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Undertaker statue unveiled at WWE WrestleMania Axxess

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Ahead of him being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, a life-sized statue honoring The Undertaker was unveiled at WrestleMania Axxess on Thursday night.

Undertaker, his wife Michelle McCool, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kane, The Godfather, and Rikishi were among those on hand for the statue unveiling.

“Guys, honestly, you don’t know how much it means to me,” Undertaker said. “We are a forever brotherhood. No matter what, no matter where we are, we are always a brotherhood and we always will be. And you two guys [Triple H and Michaels], if you guys ever want to give up your Kliq card, we might have room for ya. I’m just saying.”

Undertaker (real name Mark Calaway) is the headlining member of this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class. He’s being inducted into the Hall of Fame by Vince McMahon.

The Hall of Fame ceremony is taking place after SmackDown at the American Airlines Center in Dallas this Friday. The ceremony will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network.

Vader, Queen Sharmell, The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner), and Warrior Award recipient Shad Gaspard are also part of this year’s Hall of Fame class.

Worlds Collide specials, NXT UK tapings set for WrestleMania Axxess

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Worlds Collide matches and NXT UK television tapings are set for this year’s WrestleMania Axxess.

Ahead of it beginning one week from today, WWE has announced the in-ring schedule for WrestleMania Axxess. It features Worlds Collide matches between wrestlers from WWE’s five brands, along with three sets of NXT UK tapings.

WWE.com noted that Axxess “will be your only chance to see these matches before they air on WWE Network.” Triple H also tweeted: “This year at #WrestleMania #Axxess, Superstars from EVERY @WWE brand will collide. Men and women from #Raw, #SDLive, @WWE205Live, @WWENXT and @NXTUK battle at each session for future episodes of @NXTUK and four @WWENetwork specials”

A Worlds Collide tournament took place at Royal Rumble Axxess in January. It included wrestlers from NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live, with Velveteen Dream winning the tournament and later winning the NXT North American Championship from Johnny Gargano.

Brooklyn Pier 12 in Brooklyn, New York is hosting WrestleMania Axxess from Thursday,  April 4 to Monday, April 8. Here are the matches that have been announced thus far:

NXT vs. NXT Alumni (Thursday, April 4 — 6-10 p.m.)

  • Roderick Strong vs. Tyler Breeze
  • Dominik Dijakovic vs. Luke Harper
  • SAnitY vs. Undisputed Era
  • Kassius Ohno vs. Aiden English

Cruiserweights Collide (Friday, April 5 — Sessions one and two)

  • Tyler Bate vs. Brian Kendrick
  • Akira Tozawa vs. Jordan Devlin
  • Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews vs. Ariya Daivari & Mike Kanellis
  • Albert Hardie Jr. (ACH) vs. Gran Metalik

NXT UK TV tapings (Saturday, April 6 — Sessions one, two, and three)

Brands Battle (Sunday, April 7 — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

  • Men’s 20-entrant battle royal (Wrestlers from NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live)
  • Women’s 20-entrant battle royal (Wrestlers from NXT and NXT UK)

Women Collide (Monday, April 8 — 12-4 p.m.)

  • Io Shirai vs. Sonya Deville
  • Toni Storm vs. Nikki Cross vs. Bianca Belair
  • Piper Niven vs. Zelina Vega
  • Candice LeRae vs. Kay Lee Ray

WWE reveals location, ticket info for WrestleMania Axxess

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With WrestleMania week now two months away, WWE has finally revealed the location for this year’s WrestleMania Axxess fan event

Brooklyn Pier 12 in Brooklyn, New York will host WrestleMania Axxess from April 4-8, with it beginning with one session on Thursday and ending with one on Monday. There will also be two sessions on Friday, three on Saturday, and one on Sunday.

A pre-sale for Axxess tickets (using the code “DOTCOM”) will begin on Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Eastern time this Wednesday and end at 11:59 p.m. Eastern this Thursday. Axxess tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Eastern this Friday.

WrestleMania 35 is taking place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, April 7. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn will host NXT TakeOver: New York, the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, and the post-WrestleMania editions of Raw and SmackDown in the days surrounding the event.

Here’s more information on the schedule and tickets for Axxess:

AXXESS DATES AND TIMES
(All times listed are local to the New York area)

Axxess Day 1 
Thursday, April 4
6-10 p.m.

Axxess Day 2, Session 1
Friday, April 5
1-5 p.m.

Axxess Day 2, Session 2
Friday, April 5
6-10 p.m.

Axxess Day 3, Session 1
Saturday, April 6
8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Axxess Day 3, Session 2
Saturday, April 6
1-5 p.m.

Axxess Day 3, Session 3
Saturday, April 6
6-10 p.m.

Axxess Day 4
Sunday, April 7
8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Axxess Day 5
Monday, April 8
12-4 p.m. 

TICKET INFORMATION

General Admission tickets – $55*
General Admission tickets include:

  • Autographs and photos with WWE Superstars and Legends
  • Enjoy viewing matches, Q&As and contests in the main ring

VIP tickets – $125*
VIP tickets include:

  • Autograph and professional photo with a VIP WWE Superstar
  • Exclusive VIP line at the event entrance
  • (1) 8×10 glossy photo of the appearing Superstar

Premium VIP tickets – $190*
Premium VIP tickets include:

  • Autograph and professional photo with a Premium VIP WWE Superstar
  • Exclusive VIP line at the event entrance
  • (1) 8×10 glossy photo of the appearing Superstar

*Prices are PER SESSION and do not include applicable fees

Children 2 years and under – FREE 

Talent subject to change

WWE Axxess day one results: Keith Lee vs. Kassius Ohno

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE’s first matches of WrestleMania week in New Orleans took place yesterday at the first session of Axxess.

First round matches in the United Kingdom, North American, and NXT Women’s and Tag Team title invitational tournaments took place. The tournaments will continue later today, with the semifinals and finals scheduled for Saturday’s three sessions. The winners will challenge their respective champions at Axxess on Sunday.

Yesterday’s matches also included WWN Champion Keith Lee making a cameo and defending his title against Kassius Ohno. There was a hard cam and two mobile cameras taping at least some of the matches.

– WWN Champion Keith Lee defeated Kassius Ohno to retain his title

Lee hit a pounce, a Spirit Bomb, and ended up winning the match with a jackhammer.

– Tyler Bate & Trent Seven defeated Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss in an NXT Tag Team invitational first round match

– Fabian Aichner defeated Jason Kincaid in a North American invitational first round match

Kincaid is another wrestler from WWN who was appearing at Axxess.

– Nikki Cross defeated Aliyah in an NXT Women’s invitational first round match

– Lio Rush defeated Buddy Murphy in a UK invitational first round match

– The Street Profits defeated Cezar Bononi & Adrian Jaoude in an NXT Tag Team invitational first round match

Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins will face Bate & Seven in the next round.

– Drew Gulak defeated Dan Matha in a UK invitational first round match

– Akira Tozawa defeated Kona Reeves in a North American invitational first round match

This set up Tozawa vs. Aichner for Saturday’s semifinals.

– Buddy Murphy & Kalisto defeated TJP & Jack Gallagher

Murphy wrestled part of the match in a Kalisto mask until it was taken off.

– Kairi Sane defeated Bianca Belair in an NXT Women’s invitational first round match

VIDEO: Triple H & Stephanie McMahon tour WWE Axxess

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WWE kicked off WrestleMania week in New Orleans today with a nearly hour-long tour of Axxess with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

The tour streamed live on “WWE Now” with Cathy Kelley and featured stops at Axxess’ women’s evolution and Hall of Fame exhibits. Memorabilia from Sherri Martel, Madusa, Bull Nakano, Trish Stratus, Beth Phoenix, The Bellas, Charlotte Flair, Asuka, Ember Moon, and members of this year’s Hall of Fame class were highlighted on the broadcast.

Axxess is opening at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center tonight and will feature invitational tournaments for shots at the United Kingdom, North American, and NXT Women’s and Tag Team Championships over the next four days, as well as title matches from WWN and PROGRESS.

WWE Now is airing live on WWE’s YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook accounts at noon and 6 p.m. Eastern time through Saturday, with another noon stream on Sunday. There will be appearances by Braun Strowman, The New Day, The Dudley Boyz & Mark Henry, Carmella, Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae, and Seth Rollins.

Watch Triple H and Stephanie’s tour of WrestleMania Axxess below:

WrestleMania Axxess to include tournaments, Keith Lee, WALTER

Posted on by Joseph Currier

This year’s WrestleMania Axxess will again include some big names from WWE-friendly promotions.

WWE announced the match schedule for Axxess today, with Kassius Ohno vs. WALTER and a WWN Championship match between Keith Lee and Ohno listed. There will also be another WWN Championship match, an EVOLVE Tag Team title match, and three PROGRESS Wrestling titles will be on the line.

The Axxess sessions are built around four invitational tournaments that will decide challengers for the WWE United Kingdom and NXT North American, Tag Team, and Women’s titles. Three of the title matches are set for day four of Axxess, but the NXT Women’s Championship isn’t currently included.

Jason Kincaid from WWN will be facing Fabian Aichner in the first round of the North American invitational, and Zack Gibson will be in the UK invitational. Dave Meltzer reported last month that Gibson had signed to be part of WWE’s UK division.

Here’s the schedule for Axxess:

Day one (Thursday, 6 p.m. CT) —

  • Lio Rush vs. Buddy Murphy and Drew Gulak vs. Dan Matha in the first round of the UK invitational
  • Fabian Aichner vs. Jason Kincaid and Akira Tozawa vs. Kona Reeves in the first round of the NXT North American Invitational
  • Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs. Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss and The Street Profits vs. Cezar Bononi & Adrian Jaoude in the first round of the NXT Tag Team invitational
  • Nikki Cross vs. Aliyah and Kairi Sane vs. Bianca Belair in the first round of the NXT Women’s invitational
  • WWN Champion Keith Lee defending against Kassius Ohno
  • TJP, Kalisto, Jack Gallagher, Mae Young Classic competitors, and more

Day two (Friday, 5 p.m. CT) —

  • Lince Dorado vs. Raul Mendoza and Mark Andrews vs. Zack Gibson in the first round of the UK invitational
  • Chris Dijak vs. Ariya Daivari and Hideo Itami vs. Wolfgang in the first round of the NXT North American invitational
  • SAnitY vs. The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler)  and TM61 vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch in the first round of the NXT Tag Team invitational
  • Dakota Kai vs. Lacey Evans and Candice LeRae vs. Peyton Royce in the first round of the NXT Women’s invitational
  • Wrestlers from NXT, the Mae Young Classic, PROGRESS, and more

Day three, session one (Saturday, 8 a.m. CT) —

  • Semifinal matches in the UK, North American, Tag Team, and Women’s invitationals
  • Wrestlers from NXT, the UK division, the Mae Young Classic, and more

Day three, session two (Saturday, 1 p.m. CT) —

  • The North American invitational finals
  • UK invitational semifinals
  • An EVOLVE Tag Team title match
  • Wrestlers from 205 Live, NXT, the Mae Young Classic, and more

Day three, session three (Saturday, 6 p.m. CT) —

  • The UK, Tag Team, and Women’s invitational finals
  • Kassius Ohno vs. WALTER
  • TJP, Kalisto, Gran Metalik, wrestlers from NXT and the Mae Young Classic, and more

Day four (Sunday, 8 a.m. CT) —

  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, the NXT North American Champion, and the NXT Tag Team Champions defending against their respective invitational winners
  • A WWN Championship match, PROGRESS Championship, PROGRESS Women’s title, and PROGRESS Tag Team title matches, and more

PROGRESS & ICW wrestlers part of WWE WrestleMania Axxess

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Some of the best European-based wrestlers in the world will be appearing in a WWE ring for the first time during WrestleMania weekend.

WWE announced on Tuesday that wrestlers from NXT, 205 Live, PROGRESS Wrestling, and ICW, as well as some from the UK tournament, will be wrestling in matches at WrestleMania Axxess. NXT matches have been part of the attractions at Axxess over the last few years.

Of those that WWE is advertising, Jimmy Havoc, Mark Haskins, the South Pacific Power Trip (TK Cooper, Travis Banks & Dahlia Black), Toni Storm, and Jinny are from outside of the company. They will be in Orlando for the show PROGRESS is running on March 31st, which is part of WWN’s weekend of events.

The current schedule of Axxess matches is:

Thursday, March 30th —

  • Rich Swann vs. Brian Kendrick
  • TJ Perkins vs. Drew Gulak
  • More from Hideo Itami and others

Friday, March 31st —

  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defending against Mark Haskins
  • Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews
  • More from Jimmy Havoc, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, Dahlia Black, Toni Storm, and Jinny

Saturday, April 1st (8 a.m. ET) —

  • Akira Tozawa vs. Ariya Daivari
  • Pete Dunne vs. Wolfgang
  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defending against Joseph Conners
  • More matches

Saturday, April 1st (1 p.m. ET) —

  • Heavy Machinery vs. The Vaudevillains
  • Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss vs. The Ascension
  • More from Liv Morgan, Daria Berenato, and others

Saturday, April 1st (6 p.m. ET) —

  • Akira Tozawa vs. Steve Cutler
  • Trent Seven vs. Noam Dar
  • TJ Perkins & Mustafa Ali vs. Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick Moss

Sunday, April 2nd —

  • Trent Seven vs. Wolfgang
  • WWE United Kingdom Champion Tyler Bate defending against Pete Dunne
  • More from Mark Haskins, Jimmy Havoc, TK Cooper, Travis Banks, Dahlia Black, Toni Storm, and Jinny