WrestleMania 41 Night 1 will feature the end of several epic feuds

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The archetypal nighttime of WrestleMania 41 volition acceptable the code for however the play volition spell and the paper unveiled 1 of the last "Friday Night SmackDown" episodes earlier the large event.

The biggest spectacle successful sports volition diagnostic astatine slightest 7 matches with six champions defending their titles successful either singles oregon tag-team matches. But fans volition beryllium funny successful the crescendo arsenic Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins conflict it retired to extremity 1 of the biggest feuds connected either Raw oregon SmackDown roster close now.

Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 volition instrumentality spot astatine Allegiant Stadium astatine 7 p.m. ET successful Las Vegas. It’s the 2nd WrestleMania to instrumentality spot successful the Las Vegas country and the archetypal since WrestleMania IX successful 1993.

U.S. fans volition beryllium capable to ticker connected Peacock and planetary fans connected Netflix.

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Read beneath for a preview of the archetypal night.

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Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair for WWE Women’s Championship

Tiffany Stratton connected  the stage

Tiffany Stratton has had an awesome fewer months since her telephone up to the main WWE roster. She won the Money successful the Bank ladder lucifer and cashed successful connected her erstwhile spouse Nia Jax to triumph the WWE Women’s Championship.

But the upstart wrestler is poised to tally into 1 of the biggest challenges of her young vocation – spell aft a legendary rival successful Charlotte Flair.

Flair came backmost from a devastating genu wounded to triumph the women’s Royal Rumble. She chose to situation Stratton successful pursuit of a 15th women’s championship. While Flair seemingly had the precocious manus implicit her caller rival astatine the commencement of the feud, Stratton came backmost astatine her with fiery words arsenic the 2 got idiosyncratic successful 1 of their much absorbing altercations yet.

On the penultimate "Friday Night SmackDown," Flair attacked Stratton successful the parking batch arsenic a revenge measure.

Flair has the acquisition and the accolades going into the lucifer but Stratton has been known to prime herself up by her bootstraps and flooded the odds.

Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso for WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Gunther walks to the ring

Intercontinental Championship lucifer betwixt Gunther and Sami Zayn during Wrestlemania XL astatine Lincoln Financial Field successful Philadelphia, April 6, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)

Jey Uso has emerged arsenic 1 of the astir fashionable superstars connected the WWE roster since defeating his brother, Jimmy, successful a grudge lucifer astatine past year’s WrestleMania. Fans person gotten down his "yeet movement" to assistance propel him to go the No. 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. It each culminated successful a astonishment Royal Rumble triumph backmost successful February.

But Uso chose to spell the much hard way – trying to excise immoderate demons and yet decision Gunther for the title. Uso has not had overmuch luck truthful far. Gunther defeated Uso astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event successful January and connected an occurrence of "Monday Night Raw" successful May of past year.

Gunther upped the ante erstwhile helium delivered a bloody beatdown of Jimmy Uso successful a lucifer successful the weeks starring up to WrestleMania. But Jey Uso made wide he’s nary longer acrophobic of Gunther and is acceptable to bring the combat successful Las Vegas.

Jade Cargill vs. Naomi

Jade Cargill attacks Naomi

Jade Cargill successful enactment against Naomi during WWE Elimination Chamber astatine Rogers Centre connected March 1, 2025, successful Toronto, Canada. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

The lucifer betwixt Jade Cargill and Naomi could perchance bargain the show.

There is an strength betwixt the 2 competitors that whitethorn lone beryllium matched by the 5 wrestlers who volition beryllium the marquee main events for WrestleMania 41.

The feud started erstwhile Cargill was mysteriously attacked and tossed onto a car. For weeks, Naomi and Belair tried to find retired who the attacker was. At the time, Belair and Cargill were women’s tag-team champions and Naomi was tapped to capable successful for Cargill. 

SmackDown wide manager Nick Aldis suggested Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez could beryllium the ones to blasted for the assault. 

As the women’s Elimination Chamber was acceptable to instrumentality place, Cargill came retired aft each the contestants entered the ring. Cargill looked astatine Morgan and past attacked Naomi successful beforehand of her tag-team partner. Naomi has since copped to the battle and the lucifer was made.

War Raiders (c) vs. New Day for World Tag Team Championship

Erik and Ivar person been connected a teardrop since they returned to the ringing pursuing their important injuries. In December, the squad claimed tag-team golden erstwhile they defeated Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the tiles. They person successfully defended their titles 4 times since then.

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods person talked the speech since their separation from Big E, forming the existent New Day tag squad fans spot now. Kingston and Woods person not earned the respect of fans but could bash truthful by the extremity of their WrestleMania match.

The New Day volition get a 2nd ace astatine the War Raiders for the titles.

LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu for WWE United States Championship

Jacob Fatu yells

Jacob Fatu yells successful celebration, Feb. 1, 2025, during the WWE Royal Rumble astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

LA Knight enters WrestleMania 41 arsenic the United States champion but helium faces a immense uphill conflict with Jacob Fatu. Knight mightiness person the crippled successful his manus arsenic 1 of the much fashionable champions connected the SmackDown roster.

Fatu has shown to beryllium a antithetic beast. He’s chopped down astir each monster he’s travel crossed since helium came to WWE. He’s proven that helium tin spell toe-to-toe with anyone who steps successful the ringing with him and bring a way of destruction.

But betwixt the 2 wrestlers, Knight is the 1 with WrestleMania experience. He defeated A.J. Styles successful his archetypal WrestleMania lucifer past year. It propelled him connected a people for the United States Championship. Fatu has yet to look astatine a WrestleMania.

It’ll beryllium the archetypal matchup betwixt the 2 wrestlers.

Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano

Rey Mysterio points up

Rey Mysterio during the Men’s Royal Rumble lucifer during the WWE Royal Rumble astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Feb. 1, 2025. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images)

Rey Mysterio is 1 of the legends connected the roster and implicit the past fewer months he’s been successful feuds with his son, the Judgment Day, Santos Escobar and present El Grande Americano.

El Grande Americano burst onto the country aft Chad Gable took clip disconnected successful an space to larn the ways of Lucha Libre. Soon after, El Grande Americano burst onto the scene. He’s been a rival of Dragon Lee successful caller weeks but helium utilized his loaded disguise to headbutt Mysterio during 1 of the caller matches betwixt the Latino World Order and American Made.

Mysterio requested a lucifer with El Grande Americano and Raw wide manager Adam Pearce.

Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins

Roman Reigns punches

Roman Reigns throws a punch astatine Jacob Fatu connected Feb. 1, 2025, during the WWE Royal Rumble astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis. (IMAGN)

Bad humor and a agelong past betwixt these 3 rivals volition beryllium successful the spotlight astatine WrestleMania 41.

As mentioned before, the 3 competitors person a past dating backmost to the days Reigns and Rollins were successful The Shield faction. Punk was dropping "pipe bombs" connected WWE absorption astatine that time. A batch has changed since then.

Punk returned astatine Survivor Series 2023 – overmuch to the astonishment of the pro wrestling satellite and the full Chicago crown. Rollins was noticeably irate and helium reignited his perceived hatred for Punk close past and there. The 2 verbally sparred for months arsenic Punk needed to retrieve from a triceps wounded during the 2024 Royal Rumble. Once helium recovered, Punk started a feud with Drew McIntyre earlier returning to absorption connected Rollins.

What upset Rollins adjacent further was Punk helping Reigns during the WarGames lucifer astatine the 2024 Survivor Series. Rollins’ choler toward Reigns grew it and it each came to a caput astatine the Royal Rumble successful February erstwhile the 3 competitors were eliminated one-by-one. Rollins gave a stomp to Reigns and Punk. Reigns returned successful March to interfere successful a cage lucifer betwixt Rollins and Punk. It kickstarted wherever the storyline is now.

There is 1 added bonus. Reigns’ longtime wiseman, Paul Heyman, owed Punk a favour for helping Reigns decision the remainder of the Bloodline astatine Survivor Series. In return, Heyman told Reigns helium would beryllium successful Punk’s country for the triple menace match.

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The last "RAW" earlier WrestleMania showed a monolithic confrontation betwixt the competitors. Reigns pushed Heyman to the crushed earlier helium speared Punk. Rollins got his revenge with a monolithic chairshot connected Reigns earlier helium stomped Punk.

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