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2016 WrestleMania Weekend Events Center
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- WrestleMania Week organized by Schedule of Events
- WrestleMania Week organized by Wrestling Match Line-ups
WrestleMania Week Schedule – Dallas, Texas Area
Times shown are local Central (Texas time). Links to individual venues are the Google Map location to pull up on your electronic device.
Wednesday, March 30
– 11:00 a.m. TX: WWE Meet & Greet – Natalya & Alicia Fox at Cricket Wireless in Dallas. (Event Info)
– 8:30 p.m. TX: Jake Roberts is at Hyena’s Comedy Club in Dallas for “The Unspoken Word” Tour. (Event & Ticket Info)
Thursday, March 31
– 3:00 p.m. TX: Jim Cornette Q&A/one-man show as part of the NWA Parade of Champions at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 6:00-10:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 1 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 6:00 p.m.: VIP signing – Dean Ambrose
- 8:00 p.m.: VIP signing – Ric Flair & Charlotte
- General Admission signings: U.S. champion Kalisto, Sami Zayn, Stardust, Becky Lynch, King Barrett, The Godfather, Damien Sandow, Zack Ryder, Baron Corbin.
– 7:00 p.m. TX: NWA Parade of Champions at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. (Ticket Info)
– 7:00 p.m. TX: R-Truth is scheduled to appear at Tech N9ne’s live concert at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas.
Friday, April 1
– 9:00 a.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 1 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 11:00 a.m.: Scott Steiner Q&A
- 12:00 p.m.: Lucha Underground Roundtable
- 1:00 p.m.: Marty DeRosa
- 2:00 p.m.: Road Warrior Animal Q&A
- 3:00 p.m.: Colt Cabana Podcast
- 4:00 p.m.: Queens of Combat live show
– 1:00 p.m. TX: The Territory League is at the Collins Entertainment Center in Arlington featuring Rikishi and the Samoan Dynasty. (Full Event Info) (Ticket Info)
– 1:00 p.m. TX: WWE stars Rusev and Lana are signing at the Walmart on Rondol Mill Road in Arlington.
– 2:00 p.m. TX: U.S. champion Kalisto and Neville are signing at the Toys R Us in Arlington.
– 3:00 p.m. TX: WWE star Bray Wyatt is appearing at the FYE store in the Irving Mall in Irving.
– 3:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” meet & greet at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas includes Kota Ibushi. (More Info)
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents EVOLVE 58 at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 5:00-9:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 2 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 5:00 p.m.: VIP signing – Chris Jericho
- 7:00 p.m.: Premium VIP signing – Sting
- General Admission signings: Paul Heyman, The Usos, Ryback, The Ascension, Goldust, Summer Rae, Eva Marie, Alicia Fox, Natalya.
– 7:30 p.m. TX: ROH Supercard of Honor Night 1 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents CZW’s weapons show at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 9:00 p.m. TX: “WWE NXT Takeover: Dallas” at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas after the conclusion of Friday night’s Axxess session at the Convention Center. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 10:00 p.m. TX: Kevin Nash hosts the 2016 “Shenanigans” party at Iron Cactus in Dallas. Also scheduled are Abyss, Mr. Anderson, ODB, Al Snow, Billy Gunn, Tatanka, Terri Runnels, and ROH stars after their show. (Event Info) (Ticket Info)
– 11:59 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents the Kaiji Big Battel at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. Kota Ibushi is scheduled to be involved. (Event & Ticket Info)
Saturday, April 2
– 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 3 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 8:00 a.m.: VIP signing – Mick Foley
- 10:00 a.m.: Premium VIP signing – Roman Reigns
- General Admission signings: Diamond Dallas Page, Vader, Rusev, R-Truth, Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Heath Slater, Paige, Lana.
– 9:00 a.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 2 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 10:00 a.m.: Divas Roundtable
- 11:00 a.m.: James Storm Q&A
- 11:30 a.m.: Konnan Q&A
- 12:00 p.m.: Vince Russo & Ed Ferrara
- 1:00 p.m.: Trivia with Marty DeRosa & PWG’s Excalibur
- 2:00 p.m.: Lex Luger & Tully Blanchard Q&A
- 3:00 p.m.: Lance Storm & Missy Hyatt
- 4:00 p.m.: Colt Cabana Podcast
– 10:00 a.m. TX: WWE stars The Usos are appearing at the Gamestop location at Preston Park in Plano.
– 11:00 a.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” meet & greet at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas includes Kota Ibushi. (More Info)
– 12:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents EVOLVE 59 at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 1:00-5:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 4 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 1:00 p.m: VIP signing – Alberto Del Rio
- 1:00 p.m.: VIP signing – The Dudleys
- 3:00 p.m.: Premium VIP signing – The Undertaker
- General Admission signings: A.J. Styles, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Dolph Ziggler, Kane, Cesaro, Sheamus, Michelle McCool, Sasha Banks.
– 1:00 p.m. TX: The Territory League is at the Collins Entertainment Center in Arlington featuring Rikishi and the Samoan Dynasty. (Full Event Info) (Ticket Info)
– 2:00 p.m. TX: ROH Supercard of Honor Night 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas.
– 4:00 p.m. TX: Jim Ross live at the House of Blues in Dallas pre-WWE HOF. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents SHIMMER Women’s wrestling at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas, including a tournament to determine the first-ever Heart of Shimmer Champion. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 6:00-10:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 5 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 6:00 p.m.: VIP signing – Kevin Owens
- 8:00 p.m.: VIP signing – Bray Wyatt
- General Admission signings: Shinsuke Nakamura, Neville, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Apollo Crews, Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan, Bayley, Naomi.
– 6:30 p.m. TX: WWE Hall of Fame at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents the WWNSupershow “Mercury Rising 2016” at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. Terry Funk is scheduled to appear. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 3 (WrestleCon Supershow) at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 11:00 p.m. TX: Jim Ross live at the House of Blues in Dallas post-WWE HOF. (Event & Ticket Info)
Sunday, April 3
– 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. TX: WWE Axxess – Session 6 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- 8:00 a.m.: Premium VIP signing – Seth Rollins
- 10:00 a.m.: Premium VIP signing – Shawn Michaels (replacing Daniel Bryan)
- 10:00 a.m.: VIP signing – Randy Orton
- General Admission signings: Samoa Joe, WWE tag champions New Day, Hideo Itami, Edge, Booker T, Mark Henry, Tyler Breeze, the Bellas, Alundra Blayze.
– 10:30 a.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 4 (Mania Moments Brunch) at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
– 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents a Terry Funk Texas BBQ and meet & greet across the street from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WrestleMania 32 Pre-Show from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
– 6:00 p.m. TX: WrestleMania 32 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
– 11:00 p.m. TX: VIP Wrestling presents “TexasMania” at the Knights of Columbus in Arlington, about 10 minutes away from AT&T Stadium. The after-Mania show features a ton of stars.
Monday, April 4
– 3:00 p.m. TX: Texas Rangers’s Opening Day Game at Globe Life Park in Arlington featuring Big Show in the pre-game festivities.
– 7:00 p.m. TX: Post-Mania WWE Raw from the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
– 11:00 p.m. TX: Jim Ross live at the House of Blues in Dallas post-Raw. (Event & Ticket Info)
Tuesday, April 5
– 1:00 p.m. TX: WWE star Sheamus is scheduled to appear at the Cricket Wireless store on Wirt Road in Houston before the Smackdown taping.
– 7:00 p.m. TX: Post-Raw WWE Smackdown TV taping four hours south in Houston at the Toyota Center.
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WrestleMania Week Wrestling Schedule – Dallas, Texas Area
Times shown are local Central (Texas time). Each wrestling show below has the full advertised match line-up. NOTE: If you attend a live show, we’re looking for reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com.
Thursday, March 31
– 7:00 p.m. TX: NWA Parade of Champions at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth. (Ticket Info) (Event Card)
- NWA World Title match: Jax Dane vs. Charlie Haas (w/Black Bart)
- NWA Tag Title match: Rob Conway & Matt Riviera vs. Outlaw, Inc. (Barrett Brown & Andy Dalton w/Black Bart)
- NWA Women’s Title match: Amber O’Neal vs. Jessica James with Veda Scott as special referee
- Ray Rowe vs. Lance Hoyt vs. Rodney Mack
- Chase Owens vs. Jason Kincaid
- Plus Jim Cornette
Friday, April 1
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents EVOLVE 58 at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- EVOLVE Title match: Timothy Thatcher vs. Matt Riddle
- EVOLVE Tag Title match: Johnny Gargano & Drew Galloway vs. Premier Athlete Brand (Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley w/So Cal Val and Andrea)
- Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Will Ospreay
- Chris Hero & Tommy End vs. Drew Gulak & Tracy Williams
- Ricochet vs. T.J. Perkins
- Sami Callihan vs. Ethan Page
- Marty Scurll vs. Fred Yehi
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 1 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas includes a Queens of Combat event. (Event & Ticket Info)
- QOC Title match: Taeler Hendrix vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Jessicka Havok
- Mickie James vs. LuFisto
- Mandy Leon vs. Brittany Blake
- Rebel vs. Thea Trinidad
– 7:30 p.m. TX: ROH Supercard of Honor Night 1 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
- ROH World Title match: Jay Lethal (w/Taeler Hendrix) vs. Lio Rush
- Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
- ROH tag champions War Machine & The Briscoes vs. All Night Express & Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser in an eight-man tag match
- Adam Cole vs. A.C.H.
- Roderick Strong vs. Moose
- Matt Sydal vs. Kyle O’Reilly
- Christopher Daniels vs. Bobby Fish
- Kazarian & B.J. Whitmer & Dalton Castle vs. Donovan Dijak & Adam Page & Cheeseburger in a six-man tag match
- Mandy Leon & Solo Darling vs. Amber Gallows & Deonna Purrazzo
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents CZW’s weapons show at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info) (Full Card)
- CZW Title match: Matt Tremont vs. MASADA
- WSU champion Cherry Bomb vs. Jessicka Havok
- Sami Callihan vs. Bull James (formerly Bull Dempsey) in an NXT alumni match
- Tables match: Nation of Intoxication vs. Amazing Gulaks
- David Starr vs. Dave Crist
- Joe Gacy vs. Tom Donst
- A.R. Fox Open Challenge
– 8:30 p.m. TX: WWE NXT Takeover Pre-Show from Dallas.
- Renee Young, Mauro Ranallo, Lita on the pre-show panel
– 9:00 p.m. TX: “WWE NXT Takeover: Dallas” at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas after the conclusion of Friday night’s Axxess session at the Convention Center. (Event & Ticket Info)
- NXT Title match: Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
- Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn
- Austin Aries vs. Baron Corbin
- NXT Women’s Title match: Bayley vs. Asuka
- NXT Tag Title match: The Revival (Dash & Dawson) vs. American Alpha (Jason Jordan & Chad Gable)
– 11:59 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents the Kaiji Big Battel at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. Kota Ibushi is scheduled to be involved. (Event & Ticket Info)
Saturday, April 2
– 12:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents EVOLVE 59 at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- USA vs. Europe Series #1: Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay
- USA vs. Europe Series #2: Timothy Thatcher vs. Marty Scurll
- USA vs. Europe Series #3: Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Matt Riddle
- USA vs. Europe Series #4: T.J. Perkins vs. Tommy End
- potential EVOLVE Tag Title match: Johnny Gargano & Drew Galloway vs. Drew Gulak & Tracy Williams
- NEW MATCHES:
- Chris Hero vs. Fred Yehi
- Sami Callihan vs. Anthony Nese
- Ethan Page vs. wrestler from WWN Seminar
– 2:00 p.m. TX: ROH Supercard of Honor Night 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas.
- Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly in a No Holds Barred match.
- Roderick Strong vs. Bobby Fish
- ROH Tag Title #1 contender’s match: The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) vs. The Briscoes vs. Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
- All Night Express vs. Matt Sydal & A.C.H.
- ROH tag champions War Machine vs. Silas Young & Beer City Bruiser
- Dalton Castle vs. B.J. Whitmer
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents SHIMMER Women’s wrestling at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas, including a tournament to determine the first-ever Heart of Shimmer Champion. (Event & Ticket Info)
- Cheerleader Melissa
- Heidi Lovelace
- Candice LaRae
- Nicole Matthews
- Kimber Lee
- Veda Scott
- Jessicka Havok
- Crazy Mary Dobson
- Cherry Bomb
- Nicole Savoy
- Leva Bates
- LuFisto
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WWNLive’s “More than Mania” presents the WWNSupershow “Mercury Rising 2016” at Eddie Deen’s Ranch in Dallas. Terry Funk is scheduled to appear. (Event & Ticket Info)
- Traditional Six-man Tag match: Kota Ibushi & Johnny Gargano & T.J. Perkins vs. Will Ospreay & Marty Scurll & Tommy End
- EVOLVE champion Timothy Thatcher vs. Sami Callihan
- Zack Sabre, Jr. vs. Chris Hero
- Ethan Page vs. Anthony Nese
- Matt Riddle vs. Tracy Williams
- Drew Gulak vs. Fred Yehi
- SHINE Title match: Taylor Made Open Contract (Ivellise out with injury)
- FIP Title match: Caleb Konley vs. Maxwell Chicago vs. Gary Jay vs. Jason Cade
- Terry Funk recognized
– 8:00 p.m. TX: WrestleCon Session 3 (WrestleCon Supershow) at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. (Event & Ticket Info)
- Matt Hardy vs. Lance Storm
- Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss vs. A.R. Fox vs. Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Joey Ryan
- Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay
- Lucha trios match
Sunday, April 3
– 4:00 p.m. TX: WrestleMania 32 pre-show from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
- U.S. Title match: Kalisto vs. Ryback
- The Dudleys vs. The Usos
- Team B.A.D. (Naomi & Tamina & Summer Rae & Lana & Emma) vs. Team Bellas/Total Divas (Brie Bella & Paige & Natalya & Alicia Fox & Eva Marie) in a 10-Divas tag match
- Pre-Show: 20-man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal:
- Big Show
- Kane
- Curtis Axel
- Heath Slater
- Bo Dallas
- Adam Rose
- Tyler Breeze
- Mark Henry
- Jack Swagger
- Fandango
- Damien Sandow
- Darren Young
- Konnor
- Viktor
- Goldust
- R-Truth
– 6:00 p.m. TX: WrestleMania 32 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
- WWE World Title match: Triple H vs. Roman Reigns
- The Undertaker vs. Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match
- Brock Lesnar vs. Dean Ambrose in a No Holds Barred Street Fight
- A.J. Styles vs. Chris Jericho
- Divas Title match: Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks
- IC Title match: Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn vs. The Miz vs. Stardust vs. Zack Ryder vs. Sin Cara in a seven-way ladder match.
- Tag Team situation: WWE tag champions New Day vs. League of Nations
- “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson doing something.
– 11:00 p.m. TX: VIP Wrestling presents “TexasMania” at the Knights of Columbus in Arlington, about 10 minutes away from AT&T Stadium. The after-Mania show features a ton of stars, including:
- Jake Roberts in a Battle Royal
- Ray Rowe vs. Sami Callihan vs. Andy Dalton
- A.R. Fox vs. Brian Cage
- Killer Elite Squad vs. Pretty Boy Killers
- Johnny Gargano & Joey Ryan & Candice LaRae in tag action
Monday, April 4
– 7:00 p.m. TX: Post-Mania WWE Raw from the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Tuesday, April 5
– 7:00 p.m. TX: Post-Raw WWE Smackdown TV taping four hours south in Houston at the Toyota Center.