We now have arrived to the most important wrestling occasion of the yr. WrestleMania 40 is about for Lincoln Monetary Area in Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday and this yr’s occasion actually has some old-school warmth to it.
The largest match of the weekend sees WWE common champion Roman Reigns rematch Cody Rhodes in the principle occasion of Evening 2 as Rhodes appears to be like to “end the story” after developing brief a yr in the past. Reigns might be at a transparent benefit within the match after he and The Rock defeated Rhodes and Seth Rollins on Evening 1, clearing the best way for the match to be beneath “Bloodline Guidelines.” Which means something goes, with a lot expectation on The Rock, Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attempting to intervene and preserve the title with the “Tribal Chief.”
Rollins, in the meantime, has his personal issues to cope with because the world heavyweight champion will put his title on the road in opposition to a red-hot Drew McIntyre. Plus, CM Punk, who made his return on the Royal Rumble solely to endure an damage, might be on the commentary for the match and prone to play an element. Plus, the WWE girls’s championship is on the road when Iyo Sky takes on Bayley. Sky and her Injury CTRL cohorts kicked Bayley out of the group she helped type and now Bayley appears to be like to actual her revenge. The ultimate title match on Sunday sees United States champion Logan Paul pressured to defend his title in opposition to two opponents when he takes on Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.
Plus, there’s at all times a shock or two alongside the best way the place legends return or celebrities make an look.
Let’s check out the total WrestleMania 40 card, which streams reside on Peacock on April 7 starting at 7 p.m. ET. Observe: these will not be the official match order for every evening, merely a listing of which matches will happen on every day.
2024 WWE WrestleMania 40 Evening 2 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 made it clear he was coming for Reigns to “end the story.” That plan was sidelined when Rhodes stepped apart and handed the Reigns match over to The Rock. Fan backlash to the concept 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 celebrated their upcoming match, with Rock immediately 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. The Rock later introduced Rhodes would by no means once more obtain an undisputed WWE common title shot if he misplaced to Reigns.
WWE Ladies’s Championship — Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Bayley was the winner of this yr’s girls’s Royal Rumble. Now, she faces one of her former Injury CTRL teammates in Sky. Regardless of creating Injury CTRL, Bayley had been on the outs with the group for fairly some time. 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 preventing off all of Injury CTRL.
United States Championship — Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens: Paul goes to have his palms 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 in opposition to 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.
LA Knight vs. AJ Types: The rivalry between Knight and Types has been simmering ever since Types returned to motion in December. Types took situation 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 part 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.
The Closing Testomony (Karrion Kross & Authors of Ache) vs. Bobby Lashley & The Avenue Earnings (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (Philadelphia Avenue Combat): The two factions have been brawling for months. The Closing Testomony price Avenue Earnings a spot within the undisputed tag workforce title six-pack ladder match at WrestleMania. Kross berated Lashley for letting his pleasure get in the best way of his pupils’ success and boasted about crushing Avenue Earnings’ WrestleMania goals. WWE introduced a Philadelphia Avenue Combat between the 2 factions, an acceptable solution to finish their long-running feud.
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: McIntyre has been on hearth of late, taking situation with anybody and everybody who questions his strategies. These strategies have concerned more and more opportunistic habits as he appears to be like to turn out to be a world champion as soon as once more. McIntyre took benefit of one more scenario 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.