Vince McMahon was recently ousted from his role atop WWE, amid serious allegations of sexual misconduct. They were not the first allegations aimed at the 78-year-old, and it was not his first ousting from a senior role at the company.

Ex-UFC champion and former WWE star Ronda Rousey recently weighed in on the situation…

While CM Punk will be at the commentary desk tomorrow night, he isn’t expected back in the ring until summer.

He won’t ever be back in a UFC cage, though…

In 2014, CM Punk made an acrimonious exit from WWE, also retiring from professional wrestling on the whole.

The fan favourite and former champion vowed never to appear in WWE again, and he cast doubt over ever competing in a wrestling ring full stop. However, Punk returned to wrestling in 2021, debuting in AEW, and he made an even more shocking WWE return last November.

Punk returned at Survivor Series before finishing second to Cody Rhodes in the men’s Royal Rumble in January. Nevertheless, the Chicago native was expected to challenge Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania… but an injury sustained in the Rumble thwarted those plans.

However, Punk has been appearing on WWE TV in recent weeks, trading barbs with Rollins and the champion’s challenger Drew McIntyre. He is even going to be providing guest commentary for that title fight tomorrow night…

Last week’s episode of Raw was seen as one of the best in years, and it ended with The Rock beating the hell out of Cody Rhodes.

That assault followed a tense face-to-face between the pair, when The Rock whispered something in Rhodes’s ear…

WrestleMania 30 saw WWE pull out all the stops, with Hulk Hogan, The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin appearing together in one segment. While there have been controversies surrounding Hogan in recent years, some fans have speculated that the wrestling legend could feature at WrestleMania 40.

Meanwhile, John Cena has expressed a desire to be involved in some way, and as recently as WrestleMania 38 in 2022, Austin competed against Kevin Owens – in the icon’s first match since 2003. So, the “Rattlesnake” could yet appear in Philadelphia, whether in a match or simply on the microphone.

In fact, this week fans began to speculate that Cena and Austin could make surprise run-ins during the main event of night two. We shall see…

The Rock and Logan Paul won’t be the only celebrities involved at WrestleMania 40.

Rapper Lil Wayne confirmed his attendance while appearing on WWE Raw on Monday (1 April), and fellow rapper Meek Mill is reportedly opening this weekend’s event.

There have also been rumours that NFL stars Travis Kelce and brother Jason could appear, given their connection to the city as Philadelphia Eagles players. Jason retired in March, following the Eagles’ Super Bowl win in February.

Some wrestling fans have even speculated that pop star Taylor Swift, who is Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, may appear at WrestleMania.

In the US, WrestleMania 40 will air live on Peacock. In the UK, it will air live on TNT Sports Box Office. WrestleMania 40 will also stream live on the WWE Network in most countries globally.

WrestleMania 40 will take place at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia – the home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.

In the US, WrestleMania 40 is set to start at 4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on both nights. In the UK, that works out to 12am BST the following day in both cases (i.e. In the UK, Night 1 will air in the early hours of Sunday morning, and Night 2 will air in the early hours of Monday morning).

Here is the full card for WrestleMania 40 – not only tonight’s matches, but also night two’s contests:

The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) vs Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins

Rhea Ripley (C) vs Becky Lynch – WWE Women’s World Championship

Gunther (C) vs Sami Zayn – WWE Intercontinental Championship

The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest) (C) vs #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) vs The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) vs The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) vs A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) vs New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) – Undisputed WWE Tag-Team Championship ladder match

Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill and Naomi vs Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai, Asuka, and Kairi Sane) – Six-woman tag-team match

Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) vs Santos Escobar and “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio – Tag-team match

Roman Reigns (C) vs Cody Rhodes – WWE Undisputed Universal Championship

Seth Rollins (C) vs Drew McIntyre – WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Iyo Sky (C) vs Bayley – WWE Women’s Championship

Logan Paul (C) vs Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens – United States Championship

The Pride (Bobby Lashley, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford) vs The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akam, and Rezar) – Six-man Philadelphia Street Fight