WWE WrestleMania 32: Ryback Vs. Kalisto (WWE United States Title Match)
- The WWE WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show opens live from AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Renee Young welcomes us as we see many fans outside of the stadium. Renee is joined by WWE Hall of Famers Lita and Booker T. Renee sends us to Corey Graves, who is outside with a bunch of rowdy fans. A big "yes!" chant starts up as Graves hypes the crowd. Renee sends us to the Social Media Lounge with Tom Phillips and Cathy Kelley, attending her first WrestleMania as an employee. Phillips plugs tonight's #WrestleMania hashtag and Cathy says they will have Paul Heyman in the Lounge later today for fan questions. Fans can submit questions with the #LesnarVsLunatic hashtag. We go back to Graves and another group of fans that are chanting his name.
The panel hypes tonight's pre-show matches. JoJo is backstage with WWE Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens, who cuts promos on his opponents and says he's not worried about any of them. Booker says none of the other participants in tonight's Ladder Match are a Kevin Owens. Lita says he must not have watches Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE NXT "Takeover: Dallas" on Friday. We get more hype for the match and go to a video for AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho. We get more hype for the match and go back to Graves with more fans outside. Graves asks fans which matches they're looking forward to. We go back to the panel for more hype on tonight's matches. Lita teases a big announcement in hour two. Lita and Booker go with The League of Nations beating The New Day but Booker says he believes in the power of positivity, changing his mind. We get more hype for the show and go back to the Social Media Lounge for questions with Paul Heyman, who is very confident about tonight's No Holds Barred Street Fight.
We go back to the panel and Booker believes tonight may be the last time we see Dean Ambrose. Lita points out how Brock Lesnar can use Ambrose's weapons too. We go back to Graves and now he's inside AT&T Stadium. Graves shows us what it's like to walk down the ramp and the view looks insane. Fans are starting to fill the place up and it's really looking good. Graves says he's making his way to the panel. We get a look back at the WWE Hall of Fame before going to the ring.
WWE United States Title Match: Ryback vs. Kalisto
Mauro Ranallo, Jerry Lawler and Byron Saxton are on commentary as WWE United States Champion Kalisto makes his way out. Ryback is out next. We get formal ring introductions from Eden.
They meet in the middle of the ring for some taunting. Ryback tries to intimidate Kalisto but Kalisto attacks. Ryback spikes him to the mat. Ryback picks him up again but Kalisto fights him off with kicks and elbows. Ryback tosses Kalisto out of the ring. Ryback continues talking trash. Kalisto runs back in the ring but Ryback floors him with a shoulder. Kalisto fights out of the corner and hits a top rope bulldog for a 2 count. Ryback sends Kalisto to the floor. He runs back in as Ryback goes to the floor. Kalisto stops Ryback from coming back in and hits a double knees from the apron. Ryback gets right up and slams Kalisto to the floor, then into the ring post. Ryback launches Kalisto into the barrier.
Ryback presses Kalisto high and tosses him into the ring. We get some "Goldberg" chants for the second time. Ryback lifts Kalisto high in the air and drops him to the mat. We go to a break.
Back from the break and Kalisto tries to make a comeback but Ryback drops him with an elbow for a 2 count. Ryback puts a knee to the chest and holds it as the referee counts. Ryback plays to the crowd and they boo him. Ryback with a big tilt-a-whirl into a Michinoku Driver for a 2 count. Kalisto ends up going to the top but Ryback climbs up and beats him with forearms. Ryback goes for a superplex and lifts him high in the air as we see a lot of empty seats still to fill. Ryback holds Kalisto for a minute and drops him to the mat but Kalisto counters in mid-move for a 2 count. Ryback runs him over.
Kalisto counters with a big DDT and goes on for a close 2 count. Kalisto with kicks while Ryback is on his knees. Ryback misses a clothesline and takes a corkscrew for a 2 count. Kalisto with more kicks. Ryback powers up and slams Kalisto with a spinebuster as fans boo. A turnbuckle gets exposed as Kalisto hangs onto it as Ryback drags him out of the corner. Kalisto ends up hitting Salida del Sol into the exposed turnbuckle for the pin.
Winner: Kalisto