WrestleMania season has come and gone and this year’s show gave fans plenty to talk about. There were some big moments, but it looks like the card went through some interesting developments on the road to WrestleMania 41.
WWE pulled the curtain back on the creative plans for WrestleMania 41 in the new series WWE Unreal on Netflix. In the show it was revealed that one version of the card had CM Punk challenging Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and also included two ladder matches, one for the Intercontinental Championship and one for the WWE United States Championship.
There were also several other major differences on the original card which can be seen below.
Undisputed WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Gunther vs. CM Punk
WWE Women’s World Championship
Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair
Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
Mixed Tag Team Match
The Wyatt Sicks vs. The Judgment Day
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. Iyo Sky & Asuka
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Bad Bunny vs. Dominik Mysterio
Bron Breakker vs. Drew McIntyre (w/ Steve Austin as referee)
Rey Mysterio (w/ Travis Scott) vs. Chad Gable
Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Jey Uso vs. Damian Priest vs. Sami Zayn vs. Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed vs. Ludwig Kaiser
Ladder Match for the WWE United States Championship
LA Knight vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Andrade vs. Solo Sikoa vs. Santos Escobar vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
The original card for WrestleMania 41 as revealed in WWE Unreal pic.twitter.com/AeCPcmQOUJ
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