WrestleMania 40: The Rock is back, to silence Cody Rhodes; and full 2024 lineup details

The Rock faces off Cody Rhodes (right) at Wrestlemania 40 Night One on Sunday. (Photo X)

The biggest event in wrestling has arrived. WrestleMania 40 weekend is upon us as the two-day extravaganza will invade Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the US, on Saturday (April 6, 2024) and Sunday (April 7, 2024). The pay-per-view (PPV) event will feature the highly-anticipated return of The Rock, who will team up with Roman Reigns to take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in opening night’s main event. On night two, Reigns will defend the Universal Championship against Rhodes in a singles match.

This is the first Wrestlemania under the TKO banner since McMahon family sold WWE. Vince McMahon, whose family had controlled World Wrestling Entertainment for seven decades, agreed to sell WWE Inc to Endeavor Group Holding in April 2023.

The Rock has made his way back to WWE, at last. The Rock (a.k.a. Dwayne Johnson) left the world surprised with his decision to return to the WWE universe after enjoying a pretty successful run as a Hollywood box office star. Sure, he had some flops along the way, more noticeably Black Adam, Hollywood blamed Johnson’s ego for the $400 million catastrophe.

The Rock is still a mega star, flush with cash and continues to get roles. That said, he is back to his old stomping grounds and will compete for the first time in eight years, last taking part in a match at WrestleMania 32. In January of this year, The Rock was appointed to the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, which was the beginning of his comeback trail. The Rock was then out to oust “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns (who is also his cousin). The two forces has teamed up to face Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. In Night 2’s main event, Rhodes will attempt to get revenge on Reigns, who defeated him last year. After winning the Royal Rumble earlier this year, Rhodes earned the title fight, which is the reason many were not too thrilled to see The Rock try to squeeze his way into the mix.

The original plan was to have The Rock face Reigns for the Universal Championship. But after fans lashed out at WWE because of matchmakers robbing Rhodes of a rightful championship rematch, Triple H and the rest of the top brass had to reverse course. That is how The Rock/Reigns vs. Rhodes/Rollins tag team match came to be.

Full Wrestlemania 40 Fight Card:

Wrestlemania 40 Night One, April 6

The Rock and Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes Seth Rollins

Women’s World Championship Match: Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch

Intercontinental Championship Match: Champion Gunther vs. Sami Zayn

6-Pack Ladder Match for Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Champions The Judgment Day vs DIY vs. Awesome Truth vs. The New Day vs. New Catch Republic vs. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller

Jade Cargill, Naomi, and Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL

Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar and Dominik Mysterio

Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso

Wrestlemania 40 Night Two, April 7

WWE Undisputed Universal Championship: Champion Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes

World Heavyweight Championship: Champion Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre

WWE’s Women’s Championship: Champion IYO SKY vs. Bayley

United States Triple Threat match: Champion Logan Paul vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens

LA Knight vs. AJ Styles

Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits vs. Final Testament in a six-man tag team Philadelphia street fight