We now have arrived to the most important wrestling occasion of the yr. WrestleMania 40 is ready for Lincoln Monetary Discipline in Philadelphia on Saturday and Sunday and this yr’s occasion really has some old-school warmth to it.
The most important match of the weekend sees WWE common champion Roman Reigns rematch Cody Rhodes in the primary occasion of Evening 2 as Rhodes appears to “end the story” after developing quick 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 way in which for the match to be underneath “Bloodline Guidelines.” Meaning something goes, with a lot expectation on The Rock, Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attempting to intrude and hold the title with the “Tribal Chief.”
Rollins, in the meantime, has his personal issues to take care of because the world heavyweight champion will put his title on the road towards 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 more likely to play an element. Plus, the WWE ladies’s championship is on the road when Iyo Sky takes on Bayley. Sky and her Harm CTRL cohorts kicked Bayley out of the group she helped kind and now Bayley appears to precise her revenge. The ultimate title match on Sunday sees United States champion Logan Paul compelled to defend his title towards two opponents when he takes on Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.
Plus, there’s all the time a shock or two alongside the way in which the place legends return or celebrities make an look.
Let’s check out the total WrestleMania 40 card, which streams stay on Peacock on April 7 starting at 7 p.m. ET. Observe: these should not 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 successful 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 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 celebrated their upcoming match, with Rock immediately on good phrases with Reigns. Rhodes interrupted, stated he acquired to make the choice, not Reigns, and stated 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 Girls’s Championship — Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Bayley was the winner of this yr’s ladies’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 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 combating off all of Harm 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 basic 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 dangerous 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 little thing that he was entitled to. Types value 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 Ultimate Testomony (Karrion Kross & Authors of Ache) vs. Bobby Lashley & The Avenue Earnings (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (Philadelphia Avenue Struggle): The two factions have been brawling for months. The Ultimate Testomony value 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 way in which of his pupils’ success and boasted about crushing Avenue Earnings’ WrestleMania desires. WWE introduced a Philadelphia Avenue Struggle between the 2 factions, an acceptable option to finish their long-running feud.
World Heavyweight Championship — Seth Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre: McIntyre has been on fireplace of late, taking situation with anybody and everybody who questions his strategies. These strategies have concerned more and more opportunistic conduct as he appears to grow to be 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.
