WWE's First WrestleMania 38 Main Event REVEALED?

Which blockbuster match will headline WrestleMania 38's first night?

by Andy H Murray
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As confirmed by WWE on Thursday, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey will take place on WrestleMania 38's first night on Saturday 2 April:-

If they get the main event spot, which looks likely, this will be the second consecutive year that the first night has been headlined by the SmackDown Women's Title fight. Last time out, Bianca Belair felled Sasha Banks to capture the belt for the first time, doing so after an acclaimed match considered amongst the best WWE had delivered all year.

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Belair, like Rousey, scored that opportunity by winning the Royal Rumble, making their situations very similar.

If they secure this spot, Rousey and Flair will become two-time WrestleMania main-eventers, having headlined WM 35 in their Triple Threat with Becky Lynch.

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Potential candidates for the night two main event would include Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. Belair, though the nod will almost certainly go to Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns 'Winner Take All' WWE Title vs. Universal Title clash. Considered the biggest match WWE can possibly put together in 2022, it would be a huge surprise if Reigns and Lesnar didn't end up closing the two-night mega-show.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.