WrestleMania 36 Part 1 4/4/2020 Results

ABOUT

WrestleMania 36 was hosted from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

RESULTS

Segment #1 (Kickoff): Cesaro bests Drew Gulak in technical in-ring contest

To open WrestleMania 36 weekend, technical masterminds Cesaro and Drew Gulak go head to head. Gulak was able to control most of the match, slowing tearing apart "The Swiss Superman's" right arm. However, sometimes there is nothing better than raw power and strength, which Cesaro has is spades. "The Wrestling Purist" was able to overpower Gulak, and pick up a victory for "The Artist Collective."

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Segment #2: Women's Tag Team Championship history has been made

The team of best friends Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross have become the only women in history to hold the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. This contest against The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) shows that sometimes bonds are better than brawn. The Kabuki Warriors held all the power in this match, taking the fight to both Bliss and Cross. However, the best friends were able to regroup and win in the end, after Bliss hit a flawless Twisted Bliss.

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Segment #3: Elias gets revenge on King Corbin

After throwing Elias off of a platform on the March 27 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Baron Corbin came into WrestleMania not expecting his opponent to show up. The King of the Ring ordered the referee to call the match a forfeit on Elais' part, but just before the official decision could be made, Elias appeared on the entrance ramp. After smashing Corbin with his guitar, Elias then dominated The King in a physical match-up, getting a deserved win in the process.

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Segment #4: Yet again Becky Lynch proves why she is "The Man"

For months now, Shayna Baszler has been attacking the Raw Women's Champion from behind. This came to ahead at Elimination Chamber, when Baszler become the number one contender for Becky Lynch's title. This highly-anticipated contests was all Baszler. "The Queen of Spades" brutalized Lynch, swinging her into the announce table with full force. "The Man" never gave up, using whatever energy she had left to counter Kirifuda Clutch into a pin, securing her title.

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Segment #5: Sami Zayn retains Intercontinental Championship

The odds were not in Daniel Bryan's favor heading into his Intercontinental Championship match against Sami Zayn. With both Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura in his corner, there was no way that Zayn was going to lose. Granted, Bryan did have Drew Gulak watching his back, but after losing a match to Cesaro earlier in the night, Gulak wasn't moving at 100%. "The Swiss Cyborg" and "The King of Strong Style" quickly dispatched of Gulak, and while Bryan dominated the match with a variety of strikes and submission holds, it was a distraction from Zayn's friends that ultimately cost him the match.

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Segment #6: The SmackDown Tag Team Championship Ladder match was brutal

Having a traditional Triple Threat match for a tag team championship is a rare treat. Luckily, all three competitors made use of their aerial skills and ladder match pedigree to but on a clinic in this SmackDown Tag Team Championship match. John Morrison hit a perfect Starship Pain onto his opponent who was lying prone on a ladder. Jimmy Uso later returned the favor with a Splash of his own. Kofi Kingston made great use of the ladders as both weapons and tools to increase the height of his top rope asssaults. In the end, it was Morrison who luckily pried the titles away from Uso and Kingston.

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Segment #7: "The Monday Night Messiah" has been crucified

Both Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins felt right at home going into their match against each other, because they have both spent time at the Performance Center during their tenures on NXT. This bitter rivalry seemingly came to an undeserving close as Rollins smashed KO with the ring bell, forcing a disqualification victory for Owens. However, Owens didn't want to win like that, and ordered the match to be restarted with no disqualifications. This wasn't it Rollins' favor, as Owens laid into him with steel chairs, the ring bell, and an incredible elbow from the WrestleMania sign through the announce table. Is Seth's mystique as "The Monday Night Messiah" over?

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Segment #8: Braun Strowman topples Goldberg

We knew going into this match that it was going to be a hard-hitting contest, and Braun Strowman and Goldberg did not disappoint. Both men utilized their finishing moves to the full extent, with Goldberg hitting four successive Spears on "The Monster Among Men." This wasn't enough to topple the big man though, who rallied back and eventually eliminated Goldberg with three consective Running Power Slams. After over five years with the company, Braun Strowman has finally won the Universal Championship.

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Segment #9: "The Phenomenal One" can't hang with "The Phenom"

After weeks of arrogant taunting, AJ Styles finally got his comeuppance at the hands of The Undertaker. Styles wanted to "get real," and Taker was more than happy to oblige. "The Deadman" showed once again why he is one of the greatest strikers in WWE history, pummeling Styles for almost the entire match. It wasn't until Styles' OC buddies Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson got involved that the tide turned for Styles. This didn't last long however, as Taker brought the fight back, eventually throwing AJ off a roof with a dangerous Chokeslam. After burying Styles, Taker rode his motorcycle somberly into the night.

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