A brief moment in the trailer for WWE: Unreal, Netflix’s upcoming docuseries about the world behind the curtain of WWE, has sparked fan buzz thanks to a surprising glimpse of what might have been planned for WrestleMania 41.
Just seconds into the teaser, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H is seen in a boardroom at company headquarters, discussing plans for WWE’s biggest show of 2025. Off to the side, a whiteboard appears — and while partially blurred, it clearly lists some of the originally pitched matches for WrestleMania 41.
Though not all of the writing is legible, below are the matches that were listed (these were tentative plans, that’s why some names appear twice):
– WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
– Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk OR Seth Rollins
– World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk OR Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
– Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
– WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill vs. Nia Jax
– Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
– Wyatt Sicks vs. Judgment Day
– Women’s Tag Team Championship: Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch vs. IYO SKY and Asuka
– AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
– Bad Bunny vs. Dominik Mysterio
– Bron Breakker vs. Drew McIntyre
– Rey Mysterio (with Travis Scott) vs. Chad Gable
According to Fightful Select, some WWE wrestlers found out through this trailer that they were once scheduled to have a match at WrestleMania 41:
“There were some talent that approached Fightful and said that they had heard rumors of their matches that came to fruition, but weren’t ever approached with them.
There were multiple wrestlers listed on the whiteboard who tell Fightful that they found out they were once planned for a WrestleMania match from the trailer. Unfortunately, there were also talent who didn’t appear on Mania who were listed.
Many in WWE were surprised to see Asuka’s name listed as it was said that her being back in time was ‘very ambitious.'”
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