WWE News: Two Random New Matches Announced For ‘WrestleMania 36’ – Fully Updated Card
There are less than two weeks remaining until the biggest WWE event of the year, and WrestleMania 36 is looking to be a memorable show. A number of big matches have already been announced for the two-night pay-per-view, but the company isn’t finished yet. On Monday afternoon, two more matches were added to the ever-growing card, but the book appeared to have little basis in existing storylines.
On Monday afternoon, the official WWE website announced a new WrestleMania match that will have Aleister Black taking on Bobby Lashley. These two superstars have had absolutely no interaction on television thus far, and their contest on the card comes as a surprise.
Lashley was last seen feuding with Rusev over Lana, but that angle was suddenly shelved. Rusev hasn’t been seen on WWE television — or in a WWE ring — for weeks now, but Lana is still there, accompanying her onscreen lover to the ring.
The other match announced by WWE has The Street Profits defending the Raw Tag Team Titles against the duo of Andrade and Angel Garza. It now appears clear that Andrade will not be defending his United States Championship on either night of WrestleMania 36.
It was thought that The Street Profits would defend against AOP, but Akam’s recent injury has thrown that match out the window. Some thought a makeshift team of Murphy and Rezar would go after the belts, but WWE appears to have had another idea in mind.
The current card for WrestleMania 36 follows, but more matches are likely to be added before the event takes place.
— WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Drew McIntyre.
— NXT Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Charlotte Flair.
— WWE Universal Championship: Goldberg (c) vs. Roman Reigns.
— Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Shayna Baszler.
— SmackDown Women’s Championship – Six-Pack Challenge: Bayley (c) vs. Tamina Snuka vs. Naomi vs. Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans vs. Dana Brooke.
— Raw Tag Team Championship: The Street Profits (c) vs. Angel Garza & Andrade.
— “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena.
— Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins.
— The Undertaker vs. AJ Styles.
— Elias vs. King Baron Corbin.
— Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley.
— Last Man Standing Match: Edge vs. Randy Orton (not yet confirmed).
Given the restrictions and governmental guidelines laid out in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, WWE has had to make a lot of changes to WrestleMania 36, as well as to their weekly programming. Unconfirmed reports have suggested that the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal will not take place due to the large number of people normally sharing the ring during those matches.
It is quite possible that WWE is now trying to find a way to get many superstars their WrestleMania moment in lieu of appearing in a battle royal. This constraint could be a motivating factor behind the Raw Tag Team Title Match as well as the Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley contest.
