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WWE – Wrestlemania 39 Night One (04.01.2023) (Wrestling Review)

WWE

Wrestlemania 39 Night One

Inglewood, California

April 1st, 2023

 

WWE United States Title Match
Austin Theory (c) vs. John Cena

This was a decent match at best. Cena isn’t around much so I didn’t expect much from him nor for him to win. The ref part was entirely unneeded. 

2.5 / 5

Fatal Four Way Tag Team Match
Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) (w/Valhalla) vs. The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis)

No story here meant they made this a fast paced spot match mostly and it worked well. Everyone got their moments in and there were a lot of big moments that the crowd was behind. 

3.5 / 5

Singles Match
Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul (w/KSI)

As expected this was great. Logan Paul continues to shine as a wrestler and Rollins continues to be one of the best / most consistent wrestlers in WWE. Rollins winning was right and had to happen. Paul has so much momentum behind him that losing doesn’t matter. The spots here were great too. 

4 / 5

Six Man Tag Team Match
Becky Lynch, Lita & Trish Stratus vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY)

A fine match given two of the six women aren’t active wrestlers. This was rough in some spots but was expected. It was fun though, everyone got their spots in and they kept it short to not overdo it. 

3 / 5

Singles Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio

One of the biggest stories going into Mania. Dominik really has shown his improvement here which helps since Rey trained him. A lot of interference as expected which was fine. Rey winning here worked as it gave him a feel good family moment the night after he was inducted into the Hall Of Fame. 

4 / 5

WWE SmackDown Women’s Title Match
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Rhea Ripley

A shockingly fantastic match. Both women gave it their all here and the crowd was behind it. Rhea had all the momentum going into this so her winning was the best choice. Charlotte put on a great match here too though. Both women had big moves and close falls that had the crowd deadlocked into this. 

4.5 / 5

Singles Match
The Miz vs. Pat McAfee

A filler match. McAfee back is fun but Miz just has no direction anymore and its clear. 

1 / 5

WWE RAW Tag Team Title / WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (c) vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

The tag match big enough to be able to headline a Wrestlemania with a story going into it that had everyone talking. These 4 men put on a clinic here and showed storytelling as well as a nonstop action paced tag match. Everyone looked great, everyone had big moments and spots, and all 4 will be remembered for this match. 

4.75 / 5

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