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If you didn’t watch Friday’s episode of WWE Smackdown, you missed a great show. Several WrestleMania 41 matches took form and even more storylines saw new layers added.
As of Friday evening, here is the confirmed lineup of matches for WrestleMania 41 on April 18 and 19.
Mind you, more will almost certainly be added within the next week.
- WWE Undisputed Title Match: (c) Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
- Triple Threat Match: Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman)
- World Heavyweight Title Match: (c) Gunther vs. Jey Uso
- WWE Women’s Title Match: (c) Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair
- Women’s World Title Match: (c) Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair (Rhea Ripley will likely be added)
- WWE United States Title Match: LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Match: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Winners of Gauntlet Match
- Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
- Singles Match: AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
- Singles Match: Naomi vs. Jade Cargill
The following matches–or at least the framework of matches are almost a lock to be added Day 1 or 2 of the Showcase of the Immortals.
- Randy Orton vs. ???
- The Street Profits vs. Motor City Machine Guns
- Lyra Valkyria vs. ???
- Chelsea Green
- Bron Breakker vs. Penta????
What We Learned on Friday About WrestleMania 41
CM Punk shared the details of the favor Paul Heyman owes him.
He wants The Wiseman to be in his corner for the Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 41, and Heyman agreed–much to Reigns’ chagrin. The exchange seemingly sets up a split between Reigns and Heyman. Here is a look at the segment.
I’d love to see Seth Rollins go over in this situation, kicking off a feud between Punk and Reigns that is tied to Heyman. In any case, we’ll see.
Jacob Fatu defeated Braun Strowman in a Last Man Standing match with no outside interference. Fatu’s clean win tells you all you need to know about where WWE sees him going.
He’s now the No. 1 contender for LA Knight’s U.S. title, and I’m expecting him to dethrone the Megastar at WrestleMania 41.
Naomi and Jade Cargill’s WrestleMania 41 match is now official. Naomi is doing excellent work as a heel, and it is a feather in her cap when looking at her entire body of work as a professional wrestler.
It’s hard to watch her every week and not feel proud of her growth and excellence. This is not a Funkadactyl anymore.
The Motor City Machine Guns won a No. 1 contender match over DIY, and they’re now in line to challenge the Street Profits for the tag team titles at WrestleMania. That match isn’t confirmed, but I’d be surprised if it doesn’t happen.
Rey Fenix debuted with an exciting win over Nathan Frazer. He’ll face Berto next week in a match that also figures to be solid. We don’t know where he will land or if he’ll have a match at WrestleMania.
Stay tuned for more WrestleMania 41 details as we move closer to the biggest professional wrestling event of the year.
