Battle royals, Cruiserweight title match airing on WM 35 pre-show
WWE has confirmed three matches for Sunday’s WrestleMania 35 pre-show.
On last night’s SmackDown, it was announced that both the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal will be part of the pre-show. It was also announced on 205 Live that Buddy Murphy’s Cruiserweight Championship defense against Tony Nese will be on the pre-show.
The kickoff show for WrestleMania 34 last year also featured the battle royals and a Cruiserweight title match.
Sunday’s two-hour pre-show will begin on the WWE Network at 5 p.m. Eastern time. The second hour will also air on the USA Network starting at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Here are the entrants that have been announced for the battle royals:
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal —
- Braun Strowman
- Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che and Colin Jost
- Andrade
- Apollo Crews
- Titus O’Neil
- Tyler Breeze
- Jinder Mahal
- No Way Jose
- Bobby Roode
- Chad Gable
- Kalisto
- Gran Metalik
- Lince Dorado
- Bo Dallas
- Curtis Axel
- Heath Slater
- Rhyno
- Viktor
- Konnor
- Ali
- Shelton Benjamin
- Luke Gallows
- Karl Anderson
- Matt Hardy
- Jeff Hardy
- Otis
- Tucker
- EC3
- R-Truth
WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal —
- Asuka
- Carmella
- Naomi
- Lana
- Mandy Rose
- Sonya Deville
- Nikki Cross
- Dana Brooke
- Ruby Riott
- Liv Morgan
- Sarah Logan
- Mickie James
- Zelina Vega
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