Rey Mysterio Explains Why He Missed WrestleMania 36

As WrestleMania 36 wraps up on Sunday night, certain members of the roster are stepping forward [...]

As WrestleMania 36 wraps up on Sunday night, certain members of the roster are stepping forward and explaining why they had to miss the show. Because of either injury, illness or as a precaution during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, that list included Roman Reigns, United States Champion Andrade, Rey Mysterio, Dana Brooke and The Miz. Mysterio was reportedly set to compete in a match for the US title, but was pulled from the show before the match could even be announced. Since the he hadn't addressed his absence on social media, but he did clarify why he would be gone from the show in an interview with Fox Sports this week.

Mysterio explained (in Spanish) that he was feeling under the weather when WWE started taping shows at the Performance Center, and that WWE docotrs opted for him to stay home to avoid any potential issues. He stated that he showed no signs or symptoms or coronavirus, and speculated that it was caused from traveling from Orlando to San Diego.

Andrade was then booked to to challenge the Street Profits for the Raw Tag Team Championships alongside Angel Garza, only to be pulled from the show and replaced by Austin Theory due to an injury.

Here are the full results from Night One.

  • Cesaro def. Drew Gulak (Kickoff Show)
  • Women's Tag Team Championships: Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross def. The Kabuki Warriors
  • Elias def. King Baron Corbin
  • Raw Women's Championship: Becky Lynch def. Shayna Baszler
  • Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn def. Daniel Bryan
  • SmackDown Tag Team Championships: John Morrison def. Jimmy Uso and Kofi Kingston (Ladder Match)
  • Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
  • WWE Universal Championship: Braun Strowman def. Goldberg (New Champion)
  • Boneyard Match: The Undertaker def. AJ Styles

And here's the lineup for Night Two, which will start at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday night on the WWE Network.

  • WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre
  • Firefly Fun House Match: John Cena vs. "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
  • Last Man Standing: Edge vs. Randy Orton
  • Raw Tag Team Championships: The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza and Austin Theory
  • NXT Women's Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair
  • SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley vs. Lacey Evans vs. Sasha Banks vs. Naomi vs. Tamina Snuka
  • Otis vs. Dolph Ziggler
  • Aleister Black vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Liv Morgan vs. Natalya (Kickoff Show)
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