Uso, Flair win Royal Rumble, will headline WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas

Originally published to 8 News Now on February 3, 2025.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — “Main Event” Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair survived 29 other WWE superstars on Saturday to punch their tickets, earning the chance to challenge the world champions of their choice at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium in April.

Uso lasted nearly 37 minutes in the 30-man Royal Rumble match, eliminating three other superstars, including WWE legend John Cena, who was participating in the last Royal Rumble of his illustrious quarter-century-long career. Cena made no qualms about the fact that, despite the loss, he is planning to earn a shot at a world championship.

“What is best for business is [that] I main event WrestleMania,” Cena said. “What is best for business is, for the first time, I confidently say that I’m going to win a 17th championship.”

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 1: John Cena speaks at the WWE Post Show after Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 1, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andrea Kellaway/WWE via Getty Images)

Jey Uso outlasted Cena, CM Punk, and Logan Paul, who were the final four in the battle royale to determine the number one contender for either “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes’ undisputed WWE championship, or “The Ring General” Gunther’s world heavyweight championship.

“I would like one more crack at Gunther,” Uso said after the win. “I really feel like I can beat Gunther.”

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 1: Jey Uso speaks at the WWE Post Show after Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 1, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andrea Kellaway/WWE via Getty Images)

Flair returned to the WWE after an injury requiring nearly 14 months of recovery to eliminate four other superstars en route to her second Royal Rumble win. Flair becomes the first woman to win two Royal Rumbles since the women’s division’s first in 2018.

“I feel as if there was a woman to win the Rumble two times, to be the first, it would have been myself,” Flair said.

She will face either Rhea Ripley or Tiffany Stratton for their respective world championships at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas after outlasting the returning Nikki Bella, former champion Nia Jax, and NXT superstar Roxanne Perez in the match’s final four.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 01: Charlotte Flair celebrates her win during the Women’s Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 1, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)

“I want all,” Flair said. “I’m the history-making, groundbreaking, never scared, always prepared, self-made, and always paid, the woman of WWE, and I’m coming for my title at WrestleMania. I just haven’t decided which one.”

The “showcase of the immortals,” WrestleMania 41, is set for April 19 and 20 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The event will be surrounded by several televised events, including SmackDown, Raw, and NXT Stand and Deliver, all at T-Mobile Arena, and WWE World, a weeklong fan convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center, hosted by WWE and Fanatics Events.

Tickets to WrestleMania 41 are on sale now, including tickets to each individual night of ‘Mania at Allegiant Stadium. Those can be purchased at Ticketmaster. Tickets to WWE World are on sale now.