WrestleMania 31 Expected to Take Over the Bay Area

– By Beau Behan, Films & Entertainment

A weeklong event expected to take over the entire San Francisco Bay Area, WWE WrestleMania 31 kicks off this Sunday, March 29 at the Levi’s Stadium.

We sat down with the two-time WWE world heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler and famed WWE wrestling manager Jimmy Hart (“The Mouth of the South”) to talk about one of the Bay Area’s most highly anticipated events of 2015. Fans rave about WWE’s (World Wrestling Entertainment) legendary action-packed entertainment.

“My whole thing is about being colorful,” Hart says. “Dick Clarke once said, ‘When you’re on stage, remember one thing: if you dress like the audience, one day, you’ll wind up sitting in the audience.’ That’s why I have my jacket colorful just to stand out a little bit. It may not be that good, but at least, it’s colorful.”

Ziggler, who moonlights as a stand-up comic, adds that wrestling and comedy have a great marriage.

“WWE has over 300 events every year,” He says. “It’s about giving back to the fans; it’s about entertainment; seeing what works; working on the fly to improvise on everything you can imagine, putting smiles on people’s faces.”

As for the upcoming WrestleMania 31 in the Bay Area, Ziggler remarks that WWE is expecting a huge influx of fans to descend on Bay Area’s Levi‘s Stadium.

“Every single year, WrestleMania becomes the biggest WrestleMania ever. This year will be no different with over 70,000 people in attendance,” mentions Ziggler.

One of the most anticipated bouts in WrestleMania 31 is the Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship in which Ziggler is competing.

“It has everything you can imagine. It’s gonna be scary and crazy falls with six other WWE superstars trying to vie for that Intercontinental title,” explains Ziggler.

Hart says, “Fans also get to see the legends and young superstars interact altogether. It’s just a fun-filled week of events.”

WWE Wrestlemania 31 also airs live on WWE Network on Sunday, March 29.

WWE WrestleMania 31 card:

1. Ladder Match For The Intercontinental Championship: Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth vs. Luke Harper vs. Stardust

2. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (c) (with Natalya) vs. Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito) vs. The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) vs. The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) (with Naomi)

3. Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins (with Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble)

4. AJ Lee and Paige vs. The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella)

5. The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt

6. United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) vs. John Cena

7. Sting vs. Triple H

8. Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Announced Entrants: The Miz, Curtis Axel, Ryback, Fandango, Adam Rose, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Titus O’Neil, Darren Young, Big Show, Kane, Erick Rowan, Damien Mizdow, Sin Cara, Goldust, Heath Slater, Mark Henry, Konnor, Viktor and Hideo Itami.

9. WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Roman Reigns

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