Despite a delay due to the weather, WWE brought fans back with a bang for Night One of WrestleMania 37, putting on a tremendous event. With the WWE Universe attending in person for the first time in over a year, the WWE Superstars held nothing back by putting together an excellent show.
The night had everything from hard-hitting title matches to great personal storylines finally coming to their conclusion. The in-ring competition didn't disappoint on the night, with everyone bringing their very best to put together a show that nobody will forget. But out of all the matches from the first night of the show, which was the strongest?
7 Women's Tag Team Turmoil Match
Natalya and Tamina Snuka stamped their place to WrestleMania Night Two by winning the tag team turmoil match, which was a fun and fast-paced battle. Every smaller match within this contest was quite short, which didn't lead to one of the stronger matches overall, but it gave everyone time to shine.
The Riott Squad was the real hook for this one, being involved with three different teams, ultimately coming up short over Natalya and Tamina's power. The story of the two women battling through was told well, and that helped this one to be memorable, building the women's tag team division further.
6 The New Day (c) vs. AJ Styles & Omos (Raw Tag Team Championship Match)
This match was completely designed for Omos, and it worked perfectly. The New Day smartly isolated AJ Styles throughout the majority of the match, cutting the ring in half and ensuring he couldn't tag the big man in. It told the story really well as he teased the tag but just couldn't make it time after time.
Eventually, Omos did get in and he looked impressive. He was obviously allowed to be dominant. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods sold brilliantly for him. But Omos did the work here too, with his power moves helping him score a dominant victory on his WrestleMania debut.
5 Braun Strowman vs. Shane McMahon (Steel Cage Match)
Heading into this match, the expectations were fairly low due to how poor the storyline has been. However, in the ring, both Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon delivered a fun match that felt WrestleMania-worthy, with both men clearly giving their all.
WWE booked it so Shane could be a viable contender, using the steel chair and having Jaxson Ryker and Elias with him. However, Braun's power was too much and the spot where he ripped the steel cage off was amazing, with the bump from the top of the cage also being impressive from Shane.
4 Bad Bunny & Damian Priest vs. The Miz & John Morrison
In terms of crowd reactions, this match was one of the best as the live fans were invested in everything that happened. Bad Bunny was unbelievably over with the crowd, and that only increased when he showcased his in-ring talent.
Bad Bunny had clearly done the work, and he looked amazing, hitting diving-crossbodies, falcon's arrows, and even a Canadian Destroyer. Damian Priest was also able to showcase himself in a brilliant manner as well, and with Miz and John Morrison really selling everything to perfection, it allowed this match to be a lot of fun.
3 Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Drew McIntyre (WWE Championship Match)
The first official match of WrestleMania 37 kicked off the show with a bang. Drew McIntyre went to war with Bobby Lashley in an extremely physical match with a lot of great in-ring psychology.
Drew constantly trying to hit the Claymore but being unable to connect with it was a great story, with Bobby being able to work his strength to finally dominate with The Hurt Lock. The match overall was superb, with a great mix of near falls and back-and-forth action to create a fantastic WWE Championship match.
2 Seth Rollins vs. Cesaro
Everyone had high expectations for this match, as the two wrestlers involved are so talented and they didn't disappoint. They weaved the match together in a fantastic manner, going back and forth throughout in a hard-hitting and technical masterpiece.
They kept things at a fast pace and worked their style together brilliantly. With Seth Rollins strikes and Cesaro countering things brilliantly, turning The Stomp into an uppercut in mid-air, or swinging Seth around without using his arms, he put in a star-making performance.
1 Sasha Banks (c) vs. Bianca Belair (SmackDown Women's Championship Match)
Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair made history at this WrestleMania and they ensured the match was a great one. This is one of the best WrestleMania main events in recent years, with Bianca and Sasha leaving it all in the ring. They showed their emotion from the start, almost crying as the bell rang, which only added more to the match.
Once they got going, neither woman help anything back. They left everything in the ring with a breathtaking back-and-forth performance filled with reversals and good psychology. Sasha used the hair constantly throughout the match, trying to harm Bianca with it, but that resulted in the end for her as Belair whipped Sasha with her braid to set up the victory, which was a brilliant finish.