United States Championship match set for WWE WrestleMania 41
LA Knight’s WWE WrestleMania 41 United States Championship challenger has been decided.
Jacob Fatu defeated Braun Strowman in a number one contender’s Last Man Standing match on Friday’s SmackDown to earn the number one contendership, with a title shot against Knight at WrestleMania 41 announced.
Fatu put Strowman through a table for the finish of the Last Man Standing bout on SmackDown to secure his championship shot at WrestleMania in Las Vegas set for Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20.
Earlier in Friday’s show, Knight scored a victory over Fatu’s Bloodline teammate Tama Tonga in singles competition in a tune-up bout ahead of WrestleMania.
The main event for each night of WrestleMania is set, with several other matches announced but the night on which they will take place not yet confirmed. The current WWE WrestleMania 41 lineup:
WWE WrestleMania 41 night one, Saturday, April 19 —
- Main event: Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Seth Rollins
WWE WrestleMania 41 night two, Sunday, April 20 —
- Main event: Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 41, Saturday, April 19 & Sunday, April 20 —
- World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defends against Jey Uso
- WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defends against Charlotte Flair
- Women’s World Champion IYO SKY defends against Bianca Belair
- WWE United States Champion LA Knight defends against Jacob Fatu
- Naomi vs. Jade Cargill
- AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez defend against TBD