WWE WrestleMania 40: All confirmed matches so far
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WWE is just a few weeks away from hosting WrestleMania 40. The company has been promoting the show as one of the greatest WrestleManias of all time. As the company is half way through the road to WrestleMania 40, the matches for the grandest stage are being made official one by one.
WWE has confirmed a total of four matches for the show, where all of them are World Championship matches. Here are the confirmed match cards for WrestleMania 40 so far.
WrestleMania 40: Confirmed Match Card
WWE Women’s Championship Match- IYO SKY (C) vs Bayley
Bayley won the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble match and went on to challenge her Damage CTRL member IYO SKY for the WWE Women’s Championship after IYO & Kabuki Warriors turned on. The match was made official on SmackDown after Royal Rumble as the first match for WrestleMania.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match- Roman Reigns (C) vs Cody Rhodes
At the WrestleMania 40 Kick off show, Cody Rhodes challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship for WrestleMania 40. This announcement scrapped the potential match between Roman Reigns & The Rock. Triple H officially announced that Cody will be the one who will be facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
Women’s World Championship Match- Rhea Ripley (C) vs Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch won the Women’s Eliminatiom Chamber match to become the #1 Contender for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania. Later the same night, Rhea Ripley successfully defended his Women’s World Championship against Nia Jax and the match between Ripley & Becky Lynch for the Women’s World title was made official.
World Heavyweight Championship Match- Seth “Freakin” Rollins (C) vs Drew McInytre
The Men’s Elimination Chamber match was announced to determine the challenger for Seth Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship. Drew McInytre won the match by last pinning Randy Orton to challenge Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40.
The Rock & Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
Cody Rhodes after The Rock slapped him on the face, challenged Rock to have a one-on-one match before his match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. However, Rock declined the challenge and gave an counter offer of Rock & Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins in a Greatest Tag Team match at WrestleMania 40 Night 1.
The Rock added stipulations stating that if Cody & Seth wins, Cody will be free from Bloodline during his championship match. Or if Rock and Roman won, it would be a Bloodline rules match. Cody & Seth Rollins accepted the challenge and was made official.
Intercontinental Championship match- Gunther (C) vs Sami Zayn
A Gauntlet match to determine the challenger for Gunther’s Intercontinantal Championship was held on March 11, 2024 episode of Raw. The match was held in the main event involving Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Chad Gable, Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura & JD McDonagh. Where Sami Zayn won the match by last defeating Chad Gable to become the rightful challenger for the IC title.
LA Knight vs AJ Styles
AJ Styles & LA Knight had carried their rivalry so far and it has reached an extend, where they are ready to destroy each other. On March 15, 2024 episode of SmackDown, LA Knight challenged AJ Styles for a match at WrestleMania 40, where AJ Styles accepted after hitting Knight from the back with the steel chair.
United States Championship Match- Logan Paul (C) vs Kevin Owens vs Randy Orton
Logan Paul had a great rivalry with Kevin Owens since November 2023 and defended his title on the line at Royal Rumble 2024, which ended in a disqualification as Owens used the Brass Knuckles. As the rivalry never ended, Maverick caused Randy Orton his Elimination Chamber match and started a new feud. WWE has teased Logan Paul having feud with both Orton & Owens for a long time. At March 15, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Nick Aldis announced a Triple Threat Match between them at WrestleMania 40.
Jimmy Uso vs Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso had a heated rivalry since August 2023. Jey Uso’s trade to Monday Night Raw caused a huge delay in the feud. Jimmy interfered in Jey’s match a number of times and cost him all the championship opportunities. With constant interfering, Jey challenged Jimmy for a match, which Jimmy accepted and the match was made official for WrestleMania 40.
Undiputed WWE Tag Team Championship Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder Match
Damian Priest & Finn Balor of The Judgment Day will defend the Undisputed Tag Team Championship against five other teams- The New Day, Awesome Truth, DIY, New Catch Republic and the team of Austin Theory & Grayson Waller in a tag team ladder match. The challengers are determined by the Tag Team Qualification- Eliminator tournament on both Raw and SmackDown.
Six-Women Tag Team Match- Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair & Naomi vs Damage CTRL
ON March 29, 2023 episode of SmackDown, Dakota Kai, Asuka & Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL attacked Bianca Belair and Naomi, where Jade Cargill made the save, by taking Asuka, Kairi & Dakota single handedly. This impressed SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis and made a Six-Women Tag Team match between the team of Dakota Kai & Kabikuki Warriors against Naomi, Jade Cargil & Bianca Belair for WrestleMania 40.
Rey Mysterio & Andrade vs Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio
On the March 29, 2024 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Mysterio challenged Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio for a tag team match, introducing Dragon Lee as his partner and the newest member of LWO. The match is made official for WrestleMania 40. However, Dragon Lee got attacked backstage and was made unable to compete one day before WrestleMania 40. Andrade, who recently reunited with Zelina Vega took the spot. Now Rey Mysterio & Andrade will face Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio.
Six-Man Tag Team Street Fight- Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs The Final Testament WWE
Bobby Lashley & Street Profits has been having a long time rivarly against The Final Testament (Karrion Kross & The Authors of Pain) since December 2023. They never had a finish to a match and everything ended up brutal in favor Final Testament. As this rivalry is getting Brutal, Nick Aldis has officially announced that they will finish the things up in a violent way, as both the team will go on in a Six-Man Tag Team Street Fight Match at WrestleMania 40.
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