Welcome the Daily Drop, your daily roundup of wrestling news and rumors for Sunday, April 7. This is a day that a lot of fans have waited for, because it is officially WrestleMania Sunday.
Last night was a huge Mania event, and we’re looking at Bloodline rules for the main event tonight thanks to The Rock and Roman Reigns beating Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes in the main event!
Check out our complete WrestleMania 40 Saturday coverage by visiting our WrestleMania 40 hub.
Let’s get right into today’s WrestleMania edition of the Daily Drop!
WWE:
– Brock Lesnar’s At Home: Triple H addressed Brock Lesnar’s current WWE status. He said that he’s not gone, but he is at home.
– WrestleMania 41: Roman Reigns already has the WrestleMania 41 main event on his mind, but he will still defend the title against Cody Rhodes on WrestleMania 40 Sunday.
– The Rock’s Future: It seems that The Rock is still thinking about his future in WWE, even after WrestleMania 40.
– WrestleMania 40 Attendance: They announced during the show that WrestleMania Saturday drew a crowd of 72,543 fans.
– Tag Team Title Split: WWE finally split up the Undisputed Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania 40. Awesome Truth won the RAW Titles, and A-Town Down Under won the SmackDown belts.
– Giulia is NXT: After months of hype, Giulia showed up on WWE television. She was seen in the crowd during NXT: Stand & Deliver.
– New Women’s Title: During NXT Stand & Deliver, they announced that a new Women’s North American Title is coming. They revealed the title design, but we do not know when or how they will crown the first champion.
WrestleMania 40 Sunday Card:
- Seth “Freakin” Rollins (c) vs. Drew McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Championship
- The Pride (Bobby Lashley, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford) (with B-Fab) vs. The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam, and Rezar) (with Scarlett and Paul Ellering): Six-man Tag Team Philadelphia Street Fight
- LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
- Logan Paul (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens Triple threat match for the WWE United States Championship
- Iyo Sky (c) vs. Bayley: Singles match for the WWE Women’s Championship
- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes: Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
AEW:
– Brawl In Footage: AEW will air the footage that they have of CM Punk and Jack Perry’s All In brawl. This is real, and Tony Khan will show everyone the footage that they used to determine that Punk should be fired from All Elite Wrestling.
– Why Jade Left: Jade Cargill opened up a bit more about why she left AEW. She made it clear that she felt she could not grow with AEW, because at 31-years-old, she needed to go somewhere that could put her in a big position right now.
Upcoming Wrestling Shows
Looking ahead, here are some of the major upcoming shows that we have in the pipeline:
April 7: WrestleMania XL Sunday from Philadelphia, PA.
April 21: All Elite Wrestling presents AEW Dynasty live on pay-per-view from St. Louis, Missouri at the Chaifetz Arena.
May 4: WWE Backlash France from Décines-Charpieu, France at the LDLC Arena.