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WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One was a fun opening night for the most unique edition of the WWE’s biggest events of the year. It was incredible to see over 20,000 fans watching a professional wrestling event after thirteen months without fans in the WWE. They truly added a lot to the atmosphere of the show.
The Tampa fans were rewarded with an entertaining seven match show. We had a strong WWE Championship opener, an incredible Rollins-Cesaro match, a dominating debut for Omos, an excellent celebrity wrestler performance by Bad Bunny and some strong storytelling in a fun main event. The show ran a little over three hours. Here is hoping two nights of WrestleMania becomes a thing going forward.
As we still try to figure out how Bad Bunny was so good in his first ever professional wrestling match, let's take a look at the top five most surprising moments of WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One.
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#5 A Weather Delay at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One
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WrestleMania 37 Night One was off to a great start. It was a great touch to have Vince McMahon and the WWE talent welcome live fans back to WWE shows. It was a very sweet and well deserved moment. It was quickly followed by a good rendition of “America the Beautiful” by Bebe Rexha and another well-done opening video package.
Who wouldn’t be excited for the show at this point?
But, just as WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One was about to start, Mother Nature had other plans. For the first time in WWE history, a weather delay occurred. That certainly was an unexpected surprise to anyone who has never been to Florida.
For over thirty minutes, the WWE improvised. There were numerous WWE superstars giving unscripted promos and they were excellent. Kevin Owens was a particular standout. It makes you wonder why they don’t just let their talented wrestlers talk off the cuff more often.
Between the great promos, they would cut to Samoa Joe and Michael Cole for weather updates while they wore ponchos. The whole experience was certainly unforgettable and gave WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One a truly memorable start to a special show.
#4 Bobby Lashley retains the WWE Championship at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One
At WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One, the first WWE match in front of live fans in 13 months was a surprise choice. The WWE Championship opened the show. It gave Drew McIntyre a well-deserved first reaction from the 20,000 plus WWE fans.
After getting deprived of that experience from a WWE crowd at last year’s WrestleMania, it was great to see him get it at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One. You could tell how much he enjoyed it.
The WWE Championship match at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One was an excellent 18 minute match to start the show off on a strong foot. They built up some great anticipation with Drew’s attempts to hit the Claymore Kick on numerous occasions but Lashley and MVP constantly prevented it.
McIntyre even hit an impressive series of three straight Future Shock DDTs but only got a two count for his efforts. This was quickly followed by a great somersault dive over the top by McIntyre onto Lashley and MVP outside the ring. The action returned to the ring where Drew wasn’t able to hit the Claymore Kick on Lashley.
After one particular attempt, Bobby Lashley was able to counter into a Hurt Lock and shockingly, McIntyre passed out. The audience booed as they wanted that big moment for Drew at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One. Here is hoping it is a long build for a special moment for McIntyre in front of fans at a big show in the future.
#3 Cesaro wins a singles match at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One
At WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One, Cesaro finally got his chance. He has constantly been one of the best wrestlers on the entire WWE roster. He has put on some classic matches over the course of his nine years on the main roster. Despite all of his skills, he was never able to win a major singles title outside of a US title run early in his career.
That made it even less surprising when we learned he had never had a singles match on a WrestleMania card. What would the insanely talented Cesaro do on such a huge stage?
At WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One, Cesaro and Seth Rollins pulled off an incredible match. It was easily the match of the night. For twelve wonderful minutes, Cesaro and Rollins pulled off some gravity-defying offense for an appreciative WrestleMania crowd.
Some of the highlights were a Corkscrew Frog Splash by Rollins for a two count, Cesaro completing a total of thirty-two swings in the course of the match, an amazing counter of Rollins’ Curb Stomp into a beautiful Cesaro uppercut and finally another Neutralizer for the win for the Swiss Superman. It was a classic match from two of the best in the WWE.
One of the best surprises of WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One was the reaction Cesaro got for his victory. It was a huge moment for the 40 year old star. Hopefully it is proof to WWE management that Cesaro is over with the WWE audience. He certainly deserves a major push after Saturday night.
#2 Bad Bunny impresses at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One
At WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One, we had a celebrity tag match. WrestleMania has been well known for its celebrity appearances over the years. On Saturday night, Bad Bunny, a 27 year old rapper, was involved in a tag team match against The Miz and John Morrison.
How would he perform in his first ever match?
He was beyond impressive and was easily the best celebrity performance in WrestleMania history. It was surprising to see someone that good in a debut wrestling performance.
The tag team match was set up so perfectly at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One. The Miz and John Morrison naturally took Bad Bunny lightly at first. That quickly changed. Bad Bunny hit an impressive array of offense including an armdrag, a headscissors and a DDT. It got the crowd into the match.
The Miz and John Morrison tried to isolate Bad Bunny but he was able to tag in Damien Priest to even the odds. It led to some great brawling and some near falls that the Tampa crowd was really invested in. Then came the moment of the night.
On the outside of the ring, Bad Bunny hit an amazing Canadian Destroyer on John Morrison. How could a novice wrestler hit such an impressive move so perfectly? It was a WrestleMania moment for sure. Shortly after that, Damien Priest lifted The Miz over his shoulders, allowing Bad Bunny to hit a cross body block for the pinfall win.
The crowd enjoyed Bad Bunny’s incredible performance and rightly so. Here is hoping we get an encore performance from Bunny one day. He showed on Saturday night at WWE WrestleMania 37 that he belonged in a wrestling ring.
#1 Bianca Belair wins the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship clean at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One
It was a bold choice to make the main event of WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One the SmackDown Women's Championship match. Sasha Banks is one of the most talented female wrestlers of all time. But it was Bianca Belair's first ever WrestleMania match.
Could she perform at a high level on such a momentous occasion?
On Saturday night, the answer was a clear yes.
It was nice to see the WrestleMania crowd give a standing ovation to Belair and Banks before the match even began. You could tell how much it meant to both of them.
They told an excellent story in the main event on Saturday night. Belair constantly impressed with her great displays of athleticism and strength. Banks played the cocky champion well and smartly used Belair’s long hair against her on multiple occasions.
The finish was extremely well done at WWE WrestleMania 37 Night One. Since Banks was constantly attacking Belair’s hair, it made sense to have Belair hit Banks with it before landing a KOD slam to pick up the victory.
It was still a huge surprise to see a wrestler main event her first WrestleMania, and end the night winning the title. It was a special moment and one that will hopefully create a huge star in the WWE for years to come.
