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The Latest from the F4W Staff<\/em><\/p>\n NEWS<\/p>\n Tian Bing joins Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal lineup AUDIO<\/p>\n WOL: WrestleMania weekend discussion, Alex Shelley on ROH and New Japan 3\/30 FIGURE FOUR WEEKLY:\u00a03\/27\/2017: Looking ahead to Wrestlemania 33\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n As what has now become nearly a full week of WrestleMania-related events begins, the card for WWE’s marquee event of the year is virtually complete. There are 12 matches announced for WrestleMania 33 heading into the final week of build on television, though some issues still remain. Triple H vs. Seth Rollins has to be officially announced, participants in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal have to be confirmed, and we’ll see if there are plans for the SmackDown tag titles and a few other notable wrestlers left without anything scheduled…<\/p>\n Subscribers click here to continue.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n WRESTLING OBSERVER NEWSLETTER:\u00a0April 3, 2017: Massive Wrestlemania weekend preview, plus tons of news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n With WrestleMania coming up on 4\/2 in Orlando as part of the biggest weekend of pro wrestling events, as far as pure volume goes, ever in the U.S., this year, more than any other, it has been the name more than the combination of the parts.<\/p>\n There really isn\u2019t the one giant main event, or two, like most years have. Brock Lesnar vs. Bill Goldberg was counted on as the main event dating back to when the program was first put together late last year. It\u2019s not like the angle is cold because it\u2019s not. Goldberg\u2019s interviews have been stronger than anyone could have expected, and his impact and popularity hasn\u2019t seemed to fizzle. Sure, his winning the title from Kevin Owens was sure to draw a few boos. 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\nShelton Benjamin cleared to return to action
\nWWE NXT results: Loser leaves NXT on the TakeOver go-home show
\nA look at what’s streaming live during WrestleMania week
\nWWE SmackDown video highlights: The finale of ‘Total Bellas’
\nNaomi added to SmackDown Women’s title match at WrestleMania 33<\/p>\n
\nDR. KEITH PRESENTS: Just Keep On Truckin’…’til THE DEATH!!! 3\/30
\nF4D: Smackdown, Impact, Total Divas, Geek of the Week, more! 3\/29
\nWOL: Smackdown, final WrestleMania build, more! 3\/29<\/p>\n
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\nStephanie McMahon and Triple H were on Facebook Live earlier today giving a sneak peek of WrestleMania Axxess before it opened.
\nThe SmackDown Women’s Championship match\u00a0is no longer listed as being on the WrestleMania 33 pre-show on WWE’s website and as of now is grouped with the rest of the main card matches.
\nSAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain & Nikki Cross) vs. Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong, No Way Jose & Ruby Riot was officially added to the NXT TakeOver: Orlando card last night. There are five matches scheduled for the show, with Bobby Roode defending the NXT Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka defending the NXT Women’s Championship against Ember Moon, The Authors of Pain putting their tag titles on the line against DIY and The Revival in a triple threat elimination match, and Aleister Black vs. Andrade “Cien” Almas in addition to the eight-person tag.
\nGoldberg tweeted a message clarifying comments that he made about being “miserable” during his current WWE run on the Edge & Christian podcast. Goldberg had said that he was miserable due to the training that’s required in his role but reiterated that his time in WWE since returning has been an awesome experience.
\nIn addition to Tian Bing, WWE announced Mark Henry for the 2017 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal today.
\nPaul Heyman wrote about why the Monday after WrestleMania is so important.
\nWWE has been releasing video diaries on Bayley, Seth Rollins, Kurt Angle, and Nikki Bella in the days leading up to WrestleMania:
\nBayley returns to the WWE Performance Center
\nBayley takes a tour of WrestleMania Axxess
\nSeth Rollins reveals that he has a cold\u00a0heading into WrestleMania
\nKurt Angle arrives in Orlando for the Hall of Fame ceremony
\nKurt Angle reflects on his career in preparation for his Hall of Fame speech
\nNikki Bella gets X-rays for her sprained neck before being cleared for WrestleMania<\/p>\n
\nFloSlam officially announced that OTT’s ScrapperMania 3 show at National Stadium in Dublin, with Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks vs. Will Ospreay, Ricochet & Ryan Smile in the main event, will air live on the service on April 15th.
\nThe first major streaming show of WrestleMania week in Orlando will also be on FloSlam tonight with EVOLVE 80 at 8 p.m. ET. The lineup\u00a0is:
\nEVOLVE Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defending against ACH
\nEVOLVE Tag Team Champions Tracy Williams & Fred Yehi defending against Michael Elgin & Donovan Dijak
\nMatt Riddle vs. Drew Galloway
\nRicochet vs. Keith Lee
\nTimothy Thatcher vs. Chris Dickinson
\nJaka vs. Jason Kincaid
\nEthan Page vs. Austin Theory<\/p>\n
\nAlso in Orlando tonight, WaleMania III will be at Tier Nightclub with a live MLW Radio podcast taping at 9 p.m. ET before an after party. Dave Meltzer, Ricochet, Will Ospreay, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa, Jim Ross, and more are scheduled for the event.
\nLenny Leonard and Excalibur will be the commentary team for tomorrow’s PROGRESS: Orlando show, which is available as an iPPV on WWNLive.com.
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\nMark Hunt has a massive new chest tattoo.
\nThe UFC posted audio of the UFC 210 media conference call with Daniel Cormier, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, Chris Weidman, and Gegard Mousasi that took place today.
\nDaniel Cormier said that his UFC 200 fight against Anderson Silva was the easiest of his career.<\/p>\n
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