WrestleRant Radio - February 9, 2024: WWE Avoids WrestleMania 40 Catastrophe by Pivoting at Press Conference

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After briefly previewing Super Bowl LVIII and the Chiefs' dominance in recent years, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau get into what the entire wrestling world has been buzzing about for the past week: the WrestleMania 40 debacle with The Rock, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes. Hear their thoughts on last week's SmackDown segment and why it lacked logic, if WWE did indeed pivot with the press conference, if WWE's intent was to shift focus away from the ongoing Vince McMahon scandal and why it'll get worse before it gets better, if a massive tag team match is in the cards for 'Mania and why it likely won't happen at Elimination Chamber, Rock's new role at WrestleMania and how he could potentially face off with Rollins one-on-one, long-term storytelling with Rock and Reigns heading into next year, and why it's imperative that Reigns vs. Rhodes doesn't turn into a Triple Threat with Rock.
GSM and RJ then get into the rest of the news from the eventful week including Bayley vs. IYO SKY for the WWE Women's Championship also being made official for 'Mania, who will win the women's Elimination Chamber match, Tiffany Stratton debuting on SmackDown and a possible WrestleMania opponent for her, which brand Bron Breakker and Jade Cargill will end up on, who Gunther could lose the Intercontinental Championship to at WrestleMania, thoughts on NXT Vengeance Day and what's in store for Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Ilja Dragunov at Stand & Deliver, an update on the most likely landing spot for Kazuchika Okada and if he could debut at AEW Big Business along with Mercedes Mone, her long-term outlook in AEW's women's division, Scott D'Amore being fired from TNA, the AEW World Championship match being made official for Revolution, and Sting and Darby Allin capturing the AEW World Tag Team Championship on Dynamite.