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  At Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII, Gunther defeated Jey Uso to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. Uso then won the men's Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble the following week, earning a world championship match of his choice at WrestleMania 41. While not making an official decision, Uso confronted Gunther on the following Raw, where Gunther stated that Uso should choose SmackDown's world champion because he had already defeated Uso and instead deserved to defend the title against someone like John Cena. After making an appearance on that week's SmackDown, Uso opened the February 10 episode of Raw where he was attacked by Gunther. Uso subsequently decided he would challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  At the Royal Rumble, SmackDown's Charlotte Flair won the women's Royal Rumble match, earning a world championship match of her choice at WrestleMania 41. Flair subsequently appeared on the following episodes of Raw, NXT, and SmackDown to confront each brand's respective champions before finally choosing to challenge Tiffany Stratton for SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  Throughout February, qualifying matches were held to determine the participants for the women's Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber: Toronto, with the winner earning a match for Raw's Women's World Championship at WrestleMania 41. During Iyo Sky 's qualifying match, reigning Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley attacked Sky's opponent, unintentionally causing a disqualification loss for Sky. Due to this, Ripley rewarded Sky with a title match, which was scheduled for after Elimination Chamber on the March 3 episode of Raw. At Elimination Chamber, SmackDown's Bianca Belair won the eponymous match, while Sky subsequently defeated Ripley on Raw to win the title, confirming that Sky would defend the Women's World Championship against Belair at WrestleMania. During the contract signing on the March 17 episode, however, Ripley interrupted and performed a powerbomb on Sky onto Belair, after which, Ripley instead signed the contract. Sky was then scheduled to face Ripley on the March 31 episode in a title rematch with Belair as the special guest referee, which ended in a double disqualification, thus Sky retained. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce subsequently decided that Sky would defend her championship against both Belair and Ripley in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  At the Royal Rumble, SmackDown's AJ Styles made a surprise return from injury and competed in the Royal Rumble match only to be eliminated by Raw's Logan Paul. As part of WWE's transfer window, Styles was transferred to the Raw brand. After several weeks of confrontations, Styles challenged Paul to a match on the March 31 episode of Raw, however, Paul declined, stating that he did not "fight for free" and pointed to the WrestleMania sign, after which, a brawl ensued between the two men. Later that night, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce scheduled a match between Paul and Styles for WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  After LA Knight regained the United States Championship on the March 7 episode of SmackDown, several wrestlers stated their intentions to challenge Knight for the title, including The Bloodline 's Jacob Fatu. On the March 21 episode, Braun Strowman, who had been embroiled in a rivalry with The Bloodline (Fatu, Solo Sikoa, and Tama Tonga) for the past few months, defeated Fatu via disqualification after Sikoa and Tama attacked Strowman, who as a result earned a title match against Knight that was scheduled for the following week, which ended in a no contest after Fatu attacked both Knight and Strowman. On the April 4 episode, Fatu defeated Strowman in a Last Man Standing match, earning a United States Championship match against Knight at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the February 10 episode of Raw, Bayley defeated Women's Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria in a non-title match to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match at the namesake event. Two weeks later, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. At Elimination Chamber: Toronto, Morgan also competed and eliminated Bayley, although failed to win the match herself. On the March 10 episode of Raw, Rodriguez defeated Bayley to earn a future title match against Valkyria, but despite losing, Valkyria promised to give Bayley a future title match. On the March 24 episode, Valkyria defeated Rodriguez to retain the title despite interference from Morgan. After the match, both Rodriguez and Morgan attacked Valkyria, who was saved by Bayley. On the April 7 episode of Raw, Valkyria successfully defended the title against Bayley, and on that week's SmackDown, Bayley and Valkyria won a women's tag team gauntlet match to earn a title match against Morgan and Rodriguez at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2. However, prior to Night 1's broadcast, Bayley was attacked backstage and ruled unable to compete with Valkyria needing to find a new partner.
  
  On the November 22, 2024, episode of SmackDown, Jade Cargill was found attacked by an unknown assailant in the parking lot and was ruled unable to compete for the foreseeable future. During Cargill's absence, Naomi volunteered to replace Cargill as one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions alongside Bianca Belair. Naomi and Belair also launched their own investigation into the attack on Cargill. They assumed that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez attacked Cargill and agreed to defend the championship against them on the February 24, 2025, episode of Raw, where they lost the title. Belair and Naomi then qualified for the women's Elimination Chamber match at the namesake event. However, before the match began, Cargill made her return and viciously attacked Naomi, who was deemed medically unable to compete in the match. On the following episode of SmackDown, Naomi revealed the truth that she was Cargill's attacker and regretted not doing it sooner, thus turning heel for the first time since 2016. Belair subsequently walked out on Naomi, ending their partnership. In the following weeks, Cargill and Naomi continuously attacked each other, leading to SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis scheduling a match between them at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the February 17 episode of Raw, after Judgment Day member Dominik Mysterio 's match, Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker accidentally attacked Mysterio, which led to a non-title match between Mysterio and Breakker on the next episode. That match ended in disqualification after Mysterio's fellow stablemates Carlito and Finn Bálor attacked Breakker. On the next episode, The Judgment Day attacked Breakker, but he was able to get the upper hand. On the March 17 episode, Mysterio discussed adding Penta to their ranks, much to the irritation of Bálor. Later that night, Breakker defeated Bálor to retain the Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Mysterio and Carlito attacked Breakker before Penta appeared to even the odds. Breakker and Penta subsequently stared each other down. The following week, Mysterio formally offered Penta a spot in The Judgment Day. Later that night, Breakker defended the title against Penta, which Breakker won via disqualification after Mysterio and Carlito attacked him. After the match, Mysterio tried to have Penta attack Breakker with a chair, but instead, Penta attacked Mysterio. Breakker and Penta then faced Bálor and Mysterio in a tag team match the next week, which they won after Breakker accidentally speared Penta. On April 7, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce scheduled Breakker to defend the title against Bálor, Mysterio, and Penta in a fatal four-way match at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  Throughout late 2024 and early 2025, Chad Gable went on a losing streak against several luchadors. Gable subsequently took a sabbatical (kayfabe) from WWE to solve his " lucha libre problems". On the March 10 episode of Raw, an unidentified luchador with an American-style mask resembling Gable's faction, American Made, cost the Latino World Order (LWO) (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) a tag team match. Gable denied that he was the luchador in question. The masked wrestler, named El Grande Americano, then defeated Lee in his "debut" match on the March 24 episode. Two weeks later, Americano and American Made members The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) defeated the LWO (Lee, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro) in a six-man tag team match after Ivy Nile put a piece of metal in Americano's mask to use against Lee. Later that night, Mysterio said that Americano made a mockery of the art and tradition of lucha libre and requested a match against him, which Raw General Manager Adam Pearce accepted, allowing Mysterio to choose the place, and he chose WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1. On the April 18 special edition of WrestleMania SmackDown, Rey Fénix eliminated Gable in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but later was eliminated by Americano, who was not involved on the match. Later that night, Mysterio, Lee, and Fenix would defeat Gable and The Creed Brothers in a six-man tag team match; however, during the match, Mysterio would suffer a legitimate injury, later revealed to be a torn groin. A day later on the Countdown to WrestleMania 41, Mysterio announced that he was not medically cleared and would be replaced by Fenix.
  
  Immediately after Drew McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL, he taunted his then-rival, CM Punk, who was a special guest commentator for the match. Punk subsequently attacked McIntyre with his arm brace, allowing Damian Priest to successfully cash in his Money in the Bank contract on McIntyre and win the title, ending McIntyre's reign at just 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Over the next few months, Priest and McIntyre continued their feud, with Priest defeating McIntyre at Clash at the Castle: Scotland to retain the title. At Money in the Bank, McIntyre won the namesake match, and later that night, unsuccessfully cashed in on Priest, who would later lose the title to Gunther at SummerSlam. In January 2025 as part of WWE's transfer window, both McIntyre and Priest were transferred to the SmackDown brand. Both men competed in the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber matches at the respective events, where Priest eliminated McIntyre in both. After the latter, McIntyre attacked Priest in retaliation, costing Priest the match. After several more weeks of altercations between the two men, on April 10, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made a match between Priest and McIntyre official for WrestleMania 41, which was stipulated as a Sin City Street Fight. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  After removing Big E from The New Day on the December 2, 2024, episode of Raw, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods set their sights on the World Tag Team Championship, held by The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar). During a title match between the two teams on the April 7, 2025, episode, Woods attempted to hit Erik with a steel chair; however, the referee saw Erik inadvertently hit Woods with the chair instead, thus The New Day won via disqualification, but since championships do not change hands via disqualification or countout unless stipulated, The War Raiders remained champions. After the match, The New Day attacked The War Raiders only to be stopped by WWE officials. On April 11, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce announced that The War Raiders would defend the World Tag Team Championship against The New Day in a rematch at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the special edition of WrestleMania SmackDown the night before WrestleMania 41, Randy Orton, who was initially scheduled to face Kevin Owens at WrestleMania before the match's cancellation due to Owens's legitimate injury, issued an open challenge for Night 2 of the event.
  
  At Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII, Gunther defeated Jey Uso to retain Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. Uso then won the men's Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble the following week, earning a world championship match of his choice at WrestleMania 41. While not making an official decision, Uso confronted Gunther on the following Raw, where Gunther stated that Uso should choose SmackDown's world champion because he had already defeated Uso and instead deserved to defend the title against someone like John Cena. After making an appearance on that week's SmackDown, Uso opened the February 10 episode of Raw where he was attacked by Gunther. Uso subsequently decided he would challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  At the Royal Rumble, SmackDown's Charlotte Flair won the women's Royal Rumble match, earning a world championship match of her choice at WrestleMania 41. Flair subsequently appeared on the following episodes of Raw, NXT, and SmackDown to confront each brand's respective champions before finally choosing to challenge Tiffany Stratton for SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  Throughout February, qualifying matches were held to determine the participants for the women's Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber: Toronto, with the winner earning a match for Raw's Women's World Championship at WrestleMania 41. During Iyo Sky 's qualifying match, reigning Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley attacked Sky's opponent, unintentionally causing a disqualification loss for Sky. Due to this, Ripley rewarded Sky with a title match, which was scheduled for after Elimination Chamber on the March 3 episode of Raw. At Elimination Chamber, SmackDown's Bianca Belair won the eponymous match, while Sky subsequently defeated Ripley on Raw to win the title, confirming that Sky would defend the Women's World Championship against Belair at WrestleMania. During the contract signing on the March 17 episode, however, Ripley interrupted and performed a powerbomb on Sky onto Belair, after which, Ripley instead signed the contract. Sky was then scheduled to face Ripley on the March 31 episode in a title rematch with Belair as the special guest referee, which ended in a double disqualification, thus Sky retained. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce subsequently decided that Sky would defend her championship against both Belair and Ripley in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  At the Royal Rumble, SmackDown's AJ Styles made a surprise return from injury and competed in the Royal Rumble match only to be eliminated by Raw's Logan Paul. As part of WWE's transfer window, Styles was transferred to the Raw brand. After several weeks of confrontations, Styles challenged Paul to a match on the March 31 episode of Raw, however, Paul declined, stating that he did not "fight for free" and pointed to the WrestleMania sign, after which, a brawl ensued between the two men. Later that night, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce scheduled a match between Paul and Styles for WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  After LA Knight regained the United States Championship on the March 7 episode of SmackDown, several wrestlers stated their intentions to challenge Knight for the title, including The Bloodline 's Jacob Fatu. On the March 21 episode, Braun Strowman, who had been embroiled in a rivalry with The Bloodline (Fatu, Solo Sikoa, and Tama Tonga) for the past few months, defeated Fatu via disqualification after Sikoa and Tama attacked Strowman, who as a result earned a title match against Knight that was scheduled for the following week, which ended in a no contest after Fatu attacked both Knight and Strowman. On the April 4 episode, Fatu defeated Strowman in a Last Man Standing match, earning a United States Championship match against Knight at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the February 10 episode of Raw, Bayley defeated Women's Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria in a non-title match to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match at the namesake event. Two weeks later, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. At Elimination Chamber: Toronto, Morgan also competed and eliminated Bayley, although failed to win the match herself. On the March 10 episode of Raw, Rodriguez defeated Bayley to earn a future title match against Valkyria, but despite losing, Valkyria promised to give Bayley a future title match. On the March 24 episode, Valkyria defeated Rodriguez to retain the title despite interference from Morgan. After the match, both Rodriguez and Morgan attacked Valkyria, who was saved by Bayley. On the April 7 episode of Raw, Valkyria successfully defended the title against Bayley, and on that week's SmackDown, Bayley and Valkyria won a women's tag team gauntlet match to earn a title match against Morgan and Rodriguez at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2. However, prior to Night 1's broadcast, Bayley was attacked backstage and ruled unable to compete with Valkyria needing to find a new partner.
  
  On the November 22, 2024, episode of SmackDown, Jade Cargill was found attacked by an unknown assailant in the parking lot and was ruled unable to compete for the foreseeable future. During Cargill's absence, Naomi volunteered to replace Cargill as one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions alongside Bianca Belair. Naomi and Belair also launched their own investigation into the attack on Cargill. They assumed that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez attacked Cargill and agreed to defend the championship against them on the February 24, 2025, episode of Raw, where they lost the title. Belair and Naomi then qualified for the women's Elimination Chamber match at the namesake event. However, before the match began, Cargill made her return and viciously attacked Naomi, who was deemed medically unable to compete in the match. On the following episode of SmackDown, Naomi revealed the truth that she was Cargill's attacker and regretted not doing it sooner, thus turning heel for the first time since 2016. Belair subsequently walked out on Naomi, ending their partnership. In the following weeks, Cargill and Naomi continuously attacked each other, leading to SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis scheduling a match between them at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the February 17 episode of Raw, after Judgment Day member Dominik Mysterio 's match, Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker accidentally attacked Mysterio, which led to a non-title match between Mysterio and Breakker on the next episode. That match ended in disqualification after Mysterio's fellow stablemates Carlito and Finn Bálor attacked Breakker. On the next episode, The Judgment Day attacked Breakker, but he was able to get the upper hand. On the March 17 episode, Mysterio discussed adding Penta to their ranks, much to the irritation of Bálor. Later that night, Breakker defeated Bálor to retain the Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Mysterio and Carlito attacked Breakker before Penta appeared to even the odds. Breakker and Penta subsequently stared each other down. The following week, Mysterio formally offered Penta a spot in The Judgment Day. Later that night, Breakker defended the title against Penta, which Breakker won via disqualification after Mysterio and Carlito attacked him. After the match, Mysterio tried to have Penta attack Breakker with a chair, but instead, Penta attacked Mysterio. Breakker and Penta then faced Bálor and Mysterio in a tag team match the next week, which they won after Breakker accidentally speared Penta. On April 7, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce scheduled Breakker to defend the title against Bálor, Mysterio, and Penta in a fatal four-way match at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  Throughout late 2024 and early 2025, Chad Gable went on a losing streak against several luchadors. Gable subsequently took a sabbatical (kayfabe) from WWE to solve his " lucha libre problems". On the March 10 episode of Raw, an unidentified luchador with an American-style mask resembling Gable's faction, American Made, cost the Latino World Order (LWO) (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) a tag team match. Gable denied that he was the luchador in question. The masked wrestler, named El Grande Americano, then defeated Lee in his "debut" match on the March 24 episode. Two weeks later, Americano and American Made members The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) defeated the LWO (Lee, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro) in a six-man tag team match after Ivy Nile put a piece of metal in Americano's mask to use against Lee. Later that night, Mysterio said that Americano made a mockery of the art and tradition of lucha libre and requested a match against him, which Raw General Manager Adam Pearce accepted, allowing Mysterio to choose the place, and he chose WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1. On the April 18 special edition of WrestleMania SmackDown, Rey Fénix eliminated Gable in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but later was eliminated by Americano, who was not involved on the match. Later that night, Mysterio, Lee, and Fenix would defeat Gable and The Creed Brothers in a six-man tag team match; however, during the match, Mysterio would suffer a legitimate injury, later revealed to be a torn groin. A day later on the Countdown to WrestleMania 41, Mysterio announced that he was not medically cleared and would be replaced by Fenix.
  
  Immediately after Drew McIntyre won the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL, he taunted his then-rival, CM Punk, who was a special guest commentator for the match. Punk subsequently attacked McIntyre with his arm brace, allowing Damian Priest to successfully cash in his Money in the Bank contract on McIntyre and win the title, ending McIntyre's reign at just 5 minutes and 46 seconds. Over the next few months, Priest and McIntyre continued their feud, with Priest defeating McIntyre at Clash at the Castle: Scotland to retain the title. At Money in the Bank, McIntyre won the namesake match, and later that night, unsuccessfully cashed in on Priest, who would later lose the title to Gunther at SummerSlam. In January 2025 as part of WWE's transfer window, both McIntyre and Priest were transferred to the SmackDown brand. Both men competed in the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber matches at the respective events, where Priest eliminated McIntyre in both. After the latter, McIntyre attacked Priest in retaliation, costing Priest the match. After several more weeks of altercations between the two men, on April 10, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made a match between Priest and McIntyre official for WrestleMania 41, which was stipulated as a Sin City Street Fight. The match was later confirmed for Night 2.
  
  After removing Big E from The New Day on the December 2, 2024, episode of Raw, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods set their sights on the World Tag Team Championship, held by The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar). During a title match between the two teams on the April 7, 2025, episode, Woods attempted to hit Erik with a steel chair; however, the referee saw Erik inadvertently hit Woods with the chair instead, thus The New Day won via disqualification, but since championships do not change hands via disqualification or countout unless stipulated, The War Raiders remained champions. After the match, The New Day attacked The War Raiders only to be stopped by WWE officials. On April 11, Raw General Manager Adam Pearce announced that The War Raiders would defend the World Tag Team Championship against The New Day in a rematch at WrestleMania 41. The match was later confirmed for Night 1.
  
  On the special edition of WrestleMania SmackDown the night before WrestleMania 41, Randy Orton, who was initially scheduled to face Kevin Owens at WrestleMania before the match's cancellation due to Owens's legitimate injury, issued an open challenge for Night 2 of the event.