WWE WrestleMania 38 Day 1 Highlights: Stone Cold Steve Austin beats Kevin Owens on in-ring return, Cody Rhodes back

Owens misses with a steel chair and accidentally hits himself. Austin hits the stunner and picks up the win. Oh what a moment. Austin wrestles his first match in 19 years and wins it in style. And in a throwback to his heydays, Austin celebrates the win with multiple cold ones. Typical of Austin to land one more stunner on Owens as the unforgettable first night come to an end. 

Unbelievable scenes. Kevin Owens hits the stunner on Austin but Stone Cold kicks out. The roof off the arena has exploded. KO now goes to grab a steel chair.

Stone Cold Steve Austin is looking solid, slams Owens on the announcer's table and after drinking on the job, opening up a few cans of beer, lands punches on Owens. Austin gets Owens on at ATV and drives him to stage ramp where Stone Cold drills KO with a suplex. Oh wait, make it two. Austin on GOD mode, supreme physical condition. He is barely breathing heavy.

Momentary momentum for Owens but Austin sends KO crashing through a table ringside. The action shifts into the crowd where Owens suplexes Austin on the concrete. Oh man, for someone wrestling his first match in 19 years, Austin looks like a million bucks. Barring a few slow steps, he is as good as he was in 2003.

The bells rungs and Austin has KO down after a flurry with punches. Stumps the mudhole and this crowd is losing it. Austin knocks down Owens outside the ring and drops him on the barricade. My god. Austin is actually wrestling and the crowd is chanting 'You still got it'… and rightfully so.

Austin takes a seat and tells Owens he is not here to talk. Owens tells Austin that he tricked him into coming here. He actually wants to have a match with the Rattlesnake. KO reminds Austin about his bruised knees and says that he is actually is challenging Steve into a No-Holds barred match. WHAT! 

Austin has walked out… and in denim shorts, the Austin 3:16 shirt and knee braces. Austin is in his wrestling attire. Brings out the ATV too. Oh what a throwback. What a WrestleMania moment. KO is quiet as he takes his place in the chair.

As soon as Kevin Owens' music hit, the entire arena erupted in a huge round of boos. He's currently in the ring and still spewing venom about Texas. Owens is cutting a promo and asks the fans for a so-called apology for exposing the 'truth' about Texas. The 77,899 in attendance are not pleased.

Night 1 is set to come to an end but this is going to be quite the ending as Stone Cold Steve Austin return to the ring for a fight after 19 long years. All the needless blabbering and constant trash-talking about the state of Texas, the beer-drinking Rattlesnake is here and he will want to shut Kevin Owens' mouth once and for all.

Rousey kicks Charlotte into the referee who goes down after getting hit with an accidental spear. Rousey then gets Charlotte into the armbar and even manages to tap her out. But since the official is down, the match continues. This is the second time that Rousey is unlucky. Earlier, she got the pinfall but Charlotte's foot was on the rope. 

Ronda manages to ger the ankle lock on Charlotte for quite a long time but she does not tap out. And moments later, Ronda found herself trapped in the Figure 8. She tries to reverse it and even manages to do so but not for long. Charlotte gets her advantage back as she bridges it again. But cleverly enough, Ronda rolls outside the ring and the hold breaks.

Since the last time Ronda was in the ring, she seems to have developed quite a few new offences. An arm drag off the top rope, the little submissions and now the Piper's Pit on Flair. But it's still not enough to keep the 13-time Women's Champion down. Rousey climbs up on Charlotte but gets planted with a modified powerbomb. 

Ronda was beginning to to throw around Charlotte by her arms, successfully able to do so thrice. But just when she was pumping it up, Rousey got a little carried away. As she celebrated, Charlotte hit her with a spear out of nowhere. Almost gets the pinfall.

Charlotte looks to outwrestle Ronda, while the Rowdy one is mixing her MMA kicks and punches. Both wrestlers have a very different background and neither can outperform the other on their forte. Ronda just a step ahead, either countering or blocking each time Charlotte goes for one of her patented moves.

So much of bad blood between these 2 individuals, it's time for the Smackdown Women's championship as Charlotte Flair defends her title against Ronda Rousey. The last time these two women were in the same ring together for a match, it was at WrestleMania 35, when Becky Lynch defeat Rousey to win the championship. A lot has changed since then and more importantly, this is a one-on-one contest. 

We're not crying. You are crying!

What a comeback for Cody as he picks up the win on his WWE return after six years. He nailed Rollins with back-to-back Cross Rhodes and looked set for a third. But just before going for it, Cody brought out his father Dusty Rhodes' iconic bionic elbow, knocking Rollins down to the mat. Finally, a third Cross Rhodes sealed the win for Cody. 

Rollins misses the Phoenix Splash but Rhodes gets the Cody Cutter off the top rope which is still not enough. Rollins then hits the pedigree and Cody escaping the pinfall again. Byron Saxton calls it incredible and we can't agree more. And the belief is that it isn't the last failed pinfall attempt of the match. An inkling there's more to come. Neither man is willing to give in.

Back-and-forth quick action and Cody hits Rollins with the best that he's got, The Cross Rhoades but it isn't enough to keep the Visionary down as he kicks out at two and a half. Unbelievable. Rollins delivers an inverted Superplex from the top rope and this time Cody kicks out. What a match

Cody tries to gain the upper hand on Rollins as he lands the body slam and then dives through the middle rope. However, Rollins regroups and plants Cody for a buckle bomb on the barricade next to the commentary table. He then connects a flying knee but still can't get the pinfall.

Even as everyone tries to come to terms with Cody Rhodes' return, he and Seth Rollins, two grappling specimen, have worked a brilliant match so far. Rollins just managing to be a step ahead as he counters Rhodes' dive off the top ropes with an aerial dropkick. As this match progresses, it is becoming personal as Rollins continuous to dish out verbal assaults. 

Oh my god! The rumours are true. It is him. It is the American Nightmare. It is Cody Rhodes, who is Seth Rollins' mystery opponent. The WWE Universe cannot keep calm. We cannot keep calm and we are sure, neither can you.

Counter after counter. As a frustrated Becky tries to plant with one final Manhandle Slam on Belair, Bianca counters and hits the KOD. One, Two, Three and Bianca Belair is your new Raw Women's Champion. The crowd erupts in jubilation. What a match, possibly a five-star.  Heartbreak at Summerslam, retribution at WrestleMania. Twice on two WrestleManias has Bianca won the Raw Women's Championship now. Congratulations, BIANCA

Becky pulling out all the stops. Lands Bianca on the steel steps and quickly rushed back inside the ring hoping for a count out win. But right in the nick of time, Bianca rolls back in the ring to interrupt the count.

The crowd cannot believe it and neither can we. Tremendous resilience from Becky as she kicks out of the 450 splash. This, after Bianca had left Becky stunned handing on the top rope. Becky goes for the Manhandle slam but Bianca counters. Both grapple in the corner and with Bianca attempting a KOD, drops her outside the ring.