WWE has reportedly taped all the recent ongoing episodes of Raw and SmackDown alongside WrestleMania 36. So for now, there won’t be any live broadcasts as the Performance Center is also closed due to the stay-home mandate issued by Orange County, Florida from Thursday evening. But that is not preventing to receive a big episode with multiple WrestleMania matches to become official.
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A singles contest will decide the Intercontinental Championship match at the show of shows whereas there will be also a number one contender’s match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. Alexa Bliss and Asuka will lock horns to potentially set up the women’s tag team titles match at WrestleMania. Also, there will be a Firefly Funhouse segment as WWE continues to broadcast shows from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Bray Wyatt has confronted John Cena on a couple of occasions in recent times to make it clear that the rivalry is quite personal between the two of them. So the mind games will continue from his side as WrestleMania approaches closer.
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He will continue to deliver a message by hosting another Firefly Funhouse segment dedicated to the 16-time World Champion. This time around, we expect him to a gimmick for their scheduled match.
A number one contender’s match will be there on SmackDown where the two decorated teams The New Day and The Usos go head-to-head with a WrestleMania title opportunity on the line. These two had an enriched history between them which includes rivalry as well as partnership.
But when it comes to earning a spot at WrestleMania, none of the teams will step back. So we can guarantee to have a physical match before knowing who challenges John Morrison and The Miz for their titles.
A rivalry between Daniel Bryan and the heel team of Sami Zayn, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura has been building for quite sometimes. Last week, a tag team win over Cesaro and Nakamura made Zayn irate so bad that he accepted Bryan’s WrestleMania challenge only in one condition. As per that, Gulak has to win a match on SmackDown to help Bryan in getting the title match,
“Bryan is eyeing an Intercontinental Title opportunity against Sami Zayn at WrestleMania, but The Great Liberator is evading at every turn. Zayn backed Bryan into a corner by proposing that if The “Yes!” Man is so confident in his new partner of sorts, then Bryan should put his fate in Gulak’s hands. Hence, Gulak will take on Shinsuke Nakamura this Friday on the blue brand, and if Gulak is victorious, Bryan will challenge Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship at The Show of Shows.” (Courtesy WWE.com)
Alexa Bliss and Asuka have been in the middle of a rivalry that was more seen on Twitter rather than around the squared circle. But Asuka has tried to deliver sneak attacks making The Goddess irate. So she called out The Empress of Tomorrow on the March 20 edition on Friday Night SmackDown which Asuka accepted.
Thus Bliss and Asuka are all set to collide in a singles contest where chances are high to see the former name to get the last laugh. It would then set up a Women’s tag team title match where Bliss and Cross challenge Asuka and Kairi Sane at WrestleMania 36.