John Cena vs. Austin Theory to open WWE WrestleMania 39 Saturday
John Cena will kick off the first night of WrestleMania.
During SmackDown on Friday, it was announced that Cena’s match will kick off the first night of WrestleMania on Saturday, April 1. Cena will face Austin Theory in a match that will be for the United States title.
Earlier this month, Theory challenged Cena to a match at WrestleMania. Cena initially rejected the challenge, saying that Theory wasn’t ready. Theory accused Cena of giving up on his fans, a play off of his catchphrase “never give up”. Cena says he was doing Theory a favor as Theory would lose everything if he lost, but after a poll with the fans, agreed to do the match.
Logan Paul has previously said that his match against Seth Rollins will also take place on the first night of WrestleMania. However, WWE has yet to confirm this.
Here is the updated card for WrestleMania 39:
WWE WrestleMania 39, Saturday, April 1 & Sunday, April 2, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns defends against Cody Rhodes
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair defends against Rhea Ripley
- Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair defends against Asuka
- United States Championship: Austin Theory defends against John Cena (opens night one)
- Intercontinental Championship triple threat match: Gunther defends against Drew McIntyre & Sheamus
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos defend against Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens
- Hell in a Cell match: Edge vs. Finn Balor
- Brock Lesnar vs. Omos
- Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul
- Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio
- Trish Stratus, Becky Lynch & Lita vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & IYO SKY)
- Women’s four-way tag team showcase match: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs. Natalya & Shotzi vs. TBD
- Men’s four-way tag team showcase match: Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs. The Viking Raiders vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy
