Screenshots courtesy of WWE for Wrestling ReWind. TOP: Saturday's WrestleMania main event is a triple-threat match featuring Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk. Sunday's main event is heel-turned John Cena challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE undisputed championship.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Triple H was right when he said during his 2025 WWE Hall of Fame induction that this WrestleMania most accurately reflects the influence of NXT stars who rose to fame on Raw and SmackDown, and who will dominate this year's WrestleMania tonight and Sunday from Las Vegas.
WrestleMania 41 has the makings to be among the best ever, with superstars who got their start in NXT: Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Tiffany Stratton, Lyla Valkaria, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, to name a few.
Many of the matches are far from slam dunks, especially the marquee match-ups and the two promoted main events - Saturday's Triple Threat match with CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins. Stuck in the middle is Paul Heyman.
And Sunday's main event: John Cena's heel turn, challenging Cody Rhodes for the undisputed championship.
Guest Analyst
Wrestling ReWind has recruited wrestling columnist Jeff Wilen @JAWBreaker386 as an analyst for WrestleMania 41.
Here are Wilen's picks:
• Night 1
Punk (needs the win the most and Heyman going with Rollins is too predictable), Uso (crowd pops), Charlotte (sorry, rookie), Fatu (heel has to win), New Day (I guess), Jade (joking, right?), El Americano (why not?).
• Night 2
Cena (has to), Rhea (clearly above the rest), D Mysterio (first main title), Liv and Raquel (too popular to lose), Logan (show stealer match), Drew (deserving), Orton RKOs the GM or anyone else.
Expect to see some other picks before the show starts.
Headline Surfer's WrestleMania Preview
SATURDAY CARD / PREDICTIONS:
1. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther vs. Jey Uso
Bottom Line: Jey Uso backs up his moniker "Main Event" Jey Uso with a series of spears and a frog splash to defeat Gunther.
Winner: Jey Uso
2. World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders vs. The New Day
Bottom Line: Erik and Ivar are just too strong.
Winner: The War Raiders
3. Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
Bottom Line: Cargill is like a cyborg in this match and will exact revenge on Naomi for the surprise attack that put her on the shelf for months.
Winner: Jade Cargill
4. Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
Bottom Line: Two-season vets go at it with an array of offensive moves and counter moves, but in the end, Mysterio will hit the 6-1-9 and remove the mask of El Grande Americano to reveal the true identity of Chad Gable. Mysterio suffered a legit knee injury on SmackDown, and if he's unable to go, the match could be called off.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
5. WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair
Bottom Line: Tiffy Time is up! The Queen makes a triumphant return to championship gold with a figure 8 to force Stratton to tap.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
6. United States Champion LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu
Bottom Line: Fatu is just too strong with his aerial assaults to take down the megastar 1-2-3!
Winner: Jacob Fatu
Multimedia video
YouTube download / WWE on USA video / April 18, 2025 / Seth Rollins tells the WWE Universe what will happen in his match vs. CM Punk and Roman Reigns.
7. SATURDAY Main Event: Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins - Triple Threat Match with the "Wiseman" Paul Heyman in the corner of Punk rather than Reigns.
Bottom Line: Rollins, the ultimate opportunist, uses the loyalty factor to his advantage in winning the match by pinning Reigns.
WINNER: Seth Rollins
SUNDAY CARD / PREDICTIONS:
1. TripleThreat - Women's World Champion IYO SKY vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
Bottom Line: Iyo Sky should surprise with her aerial game, but Ripley is too strong in this one, even for the EST Bianca Belair.
Winner: Rhea Ripley
2. Fatal 4-Way - Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker vs. Penta vs. Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
Bottom Line: Breaker and Finn Balor are the favorites: A couple of spears and a Frankensteiner over Dominick Mysterio, and Breaker retains.
Winner: Bron Breakker
3. AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Bottom Line: The grizzled vet Styles will prevail over the upstart Paul.
Winner: AJ Styles
4. Sin City Street Fight - Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
Bottom Line: This will be a brawl of brawls, but Priest will take out McIntyre despite a Claymore.
Winner: Damian Priest
5. WWE Women's Tag Team Title Match - Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
Bottom Line: Morgan is cunning, and Rodriguez is just too strong, though Bailey and Valkyria could surprise unless Bayley can't recover from her injury Friday night! Morgan hits Valkyria with oblivion.
Winner: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
SUNDAY Main Event: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
Bottom Line: Cena's heel turn should make this match presentable, but Cody Rhodes is the face of the WWE and should prevail. Though WWE may want to put the strap on Cena to break the tie with "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Still, Rhodes is more popular than ever and retains.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Multimedia video
YouTube download / WWE SmackDown video / Cody Rhodes, John Cena Meet Face to Face | FULL SEGMENT | WWE SmackDown Highlights 4/18/25 | WWE USA
Other Possible Matches and Surprise Appearances:
Randy Orton vs. possibly SmackDown GM Nick Aldis on Sunday night.
Becky Lynch confronts the winner of the Tiffany Stratton-Charlotte Flair match.
Return of Rusev Day.
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