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WWE announces WrestleMania 40 kickoff event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Before WrestleMania, WWE is holding a kickoff event in Philadelphia.

It was announced during SmackDown last night that a WrestleMania 40 kickoff fan event will take place next Friday (April 5). The event will feature wrestlers speaking in advance of their WrestleMania matches.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Gunther, and Sami Zayn are advertised to appear.

The kickoff event is being held outside of the Wells Fargo Center and is free for fans to attend. It begins at 5 p.m. Eastern time and will stream live on Peacock and on WWE’s social media platforms.

Cole and McAfee are hosting the kickoff event.

SmackDown and the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony are both taking place at the Wells Fargo Center on April 5. Lincoln Financial Field will then host WrestleMania 40 on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.

It was also announced last night that Cole, McAfee, CM Punk, Big E, Jackie Redmond, and Wade Barrett will be hosting WWE’s Countdown to WrestleMania pre-shows leading into both nights of WrestleMania 40. The pre-show broadcasts will air from 5-7 p.m. Eastern time on April 6 and April 7.

7 p.m. Eastern is the start time for each night of WrestleMania.

The Rock & Roman Reigns face-off set for WWE WrestleMania 40 media event

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Next Thursday (February 8), WWE is holding a WrestleMania 40 Kickoff event in Las Vegas.

The media event was announced following The Rock and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns’ confrontation on Friday night’s episode of SmackDown. The confrontation set the stage for Reigns vs. The Rock to headline WrestleMania 40.

WWE has confirmed that The Rock and Reigns will face off for another confrontation at the media event. We’ll hear from Rock, Reigns, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque.

“Fans and media will hear from both The Rock and Roman Reigns, as well as WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque,” WWE wrote. “Onsite interview opportunities for media will immediately follow the event with both participants, Cody Rhodes, Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley.”

The media event is being held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is open to the public at no charge. It begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time/4 p.m. Pacific and will stream live on Peacock as well as WWE’s social media channels.

Michael Cole and Pat McAfee are hosting the media event.

WrestleMania 40 is taking place from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. IYO SKY vs. Bayley for the WWE Women’s Championship is the first match that’s been made official for the show.