One of the biggest events of the year in sports and entertainment is WWE's WrestleMania. Wrestling, and specifically the WWE, are in a boom period. WWE is still riding high on a $5 billion deal from Netflix and ratings are high.
WrestleMania 41, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, was a 2025 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was the 41st annual WrestleMania and took place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas hosted WrestleMania 41. It is home to the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders.
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the Venue for WrestleMania 41
When and Where is WrestleMania 41?
- Dates: Saturday, April 19, 2025, and Sunday, April 20, 2025
- Location: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas area)
Notably, this is the latest into a calendar year that WrestleMania has been scheduled, with the marquee event usually taking place in either late March or early April over its four-decade history. This marked the first WrestleMania to be held during Easter weekend.
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How to Watch WrestleMania 41
Wrestlemania will stream live on Peacock in the United States. For those watching outside the United States, the event will be available internationally on Netflix in most markets.
- United States: Peacock (premium or premium-plus subscription required)
- International (most markets): Netflix
This was the first WrestleMania to livestream on Netflix following the WWE Network's merger under the service in January 2025 in those areas. This was also the last WrestleMania to livestream on Peacock in the United States as ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service will begin a five-year rights deal with WWE, starting with Wrestlepalooza in September 2025.
WrestleMania 41 Start Time
WrestleMania 41 start time is 7 pm EST on both night 1 (April 19) and night 2 (April 20).
WrestleMania 41 Match Card
The event included a total of 14 matches, split evenly between both nights, that resulted from scripted storylines.
WrestleMania Saturday Night 1 Card
Matches are a list (not scheduled order)
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- World Heavyweight Championship match: Gunther vs. Jey Uso
- Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
- Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
- World Tag Team Championship match: The War Raiders vs. The New Day
- United States Championship match: LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu
- WWE Women's Championship match: Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair
- Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. CM Punk (with Paul Heyman)
WWE WrestleMania 41 NIGHT 1 Predictions
WrestleMania 41 Sunday Night 2 Card
Matches are a list (not scheduled order)
- Triple threat match for Women's World Championship: Iyo Sky vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
- AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
- Sin City street fight: Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
- Women's Tag Team Championship match: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
- Fatal four-way match for Intercontinental Championship: Bron Breakker vs. Finn Balor vs. Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Undisputed WWE Championship match: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 41 NIGHT 1 Predictions
It will be a star-studded affair for the highly anticipated two-night event with wrestlers such as Cody Rhodes, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Liv Morgan − an Elmwood Park, New Jersey, native − participating in WrestleMania 41.
Event Highlights and Storylines:
- John Cena's Retirement: At Money in the Bank in 2024, John Cena revealed that he would retire from professional wrestling at the end of 2025, and also announced that he would compete at WrestleMania 41. The main event on Night 2, John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes to win SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Championship, marking his record 17th WWE world championship.
- CM Punk's Return: This was the first WrestleMania to feature a match with CM Punk since WrestleMania 29 in 2013, which included the first WrestleMania main event of his career. In the main event on Night 1, which was a cross-promotional match, Raw's Seth Rollins defeated Raw's CM Punk and SmackDown's Roman Reigns in a triple threat match, which saw Paul Heyman turn on both Punk and Reigns to side with Rollins.
Main Event at WrestleMania
WrestleMania 41 Results
In other prominent matches:
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- Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight to win SmackDown's WWE United States Championship.
- Tiffany Stratton defeated Charlotte Flair to retain SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship.
- Jey Uso defeated Gunther by submission to win Raw's World Heavyweight Championship.
- Dominik Mysterio defeated previous champion Bron Breakker, Finn Bálor, and Penta in a fatal four-way match to win Raw's WWE Intercontinental Championship.
- Drew McIntyre defeated Damian Priest in a Sin City Street Fight.
- Logan Paul defeated AJ Styles.
- Iyo Sky defeated Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match to retain Raw's Women's World Championship.
The event received mixed to positive reviews, with the Night 1 main event and the Women's World Championship match being singled out for acclaim, whilst the World Heavyweight Championship match, the Sin City Street Fight, the Intercontinental Championship match, AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul, and the United States Championship match also garnered positive reviews.