Published: April 10, 2021, 4 a.m.

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins and this is JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, April 10, 2021.

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A special welcome to those of you listening on WrestleMap.com. If you want to bring our updates to your website...email us: desk@justprowrestlingnews.com.

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(STINGER: WWE)

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It\\u2019s Night 1 of WrestleMania tonight from Tampa\\u2019s Raymond James Stadium.

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WWE\\u2019s Raw and SmackDown rosters back in front of LIVE fans for the first time in over a year. Around 25,000 fans are expected to be in attendance for both nights.

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WWE made it official yesterday - the main event closing tonight\\u2019s card will be Sasha Banks defending the SmackDown Women\\u2019s Championship against Bianca Belair.

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The opening match will be WWE Champion Bobby Lashley defending against Drew McIntyre.

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Two heavily hyped in-ring debuts.

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Grammy Award winner Bad Bunny, tagging with Damien Priest against The Miz and John Morrison...

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And Omos, teaming with AJ Styles, to challenge Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston for the Raw Tag Titles.

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Also tonight, Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro...

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Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon in a Steel Cage.

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And a Tag Team Turmoil Match - Natalya & Tamina vs. Mandy Rose & Dana Brooke vs. the Riott Squad vs. Naomi & Lana vs. Carmella & Billie Kay. The winner gets a shot at the WWE Women\\u2019s Tag Titles held by Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler on Night 2 of Mania.

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Expect to see Hulk Hogan and Titus O\\u2019Neil. They are the co-hosts of WrestleMania.

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The kickoff show starts at 7PM Eastern. The main card begins at 8PM Eastern on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network everywhere else.

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Here\\u2019s something to get your imagination running for tonight - Becky Lynch STRONGLY implied in a social media post Friday that she COULD show up for Night 1 of WrestleMania.

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A lot Mania hype on last night\\u2019s SmackDown, but also TWO big matches:

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Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode survived a FATAL 4-Way to retain their Smackdown Tag Titles.

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Jey Uso won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal - last eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura.

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Saturday is another busy day for the independent promotions in Tampa for WrestleMania week - including a handful of shows that will go head-to-head with Night 1 of Mania.

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(STINGER: Impact)

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We have an Impact Plus exclusive show this afternoon - Hardcore Justice - starting at 3PM Eastern. Here\\u2019s what\\u2019s on the card:

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Jazz\'s CAREER is on the line as she challenges for Deonna Purrazzo\\u2019s Knockouts Championship.

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A Hardcore War: Tommy Dreamer and THREE mystery partners vs. Violent By Design: Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner and Rhino.

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A #1 Contender Knockouts Weapons Match: Alisha vs. Rosemary vs. Havok vs. Tenille Dashwood vs. Susan vs. Jordynne Grace.

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X-Division Champ Ace Austin, TJP and Josh Alexander each must find a partner for a 3-way tag team match.

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Brian Myers vs. Jake Something in a Hardcore Blindfold Match.

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Shera vs. Hernandez in a CHAIRLY LEGAL Match.

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And Doc Gallows vs. Black Taurus.

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CMLL announced Friday that it\\u2019s parting ways with Bandido, who\\u2019s also signed with Ring Of Honor.

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(STINGER: New Japan)

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On last night\\u2019s New Japan Strong...FOUR first round matches in the U.S. version of the New Japan Cup tournament.

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Brody King beat Chris Dickinson.

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Kevin Kelly during commentary did acknowledge King and Dickinson\\u2019s new alliance in Ring Of Honor.

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Hikuleo used a pre-match ambush to grab an early advantage over Fred Rosser, but that did not lead to an easy win. This was a hard-hitting contest that Hikuleo eventually won.

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FILTHY Tom Lawlor choked out Ren Narita.

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And Lio Rush beat Clark Connors.

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Semifinals next week: King vs. Rush...and Hikuleo vs. Lawlor.

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(STINGER: AEW)

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AEW ran its first-ever non-televised event last night. And fans at Daily\\u2019s Place in Jacksonville got to see the AEW debut of Konosuke Takeshita. He tagged with Kenny Omega, Michael Nakazawa and the Young Bucks.

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Takeshita is only 25 years old, but he\\u2019s already held multiple titles in his home promotion DDT Pro.

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This appears nothing more than a short visit to the U.S. DDT Pro announced early last week that Takeshita would be away from the promotion this month. DDT Pro said he\\u2019ll return for a show in early May.

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That\\u2019s JUST Pro Wrestling News for Saturday, April 10. Our next update comes your way tomorrow morning as we keep you updated throughout WrestleMania Weekend. Please subscribe to this feed. We also thank you in advance for leaving a glowing rating or review..

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I\\u2019m Matt Carlins. Thank YOU for listening.

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