WWE Shop is running a 33% off your order promotion to celebrate WrestleMania. This promotion is only available online and not at the physical WrestleMania Superstore in Orlando and you have to use the code WRESTLEMANIA upon check out.
Exclusions include championship titles, select memorabilia & collectibles, gift cards, Connor’s Cure, Finn Balor replica jacket, select new arrivals, preorder/backorder, and this code cannot be combined with other offers.
All the WrestleMania 33 gear is part of this sale so if you want to make any purchases, now is a good time to order and send them to either your Orlando hotel or else at home!
The WWE Network is the place to be this weekend, especially if you’re a first-time subscriber as you will get all the WrestleMania weekend for absolutely free!
With hundreds of thousands of fans expected to take the offer, it’s highly advisable to register for your account as earlier as possible to avoid any disappointment. The website will be undoubtedly busy and may be slow processing new subscriptions.
With the free subscription you will be able to see tonight’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, tomorrow night’s NXT Takeover: Orlando, and WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night.
Your subscription, if started today, will be good for a whole month and you will also be able to watch the Payback pay-per-view on April 30.
2-time WWE Hall of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair was honored at Axxess on Thursday as Triple H unveiled the new bronze statue of Flair, a statue which shows the 16-time World champion in his prime.
An emotional Flair was joined by his family in the ring as Triple H uncovered the large statue.
Present also for this occasion were Shawn Michaels, Sting, Arn Anderson, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Stephanie McMahon, and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express.
News of Flair’s statue was leaked a few months ago when a male model posted on Facebook that he was chosen as the stand-in for Flair to pose so those in charge of creating the statue can capture his body.
WWE has previously unveiled statues of Bruno Sammartino, Ultimate Warrior, Dusty Rhodes, and Andre The Giant at Axxess.
China will be represented at WrestleMania this Sunday as the first ever Chinese WWE developmental talent Tian Bing was announced as the latest entrant in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Bing has only made one televised appearance so far, teaming up with HoHo Lun in NXT’s Dusty Classic tournament last year.
Ever since he was signed, another number of Chinese talent were offered deals and they are all training at the WWE Performance Center.
Bing’s addition is most likely because WrestleMania will air live for the first time in China on Sunday via their broadcast partner PPTV.
China still does not have the WWE Network due to the strict rules in the communist country.
While the majority of WWE-related events this weekend are either sold out or very close to being sold out, including WrestleMania, thousands of other tickets remain on the secondary market.
NXT tickets available on the website Vivid Seats start from $50 and they go up to over $200. Hall of Fame secondary tickets start from $14 but go to $450 for a better seat. WrestleMania tickets start from $64 and the highest priced ticket is going for just over $12,000 for ringside. Monday Night Raw tickets start at $50 and go up to $657, while Smackdown Live tickets have the same price range of Raw, from $50 to $657.
Obviously, all prices are inflated over the face value of the original ticket price and if you are purchasing a ticket from a website such as Vivid Seats, StubHub, or any other similar ticket exchange website, be careful of scams.
Orlando is going to be hot, very hot during this weekend so fans are urged to wear proper sun protection…especially if you’re like Sheamus!
Tomorrow will be 83°F (29°C) with 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Saturday will be sunny with a temperature of 88°F (31°C) and 10% chance of rain. WrestleMania Sunday is mostly sunny with 91°F (33°C) temperature and 10% chance of rain. Monday will be partly cloudy but still hot, with 91°F (33°C) temperature and 20% chance of rain, while Tuesday will have morning showers and 87°F (30°C) temperature.
No matter if you want to protect yourself from rain or shine at WrestleMania inside Camping World Stadium, please be aware that umbrellas are prohibited from the stadium.
WWE launched the yearly Superstars for Hope, with a big trip to WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans up for grabs. The Superstars for Hope website is located at http://www.Prizeo.com/WWE.
Whoever is randomly picked for the big prize will receive roundtrip airfare for two people plus hotel for three nights in New Orleans, two ringside tickets to WrestleMania 34, chance to design your own WrestleMania 34 gear along with a photoshoot, meet and greet with WWE Superstars, exclusive sneak peak of WrestleMania set before doors open, picture taken on the WrestleMania stage, backstage tour of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and get interviewed on WrestleMania set, two VIP Tickets to the Hall of Fame, walk the red carpet during the Hall of Fame pre-show, sit with WWE Superstars during the ceremony, two VIP tickets to Axxess, two ringside tickets to NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, backstage meet and greet with NXT Superstars, two invitations to WrestleMania Week private events and a WWE Championship title autographed by WWE Superstars.
Those who donate using the pre-defined amounts on the website will receive the item that is listed on the respective amounts.
WWE will be raising money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Your donation will help fund their mission to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Apart from the usual Q&A sessions, autograph and photo meet and greets, Axxess will also feature several matches in the main ring area. All these matches will be free of charge and part of the general admission ticket.
The two main matches for tonight are Rich Swann vs The Brian Kendrick and TJ Perkins vs Drew Gulak. Hideo Itami will also be in action.
Tomorrow, there will be matches featuring Superstars from the U.K. Championship tournament, PROGRESS Wrestling and ICW. Matches include Tyler Bate vs Mark Haskins for the WWE UK title, PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne vs Mark Andrews, plus matches from Jimmy Havoc, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, Toni Storm and others.
Saturday’s first session will also feature Superstars from 205 Live, WWE UK Championship tournament, and PROGRESS. Matches will include Akira Tozawa vs Ariya Daivari, PROGRESS Champion Pete Dunne vs Wolfgang, WWE UK champ Tyler Bate vs Joseph Conners.
The 1PM session on Saturday will have Heavy Machinery vs The Vaudevillians, Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss vs The Ascension plus other matches featuring Liv Morgan, Daria Berenato and more NXT Superstars.
The 6PM session will feature Akira Tozawa vs Steve Cutler, ICW Heavyweight Champion Trent Seven vs Noam Dar, and TJ Perkins and Mustafa Ali vs Tino Sabbatelli and Riddick Moss.
Sunday morning will see stars from PROGRESS Wrestling and ICW as well, featuring ICW Heavyweight Champion Trent Seven vs Wolfgang, WWE UK champion Tyler Bate vs Pete Dunne, plus other stars such as Mark Haskins, Jimmy Havoc, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, and more.
WrestleMania 33 Axxess kicks off later today with multiple sessions held throughout the rest of the week at the Orange County Convention Center.
Today’s session starts at 6PM and will run till 1oPM. Sasha Banks and Enzo Amore and Big Cass will be the VIP Superstars available for meet and greets. The premium VIP autograph session for today features Randy Orton.
Tomorrow, Axxess starts an hour earlier at 5PM and will run through 9PM. Shinsuke Nakamura is the VIP Superstar on hand while Seth Rollins is the premium VIP Superstar who will be meeting fans. This session will conflict with the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
On Saturday, there will be three different sessions. First one starts at 8AM till Noon, second is from 1PM to 5PM, and third one is from 6PM to 10PM. Samoa Joe, Nikki Bella, Chris Jericho, Bray Wyatt, and Bayley are the VIP Superstars this day while Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, and Dean Ambrose are the premium VIP Superstars on schedule. The last session on this day will conflict with the NXT Takeover: Orlando show.
On Sunday, there will be one session from 8AM to Noon. Edge is the VIP Superstar and Kurt Angle will be the premium VIP Superstar.
Tickets are available for $55 for general admission. General admission tickets will get you access to matches, Q&As, contests, and some autograph and photo sessions with other WWE Superstars and Legends.
The WrestleMania Superstore opened today in Orlando and it is located within the Orange County Convention Center, the site of Axxess.
No Axxess ticket is required to go in the Superstore and you can walk straight to the West Concourse and find Hall A.
Opening hours are from Noon to 11PM today, 10AM to 10PM tomorrow, 8AM to 11PM on Saturday, and 8AM to 1PM on Sunday.
There are over 700 items of merchandise inside the Superstore and some exclusive merchandise which you can get only there.
You can also order online through WWE Shop by going to http://w-o.it/wweshopcom and use promo codes SAVE5 to save $5 on orders of $35 or more, or SAVE10 on orders of $70 or more.
One of the latest photos of the construction of the WrestleMania stage reveals two big roller coaster loops and the massive WrestleMania sign hoisted up around a blue sphere that seems to mimic the Universal Studios sign entrance at the parks.
And remember the Statue of Liberty on top of the canopy at WrestleMania 29? No, there won’t be Mickey Mouse on top this time around but WWE constructed a large ring…on top of their ring! Angled steel structures in each corner hold the ropes and turnbuckles so any aerial shot of the Camping World Stadium will feature a big WWE ring with the WrestleMania logo printed on top of the canopy.
This stage is the costliest stage in WrestleMania history and once the show kicks off on Sunday night you will probably figure out why!
Smackdown this week with the final show before WrestleMania drew a total of 2,698,000 viewers, up slightly from last week’s 2,647,000 number. Smackdown was #1 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)
In his new podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross revealed some more information about the passing of his wife Jan, who died a week ago after she was struck by a car while riding her scooter.
Ross said that Jan was a minute away from their garage when the driver of the car, a 17-year-old, didn’t see her and ran her over. JR said that he will never forget the image of seeing his wife in that state in the emergency room at the Oklahoma OU Medical Center and the doctors were very honest with him about her chances of survival.
“They didn’t want to be so negative, but they said it’s going to be challenging,” Ross said. He signed the papers so his wife could undergo surgery on Monday night to try and remove some of her skull so her swelling brain could have room. He said that docs told him that even if she manages to survive, his wife would have never be the same. “We did all we could do but it just wasn’t enough,” he added.
Her almost 90-year-old father, brother and sister all flew in from California just in time to see her “legally alive.” JR said that he will have the body cremated and placed in a Steelers urn, which he will keep in his home. He said that he plans to do a memorial service at some point although he’s got to think about that first because at the moment he is “on autopilot.”
The podcast is available to download now on PodcastOne.com.
Just in time for WrestleMania, WWE’s most anticipated annual event, WWE in collaboration with longstanding licensee, The Topps Company, Inc., today announced the new season launch of its highly successful WWE SLAM digital trading card app franchise.
Available to download for free in the App Store and Google Play Store, WWE SLAM17 allows fans to take the action packed experience of the WWE to the next level. WWE SLAM17 features 5,000 high-definition digital trading cards to trade and collect featuring today’s top WWE Superstars, with multiple cards and packs released daily. WWE SLAM17 also features fan-favorite WWE Legends from as early as the 1980’s through present day. New to WWE SLAM17 are interactive video cards, which bring celebrated signature moves and famous finishers to life for fans to relive.
“WWE SLAM17 truly captures the anticipation and excitement of collectible trading cards into a mobile experience,” said Casey Collins, Executive Vice President of Consumer Products at WWE. “Topps has done an amazing job of continuing to innovate with creative content and features including Topps NOW WWE sets, digital signatures and interactive video cards.”
“WWE has some of the most devoted and passionate fans so we’re excited to give these fans more of what they love with WWE SLAM17,” said Deniz Gezgin, Director of Mobile at the Topps Company. “WWE SLAM17 is also a great way to connect with other fans within the WWE community to share the experience of this pop culture phenomenon.”
Topps WWE SLAM17 features thousands of digital trading cards of some of the world’s favorite past and present WWE Superstars, including AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair and The Undertaker, that can be traded and collected instantly. Fans can communicate with fellow members of the WWE Universe in the Fan Feed and propose trades to others around the world. In addition, WWE SLAM17 fans are treated to free daily coin rewards.
Topps WWE SLAM17 is available for free in the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and in the Google Play Store for Android devices. Join the best community of WWE Card collectors by following @ToppsSLAM and on Facebook at facebook.com/toppswweslam/.
WWE’s Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson has an article published on the popular AdWeek.com today titled ‘7 Lessons Any Marketer Can Learn From the Enduring Success of WrestleMania.’
The article focuses on how marketers in any industry can learn from the ongoing growth, fan engagement and sponsor integrations that have made WrestleMania an enduring phenomenon in seven points: Be a storyteller, be bold, be a fan, be everywhere, be valuable, be caring, and be current.
Expect many other WWE-related stories on different mainstream websites throughout the week. You can read this particular story at http://bit.ly/2mQpcxm.
WWE today announced that WWE Shop will launch a local, e-commerce experience in India for the first time ever, beginning this Monday, April 3, the same day WWE’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, is broadcast in India.
Just in time for WrestleMania, WWE fans in India will be able to order their favorite WWE merchandise online at WWEShop.in, including authentic WWE Superstar apparel and accessories, WWE replica championship titles, toys, console games, collectibles, trading cards, stationery, and more.
“We are excited to give our fans in India the chance to express their passion for WWE through a new e-commerce experience at WWEShop.in,” said Casey Collins, WWE Executive Vice President, Consumer Products. “We have a massive WWE fan base in India that deserves a personalized WWE Shop, and we are thrilled to be able to provide one to them in advance of WrestleMania.”
The launch of WWEShop.in is the result of a license agreement between WWE and e-commerce partner, The Souled Store. This agreement marks the first time authentic WWE Superstar apparel, their signature accessories and WWE replica championship titles will be available in India. All major credit and debit cards will be accepted, and fans can even select a cash on delivery option.
WWEShop.in launches the same day as WrestleMania is broadcast live in India, on Monday, April 3, beginning at 4:30 AM IST on WWE Network and on Ten Sports 2. Highlights will be broadcast for the first time in India with Hindi commentary on Sony Max at 6:00 PM IST.
In a 90 second video released on YouTube, Broken Matt Hardy and Brother Nero reincarnated the obsolete TNA Tag Team titles in the lake of reincarnation, transforming them into their own custom-made tag team belts.
Matt talked about the “unappreciative, ungrateful, evil, awful Anthem owl men” for how they treated the brothers on their exodus from Impact Wrestling. “And for anyone at Impact Wrestling who dares challenges our broken brilliance, this is our answer for you…delete, delete, delete!”
In the meantime, the WWE Twitter accounts have been teasing something with the Hardys, using the words broken, wonderful, and other words that Matt Hardy usually says in his broken gimmick when replying to fans about the Hardys or when posting old videos of the two. Matt also interacted with these accounts this past week, adding more fuel to the fire.
The most hectic week in the life of a WWE Superstar or employee kicks off today as everyone is already in Orlando, Florida gearing up for WrestleMania.
Some crew have been in Orlando for the past few days already overseeing the stage construction inside the Camping World Stadium as over 100 local contractors assemble the biggest stage in WrestleMania history.
Raw and Smackdown Superstars flew to Orlando following the end of their respective shows and certain office employees who usually work from the headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut also are making the trip to Orlando.
The next several days will have late rehearsals, countless media appearances, a social media team that will be scrambling like crazy and many, many employees on sleepless nights until the show is done.
WrestleMania is just 4 days away and will be airing live on the WWE Network for free for first-time subscribers. Subscribe now at http://w-o.it/wwentwrk.
British-based PROGRESS Wrestling announced that the WWE United Kingdom Championship will be on the line during their March 31 live event titled PROGRESS: Orlando.
WWE UK champion Tyler Bate will be defending his title against former TNA star Mark Andrews while PROGRESS champion and UK championship tournament entrant Pete Dunne will defend his title against Mark Haskins.
The show will be airing live on iPPV on WWNLive.com at Noon. It will take place at Orlando Live Events in Fern Park, Florida.
As you can imagine, it’s going to be chaotic in Orlando if you work for WWE, with tons of activities, media appearances, community-related events, and other stuff.
The fun starts tomorrow, with the first WrestleMania Axxess session between 6PM and 10PM at the Orange County Convention Center.
On Friday, there’s the WrestleMania Pro-Am Golf Tournament at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club between 8AM and 2PM, then Axxess between 5PM and 9PM at the Orange County Convention Center and the Hall of Fame starting at 7PM at the Amway Center.
On Saturday there are three sessions of Axxess, all at the Orange County Convention Center between 8AM and Noon, 1PM and 5PM, and 6PM and 10PM. Between 10AM and Noon there will be a Susan G. Komen Yoga event at Full Sail Live, and then at 7PM there’s NXT Takeover: Orlando at the Amway Center.
On Sunday, there’s the final Axxess session between 8AM and Noon and then it’s WrestleMania time from 5PM onward at the Camping World Stadium.
Monday Night Raw and Smackdown then take place at the Amway Center, starting at 8PM, bringing WrestleMania week to a close.
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