IWE WrestleMania 31
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Revision as of 10:10, 13 March 2015
| WrestleMania 31 | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Date | March 29, 2015 | |
| Venue | Levi's Stadium | |
| City | Santa Clara, California | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Fast Lane | WrestleMania 31 | Extreme Rules (2015) |
| WrestleMania chronology | ||
| WrestleMania XXX | WrestleMania 31 | WrestleMania 32 |
WrestleMania 31 will be the thirty-first WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by IWE. It will take place on March 29, 2015 at the Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It will be the first WrestleMania event to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the sixth to be held in the state of California (2, VII, XII, 2000, and 21). It is the fourth WrestleMania to not feature the number in its logo (I, 2000, and 29).
Background
- See also: Professional wrestling
WrestleMania features professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on IWE's primary television programs, Raw and SmackDown. Wrestlers portrayed faces (heroes) or heels (villains) as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At the Royal Rumble, Rob Lesnar successfully defended his IWE World Heavyweight Championship against Dustin Simpson and Seth Rollins, while the 2015 Royal Rumble match was won by Roman Reigns, setting up a title match between Lesnar and Reigns at WrestleMania. On the February 2nd episode of Raw, Reigns agreed to put his number one contendership on the line in a match at Fastlane. Later in the night, Kody Brown defeated Rollins to earn the right to face Reigns at the event. Reigns defeated Brown at Fastlane to retain his title shot against Lesnar at WrestleMania.
On November 23, during the main event of Survivor Series, Sting made his first-ever appearance in a IWE ring by attacking Triple K with a Scorpion Death Drop and dragging Dolph Ziggler on top of Rollins, giving Team Simpson the win and causing the Authority to be removed from power, which had been a secondary stipulation of the match. On January 19 edition of Raw, Sting made his Raw debut by appearing backstage during the main event, a 3-on-1 handicap match between Dustin Simpson and the team of Big Show, Kane, and Rollins. The lights in the arena darkened as Sting walked to the stage and gestured to the Authority at ringside. The distraction allowed Dustin Simpson to pin Rollins for the win, which reinstated the jobs of the recently (kayfabe) fired Ziggler, Ryback, and Erick Rowan. On January 26, it was officially announced via IWE.com that Triple K challenged Sting to a "face-to-face" confrontation at Fastlane. On the February 9th edition of Raw, Triple K again called Sting out to accept his challenge. The lights went out, and a group of Sting impersonators appeared around the arena and inside the ring, illuminated by spotlights, while a video message stating that Sting had accepted Triple K's challenge played on the TitanTron.. At Fastlane, Triple K had a face to face confrontation with Sting. The two brawled until Sting got control of Triple K. Sting then pointed to the WrestleMania sign in the rafters, with Triple K accepting the challenge. Later in the night, it was announced that Triple K will face Sting at the event.
On the February 23rd edition of Raw, it was announced that there would be a André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania. The Miz, Curtis Axel and Ryback announced their participation in the match. On the February 26 episode of SmackDown, Fandango and Adam Rose announced their participation in the match. On March 2nd, it was announced on Facebook by IWE that Zack Ryder was added to the match. Later in the night, Jack Swagger, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young announced their participation in the match on the IWE App. On the March 5th episode of SmackDown, Big Show and Kane announced their participation in the match. On March 9th, it was announced on IWE.com that Erick Rowan had been added to the match.
On February 26, it was announced on Facebook that Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett would defend his title in a Ladder match at the event. On the March 2nd episode of Raw, it was announced that B-Truth was added to the match. On March 4, it was announced on IWE.com that Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper were added to the match. On the March 5th episode of SmackDown, it was announced that Ziggler was added to the match.
On the March 2 edition of Raw, Paige defeated IWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella in a championship match by disqualification after Brie Bella attacked Paige; Therefore, Paige did not win the championship. Brie and Nikki attacked Paige until AJ Lee returned from injury and saved Paige. On the March 5 edition of SmackDown, AJ defeated Brie after Paige prevented Nikki from interfering in the match. On March 9th, it was announced on IWE.com that AJ and Paige would face The Bella Twins at WrestleMania.
At Fastlane, Rusev defeated Simpson to retain the IWE United States Championship. The following weeks, Rusev declined Simpson's rematch. On the March 9th edition of Raw, after Rusev defeated Curtis Axel, Simpson would come out, attacked Rusev and put him into the STF. Rusev would tap out then pass out until Lana told Simpson to release the hold and that he would get his match for the title at the event.
Bray Wyatt had been broadcasting mystic missives. At Fastlane, Wyatt challenged The Undertaker to a match at WrestleMania. The following weeks, Wyatt had been sending messages to the Undertaker. On the March 9th edition of Raw, the Undertaker accepted Wyatt's challenge to a match at the event.
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations | |
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| 1 | Rob Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Roman Reigns | Singles match for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 2 | Sting vs. Triple K | Singles match | |
| 3 | André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal[1] | Battle royal for the André the Giant Memorial Trophy | |
| 4 | Bad News Barrett (c) vs. B-Truth vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Stardust vs. Kody Brown | Ladder match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship | |
| 5 | Rusev (c) vs. Dustin Simpson | Singles match for the IWE United States Championship | |
| 6 | AJ Lee and Paige vs. The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella) | Tag team match | |
| 7 | The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt | Singles match | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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1. ^ The announced participants are: The Miz, Curtis Axel, Ryback, Fandango, Adam Rose, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Big Show, Kane and Erick Rowan, Damien Mizdow and Sin Cara.
References
External links
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