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“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT!!?!??!?!???!?!?!?!?!??!?!?”
Ra’s eyes widen as he hears Tyr accept Wukong’s deal for a break. “Tyr! What is the meaning of this? I would like you to kill him. He is weakened is he not? Do. Your. Duty,” He demands and Tyr scoffs.
“I already said that I have little interest in Ragnarok. Wukong has proven himself a worthy opponent. So I will fight him at his best, whether that means I must wait for an hour. A day. A week. A year. Does not matter to me. I have plenty of time. But know this: When we fight, I will best him. It is that simple.”
Ra taps his staff. “That is NOT how this works! Heimdall. Explain,” He glares at Heimdall making the announcer shiver seeing Ra staring at him.
“W-well… there… is no set time limit. A-and it is my duty to… be perfectly neutral. So I cannot say anything except… this is entirely within the rules of Ragnarok,” He says and the gods all erupt in anger.
“THAT’S BULLSHIT!” “Get a move on!” “Kick that Monkey’s ASS!” “We’re not here to WASTE our time!”
Wukong picks his ear a bit. “And like I said before. If you’ve got a problem with it. Come down here and MAKE ME move!”
Tyr nods. “And this time, you will have to contest with me as well. Go ahead,” Suddenly the gods all start to murmur amongst each other. “Thought so. So how long do you plan to stall, Monkey King?”
Wukong shrugs. “Till I get bored, then we fight and I’ll show you some new tricks,”
“Sounds good with me,”
Izanagi grips the ends of his throne. “That monkey! He DARE waste our time!?”
Yu Huang heartedly chuckles. “Thus is the nature of Wukong. There is nothing to be done. Say… while they relax, what say you three to a trip to the Jade Palace for some tea and food? If you wish”
Izanami claps. “My that sounds just lovely!” She glares down at the arena. “We will hopefully return to something more exciting.”
Yu Huang strokes his beard. “I have quite the expensive Oracle-sphere so we can watch from there as well if you so wish,”
Tsukuyomi stands and gently hands Yu Huang his white drake back. “I would rather watch it in person. I can learn much from these two, I believe, uncle,” Yu Huang picks the drake up, setting it on Tsukuyomi’s shoulder and it nuzzles his head. “This is not… Very well,” He pokes it’s nose and it sneezes a little white flame.
Ra looks over at the Shinto trio and Yu Huang leaving. “How droll. Osiris,”
Osiris leans forward. “Yes, lord Ra?”
Ra leans on his fist. “We are leaving. Take me to the Duat,” Osiris nods and Ra’s servants pick up his throne to carry him away. “I will not forget this, Tyr. I am Ra. You do not simply deny ME,” He mutters.
-In the Akashic Records-
Pandora and Icarus suddenly feel the entire arena shake and Pandora grabs hold of Icarus’ wing to steady herself. “Whaaaa!?! W-what was THAT!?” She cries out and Icarus looks around, tapping a button on the records bringing up the arena.
“It’s… the fight it seems? Wait… isn’t that…?”
Pandora nods excitedly. “The guy who watched Sun Tzu and Hachiman’s fight with us! Wukong! He seemed SUPER strong!”
Icarus nods. “Yeah… he went to ANNOY Ra afterwards… who does that?”
“Someone strong!” She looks to Icarus with sparkling eyes. “Then we’ve got PLENTY of time to come up with a great plan!”
Icarus blushes slightly seeing her look so excitedly at him. “Y-yeah. A great plan… I guess… we should think of who we want to fight each match going forward… right?”
Pandora looks up at her roster with a nod. “Yes.
- Saito Musashibo Benkei
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Ivar Ragnarsson
- Muhammad Ali
- Sun Tzu
- Arthur Pendragon
- Ichiko
- Erich Hartmann
- Blackbeard
- Harry Houdini
- Adolf Hitler
- Dante Alighieri
- Icarus
“Let’s start with… you!” Pandora points to Icarus after looking over her roster and Icarus almost jumps back.
“M-me!? Why me!?”
“Well… you’re right here. If you had to choose who you’d fight… who do you think you’d stand the best chance against!?”
Icarus looks over the available gods. Thoth, Michael, Tsukuyomi, Sobek, Yu Huang, and Fenrir and… he knows he’s on there as well. “I guess if I had to say… Sobek. My partial flight and general nimbleness should… work well against him,” He says, trailing off slightly knowing he’s just lying to her. He’s not going to fight anyone of the gods after all.
Pandora nods. “Alright sounds good! Then we can allocate our powerhouse to someone else… I’d say… Fenrir! Come on let’s go ask!” She grabs Icarus’ arm and they rush off.
“O-oi hey! Where are we going!?” He frantically asks stumbling a bit before getting his bearings. She’s so excited…
“We’re going to see our power-house! BENKEI!”
“Benkei…?” Icarus is not familiar but soon enough they stop in front of a door with an ornate japanese Torii-gate around it and a wood carving that appears to be in the shape of a bridge with cherry blossoms around it. “This is his door?” Icarus looks up. “Isn’t this a little…” He measures the door to himself. “Huge? What kind of person is this Benkei?”
Pandora grins and tries pushing the door open. “He’s… hnnnnnn… a monk.”
“A MONK!?” Icarus angrily grits his teeth. “You picked a person from a group known for being peaceful… to fight?” He helps her push the door open nonetheless and as it budges the door they step into a large outdoors-like area with a small temple at the back and a zen-garden aesthetic. There are TONS of people here from all kinds of time periods. Some working on the zen-garden after the shake, feeding the koi fish, sweeping and others are meditating. “Which one… is Benkei?” Icarus asks and Pandora points to the small shrine at the back of the room. In front of it is an incense burner burning some incense and in front sits a man, presumably Benkei, crossed legs seemingly meditating. He’s wearing a large monk’s robe which is white at the top and black at the bottom and a bit of armor over it. His hair is black and short, held in a tight bun.
“Excuse us! Can we speak with Benkei for a bit?” Pandora calls out stepping inside, feeling glaring eyes on her. But… only for a moment. The next everyone moves out of the way in almost… odd unison. “Huh…?” She has never gotten THAT reaction before!
Icarus steps forward towards him when he doesn’t respond. “I think he’s sleeping?” He closes in. “Heeeey?”
Suddenly the man opens his eyes. “Benkei was not sleeping. Benkei was thinking,” Icarus jumps back as he stands. Sitting down Icarus was easily taller but… why does he keep rising?! Icarus gulps as Benkei stands in front of him, nearly four heads taller than Icarus. A MASSIVE man. He didn’t really notice when he looked at his simple clothing but… he’s BIG. REALLY big. Both in height AND muscle. “What may Benkei help you with? Benkei is busy with many things.”
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Icarus takes a few steps back to stand next to Pandora. “Wow… you’re… really big,”
Benkei crosses his arms. “You heard Benkei was a monk, and underestimated him, did you not? Then allow Benkei to answer in kind!” He holds out his arm, raising his foot and stomping the ground. “Strike Benkei with all your might! Benkei shall not fall!” He yells as the whole room practically shakes and Icarus takes a small step back again. All the people inside cheer in unison briefly before getting back to work.
“N-no that’s… I’m good. I take it back. This guy is… a good choice,” He says, a bit surprised that Pandora would choose someone THIS strong. He doesn’t even have to fight this man to know.
Pandora excitedly jumps around Benkei. “It’s so cool to finally meet you! You’re even bigger than your stories make you out to be!” Benkei picks Pandora up and laughs.
“Buwahaha! Benkei is glad to meet you as well! Now what do you need from Benkei at this moment?”
Icarus steps forward. “Well we were making a plan. And we were wondering if there’s any particular god you’d prefer to fight?” They show Benkei the list of choices Ra has made.
“Hmmm… Benkei does not particularly care whom he will battle. Benkei will never fall. That is all. But if you must create a proper strategy like this for ALL of us Einherjar, we suggest you go ask Sun Tzu. When it comes to tactics he will be able to help much more so than Benkei,” Benkei says and Pandora pokes her lips.
“Alright. Can we just hang around for a bit. Your room is so… relaxing,”
“Benkei cannot tell you what to do. Only suggest. Benkei will go back to thinking. Do not worry about the others. They will not stand in your way. Benkei has ensured it,” Benkei looks to Icarus and briefly narrows his eyes. “Hmpf…” He sits back down and almost instantly falls into the trance he was in when they arrived.
Pandora grabs Icarus’ hand. “Icarus… walk with me?” She asks and the two take a stroll through Benkei’s zen garden, which seems to already be back in pristine condition after the shaking from Wukong’s God-crushing Spear, all of the workers moving out of their way when they approach.
Except one they bump against, who quickly lowers his straw kasa. “Oh. So sorry. Let me get out of your way,” The monk says quickly stepping aside, Icarus looking curiously after him as he walks towards the middle square.
“Icarus…” Pandora starts looking a little nervous, fidgeting with her hands a bit. “You’ve been acting a bit weird for a while now. And I’m sorry,”
Icarus’ eyes widen. “You’re… sorry?”
“It’s because… you don’t think I’m cut out for this isn’t it?”
“That’s… that’s not it. It’s something else. I’d… rather not talk about it. But… why do you think you’re not cut out for this?”
“I dunno… because… Ivar and Ali… they’re gone… because of me. I chose them. And they lost. W-when Raijin showed up at the gym…” Tears start forming in her eyes. “Shouldn’t I have realized Ali would lose!? Isn’t that what… what Brunhilde would’ve seen!?” She asks and Icarus looks down at her confused.
“Hey hey… You couldn’t have done anything differently! Raijin and Cthulhu were just… too strong,”
Pandora nods. “Yeah… but even with Sun Tzu… I wasn’t really in charge there… he chose himself. So… only Beethoven came out on top because of me,”
Icarus nods. “Yeah and… what a win that was. R-right!?” He’s not entirely sure why he’s trying to cheer her up.
Pandora sobs a little. “I just want to save humanity. I love them so much. They’re always moving forward, always challenging themselves… always dreaming of such grand things, trusting each other with their ambitions. The gods… can’t DO that.”
Icarus takes a deep breath, looking to the sky. “Yeah… humans will do whatever it takes to protect the ones they care about. Carry those people’s dreams on their back,”
They stop in front of a koi-pond brimming with carps. “...”
“...” There is a silent comfort in the air now. Pandora has wiped away her last tears and Icarus looks at her cute face as she looks down at the fish swimming around. He looks down as well and suddenly his wing folds out and wraps around her a bit. “You’re doing just fine, Pandora. Benkei is a great choice,” He adds and Pandora grabs his wing with a sniffle, holding it in front of her mouth.
“Y-you mean it?” Icarus blushes and swiftly retracts his wing to cover his own face.
“I do. Now… come on. We have to go see Sun Tzu right?” He asks and Pandora nods as they head out.
Pandora waving at Benkei. “G-goodbye for now, Mister Benkei! We will be sure to contact you when your turn comes!”
“Benkei is always ready,” One of the gardeners says as they leave. He tips down his cap over his face and walks through the main area towards the shrine. “Oh Benkeeeeeeeeei,” he says, Benkei opening his eyes. “What did you think of that Icarus boy? Strange huh?”
Benkei opens his eyes. “You… are not one of us,” He says and the gardener looks a little shocked. “Identify yourself, or Benkei will strike you down,” He says as the others all turn in unison rather eerily to glare at the monk who looks shocked.
“Wha!?” His shock turns into a chuckle. He flicks the robes off, standing in his white suit. It’s Houdini. “How’d a guy like you figure THAT out, I wonder,”
Just as fast as the group of monks had turned to glare, do they go back to their work. “You are Harry Houdini. What do you need from Benkei?”
Harry smirks. “I’m going to the library to read a book. I need someone big and strong to help with the heavy lifting,”
“Hmmm…”
Harry twirls his staff around. “Oh? You can’t do it?”
Benkei stands and is handed a giant Naginata as tall as him. “Lead the way then.”

Let's just get this out of the way, this is a fantastic WrestleMania card this year. I'm looking forward like 10 matches this year compared to 3/4 last year. I think they've really knocked it out of the park with the build, a variety of storylines that fans are invested in and potential to create new stars. With that being said, I don't think the build has been perfect, and I've got some changes, some more drastic than others, which I think would make for one of the best WrestleManias of all time. Without further ado, let's get into it. (7 matches on each night, with one 'impromptu' match on Night Two).
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Night One
'Welcome to WrestleMania!'
After doing the media rounds in the lead-up to the event, The Miz kicks off the show, running through the card and hyping up the fans for the grandest stage of them all. He begins to spout egotistical revelations, claiming how he is the biggest star in Hollywood, etc etc. He is then interrupted.
'It would not be a WrestleMania in Hollywood without the most electrifying man in all of Sports Entertainment!' The Rock makes a grand entrance at the show of shows, emerging onto the stage and making his way down to the ring. The Miz demands for The Rock's music to be stopped after he has done his top rope pose. The Miz calls back to WrestleMania 27, and states that back in Atlanta, The Rock stole Miz's WrestleMania moment in the main event. The Rock responds, does all of his traditional promo work, berating The Miz. The host claims that this time round, he is not going to let The Rock steal his WrestleMania moment. He approaches The Rock, who decks him with a Rock Bottom, gets the fans in the mood, happy WrestleMania.
Night One Match One: John Cena vs Austin Theory
Now The Rock has got the crowd's energy up, we need to capitalize on it. And so, while The Rock is posing in the ring, John Cena's music hits. The announcement that this match would open the show is never made, it's simply kept as a surprise, so the crowd go nuts when John Cena's music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He stares down The Rock (just for some mainstream media appeal) he shakes hands with him before The Rock leaves and Cena prepares for his match with Austin Theory, who gets huge boos.
You may notice, this match is not for the United States Championship. Instead, Cena does something quite devious, he costs Theory the United States Title in the Elimination Chamber, appearing from under the cage as Peacemaker and decking Theory with an AA. Peacemaker hits the 'You Can't See Me' pose before leaving the Chamber, allowing Damian Priest to win the title (this replaces the Logan/Seth segment in the match). Prior to Elimination Chamber, Theory got into a habit of using dirty tactics by means of retaining the championship, Cena calls Theory a disgrace to the lineage of the championship he holds close to his heart, and of course these two play off the whole dream match proposal.
The real life build proves that this match doesn't really need the United States Championship. Although the midcard titles are more important than they were last year, Cena/Theory still feels bigger than the title as a match. They have enough material for the build to not need the title, I like it as a standalone singles dream/grudge match.
The match itself focuses on Cena harnessing the energy of the amped up crowd to get into the head of Theory, who looks to prove himself on the big stage after a turbulent year. They share offence, have some crazy near falls. Cena kicks out of an A-Town Down, and Theory wins using the Attitude Adjustment, his new finisher. Theory wins clean, after the match, Theory and Cena don't shake hands, rather Cena gives a nod of acknowledgement to Theory.
Austin Theory def. John Cena (16:23)
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Night One Match Two: Montez Ford vs Damian Priest (c) for the United States Championship
Despite Montez Ford's efforts, he was not able to defeat Damian Priest in the Elimination Chamber after Austin Theory had been eliminated, despite the crowd getting behind Ford in the intense duel that took place. Following the Elimination Chamber, Ford works and rallies for a second shot at the title, to which Priest doesn't grant, claiming Ford had his chance. Angelo Dawkins is in support of his tag team partner, and wins a Number One Contendership Match in the main event of Raw on behalf of Ford, defeating Finn Balor in a singles match (although Edge's interference paved the way for Dawkins). In the build to WrestleMania, we get Street Profits vs Judgement Day.
One of these men are going to get a WrestleMania moment, however, the question looms of who it is going to be. These two men have been great singles competitors, albeit also resourceful in their respective tag teams. Now they both have a chance to leave the shadows and put on a great WrestleMania title match, the fans heavily behind Ford. He can have an extravagant WrestleMania entrance, with cups being launched all over SoFi Stadium. Ford and Priest have a great match, David vs Goliath-esque, ending with Ford getting the huge babyface title win in a star making performance. Dawkins and Dom are ringside and they neutralize each other allowing the match to end clean.
Montez Ford def. Damian Priest (c) (11:52)
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Night One Match Three: Edge vs 'The Demon' Finn Balor in a Hell in a Cell Match
We're keeping essentially all of the build the same, this has been a fantastic storyline and the most relevant Balor has ever been on the main roster. Edge does his Brood entrance, Balor enters as The Demon, and both go into the (grey) Elimination Chamber. It's an intense and bloody match, by the time we get to the final stretch, all of the face paint has essentially worn off Balor. In some key spots in the match, Balor is on the apron, and Edge hits a Spear through the second rope, as the two go crashing into the cage wall. Balor missile dropkicks Edge into the cage wall. Edge spears Balor through the cage wall and both men begin climbing, as they jockey for position halfway up the Chamber, Edge spears Balor from halfway up and through the Announce Table.
As the two go back in the cell, Ripley begins to run down the ramp, with Beth Phoenix entering from the crowd as the two brawl up the ramp and outside. There are some near falls, with Balor eventually handcuffing Edge to the ring post and punishing him. Edge gets Balor in the same submission he used when kicking him out of the Judgement Day. In the end, Edge enacts revenge on Balor for the events of Extreme Rules, hitting him with a fatal Con-Chair-To for the win, a brutal Hell in a Cell Match.
Edge def. 'The Demon' Finn Balor (27:40)
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Night One Match Four: Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler vs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (c) for the Women's Tag Team Championships
No disrespect to these four women, but this is more of a pallet cleanser match than anything else. It's also good to get the Women's Tag Team Championships on the line at WrestleMania. There's a lot of starpower in this match, and the story derives from Extreme Rules onwards, where Rousey brought out a more extreme side in Liv Morgan, which causes her to go on a tear with Rodriguez, winning the Women's Tag Team Championships. Liv begins to form an undefeated streak, with Rousey making the claim that she's the only individual who is capable of stopping Liv in her tracks, leading us in to WrestleMania. It's a solid tag team match, although this Rousey run has not been good, Baszler, Liv and Raquel are all talented enough to carry her in the match. We're going to have another title change here, with Rousey and Baszler beginning their tyrannical reign over the Women's Tag division.
Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler def. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (8:09)
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Night One Match Five: Seth 'Freakin' Rollins vs Jay White
Okay, this feels like cheating a little, because this match happens on the basis that Jay White signs with WWE. Which is likely, I think he's more likely to sign with WWE than AEW, but we'll see. Anyway, after White is axed from New Japan at Battle in the Valley, he makes his first appearance on Raw after a series of vignettes and teases, with there being images of Switchblades wherever Rollins goes, which becomes more obvious closer to the event. Eventually, Rollins calls out Jay White, directing his attention towards the stage... The lights go out.. However, that's not Jay's style. When the lights come back up, Rollins lets his guard down, thinking it was just another tease. He cackles to himself, before turning around into a Blade Runner.
The Visionary against The Switchblade would make for some very interesting promos, and I imagine that when it comes round to WrestleMania, and White makes his WWE debut, these two would have some great chemistry with slick counters and intense sequences. Of course, as it's his WWE debut, Jay goes over in a fairly lengthy bout. Afterwards, he is joined in the ring by Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, who throw him an O.C shirt. Jay considers it, but doesn't put it on, instead patting them both on the back and leaving.
This would plant the seeds for Jay's next feud or Summer feud against AJ Styles (based on how fast his recovery is).
Jay White def. Seth 'Freakin' Rollins (19:12)
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Night One Match Six: Rhea Ripley vs Becky Lynch (c) for the SmackDown Women's Championship
It's not Charlotte Flair which ends the reign of Ronda Rousey, it's Becky Lynch, who returns to the SmackDown brand after her WarGames participation and sends for Rousey, the time being right to settle the unfinished business from WrestleMania 35. Their feud leads to another match at the Royal Rumble, where Lynch wins, the same night Rhea Ripley wins the Royal Rumble Match. Ripley and Lynch have never had a major feud, and the build would be very interesting, with Becky Lynch standing up to the Judgement Day, and even assisting Edge, a callback to when Edge hosted Becky on The Cutting Edge. Lynch recalls to Ripley a time where she was in her position, poised as the next big thing in the Women's Division, projected to have a great year. However, Lynch intends on preserving her legacy and stopping the meteoric rise of Ripley in its tracks.
We get round to Mania, and this is a tough and brutal match. These two are deadset on beating each other up, and Ripley is a threat that Lynch has never faced before, so she needs to adapt her gameplan on the fly. However, there is a vibe in the air that Ripley's crowning as SmackDown Women's Championship is simply an inevitability, she pins Becky Lynch to become champion.
Rhea Ripley def. Becky Lynch (c) (18:00)
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Night One Main Event: Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs The Usos (c) for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships
I wouldn't change a single thing about this feud. We all know the story, and it's moreso about how they are going to do the match now. This should Main Event Night One, and I sincerely hope it does. Give these four men thirty minutes in the ring and let them tell a great story. Callbacks, spots, psychology, the fact that a tag team match is main eventing WrestleMania demonstrates how much The Usos have done for the division and how good this story has been. Kevin and Sami should go over and have their WrestleMania moments, The Usos fight till the end, however, a Helluva Kick into a Stunner on Jey Uso seals the deal for their legendary tag team reign.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn def. The Usos (c) (28:45)
END NIGHT ONE
NIGHT TWO
Night Two Match One: Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus vs Gunther (c) for the Intercontinental Championship
No messing around for this one, the build has been great (especially with the contract signing last Friday) and this is guaranteed to be a banger. Of course a very important dynamic of the match will be Sheamus and McIntyre teaming up to take down Gunther, but then fighting each other as the match goes on. Gunther hasn't been pinned or submitted since making his main roster debut, and we're going to keep that the same, however, he's not retaining his championship. Sheamus is going to hit a Brogue Kick and pin Drew McIntyre to finally get his moment and win the IC Championship. McIntyre could definitely win to get the Mania pop he's worked for, though.
Sheamus def. Drew McIntyre vs Gunther (c) (13:47)
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Night Two Match Two: Asuka, Lita and Trish Stratus vs Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai)
Damage CTRL, Iyo and Dakota in particular, sharing the ring with the likes of Lita and Trish Stratus at WrestleMania is a huge deal. Damage CTRL torment Asuka, eliminate her from the Rumble, starting the feud. Lita and Trish are brought in as back-up, with Bayley constantly berating the legends of the past so she can gloat about her own success. Pretty simple. Everybody gets some good offence in the match, but we're going to give the win to Damage CTRL as they are all full-timers.
Damage CTRL def. Asuka, Lita and Trish Stratus (10:38)
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Night Two Match Three: Logan Paul vs Brock Lesnar
This is a dream match of mine. I'm not against Logan vs Rollins, or even Lesnar vs Omos for that matter, but I feel like this match would attract so much commercial attention, with Logan being one of the most recognizable faces on the internet and Brock Lesnar being Brock Lesnar, the amount of memes and traction that this feud would make would be insane. Lesnar has been caught on video praising Logan and Jake, so Lesnar would almost definitely be up for working with Logan. The build can be simple, Logan is getting a little too comfortable in WWE, bites off more he can chew by calling out The Beast.
The match initially seems like a squash, but Logan is able to hit a low blow while the ref is down and get some offence in, we can have the dive through the announce table, landing on his feet from an F5, even near knocking Lesnar out with a right hook. It would be insane sports entertainment. However, Logan still has a way to go in kayfabe, and Lesnar needs a WrestleMania win, so Lesnar wins.
Brock Lesnar def. Logan Paul (17:17)
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Night Two Match Four: Bobby Lashley vs Bron Breakker
Lashley isn't on the Mania card, and he is not happy about it. He makes his entrance, gets on the mic and says that he isn't leaving Los Angeles without a match, so therefore he is hosting an Open Challenge. And it is eventually answered by the man who lost his NXT Championship the previous night, Bron Breakker. He makes his way down to the ring, and the bell rings, and Breakker squashes Lashley, shocking the WWE Universe. Statement made for a main roster debut. The feud will continue, Lashley feeling humiliated. Following this embarrassment, he even goes to MVP to take up his offer of reforming the Hurt Business...
Bron Breakker def. Bobby Lashley (0:12)
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Night Two Match Five: Rey Mysterio vs Dominik Mysterio
Keep the build the same, the build has been great. I feel like this match is one where it SHOULD be overbooked. Rey is reluctant to go hard on Dom at first, but Dom gets into the head of Rey. Judgement Day surround the ring, all of them having their matches on Night One and supporting Dom tonight. Rey eventually gives in, hitting Dom with a barrage of offence. Eventually, the ref goes down. Judgement Day go to punish Rey, but Legado Del Fantasma appear from the crowd as they brawl into the crowd and even the odds, leaving Dom to himself. He attempts to humiliate his Father and unmask the HOF 2023 inductee, with Rey wrestling the final portion of the match half-masked Desperado-style, so more emotion can be conveyed. Dom tries to get Rey disqualified by offering a chair shot, however, Rey throws away the chair, but that puts his guard down as Dom takes advantage; he eventually wins with a shimmy on the top rope and a Frog Splash, Eddie-Guerrero style. Ultimate heat.
Dominik Mysterio def. Rey Mysterio (22:58)
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Night Two Match Six: 30(+1) Man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale
This is a good way to get everybody on the card, and honestly, this is quite a star-studded Battle Royale. Shinsuke Nakamura returns to the WWE after an absence of four months, we get Angelo Dawkins to make up for Montez being in a singles match, this is where Omos is placed. Solo as well, who goes on a tear. However, before the match begins, The Miz's music hits as he announces one more addition to the Battle Royale... Wade Barrett (honestly, this could be any legend for a nice pop, but we're just gonna go for Wade. He doesn't have to bump or do anything, just get his moves in and get eliminated).
The final five are Solo Sikoa, Braun Strowman, Johnny Gargano, LA Knight and Karrion Kross, with the final two being Solo and Knight. LA Knight gets a huge moment, winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale.
LA Knight wins the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale by last eliminating Solo Sikoa (12:13)
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Night Two Match Seven: Charlotte Flair vs Bianca Belair (c) for the Raw Women's Championship
The semi-main event of the weekend, Flair and Belair haven't had a proper feud yet, and they could call back to their mini NXT feud, which was mostly just a precursor for Flair challenging for the NXT Women's Championship. Belair can allude to Ripley, her NXT rival, beating Becky, Charlotte's 4HW partner and also rival, and state that the times have changed in the division. Belair has defeated Banks, Bayley and Becky, and Flair is the last remaining Horsewoman. In a sense, Belair has always felt like she has had a chip on her shoulder, trying to lead the Women's Division but being in the shadow of the Horsewomen. As a result, there is a lot of tension going into the match, Flair looking to move one step closer to her Father's record.
On the one hand, every title has changed at Mania so far, so that would be means to give Flair the win. However, I'm not sick as Bianca as champ yet, although it's been a year long reign, so I believe that she should retain. What I would perhaps do is a double turn, or just a Bianca heel turn. A heel Bianca is very charismatic and can open her reign up to face challengers.
Bianca Belair (c) def. Charlotte Flair (20:35)
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Night Two Main Event: Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns (c) for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Wouldn't change anything here, I'm really liking this build. However, for the first time since the beginning of his reign, Roman is not joined by any of The Bloodline, only Paul Heyman. The Usos have lost faith in the process after losing their Tag Championships the night prior. Solo has fell out with Roman. In a way, Cody has played 5D chess the whole time, reuniting Kevin and Sami so they can deal with The Usos, and causing a rift between Roman and Solo over whether or not he is 'ready'. This is sure to be a grand main event, and should be a solid match as well. Roman can reverse a Cody-Cutter into a Spear, Cody can reverse a Superman Punch into a Cross Rhodes. A lot of potential for one of the best WrestleMania main events of all time. Cody goes over clean, the monumental reign of Reigns is over. Happy ending to the Hollywood Mania.
Cody Rhodes def. Roman Reigns (c) (34:01)

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I thought I'd share my latest crafting experience: A helmet and a body armour for my Reap/Exsanguinate Aurastacking Inquisitor!
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Ever since recombinators got added to the game, I wanted to make a helmet with the double essence mods, but I hesitated because I thought crafting prefixes would be a nightmare. Since I had my main skills in the chest piece, a new armour was needed as well, to cover the loss of Reservation Efficiency.
For Rule 10:
Helmet:

1. Either buy two shapeelder influenced Hubris Circlets off trade, or slam them together yourself using Awakener's Orbs, ilvl should be 84 or above
2. Use an Essence of Horror on the first one and annul off all suffixes exept the essence one (I also reduced prefixes to one mod to avoid filled prefixes on the result)
3. Use an Essence of Hysteria on the second one and do the same, we have now two hubris circlet, each one with its respective essence mod isolated
4. Use an Armour Recombinator and stick those two in, click recombine and pray. Start again if the result doesn't have both mods. Took 2 tries for me.
5. Craft suffixes cannot be changed, then reforge crit. If you dont have T1 Spell crit, craft suffixes cannot be changed, then reforge lightning for lightning damage to spells (or use exalts if you want to be safe), then use an Orb of Dominance, repeat until the unwanted crit suffix is gone and start with 5 again. Had T1 Spell crit first try. You can easily elevate it with the method described above, it's just a question of budget. Suffixes are done.
6. Clear prefixes if any, then craft mana, exalt slam, exalt slam, suffixes cannot be changed, scour, repeat until you have Concentrated Effect. If you have another prefix, try to annul it.
7. Suffixes cannot be changed, then use T4 Aisling bench. Block the Zombi mod, then unveil. Took 5 tries.
8. Craft life, Hillock bench for 30% quality and run lab some time in the future for an enchant

Body Armour:

1. Still have an old Vaal Regalia with 6W sockets in your stash. Split it for better chances. (all optional)
2. Stick some Faceted Fossils in Resonators, spam them until you have +1 Intelligence Gems. Took less than 10 Fossils. Maybe there is a better way (with combining fossils), but I didn't check.
3. Annul to 4 mods, then use a Fracturing Orb. Start over if you hit the wrong mod. Took 2 tries.
4. Use Deafening Essesnce of Loathing until you have no additional suffix (and an open prefix).
5. Craft suffixes cannot be changed, then reforge chaos for T1 Chaos Res. Restart from 4 if failed. Nailed it first try.
6. Craft suffixes cannot be changed, then reforge life. Repeat until T1 life. Add eldrich influence if prefixes are filled on the way and eldrich annul a mod. Also annul all additional mods. Took ~25 tries.
7. Craft Suffixes cannot be changed, then use T4 Aisling bench. Block block and unveil. Took life in my first try.
8. Craft physical damage conversion.
9. Use Grand eldrich embers for aura effect, then orb of conflict them to perfect. (14 tries) Use exeptional ichors for any aura effect you can use (7 tries)

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Thoughts and anecdotes:
- I didn't plan to craft the body armour alongside the helmet, but I was so frustrated with exalt slamming and aisling, I needed to do something else
- Wild bristle matrons are the heroes of this helmet. Saves so may divines with those, it's insane.
- Since I first used add mod to shapeelder item beastcrafts, I saved many exalts as well.
- The shaper mod beast is amazingly rare compared to the elder one, since I could craft a whole lot with the elder beasts, but had only to slams with shaper beasts
- I didn't know you can run out of yellow beasts, near the end I suddenly stared at the "no recipies available" screen and first couldn't make sense of it
- Orb of Conflict crafting sucks. It is so frustrating, even though it was "only" 14 tries. Had about 30 on my last helmet.
- Exalted orb slamming seems so outdated as well. Sadly, it's the only safe method for influenced gear with the lack of "reforge keeping" crafts. I hope something will be added again soon, since this is also bad for all non eldrich slots and synthesis gear.
Thanks for reading this, feel free to ask questions!