WWE has been hyping up WrestleMania 40 as the biggest event in wrestling history, and they just might be right. From the in-ring return of The Rock , AKA Dwayne Johnson to Cody Rhodes trying to finally finish his story , this weekend’s double header in Philadelphia is absolutely stacked. Across both nights of WrestleMania itself, there are seven championship matches with the likes of Rhea Ripley, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Iyo Sky, GUNTHER and more all putting their titles on the line. There looks set to be over 60,000 fans packed into Lincoln Financial Field each night of the epic premium live event, which will make history as the first WrestleMania in history without any McMahon involvement . It will also be the final edition of the iconic event before the
Netflix era gets underway, with
UK fans getting a new way to watch all
WWE programming from January 2025 onwards. Here’s everything you need to know. WWE WrestleMania 40 airs Saturday and Sunday night (April 5 and 6) with all the action kicking off at midnight for fans in the UK. The usual Kickoff show – which is available to stream via the WWE Network, as well as WWE.com, the WWE app, X,
Facebook,
YouTube and Twitch – will start two hours before the main show at 10pm. For UK fans, you can tune into the main WrestleMania 40 card either live or on demand via the WWE Network, or by ordering the event on TNT Sports
box office. UK fans won't be able to watch WWE's new Bray Wyatt documentary WWE's Becky Lynch reveals truth behind 'leaked' naked photo with Seth Rollins WWE superstar Rhea Ripley reveals horror injury after nipple piercing went wrong WWE Clash At The Castle 2024 location announced for historic UK event Next year, that will all change with WWE’s content shifting to Netflix in January 2025 as part of a massive $5 billion deal. Tune into WWE Hall of Fame ceremony after SmackDown at 3am live on the WWE Network. Got a story? If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. MORE : WWE’s Randy Orton paid someone $1,000 to help him beat Elden Ring MORE : Edge reveals real reason for leaving WWE after 25 years as legend fires back at critics of AEW move