WWE: WrestleMania 41 Set Revealed, Tiffany Stratton & Charlotte Flair Segments Set for 4/18 WWE SmackDown Show, CM Punk on WWE Trying to Sign Him to 5-Year Deal

Apr 18, 2025

WrestleMania 41 Set Officially Revealed

Friday’s WWE-based episode of The Pat McAfee Show featured Pat McAfee and former WWE co-CEO Stephanie McMahon officially revealing the set for this weekend’s WrestleMania 41 event at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It's here!

The #WrestleMania stage has been revealed by @PatMcAfeeShow and @StephMcMahon! pic.twitter.com/AqYPs8FUEk
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2025

Tiffany Stratton & Charlotte Flair Segments Announced for Friday’s WWE SmackDown Show

WWE announced two new segments for the card of tonight’s show on April 18th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

These new segments were both sit-down interview segments featuring Charlotte Flair and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton.

Also announced was the first hour of tonight’s show will be commercial free.

🚨🚨🚨

Just one night before #WrestleMania, @RealNickAldis breaks down everything you need to know for tonight's #SmackDown including a commercial-free FIRST HOUR!

📺 8ET/7CT on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/qBk3O9CBIA
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2025

Current card for April 18th WWE SmackDown show:

WWE Tag Team Championship – Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c)
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal match
Six-Women Tag Team match – Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter, & Katana Chance vs. The Green Regime (Alba Fyre, Piper Niven, & Chelsea Green)
John Cena to appear
Charlotte Flair sit-down interveiw
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton sit-down interview

CM Punk Comments on WWE Trying to Sign Him to 5-Year Deal

The Ringer Wrestling Show podcast held a recent interview with CM Punk. One of the topics discussed included Punk’s thoughts about the future of his wrestling career and how WWE is trying to get him to sign a new five-year contract.

“I definitely know I can’t go forever. Like the idea is to — and I’ve talked to Randy [Orton] about this because, you know, me and him, I think, f*ck, is Randy younger than me? If he is, but not by much. And mileage wise, I mean, we’re dead even, it’s a dead heat there. I talked to him and he’s just like, ‘Man, I’m doing this for as long as I can.’ And I love [that] because he’s so enthusiastic about it. It’s not just a, ‘F*ck you. I know I’m fat and I’m out of shape and I can’t do this anymore, but I’m still going to do it.’ You know what I mean? He’s never looked better. He’s never been better. I think Randy’s gotten taller.
And I look at him and I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ Because you do — there’s obviously a stigma to quote-unquote ‘being an old guy.’ You don’t want to continue past your point of expiration. But yeah, some days, some days I get done doing what I’m doing and I’m like, ‘I feel like I’m just getting started.’ Like, this run I’ve been on, it really kind of washed over me where it made me, I can’t remember the specific moment where I turned to somebody, one of the Pauls, Heyman or Triple H, and I said, ’46 years old, I think I’m starting to understand the business.’
And that’s the business. Your body’s going to give up on you way before your mind does. You know, so to me, my mind’s never been sharper. I’ve never been more focused. And there is life in wrestling beyond taking bumps and being in the ring. So we’ll see what happens. But I don’t plan on — they’re trying to get me to sign a five-year deal. So I look at that and I go, ‘Guys, I don’t know.'”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com