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26-04-2025
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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for British mega-fight
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn goes down Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. (Photos: Getty Images. Design: Bruno Rouby, Yahoo Sports.) Uncrowned has Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Eubank Jr. vs. Benn fight card on Saturday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Second-generation foes Eubank Jr. and Benn will complete a rivalry 35 years in the making when they battle it out in front of more than 65,000 fans. Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KOs) and Benn (23-0, 14 KOs) were supposed to follow in the footsteps of their Hall of Fame fathers, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn, and clash in October 2022. However, Benn failed two Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) drug tests in the lead-up to the bout, resulting in the contest being called off just 48 hours prior to fight time. Advertisement Eubank instead faced Liam Smith twice in 2023. He succumbed to a fourth-round TKO defeat in January of that year, but managed to avenge the loss and dominate Smith for a 10-round stoppage. Eubank only entered the ring once in 2024, dropping Kamil Szeremeta on four occasions for a seventh-round victory to capture the IBO middleweight championship. Benn managed to compete twice in the United States in the two-year period while his doping scandal was ongoing. The British welterweight won decisions over Rodolfo Orozco in September 2023 and Peter Dobson in February 2024. Eubank weighed in .05 pounds over the 160-pound middleweight limit at Friday's official weigh-in and was thusly fined $500,000 for the infraction. Advertisement In the night's co-feature, Anthony Yarde (26-3, 24 KOs) and Lyndon Arthur (24-2, 16 KOs) renew hostilities for their light heavyweight trilogy bout. Arthur upset Yarde by split decision in their first meeting in 2020, while Yarde avenged the defeat with a clinical fourth-round KO the following year. The British cruiserweight title is also up for grabs as reigning champion Cheavon Clarke (10-1, 7 KOs) defends against Viddal Riley (12-0, 7 KOs). Also on the undercard, Liam Smith (33-4-1, 20 KOs) looks to go back to winning ways against the unbeaten Irishman Aaron McKenna (19-0, 9 KOs), and Chris Billam-Smith (20-2, 13 KOs) faces Brandon Glanton (20-2, 17 KOs). Eubank Jr. vs. Benn begins at 12 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view, with main event ring walks expected at 5 p.m. ET. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results, highlights and play-by-play of the main card below. Main card (12 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV) Middleweight: Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn Advertisement Light heavyweight: Anthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur 3 Middleweight: Liam Smith vs. Aaron McKenna Cruiserweight: Viddal Riley def. Cheavon Clarke via unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 115-113) Cruiserweight: Chris Billam-Smith def. Brandon Glanton via unanimous decision (116-113, 116-112, 116-112)
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23-04-2025
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Major property tax proposals advance, legislators raise concerns with both
Photo illustration by Getty Images. With a maximum 11 days left in the session, legislators advanced two major but conflicting property tax relief proposals on Tuesday, one in the House and one in the Senate. Within minutes of each other, House Bill 231 passed in the Senate, and Senate Bill 542 passed in the House. Speaker of the House Brandon Ler, R-Savage, said many options have been flying around the Capitol, and SB 542 melds together ideas from other bills into one that isn't perfect, but needs to pass. 'We want to get something across for our constituents, and we want to be able to say that this legislature at least took a stab at lowering property taxes,' Ler said.'Is this bill going to do everything … that everybody in this room wants it to do? No. Does it do everything I wanted to do? No. But what it does do is it actually makes a difference in property taxes.' SB 542 includes a tiered rate drop and a one-time rebate among other provisions. Minority Leader Katie Sullivan, D-Missoula, said she had concerns about the bill, but it's 'past time' to do something for residential property taxpayers, more than just a rebate. 'People will notice this,' Sullivan said. 'Our constituents will open their bill, and they will say thank you. You guys dropped some rates for us.' HB 231 is a 43-page property tax bill so complicated Senate Majority Leader Tom McGillvary quipped on Tuesday that 'nobody really knows what this bill is doing besides three, or four, or five us in the room.' The bill has gone through months of amendments, including two more added on the floor Tuesday that addressed an issue with taxation limits in the Billings and Sunburst city charters that has complicated property tax discussions. House Bill 231 looks to shift property taxes onto second homes, but has met resistance from some legislators who live in districts with large numbers of second homes and short-term rentals. Both bills still need a final vote in their respective chambers, and as both have been heavily amended, they will need to get another approval from their original chamber to pass. How legislators choose to push either or both forward to the governor's desk will unfold in the last days of the session. Reducing property taxes for residential payers has been a priority for the 2025 Montana Legislature because bills have increased significantly — more than 20% on average in the state in the most recent 2023 reappraisal, and are expected to increase again. Ler said SB 542 takes pieces from other bills, including a major proposal from Democrats, House Bill 155, and marries them into 'what the media now calls 'the Frankenstein property tax bill.'' It also takes pieces from HB 231, a proposal supported by the Governor's Office,. Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, said residential property tax bills will decrease 14.5% statewide in the first year, and those payers also will receive a one-time $400 rebate. Also in the first year, Jones said commercial properties will rise 4.6%, centrally assessed properties, such as railroads, will increase 10.7%, and agriculture will be up 4.3%. In year two, he said, bills for residential homes would be down 25.6% on average. After killing all but one amendment in a debate that ran nearly an hour-and-a-half, the House approved the bill on a bipartisan 80-20 vote. The only amendment that passed was proposed by Rep. Katie Zolnikov, R-Billings. Legislators have said the bill could cost the city of Billings millions because of an apparent conflict with its charter, which caps mills levied without voter approval. Zolnikov said if the city of Billings gets in legal trouble as a result, the amendment requires the state to pay any legal fees. 'I don't think anybody's intent is to, you know, bankrupt the city of Billings,' Zolnikov said. Ler said the bill already protected the city of Billings and its unique situation, but the amendment was friendly. It passed with 99 votes and none opposed. After the House passed the bill, though, a fierce debate followed over whether to send it to the Appropriations Committee, which reviews significant spending proposals. Some legislators argued the House shouldn't take shortcuts, especially because lawmakers didn't have a current analysis of the bill's cost. Rep. Zooey Zephyr, D-Missoula, said legislators need to work quickly, but they need to complete all their work too. 'This is the process. We shouldn't skirt the process just because we waited until day 79 to pass property taxes,' Zephyr said. Rep. Bill Mercer, R-Billings, said it was a weighty piece of legislation, and he wanted to know who the losers were before he voted. He said he didn't believe all of them had been identified, nor did he want to vote on legislation without a current fiscal analysis. 'I am not wild about voting on this without a new fiscal note,' said Mercer, who voted no on the bill. However, Jones, chairperson of the Appropriations Committee, said the committee already had seen the bills that are part of SB 542, so the committee had a good handle on cost, and time was of the essence. 'I want to make sure that a tax bill crosses into the Senate before the Senate goes home,' Jones said. The House agreed to bypass the review in the Appropriations Committee. HB 231 'picks winners and losers,' Sen. Carl Glimm, R-Kila, said on the floor Tuesday. HB 231 includes a property tax rebate on taxes paid in 2024. Someone who applied for the rebate also automatically qualifies for the homestead exemption built into the bill, a major piece of policy the governor has pushed. The bill passed on a narrow 26-24 vote, with a single Democrat in opposition and nine Republicans in support. Glimm's comments echoed the sentiments expressed by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, and Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell. Hertz, Glimm and Reiger have all been in support of Senate Bill 90, which directs tourist dollars toward property tax rebates as part of their property tax solution. But they didn't support HB 231. In the final comment before bill carrier Sen. Dave Fern, D-Whitefish, closed on HB 231, Regier explained his reason — first to the legislature, and then to the people of Montana. He noted to the legislature it was spending general fund money, which has been a common discussion point in the chamber. And then, saying he was speaking directly to the public, he said tax rates, especially for agricultural communities, were going to go up if House Bill 231 passed. For second home properties and short term rentals, that increase could be over $300 million, according to a fiscal note for HB 231. 'There are a lot of options that actually do provide property tax relief,' Regier said. 'This is not it. So please, watch this vote, and hold those that vote for and against accountable.' Fern, though, said the bill would provide middle-class property tax relief, saying that 'for most folks, it will be a substantial tax decrease.' He also pushed back on the idea second homes were a major issue, saying that when he knocked on doors during his campaign, 'I'm going to guess 98% of them didn't have second homes.' However, Fern added HB 542 may end up being the vehicle for property tax relief and pointed to the urgency. 'Over the last couple sessions, we, the legislature and the Governor's Office failed to deliver property taxes, and so it compounded,' Fern said on the floor. 'Then we had a very volatile situation where appraisals and values went high. The system was not built to mitigate it in an easy way.'
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21-04-2025
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WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 2 results: John Cena beats Cody Rhodes in lackluster headliner; The Rock no-shows
Just like a determined gambler at the blackjack table, we are back for a second round as WrestleMania 41 Night 2 takes place Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. After an action-packed first night saw three titles change hands and show-stealing performances from Seth Rollins, Tiffany Stratton, Jey Uso, Jacob Fatu, The New Day and more, WWE is set to close out its annual extravaganza with a seven-match card, including the highly anticipated showdown between John Cena and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. Aside from that main-event clash, Iyo Sky will defend her Women's World Championship against Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple-threat match, Bron Breakker's Intercontinental Championship will be up for grabs against Penta, Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio, and the team of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez put their Women's Tag Team Championships on the line against the new team of Lyra Valkyria and a tag partner to be determined following the "injury withdrawal" of Bayley. John Cena and Cody Rhodes close out WrestleMania 41 Night 2 with a battle for the Undisputed WWE Championship. (Photo: WWE/Getty Images. Design: Hassan Ahmad, Yahoo Sports) Like Night 1, there are non-title matches on the card as well — a Sin City Street Fight between Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre, a singles clash between A.J. Styles and Logan Paul, plus the return of Randy Orton against whoever answers his open challenge. Advertisement Here's a look at Sunday's full WrestleMania 41, Night 2 match card, which kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock: Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live blog below:
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20-04-2025
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WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 2 live results: Full card, start time, winners and losers, updates and highlights
John Cena and Cody Rhodes close out WrestleMania 41 Night 2 with a battle for the Undisputed WWE Championship. (Photo: WWE/Getty Images. Design: Hassan Ahmad, Yahoo Sports) Just like a determined gambler at the blackjack table, we are back for a second round as WrestleMania 41 Night 2 takes place Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. After an action-packed first night saw three titles change hands and show-stealing performances from Seth Rollins, Tiffany Stratton, Jey Uso, Jacob Fatu, The New Day and more, WWE is set to close out its annual extravaganza with a seven-match card, including the highly anticipated showdown between John Cena and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. Advertisement Aside from that main-event clash, Iyo Sky will defend her Women's World Championship against Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley in a triple-threat match, Bron Breakker's Intercontinental Championship will be up for grabs against Penta, Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio, and the team of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez put their Women's Tag Team Championships on the line against the new team of Lyra Valkyria and a tag partner to be determined following the "injury withdrawal" of Bayley. Like Night 1, there are non-title matches on the card as well — a Sin City Street Fight between Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre, a singles clash between A.J. Styles and Logan Paul, plus the return of Randy Orton against whoever answers his open challenge. Advertisement Here's a look at Sunday's full WrestleMania 41, Night 2 match card, which kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock: Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena WWE Women's World Championship (triple-threat): Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair Women's Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs. Lyra Valkyriam & TBD Intercontinental Championship (fatal four-way): Bron Breakker vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Penta vs. Finn Bálor Sin City Street Fight: Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul Randy Orton vs. TBD Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live blog below:
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19-04-2025
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WrestleMania 41 predictions roundtable: Who leaves Las Vegas weekend victorious?
Las Vegas is the center of the combat sports universe once again as WWE descends upon Allegiant Stadium and takes over Sin City tonight for the biggest event on the professional wrestling calendar: WrestleMania 41. Naturally, the Uncrowned Horsemen are locked in and ready to embark on their greatest ride since the inception of this vertical seven not-so-long months ago. All of which is to say, welcome to our WrestleMania 41 preview! Advertisement Kel Dansby, Robert Jackman, Drake Riggs and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger are answering five questions and a bonus 'Raw After 'Mania' prediction surrounding the latest installment of the 'Showcase of the Immortals.' What is our most anticipated match? Is it time for John Cena to break Ric Flair's vaunted world championship record? Find out what our expert panel thinks, followed by match-by-match predictions from the entire crew — with bragging rights on the line. It is Vegas, after all. Cody Rhodes once again takes center stage at WrestleMania 41. (Photos: WWE/Getty Images. Design: Bruno Roby, Yahoo Sports) 1. What is the match on the card you're most looking forward to? Riggs: Sheesh. We're starting with the toughest question right out of the gate? As much as I want to manifest Randy Orton vs. Nick Aldis with this entry, since it's not yet official, we'll go with the obvious Drake Riggs pick: A triple-threat match. Advertisement Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins has every element going for it and has been the most well-constructed storyline out of everything WrestleMania 41 has to offer. With that said, I could very well see some Paul Heyman shenanigans possibly overtake this match (especially with no DQs) or something silly. As we saw last year, overbooking nonsense can sometimes work beautifully, even masterfully. But there's nothing like a completely untouched, clean grap-fest for me. Therefore, I pick the Women's World Championship match between Iyo Sky, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. That match will be incredible triple-threat brilliance, and we've already seen glimpses of it in any of their physical interactions. The story has been pretty trash, but as a match, it's bringing the house down on Night 2. (However, I still don't expect it to be 100% clean — because after Naomi beats Cargill the night before, she's going to either cost Belair the win or attack her post-win. That story needs to continue.) Anyway, I'll just throw it in for singles matches and say I've been most hyped for Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair, so I won't jump off that wagon now. Charlotte Flair enjoyed a big moment after winning the Women's Royal Rumble in February. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Sulla-Heffinger: You'd think with a dozen or so matches on the card, we'd find a way to not duplicate picks — but you'd be wrong. I'm following Drake's lead here and going with the Iyo Sky vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair triple-threat match. I've already put Belair in a category by herself, naming her my women's WrestleMania GOAT, so I don't think I need to explain why I'm hyped for this match in that sense. Advertisement Aside from having the potential to be a show-stealing performance, this is one of those matches that truly does feel unpredictable heading into Night 2. You could make a compelling case for any one of these women walking out of Las Vegas with a victory and the Women's World Championship around her waist. We're going to get into predictions a little bit later, but I think Sky retains here, and we get a prolonged Belair-Ripley feud that can carry us through to SummerSlam — and potentially even Hell in a Cell. Jackman: It's an obvious answer, but the grand finale. It's a cliffhanger in its own right, of course, but it's also a huge turning point for the overall creative direction of WWE. So much of the near future depends on what happens in that match. Would a Cody Rhodes victory elevate him to the status of a wrestling superpower? And how would The Rock respond to that? If John Cena walks away with that belt, who is going to get it back? All those questions depend on what happens on Sunday. I'm the sort of wrestling mark who likes to look ahead as much as possible, and right now, there's a massive roadblock just sitting there blocking my view. God only knows what's on the other side, but I look forward to finding out. Dansby: It has to be the Night 1 main event featuring Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and CM Punk. Who turns heel? Who takes the pin?! Who moves on to challenge whoever leaves WrestleMania 41 as champion?!? Who wins Paul Heyman's affection?!?! Advertisement Despite not being a title match, it arguably carries the highest stakes on either card. This bout will likely shape the path for all three contenders over the next year. 2. How does WrestleMania 41's card compare to last year's? Will it be better, worse or about the same when all is said and done? Sulla-Heffinger: I am going to say it'll be about the same as WrestleMania 40. Between the Sami Zayn stunner over Gunther, Bayley getting her WrestleMania moment, and both nights' main events — especially Night 2 — it was always going to be difficult to top one of the best WrestleManias in recent history. Advertisement That said, there's some real potential for instant classics sprinkled throughout both nights this year, even beyond the Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins Night 1 main event and Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena to close out Night 2. (Looking at you, A.J. Styles and Logan Paul.) If we want to dive deeper, between the aforementioned Women's World Championship triple-threat match, Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill vs. Naomi, we might be able to say this was the greatest WrestleMania ever from a women's standpoint — even if the Women's Intercontinental and United States Championships are MIA. Logan Paul could be poised for a big WrestleMania moment of his own this weekend. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Jackman: In terms of the talent, I'd say it's broadly equal. The big issue, though, has been the much weaker build-up to the prestige matches. I know we were spoiled over the past two years with the cinematic Bloodline stuff and the "finishing the story" arc, but I still think the big-picture stuff has been slightly anemic this year. Advertisement My overall criticism when you look at the Rhodes-Cena build is that it's been 99% promos — what we'd call monologues in the world of theater — and very little plot or action. Isn't that the most basic law in screenwriting? Show, don't tell! But instead we've had back-to-back segments of these meandering, navel-gazing talk segments, which haven't quite delivered on the huge expectations coming out of Elimination Chamber. It goes without saying that WWE knows perfectly well how to execute these things — look at the stellar segment with the Usos and Gunther in London — but sometimes they just fall short. Whether that's down to Cena's scheduling or just overconfidence on the part of the top team (i.e. assuming we're going to hang on the wrestlers' every word) isn't quite clear. Riggs: This is a very interesting question because it needs some dissection. WrestleMania 40 was almost entirely about Cody Rhodes and "finishing the story." Sure, there were some other very memorable moments, but that whole storyline literally took over both nights. WrestleMania 41 feels pretty clearly better on-paper when looking back at 40. Everything is spread out much better, and most matches in-ring are more compelling than what we had at 40. That's despite lacking some quality story depth. With that, 41 should top 40 from an overall perspective. However, I can't see any magnitude or moment possibly living up to that climax of Rhodes' win last year. Advertisement Dansby: Last year's card was dominated by the Bloodline. It all came together beautifully, delivering one of the greatest WrestleMania main events in history, but it focused heavily on a single storyline. This year's card doesn't have the same depth of build but offers far more unpredictability, which opens the door for major surprises. In Trips We Trust — to deliver a better overall experience than WrestleMania XL. John Cena's heel turn made for an indelible moment, but questions remain about where it can go from here. (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / Reuters) Jackman: I'm going to go out on a limb here and say no. If this Cena-Rhodes feud has achieved anything, it's been to totally reinvigorate 'The American Nightmare' as a champion. After a year of so-so feuds that never really put the title in jeopardy, the WWE has made us emotionally invested in Cody Rhodes again. It's given him that conviction and purpose that made us root for him so much this time last year. Just look at that amazing video package they put out this past week. Advertisement The way Cody has been positioning himself as being on the side of the fans, and as the savior of professional wrestling, it just really resonates with me. Crucially, it would also make this victory feel like a genuine milestone for the champion, rather than just another routine title defense. Sulla-Heffinger: I am certainly inclined to agree with Scott. After being one of the truly stunning wrestling moments of the past 30 years, the Cena heel turn somehow feels on life-support already. Part of that is due to schedule, part of it is that Rhodes has an air of invincibility right now because he's far-and-away the biggest star in WWE. How do we revive it and set up something even bigger for the rest of 2025 and potentially WrestleMania 42? Have Cena win with the help of (at least) The Rock. Heel Cena breaks Ric Flair's record, ends Rhodes' storybook run and disappears until potentially SummerSlam, where he can then put Rhodes back over and let The Rock do his best Thanos impression and say, 'Fine, I'll do it myself,' after Reigns' and Cena's failures to fully snuff out "The American Nightmare." Advertisement Dansby: Cody Rhodes is as over as ever, and the best way to keep that momentum is to have him lose to a heel John Cena and chase him throughout 2025. It's tough for a babyface to hold a title long term without losing the sympathy that fuels crowd support. The storyline of Cena doing something he vowed never to do — turning heel and chasing Ric Flair's 16-title-reign record — alongside The Rock, is too compelling to pass up. Riggs: "Should" is a tricky one. I think it's a lot more interesting and compelling if Cena wins. A lot can be done with that, and we still need The Rock to come back into this because that's been the biggest problem with Cena's heel turn. The Rock, being a part of the whole thing, just disappeared. Interestingly enough, I'll bring him back up because possibilities can hinge on Orton. He has a great history with either guy, and programs with both should be musts before the year ends. Orton is the best rival of Cena's career and is still a readily available retirement match option — whether or not that's for the title. Advertisement Then he has his history with Rhodes, too. I'm not saying he will be or should be involved with what happens in the main event. But afterward, I think Orton getting involved with the champion is a "should." What makes sense in the fallout? It is indeed Cena — and what a role reversal it would be to have Cena as the heel and Orton the face this time. Tiffany Stratton's recent SmackDown promo adds a new wrinkle to her rivalry with Charlotte Flair. (Photo by Eric Johnson/WWE via Getty Images) (WWE via Getty Images) 4. Did the infamous Tiffany Stratton vs. Charlotte Flair "SmackDown" promo help or hurt the build for their match? Dansby: There's no such thing as bad publicity. The match was treading water until that 'unscripted' in-ring exchange. Advertisement In 2025, it's rare for fans to genuinely question whether something is real or kayfabe. This segment blurred the lines perfectly and gave the feud a much-needed spark. Sulla-Heffinger: I believe that it helped, regardless of if you believe it was a shoot or a work. This has been a wonky build ever since Flair won the Royal Rumble in February, and her return pop faded very quickly in the aftermath. The fans have really let her have it since then, and Stratton has been able to benefit somewhat as she adjusted to the babyface-ish champion role — even if it isn't necessarily the best fit for her character. Stratton's words cut deep during her "SmackDown" promo a few weeks ago, exposing a vulnerability in Flair and adding a much-needed personal fire to the feud. The match was always going to be good considering the level of talent these two women have between the ropes, and this just added to the intensity outside of the ring. Jackman: Oh, it helped big time. Honestly, part of me suspects that this whole thing was scripted all along, and the WWE has fed us the whole 'going off script' thing to amp up the intrigue. It isn't like WWE doesn't have form on these things. Advertisement I was thinking the other day about immediately after Punk's return, when WWE was taking advantage of the chaos of the situation to try to convince us that Seth Rollins was genuinely furious about it. Blurring the lines between fiction and reality is something it does really well, and I suspect it's been up to its old tricks again here. Riggs: It didn't really do anything to sway me in any direction, personally. If anything, though, I'd be afraid that it hurt things, purely out of being cringeworthy and awkward, plus risking some Flair antics mid-match. But I have faith that she'll pull through and be professional, if the Becky Lynch rivalry was anything to go by. What role might Roman Reigns have to play during the main event of WrestleMania's Night 2? (Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images) (USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect / Reuters) 5. What are your all-in and longshot predictions for the event? Jackman: I'm going all-in on a Bianca Belair victory. She's been absent from the main title scene for a while, presumably to give other talents their moment in the sun, and WWE clearly made a conscious decision to propel her back to the top of the ticket with such an authoritative win at Elimination Chamber. Why do that if she isn't going to be standing tall at the end? Advertisement As for long shot, I'm tempted to repeat my Cody Rhodes hypothesis given that half of the internet seems to regard a Cena win as a foregone conclusion. My other long-shot prediction is that we will see a big win for El Grande Americano, which then rolls neatly into an ongoing storyline, potentially culminating at the long-awaited Mexico PLE. It's what we Brits would call a "Marmite" angle — as in "you either love or hate it" — but it looks like WWE is ready to invest its creative energies into it. Riggs: I'm really not sold on Aldis being Orton's opponent after last week's "WWE SmackDown," but man, I want it so incredibly bad. I'm trying to believe it's all a poorly crafted Triple H swerve. I just don't — and there's a longer shot possibility. Big E returns and costs The New Day a title win. These three love big WrestleMania moments and have been a part of plenty throughout their careers. Here comes another crazy, big reheat to the whole heel New Day angle. Let's party. Advertisement Sulla-Heffinger: I alluded to this earlier, but Sky retaining her championship feels like a slam-dunk prediction to me. Belair and Ripley can have a great feud without the title, and if you've been watching this build, their disregard for the 'Genius of the Sky' has been a central theme. As far as a long shot, I think we'll see Reigns get involved in the Night 2 main event. The Rock has famously counted to three during this story with Rhodes. We know Cena is the second man, so who is the third? Take a look on social media from earlier this week as Reigns lamented not putting a chokehold on WWE. It's just speculation, but what better way to do that than to align yourself even more closely with one of the most powerful men in both kayfabe and reality? Dansby: I'm all-in on Roman Reigns winning the Night 1 triple-threat match and helping John Cena defeat Cody Rhodes on Night 2. Reigns, Cena and The Rock standing tall together would form the most dominant faction in wrestling history — three generational icons closing WrestleMania 41. Can an all-in prediction also be a long shot? Just in case, here's another one: Becky Lynch returns to confront Charlotte Flair after her match with Tiffany Stratton. "The Man" has been gone long enough, and a comeback against a heel Flair feels perfectly timed. Could Trick Williams be poised for a move after reaching his limit in NXT? (Photo by Matt) (WWE via Getty Images) BONUS: Which star — from NXT or external — do you expect to debut at the Raw After 'Mania? Sulla-Heffinger: Matt Cardona. How awesome would it be for him to have arguably his biggest WWE moment on the 'Raw After 'Mania' all those years after he lost the Intercontinental title on the very same show? He's a ready-made talent who can slot in anywhere. Advertisement Jackman: This is a tricky one, as we've had Penta and Rey Fénix debuting already. We've also got what looks to be a teaser for Malakai Black, but that's been on 'SmackDown' rather than 'Raw.' If we're looking at NXT, I could see Ethan Page making the jump, given that his creative angles are largely wrapped up, and he's very much at the more experienced end of the roster. Dansby: Oba Femi is ready for the main roster, but it'll likely be Trick Williams making his debut. He's done all he can in NXT and could reunite with Carmelo Hayes to form a Shawn Michaels/Diesel-style duo on "SmackDown." Riggs: I really don't feel too strongly about any debutants emerging this year. Stephanie Vaquer would be lovely, but she's still holding gold, so that's a no-go. Debutant surprises are fake and don't exist in this era of wrestling anyway. So I'm staying salty and playing party-pooper. Nothing. We get nothing. Predictions: Night One: Triple-threat match: Seth Rollins (Jackman, Sulla-Heffinger) vs. Roman Reigns (Dansby) vs. CM Punk (Riggs) World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther vs. Jey Uso (Dansby, Jackman, Riggs, Sulla-Heffinger) WWE Women's Championship: Tiffany Stratton (Jackman, Riggs, Sulla-Heffinger) vs. Charlotte Flair (Dansby) World Tag Team Championship: War Raiders vs. The New Day (Dansby, Jackman, Riggs, Sulla-Heffinger) United States Championship: LA Knight (Dansby, Riggs) vs. Jacob Fatu (Jackman, Sulla-Heffinger) Rey Mysterio (Riggs, Sulla-Heffinger) vs. El Grande Americano (Dansby, Jackman) Jade Cargill (Dansby, Jackman, Sulla-Heffinger) vs. Naomi (Riggs) Advertisement Night Two:
