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April 19, 2025 | Posted by Scott Slimmer

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Welcome to 411’s WWE WrestleMania 41 Night One Report. We are LIVE in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight’s Countdown Show hosts are Michael Cole, Big E, Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee. They start by running down the entire card for Night One and then head to a discussion of Gunther vs. Jey Uso. Next up is an analysis of LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu followed by highlights of Triple H vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell Match at WrestleMania XXVIII. We head to a video package for CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins followed by highlights of Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13. Next up is a video package for Jade Cargill vs. Naomi followed by a video package for Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair.

We head back to the Countdown Show panelists for the major announcement that WWE has acquired the AAA promotion, and the Worlds Collide will return on June 7. Rey Mysterio announces that he is not medically cleared to compete tonight after suffering an injury last night on SmackDown, but Rey Fenix will take his place against El Grande Americano tonight. Next up is a video package for Gunther vs. Jey Uso.

The third hour of the Countdown Show kicks off with highlights of Seth Rollins’ Heist of the Century at WrestleMania 31 followed by behind-the-scenes footage of Jey Uso’s week in Las Vegas. Next up is a discussion of LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu followed by a video package for their match for the United States Championship tonight. We head to footage from earlier today showing that Bayley was attacked backstage and looks to have an injured shoulder. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez deny they had anything to do with the attack, and now Lyra Valkyria has 24 hours to find a new partner to challenge Morgan and Rodriguez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tomorrow night. Stephanie McMahon joins the Countdown Show panel to hype her new podcast, What’s Your Story. The Countdown Show finishes up with Dana White narrating a City of Dreamers video package about Las Vegas.

WrestleMania 41 starts with Jelly Roll performing God Bless America.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Gunther (Champion) vs. Jey Uso

Gunther and Uso stare each other down to start the match. Uso charges at Gunther, but Gunther muscles him to the ropes. Gunther lands a chop in the corner, but Uso drops Gunther with a shot to the jaw. Gunther rolls to the outside to regroup before methodically climbing back into the ring. Gunther grabs a side head lock and drags Uso down to the mat. Uso fights back to his feet and levels Gunther with shoulder block. Uso connects with an enzuigiri that once again sends Gunther to the outside to regroup. Gunther heads back into the ring and whips Uso to the corner. Gunther traps Uso against the ropes and lands another chop to the chest. Uso regains control with a body slam and heads up top, but Gunther chops Uso down to the arena floor. Uso rolls back into the ring but eats another chop from Gunther. Gunther lands a volley of chops in the corner, but Uso catches Gunther with a spear for a two count. Gunther sets up for a powerbomb, but Uso counters into a Samoan Drop. Uso heads up top, but Gunther heads up top with him an hits a superplex. Gunther follows up with a drop kick and a powerbomb for a two count. Gunther goes for a second powerbomb, but Uso counters into a hurricanrana and follows up with another spear. Uso heads up top and hits an Uso Splash for a two count of his own. Gunther heads to the outside and grabs the championship. Gunther slams the title into Uso’s face while the referee is distracted and then hits a splash from the top. Gunther makes the cover, but Uso kicks out at two. Gunther locks in a sleeper hold on the mat, but Uso makes it to the ropes to break the hold. Gunther lands a volley of knee shots in the corner and then punches Uso to the mat. Uso is barely conscious but lands an uppercut. Gunther and Uso trade forearm shots in the middle of the ring. Gunther lands a clothesline but can’t get Uso off his feet. Gunther locks in a sleeper hold, but Uso counters into a German suplex. Uso charges at Gunther but eats a drop kick. Gunther goes for a powerbomb, but Uso counters into a powerbomb of his own. Uso heads up top and hits a second Uso Splash. Uso heads back up top and hits a third Uso Splash. Uso heads up top one more time and hits an Uso Splash to Gunther’s back. Uso locks in a sleeper hold, and Gunther has no choice but to tap. After the match, Jimmy joins Jey in the ring to help him celebrate.

Match Result: Jey Uso defeats Gunther with a sleeper hold.
Match Length: 16:22
Slimmer’s Rating: ****¼

World Tag Team Championship Match
The War Raiders (Champions) vs. The New Day

The New Day try to double team Erik to start the match, but he beats them to the outside and makes the tag to Ivar. Erik scoop slams Ivar from the apron onto Kingston and Woods on the outside. Ivar slams Kingston and Woods into the apron before rolling them back into the ring. Erik gets the tag and is legal against Woods. Kingston cheap shots Erik from the top and gets the tag. Kingston hits a Fameasser and gets a two count. Woods gets the tag and lands a double stomp from the top to Erik’s back. Woods and Erik trade chops before Woods makes the tag back to Kingston. Kingston goes for Poetry in Motion, but Erik catches him and slams him onto Woods. Erik makes the tag to Ivar as Kingston tags Woods. Ivar cleans house, but Woods creates enough distance to make the tag back to Kingston. Kingston lands Trouble in Paradise, but Ivar fights back with a spinning heel kick. Ivar heads up top and hits a clothesline, but Woods hits the Limit Break elbow drop to break up the pin. Woods gets the tag as Ivar makes the tag to Erik. The War Raiders go for the War Machine, but Kingston hits the ropes to make Ivar lose his balance. Kingston holds Erik as Woods hits a double stomp from the top. Woods makes the cover and gets the three count.

Match Result: Kofi Kingston defeats Erik with a top rope double stomp.
Match Length: 9:17
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼

Jade Cargill vs. Naomi

Cargill takes control as soon as the bell rings and lands a volley of shoulder shots in the corner. Naomi heads up top, but Cargill snatches her from the top and slams her to the mat. The action spills to the outside, and Cargill whips Naomi into the barricade. Cargill rolls Naomi into the ring, but Naomi catches her with a shot from the apron. Naomi drags Cargill to the apron and hits an X-Factor off the apron. Cargill climbs back up onto the apron, but Naomi drop kicks her back down to the floor. Naomi hits a blockbuster off the ring steps and rolls Cargill back into the ring. Naomi lands a leg drop and gets a two count. Naomi locks in an arm and neck submission, but Cargill fights back to her feet. Naomi charges at Cargill, but Cargill catches her with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Cargill lands a low super kick but eats a big boot in the corner. Naomi heads up top and goes for a blockbuster, but Cargill catches Naomi in mid-air and counters into a Jackhammer. Naomi heads up top and goes for a diving crossbody, but once again Cargill catches her in mid-air and counters into a fallaway slam. Naomi takes Cargill up top and hits a super bulldog. Naomi follows up with a split-legged moonsault and gets a two count. Cargill blocks a super kick and goes for Jaded, but Naomi rolls through for another two count. Cargill lifts Naomi onto her shoulders and this spins her into a powerbomb. Cargill follows up with Jaded and gets the three count.

Match Result: Jade Cargill defeats Naomi with Jaded.
Match Length: 9:19
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼

United States Championship Match
LA Knight (Champion) vs. Jacob Fatu

Knight takes control to start and works over Fatu in the corner. Knight catches Fatu with a neck breaker and goes for the BFT, but Fatu blocks. Knight ducks a clothesline, but Fatu catches him with a pop-up Samoan Drop. Fatu follows up with a running back elbow drop. Knight goes for a sunset flip over the top rope, but Fatu blocks and tries to counter into a seated senton, but Knight rolls out of the way. Knight lands a basement drop kick to the knee and dumps Fatu to the outside. The action returns to the ring, and Knight heads up top. Knight goes for a diving crossbody, but Fatu catches him and counters into a power slam. Fatu goes for a running senton, but Knight gets his knees up. Fatu goes for another pop-up Samoan Drop, but Knight counters into an arm drag takedown. Fatu charges at Knight in the corner, but Knight side steps him and launches him face-first into the top of the ring post. Knight posts Fatu in the corner and follows up with a diving elbow drop from the top. Fatu goes for a moonsault, but Knight hits the ropes to make Fatu lose his balance. Knight goes for the BFT, but Fatu blocks and backs it up in the corner. Fatu heads up top hits a diving senton. Knight fights back with a BFT and makes the cover, but Fatu kicks out at two. Knight heads up top, but Fatu kicks the ribs to make Knight lose his balance. Fatu hits a Samoan Drop from the top and follows up with two consecutive moonsaults for the three count.

Match Result: Jacob Fatu defeats LA Knight with a moonsault.
Match Length: 10:38
Slimmer’s Rating: ****

Rey Fenix vs. El Grande Americano

Fenix catches Americano with a hurricanrana to start and gets a two count. The lock up for a test of strength before Fenix hits Americano with a springboard hurricanrana from the top rope. Americano spills to the outside, and Fenix connects with a flying crossbody from the top. The action returns to the ring, and Americano hits Fenix with a German suplex. Fenix slingshots toward Americano, but Fenix counters into a Northern Lights suplex. Fenix spins out of the ropes and drops Americano with a spinning kick. Americano heads up top and hits a reverse 450 splash. Holy shit that was cool. Fenix fights back with Black Fire Driver. Americano puts a metal plate in his mask, but Fenix catches him with a hurricanrana. Fenix lands a kick to the face from the top, but the loaded mask injures his ankle. Americano locks in the Ankle Lock, but Fenix breaks free. Fenix goes for a diving head butt, but he hits Americano’s loaded mask. Americano heads up top and hits a loaded mask diving head butt for the three count.

Match Result: El Grande Americano defeats Rey Fenix with a loaded mask diving head butt.
Match Length: 7:57
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¾

WWE Women’s Championship
Tiffany Stratton (Champion) vs. Charlotte Flair

The action spills to the outside as soon as the bell rings, and Stratton and Flair beat each other around the ringside area. Stratton rolls Flair back into the ring, but Flair takes control with chops in the corner. Stratton ties up Flair in the tree of woe before the action spills back to the outside. Flair back body drops Stratton onto the barricade and then whips her into the barricade. Flair rolls Stratton back into the ring and chokes her across the bottom rope. Flair locks in a head scissors and repeatedly slams Stratton’s head into the mat. Flair goes for a Boston Crab, but Stratton flips out of it. Stratton connects with a handspring back elbow shot in the corner and follows up with a spinebuster for a two count. Stratton fights back with a rolling senton and follows up with a basement drop kick to the face. Flair dumps Stratton to the apron and then drops her with a big boot for a two count. Flair drags Stratton back to her feet and goes to work with chops. Flair goes for Natural Selection, but Stratton blocks. Flair hits a sit-out powerbomb but only gets a two count. Flair heads up top, but Stratton knocks her legs out from under her. Stratton heads up top behind Flair, but Flair knocks her down to the mat. Flair goes for a big boot, but Stratton ducks and catches Flair with a spinebuster for a two count. Flair heads up top and goes for a diving crossbody, but Stratton rolls through and gets a two count. Flair slams Stratton face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Stratton slams Flair’s surgically-repaired knee into the mat. Flair drags Stratton to the apron and slams her knee into the ring post. Flair goes for the Figure Eight, but Stratton attacks Flair’s bad knee to break the hold. Stratton goes for the Pretties Moonsault Ever, but Flair gets her knees up. Flair heads up top, but Stratton springs up top with her. Flair dumps Stratton face-first to the mat and hits Natural Selection from the top for a two count. Flair goes for the Figure Eight, but Stratton rolls through to counter. Flair misses a spear and hits the middle turnbuckle. Stratton delivers an Alabama Slamma that sends Flair back into the corner. Stratton hits the Prettiest Moonsault Ever and finally gets the three count.

Match Result: Tiffany Stratton defeats Charlotte Flair with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.
Match Length: 19:09
Slimmer’s Rating: ****

Triple Threat Match
CM Punk w/ Paul Heyman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins

The bell rings, and Punk immediately rolls out of the ring to consult with Paul Heyman. Punk and Heyman watch as Reigns levels Rollins and works him over with mounted punches in the corner. Punk charges back into the ring and pulls Reigns back down to the mat. Reigns levels both Punk and Rollins with running clotheslines and then dumps Punk to the outside. Reigns heads to the outside and hits Rollins with the Drive-By. Reigns tries to slam Punk’s face into the ring post, but Punk reverses and slams Reigns’ face into the ring post. Rollins follows up with a suicide dive to Reigns that sends Reigns into the barricade. Punk and Rollins brawl at ringside, and Punk clotheslines Rollins into the crowd. Punk hits a double ax handle off the barricade and beats Rollins into the crowd. Rollins slams a garbage can into Punk’s head and then slams it into his back. Punk suplexes Rollins onto a garbage can and then launches a garbage can into Rollin’s face. Punk and Rollins brawl back toward the barricade, and Reigns dives over the barricade onto both of his opponents. Reigns dumps Punk and Rollins back into the ringside area. Reigns slams Rollins’ face into the ring steps and sets up one of the announce tables for carnage. Punk chops Reigns and rolls him back into the ring. Punk goes for a running knee, but Reigns counters into a Samoan Drop. Rollins heads up top and dives at Reigns, but Reigns catches him with a mid-air uppercut. Punk drops Reigns with a swinging neck breaker and lands a heel kick to Rollins. Punk delivers running knee shots to both Rollins and Reigns and then follows up with a DDT / inverted DDT combination to both of them. Punk heads up top and hits the Macho Man diving elbow dropbut to Rollins. Punk heads up top and sets up for a Macho Man diving elbow drop to Rollins, but Rollins heads up top with him. Rollins sets up for a superplex, but Reigns slides under Rollins. Reigns lifts Rollins onto his shoulders, and Punk hits the Doomsday Device. Rollins delivers a Buckle Bomb to Punk and then stomps on Reigns before giving him a Buckle Bomb as well. Punk goes for the Pedigree on Punk, but Punk tries to counter into the Go To Sleep, but Reigns spear Punk. Reigns goes for a spear to Rollins, but Rollins counters into a Pedigree. Rollins heads up top and goes for the Phoenix Splash, but Reigns rolls out of the way. Punk hits Reigns with Go To Sleep, but Reigns kicks out at two. Punk goes for another Go To Sleep, but Reigns fights out, and Rollins catches Punk with a Pedigree. Rollins berates Reigns and tells him they need to take out Punk. Rollins and Reigns head to the outside. Rollins sets up Punk for the Shield Bomb, but Reigns punches Rollins and then powerbombs Punk through the announce table. Reigns rolls Rollins back into the ring and hits a spear for a looong two count. Reigns heads to the outside and rolls Punk back into the ring. Reigns locks in a standing guillotine and then drags Punk down to the mat, but Punk counters into a jackknife pin for a two count. Punk locks in the Anaconda Vice, but Rollins grabs Punk’s legs and locks in the Sharpshooter. Reigns pulls Rollins out of the Sharpshooter and locks in the guillotine, but Rollins counters into a Northen Lights Suplex for a two count. Punk hits Rollins with the Go To Sleep, but Rollins kicks out at two. All three men are down in the middle of the ring. Punk hits Rollins with another Go To Sleep but immediately eats a spear from Reigns. Rollins catches Reigns with the Stomp, and once again all three men are down in the middle of the ring. Paul Heyman grabs a steel chair from the timekeeper’s area but can’t decide if he should give it to Punk or Reigns. PAUL HEYMAN GIVES THE CHAIR TO PUNK!!! Heyman climbs into the ring… PAUL HEYMAN LOW BLOWS CM PUNK!!! Heyman presents the chair to Reigns, and Reigns delivers a chair shot to Punk’s back. Heyman tells Reigns to turn his attention to Rollins… PAUL HEYMAN LOW BLOWS ROMAN REIGNS!!! Heyman give the chair to Rollins and then slumps into the corner. Rollins delivers a chair shot to Reigns back and follows up with the Stomp for the three count. After the match, Paul Heyman raises Seth Rollins’ hand in victory.

Match Result: Seth Rollins defeats Roman Reigns with the Stomp.
Match Length: 32:43
Slimmer’s Rating: *****