Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre title match official for WWE WrestleMania 40
Drew McIntyre is set for a WrestleMania clash against Seth Rollins.
Rollins defending his World Heavyweight Championship against McIntyre is now official for WrestleMania 40. The two-night event is being held in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
The title match was confirmed when McIntyre won the men’s Elimination Chamber match in Perth, Australia on Saturday. McIntyre, Randy Orton, Logan Paul, Kevin Owens, LA Knight, and Bobby Lashley were the six competitors in the match.
Knight and McIntyre started the match as the first two entrants. At the end, McIntyre and Orton were the final two left. Orton appeared to have the match won after giving McIntyre an RKO, but Paul laid out Orton with a brass knuckles shot and McIntyre pinned Orton to get the win. Paul was angry after being eliminated by Orton.
McIntyre eliminated Orton, Knight, and Lashley from the match. Orton eliminated Paul and Owens.
Knight’s elimination came after interference by AJ Styles.
Rollins vs. CM Punk was WWE’s original direction for WrestleMania 40, but those plans had to change after Punk suffered a torn triceps.
Rollins made an appearance at Elimination Chamber during a Grayson Waller Effect segment. Rollins announced that he’s “just days away” from being cleared to return to the ring. He’s been out of action since suffering a torn MCL and partially torn meniscus while facing Jinder Mahal on Raw last month.
Four title matches have now been confirmed for WrestleMania 40:
- Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Cody Rhodes
- WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY defends against Bayley
- Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Becky Lynch
- World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defends against Drew McIntyre
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