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Saturday night at WrestleMania 37 (Peacock, 8 p.m. ET) will be unlike any other edition of WWE's signature event that preceded it. That's primarily due to the return of paying fans in attendance at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium -- limited to 25,000 -- for the first time in over a year.

The first of two nights of action will be headlined by two world title matches. Sasha Banks defends her SmackDown women's championship against Bianca Belair in the final match, while Bobby Lashley puts the WWE championship on the line against two-time former champion Drew McIntyre in the opening one.

Five other matches are scheduled for Night 1 of WrestleMania 37, including the first steel cage match at a WrestleMania in 35 years, between Shane McMahon and Braun Strowman. Grammy award-winning musical artist Bad Bunny makes his pro wrestling debut in a tag-team match alongside Damian Priest, as they take on former WWE champion The Miz and John Morrison. The New Day puts its Raw tag-team titles against AJ Styles and the debuting Omos and four teams will battle for the right to challenge Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the women's tag-team titles on Sunday night. And, in a showcase match flying under the radar, Cesaro and Seth Rollins go one-on-one.

Follow along throughout the night as Tim Fiorvanti breaks down the action, match by match.

Match in progress: Steel cage match: Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon

Results:

WWE championship: Bobby Lashley (c) def. Drew McIntyre

For those expecting a feel-good moment to kick off WrestleMania 37, they got it -- but only to a certain degree. Even after a 30-plus minute weather delay in Tampa, the reaction for Drew McIntyre's entrance -- the first in the WWE made in front of a stadium-filled crowd since March 2020 -- was electric.

But Bobby Lashley made that a fleeting moment, pulling off a surprisingly clean and decisive victory over McIntyre, the former WWE champion, in the opening bout of the night.

Lashley and McIntyre each fired their opening salvo of offense, only for their opponent to pop back up, stung but not hurt. Lashley largely stifled McIntyre and held onto the momentum early on, until a crash landing into the ring post allowed McIntyre to claw back into the match.

The exchanges in punches and momentum shifted back and forth, with McIntyre briefly taking control back with suplexes and tosses. But Lashley landed the first big move with a Dominator, though it only led to a two-count on McIntyre.

McIntyre got his first two-count with a reverse Alabama slam, which sent Lashley flying face-first into the mat.

A Clash and Superplex attempt by McIntyre on the top rope turned into a kimura lock for McIntyre as both men sat on the top turnbuckle. McIntyre ultimately popped up to toss Lashley across the ring, but Lashley thwarted the first real attempt at a Claymore with a pop-up Spinebuster.

McIntyre grabbed his first real advantage with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex immediately followed by three back-to-back-to-back Future Shock DDTs. Lashley kicked out at two and when Lashley went to the outside to take a breather, McIntyre dove over the top rope and took out Lashley and MVP at once.

A double hammerfist from the top rope by McIntyre missed when Lashley tossed McIntyre with a creative suplex, and followed it up immediately with a Flatliner. Lashley lined up the Hurt Lock, but McIntyre wouldn't let Lashley lock his fingers. McIntyre drove towards the corner to smash Lashley's head on the middle turnbuckle to break the hold.

A Spinebuster by Lashley was countered into a roll-through and a deep kimura attempt by McIntyre, but Lashley eventually got to the ropes. A big boot and a signature headbutt by McIntyre seemingly set the stage for a Claymore and a triumphant victory, but it was not to be.

McIntyre managed to get himself distracted by MVP for a fraction of a second, and that delayed his Claymore attempt just long enough for Lashley to thwart it. Lashley then locked in the Hurt Lock fully, and took McIntyre to the ground with it. McIntyre used his feet to roll through using the middle turnbuckle, but Lashley refused to let go, and brought it back down to the ground.

McIntyre didn't tap out and as the referee looked on closely, McIntyre passed out and lost the match by submission.

What's next: This is undeniably the biggest win of Lashley's WWE career. It sets him up for a big summer regardless of his opponent. The distraction could give McIntyre grounds and inspiration for chasing a rematch, or he could start from square one and find himself again to build himself back up. The likeliest scenario should be a majorly built-up rematch at SummerSlam in August.

Raw tag-team championships: AJ Styles & Omos def. The New Day (c)

Recap to come.

Cesaro def. Seth Rollins

Between Seth Rollins' entrance and Cesaro's entrance, a promo aired which pointed out Cesaro had been with WWE for 10 years and hadn't yet had a one-on-one WrestleMania match. It was meant to make Rollins look like a jerk, but it didn't make the statement any less true.

But on Saturday night, Cesaro -- widely recognized as one of the most gifted technical performers of his generation -- took full advantage of his opportunity against Rollins and not only put on a night-stealing performance, but earned the biggest win of his career.

Cesaro-Rollins was all-action from the opening bell. A springboard uppercut by Cesaro was quickly balanced out by a Buckle Bomb from Rollins. As Cesaro seemed to get his bearings, and climbed to the top turnbuckle, Rollins hopped up like a cat from the ground to the top rope to meet Cesaro there. He connected with his superplex-Falcon Arrow combination, which earned him a two count.

Cesaro and Rollins attempted moves and countered one another at a dizzying pace, and then the Rollins nightmare scenario began. Cesaro managed only nine swings before his arm gave out. A brief sharpshooter attempt led to little, as Rollins quickly got to the ropes.

Rollins slipped out of a Neutralizer attempt, and when Cesaro flew towards Rollins in the corner with an uppercut he missed, flying arm-first into the corner. Rollins attacked with a springboard flying knee, a Slingblade and shocked the audience with a twisting corkscrew splash, though that also only led to a two-count on Cesaro.

In yet another dizzying sequence, Cesaro snatched Rollins out of mid-air and landed a flash Neutralizer, though his finishing move couldn't quite end the night for Rollins. He flipped Rollins over using the top rope as a bouncing post, but Rollins reversed into a Pedigree, and another two-count.

Rollins got cocky. The four-time world champion, who maintained his superiority throughout the buildup to this match, bragged he had, "Survived the neutralizer. Survived the Swing. I am a god!"

Rollins quickly connected with a swinging forearm to the back of Cesaro's head, and while he missed his signature stomp, Rollins stopped his momentum and hit a scorpion kick on a kneeling Cesaro.

Rollins went for another stomp, but Cesaro, with no angle and no space, countered it into a huge European uppercut. Cesaro then cracked out a deep cut, a UFO -- his spinning torture rack in which he used no hands. That was transitioned into a standard Cesaro Swing, with a record-breaking 23 rotations. A second Neutralizer gave Cesaro the victory, to the delight of a crowd who had seen two villainous victories to that point in the night.

What's next: Cesaro briefly teased a conflict with Roman Reigns in the months leading up to WrestleMania, but he could benefit from another big win in the meantime -- and perhaps a move to Raw. As for Rollins, this loss is merely a small blip on the radar and the combined performance between the two men can only benefit them both. If Big E retains, Rollins-Big E could be a sneaky good program.

Tag-team turmoil to determine women's tag team championship No. 1 contenders: Natalya & Tamina def. Lana & Naomi, Dana Brooke & Mandy Rose, The Riott Squad and Billie Kay & Carmella

With a chance at the women's tag team championships on the line, Natalya and Tamina entered the No.1 contender's gauntlet match last and took advantage to win, last defeating The Riott Squad.

The gauntlet started with Lana and Naomi vs. last-minute additions Carmella and Billie Kay. Naomi and Lana dominated the early going, but Kay earned a flash roll-up pinfall on Naomi as Carmella utilized the ropes for leverage to assist from the outside.

The Riott Squad was the next team in and Carmella attempted to repeat the exact same arrangement when Kay covered Liv Morgan for the pin. This time around, the referee caught Carmella.

With a Codebreaker and a Senton from the Riott Squad, the combo move earned them a pinfall win over Kay. Carmella superkicked Morgan or her way out, putting them further at a disadvantage. Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke entered next and Rose hit a big boot which was followed by a Blockbuster from Brooke on Riott. Morgan broke up the attempted pinfall just in time.

After a spinning neckbreaker for Brooke, Morgan finally fought her way back into the match and tagged in Riott who decimated Rose with a flurry of attacks. A Morgan Codebreaker-Riott Kick combo hit Rose, but Brooke was in quickly enough to break the count. A blind tag by Brooke set her up to hit a Swanton, but it was only a two-count.

Morgan reversed the roll-up and got the three-count so quickly and chaotically that even ring announcer Greg Hamilton was fooled. But Morgan and Brooke were indeed eliminated.

Tamina and Natalya were the final team, and Morgan immediately rolled Natalya up, but only for a two count. Natalya and Tamina regained control and dominated Morgan as Riott continued to recover on the outside. Following a powerbomb by Natalya, the pinfall was broken up at the last possible moment by Riott.

Tamina knocked Riott back out of the ring. Riott tagged in blind and landed a dropkick, followed by an assisted spear as Morgan drove Riott into Tamina's midsection. They did the Codebreaker-Swanton combo on Tamina, but only got a two-count.

Tamina avoided a Riott kick, and superkicked Riott herself. She tagged in Natalya and the pair executed a Hart Attack double team on Riott. Natalya set up for a sharpshooter, but instead tagged Tamina in after pausing, and Tamina set up and hit a Superfly splash, earning her team the victory.

What's next: Natalya and Tamina get a shot at Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler on Night 2 of WrestleMania, but considering the five teams involved in the gauntlet, this seems a puzzling choice. As for the rest of the division, it's overdue for a major post-WrestleMania overhaul.

Still to come:

SmackDown women's championship: Sasha Banks (c) vs. Bianca Belair

Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. The Miz & John Morrison

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