AJ Styles vs Chris Jericho

Opening tonight's show is the highly-anticipated first-time ever matchup, as AJ Styles emerges onto the stage, as he proceeds to march down to the ring. Each step he takes is with utter excitement and fortitude. Despite the raucous cheers and welcoming that he receives, he is solely focused on the task at hand, and making his WrestleMania debut one to remember. Upon eventually entering the ring, he gestures for his usual stance, before awaiting the arrival of his opposition. And just like that, Chris Jericho makes his presence known, as he walks with a muted and less enthused attitude about himself than his last previous outings, which he invites invites himself in the ring, and proceeds to butt heads with his opponent, as the bell rings in our first of 11 classic matchups!

With this match officially getting underway, the two start off in a slower pace than usual, as they look to test the waters before diving in too fast. Once their circling of the ring had commenced, a lock-up would begin, as both competitors tested their strength early on in this contest, looking for a early advantage in this one. However, that wouldn't come for a few moments, as Jericho was able to out-power his opposition, pushing him into the corner, as he would keep Styles in place, as he rammed his head in with multiple pearcing elbows! Each strike becoming more violent than the first, as Styles begins to experience first-hand what many others already have in the past, but as he attempted for one last strike, he was able to block it in the nick of time, countering it into a waist-lock. Having control of Jericho's torso area, he pushes him off into a forward direction, calling for him to turn around, and right on cue he takes Jericho down with a spinning lariat!

Falling directly on his back, Jericho tugs on his back from the pain, as Styles takes a moment to collect his thoughts. Upon doing so, he runs towards the ropes, and attempts to leap off of the second one for a springboard moonsault, but unfortunately he misses! With Jericho's ability to use his instincts, he quickly grabs ahold of Styles' legs, attempting to move him over to his back, which he successfully does in a matter of moments. With the Walls Of Jericho now applied, a sense of worryness comes across the face of "The Phenomenal One", as he desperately attempts to make it to the ropes, with his arms getting closer-and-closer to his final destination, HE MAKES IT TO THE BOTTOM ROPE! With not much time to rest, Styles lands a ferocious boot to Jericho's noggin, knocking him into a loopy state, as he finishes his sequence with a NASTY ENZUIGIRI!

With Jericho once again falling to the canvas, Styles senses this as his moment to shine, he proceeds to lift his opposition up possibly one last time, as he attempts for a vintage Ushigoroshi, but Jericho was able to slickly slip through, and lands a nicely-done running bulldog! 1...2...KICKOUT! Frustration began to shine through for Jericho, as he began to tug at his hair much more frequently, hell-bent on taking away Styles' WrestleMania moment, he takes a more ground-based approach in this contest, locking in a chokehold, attempting to suffocate his opposition. With a tight grip placed around the throat, Styles struggles to breathe on multiple occasions, as his arm is barely above the ground any-longer, until a sense of urgency suddenly hits him. Urging him to make it to both feet, he begins striking Jericho with multiple elbows to the noggin, a clear call-back to the inception of this contest, which ultimately sends down the veteran to his knees. Following this action, Styles quickly lifts his opponent up, LANDING A VICIOUS BRAINBUSTER!

THAT'S GOTTA BE IT! 1....2...KICKOUT! Jericho is still luckily in this one, barely able to move at the moment though, as he attempts to use the ropes for some leverage, but Styles is able to stop him in the nick of time. Stepping on his hand, it stops any movement from his adversary, as he decides to repeatedly step on the left hand, attempting to decrease the availability of his signature maneuver. Jericho can't rest up, as more strikes and boots come from Styles while he's slumped near the ropes, the blows come-and-come, where one would usually think he would stop, at least to take a breather, the strikes keep going past the point of his standard, into the territory of inhumane. Eventually he eases up from the initial attack, as Jericho attempts to reach his feet for the first time in quite awhile, but, he's too drained from the punishment given by his opposition to spring his way back up to his feet, as Styles once again giving his opponent some unrelenting strikes to the body. With it being quite obvious how personal this matchup has come to be, there seems to be no sign of stopping either man.

As Styles would look for one last strike, Jericho began to rally, proving that there is still some fight left. Both competitors would engage in a strike affair, attempting to weaken their adversary before the other could, which that would eventually come to be. Multiple highly-motivated strikes from Jericho, led to his opposition falling to the canvas back-first, as he ATTEMPTED FOR A LIONSAULT, BUT STYLES CATCHES HIM WITH A DROPKICK IN MID-AIR! PROCEEDING TO CASH-IN ON HIS OWN WRESTLEMANIA MOMENT, STYLES HEADS TO THE APRON, AND LANDS A PHENMONAL FOREARM! 1...2...3...!

AJ Styles def. Chris Jericho (21:33)

Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

After a thrilling third annual Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, a surprise appearance by NXT's own Baron Corbin led to the rest of the competition being laid to waste, and "The LoneWolf" reigning supreme over 29 other elite-level competitors!

Baron Corbin def. 29 Others to win the ATGMB

United States Championship

Kalisto (c) vs Luke Harper

After such an exciting battle royal, we move onto our first championship contest of the evening, as the challenger makes his way to the ring first as usual. Luke Harper looks more menacing than ever, as his eyes only look one singular direction, which is the ring that hopes to capture his second singles title in WWE. Upon eventually entering the ring after a lengthy journey, he simply stares at the entrance ramp, awaiting the one man he can't wait to get his hands on. Speaking of the devil, the US Champion Kalisto springs out from the back, as energetic as ever, even with the events surrounding this matchup, fear is non-existent in the eyes of the champion, as he raises his belt high up in the air. The opening bell rings just moments later, as both competitors step towards one another.

The match begins with the offer of a lock-up from Kalisto, which seems to be reciprocated by his opponent, but Harper quickly recoils from doing so, but instead returns to his corner with a neutral look on his face, but drawing out a perplexed and frustrated one from the champion. Staying true to his words, that he is positioned above the best. Eventually, both men do indeed engage in a lock-up, where their efforts are more intense than one would expect in a David-and-Goliath scenario. Almost immediately after doing so, Harper finds that he has an immense strength advantage over his opposition, which gives him the opportunity to throw Kalisto in the nearest corner! The shock factor quickly is shown throughout Kalisto's face, as fear possibly settles in here tonight. However, as Harper attempts to continue the offense, an attempted lariat in the corner is a no-go, as Kalisto ducks under, showcasing his undeniable agility, something that Harper also can be known for at times.

Upon missing the first strike attempt, both men lock up once again, but this time it stays on the mat, with Harper using his technical prowess to dictate the match. Despite being positioned as a versatile striker and adapting to difficult scenarios, his foundation of grappling makes him a difficult opponent to prepare for. Harper would quickly transition over to targeting Kalisto's arm, taking direct charge with a grounded hammerlock, transitioning between holds to prevent the champion from reaching the ropes. Even for someone as athletic as Kalisto, he might be outmatched in the technical department, as his years of experience are easily outmatched by the challenger, who wants to ground him for as long as humanly possible. On multiple occasions, Kalisto would attempt to counter, hoping to find himself once again on a vertical base, but right now that was impossible. Still having a firm grip on Kalisto's arm, he would instinctively continue to wrench it, looking to grab the early decisive victory.

However, even with Harper's immense amount of strength, there comes a time where even he knows that won't get the job done, which led him to finally letting the hold go after a lengthy amount of time. But he wasn't done with the attack just yet, as he decided to quickly lift up his opposition, ATTEMPTING FOR AN EXTREMELY EARLY DISCUS LARIAT, KALISTO DUCKS UNDER AND COUNTERS! Using his in-ring knowledge, he begins to chop his legs down, placing numerous shin-kicks to the big man, but to not much effect, as Harper LANDS A NASTY BIG BOOT TO THE CHAMPION'S NOGGIN! 1...2...KICKOUT! Still in this one, Kalisto attempts to regather himself, but with his current loopy state preventing him from making it to both of his feet, which would give Harper just the right amount of time to strike once more, leaping off the ropes, and EXECUTING A MODIFIED BIG BOOT!

With this matchup firmly in the palm of his hands, he would request Kalisto make it to his feet, still struggling to do so, the impatience from Harper would begin to be shown, as he lifted up the champion. Upon this action, Kalisto would begin to fight back, not ready to give up just yet, especially given what he has gone through over the past month or so. Starting to finally find his rhythm in this contest, Kalisto grabs hold of the ropes and waits for Harper to get himself to his feet, before dropping the challenger with a massive springboard reverse frankensteiner!!! Knowing this isn't nearly enough to finish off Harper just yet, he would head up to the top rope, LANDING A 450 SPLASH, NO HARPER GOT HIS KNEES UP! The pain Kalisto is currently feeling is clearly evident, as he screams in pain, crawling outside of the ring, feeling as he is safe out there for the time being.

WAIT NO HE'S NOT... SUICIDE DIVE TO THE OUTSIDE FROM HARPER! He then proceeds to send the champion back into the ring, where once he enters the ring alongside Kalisto, he lifts him up once more, ATTEMPTING FOR A DISCUS LARIAT, NO KALISTO COUNTERS, SALIDA DEL SOL! ANOTHER REVERSAL IS SEEN, AS HARPER IS ABLE TO CONTROL HIS OPPOSITION, AND SEND HIM DOWN PACKING BACK-FIRST! THE DISCUS LARIAT FINALLY CONNECTS THIS TIME AROUND, AS KALISTO IS TAKEN INSIDE OUT! 1...2...3...!

Luke Harper def. Kalisto (c) to win the IC Championship

Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn

Moving on from a death-defying ladder match, we now experience the biggest grudge match on this year's Mania card. The last time we saw these two competitors face off, Sami Zayn was left unconscious, and unable to compete on one of the biggest night's of his career. With almost two years passing since then, he is dead-set on his vengeance, and not repeating the same events that took place back in NXT. Zayn makes his way out to the ring first, every step he takes is like two, his usual jolly gestures are non-existent, as he only has one thing on his mind - revenge! Next up is Kevin Owens, his face says the whole story, as it's completely blank upon marching down to the ring, not even looking at his opposition, clearly showcasing his confidence on the possibility of victory tonight. Once both men were in the ring, they would step back into their individual corners, with both finally staring into eachother's eyes, or possibly even into their souls.

The opening bell would sound, as both men slowly walked up to one another, surprisingly neither man is jumping on the opportunity to pounce their opposition just yet. Knowing eachother quite well, as they have studied one another for over a decade, but this will now be used to their own advantages, as they eventually lock-up, which is quickly transitioned into a collar-and-elbow tie-up. The strength advantage is showcased from Owens, as he overpowers his opposition and sends him crashing down to the canvas, locking in a tight chokehold in the process. Attempting to suffocate his former best friend this way, Zayn's passageway of fresh air is slowly winding down, moment-after-moment his ability to breath continues to decrease, as the events of 2014 seem to be repeating all over again. But the well-known underdog won't die that easily, not yet atleast, as Zayn makes it up to one knee and proceeds to jam his elbow into Owens' abdomen area multiple times over.

Now officially out of the hold, he runs at his opposition, and SENDS HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH A CLOTHESLINE! With the ball now safely in his court, he would run to the other side of the ring, leaping off the ropes, and TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A THUNDEROUS SOMERSAULT SENTON! The 80,000 in attendance can't believe what they have just seen, as Zayn is finally overcoming Owens for the time being, not allowing this opportunity to go to waste, he lifts up the deadweight of his opposition, and desperately throws him back in the ring. 1...2...KICKOUT! THAT'S NOT IT! Frustration begins to clearly show for him, wanting to put this away as soon as humanly possible, he proceeds to lift Owens back up and pushes him into the corner, a position that could be disastrous for his opposition. But as he returned to the opposite corner, reluctance began to show, emotions from the past causing Zayn to re-think his current actions, but it was too late as Owens came sky-rocketing out of the corner, landing a lariat into it aswell!

After such an explosive maneuver, Zayn falls face-first to the canvas from the impact, his whole body going into a numb state, Owens replies with a sinister smile almost immediately following his actions. He decides to promptly pick up Zayn, slapping him repeatedly across the face, letting him know how much he truly thinks of him, which isn't a lot nowadays. After talking his crap for several moments, he picks Zayn back up to his feet, twisting him around to a more comfortable position, PROCEEDING TO EXECUTE A GERMAN SUPLEX, AND YET ANOTHER ONE! Landing directly on his neck, Zayn uses his instincts and crawls into the nearest corner, but unknown to him, Owens is right there to end him, AS HE COMES CRASHING INTO THE CORNER WITH A CANNONBALL! 1...2...KICKOUT! ZAYN IS STILL IN THIS ONE, THIS TIME AROUND! Frustration has begun to settle in for Owens now, as he's wondering what it'll take to put his opposition away, which leads him to bringing Zayn back into the corner.

Not settled on leaving Dallas without putting away his former best friend for good, he returns to the opposite corner once again, ATTEMPTING FOR YET ANOTHER CANNONBALL, BUT ZAYN GETS UP JUST IN TIME, THROWING OWENS INTO THE CORNER WITH AN EXPLODER SUPLEX! Feeling the warmth from the 80,000 faithful, he desperately lifts up his opposition one more time, SENDING HIM BACK DOWN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH ANOTHER EXPLODER SUPLEX! THE CROWD ROARS IN EXCITEMENT, AS OWENS SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY TO HIS FEET, BARELY ABLE TO STAND UP IN THE CORNER, AS ZAYN STRIKES WITH A HELLUVA KICK, NO HESTITATION THIS TIME AROUND! 1...2...3...!

Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens (19:00)

WWE Tag Team Championships

The New Day (c) vs The Brass Ring Club

With WrestleMania 32 now well underway, we get ready for the next match-up as the reigning, defending, Tag Team Champions of the world, representing The New Day, Kofi Kingston & Big E get set to defend their tag titles against possibly their toughest challenge to date, Cesaro & Tyson Kidd of The Brass Ring Club! Firstly, it is the challengers who are looking to end the 224-day reign of the current champions that make their way out from the back, the energetic duo march their way down the entrance ramp, calling for their opposition to do the same. With the challengers now in the ring, their theme music is replaced by that of the champions, as always, they make their way to the ring confidently but now with more reason than ever behind their self-belief. Possibly an even more energetic team than the challengers, they have worked incredibly hard to get to where they are today, and it would be highly difficult to believe they fall tonight willingly.

With both teams now in their individual corners, our third title match of the night can officially commence, which both Cesaro & Kingston would decide to start us off for their respective teams. Both of these competitors knew eachother quite well, having seen eachother's work on numerous occasions, but not like this, not on this grand stage. Knowing this was their biggest match of the year, both would engage in a lock-up to start us off, hoping to outpower their adversary, which the former was able to do so. Using his insane physique, Cesaro pushed Kingston away and contiounsly pushed him in the corner, and with no possible way cease him, he quickly transitioned into connecting with multiple European Uppercuts, one-after-the-other, each one only growing in strength. Upon the combo eventually concluding, he decided to tag in his partner, allowing Kidd to join the frey.

With Kingston simply too gazed to reach his partner, it is the challengers who are in full control of this contest thus far, Kidd proceeds to land numerous forearms to Kingston's jaw, as he's still stuck in the corner, unable to do much in this position, until one miscalculated strike gives him the opening he needed, allowing Kingston to escape the wrath of his opposition, and tag his partner aswell. Upon Big E joining the matchup, he skyrockets out of the corner, and rams directly into Kidd! Not looking to waste any time, he lifts up his opposition, and attempts to send him crashing with a belly-to-belly suplex, but Kidd is able to counter, rocking him with multiple forearms to the noggin, just like he did to his partner. However, unlike Kingston, these maneuvers don't have much effect on him, as he once again gets the advantage and sends Kidd flying with a belly-to-belly suplex!

Boos begin to rain over the arena, clearly not fond of the current champions, as they possess control of this contest. But that wouldn't exactly be for long, as the challengers eventually found their rhythm, rallying back after being stumped for a bit there, as they cleared the competition, and had a WrestleMania moment of their own, when Cesaro nailed Big E with a NEUTRALIZER! KOFI KINGSTON IS TAKEN OUT OVER THE TOP ROPE, AS THE PINFALL CAN OFFICIALLY BE MADE! 1...2...3...!

The Brass Ring Club def. The New Day (c) to win the Tag Team Titles (23:45)