Intercontinental Title Changes Hands in WrestleMania Opener, Battle Royal Returns & Unannounced Participants, Jey Uso Injury Update

Bryan Wins Gold at Mania

Daniel Bryan won the Intercontinental Championship in the opening match at WrestleMania 31. The match ultimately came down to Bryan and Dolph Ziggler atop a ladder, exchanging right hands and headbutts. 

Battle Royal Returns 

Bo Dallas made his return to WWE as a part of tonight’s Andre the Giant memorial battle royal, during the WrestleMania kickoff show. Other unannounced participants include Alex Riley, Jimmy Uso, Los Matadores, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. 

Uso Injury Update

As we have been reporting all week, there was a lot of speculation on how WWE would handle Jey Uso’s recent shoulder injury. He did compete in the match, but was taken out almost immediately and checked out by ringside doctors. The was done to basically write him out of the match without changing WrestleMania plans at the last minute.