WrestleMania news & notes: Main event update; SD women’s title match moved
With the show fast approaching, plans for WrestleMania 33 are falling into place.
People involved with the SmackDown Women’s Championship match have been told that it’s been moved to the main card after initially being scheduled for the kickoff show, though things can obviously change as the event is timed out.
After some backlash about its pre-show placement, the match was moved to the WrestleMania main card on WWE.com’s listing on Thursday afternoon. Becky Lynch later tweeted, “You spoke up. You’re awesome. Thank you. #WrestleMania”
The match was described as Alexa Bliss defending against Lynch, Mickie James, Natalya, Carmella, and Naomi in a six-pack challenge when WWE ran through the card on Tuesday’s SmackDown.
As Dave Meltzer reported on last night’s edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, the current plan is for The Undertaker vs. Roman Reigns to be the WrestleMania 33 main event. Meltzer also notes that a few NXT wrestlers are scheduled to be in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but that is subject to change as well.
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