Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal happened on WWE SmackDown on Friday evening. In the 9th version of the once a year match, 28 wrestlers locked horns with every different. The likes of Bobby Lashley, Karrion Kross, Baron Corbin, Bronson Reed, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, LA Knight, Butch, Ridge Holland, Dolph Ziggler and Mustafa Ali, took section within the contest.
Of the 28 wrestlers, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman and Bronson Reed remained because the closing 3 to be within the hunt to develop into champion. Lashley eradicated Strowman and Reed and become the winner.
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With the win, Lashley joined the elite membership comprising Cesaro (aka ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli), Big Show (aka Paul Wight), Baron Corbin, Mojo Rawley, Matt Hardy, Braun Strowman, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Jey Uso, and Madcap Moss who had in the past received the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Interestingly, Lashley does not have a fit introduced at WrestleMania 39. After the win, the 46-year-old took to Twitter and expressed his hobby in becoming a member of The Show of Shows.
“I’ll say it as soon as once moreā¦I AM FREE SATURDAY & SUNDAY!! You can not have #WrestleMania with out the All-Mighty. You simply can not! Whoever needs to check me, step up! @WWE #SmackDown, tweeted Lashley.
WrestleMania 39 is scheduled to happen as a two-night top class match on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, USA. In the Showcase of the Immortals, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will shield his name in a one-on-one combat towards 2023 Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes.