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WWE WrestleMania 41 card updates

Posted on April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 by F4W Staff

In the newly released edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer gave an update on where things currently stand with the WrestleMania 41 card.

Meltzer confirms that there are currently seven matches slated for each night, including a War Raiders vs. New Day match for the World Tag Team titles on night one that has yet to be publicly announced. Another tag title bout — WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. Motor City Machine Guns — could potentially be added to either night or could take place on the SmackDown before WrestleMania.

A new opponent for Randy Orton has not been made official yet after Kevin Owens had to withdraw from the show due to needing neck surgery. Orton is still listed for the card internally.

WrestleMania is taking place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and is now just over a week away. Here is what the card currently looks like (unconfirmed if this is the match order):

Night one (Saturday, April 19) —

Main event: Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Seth Rollins
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Charlotte Flair
Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano (Chad Gable)
United States Champion LA Knight defends against Jacob Fatu
Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Ivar & Erik) defend against New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) — likely to have a stipulation added after their most recent match ended in a DQ
World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Jey Uso

Night two (Sunday, April 20) —

Main event: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against John Cena
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez defend against TBD (challengers will be decided in a gauntlet match on SmackDown this Friday)
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Randy Orton vs. ?
Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker defends against Penta, Finn Balor, and Dominik Mysterio in a four-way match
Women’s World Champion IYO SKY defends against Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match

“Peacock was listing both shows from 4 p.m. Eastern to 1 a.m. Eastern,” Meltzer wrote. “Now that includes a three-hour pre-game show which means six hours for the rest. If the post-show is one hour, that would mean a five hour show. It’s pretty clear they will be going well over four hours for the wrestling show.”

Daily Update: WrestleMania, WWE-Minute Maid, Lou Nixon

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April 7, 2025 Observer Newsletter: AEW’s latest popularity test, a look at the WWE WrestleMania 41 build

The new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

*A look at the Dynasty card, things that went on behind the scenes and the list of talent where this is the most important night, or one of the most important nights, of their careers.
Business notes on the show
The Owen Hart tournament breakdown
WrestleMania show plans
The Cody Rhodes/John Cena dynamic, the rest of the show as well as ideas on other aspects of the shw
Business notes on the show
AEW All in Texas notes as well as notes on the entire week in North Texas
Examining streaming views for AEW programming on MAX
Things people don’t fully understand about TV ratings as opposed to total viewrs watching a show on television
A look back at where matches inducted into the Hall of Fame started, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin looked back on and the fluke of that match even happening
Undertaker vs. Mick Foley Hell in a Cell looked at as well as the Dark Side of the Ring episode and fascinating look bak
Wyatt Hendrickson wins the Hodge Trophy
The most detailed look at the TV ratings over the past week, including placings, comparison numbers, competition, Netflix data and more
Mistico injury update
Champion of Champion tournament
Super main event at Arena Mexico
AAA does biggest crowd of the year
Stardom setting up biggest match in years
Dragon Gate tag team tournament
All Japan Champion Carnival news
A look back at the life and career of Japanese wrestling pioneer Kokichi Endo
Hogan family drama
MLW running biggest event
Bloodsport news
TNA building for its biggest house show in years
Thoughts on the future of Collision
What drew the crowd at Revolution
Lex Luger and Sting update
Merch seling leaders
Rob Van Dam and Bret Hart run down AEW
UFC lands big fights
UFC business for first quarter
UFC and Meta buinwss deal
PFL opens season
GFL set for debut
College wrestling star now training for MMA
NXT Stand & Deliver news
Update on Vince McMahon-Janel Grant lawsuit
Rock’s plane issues
Rock’s UFL issues
Rock’s WWE stock value
A look at the first week of JFL business wisse
Big change t Netflix audience coming
Mir to WWE notes
WWE injury updates
Bill Goldberg trains with RH stars fr omebak
Many major stars have WWE tryout last week
Pat McAfee in hot water
WWE European house shows

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September 17, 2007 Observer Newsletter: UFC 75 recap, TNA Impact extends to two hours

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Newly released WWE Shop merchandise confirms that Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair and Gunther vs. Jey Uso are scheduled for WrestleMania 41 night one on Saturday, April 19. Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena and IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley also have T-shirts listing their matches for night two.
“The Tonight Show” uploaded their full interview with Paul “Triple H” Levesque from last night.
WWE wrestlers named the best advice Levesque has ever given them.
Episode three of “Stephanie’s Places” debuted on ESPN+ today with Rhea Ripley appearing as the guest. In a clip from the show, Ripley and Stephanie McMahon performed Ripley’s entrance together.
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias told Chris Van Vliet that, despite being a WWE superfan, he isn’t interested in having a match:
- I got in the ring one time and it was scary. It was scary. You could feel the intensity. People say, ‘Oh man, it’s fake.’ No. Maybe it’s predetermined but I felt the hits in the ring, and I wasn’t even the one getting hit and so, yeah, I’m good. I’d rather be on the outside watching.
Fightful reports that Kelly Kelly is now believed to be under a WWE Legends contract.
Ricky Saints received the custom side plates for his NXT North American Championship belt.
The complete Oba Femi, Trick Williams & Je’Von Evans vs. DarkState main event from NXT last night can be watched here.
Bianca Belair is celebrating her 36th birthday today.
Belair, Cody Rhodes, and Jey Uso appeared in a new ad for Minute Maid, which has been named the official juice partner of WWE as part of a newly announced deal between the two companies.
In their top 50 countdown, WWE ranked Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant from WrestleMania III as the eighth greatest match in WrestleMania history.

AEW/Other Wrestling

Katsuyori Shibata cut a brief promo on Jon Moxley ahead of their singles match on Dynamite tonight.
Renee Paquette interviewed Kevin Knight on the latest episode of AEW Close-Up.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey uploaded a new vlog from Dynasty weekend.
UK indie wrestler Lou Nixon posted a statement saying that he’s been pulled from the Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XIII card due to too many matches being booked:
- Well just been told the worst news imaginable for me, despite being told I’d be apart of the show months ago, I have lost my spot on Bloodsport next week in Vegas due to too many matches being booked.
- I understand it’s business and I can’t be angry at that but Bloodsport just like last year was the whole reason I was going to Maina Week this year and to be a regular part of that show is probably my biggest goal in wrestling
- Now that has been taken away from me I don’t know where that leaves me for Vegas next week, or in pro wrestling as a whole for that matter. I can physically get over the time and money I will lose that I’ve put into this but emotionally I feel like my heart has been ripped out and I really dunno what’s next now…
Steph De Lander and Mance Warner are now engaged to be married.

WWE still undecided on top WrestleMania 37 matches

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Ethan Renner

A report by Dave Meltzer in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter explains why the direction for the top matches at WrestleMania 37 remains unclear:

The reason there has been no television direction for the main matches at Mania and you don’t hear anything about them is because there isn’t any. The only thing we know is the top Raw championship matches are not locked in. On SmackDown, Reigns has two different opponents that are being considered so Bryan is not a lock and at least as of this past week, Nakamura was not one of the two under consideration as of last week, even after the gauntlet. Then again, if you followed the Kingston deal a few years ago if they sense people want something, it’s possible to change and in fact, plans change daily anyway. But with no crowds, while plans will change, the change to Nakamura in that spot is less likely but nothing is impossible.

Meltzer also reports that as of earlier this week, WWE is planning for an attendance of 30,000 on each night of WrestleMania 37:

Inside WWE, the plan looks to be to put 30,000 people in the building both nights. If the Super Bowl puts in more, they’ll likely put in more. But that was the legit goal as of early in the week. What they’ll announce is anyone’s guess. The shows will likely be four-and-a-half hours with the first match going in the ring at 5:30 p.m. and the targeted ending at 10 p.m. The Tokyo Dome did two five hour shows. The second day was tough, as it was last year, and as it was to a degree with WrestleMania last year, but in the long run it was the best for all concerns. Right now it doesn’t look like that will be the plan going forward, but two shows at four-and-a-half hours leads to better matches and longer matches and higher quality shows than one at seven. Plus there is more money to be made. In the past you could argue it would break tradition or it just wouldn’t work, but New Japan has proven two years running that it does.

WWE announced last weekend that WrestleMania 37 will be held on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was also revealed that WrestleMania 38 is scheduled for April 3, 2022 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and WrestleMania 39 is set for April 2, 2023 in Inglewood, California at SoFi Stadium.