Credit: Marc Middleton
The second episode of WrestleMania Today from San Jose opens up with Renee Young, Byron Saxton and Corey Graves. We get a look around Axxess as the panel hypes the show. Below are highlights from this episode:
* Renee talks about Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker and leads us to a video package. We come back and they talk about how out-there Wyatt is. Graves believes this may be more genius than madness. Graves says Wyatt has manipulated The Deadman to come back from wherever he’s been. Graves picks Wyatt to win while Saxton predicts Taker to get the win. We get a look at John Cena’s appearance on Kimmel this week.
* We come back and are joined by WWE Tag Team Champions Tyson Kidd and Cesaro. They talk about being the best tag team in WWE and retaining at WrestleMania 31. They say there’s no better way to kickoff WrestleMania than with them. We go to Saxton’s sitdown interview with Roman Reigns. We come back and Renee asks how Brock Lesnar re-signing with WWE changes things. Saxton believes it may be an advantage for Lesnar as all he’s focused on is retaining and that may be a bigger challenge for Reigns. Graves says Reigns has a chance if he can stay the course. We get discussion on Axxess and a lengthy vignette from The Bella Twins. We come back and Renee says things are getting real in the Divas division. She says The Bellas, Paige and AJ Lee are throwing fire at each other. We go to a vignette for Axelmania.
* We get more hype for the battle royal and come back to Kane on the panel. He talk about the battle royal and then Renee asks about Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton. Kane says this is a very important match for Rollins because it could take him to the next level. Kane says this is a sleeper match to steal the show. We get a video for Rollins vs. Orton but there’s lots of freezing and restarts on the Network today. Renee thanks Kane for coming and we go to another break.
* We come back and they talk more about Axxess. Graves says Hideo Itami making his WrestleMania debut could be the start of something. We go to a video package for Triple H and The Ultimate Warrior’s family revealing the new Warrior statue at Axxess on Thursday night. We come back to the panel for discussion on Warrior and this leads to a video package for Connor Michalek receiving the Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame. The panel talks about Connor and Graves says he missed out by not getting to meet Connor. We get a video package or John Cena vs. Rusev for the WWE United States Title. Graves wonders if we’ll ever see Cena again if he can’t get it done on Sunday. We go to a sitdown interview with Cena and Saxton. Cena talks about how important WrestleMania is and how big of an opportunity it is. Cena says Rusev is a super athlete and can do some amazing things but he doesn’t want any of Cena. Cena says he wanted the rematch from Fastlane so bad because of how the finish happened with Lana involved. Cena says as good as Rusev is and he’s damn good, he doesn’t want any of Cena at WrestleMania. Cena talks more about WrestleMania and we go back to the panel. Graves says if Cena fails, it will be because of his own doings. Renee wonders what this will do to the WWE Universe if Cena loses because they’re behind him 100%. Graves says it will crush people and break their hearts. Saxton doesn’t believe Rusev wanted this match and if it weren’t for Lana, we wouldn’t be discussing the match even happening. Graves says he hasn’t seen Rusev since they got to California but they talk about how impressive his workout video was. Graves says they both better be ready for a war on Sunday and Renee agrees.
* Renee brings up the Intercontinental Title Ladder Match and we get a video preview that’s narrated by Graves. We come back and Dolph Ziggler has joined the panel. They talk about the ladder match and we get Michael Cole’s recent sitdown interview with Daniel Bryan. Ziggler says everything he’s scratched and fought for, Bryan has done it. Ziggler has no hard feelings. He feels like Bryan is a nice guy but you need a killer instinct to win this match on Sunday. They go on and are interrupted by “Mean” Gene Okerlund, who is ringside at the NXT ring. Ziggler goes down to Gene and says he’s always wanted to do this. Ziggler says he will cement his legacy at WrestleMania. We get a video package for Triple H and come back to Dusty Rhodes on the panel. Dusty is looking forward to Stardust bringing home the Intercontinental Title and talks about how it’s cool to be a dad with both of his sons on WrestleMania. Renee asks him about Sting vs. Triple H. Dusty praises Sting but says he must be prepared because he’s going up against a bad man. Dusty says this is going to be huge. Saxton leads us to a video on the match.
* We come back and Dusty believes Sting is going to bring it. He cuts a good promo on the match, so good that Renee asks him to stick around and just keep talking. They lead us to a video package on 2015 WWE Hall of Famer “Macho Man” Randy Savage with comments from other Legends. We get more Hall of Fame talk from the panel. Renee then leads us to a video package on The Streak ending last year with WWE Superstars and Divas commenting. Graves says the end of The Streak is why he thinks Roman Reigns won’t be able to beat Brock Lesnar on Sunday. Saxton talks about how Reigns will be an entity and a competitor that we haven’t seen before at WrestleMania 31. Renee closes it and that’s it for WrestleMania Today.
