WWE’s greatest annual occasion returns to Hollywood for WrestleMania 39. A marquee match between undisputed WWE common champion Roman Reigns and Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes will headline the occasions from SoFi Stadium over two days in Inglewood, California on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2.
This yr’s predominant occasion would have been described as a fantasy dream match simply two years earlier. Reigns has established himself as a famous person on par with years of earlier expectations with a record-setting, twin championship marketing campaign. Rhodes upgraded to a predominant occasion expertise and a vital part within the formation of AEW, the largest non-WWE North American promotion since WCW was bought by Vince McMahon in 2001. Rhodes’ WWE return at WrestleMania 38 acquired a lot fanfare. Rhodes gained the Royal Rumble in January to safe his spot in opposition to Reigns in his return from a seven-month absence on account of damage.
There are additionally matches set for the cardboard for the Uncooked and SmackDown ladies’s championships, United States championship, intercontinental championship and a highly-anticipated conflict for the undisputed tag staff championship when Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn problem The Usos.
Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for the 2023 WrestleMania 39. The cardboard is topic to alter, however with lower than one week to the occasion, main modifications are unlikely. Verify again for updates and predictions.
2023 WWE WrestleMania 39 matches
Undisputed WWE Common championship — Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes: Rhodes returned on the Royal Rumble following a seven-month absence to heal a very torn pectoral muscle. Rhodes entered the eponymous match at No. 30 and eradicated GUNTHER to punch his ticket to the primary occasion of WrestleMania. Reigns and Rhodes have since engaged in a protracted collection of thoughts video games, in addition to Rhodes choosing up an enormous win over Solo Sikoa, ending Sikoa’s undefeated streak since becoming a member of The Bloodline on the primary roster.
SmackDown Ladies’s championship — Charlotte Aptitude (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: Ripley was the frontrunner to win the ladies’s Royal Rumble match and did simply that. Coming into at No. 1, Ripley set the document for the longest efficiency in a standard ladies’s Rumble match en path to successful the bout. Ripley formally challenged SmackDown ladies’s champion Aptitude the next night over a match in opposition to Uncooked ladies’s champion Bianca Belair.
Uncooked Ladies’s championship — Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka: Ripley’s determination to problem Aptitude left Belair with out a match at WrestleMania. Authority determine Adam Pearce introduced that an Elimination Chamber match would decide the No. 1 contender for Belair’s Uncooked ladies’s championship at WrestleMania. Asuka was capable of outlast Liv Morgan, Carmella, Raquel Rodriguez, Nikki Cross and Natalya to punch her ticket to WrestleMania.
Undisputed WWE Tag Group Championship — The Usos (c) vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens: Zayn and Owens have had their very own points with The Bloodline. Jey Uso stood by Zayn after Zayn’s falling out with the group however finally turned on his greatest buddy, berating him for pondering he would select a buddy over household. Zayn spent weeks making an attempt to reunite with Owens earlier than the longtime associates lastly hugged it out. As anticipated, that reunion will result in Zayn and Owens making an attempt to lastly get one over on The Bloodline by taking the tag titles from The Usos at WrestleMania.
Brock Lesnar vs. Omos: Regardless of not really settling issues with Bobby Lashley at Elimination Chamber, Lesnar was shortly shuffled into a brand new program when MVP laid out a problem for Lesnar to face the towering Omos at WrestleMania. Lesnar appeared on Uncooked, asking MVP to promote him on the match, which MVP did to Lesnar’s satisfaction. After being surprisingly cordial, Lesnar did finally hit MVP with the F5 after MVP by chance spit moonshine in his face as they toasted to rejoice the newly official bout. Omos has gotten the higher of each bodily confrontation between the 2 giants up to now.
Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul: Movie star appearances have been tied to the material of WrestleMania since its inception. Paul has emerged as one of the athletically sensible superstar crossovers in skilled wrestling. His match in opposition to Reigns at Crown Jewel acquired rave evaluations. Definitely, Reigns did the heavy lifting, however Paul over-delivered on his half. Paul returned from damage as a shock entrant within the males’s Royal Rumble match and eradicated Rollins. Then, as Rollins was one of many final two males standing within the Elimination Chamber, Paul interfered, taking out Rollins and permitting Austin Principle to retain his United States championship. Paul has knocked out Rollins with a single punch a number of occasions, taking part in up his prowess as a boxer.
United States Championship — Austin Principle (c) vs. John Cena: A match between Principle and Cena has been mentioned since Principle was on the unbiased scene. So, when Cena was set to seem on Uncooked forward of WrestleMania, it appeared a no brainer what the top results of that every one could be. Certainly, Principle confronted Cena and laid out the problem, which Cena refused earlier than working Principle down on the microphone, saying Principle was not prepared for that degree of competitors. By the top of the section, Cena agreed to the match however to please the followers, to not give Principle what he wished.
Becky Lynch, Lita & Trish Stratus vs. Injury CTRL: Lynch’s points with Injury CTRL have been going for fairly a while. Lita made her return to WWE to assist Lynch defeat Bayley in a metal cage match, which led to the pair teaming to battle Dakota Kai and IYO SKY for the ladies’s tag titles. Lynch and Lita managed to take the belts with the assistance of a returning Stratus. This led to the anticipated problem for a six-woman tag at WrestleMania, which Injury CTRL was fast to simply accept.
Edge vs. Finn Balor (Hell in a Cell): Edge and Balor have been engaged in a heated feud since Balor turned on Edge and took over The Judgement Day. After successful their “I Give up” match by threatening to have Rhea Ripley ship a Con-Chair-To to Beth Phoenix, Balor appeared to have gotten the higher of his rival. Phoenix and Edge got here again to win a blended tag match in opposition to Balor and Ripley at Elimination Chamber. Now the 2 males meet yet one more time, this time on the largest stage in wrestling and inside Hell in a Cell. Including extra gasoline to bout, Balor has indicated he’ll enter the match in full “Demon” persona.
Intercontinental Championship — Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre: McIntyre and Sheamus battled on SmackDown with the winner punching his ticket to a match with Gunther at WrestleMania. Imperium attacked each males through the match, which led to a disqualification with no clear winner. As a consequence, each males have been named challengers for the title at WrestleMania. Sheamus and Gunther have already had a collection of nice matches.
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya and Shotzi vs. Ronda Rousey and Shayna Bazler vs. Chelsea Inexperienced and Sonya Deville: It was introduced on the March 17 episode of SmackDown {that a} deadly four-way tag staff WrestleMania showcase match would happen. Mogan and Rodriguez have been the primary to qualify by beating Emma and Tegan Knox. Natalya and Shotzi certified by beating Xia Li and Lacey Evans; in the meantime, Rousey and Bazler got free entry into the match. Inexperienced and Deville certified on the ultimate pre-WrestleMania Uncooked by beating Michin and Candice LeRae.
Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Road Income vs. Alpha Academy vs. Viking Raiders: A particular four-team match was introduced for the cardboard, giving some roster staples an opportunity to showcase their expertise on the largest stage in wrestling.
Dominik Mysterio vs. Rey Mysterio: After a protracted construct that has seen Rey depart Uncooked for SmackDown to get away from his son, Dominik lastly made an official problem for a match at WrestleMania. Rey declined, resulting in Dominik insulting him. Whereas Rey insists he won’t ever wrestle his son, Dominik pushed him over the sting by disrespecting Rey’s spouse and daughter ringside. Rey smacked Dominik on the March 24 episode of SmackDown and accepted his problem for WrestleMania.