WrestleMania 33 Results
4/2/17
Orlando, FL
Report by Lovell Porter for WrestleZone.com
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WrestleMania Kickoff Show-
Renee Young welcomes the crowd to the show. Young is being joined by Booker T, Jerry Lawler, and Shawn Michaels are at the kickoff desk. Charly Caruso and Maria Menounos are joining us at the WWE social media booth. Sam Roberts is covering the show from the crowd outside the arena.
Lita joins the preshow desk and chats about the strides the female superstars have made this past year.
Kickoff Match Pre-show- Cruiserweight Championship Match: Neville (c) vs Austin Aries
Neville and Aries lockup. Aries hits the ropes, but Neville floors him with a running shoulder block. Neville locks in a top wrist lock. Aries flips out of it and locks in a side headlock. Neville hits the ropes, but Aries takes him over with a Japanese arm drag. Neville transitions into a head scissors. Aries attempts a backslide. Neville sits out. Aries almost locks in the Last Chancery, but Neville rolls out od the ring. Aries takes Neville over with a headlock takeover. Aries pops up and dropkicks Neville in the face. Top rope basement back elbow by Aries. Neville rolls to the outside. Aries calls for the heat seeking missile, but Neville catches Aries with a head kick before he makes it through the ropes. Neville climbs up top and hits a missile dropkick.
After a short break (no, I am not joking there was really a commercial break), Neville is working a rear chin lock. Neville attempts a second rope phoenix splash, but Aries moves out of the way. Aries combo followed by the pendulum elbow drop. Aries dumps Neville to the outside. Top rope head chop by Aries. Aries runs back into the ring and finally hits the heat seeking missile for a two count. Aries tries to lock in the Last Chancery, but Neville fights out of it. Neville catches Aries with a pump kick, then sets Aries on the top rope. Neville tries to superplex Aries, but Aries pushes Neville off the top. Neville does a backflip and lands on his feet. Without missing a beat, Aries catches Neville with a missile dropkick for another near fall. Neville surprises Aries with a slingshot German suplex. Aries landed right on his head. Neville tries to deadlift German suplex, but Aries reverse it and goes for the discus Five Arm. Neville ducks and superkicks Aries. Neville hits the deadlift German for a two count.
(cont.)
