WWE WrestleMania 41 is an occasion that has break up opinion among the many on-line wrestling neighborhood. With The Rock transferring from in-ring performer to influencing the board of TKO (WWE’s homeowners), he has extra say than ever on storylines for the principle roster. Regardless of not having been in a match himself for over a 12 months, he was closely concerned within the build-up to the forty first version of ‘The Grandest Stage Of Them All’ in Las Vegas.
After 24 years with the corporate, John Cena introduced his retirement from lively participation as a wrestler on the finish of 2025. As a part of his ‘Farewell Tour,’ the 17-time WWE champion turned heel for the primary time since 2002 after opting to provide his soul to the Ultimate Boss. Nevertheless, The Rock was nowhere to be seen at WrestleMania, the place Cena stood tall over Cody Rhodes after profitable the Undisputed WWE Championship. The Rock defined on The Pat McAfee Present in April 2025 that it was by no means deliberate for him to seem at ‘Mania, not desirous to take the highlight away from Cena. Whereas the principle occasion might have annoyed many WWE followers, different strong matches passed off throughout each days, and Rock was fast to acknowledge that. He gave three particular mentions in his mini-review of the present.
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The Rock Has Lastly Revealed Why He Did not Present Up at WWE WrestleMania 41
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has opened up on WWE WrestleMania 41, the plans and why he did not attend in Las Vegas.
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Jey Uso
Newly-crowned World Heavyweight champion
Jey Uso was the primary man by way of the curtain at WrestleMania weekend as his World Heavyweight Championship match towards Gunther blew a gap within the Las Vegas ambiance. When the Austrian famous person tapped out to Usos’ chokehold, the Allegiant Stadium erupted in thunderous applause.
The Rock acknowledged this by appreciating the success of WrestleMania 41, and stated his due to Usos for his work charge and dedication through the match.
I believed we created a variety of massive stars with massive potential. Primary, Jey Uso. YEET. Very blissful for my household there. That was a giant, massive evening for him. Large evening for our household.
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Jacob Fatu
Beat LA Knight to develop into the US champion
Jacob Fatu has come leaps and bounds since making his in-ring debut in June 2024. In simply 9 months, he has already secured gold within the type of the US title, defeating LA Knight in what was a match with excessive depth and loads of spectacular counters from each superstars. This was one other match that The Rock appreciated, and another person who can also be in the identical household tree as him.
Additionally need to level out Jacob Fatu. What I really like about Jacob is the final occasion I used to be there, I went backstage and I gave him the largest hug, man. He had tears in his eyes saying, ‘This saved my life.’ I believe if in case you have that form of performer who’s pulling and digging into one thing, and delivering his soul and fervour into one thing that is saved his life, man, you are flying at a unique degree. Followers can really feel that, and followers love that.
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The Ladies
Could not pick one particular girls’s famous person
Johnson did not elaborate an excessive amount of on the ladies’s matches at WrestleMania as a lot as he did for his members of the family. However he most actually appreciated the matches that they placed on. Some followers consider that the opening match of Evening Two, the Triple Menace between Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky and Bianca Belair, is likely one of the greatest opening matches in WrestleMania historical past. On the time of writing, Cagematch have rated that match at 9.12, which is likely one of the highest of all the occasion, and proper up there with among the best in girls’s wrestling historical past.
I believed the ladies, all the ladies, by the best way, labored their asses off. They stole a portion of the present.
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