Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, featuring The Rock and WrestleMania 41.
• Major Update On The Rock
The Rock hasn’t appeared on WWE programming since Elimination Chamber 2025, where John Cena turned heel and sold his soul to The Final Boss.
Since then, there has been no explanation for why Cena joined forces with The Rock and there has been no mention of The Rock’s involvement in the John Cena – Cody Rhodes storyline.
According to WrestleVotes, The Rock is expected to show up this Sunday at WrestleMania 41 – Night 2:
“For what it’s worth: There’s growing speculation that some within WWE are expecting The Rock to show up at WrestleMania this weekend.”
• 5 Wrestlers Scheduled To Get Special Entrances At WrestleMania 41
According to WrestleVotes, the following 4 wrestlers are scheduled to get special entrances at WrestleMania 41:
– Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes (this will be his 4th WrestleMania main event match)
– John Cena (this will be his final WrestleMania match)
– Roman Reigns (this will be his record 10th WrestleMania main event match – most by any wrestler in WWE history)
– WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton (this will be her first WrestleMania match)
PWInsider later added CM Punk to this list. They are reporting that Living Colour will perform “Cult of Personality” LIVE for Punk’s first ever WrestleMania main event.
• Opening Matches For Night 1 & 2 Of WrestleMania 41
According to WrestleVotes, below are the currently planned opening matches of WrestleMania 41:
Night 1: Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship
Night 2: IYO SKY (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women’s World Championship
Also Read: Cody Rhodes Reveals What He Has Planned For Travis Scott At WrestleMania 41
