WrestleMania® to Feature First-Ever Women’s Main Event
March 25 2019 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
For the first time in WWE history, a women’s match will be the
main event of WrestleMania as the Raw Women’s Championship
featuring Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch will
take place on Sunday, April 7 in front of a capacity crowd at
MetLife Stadium and streaming live on WWE Network around the
world.
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WWE Superstars Charlotte Flair, Ronda
Rousey and Becky Lynch (left to right) will main event WrestleMania
35 in front of a capacity crowd at MetLife Stadium (Photo: Business
Wire)
Ronda Rousey is the current Raw Women’s Champion, Olympic
medalist, the first female UFC Champion, and the first woman to be
inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. She is also an actress and New
York Times bestselling author. Charlotte Flair is a seven-time
Champion in WWE, a former Division 1 volleyball player,
philanthropist and author. She is the daughter of two-time WWE Hall
of Famer Ric Flair. Becky Lynch is the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble
winner, a two-time SmackDown Champion and was named Wrestler of the
Year by both Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports in 2018. She was
also the first woman ever to top ESPN’s WWE Power Rankings.
At WrestleMania 32 in 2016, WWE re-branded the Divas Division
the Women’s Division and unveiled a new Women’s Championship title.
Since that time, the women’s evolution has placed a greater
spotlight on WWE’s female performers, including more prominent
storylines and deeper character development that showcases their
athleticism, charisma and star power.
Last October, WWE held its first-ever all-women’s pay-per-view
event, Evolution, in front of a sold-crowd and millions more
watching on WWE Network.
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