{"id":135817,"date":"2022-03-22T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=135817"},"modified":"2022-03-22T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T22:24:21","slug":"wrestlemania-kickoff-show-to-air-on-usa-network-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/22\/wrestlemania-kickoff-show-to-air-on-usa-network-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"WrestleMania kickoff show to air on USA Network on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2976698037\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE will air a special WrestleMania 38 kickoff show on the USA Network prior to night one of WrestleMania on Saturday April 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/article\/157102\/usa-network-to-broadcast-wrestlemania-kickoff-show-.html?p=1\">PWInsider<\/a> is reporting that the special event will be two-hour show, but that specific matches or segments have not been officially announced.\u00a0WrestleMania will air live on Peacock on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday show will feature Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey for the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair for the Raw Women&#8217;s Championship, Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin, The Miz &amp; Logan Paul vs. The Mysterios, Shinsuke Nakamura &amp; Rick Boogs vs. The Usos for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship, and a special KO Show with Kevin Owens featuring the WrestleMania return of &#8220;Stone Cold&#8221; Steve Austin.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday show features Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the Undisputed World Championship, A.J. Styles vs. Edge, Johnny Knoxville vs. Sami Zayn, The Street Profits vs. RK-Bro vs. Alpha Academy for the Raw Tag Team Championship, and Austin Theory vs. Pat McAfee.<\/p>\n<p>Next week&#8217;s go-home episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/22\/wwe-announces-matches-for-next-weeks-wrestlemania-go-home-raw\/\">Monday Night Raw<\/a> will feature both Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns ahead of their WrestleMania main event match. WWE&#8217;s WrestleMania week television programming will include the Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday April 1 featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/02\/18\/the-undertaker-to-be-inducted-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame\/\">The Undertaker<\/a> taking his place in the Hall of Fame. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/03\/vince-mcmahon-set-to-induct-the-undertaker-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame\/\">Vince McMahon<\/a> is scheduled to induct him. On Saturday afternoon, NXT&#8217;s Stand and Deliver event will air on Peacock at 12 noon CST. That event is headlined by Bron Breakker vs. Dolph Ziggler for the NXT Championship.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/03\/22\/wwe-announces-matches-for-next-weeks-wrestlemania-go-home-raw\/\">WWE announces matches for next week\u2019s WrestleMania go-home Raw<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2766696552\"><div id=\"pwtor-4001960743\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE will air a special WrestleMania 38 kickoff show on the USA Network prior to night one of WrestleMania on Saturday April 2. 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