Why This Match Was Pulled From WWE WrestleMania 38 - Saturday

The New Day, Sheamus, and Ridge Holland were involved in a WWE WrestleMania 38 card shuffle...

by Andy H Murray
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A scheduled match pitting The New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods against Ridge Holland and Sheamus was pulled from last night's first WrestleMania 38 show.

Originally planned to take place between Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair and the KO Show segment featuring 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin (per Fightful Select) that closed the night, the match ended up being pulled. This was due to time constraints.

In a backstage update, Fightful state that a number of 'Mania 38's matches ran long, leading to the decision to cut The New Day vs. Holland and Sheamus from the lineup. Theoretically, it should have been easy for WWE to switch the match to night two, though whether or not this would actually happen wasn't clear at the time.

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Sheamus tweeted the following during the broadcast itself:-

WWE, meanwhile, now confirmed that the postponed bout will indeed take place as part of WrestleMania 38's second half tonight.

Although the match didn't air on night one, WWE did show a hype video for the contest - including footage of the broken neck that New Day man Big E recently suffered when taking a Holland belly-to-belly suplex.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.