Skilled wrestling’s largest occasion has rolled round once more, with WrestleMania 40 almost upon us.
In recent times, the present has develop into a two-night spectacle, and this time round it should play out in Philadelphia.
Among the many names scheduled for the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’ are Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Logan Paul, Becky Lynch and lots of extra. Additional to these, there are rumours of different high-profile stars making appearances.
Beneath, we check out all of the rumours and matches introduced to this point, in addition to how one can watch the occasion and what time it should air within the UK and US.
Right here’s all you’ll want to know.
When is WrestleMania 40 and what time does it begin?
WrestleMania 40 is scheduled for Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April. The occasion will happen on the Lincoln Monetary Area in Philadelphia – the stadium that’s dwelling to the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
Within the US, WrestleMania 40 is about to begin at 5pm CT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on each nights. Within the UK, that works out to 1am BST the next day in each instances (i.e. Within the UK, Evening 1 will air within the early hours of Sunday morning, and Evening 2 will air within the early hours of Monday morning).
How can I watch it?
Within the US, WrestleMania 40 will air stay on Peacock. Within the UK, it should air stay on TNT Sports activities Field Workplace. WrestleMania 40 may even stream stay on the WWE Community in most nations globally.
All introduced matches
Evening one
The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) vs Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
Rhea Ripley (C) vs Becky Lynch – WWE Ladies’s World Championship
Gunther (C) vs Sami Zayn – WWE Intercontinental Championship
Jey Uso vs Jimmy Uso
The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) (C) vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) vs The Superior Reality (The Miz and R-Reality) vs The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs A-City Down Underneath (Austin Idea and Grayson Waller) vs New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) – Undisputed WWE Tag Crew Championship ladder match
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi vs Harm CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane) – Six-woman tag group match
Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) vs Santos Escobar and “Soiled” Dominik Mysterio – Tag group match
Evening two
Roman Reigns (C) vs Cody Rhodes – WWE Undisputed Common Championship
Seth Rollins (C) vs Drew McIntyre – WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Iyo Sky (C) vs Bayley – WWE Ladies’s Championship
Logan Paul (C) vs Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens – United States Championship
LA Knight vs AJ Kinds
The Pleasure (Bobby Lashley, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford) vs The Ultimate Testomony (Karrion Kross, Akam, and Rezar) – Six-man Philadelphia road battle
Who else is rumoured to make an look?
WrestleMania 30 noticed WWE pull out all of the stops, with Hulk Hogan, The Rock and “Stone Chilly” Steve Austin showing collectively in a single phase. Whereas there have been controversies surrounding Hogan lately, some followers have speculated that the wrestling legend may function at WrestleMania 40.
In the meantime, John Cena has expressed a need to be concerned in a roundabout way. As just lately as WrestleMania 38 in 2022, Austin competed towards Kevin Owens – within the icon’s first match since 2003 – so the “Rattlesnake” may but seem in Philadelphia, whether or not in a match or just on the microphone.
What’s WrestleMania?
WrestleMania is an annual occasion that’s placed on by the WWE (World Wrestling Leisure). It’s the largest present of the 12 months for the corporate, which in flip is the most important in skilled wrestling. Since 2020, WrestleMania has performed out as a two-night occasion. The WWE tends to order its highest-profile match-ups – and in some instances, its highest-profile stars – for WrestleMania.
For instance, WWE star-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will function on Evening 1 this 12 months, in his first WWE match for eight years. His final match was a six-second win over Erick Rowan, as Johnson set a report for the shortest match in WrestleMania historical past. Within the run-up to WrestleMania 40, The Rock has been closely concerned within the WWE’s weekly episodic tv, for the primary time since his rivalry with John Cena concluded at WrestleMania 29 in 2013.
