
3 Predictions For WWE WrestleMania 41 and Updated Match Card
WWE rolls into Las Vegas on April 19-20 for WrestleMania 41, which will be headlined by a generational clash between Cody Rhodes and John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
That contest headlines a card full of personal vendettas and title bouts, with potential for major creative swerves that will have fans buzzing for weeks after.
What does the current card look like after a few new additions over the weekend and what are some predictions to keep an eye on at Allegiant Stadium?
Find out with this preview.
Updated Match Card
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Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso vs. Gunther (c)
Women's World Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bianca Belair
WWE Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
Triple Threat: CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns
Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
Bianca Belair Remains Undefeated at WrestleMania
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In her first WrestleMania appearance, Bianca Belair made history with Sasha Banks as the first two Black wrestlers to compete in the main event of the show.
The EST of WWE won that night and has not looked back since, accumulating an unbeaten streak in singles and tag team matches at The Showcase of the Immortals.
Belair has defeated Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship, retained the title against Asuka and partnered with Naomi and Jade Cargill to defeat Damage CTRL in a six-woman tag match.
This year, the stakes are again high as The EST challenges Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship, with the strong likelihood Rhea Ripley will be added to the fray.
Despite the opposition, Belair will continue his momentous WrestleMania run, regaining singles gold that she has not held in nearly two years and embarking on a run that may see her turn heel for the first time in her main roster run.
Especially with the potential that she was somehow involved in the sneak attack of Cargill by Naomi, something the former seems to suggest she was based on a flurry of tweets Sunday.
A Paul Heyman Stunner
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CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins will square off in a blockbuster Triple Threat match as announced by Triple H following Friday's SmackDown.
Despite the star power in the forthcoming bout, it will be Paul Heyman who has the greatest influence on who walks away victorious.
While it's likely his involvement will be reserved for Punk and Reigns, both of whom have long histories with The Wise Man and a favor owed to the former, do not count out a massive swerve that sees Heyman side with Rollins.
Heyman has always, if nothing else, sought the best situation for himself. We have seen it in the past, with his betrayals of both Punk and Brock Lensar.
Do not be surprised if Heyman, recognizing the influence The Visionary has over The Tribal Chief, his ability to sidetrack Punk and his past victories over The Beast Incarnate, opts to leave Las Vegas as the new advocate for Rollins.
Would there have to be some creative work put in to convince fans of the swerve? Absolutely, but if there is a team in place to handle such a twist, it is the one currently headed by Triple H.
Even if a twist of that magnitude is not in the cards, Heyman's involvement figures to be a key element of the match based on how prominently he has been featured in the confrontations between Punk and Reigns dating back to the build to Survivor Series in November.
John Cena Wins No. 17
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Last year, Triple H and WWE Creative gave fans what the demanded in the form of a Cody Rhodes victory to close out WrestleMania 40, the happy ending that professional wrestling fans deserved.
This year, The American Nightmare may not be quite as lucky.
John Cena has undergone an unexpected heel turn, giving into the dark side and letting the fans know what he thinks of them on last Monday's Raw in Brussels, Belgium.
Cena is the hottest heel in the business as a result and surely did not make such a career-altering decision just to roll into Las Vegas and lose a championship match to Rhodes.
That he is chasing No. 17, a title that would leave him standing as the most decorated Superstar in WWE history only makes his victory feel that much more inevitable.
Cena gambled on a heel turn and won big. And April 20 in Vegas will be his coronation, with a win and moment befitting one of the biggest stars to ever grace the WWE squared circle.


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