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WrestleMania XL Night 2 Opening Match Leaked

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 is set to take place tonight, and a new report has come out regarding the opening match of the card.

According to a new report from PWInsider, the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre is set to open the night:

“PWInsiderElite.com is told that WWE is finalizing plans but currently Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre is slated to be the opening match.”

Whilst it has not been officially confirmed by the company as of writing, it would mirror the Women’s World Championship match that opened Night 1 between Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch.

WrestleMania XL Night 2 Opener Leaked

Here are all of the matches taking place tonight:

Bloodline Rules Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre with CM Punk on commentary
WWE Women’s Championship Match: IYO SKY vs. Bayley
WWE United States Championship Match: Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton#
LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
Philadelphia Street Fight: Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. Karrion Kross & The Authors of Pain.

Fans in the United States will be able to watch all of the action back on demand via the Peacock streaming service.

WWE has been part of Peacock for some time, and you can subscribe to the service for as little as $4.99 per month.

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We’ll be covering all of the action from WrestleMania weekend, so make sure that you keep checking back for everything you need to know!

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WrestleMania Spoiler: Surprise Celebrity Reportedly Appearing Tonight

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

WrestleMania XL Night 2 is set to take place tonight from Philly, and a celebrity guest is reportedly set to appear on the show.

According to a new report from PWInsider, Snoop Dogg is set to make an appearance tonight at Wrestlemania 40 Night Two:

“WWE Celebrity Hall of Famer Snoop Dogg is in Philadelphia today. In asking around, PWInsider.com is told he is scheduled to make an appearance at Wrestlemania 40 Night Two” the site reported.

As of writing, there is no indication as to what Snoop will be doing at the event, although last year he did get physical and hit a People’s Elbow on The Miz when Shane McMahon blew out his quad.

WrestleMania XL Night 2 Celebrity Guest Leaked

Here are all of the matches taking place tonight:

Bloodline Rules Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre with CM Punk on commentary
WWE Women’s Championship Match: IYO SKY vs. Bayley
WWE United States Championship Match: Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton#
LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
Philadelphia Street Fight: Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. Karrion Kross & The Authors of Pain.

Fans in the United States will be able to watch all of the action live via the Peacock streaming service.

WWE has been part of Peacock for some time, and you can subscribe to the service for as little as $4.99 per month.

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We’ll be covering all of the action from WrestleMania weekend, so make sure that you keep checking back for everything you need to know!

Make sure you check out more of the content we have via our Minus World section and if you want to see more pro wrestling or combat sports you can check out my site FightFans!

Drew McIntyre Makes Big Claim Ahead of WWE WrestleMania XL

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

Drew McIntyre has made a big claim ahead of his WWE WrestleMania XL match against Seth Rollins tonight from Philly.

During an interview with Byron Saxton during a WWE World event, McIntyre revealed that he will “quit WWE” if he can’t beat Seth Rollins tonight.

“I’ve been doing this since I was 15-years-old. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. It was my part-time job in high school and through university” McIntyre began (via SEScoops).

“I’m a wrestler, I’ve always been a professional wrestler. I was signed to WWE at 21-years-old, fired at 29, truly found myself, came back and became the man, the Superstar I am today.

Drew McIntyre Claims He Will “Quit WWE” If He Can’t Beat Rollins

“I’ve never been better, I’m in my prime in the ring, I’m in my prime on the microphone, because I’m just myself” McIntyre continued.

“I just realized, ‘Drew, be yourself,’ and social media, don’t come at me on that thing, I’ll tear you to shreds on social media, I’ve never been better all around. But, if I can’t beat Seth Rollins on Sunday, I quite frankly don’t belong in this industry, I’ll quit WWE.”

What are the matches at WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2?

Here are all of the matches taking place tonight:

Bloodline Rules Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match: Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre with CM Punk on commentary
WWE Women’s Championship Match: IYO SKY vs. Bayley
WWE United States Championship Match: Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens vs. Randy Orton#
LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
Philadelphia Street Fight: Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits vs. Karrion Kross & The Authors of Pain.

Fans in the United States will be able to watch all of the action back on demand via the Peacock streaming service.

WWE has been part of Peacock for some time, and you can subscribe to the service for as little as $4.99 per month.

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We’ll be covering all of the action from WrestleMania weekend, so make sure that you keep checking back for everything you need to know!

Make sure you check out more of the content we have via our Minus World section and if you want to see more pro wrestling or combat sports you can check out my site FightFans!

WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Winners: Every Winner From Every Category

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

The WWE Slammy Awards made a big return during WrestleMania XL weekend, but who were the winners of the prestigious awards?

Who won at the WWE Slammy Awards?

Here are all of the winners from the WWE Slammy Awards 2024:

Best Entrance – Cody Rhodes
Best Match – Charlotte Flair versus Rhea Ripley
Breakout Star – LA Knight
NXT Star of the Year – Tiffany Stratton
Feud of the Year – Cody Rhodes versus Roman Reigns
Fan Chant Of The Year – LA Knight, “Yeah.”
Villain of the Year – Dominik Mysterio
Trash Talker Of the Year – The Rock
Mic Drop Moment of the Year – Paul Heyman promo to Cody Rhodes before WrestleMania 39
The Rizzie Of the Year – Seth Rollins
Faction of the Year – The Judgment Day
Social Star of the Year – Drew McIntyre
Female Superstar of the Year – Rhea Ripley
Male Superstar of the Year – Cody Rhodes
OMG Moment of the Year – CM Punk Return to WWE at Survivor Series
Return Of the Year – CM Punk

You can watch the event back in full via the YouTube embed below:

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WWE Slammy Awards 2024 Nominees: Who Could Win?

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

The WWE Slammy Awards return this year and the event will be taking place live on WWE’s social media channels, but who are the nominees?

Who could win at the WWE Slammy Awards 2024?

Here is the full list of nominees for the awards show and what they are up for:

Female Superstar of the Year

Rhea Ripley
Bianca Belair
Bayley
IYO SKY
Becky Lynch

Male Superstar of the Year

Cody Rhodes
Roman Reigns
Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Gunther
Logan Paul

Best Entrance

Cody Rhodes
Roman Reigns
Bianca Belair
Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Rhea Ripley
Becky Lynch
The Rock
Dominik Mysterio (WrestleMania 39)

Return of the Year

CM Punk
The Rock
Nia Jax
Randy Orton
Naomi

Faction of the Year

The Judgment Day
Alpha Academy
Imperium
The Bloodline
Damage CTRL

Rivalry of the Year

Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio vs. Rey Mysterio
Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL
Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes
R-Truth vs. The Judgment Day

NXT Superstar of the Year

Ilja Dragunov
Carmelo Hayes
Lyra Valkyria
Tiffany Stratton
Bron Breakker

Match of the Year

Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest – San Juan Street Fight (Backlash 2023)
Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn (Elimination Chamber 2023)
Gunther vs. Chad Gable (Raw 9/4/23)
Asuka vs. Bianca Belair vs. Charlotte Flair (SummerSlam 2023)
Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley (WrestleMania 39)

OMG Moment of the Year

Rey Mysterio punches “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio (SmackDown 3/24/23)
CM Punk returns to WWE (Survivor Series 2023)
IYO SKY cashing in the Money in The Bank Contract (SummerSlam 2023)
The Rock slaps Cody Rhodes (WrestleMania XL Press Conference)
Damage CTRL turns on Bayley (SmackDown 2/2/24)
Cody Rhodes slaps The Rock (SmackDown 3/8/24)

Social Star of the Year

Grayson Waller
Logan Paul
Drew McIntyre
Chelsea Green
Liv Morgan

Breakout Superstar of the Year

Jey Uso
Tiffany Stratton
Pretty Deadly
Dragon Lee
LA Knight

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The Rock Hints At Future WWE Matches Beyond WrestleMania XL

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

After a pretty impressive in-ring return at WWE WrestleMania XL, The Rock has hinted at having more matches going forward.

Speaking at the WrestleMania Night 1 post-show press conference, Dwayne Johnson hinted that there would be more matches in his future:

“There might be. Can’t elaborate that much on that but there might be. I love what I do and I love our business. I was born into our business as you guys know so we’ll see” he revealed (via SEScoops).

“My number one priority was ‘Can I come back and add real value this time around’ and not you know, coming back for hot shots one at a time maybe, making an appearance one night. That’s fun. That’s fun for the fans, but I wanted something a little bit more, a lot more substantial. Not only a lot more substantial but something that we can really build upon.

“And so these past two, three months, I think we’ve been laying groundwork nicely, and not only building for WrestleMania this weekend, but also I think beyond that and building for the future and what that could look like.”

Will The Rock Wrestle Again?

So while we don’t have a definitive answer to that, we can say that it very much looks like we’ll be seeing The Rock in the ring once again, likely facing Cody Rhodes and or Roman Reigns at some point.

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Triple H Makes Massive Brock Lesnar Claim

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

Triple H made a huge claim with regards to Brock Lesnar and his current status as a WWE Superstar following recent allegations.

Lesnar appeared to be implicated in the lawsuit involving Vince McMahon, and many fans believed that he was now gone from the company completely.

Speaking at the WrestleMania XL Night 1 Post-Show Press Conference, Triple H confirmed that Lesnar is still signed with the company:

“At one point, there was a conversation with Brock about Royal Rumble, quite a long time ago” Hunter revealed (via SEScoops). Right now, Brock is at home being Brock. We’ll see where that leads from here. His status is the same as it has been before. Brock is not gone from WWE. He’s just home being Brock.”

Has Brock Lesnar left WWE?

So as it turns out, Brock Lesnar has not yet actually left the company, despite many believing that he would be following recent allegations.

There is currently no indication as to when he could be returning, although Triple H and Co would probably want to get him in as soon as possible, potentially even for SummerSlam.

We’ll hopefully find out more in the coming weeks regarding ‘The Beast Incarnate’ and his future plans with the company.

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Man Thinks Games Were Better When He Was Blind to Their Blatant Political Themes

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Alex Kitsinger

MADISON, Wis. — Long time gamer Brett Hansen announced today that games were better before he managed to finally figure out their blatant political themes, according to social media posts.

“Nowadays every game has some hamfisted political theme which I catch on to maybe 200 or 300 hours into the game,” Hansen posted online. “Remember when Helldivers 2 was just about killing bugs? Now I hear it’s also got political stuff.”

Ex-coworkers of Hansen say not being able to detect the main themes in media and elsewhere has been a recurring theme in his life, which he has not detected.

“I worked with Brett at Walmart. Three years in he said, ‘This place was a lot more fun before it was all about making money,’” Dan Saunders, who worked as a cashier along with Hansen, said. “Then he went into this whole diatribe about how he overheard our manager talking about meeting sales goals and that tipped him off to the idea. I was in that meeting. We had it weekly, it was very direct.”

Family said Hansen has struggled with the issue for quite some time.

“He’s a good kid,” Brad Hansen, Brett’s father said. “Not everyone is quick on their feet but we love him. Growing up we’d always watch the Godzilla movies together. I love those memories we have. But the other day he told me he wasn’t going to watch any more of the movies now that they’re about, ‘woke nuclear and environmentalist stuff.’”

At press time Hansen announced that ultimately gaming had just become too steeped in woke ideology, and so instead he plans to turn to some message-free music by the band Rage Against The Machine.

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 Live Stream: How To Watch

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

WWE WrestleMania XL is set to be the biggest weekend in the company’s calendar year, but how can you watch all of the action from Night 2?

The main event will see Cody Rhodes attempting to “finish the story” by defeating Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship, but can he do it under Bloodline Rules?

Beyond that, there are some massive bouts like Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins and AJ Styles vs LA Knight taking place on Night 2, so it is well worth knowing how you can catch all of the action.

Here is your guide for everything you need to know to watch WrestleMania XL on Sunday, April 7th from Philly.

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 Live Stream: US

Fans in the United States will be able to watch all of the action live via the Peacock streaming service. WWE has been part of Peacock for some time, and you can subscribe to the service for as little as $4.99 per month.

Peacock costs $6 a month for an ads-included version of the service. Premium Plus, the ad-free version, costs $12 monthly, which means that you won’t miss any of the action from any WWE event on there, including WrestleMania XL.

Read More – Did The Rock Win at WrestleMania XL?

Can I watch WrestleMania XL if I’m outside the US?

Fans who are outside of the United States will be able to watch WrestleMania XL live if they are subscribed to the WWE Network.

A subscription to the Network works out at £9.99 per month, and it gives you access to the majority of the company’s back catalogue as well as events from brands such as WCW and ECW.

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WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 Predictions: Cody vs Roman and More

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Jake Skudder

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 looks like it could be one of the biggest nights in wrestling in all of 2024, but what are our predictions for the card?

WWE WrestleMania XL Night 2 Predictions

Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns – Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match

With The Rock and Roman winning on Night 1, this match will now be contested under Bloodline Rules. We’re expecting some guest appearances during this match, and overall Cody will win and finish the story.

Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins – World Heavyweight Championship Match

McIntyre enters the match 100%, whereas Seth took a hell of a beating on Night 1 during the main event, so it’s time for the title to change and for Drew to get his WrestleMania moment in front of an arena audience.

Six-Man Tag Philadelphia Street Fight – Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits vs Final Testament

Unfortunately, this match is quite the nothing-burger, so really either team could win. We’re predicting that Final Testament will take the win here.

Iyo Sky vs Bayley – WWE Women’s Championship Match

WWE are clearly hoping to utilise Bayley more going forward, and a massive win here will be the start of her super push. This could be one of the best matches of the weekend, so hopefully they get enough time to create a spectacle.

Logan Paul vs Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens – WWE United States Championship Match

This is actually a pretty difficult match to predict, but considering that WWE is really pushing this PRIME partnership deal, we can see Logan getting the sneaky win and continuing his run as Champion.

LA Knight vs AJ Styles

This is another pretty difficult match to predict, as both men are well-tenured and in their 40s. Having said that, we think that LA Knight will get the win here.

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