During last night's SmackDown, more matches were added to the WrestleMania 41 card...and one was removed when Kevin Owens, unfortunately, announced that he's going to need neck surgery (leaving plans for Randy Orton up in the air).
A couple of months ago, fans were complaining that Triple H had dropped the ball with the Show of Shows; now, things are heating up and it's hard to find fault with any of the matches on the card.
Here are the bouts now confirmed for WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas two weeks from today. Those marked in red are either rumoured or expected to be announced between now and the PLE.
WWE Undisputed Championship Match
Cody Rhodes (C) vs. John Cena
Triple Threat Match
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk (w/ Paul Heyman)
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Gunther (C) vs. Jey Uso
WWE Women’s Championship Match
Tiffany Stratton (C) vs. Charlotte Flair
Women’s World Championship Match
Iyo Sky (C) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
WWE United States Championship Match
LA Knight (C) vs. Jacob Fatu
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (C) vs. Winners of Gauntlet Match
Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Naomi vs. Jade Cargill
Randy Orton vs. TBD
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
The Street Profits (C) vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Women's Intercontinental Championship Match
Lyra Valkyria (C) vs. TBD
United States Women's Championship Match
Chelsea Green (C) vs. TBD
Intercontinental Championship Match
Bron Breakker (C) vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
Night 1's main event will be Punk vs. Reigns vs. Rollins; Rhodes will defend his title against Cena on Night 2 in a match pitting the previous face of WWE against the man who has carried the company for the past couple of years.
"I almost made the mistake when I first encountered John after Elimination Chamber on 17 March on Raw in Brussels, Belgium when he did our first promo together since that moment," Rhodes recently said of his main event match with John Cena at the Show of Shows. "I went in with the mindset that I was facing the old John, but in reality, this is a new John."
"They call him ‘big match John’ for a reason. He’s been in every type of pressure cooker. He’s experienced things that few have. He’s a master. But this John having it all on the line is the most dangerous version we’ve ever seen. Typically, I’d approach John smiling and I’d shake his hand with this being a teacher vs student moment. He’s also one of my heroes."
"Regardless, I have the unenviable task of beating John Cena in his last WrestleMania match when he’s going for the record of 17 world championships," the American Nightmare added. "This is my job and I’m very much looking forward to it however events may play out."
Stay tuned for more on WrestleMania as we have it.