Torch Today WRESTLEMANIA WEEK GUIDE - Sunday: Hart & HBK Axxess, WrestleCon Brunch, more
Mar 29, 2015 - 2:19:35 AM
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WrestleMania Week Schedule & Guide & Line-ups
NOTE: All times below local Pacific time in California...
Sunday, March 29
*** 8:00 a.m.: WrestleMania Axxess Session 6 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
-VIP Signing: Bret Hart. Premium Signing: Shawn Michaels. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission: Bella Twins, Big Show, Trish Stratus, Rusev, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, Roddy Piper, NXT Superstars, Divas, and more.
*** 10:00 a.m.: WrestleCon continues with a "Mania Memories" brunch featuring the Hardys, John Morrison, Melina, Hurricane Helms, Sabu, Victoria, Honky Tonk Man, Tatanka, Hillbilly Jim, Bryan Myers, Matt Striker, and Colt Cabana. Helms is hosting the event. [ Event Details HERE ]
*** 3:30 p.m.: WrestleMania 31 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
Monday, March 30
*** 4:30 p.m.: WWE Raw post-WM31 at the SAP Center in San Jose.
Tuesday, March 31
*** 7:00 p.m.: WWE Smackdown TV taping post-WM31 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.
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Thursday, March 26
*** 12:00 p.m.: In conjunction with WrestleMania Axxess, WWE's WrestleMania Superstore opens up with Bad News Barrett appearing at noon.
*** 3:00 p.m.: Big Show is scheduled to appear at the WrestleMania Superstore at the San Jose Convention Center.
*** 5:00 p.m.: WWE's WrestleMania Axxess Session 1 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. Included is an NXT tournament to determine the final spot in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal. Plus, wrestling artist Rob Schamberger is scheduled to paint live at Axxess.
-VIP Signing: Ric Flair. Premium Signings: Hulk Hogan and Roman Reigns. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission signings: Prime Time Players, U.S. champion Rusev, Jack Swagger, Erick Rowan, Booker T, Luke Harper, Lita, NXT Superstars, Divas, and more.
*** 8:00 p.m.: WaleMania at Taste Nightclub in Santa Clara featuring a live interview with Rey Mysterio hosted by the MLW podcast. Mysterio's Q&A is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. after a live MLW Radio session at 8:00. Wale then caps off the night with a live performance of his new album. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 8:00 p.m.: Hoodslam's EnterTania II Night 1 in Oakland at the Oakland Metro Operahouse featuring Gangrel and Trina Michaels. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 8:00 p.m.: EVOLVE 39 in San Jose as part of the WWNLive Experience at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The line-up:
-EVOLVE Title match: Drew Galloway vs. "Darewolf" P.J. Black (Justin Gabriel).
-DGUSA Title match: Johnny Gargano vs. A.R. Fox.
-Chris Hero vs. Ethan Page.
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Drew Gulak.
-Biff Busick vs. Tommy End.
-Ricochet & Uhaa Nation & Rich Swann vs. T.J. Perkins & Caleb Konley & Brian Cage (w/So Cal Val).
Friday, March 27
*** 9:00 a.m.: WrestleCon Session 1 at the San Jose Garden Airport. [ LINK: List of Scheduled Guests HERE ]
*** 1:00 p.m.: WWE tag champions Cesaro & Tyson Kidd are scheduled to appear at the WrestleMania Superstore at the San Jose Convention Center.
*** 3:00 p.m.: EVOLVE 40 in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The line-up:
-EVOLVE champion Drew Galloway vs. Uhaa Nation in a non-title match.
-Ricochet vs. P.J. Black.
-Chris Hero vs. Biff Busick.
-T.J. Perkins vs. Drew Gulak.
-A.R. Fox vs. Ethan Page.
-Timothy Thatcher vs. Tommy End.
-Johnny Gargano & Rich Swann vs. Caleb Konley & Brian Cage (w/So Cal Val).
*** 4:00 p.m.: The Bella Twins are scheduled to appear at the WrestleMania Superstore at the San Jose Convention Center.
*** 5:00 p.m.: Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard have a live face-off at WrestleCon at the San Jose Garden Airport. Al Snow is scheduled to host this edition. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 6:00 p.m.: WWE's WrestleMania Axxess Session 2 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
-Premium Signings: John Cena and Triple H. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission Signings: Dolph Ziggler, Mark Henry, Kane, Ryback, Jerry Lawler, Eva Marie, Scott Hall, NXT Superstars, Divas, more.
*** 7:30 p.m.: Mick Foley brings his one-man show to the San Jose Improv. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 7:30 p.m.: Vendetta Pro's Shamrock Slam at the Radisson Airport Hotel in Santa Maria. Chris Masters headlines the show. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 8:00 p.m.: Ring of Honor's "Supercard of Honor IX" at The Sports House in Redwood City. The line-up:
-ROH World Title match: Jay Briscoe vs. Samoa Joe.
-ROH TV Title match: Jay Lethal vs. Jushin Liger.
-ROH Tag Title match: ReDragon vs. The Kingdom (w/Maria Kanellis).
-Jimmy Jacobs vs. B.J. Whitmer farewell match for Jacobs.
-Kazarian vs. Michael Elgin.
-Christopher Daniels vs. Roderick Strong.
-Matt Sydal vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. Moose vs. Cedric Alexander vs. Caprice Coleman vs. Andrew Everett.
*** 8:00 p.m.: Hoodslam's EnterTania III Night 2 in Oakland at the Oakland Metro Operahouse featuring Sonny Onoo. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 8:00 p.m.: King of Indies Night 1 in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The line-up:
-Ricochet vs. Matt Cross vs. Joey Ryan.
-20-man Battle Royal.
King of Indies First Round tournament matches:
-B-Boy vs. Brian Cage
-Jeff Cobb vs. Rik Luxury
-Rey Horus vs. Lil Cholo
-Jody Kristofferson vs. Willie Mack
-Jeckles vs. Luster the Legend
-Adam Thornstowe vs. Shaun Ricker
-Vincenzo Massaro vs. El Mariachi
-Dylan Drake vs. Timothy Thatcher
*** 9:30 p.m.: ComedyMania at QuarterNote Bar & Grill in Sunnyvale. Rob Van Dam and Colt Cabana are scheduled to attend.
*** 10:00 p.m.: WWE NXT at the San Jose St. University Events Center. Following Axxess, the NXT brand has their own show featuring the NXT Developmental men and women.
*** 10:00 p.m.: Kevin Nash Hall of Fame celebration at San Jose Bar & Grill. PWR is hosting Nash along with Melina Perez, Shelly Martinez, Al Snow, Jesse Goddarz, Gunner, Thea "Rosita" Trinidad, Abyss, Lisa Marie Varon, Chris Masters, Austin Aries, So Cal Val, The Headbangers, James Storm, and D.J. Zema Ion.
*** 11:55 p.m.: Kaiju Big Battel in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
*** 11:59 p.m.: ComedyMania continues with a Macho Man impersonation show at QuarterNote hosted by Cabana and featuring Lanny Poffo.
Saturday, March 28
*** 8:00 a.m.: WWE's WrestleMania Axxess Session 3 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
-VIP Signing: Daniel Bryan. Premium Signing: Sting. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission Signings: The Usos, A.J. Lee, Cesaro, Tyson Kidd, Kofi Kingston, Rosa Mendes, The Boogeyman, NXT Superstars, Divas, and more.
*** 9:00 a.m.: WrestleCon Session 2 at the San Jose Garden Airport. [ LINK: List of Scheduled Guests HERE ]
*** 11:00 a.m. Jim Ross's "Afternoon with Jim Ross" is at the RockBar Theater in San Jose. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 12:00 p.m.: SHIMMER 71 featuring the ChickFight Tournament in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. This will be a one-day, 12-woman elimination tournament. The format is six first round matches, three second round matches, and a three-way elimination finale. The winner receives a future SHIMMER Title shot.
Ten of the 12 announced participants are: Cheerleader Melissa, Candice LeRae, Mia Yim, "The Wrestling Goddess" Athena, Kimber Lee, "Best in the Galaxy" Nikki Storm, Nicole Savoy, Cherry Bomb, Jessicka Havok, and Portia Perez.
*** 1:00 p.m.: WWE's WrestleMania Axxess Session 4 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
-VIP Signings: Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission Signings: Ryback, IC champion Bad News Barrett, Santino Marella, Adam Rose, Sin Cara, Paul Heyman, Summer Rae, NXT Superstars, Divas, and more.
*** 3:00 p.m. The second session of Jim Ross's "Afternoon with Jim Ross" is at the RockBar Theater. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 4:00 p.m.: WWN Supershow in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The line-up:
-DGUSA Title vs. EVOLVE Title: Johnny Gargano vs. Drew Galloway (if both are still champs).
-GenNext (Austin Aries & Roderick Strong) vs. Ricochet & Uhaa Nation.
-Chris Hero vs. Timothy Thatcher.
-A.R. Fox vs. P.J. Black.
-Fray! match: Biff Busick vs. Drew Gulak vs. T.J. Perkins vs. Tommy End.
-SHINE six-woman tag match: SHINE champion Mia Yim & SHINE tag champions Kimber Lee & Cherry Bomb vs. Nikki Storm & SHIMMER champion Nicole Matthews & Portia Perez.
*** 4:45 p.m.: 2015 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony at the SAP Center in San Jose.
*** 6:00 p.m.: WWE's WrestleMania Axxess Session 5 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
-VIP Signings: Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. [ Full Break Down HERE ]
-General Admission Signings: R-Truth, Kane, Damien Mizdow, Goldust, Big E., Xavier Woods, Los Matadores with El Torito, NXT Superstars including Sasha Banks, Divas, and more.
*** 7:00 p.m.: WrestleCon Session 3 at the San Jose Garden Airport. [ LINK: List of Scheduled Guests HERE ]
*** 7:45 p.m.: WrestleCon SuperShow Live Wrestling Show at the San Jose Garden Airport. The line-up:
-Jeff & Matt Hardy vs. Rob Van Dam & Sabu.
-John Morrison (Hennigan) vs. A.C.H.
-Colt Cabana vs. Chris Hero.
-Jushin Liger & Ricochet & A.R. Fox vs. Daniels & Kazarian & Roderick Strong.
-Jack Evans vs. Aerostar vs. Andrew Everett.
-Joey Ryan & Candice LaRae vs. World's Dudest Tag Team.
-Also scheduled: Samoa Joe, Dudleys, Matt Sydal, Brian Myers, Big Ryck, Abyss, James Storm, Tomasso Ciampa, Disco Inferno, Cedric Alexander, Jake Manning, and Tommy Dreamer.
*** 8:00 p.m.: Hoodslam's EnterTania IV Night 3 in Oakland at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. Brian Kendrick headlines. [ Event Info HERE ]
*** 8:00 p.m.: King of Indies Night 2 in San Jose at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The line-up:
-Second Round, Semi-Finals, and Finals of the tournament.
-Ultimo Dragon vs. Juventud Guerrera.
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