First WWE WrestleMania 41 Match Officially Set; February 11th Wrestling News Round-Up

This week’s WWE NXT will emanate from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. The next NXT special is Vengeance Day this weekend!

Matches and segments announced for the show include:

• Josh Briggs & Yoshiki Inamura vs Hank Walker & Tank Ledger vs Tavion Heights & Myles Borne
• Bayley vs Cora Jade
• Lexis King (c) vs JDC for the NXT Heritage Cup
• Tony D’Angelo (c) vs Ridge Holland – Steel Cage match for the NXT North American Championship

What are you most excited to see on tonight’s episode of NXT? Let us know your thoughts here!

Last night’s WWE Raw emanated from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse. The next WWE special is Elimination Chamber in two weeks!

The full results from Raw were as follows:

• Damage CTRL defeated The Judgment Day
• Bayley defeated Lyra Valkyria to qualify for the Women’s Elimination Chamber match
• The War Raiders (c) defeated The Creed Brothers by Disqualification to retain the World Tag Team Championship
• Logan Paul defeated Rey Mysterio to qualify for the Men’s Elimination Chamber match

What was your favourite moment of last night’s show? Let us know your thoughts here!

Zack Sabre Jr is no longer the New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

After 120 days as champion, during which he achieved an incredibly rare NJPW feat, Zack Sabre Jr has lost the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. At The New Beginning In Osaka earlier today, the British star was dethroned by Hirooki Goto.

Despite Sabre Jr dominating for most of the bout, Goto ultimately picked up the win after two consecutive GTRs. This marks the very first time Goto has captured NJPW’s top championship, a surprising fact given he’s been a part of the promotion for over two decades.

#andNEW!@510njpw is the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion!#njnbg report:https://t.co/UN2x2titYh

Watch the replay!https://t.co/Y9u29TIq5e pic.twitter.com/ZGyOFWx72m

— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) February 11, 2025

It’s official: CM Punk is coming back to the UK!

WWE UK announced this morning that Punk will be appearing on both the March 24th and March 31st episodes of Raw, taking place in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England respectively.

It’s worth noting the March 31st show will mark Punk’s first appearance in London since AEW All Out 2023. It was there that his now-infamous backstage brawl with Jack Perry took place, leading to the termination of his AEW contract.

The company will also be hosting SmackDown in the UK that week, emanating from The O2 in London on March 28th. No talents have been confirmed for that show at the time of writing.

🚨 @CMPunk will be LIVE on #WWERaw in Glasgow (March 24) and London (March 31)! Get your tickets now! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #RawOnNetflix

Glasgow: https://t.co/bEMrkmv3L5
London: https://t.co/ndmhHEHalx pic.twitter.com/drlLnVhKKQ

— WWE UK (@WWEUK) February 11, 2025

WWE WrestleMania 41 officially has its very first match,

During last night’s edition of Raw, Jey Uso used his Royal Rumble win to challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. Uso vs Gunther marks the first match announced for this year’s WrestleMania.

Uso made the decision after being attacked by The Ring General in the middle of his entrance. Uso went on to even the score with the champion, taking him out of a dive to the outside.

With Elimination Chamber just a few weeks away, it won’t be long before more matches are set in stone for the 2025 iteration of The Show of Shows.

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Today’s top stories are:

• First WWE WrestleMania 41 Match Officially Set
• CM Punk Announced For Upcoming WWE UK TV Tapings
• Zack Sabre Jr Shockingly Loses IWGP World Heavyweight Title