WrestleMania is an annual large-scale wrestling event organized by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It first took place in 1985, in New York City, and subsequently in several North American locations since then.
WrestleMania 40 was held earlier this year in Philadelphia. The Lincoln Financial Field saw an attendance of more than 144,000 wrestling enthusiasts throughout two days and managed to create sports entertainment history. Interestingly, right after the event concluded, WWE released a trailer for a WrestleMania 40 documentary, titled WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain. According to Wrestle Talk, this project will showcase the build-up to the event, and behind-the-scenes footage, and also dive into the storylines involving WWE Superstars, Roman Reigns, The Rock, and Cody Rhodes.
WWE was going to release the aforementioned documentary on the Wednesday following WrestleMania 40. However, it did not come out. Per Wrestle Talk, the company decided to delay the release because it wanted to add more footage, especially from the event.
Currently, the documentary’s exact release date remains unknown. Fans are eagerly waiting for an update because several of them believe that WrestleMania 40 was the greatest WrestleMania ever. According to WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain‘s official trailer on YouTube, its synopsis reads, “Triple H, The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Seth “Freakin” Rollins and more peel back the curtain as they take you behind the scenes of the wildest Road to WrestleMania in recent history as WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain airs exclusively on YouTube, this Wednesday.”
When did WrestleMania 40 take place and what were its results?
The two-night WrestleMania 40 took place on April 6 and 7, 2024. It featured several WWE Superstars battling for various championships and also saw some unexpected moments.
According to WWE’s official website, here are the results of the event.
WrestleMania 40 night 1 results:
- Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley def. Becky Lynch
- The Awesome Truth and A-Town Down Under def. The Judgment Day, #DIY, The New Day and New Catch Republic in a Six-Pack Ladder Match to split the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
- Rey Mysterio & Andrade def. Santos Escobar & “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
- Jey Uso def. Jimmy Uso
- Jade Cargill, Naomi & Bianca Belair def. Damage CTRL – Six Woman Tag Team Match
- Sami Zayn def. Gunther to win the Intercontinental Championship
- The Rock & Roman Reigns def. Cody Rhodes & Seth “Freakin” Rollins
WrestleMania 40 night 2 results:
- Drew McIntyre def. Seth “Freakin” Rollins to win the World Heavyweight Title
- Damian Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Drew McIntyre to become the new World Heavyweight Champion
- The Pride def. The Final Testament in a Six-Man Tag Team Philadelphia Street Fight
- LA Knight def. AJ Styles
- United States Champion Logan Paul def. Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match
- Bayley def. IYO SKY to win the WWE Women’s Championship
- Cody Rhodes def. Roman Reigns to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Title in a Bloodline Rules Match
WWE recently announced that WrestleMania 41 will take place in Allegiant Stadium, in Paradise, Nevada on April 19 and 20, 2025. The last time the company held the grandest event in this American state was back in 1993.