WrestleMania Week News: Luger, Bianca,

Las Vegas News

• We're told Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert wanted double their usual rate, which is why they were pulled from the Senior Scramble.

• Warlord was pulled from the Senior Scramble to attend the WWE Hall of Fame with Barbarian. We're told they were supposed to speak with WWE officials as well.

• Wrestlers such as Shazza McKenzie, Laynie Luck and others took in WrestleMania at the Circa Las Vegas Stadium Swim. Circa was the official hotel of Fightful. Don't let the fact that Shazza was there keep you from this great establishment.

WWE Notes

• Je'Von Evans, Tavion Heights, Karmen Petrovic and Jinder Mahal/Raj Dhesi were among the names hanging out at Joey Janela's Spring Break.

• One WWE source we spoke to claimed that the Hall of Fame ceremony running that long next year is "highly unlikely, and if it does, it probably won't be in that time slot."

• Regarding Lex Luger, we're told he was in Las Vegas and visited with friends on Saturday. We asked WWE about his absence and didn't hear back.

• There were multiple press events, including a junket for more mainstream media, as well as a 2K event.

• WWE did ring introductions for some of their OnLocation VIPs who were sitting in the WrestleMania stage seats. Some came out through the entrance stage to their seats.

• There are "Netflix Filming Notices" around parts of WrestleMania watch parties around the world. They had them in Glasgow, London and Birmingham.

• We'll have more on the Joe Hendry-TNA-WWE deal this week.

• For those asking, Bayley signed a new contract in late 2023.

• Joey Janela attended WrestleMania night 2.

• After Steve Austin ran into the barricade, Nick Khan came over and tended to the fan. We haven't had any updates on the situation, and were told that would likely be kept very quiet. Austin actually missed the ramp entirely when he first came out.

• There was concern that Bianca Belair had suffered a finger injury during her women's title match.

• There was a strict "no recording" policy at the WrestleMania Roast. This is pretty common for comedy and stage shows, but more common for ones where material is reused as opposed to one offs. David Lucas, Sami Zayn, Nia Jax, Braun Strowman appeared there. Those that watched it said they'd be surprised if it got released.

Fightful

• Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp will be on the scene this week at Squared Circle Expo in Indianapolis interviewing talent.

• You can see our Saturday WrestleMania review at this link, and Sunday at this link.

• Fightful has an interview with indie wrestler Lil Marz coming soon as well.

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WrestleMania Night 2 Producers

• WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair: Jason Jordan & Petey Williams

• Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre: Molly Holly & Abyss

• WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio: Adam Pearce & Jamie Noble

• Randy Orton vs. Joe Hendry: Nick Aldis & Shawn Daivari

• Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles: Shane Helms

• WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Lyra Valkyria & Becky Lynch: TJ Wilson & Kenny Dykstra

  WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena: Michael Hayes & Bobby Roode