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The WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference made history with its electrifying atmosphere.
Stacked with WWE stars, surprises, and confrontations, it set the stage for an epic WrestleMania 40.
The WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference at T-Mobile Arena was a historic WWE event, brimming with surprises, confrontations, and excitement.
The WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference was one for the history books. This was easily the most anticipated press conference in years in WWE. It was even better than fans had hoped for. It was one hour and 15 minutes of the best WrestleMania build. The excitement for WrestleMania 40 is through the roof and the event at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was packed with loud WWE fans. It was not only about The Rock and Roman Reigns but other WWE superstars also got the chance to shine.
Let’s look at What happened at WrestleMania press conference
WrestleMania 40 Gets Official in Las Vegas
The WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference was stacked, it was almost like a PPV which the WWE fans were getting for free on YouTube and Twitter. Before the press conference began it was announced that Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, CM Punk and Big E would host the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference. Fans were very happy to see Big E and CM Punk back.
Triple H and Bianca Belair Kick Off the Press Conference
Triple H came out at the start and he said that this Road to WrestleMania will be nothing like ever before and the WWE fans have not seen anything yet. He made the fans all excited and after his opening remarks the 4 hosts were also pumped. The first WWE superstar to come out at the Press Conference was Bianca Belair. She has been the face of WWE for a long period of time. She has had her new reality TV show Love and WWE at Hulu. The WWE fans have loved seeing both Bianca Belair and Montez Ford behind the scenes. She also said she will go to WrestleMania 40 and extend her streak.
Rhea Ripley and Becky Lynch Confront each other
After Bianca Belair it was the turn of Rhea Ripley to come out at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The sold out crowd gave Mami her well deserved reception and she was cheered like a face. She will be facing Nia Jax in Perth at Elimination Chamber. Rhea Ripley said that she is on top and that she will walk into and walk out of WrestleMania 40 still the Women’s World Champion. She was interrupted by Becky and she was a surprise as she was not advertised to be at the event. She said that she is one step closer to challenging Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 40. The fans cheered Becky Lynch like they always do. It will be interesting to see who the fans boo during this rivalry.
The main event of WrestleMania 40 is set
To close out the event, the most anticipated thing in the WWE universe is the main event of WrestleMania 40. Seth Rollins walked out first and he was cheered by the fans and he did not waste any time and said that it was time to make a decision. He called out Cody Rhodes but it was Roman Reigns that answered the call and his music hit. He and Seth Rollins traded barbs and finally The Rock came out. He was getting a mixed reaction and he proceeded to show the full Bloodline tree which included everybody. Then Roman Reigns chose The Rock but then the man of the moment Cody Rhodes came out. He said that what was happening was BS. He was getting the loudest cheers and he said that Roman Reigns had no right to choose his opponent at WrestleMania 40. Cody Rhodes had won the Royal Rumble and he chose Roman Reigns.
This made the fans at the arena happy as well as the fans online. However he did not stop there, he said that the grandfather of Roman Reigns would be ashamed of him. To this The Rock said that if Cody Rhodes insults the Bloodline of Roman Reigns then he insults the Rock. He slapped Cody Rhodes and a brawl broke out. This was close to an epic press conference. The Rock confronts Triple H and tells him to fix Cody Rhodes or he will do it himself. This one press conference has increased the hype of WrestleMania 40 by multiple times. The next few weeks and months will be one heck of a ride.
Watch full press conference here