The VIP Superstar sessions at this year's WrestleMania Axxess are sold out. Here is the superstar appearance schedule for that week: Thursday, April 4, 6-10 p.m. Zack Ryder vs. Michael McGillicutty Mark Henry, Booker T, Jack Swagger, Prime Time Players, 3MB, Rosa Mendes, Jimmy Snuka, plus more! Friday, April 5, 6-10 p.m. The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, The Shield, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, Fandango, Zack Ryder, Alicia Fox, plus more! Saturday, April 6, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. The Bella Twins, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Jim Ross, Brodus Clay, Cameron, Naomi, Jerry Lawler, JBL, Paul Heyman, Lita, Billy Gun, plus more! Saturday, April 6, 1-5 p.m. CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Wade Barrett, Alberto Del Rio, Damien Sandow, The Great Khali, Layla, plus more! Saturday, April 6, 6-10 p.m. Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, Ryback, Santino Marella, The Shield, Christian, R-Truth, Ezekiel Jackson, Tensai, Big E. Langston, Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Yoshi Tatsu, Rikishi, Howard Finkel, plus more! Sunday, April 7, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Sheamus, Kaitlyn, Cody Rhodes, David Otunga, Jimmy Hart, Diamond Dallas Page, X-Pac, plus more! Sunday, April 7, 12:30-4:30 p.m. Antonio Cesaro, Sin Cara, Alex Riley, JTG, Aksana, Tamina, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat, plus more! Details on this year’s WrestleMania AXXESS attractions.
The Main Event — More live matches than ever before, Q-and-As featuring WWE Superstars, plus exciting contests for your chance to win a number of prizes! Superstar Signings — Get an autograph with your favorite WWE Superstar or Diva at stations located in the arena seats throughout WrestleMania Axxess. Legends Signings — Get an autograph with your favorite WWE Legend at these stations. WWE Memorabilia — Experience WWE history while walking through this area showcasing authentic WWE mementos, including items from the 2013 Hall of Fame Class. WrestleMania Timeline — Check out the WrestleMania timeline spotlighting the greatest moments in WrestleMania history. WWE Vehicles — View the 4×4 that “Stone Cold” Steve Austin rode to and around the ring at WrestleMania XXV for the ultimate beer bash, Mr. McMahon’s infamous limo and Alberto Del Rio’s Rolls Royce that was destroyed by Edge at WrestleMania XXVII. WWE Championship Titles — Get up close and personal with past and present WWE championship titles in this historical display. WWE Photo Shoot — Take a photo with your favorite WWE Superstar or Diva! WWEShop — WWE fans of all ages will have the opportunity to browse and purchase the hottest WrestleMania 29 gear and products with the option of purchasing online products at nearby kiosks. Cenation Trivia and Audio Booth — Test your trivia knowledge for a chance to win great prizes! Plus, record your own John Cena–inspired entrance music! Money in the Bank — Here is your opportunity to grab hold of the Money in the Bank briefcase and win a future WWE Title bout! Take a photo and share with your friends and family! WWE Universe Open Casting Call: “Christmas Bounty” Presented by WWE Studios — The WWE Studios team is looking for talent during WrestleMania Axxess! You have an opportunity at auditioning for a role in WWE Studios’ upcoming film, “Christmas Bounty.” Your audition could be posted on WWE’s YouTube channel for all to check out … do you have what it takes? Cover Shoot Presented by WWE Magazine — Have your photo taken and inserted onto the cover of a WWE Magazine. “Pain & Gain” Photo Booth — Visit the “Pain & Gain” photo booth for a free picture with the stars of the film, and make sure to check out the autograph stage where you can meet your favorite WWE Superstars! National Guard — The National Guard is proud to be the presenting partner of WrestleMania Axxess! Stop by the National Guard Autograph Station to meet your favorite WWE Superstars and Divas, test your skills at their football toss or get your photo taken with the National Guard’s NASCAR Show Car and Patriot Chopper. WWE Broadcast Center — On Thursday night, be part of a special taping at WrestleMania Axxess to air the following night on SmackDown… and you may be on TV! Concessions — Take a break from all the excitement that WrestleMania Axxess brings by visiting the concessions, where you can enjoy a quick bite to eat and an ice-cold beverage. Photo Axxess — Share your WrestleMania Axxess experience with friends and family on social media. WWE Community Partners Area — WWE is committed to leveraging the power of its brand and platforms to help address important social issues worldwide. Check out our featured community partner areas located in the lower-level lobby of the IZOD Center during WrestleMania Axxess: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Make-A-Wish, Be a STAR and Special Olympics 2014 USA Games. Visit wwecommunity.com for more! WWE Action Figure Headquarters Presented by Power Slammers — WWE toys at Mattel’s Action Figure Headquarters! “WWE ’13” Game Zone Presented by 2K Sports — Compete against your friends and get your hands on the critically acclaimed video game that boasts incredibly realistic graphics and game play, as well as the largest roster of WWE Superstars, Divas, and Legends to date. Fruity Pebbles Bedrock — Check out Fruity Pebbles Bedrock, where you can test your strength, make a splash into the giant foam Fruity Pebbles pit, or even get you picture taken posing down with a virtual John Cena!
WWE announced that a 1-hour post-show will take place on Sunday night after WrestleMania 29. Here's the official announcement:
Get more access to WrestleMania than ever before — for FREE — this Sunday night during the exclusive ONE-HOUR interactive Pre-Show and first-ever WrestleMania Post-Show! Tune in to WWE.com, the WWE App, Facebook.com/WWE, YouTube.com/WWE and Yahoo.com at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, then immediately after The Showcase of the Immortals on Sunday for the most interactive pre- and post-shows in WWE history.
Expanded to 60 minutes of access and action inside MetLife Stadium, the live Pre-Show promises to pack a punch with backstage interviews, footage from around MetLife Stadium, and expert analysis from a unique panel of WWE Superstars and Legends. Plus, the WWE Universe will have the unprecedented opportunity to participate in the Pre-Show with polls and in-show featured tweets and Touts with your comments. Not to mention an Intercontinental Title Match between champion Wade Barrett and The Miz! Be part of WrestleMania by Touting your all-time favorite moments from The Grandest Stage of Them All, using #ManiaMoments now. Immediately after WrestleMania 29, hit WWE's online channels to experience the fallout from The Show of Shows with exclusive interviews, celebrations and more in a live Post-Show, brought to you from inside MetLife Stadium. Tune in to see your WrestleMania reactions from Twitter and Tout broadcast live. Visit WWE.com, the WWE App, facebook.com/WWE, YouTube.com/WWEFanNation this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and immediately following WrestleMania 29 for an unparalleled interactive experience, all part of the festivities for WWE's Biggest Spectacle. For more WWE news follow me on Twitter @TeamCenaNation
John Cena starts us off tonight. "I stand in the middle of a house divided." Apparently the arena is filled with Cenacrats and Rockpublicans. Cena says he respects the Rock for his supestardom and having accomplished everything that he said he would. "Rock is the great one but the Great One will fall." "The mighty Rock will experience failure." Boring chant erupts and Cena just stops and waits it out. He says he will be the champion again.
3MB vs Big Show & Randy Orton & Sheamus Slater and Orton start the match. Orton with an early suplex and whip into the corner. Sheamus gets the tag and hits a shoulder block from the outside. Slater fights back and tags in McIntyre. Sheamus hits a powerslam on McIntyre. Mahal and Slater with the distraction that allows McIntyre to hit a misle dropkick. Mahal tags in and gets some offense in before tagging in Slater. Slater is kicking Sheamus in the corner. Sheamus with an Irish Curse Backbreaker and gets the hot tag into Big Show. Slater tags in Mahal. Show destroys Mahal. Slater and McIntyre try to fight Show but they eat an RKO and Brogue Kick respectively. Show hits the WMD on Mahal for the win. After the match The Shield's music hits and they make their way down through the crowd. They stop midway and just stare intensely at the Superfriends. Ambrose has the mic and makes fun of them for taking out 3MB. "The Shield isn't going to leave you with anything to celebrate" Rollins on the mic now. He says they know the truth. Reigns takes the mic and says they know they aren't a real team. They aren't a unit and because of that they will go down.
Dolph Ziggler vs Daniel Bryan Ziggler with early control and is working an arm lock. Bryan fights out and slingshots Ziggler into the corner. Bryan with some kicks. Ziggler whips Bryan who does his backflip and tries for a No Lock but doesn't succeed. Bryan with a surfboard stretch. Ziggler gets out and hits a neckbreaker and follows it up with a dropkick. Bryan gets a inverted stretch on Ziggler using the ropes. Pretty cool spot there. Big E and Bryan stare each other down. Ziggler with the Zig Zag for a two count as we head to break. Back from break and Ziggler has the headstand handlock in. He transitions to a chinlock. Bryan counters and goes to town with kicks. He hits a huge kick to the side of the head and goes up top for a flying heabutt. Ziggler rolls out of the way however. When both men recover, Ziggler goes for the sleeper hold. Bryan reverses into a sleeper of his own but Ziggler is able to drop him back to break the hold. Bryan tries for the No Lock but transition to a pin attempts. Ziggler bridges out of it. Bryan and Ziggler with a big collision in the ring. AJ skips around Kane which distracts him long enough for Big E to crush him. Bryan attacks Big E but Ziggler gets the roll up for the win. After the match Big E enters the ring to attack a confused Bryan. Kane comes in and starts to clean house but Big E counters Kane's chokeslam attempt into his finisher. It was pretty impressive. AJ grabs the titles and gives them to Ziggler and Big E.
Michaels gives a quick rundown of the card and starts to talk about the Lesnar-HHH match when HHH's music hits. He makes his way to the ring and gives HBK a hug. HHH says that before Michaels starts to lecture him, he needs to know its a different situation. HBK admits its a different situation because Lesnar is a ruthless machine. He says that HHH loves the business more than HBK ever did. "At Wrestlemania you didn't put your career on the line. You put your life on the line." HHH says that HBK won't talk him out of it. HBK responds that he came to tell HHH that he better "kick Lesnar's ass" and that he will be in the corner. Lesnar's music hits. Lesnar comes out with Heyman. Heyman has the mic. Heyman promises that Lesnar is going to beat HHH into retirement. He states that HHH will disappoint everyone in his life. Heyman taunts them both and they both takes their coats off. Heyman says they fight from emotion, which is their weakness. Wade Barrett vs Zack Ryder Miz is on commentary. Ryder gets some early offense in with a shoulder block and a dropkick to the outside. Barrett recovers and hangs Ryder up on the turnbuckle in the ring. Barrett with some elbow drops. Ryder is caught up in the ropes and eats some knees from Barrett and a big boot that sends him to the outside. Barrett starts arguing with Miz. Back in the ring and Ryder uses the distraction to take control. Ryder unloads in the corner and hits the Broski Boot for the two count. Barrett with spears in the corner. Ryder tries to counter but gets dropped in the middle of the ring. Bullhammer Elbow for the win. Team Brickie in the back and Santino interrupts. Santino says that he saw McMahon and he is raging. Brickie starts to freak out and Santino says it was just an April's Fool Joke. They book him in a match.
Santino vs Mark Henry Santino tries to throw a hook but misses. Some quick roundhouse kicks and Henry grabs him. Santino threatens the Cobra and gets the Worlds Strongest Slam. Ryback hits the ring and Henry has the mic. He says that Ryback shouldn't be threatening him because they have a no contact clause. They know that they both want to get their hands on each other but all they can do is smile. Ryback picks up Santino and uses him as a weapon and then tosses Santino out of the ring on Henry.
Zeb Colter vs Alberto del Rio Del Rio sent Ricardo to the back but Ricardo came back out. Del Rio faking some single legs and giving his chin out for Colter. Swagger attacks Ricardo and Del Rio makes the save. Colter takes a crutch and nails Del Rio with it twice. Del Rio takes control of the crutch and threatens Colter but Swagger attacks him from behind. Colter gets the other crutch and they both go to town on Del Rio. The ref finally gets them to stop after a ton of shots. The Rock makes his way to the ring and takes what feels like forever. He has the mic but is just standing there doing nothing. He finally speaks and says that the fans and him have connection. The will of the people is bigger than any of us can imagine. We can change the world. Rock says he will be moving into the White House in 2016. "From President Barack to President The Rock." He starts talking about John Cena being not ready and duraflaming the title. Goes through the millions... He says that Cena will not get the redemption he is looking for. The Rock and the People are too strong for Cena.
Antonio Cesaro vs Chris Jericho Jericho with a hip toss and Cesaro counters into a side headlock. Clothesline to Jericho and then a tackle into the corner. Jericho with a dropkick. Cesaro takes back control with a couple of slams. Jericho works Cesaro up to the top rope and hits a huge hurricarana for a two count. Fandango's music hits and he hits the scene with his dance partner. Jericho is just watching from the ring and talks to the reg about it as we head to break. Back from break and Cesaro is in control with slams. They make their way out of the ring and Cesaro slams him into the barrier. Fandango has score cards in his hands. Jericho takes control and hits a lionsault. Fandango gives him a 3. Jericho goes for the Walls but Cesaro pulls out an impressive counter into a gut wrench suplex. Jericho hits a crossbody from the top rope and Fandango gives him another low score. Jericho ends up dropkicking Fandango. Cesaro uses it to go for a roll up but only gets a two count. Jericho with the Walls for the win! Fandango attacks Jericho after the match and hits his Leg Drop from the top rope. Two officials get him away from Jericho and he hits the top rope leg drop again. He poses over Jericho and says "IT'S FAAAAAANNDAAAANGOOOOO"
Funkadactyls vs Bella Twins Clay, Tensai, and Rhodes Scholars are ringside. Naomi and Brie start things off. Naomi with Rearview and a very nice hurricaranna. Brie takes control and starts working a series of arm locks. Brie with a slam and then works in a shoulder lock. Naomi makes a comeback and gets in the hot tag and Brie tags in Nicki. Cameron with some flying clothesline and a hurricarana. A split axe kick to Nikki. Nikki gets involved to break up the pin attempt. Crossbody from Cameron that gets countered into a roll up for the win. Undertaker says that Punk is going to be punished for his disrespect. He says that the Streak may end but Punk won't live to talk about it. Some monk like church music breaks out and out come some robed men with torches.After a few minutes of this, and Paul Heyman dressed as Paul Bearer (including make up comes out) Undertaker approaches the men and goes after one of the robed men but he got the wrong one. Punk blindsides Undertaker and starts to beat him down. He takes the urn from Heyman and continues to assault Undertaker with it. Dueling Undertaker and CM Punk chants erupt. Punk opens the urn and empties out it's contents all over Undertaker. Punk starts rubbing the ashes all over himself as we fade to black. For more WWE news follow me on Twitter @TeamCenaNation
Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE discussed several interesting options for the outcome of the match between Cena and Rock at WrestleMania 29: The first option - John Cena loses to The Rock for the second time in a row and after the match the Shield attacks The Rock. Finally after all this time it is revealed that the leader of the Shield was John Cena and at Extreme Rules he will have a rematch. 2nd option - John Cena wins in Respect against The Rock and at Extreme Rules John Cena and The Rock will face The Shield in a handicap Tag-Team Match. For more WWE news follow me on Twitter @TeamCenaNation
The final WWE RAW before WrestleMania 29 will take place tonight from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC. All big names will be in attendance tonight including The Rock, The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Triple H and others. No matches have been announced for tonight but The Shield vs. John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus is being advertised locally. WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight’s show:
Will John Cena be looking for retribution on The Rock for last week?
Has CM Punk gotten inside Undertaker’s head?
Will sparks fly between Triple H and Brock Lesnar?
Who does the WWE Universe want as its World Heavyweight Champion?