The largest wrestling present of the yr attracts close to. WrestleMania 40 takes place from Lincoln Monetary Discipline in Philadelphia on April 6 and seven.
After Royal Rumble winners Cody Rhodes and Bayley have referred to as their WrestleMania photographs, the cardboard is beginning to come collectively. After showing to decide on a match with world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins moderately than “ending his story” towards Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes did an about-face and used his Rumble win to name for a match with Reigns as an alternative.
Equally, ladies’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley initially urged she would go after ladies’s world champion Rhea Ripley. As an alternative, Bayley will face her former Harm CTRL teammate Iyo Sky for the WWE ladies’s championship.
Extra matches will get introduced within the coming weeks and months, however we are able to additionally have a look forward to matches we assume will happen at WrestleMania 40.
Let’s get to it and take a look at what we all know — and what we predict — will occur at WrestleMania 40, which streams stay on Peacock on April 6 and seven starting at 8 p.m. ET.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 matches
Undisputed WWE Common Championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes: For the second consecutive yr, it is Reigns vs. Rhodes at WrestleMania. After profitable the Royal Rumble once more, Rhodes instantly made it clear he was coming for Reigns to “end the story.” That plan rapidly was sidelined when Rhodes appeared to step apart on SmackDown and hand the Reigns match over to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Fan backlash to the thought of Rhodes’ two-year-long story was sturdy and it seems that pushed WWE to pivot again to Rhodes getting his match with Reigns. On the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff, Reigns and Rock have been celebrating their upcoming match, with Rock all of the sudden on good phrases with Reigns. Rhodes interrupted, stated he obtained to make the choice, not Reigns, and stated he was coming after Reigns. It is price keeping track of how The Rock components into issues as we transfer ahead.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Bayley was the winner of this yr’s ladies’s Royal Rumble. Now, she faces one in all her former Harm CTRL teammates in Sky. Regardless of creating Harm CTRL, Bayley had been on the outs with the group for fairly a while. Whereas Bayley hinted at difficult Rhea Ripley for the ladies’s world title, Nia Jax stepped in and scared Bayley off, resulting in Bayley difficult Sky and combating off all of Harm CTRL.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 predictions
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: With Rollins injured, it seems like he must lose the belt at WrestleMania. Whereas it appeared Rollins would face CM Punk on the occasion, Punk suffered an harm within the Royal Rumble that has sidelined him. Rhodes selected Reigns over Rollins, leaving Rollins needing a challenger for his title. McIntyre has been the person most concerned with Rollins except for Rhodes and Punk, which would appear to make him a number one candidate for a title shot. Rollins’ challenger will seemingly come from a males’s Elimination Chamber match, so something can occur. But it surely’s wroth remembering that Damian Priest must money within the Cash within the Financial institution contract in some unspecified time in the future.
Intercontinental Championship — Gunther (c) vs. Bron Breakker: It is nonetheless a great distance out from WrestleMania so these predictions are largely photographs in the dead of night at this level. Breakker is the final man to pin Gunther in a WWE ring, pulling off the feat in an NXT match, which makes this a pure match as Breakker is prepared for the principle roster. There have been additionally rumors of Gunther going through Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, however Lesnar has been written out of WWE’s plans after his assumed involvement with the latest allegations towards Vince McMahon. Breakker took Lesnar’s spot within the Royal Rumble, mainly doing every little thing Lesnar was set to do within the match. It makes sufficient sense that it is onerous to see a greater path for Gunther.
Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso: A match between the Uso twins has been a seemingly certain factor since Jey cut up from The Bloodline. The 2 have been the primary two males within the ring on the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania is a time for paying off massive tales. It might be simple to get to this match by having Jimmy value Jey the intercontinental title in a just lately teased Jey vs. Gunther match, permitting the 2 to grow to be entangled as The Rock and Roman Reigns amp up the household features of The Bloodline story as soon as once more.
Ladies’s World Championship — Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch: It is a pure shot in the dead of night at this level however Lynch punched her ticket to the Elimination Chamber match, which can decide Ripley’s WrestleMania challenger. Lynch’s latest story has been about her failure to realize the success that had come so typically previously. Positioning Lynch as making an attempt to show she “nonetheless has it” wants a giant payoff and profitable the Chamber and going to WrestleMania would tick that field.
