The largest wrestling present of the 12 months attracts close to. WrestleMania 40 takes place from Lincoln Monetary Subject 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 relatively than “ending his story” in opposition to 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 steered she would go after ladies’s world champion Rhea Ripley. As a substitute, Bayley will face her former Injury CTRL teammate Iyo Sky for the WWE ladies’s championship.
Extra matches will get introduced within the coming weeks and months, however we will additionally have a look forward to matches we suppose will happen at WrestleMania 40.
Let’s get to it and have a look at what we all know — and what we expect — will occur at WrestleMania 40, which streams dwell 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 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 concept 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 had been celebrating their upcoming match, with Rock all of the sudden on good phrases with Reigns. Rhodes interrupted, mentioned he received to make the choice, not Reigns, and mentioned he was coming after Reigns. It is price keeping track of how The Rock elements into issues as we transfer ahead.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Bayley was the winner of this 12 months’s ladies’s Royal Rumble. Now, she faces one in all her former Injury CTRL teammates in Sky. Regardless of creating Injury 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 Injury CTRL.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 predictions
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: With Rollins injured, it appears 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 apart from Rhodes and Punk, which would appear to make him a number one candidate for a title shot. Rollins’ challenger will probably come from a males’s Elimination Chamber match, so something can occur. Nevertheless it’s wroth remembering that Damian Priest must money within the Cash within the Financial institution contract sooner or later.
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 dealing with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, however Lesnar has been written out of WWE’s plans after his assumed involvement with the current allegations in opposition to Vince McMahon. Breakker took Lesnar’s spot within the Royal Rumble, principally doing all the things Lesnar was set to do within the match. It makes sufficient sense that it is exhausting 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 had been the primary two males within the ring on the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania is a time for paying off large 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 turn out to be entangled as The Rock and Roman Reigns amp up the household facets of The Bloodline story as soon as once more.
Ladies’s World Championship — Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch: This can be a pure shot in the dead of night at this level however Lynch punched her ticket to the Elimination Chamber match, which is able to decide Ripley’s WrestleMania challenger. Lynch’s current story has been about her failure to realize the success that had come so usually prior to now. Positioning Lynch as making an attempt to show she “nonetheless has it” wants an enormous payoff and successful the Chamber and going to WrestleMania would tick that field.