WrestleMania 40 – live: Start time, match card, results and updates from night one

Forward of WrestleMania 40, our personal Ollie Browning interviewed Gunther – the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time – who’s getting ready to defend his title towards Sami Zayn this night.

Right here’s an excerpt from Ollie’s dialog with the Austrian:

Following Ronda Rousey blasting WWE earlier final month, legend Invoice Goldberg didn’t have notably variety issues to say about his time within the organisation.

Goldberg first joined the WWE over 20 years in the past in 2003 and, like Rousey, he too harbours discontent for Vince McMahon. Again in late 2023, he labelled McMahon “a chunk of s**t” for not giving him a retirement match.

However on the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast in March, Goldberg directed his discontent at Asuka (a reputation he mispronounced) for beating his undefeated streak of over 100 matches. This occurred again in 2017.

Talking to host Tim Inexperienced he mentioned: “Properly, a woman beat my successful streak, beat my undefeated streak. I can’t even bear in mind… Asuka was her title, some Japanese lady.”

Vince McMahon was not too long ago ousted from his function atop WWE, amid critical allegations of sexual misconduct. They weren’t the primary allegations aimed on the 78-year-old, and it was not his first ousting from a senior function on the firm.

Ex-UFC champion and former WWE star Ronda Rousey not too long ago weighed in on the state of affairs…

Whereas CM Punk will probably be on the commentary desk tomorrow evening, he isn’t anticipated again within the ring till summer season.

He gained’t ever be again in a UFC cage, although…

In 2014, CM Punk made an acrimonious exit from WWE, additionally retiring from skilled wrestling on the entire.

The fan favorite and former champion vowed by no means to seem in WWE once more, and he forged doubt over ever competing in a wrestling ring full cease. Nonetheless, Punk returned to wrestling in 2021, debuting in AEW, and he made an much more stunning WWE return final November.

Punk returned at Survivor Sequence earlier than ending second to Cody Rhodes within the males’s Royal Rumble in January. Nonetheless, the Chicago native was anticipated to problem Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania… however an harm sustained within the Rumble thwarted these plans.

Nonetheless, Punk has been showing on WWE TV in latest weeks, buying and selling barbs with Rollins and the champion’s challenger Drew McIntyre. He’s even going to be offering visitor commentary for that title combat tomorrow evening…

Final week’s episode of Uncooked was seen as among the best in years, and it ended with The Rock beating the hell out of Cody Rhodes.

That assault adopted a tense face-to-face between the pair, when The Rock whispered one thing in Rhodes’s ear…

WrestleMania 30 noticed WWE pull out all of the stops, with Hulk Hogan, The Rock and “Stone Chilly” Steve Austin showing collectively in a single section. Whereas there have been controversies surrounding Hogan in recent times, some followers have speculated that the wrestling legend might function at WrestleMania 40.

In the meantime, John Cena has expressed a want to be concerned indirectly, and as not too long ago as WrestleMania 38 in 2022, Austin competed towards Kevin Owens – within the icon’s first match since 2003. So, the “Rattlesnake” might but seem in Philadelphia, whether or not in a match or just on the microphone.

The truth is, this week followers started to invest that Cena and Austin might make shock run-ins throughout the principle occasion of evening two. We will see…

The Rock and Logan Paul gained’t be the one celebrities concerned at WrestleMania 40.

Rapper Lil Wayne confirmed his attendance whereas showing on WWE Uncooked on Monday (1 April), and fellow rapper Meek Mill is reportedly opening this weekend’s occasion.

There have additionally been rumours that NFL stars Travis Kelce and brother Jason might seem, given their connection to town as Philadelphia Eagles gamers. Jason retired in March, following the Eagles’ Tremendous Bowl win in February.

Some wrestling followers have even speculated that pop star Taylor Swift, who’s Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, might seem at WrestleMania.

Within the US, WrestleMania 40 will air stay on Peacock. Within the UK, it should air stay on TNT Sports activities Field Workplace. WrestleMania 40 may even stream stay on the WWE Community in most international locations globally.