chair for a near-fall. Undertaker performed a Tombstone Piledriver on Reigns for a near-fall. Reigns performed a second spear on Undertaker, but Undertaker applied Hell's Gate on Reigns, who managed to escape. Reigns attacked Undertaker with a chair and performed a third spear on Undertaker for a near-fall. Reigns performed a fourth spear on Undertaker for a near-fall. Reigns performed another Superman Punch on Undertaker and Undertaker attempted his signature sit-up, but suddenly collapsed. Reigns performed a fifth spear on Undertaker to win the match and becoming the second person to defeat Undertaker at WrestleMania; the first being Brock Lesnar, who ended Undertaker's WrestleMania undefeated streak at WrestleMania XXX. Post-match, The Undertaker symbolically left his gloves, coat, and hat in the center of the ring, hinting that this was possibly his last match. In a very rare moment, Undertaker broke character and kissed his wife, Michelle McCool, who was seated in the front row. At the center of the entrance ramp, Undertaker looked at the live crowd and delivered his signature arm raise taunt as he was lowered below the stage.[99]

Reception

WrestleMania 33 received mixed reviews from critics.[2][3][100] Matt Geradi and Kevin Pang of The A.V. Club co-reviewed WrestleMania. Pang criticized the event for being "long and exhausting to watch at home", with "nothing that would win match-of-the-year in a 2017 poll" and "minimum" surprises. Geradi felt that the event exceeded his expectations and "the storytelling was on point all night", but it was a "tremendously front-loaded show". Yet Geradi and Pang agreed that everything "didn't matter" as WrestleMania "was about one story—the end of The Undertaker"; both reviewers agreed that the main event was "sad", with Pang also describing it as "ugly". Although "Shawn Michaels' sympathy and expressiveness" made Ric Flair's retirement at WrestleMania "moving and memorable", Geradi chided Reigns for having "barely mustered an ounce of anything other than disbelief and exasperation" as it "was business as usual for The Big Dog". For the other matches, Pang wrote that Aries–Neville fulfilled expectations as the "best technical match" with an "especially killer" finish, while Gerardi described Jericho–Owens as "really solidly worked with some clever, unique spots, and the in-ring story with all the counters was great stuff".[2]

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter described WrestleMania 33 as a "a long but extremely newsworthy show" finished off with the "retirement" ceremony for the Undertaker, whose match was "as good as could be expected as they went long". Meltzer described that though the crowd was tired at the finish of the main event, WWE "did clearly turn down the sound" and "then they hit the pyro". For the Universal title match, Meltzer wrote that it "was what was expected" and the "match was pretty much perfect considering how late it was", with the live audience "going nuts through all of this". For McMahon–Styles, Meltzer commented that the "match had its moments that were spectacular", and that the "story was that Shane was the real striker and got the better of that". For Ambrose–Corbin, Meltzer felt it was "certainly a lot less than you'd think for a WrestleMania match", while the Raw women's match was "too short for an elimination match", and the Raw tag team title match "wasn't as good as what Vorlage:Sic most WrestleMania ladder matches but the crowd went completely nuts for the Hardys". Although WWE "may have turned down the crowd noise" for Cena's proposal, Meltzer felt the proposal was "really great". Lastly, Meltzer said that Rawley winning the battle royal was "largely for the mainstream coverage of Rob Gronkowski".[3]

Jack de Menezes of The Independent wrote that WrestleMania 33 was "an emotional night for fans", especially due to the "brutal ending" of the Undertaker's career. With Reigns' "disappointing, error-strewn display ... compared to some of the other eye-catching displays at WrestleMania", de Menezes questioned if the "obvious passing of the torch by the WWE" was "the right decision". For the other memorable moments of the night, de Menezes described the return of The Hardy Boyz as "incredible and triumphant", the Orton–Wyatt match as a "creepy and disturbing affair", Naomi recapturing the SmackDown women's title as "a homecoming to remember", McMahon–Styles as a match "filled with highlight moments" and Cena's proposal as "unthinkable".[101]

Luis Paez-Pumar of Rolling Stone described WrestleMania as "two-faced as a Gemini"—the first half "was a brisk hybrid of styles and matches that made you think that WWE knew what it was doing all along with this lackluster build", but once Triple H appeared, the rest of the event "was a slog of plodding wrestling, brief matches and boos". Paez-Pumar described that The Undertaker as "should have retired when the Streak was broken", but "lived on to pass the rub on to Reigns in the sloppiest, saddest manner possible". Paez-Pumar proclaimed that "WWE has no idea how to handle Bray Wyatt", writing that Orton "definitely did not need the title" and ridiculing Wyatt's conjuring of "projected video screen grossness" as "the dumbest crap". Paez-Pumar called for "fresh blood or new ideas" in both women's divisions and for Triple H to retire given that he "has not put on a good Mania match" since 2005 or 2006 once WrestleMania XXX was discounted. For the positives, Goldberg–Lesnar was a "revitalizing adrenaline shot to the spine", Cena's proposal was "magic in a way that no other entertainment can match", The New Day "were excellent hosts; funny when called upon and out of the way when not", while "a stale-ass tag team division just became the most must-see part of Raw" due to the return of the Hardys.[100]

Aftermath

Raw

On the post-WrestleMania 33 Raw the following night, the show opened with "Undertaker" and "Roman sucks" chants from the live audience, which was interrupted by Roman Reigns, as the crowd volume on the broadcast was lowered."[102] After the crowd blasted Reigns with torrid boos and several minutes of hostile chants—"Delete", "Fuck you, Roman", "You suck", "Asshole", "Roman sucks", "Shut the fuck up", and "Go away"—Reigns left after only stating, "This is my yard now!"[102] A lot of the crowd hostility arises from the speculation that WrestleMania 33 may have been The Undertaker's last match, as well as the long running fan opposition to Reigns.Vorlage:Cn After that segment, WWE commentators labelled the post-WrestleMania 33 crowd as "non-traditional WWE fans" who may cheer for those they normally boo and boo those they normally cheer "all in the name of fun".[102] This echoed similar comments a year prior for the post-WrestleMania 32 crowd, which The A.V. Club described as WWE's "aggressive" and condescending "disclaimers" meant to shame the hardcore audience.[103]

Later on the show, new Universal Champion Brock Lesnar came out with Paul Heyman. Heyman declared that Goldberg would not be seen again and then turned their attention to Roman Reigns and teased a match between the two, since Lesnar was the only other person to defeat Undertaker at WrestleMania. Braun Strowman came out instead and declared that after he himself was done with Reigns, who he had been feuding with prior to WrestleMania, he would be coming for Lesnar and the Universal Championship.[102] After the show, Goldberg appeared on Raw Talk and addressed the live crowd, stating that his match with Lesnar may have been his last, but hinted that he could return.[104]

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson had a rematch for the Raw Tag Team Championship where The Hardy Boyz retained. Later, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass to become the number one contender's for the tag team titles. Also in the tag team division, since they did not have a match at WrestleMania due to their role as the event's hosts, The New Day issued an open challenge. NXT's The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) made their main roster debut by answering the challenge and defeated The New Day.[102]

It was later announced that Chris Jericho would have his rematch against Kevin Owens for the United States Championship at Payback. In the main event of Raw, Jericho was originally scheduled to team with Seth Rollins to face Owens and Samoa Joe. However, Jericho was attacked backstage by Owens and Joe, rendering Jericho unable to compete. Rollins' tag team partner was replaced with the returning Finn Bálor (in his first televised match since SummerSlam in August 2016) and the two defeated Owens and Joe.[102]

In the women's division, Raw Women's Champion Bayley, Sasha Banks, and Dana Brooke teamed up and defeated Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, and the returning Emma.[102] In the cruiserweight division on the post-WrestleMania 205 Live, NXT's Oney Lorcan made his main roster debut, but was defeated by Rich Swann.[105]

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon made an appearance declaring that his daughter and Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon would be off television for a while due to her crashing through a table during the Seth Rollins/Triple H match at WrestleMania. He then announced that since Mick Foley was fired as Raw General Manager, 2017 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Kurt Angle would be the new Raw General Manager. He also announced that there would be a "Superstar Shakeup" the following week between Raw and SmackDown, where the two brands' general managers can make trades, deals, and other moves between their talent.[102][106]

SmackDown

On SmackDown Live after WrestleMania, newly crowned WWE Champion Randy Orton was challenged to a "House of Horrors" match by Bray Wyatt, which was accepted by Orton. Afterwards, Orton and Wyatt brawled. The returning Erick Rowan joined and helped Wyatt. Luke Harper then came out and helped Orton. In the main event, Orton and Harper teamed up and defeated Wyatt and Rowan in a tag team match.[107]

The Miz and Maryse responded to John Cena's proposal to Nikki Bella and stated that it was because of them that Cena proposed. Later, The Miz and Maryse came out to the ring to Cena's music and the two were dressed as Cena and Nikki. Mocking the fact that Cena and Nikki were taking time off post-WrestleMania, Miz and Maryse, as Cena and Nikki, stated they were leaving the WWE to go to Hollywood. As they were leaving the ring, they were interrupted by the main roster debut of NXT's Shinsuke Nakamura. Nakamura did not have a match or promo on the show, however, he defeated Dolph Ziggler in a dark match following 205 Live, which airs right after SmackDown Live.[107]

In the women's division, Alexa Bliss invoked her championship rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but Naomi retained.[107]

In a non-title rematch, Baron Corbin defeated Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose in a Street Fight. Also in the mid-card, Curt Hawkins issued an open challenge that was answered by the main roster debut of NXT's Tye Dillinger, who defeated Hawkins.[107] On April 5, Simon Gotch of The Vaudevillains was released from WWE, effectively disbanding the team.[108]

SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon made an appearance to address the "Superstar Shakeup". He was interrupted by AJ Styles, who said that he wanted to stay on SmackDown. Styles then shook Shane's hand out of respect for their WrestleMania match.[107]

Results

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See also

Portal: Professional wrestling – Übersicht zu Wikipedia-Inhalten zum Thema Professional wrestling

References

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  43. ↑ Michael Burdick: Breaking News: Randy Orton to battle AJ Styles Tuesday night to determine Bray Wyatt's No. 1 contender at WrestleMania. In: WWE.com. 3. März 2017, abgerufen am 3. März 2017.
  44. ↑ a b c d e f Greg Parks: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/7: Styles vs. Orton to earn WWE Title shot at WM33, Cena & Nikki vs. Ellsworth & Carmella. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. Abgerufen am 7. März 2017.
  45. ↑ a b c d e Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/14: Styles-Shane hype, Miz TV addresses Cena & Nikki, Orton addresses Bray Wyatt. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 14. März 2017, abgerufen am 14. März 2017.
  46. ↑ a b c d e Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/21: Shane reacts to Shane challenging him to a WrestleMania match, more hype for WrestleMania 33. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 21. März 2017, abgerufen am 21. März 2017.
  47. ↑ a b c d e Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/28: Bray Wyatt vs. Luke Harper, Carmella vs. Lynch, Shane-Styles contract signing, more WM33 hype. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 28. März 2017, abgerufen am 29. März 2017.
  48. ↑ Adam Martin: Full WWE WrestleMania XX PPV Results - 3/14/04 from Madison Square Garden. In: WrestleView. 14. März 2004, abgerufen am 22. Oktober 2016.
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  50. ↑ Full 2017 Royal Rumble Match statistics: entrants, eliminations, times and more. In: WWE. 30. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 30. Januar 2017.
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  52. ↑ a b c Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/6: Samoa Joe signs his Raw contract, Seth Rollins update, Bayley vs. Jax, Goldberg, more. In: pwtorch.com. Abgerufen am 6. Februar 2017.
  53. ↑ a b c Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/20: Kevin Owens explains his actions last week, plus full coverage of entire show. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 20. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 20. Februar 2017.
  54. ↑ a b Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/27: Goldberg speaks, Seth Rollins speaks, Reigns-Braun contract signing, more Fastlane final hype. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 27. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 28. Februar 2017.
  55. ↑ a b c d e Jason Powell: 3/5 Powell's WWE Fastlane Live Review: Kevin Owens vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Bayley vs. Charlotte for the Raw Women's Championship, Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn. In: Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Abgerufen am 5. März 2017.
  56. ↑ a b c d e f g Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 3/6: Fallout from Fastlane including Jericho asking Owens for explanation for breaking up their friendship. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. Abgerufen am 6. März 2017.
  57. ↑ a b c d e f g h Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 3/13: More WrestleMania 33 hype including Heyman and Lesnar gloating. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. Abgerufen am 13. März 2017.
  58. ↑ a b c d e f g Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 3/27: Final Raw before WrestleMania 33 including Goldberg-Lesnar segment, Seth-Hunter contract signing, Bayley-Charlotte, more. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 27. März 2017, abgerufen am 27. März 2017.
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  61. ↑ Oestriecher, Blake: This Week In WWE Biz: Seth Rollins Injured and Stripped of Title, Sting at Survivor Series? And More. In: Forbes. 7. November 2015, abgerufen am 13. November 2015.
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  66. ↑ Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 12/5: Live coverage including Rollins calling out Triple H for choosing Owens over him, plus Reigns vs. Jericho. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 5. Dezember 2016, abgerufen am 5. Dezember 2016.
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  69. ↑ Justin James: NXT TAKEOVER REPORT 1/28: Ongoing coverage of event headlined with Nakamura vs. Roode live from San Antonio. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 28. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 28. Januar 2017.
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  71. ↑ Colin Vassallo: Seth Rollins out for a minimum of 8 weeks. In: Wrestling Online. 2. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 4. Februar 2017.
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  73. ↑ Adam Martin: The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns announced for WrestleMania 33. In: WrestleView. Abgerufen am 13. März 2017.
  74. ↑ Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 1/31: The Royal Rumble fallout including Orton's Rumble win, Cena's WWE Title win, Wyatt Family drama. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 31. Januar 2017, abgerufen am 31. Januar 2017.
  75. ↑ a b c Craig Elbe: 3/7 WWE Talking Smack Review: Styles confronts Shane, Bryan hints at wrestling again, Miz and Maryse fire shots, Crews WM plans. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 8. März 2017, abgerufen am 8. März 2017.
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  78. ↑ Jeff Laboon: Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens def. Enzo Amore & Big Cass. In: WWE. Abgerufen am 21. August 2016.
  79. ↑ James Caldwell: 9/19 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL'S Complete TV Report. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. Abgerufen am 19. September 2016.
  80. ↑ Dave Meltzer: WWE CLASH OF CHAMPIONS LIVE RESULTS: KEVIN OWENS VS. SETH ROLLINS. In: Wrestling Observer. 25. September 2016, abgerufen am 18. Dezember 2016.
  81. ↑ Anthony Benigno: WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins (Hell in a Cell Match). In: WWE. Abgerufen am 30. Oktober 2016.
  82. ↑ Mike Tedesco: WWE RAW Results – 11/21/16 (Live from Toronto, fallout from WWE Survivor Series PPV on Sunday night). In: WrestleView. Abgerufen am 21. November 2016.
  83. ↑ Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 11/28: Live coverage – Charlotte defends against Sasha Banks, New Day defends against Anderson & Gallows. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 28. November 2016, abgerufen am 28. November 2016.
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  85. ↑ Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT 1/9: Reigns vs. Owens & Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Foley's Performance Review, Undertaker "rumored" to appear. In: pwtorch.com. TDH Communications Inc., abgerufen am 9. Januar 2017.
  86. ↑ a b Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 2/13: Las Vegas Festival of Friendship, Emmalina's debut, Fastlane developments, more. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. Abgerufen am 13. Februar 2017.
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  88. ↑ Ryan Pappolla: John Cena reveals that Al Roker will be a guest ring announcer at WrestleMania. In: WWE. 27. März 2017, abgerufen am 27. März 2017.
  89. ↑ a b Jason Powell: 1/29 Powell's WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff Show coverage – Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for the Raw Tag Titles, Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax, six-woman tag match. In: Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Abgerufen am 29. Januar 2017.
  90. ↑ WWE announces new stipulation for a WrestleMania title match. In: Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Abgerufen am 27. März 2017.
  91. ↑ WWE adds a stipulation to the Raw Tag Title match. In: Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Abgerufen am 28. März 2017.
  92. ↑ Sean Rueter: WWE 205 Live results (March 14, 2017): Fatal 5Way to determine Neville's WrestleMania challenger. In: Cageside Seats. 14. März 2017, abgerufen am 15. März 2017.
  93. ↑ a b Adam Martin: Triple H vs. Seth Rollins official, updated card for WrestleMania 33. In: WrestleView. Abgerufen am 28. März 2017.
  94. ↑ Joey Galizia: 3/21 WWE 205 LIVE REPORT: Aries and Neville hype WM33 match, Kendrick vs. Tozawa, Daivari vs. Swann. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 29. März 2017, abgerufen am 29. März 2017.
  95. ↑ Find out why Curt Hawkins says he will win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal: WWE.com Exclusive. In: WWE. 14. März 2017, abgerufen am 14. März 2017.
  96. ↑ Former World Champion added to Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. In: WWE. 30. März 2017, abgerufen am 2. April 2017.
  97. ↑ WWE.com Staff: Tian Bing to compete in Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal during WrestleMania Kickoff this Sunday. In: WWE. 30. März 2017, abgerufen am 30. März 2017.
  98. ↑ Two wrestlers added to the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. In: Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Abgerufen am 1. April 2017.
  99. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen WM33.
  100. ↑ a b Luiz Paez-Pumar: 7 'WrestleMania 33' Takeaways: What Comes Next for WWE Superstars. Rolling Stone, abgerufen am 3. April 2017.
  101. ↑ Jack de Menezes: WrestleMania 33 results: The Undertaker retires after losing to Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar beats Goldberg. In: The Independent. Abgerufen am 3. April 2017.
  102. ↑ a b c d e f g h Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW 2/3: The most remarkable opening ten minutes of Raw in history, perhaps, as crowd berates Reigns. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 3. April 2017, abgerufen am 3. April 2017.
  103. ↑ LaToya Ferguson: The vicious cycle of WWE continues with the RAW after WrestleMania. In: The A.V. Club. Abgerufen am 4. April 2017.
  104. ↑ Craig Elbe: 4/3 Raw Talk Review: Goldberg addresses family and fans after Raw goes off the air, plus Hardys, Bayley. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 4. April 2017, abgerufen am 4. April 2017.
  105. ↑ Joey Galizia: 4/4 WWE 205 LIVE REPORT: Aries vs. Gallagher vs. Perkins vs. Ali, Tozawa vs. Kendrick, Swann vs. Lorcan. In: Pro Wrestling Torch. 5. April 2017, abgerufen am 5. April 2017.
  106. ↑ WWE.com Staff: Mr. McMahon announces WWE will "shake things up" next week on Raw and SmackDown LIVE. In: WWE.com. 3. April 2017, abgerufen am 4. April 2017.
  107. ↑ a b c d e Wade Keller: KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 4/4: WrestleMania 33 fallout including celebration interview with Orton, rematches, Miz & Maryse, and some NXT call-ups! In: Pro Wresting Torch. 4. April 2017, abgerufen am 5. April 2017.
  108. ↑ WWE.com Staff: Simon Gotch released. In: WWE.com. 5. April 2017, abgerufen am 5. April 2017.
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