We’re mere days away from the largest wrestling occasion of the 12 months. WrestleMania is ready for Lincoln Monetary Subject in Philadelphia on April 6 and seven and this 12 months’s occasion actually has some old style warmth to it.
The Rock has returned to WWE programming as he has joined forces with The Bloodline to tackle the workforce of Cody Rhodes and world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins. The Rock and common champ Roman Reigns will battle Rhodes and Rollins in a tag workforce match that may headline Night time 1 with main ramifications for Night time 2.
Rhodes is ready to tackle Reigns in the principle occasion of Night time 2, but when he and Rollins are profitable on Night time 1, there can be no interference from The Bloodline in that match. But when The Bloodline wins, something goes.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Rollins will defend his championship towards Drew McIntyre. Ladies’s world champion Rhea Ripley will defend her crown towards Becky Lynch and Bayley will look to develop into a champion towards when she faces her former faction teammate Iyo Sky for the WWE girls’s title.
There’s a lot extra on faucet for the huge two-night occasion, so keep tuned to this web page for updates all through the week main as much as the present.
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 Night time 1 matches
Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins vs. The Rock and Roman Reigns: One of many largest matches in WrestleMania historical past is official. There are such a lot of story threads on this tag workforce match. There’s a world champion on all sides of the sphere. Reigns will workforce up together with his cousin, The Rock. Rhodes unites with the primary nice rival of his newest WWE run, Rollins. Then there’s the lengthy historical past between Reins and Rollins who began their foremost roster profession collectively in The Defend. The end result of the Night time 1 foremost occasion may have implications on Night time 2. If Rhodes and Rollins win, The Bloodline can be banned from ringside when Reigns and Rhodes go one-on-one for the undisputed title. If Rock and Reigns win, nevertheless, The Bloodline is free to intervene with Sunday’s foremost occasion as they please.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 Night time 2 matches
Undisputed WWE Common Championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes: For the second consecutive 12 months, it is Reigns vs. Rhodes at WrestleMania. After successful 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 robust and it seems that pushed WWE to pivot again to Rhodes getting his match with Reigns. On the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff, Reigns and Rock had been celebrating their upcoming match, with Rock instantly on good phrases with Reigns. Rhodes interrupted, mentioned he acquired to make the choice, not Reigns, and mentioned he was coming after the Tribal Chief. It is value keeping track of how The Rock components into issues as we transfer ahead. The Rock introduced on the March 8 episode of SmackDown that Rhodes won’t ever once more obtain an undisputed WWE common title shot if he loses to Reigns.
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: McIntyre has been on fireplace of late, taking challenge with anybody and everybody who questions his strategies. These strategies have concerned more and more opportunistic conduct as he seems to be to develop into a world champion as soon as once more. McIntyre took benefit of yet one more state of affairs when an already-eliminated Logan Paul knocked out Randy Orton with brass knuckles within the Elimination Chamber, permitting McIntyre to attain the pin and punch his ticket to a match with Rollins at WrestleMania.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 matches and not using a confirmed date
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Bayley was the winner of this 12 months’s girls’s Royal Rumble. Now, she faces one of 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 her off, resulting in Bayley difficult Sky and combating off all of Harm CTRL.
Ladies’s World Championship — Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch: Lynch has been battling confidence points over the previous few months, developing brief in huge matches. That every one modified when Lynch received the Elimination Chamber to earn her title shot. Ripley needed to fend off a stiff problem from Nia Jax on the Chamber occasion however pulled off the win in her house nation.
Intercontinental Championship — Gunther (c) vs. Sami Zayn: Zayn shed his latest dropping streak however he has an enormous impediment forward of him. Zayn survived a six-superstar gauntlet on the March 11 episode of Uncooked to earn a title shot towards Gunther. However Gunther, deep right into a record-setting intercontinental title reign, seems to be like an insurmountable problem for anybody. The 2 will go one-on-one at WrestleMania, each coming off great showings finally 12 months’s tentpole occasion.
United States Championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens: Paul goes to have his arms full. The U.S. champion shunned SmackDown normal supervisor Nick Aldis for failing to seek out him a WrestleMania opponent, so Aldis discovered him two. Paul will defend his title in a triple-threat match towards Orton and Owens. The social media influencer has lengthy had points with Owens. Paul acquired on Orton’s unhealthy facet after costing him a world title alternative at WrestleMania by laying him out with brass knuckles on the Elimination Chamber.
Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso: A match between the Uso twins has been a seemingly positive factor since Jey break up from The Bloodline. They had been the primary two males within the ring on the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania is a time for paying off huge tales. It will be straightforward to get to this match by having Jimmy price Jey the intercontinental title in a lately teased Jey Uso vs. Gunther match, permitting the 2 to develop into entangled as The Rock and Roman Reigns amp up the household elements of The Bloodline story as soon as once more. Jey laid out the problem to Jimmy on the March 11 episode of Uncooked and awaits an reply from his twin brother. Jimmy accepted the problem in a heated promo on the next episode of SmackDown.
Undisputed WWE Tag Staff Championship — Judgment Day (c) vs. #DIY vs. The New Day vs. Superior Fact vs. TBA vs. TBA (Six-Pack Ladder match): The Judgement Day have their plates full. Uncooked normal supervisor Adam Pearce and SmackDown normal supervisor Nick Aldis introduced a six-pack ladder match for the tag workforce titles at WrestleMania 40. Three Uncooked groups and two SmackDown groups will qualify for the match within the coming weeks. #DIY, The New Day and Superior Fact all certified for the match by successful matches on Uncooked. Legado del Fantasma and New Catch Republic superior to the finals of the primary SmackDown qualifier. Avenue Income (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) vs. Austin Principle and Grayson Waller will decide the second qualifier finals.
LA Knight vs. AJ Types: The rivalry between Knight and Types has been simmering ever since Types returned to motion in December. Types took challenge with Knight’s rise to stardom, which coincided with Types’ hiatus by the hands of The Bloodline. Types accused Knight of stepping over his chilly physique and taking every thing that he was entitled to. Types price Knight a world heavyweight title match on the Elimination Chamber. Knight has been on a manhunt ever since. Knight laid out the problem to Types on the March 15 episode of SmackDown. Types accepted with a metal chair to the again.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 predictions
Ladies’s Tag Staff Championship — Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) vs. BIanca Belair and Naomi: The seeds are planted for an surprising tag workforce match. Naomi and Belair had been in disagreement about feeling sorry for Bayley after Harm CTRL ditched her. Naomi tried to rescue Bayley from a beatdown on the March 15 episode of SmackDown however was overwhelmed by the numbers. It seems to be like Belair will finally support Naomi now that she’s concerned within the Harm CTRL enterprise. Do not be stunned if Jade Cargill will get concerned at WrestleMania to even out Kai’s presence ringside.
