The Netflix docuseries “WWE: Unreal” has revealed the original plans for this past year’s WrestleMania 41. The card featured several significant changes from what was initially planned.
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins Was The Original Plan
Originally set for the show was a one-on-one match between Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. This was ultimately changed to the triple-threat match that also included CM Punk, a match that saw Paul Heyman betray Reigns to align with Rollins.
Other Major Scrapped Matches
Other significant matches on the original card that were later changed include Rhea Ripley defending the Women’s World Championship against Bianca Belair, Nia Jax defending the WWE Women’s Championship against Jade Cargill, and a massive match between Bron Breakker and Drew McIntyre with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as the special guest referee. The original card also featured two multi-person ladder matches for the Intercontinental and United States Championships.
The “WWE: Unreal” docuseries, which premiered on Netflix today, will take fans behind the scenes and into the WWE writer’s room. This spoiler gives a glimpse into the kind of creative changes and decisions that happen on the road to WWE’s biggest show of the year. This was the original card:
– Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
– World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
– Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Bianca Belair
– Wyatt Sicks vs. Judgment Day
– WWE Women’s Championship: Nia Jax (c) vs. Jade Cargill
– Women’s Tag Team Championship: Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair vs. IYO SKY & Asuka
– Bad Bunny vs. Dominic Mysterio
– Bron Breakker vs. Drew McIntyre, with Stone Cold Steve Austin as special referee
– Rey Mysterio (with Travis Scott) vs. Chad Gable
– Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship: Jey Uso vs. Damian Priest vs. Sheamus vs. Bronson Reed vs. Ludwig Kaiser vs. Sami Zayn
– Ladder Match for the United States Championship: LA Knight vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Andrade vs. Only Sikoa vs. Santos Escobar vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
🚨 SPOILER WWE UNREAL 🚨
La cartelera original de WrestleMania 41 iba a ser la siguiente, con los siguientes combates que cambiaron sobre lo que acabamos viendo:
– Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
– World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. CM Punk
– Women's World… pic.twitter.com/Pve9r3mzLd— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) July 29, 2025
