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WWE WrestleMania 38 live results, match grades, highlights for Night 1 - Sporting News

After months of build-up, WrestleMania 38 weekend will begin on Saturday night in front of a massive crowd at AT&T Stadium.

Two of the top matches taking places will be Charlotte Flair defending the SmackDown Women's Title against Ronda Rousey. Rousey won the Royal Rumble this year and is ready to clash against Flair. Another top fight taking place is Becky Lynch defending the RAW Women's Title against Bianca Belair. 

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Heading into the first of two nights in Dallas, there are plenty of questions being asked and plenty of excitement surrounding the event. 

Who will Seth Rollins' opponent be? Will the legendary "Stone Cold" Steve Austin compete in an official match? Who will walk out with both the Raw and SmackDown Women's Titles?

The Sporting News will have you covered throughout the event with live results, match grades, and highlights from Night 1. 

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Jake Paul makes appearance on Kickoff Show, promises to get in the ring

While there weren't any matches on this year's WrestleMania kickoff show, we did get an appearance from the one and only, Jake Paul. 

With his brother Logan set for his official in-ring debut in Dallas - teaming with The Miz against Rey and Dominik Mysterio - Jake is of course in attendance to support.

And during an appearance on the pre-show panel, Jake hinted he may get in the ring TONIGHT at WrestleMania - but not before mouthing off at some members of the WWE Universe.

Will we see the social media phenomenon and boxer throw down at Mania? Only time will tell. 

GRADE: N/A

The Usos (c) def. Rick Boogs/Shinsuke Nakamura for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles

After a hyped-up Mark Wahlberg gave us a spine-tingling WrestleMania intro and the Dallas Cowboys cheergirls kicked off proceedings, Rick Boogs opened things up with his trademark intro for Shinsuke Nakamura. Pat McAfee was fired up as always. The Usos strutted out and were dressed to the nines, as always.

Nakamura started hot but it wasn't long until the champs took control and cut off the former IC Champion. After trading kicks with Jimmy, Nakamura got the hot tag for Boogs and 'Main Event' Jay entered the match again. 

Boogs showed off his impressive strength with a delayed suplex. He went to lift both Uso brothers, but his knee gave out and he got the tag to his partner Nakamura. It looked as though Boogs legit hurt his knee, as replays showed it clearly buckle underneath him. The Usos took control quickly after and while Nakamura was able to kick out of the superkick/splash combination, he couldn't stop the 1D and the champs retained.

Solid match, but probably not the right choice to open a WrestleMania. Boogs looks to be seriously injured, with doctors surrounding him after the match. The injury probably took away from the finish in the end, but the right team won without a doubt. 

GRADE: C+

Drew McIntyre def. Happy Corbin

Drew got a pretty cool entrance here - well deserved considering his two big WrestleMania matches were affected due to COVID. McIntyre started off hot against Corbin, who was wrestling in a party shirt and white jeans - certainly a choice. 

Madcap Moss got involved and allowed Corbin to take control soon after. Madcap got up on the apron and distracted his partner, giving Drew the upper-hand with a spinebuster. A nice belly-to-belly throw, a jumping neckbreaker and a kip-up from McIntyre got a few cheers from a quieter crowd. McIntyre went for the Claymore but Corbin countered into the Deep Six for a two-count.

McIntyre regathered and looked for the Claymore once again, but Corbin bailed. McIntyre hit an impressive dive over the top and took them both out. Corbin hit the End Of Days, which has been the finish of his matches fo his whole career - but McIntyre became the first man to kick out of it!!! That moment got the crowd going for a little bit. 

Drew recovered again, hit the Future Shock DDT and a Claymore for the pinfall victory. After the match, Drew used his big sword and chopped the ropes in half. Ok then. 

The match probably went a bit lot longer than it needed to and the crowd weren't really into it until the last couple of minutes. McIntyre kicking out of the End Of Days was a cool moment, but probably one we should have seen coming. Both men worked hard, but this one didn't quite click. 

GRADE: C

Logan Paul/The Miz def. Rey & Dominik Mysterio

The Mysterios came out from underneath the stage, which was pretty dope. Logan Paul came out with a Pokemon card attached to the gold chain around his neck. According to Jimmy Smith, it's 1/1 and the most expensive in the world. This guy is a national treasure. 

Logan got into the match early, throwing a few body shots at Rey in the corner. Dominik tagged in and flew around the ring and ringside area, taking it to The Miz. Paul snuck behind the ref's back and allowed their team to get the upper-hand for a little bit. Paul hit a nice running powerslam on Dominik, before hitting a picture-perfect blockbuster from the second-rope. 

There was actually some pretty good tag team psychology from Paul/Miz, cutting off the ring and tagging in and out frequently. Dominik fought his way out eventually, getting the hot tag to his father and getting the crowd on their feet. Rey gained a couple of near-falls on Miz, before hitting a sweet tornado DDT and two of the signature 'Three Amigos', gaining a big "Eddie" chant from the crowd. 

Paul was able to tag himself back into the match and managed to hit a 'Three Amigos' of his own, which was seriously impressive stuff in his first match. Paul then hit a frog-splash from the top rope for another near-fall. The Mysterios hit a double 619, but Miz tagged himself in and broke up the pin, before hitting a Skull-Crushing Finale on Rey for the win.

After the match, Miz turned on Paul and hit him with a Skull-Crushing Finale. Jake Paul did not come out, which was a little bit of a letdown. 

This wasn't amazing by any means, but it was a lot better than perhaps anybody expected. Logan Paul was an absolute natural in the ring and produced a celebrity appearance for the ages, rivalling the likes of Bad Bunny and Pat McAfee. Both the Mysterios did their job well and Miz's turn opens the door for more Paul shenanigans moving forward. We're calling this match a success. 

GRADE: B

Stephanie McMahon introduces Gable Steveson to WWE Universe

In-between matches, WWE's Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon came out to introduce Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson to the WrestleMania crowd.

He didn't do anything, but he got a bit ovation and his future in WWE is extremely bright. 

GRADE: N/A

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