Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Smackdown World Title: Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton

Something about Bray and soil.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Miz/Maryse vs. John Cena/Nikki Bella

Dang it…..I might like this match.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Raw Women’s Title: Bayley vs. Nia Jax vs. Sasha Banks vs. Charlotte

When booking goes stupid.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Smackdown Women’s Title: Six Pack Challenge

Maybe the swerve of the night.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Shane McMahon vs. AJ Styles

Please…..don’t mess this up.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Intercontinental Title: Dean Ambrose vs. Baron Corbin

It started last year.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Previews: Raw Tag Team Titles: Enzo Amore/Big Cass vs. Cesaro/Sheamus vs. Anderson/Gallows

Gimmickery for the sake of gimmickery.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Cruiserweight Title: Neville vs. Austin Aries

The one I’m looking forward to most. Maybe.

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Wrestlemania XXXIII Preview: Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

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This one belongs on the pre-show, for the sake of the entrances taking up too much time alone. At the moment there are a ton of jobbers filling out a lot of the spots, meaning this is about what you would expect from this kind of thing. At the moment there are twenty five entrants, though you can almost guarantee five more being added at minimum. As is so often the case, only a handful of them are realistic options.

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Smackdown – October 31, 2002: I’m Sure This Show Won’t Change Wrestling Forever or ANything

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Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz

We open at the party with Ron Simmons as a pimp (yelling at the French maid waitresses), Eddie coming in as Zorro and Chavo in a sombrero. Stephanie (looking GREAT as a witch and showing off her, shall we say, cauldrons) calls things to order (we need good, organized fun around here) and puts Rey Mysterio in the main event against Brock Lesnar.

Opening sequence.

Edge vs. Chris Benoit

A dropkick sends the shoulder into the steps, which Cole thinks might be a prelude to the Crossface. Benoit sends the arm into the post and gets two off a suplex. They head to the corner with Benoit loading up a belly to belly superplex, only to get countered into what looked like a super X Factor to send us to a break.

Back with Edge having to go to the ropes to escape the Crossface but getting caught in the rolling German suplexes. Edge is ok enough to hot shot him onto the buckle and grab an Edge-o-Matic for two. The spear is countered into the Crossface so Edge grabs the referee for a unique idea. Cue Angle to pull Benoit off though, allowing Edge to baseball slide Benoit into Kurt. Edge dives at Benoit but hits Angle instead, followed by the spear for the pin on Benoit.

We go back to the party where John Cena, dressed like Vanilla Ice, debuts his rapping skills, which allegedly saved his job (and so it begins). Elsewhere, Tajiri runs into Torrie Wilson as Xena Warrior Princess (as opposed to Xena, your local Hyundai dealer) but tells her he has a new girlfriend. This causes him to hit on Mae Young (Marilyn Monroe) when Dawn Marie (a cop) and Al Wilson (Fonzie) come in. Nothing of note is said but they did in fact come in.

Post break, Benoit storms into the party and wants Angle. No one has seen him so Benoit leaves, only to have Angle pull off a Scream mask and smirk.

Big Show vs. Rikishi

Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson

Tony Chimmel is thrown into the chocolate.

Matt Hardy shows up at the party and of course he has his own portable theme music. He takes Tajiri away from Moolah and Mae Young (“Versions B.C.”) because they have a match.

Matt Hardy vs. Tajiri

^{Kurt Angle vs. Eddie Guerrero}

Benoit hits Eddie with the belt as well.

Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio

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