With a retro event like WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, it was expected that we’d have some legends in the house for the night.
Previously advertised were already Jesse “The Body” Ventura, who joined the commentary booth for the Intercontinental Championship match between Bron Breakker and Sheamus, as well as Shawn Michaels moderating the contract signing between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens. That segment ended with “The Heartbreak Kid” nailing Owens with a little Sweet Chin Music to follow a superkick from The American Nightmare that saved HBK from a package piledriver Owens was about to execute.
TUNE UP THE BAND
SWEET CHIN MUSIC #SNME pic.twitter.com/KstiIrX4MO
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 26, 2025
But also in attendance were a few other surprises, first off with Alundra Blayze, who was sporting the old WWF Women’s Championship title belt (and you’ll notice she’s also sitting next to comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias)
Alundra Blayze brought the belt! #SNME pic.twitter.com/zs3Ib2o907
— WrestlingINC.com (@WrestlingInc) January 26, 2025
“The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry was also in attendance to watch the action
Mark Henry is at #SNME pic.twitter.com/QPBaLsHdfT
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) January 26, 2025
A little later, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Dory Funk Jr., and Hacksaw Jim Duggan were shown fired up at ringside, too:
The Legends are out tonight at #SNME! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Dau3pp8RKo
— WWE (@WWE) January 26, 2025
The Brainbusters Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard were shown following Jacob Fatu’s dismantling of Braun Strowman.
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in the crowd at #SNME pic.twitter.com/ON8aop0oyM
— MetalMama Brittany (@MetalMama1987) January 26, 2025
Hulk Hogan, who had previously been in the promotional material, does not seem to be making any appearance.
The announced attendance in San Antonio, TX for Saturday Night’s Main Event was 16,406.
Bonus News Snippet: Speaking of appearances, Fightful Select is reporting that Ilja Dragunov has been spotted at the WWE Performance Center this week. As of this writing, there’s no word on whether he’s training or simply being evaluated. Be sure to check back for more info on that whenever something more is clarified.
