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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of WWE’s Wrestlemania weekend with WWE’s Wrestlemania 41 Night One from Las Vegas, Nevada
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Your host is Michael Cole. He is joined by Pat McAfee, Big E, and Wade Barrett.
They run through the card and mention that Rey's match against Grande Americano is in the air due to Rey's injury last night.
They talk about the Gunther/Jey Uso match.
Sam Roberts and Joe Tessitore are in the back to talk about the US Title match.
Jackie Redmond is outside and she runs through some stats.
Byron Saxton and Cathy Kelley are in the back to talk about Jey Uso and Gunther.
We take a look at the Triple Threat Match with a video package.
We look at wrestling betrayals.
We take a look at Jade Cargill and Naomi with a video package.
Cathy and Sam talk about Naomi and Jade.
We have a video package for Rey Mysterio and El Grande Americano.
Paul Levesque was interviewed by Peter Rosenberg.
He is asked what is his most memorable accomplishment in the ring. He says helping Randy and Dave get to the top with Ric Flair. His street fight with Foley in 2000 put him on the map to be able to survive at the top. He says Mick Foley helped to make his career. Anything with Shawn was a highlight. The match against Taker was important.
Peter asks if he looks around at what he is doing now. He says you need to fish the legend out of people. He says he quotes things from Killer Kowalski.
He says he hopes people learn from him to have fun because it might not last forever.
Peter asks about Jey Uso. He says box office is about being on top. He says Jey is not going though the motions when he is in the crowd. His connection with the crowd is his moment.
Peter asks about the Night One main event.
Paul says when nothing on the line, a triple threat can be a problem. This was a calculated gamble. He says these three men are at the top of their games. You have Seth and Roman, two people who have more history than anyone in the company at this time. He says Punk was supposed to be involved with the Shield. He says that Roman and Seth broke their backs to rebuild things after he left and there is a lot of animosity.
Some people think that Wrestlemania is a definitive end, but it could be the beginning. He says he was taught to tell them where you are going to go, but you adjust.
Jackie Redmond replaces Pat and Wade.
They talk about the Red Carpet for the Hall of Fame.
Wade Barrett talked to Charlotte Flair.
She is asked about her eighth Wrestlemania and title match. She says she takes it very serious and she says it is her domain. Every match has meant something to her.
Charlotte is asked about her injury at the 2023 Tribute to the Troops. She says she was feeling a certain way about the match and she says something didn't feel right early in the match and she says she didn't know what it felt to be injured. She says she felt panic after the match.
Wade mentions the severity of her injury and he asks about the recovery and rehab.
She says she didn't think it would happen to her and she was given the diagnosis. She mentions the pressures of everything going around her and she didn't want to fall behind. She mentions the problems with her marriage.
Wade brings up the Royal Rumble and how she felt coming back to the ring.
She says she was really nervous. She says there cannot be an ounce of doubt coming to the ring, but how does she do it? She says she came out and did the spin and she was fine.
She is asked why did she choose Tiffany Stratton. She says Tiffany inspired her the most.
Wade brings up how things have gotten personal.
She says she has a chip on her shoulder and so does Tiffany. Now people are invested in this match and what matters most to her is that people tune in to see her at Wrestlemania. She says she does not know the outcome, but win or lose, she does not give up. She has beaten the best and lost to the best. She promises her fans and haters that she will put on the best possible show because that is what she does.
We are told that Worlds Collide will take place on June 7th at 3PM from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
WWE has purchased AAA.
Officials from AAA join Paul Levesque on the panel.
Cole asks Dorian what does this mean.
Dorian says it is really important to them. It is the start of a new chapter in Lucha Libre. For the last three decades, they have been running a company and they told their talent that they are proud.
Cole asks what does the partnership mean. He says it is years in the making. It is something that he has dreamed about for years.
Cole mentions how some of the top wrestlers will be seen globally.
Cole says they were talking about this for years and he asks when is the first time we get to see the talent.
Paul thanks everyone from AAA and he says they have nothing but respect for lucha libre. Some of the best talents have come from AAA. The impact of lucha libre resonates through generations. He wants to futher that connection and make people proud of that style. He says there was an article in the LA Times about lucha libre. Paul says he was watching Worlds Collide with Brian Pillman and William Regal 30 years ago.
He says you only have to look at who is at this table today. You have Rey Mysterio, Rey Fenix, Raul and Joaquin, Penta, Dragon Lee, Santos Escobar, the Garzas, Andrade, and Stephanie Vaquer.
Paul mentions that you add that to AAA talent like Vikingo, it will be an incredible show because the future flies now.
Jackie Redmond is with Rey Mysterio.
She asks him about his health situation.
Rey says he wishes he could say he is feeling great. He suffered an accident yesterday in the match with Julius Creed. He says he is not medically cleared to wrestle tonight. He says he has a replacement and that is a good thing. Lucha will be put on the map tonight and his replacement is Rey Fenix.
Jackie asks Rey about the AAA acquisition.
Rey says he got choked up at the announcement. People didn't believe he was a wrestler at that age but there was one person who believed in him, Konnan, and he was introduced to Antonio Pena and he had his first chance on National TV for AAA in 1992. He would have said you were crazy if he was told that in 1992. He says that this is great for the fans. He says he is looking forward to being part of Worlds Collide in 2025 after being on the show in 1994.
Cathy is on the stage and she mentions that fans can sit on the stage this year.
Peter Rosenberg replaces Cole and Jackie takes over as host.
We take a look at the World Championship Match.
Jackie interviewed Jey recently.
Jey says it has been a rough couple of weeks because of what happened to Jimmy.
He is asked how this affected him preparing for the match.
He says it made him focus. A lot has happened and he started to listen to the noise and the internet talk. Gunther silenced that and embarrassed him on national TV. His mom and dad are worried and his kids are worried. It feels different.
She says that this is the most serious that Jey has been.
Jey says he needs to return to what got him to the show and that is whooping ass. He needs to run through it in the ring.
She asks about going from tag team wrestling to singles wrestling and how leaving the Bloodline helped this.
She asks what was he thinking winning the Rumble.
He says he never thought he would be in the ring last with John Cena or eliminating him. He says he was the last pick to win the Rumble. He shocked the world. He is the last pick to beat Gunther. He says he is going to shock the world again.
Why choose Gunther when you haven't been successful against him? What if you come up short?
Jey says if he loses, it is over. All the work to get here is gone. It is do or die.
We have a video package for Jey Uso and his time in Vegas for Mania.
Joe Tessitore and Sam Roberts take over the Countdown.
They discuss the Raw Tag Team Championship Match.
Byron is with The New Day.
Byron brings up it has been more than 4 years since they have been champion and never won a tag match at Wrestlemania.
Woods says they will win tonight. They don't lose title matches in Vegas. Kofi yells at Byron for bringing the negative energy. The last time in Vegas, they won the title and they celebrated on the strip. Tonight will be a repeat.
They move on to the US Title Match.
Big E, Jackie, and Peter take over inside.
We go to tootage from earlier in the back. Bayley is down and she says she was attacked as Lyra checks on her. Bayley says it is her shoulder and Pearce wants to know what is going on.
Liv and Raquel show up and Lyra goes after them.
Pearce says he doesn't know if they did it but he wants them to come clean.
Liv says they didn't do it.
Adam says it isn't funny if Bayley cannot wrestle. Adam says there will be a match tomorrow. Liv asks if it will be a handicap match.
Lyra says she wants both of them.
Adam says she is not going alone. He says she has 24 hours to find a new partner.
Tom Rinaldi is on the ramp on the floor and we have a video feature about a special fan.
Stephanie joins the panel.
She says she isn't used to cheers for her.
She is asked about her husband being inducted.
She says it is something she doesn't take lightly. The relationship he has with the fans is longer than what they have. To celebrate 30 years is a remarkable journey.
Big E asks about the new things she is doing.
Stephanie says she wasn't sure if she wanted to do something but Nick and Paul pressured her. Then she gets a text from Peyton Manning so she figures she should do it. She says to be able to hear the stories and overcoming adversity has been a blessing for her.nn
Peter asks what is the first memory she has of Wrestlemania.
She says it is sitting in the crowd at Wrestlemania 1 and watching her dad and Hogan talking about what was going to happen. She says she didn't know what was riding on the show and how her life could have changed. The connection with the fans has grown every year.
Big E asks if Stephanie misses being involved with the talent. She says she is here for everyone's success.
They talk about the Women's Title match.
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