This year’s WrestleMania weekend was one of the biggest of all time. It broke several records in attendance and viewership. Also, multiple record-title reigns came to an end, including the one of Roman Reigns. With that being said, this year was where the most Australian wrestlers saw a lot of success. Grayson Waller, Bronson Reed, and Rhea Ripley all walked home as the winners of their respective matches.
Bronson Reed won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on SmackDown. The following night, The Eradicator Rhea Ripley defeated Becky Lynch to retain her WWE Women’s World Championship. Grayson Waller along with his tag team partner Austin Theory were part of the Six-pack Ladder Match for the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Championships. The Raw Tag Team titles were captured by Awesome-Truth. The Aussie Icon and his tag team partner managed to capture the SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
Following the success of the Australians during WrestleMania weekend, The Aussie Icon took to Twitter to share that the wrestlers from the Land from Down Under are all hardworking and have been showing out. Finally, they and the fans are able to taste the fruits of their labor.
“The world found out this weekend what we’ve known for years- Australian Wrestling is World Class. The takeover is only just starting. To all the wrestlers in Australia- keep working hard and showing out. The opportunities are there for the taking #WeConquered ??,” Waller tweeted.
The next feud for Rhea Ripley seemed to have been revealed on Raw, it will be Liv Morgan. For Reed, he was unable to earn a shot to challenge Damian Priest for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. When it comes to Grayson Waller, tune in to SmackDown to find out.
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