WWE reveals national anthem singer for WrestleMania 40 night one
Singer and actress Coco Jones is set to open night one of WrestleMania 40 with a musical performance.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed today that Jones will perform the national anthem to kick off night one of WrestleMania 40 this Saturday. The event has a start time of 7 p.m. Eastern.
Levesque wrote:
Excited to welcome Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter @TheRealCocoJ to #WrestleMania XL this weekend, where she’ll perform our country’s National Anthem to kick off @WrestleMania Saturday.
Jones was nominated for five awards at this year’s Grammys. She won the award for Best R&B Performance and was also nominated for Best New Artist, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, and Best Traditional R&B Performance.
As an actress, Jones stars on the Peacock series Bel-Air. It’s a reimagined version of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
America the Beautiful has traditionally been performed at the start of WrestleMania. This is the first time in WrestleMania history that Vince McMahon has had no involvement with the event.
WWE hasn’t announced who will be singing the national anthem on night two.
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is hosting WrestleMania 40 this Saturday and Sunday. Both nights are airing live on Peacock/WWE Network. Leading into the action, there will be a pre-show from 5-7 p.m. Eastern each night.
WWE WrestleMania 40:
Night one (Saturday, April 6) —
- Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Becky Lynch
- Six-pack ladder match: Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth), New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate), and A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller & Austin Theory)
- Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar & Dominik Mysterio
- Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso
- Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair & Naomi vs. Damage CTRL (Asuka, Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai)
- Intercontinental Champion Gunther defends against Sami Zayn
- The Rock & Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
Night two (Sunday, April 7) —
- World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins defends against Drew McIntyre
- Philadelphia street fight: Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) vs. The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam & Rezar)
- LA Knight vs. AJ Styles
- Triple threat match: United States Champion Logan Paul defends against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens
- WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY defends against Bayley
- Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Cody Rhodes
