Opening Match For WrestleMania 39 Confirmed

WrestleMania 39 is set to air live from SoFi Stadium next weekend and the show will once again be a two night event this year. Over the last few weeks there’s been a lot of speculation regarding which matches will take place on night 1 and night 2 with a lot of talk about the main event. This week on Friday Night SmackDown, WWE confirmed the opening match for WrestleMania Saturday when it was confirmed that show will open with John Cena vs. Austin Theory for the United States Championship.

John Cena recently made his return to WWE programming when he appeared on Raw a few weeks ago and Austin Theory immediately challenged him to a match on the Grandest Stage of Them All. Cena has spent a lot of years working in the main event at WrestleMania, now it looks like WWE is looking to open the show in a big way by putting him in the opening match.

Stay tuned for more updates on the WrestleMania card as they become available. WrestleMania 39 will air live from SoFi Stadium on April 1 and April 2 and the current card can be seen below.

Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes

SmackDown Women’s Championship
Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley

Raw Women’s Championship
Bianca Belair vs. Asuka

United States Championship
John Cena vs. Austin Theory (night 1)

Intercontinental Championship
Gunther vs. Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
The Usos vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

Hell In A Cell
Finn Balor vs. Edge

Brock Lesnar vs. Omos

Logan Paul vs. Seth Rollins (night 1)

Trish Stratus, Becky Lynch, Lita vs. Damage CTRL

Braun Strowman vs. Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy

Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. 3 teams TBD