WWE WrestleMania Day 1 SCOOPS THREAD (Patreon)

Welcome to our WrestleMania DAY ONE SCOOPS THREAD. Of note, many of these will be updated via mobile, so we apologize for formatting issues.

Michael Hayes & Bobby Roode produced the Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes main event.

Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan is planned to be the second to last match of the show.

Not all of the WWE ID signed talent are backstage as extras. There are a number of indie wrestlers who are.

Paige was not "brought in to Las Vegas secretly" contrary to some claims. She was at Wrestlecon all week, and had a live show for her Rulebreakers podcast.

There were a number of live appearances that didn't have a firm time attached to them until a few weeks before WrestleMania week, as WWE expected one of the busiest promotional periods in history to push late ticket sales.

A number of indie talent are backstage as extras for WrestleMania, there is expected to be a totally different group for day 2.

Regarding Paige, we have confirmed shes back with WWE

There were a lot of positive reviews from indie talent coming out of Bayley's Lodestone camp, as one would expect.

John Cena was made aware in February that WWE wanted him to host WrestleMania.

Gunther vs. Seth Rollins was finalized the week before Gunther's return to Raw.

The ladder match was finalized days before it was announced on WWE Raw. There was much frustration around the announcement of the competitors and the roll out of "qualifying matches."

Seth Rollins was originally pitched to face Bron Breakker for this show.

Gunther was originally pitched to face Rey Mysterio for this show.

Royce keys, Erick Rowan and Ricky Saints were at GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break X

Stone Cold Steve Austin was at GCW Bloodsport

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The opening odds saw Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Randy Orton, Oba Femi, Becky Lynch, Trick Williams, Jacob Fatu, Je'Von Evans, Finn Balor, Gunther, and the Irresistible Forces as favorites

The current odds have seen a few changes, with Penta slightly favorited over Je'Von Evans, but those two leading the way in the IC Title ladder match. Sami Zayn also pulled ahead of Trick Williams earlier this week, but Trick is now favorited again after last night's Smackdown. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio was added to the card after odds opened. Finn is massively favorited, moreso than anyone else on the card. The Usos & L.A. Knight are favorited over The Vision & iShowSpeed, which was also a later additon. The women's tag title match is no longer listed at the time of this posting.