Wrestlemania XL Day 1 Recap | Wrestling Academy Goes to Wrestlemania 40 Part One

In our most in person and current episode yet, Headmaster Michael (he/him) and Homecoming King Samee (they/them) go to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the historic Wrestlemania XL.

We were lucky to also catch Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 9 on Saturday and we breakdown that whole event. Make sure to look into all the wrestlers (listed below) we mention during that segment and support your local indie promotion! 

Wrestlemania XL at Lincoln Financial Field

Match Card:

Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch 

Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) and The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) defeated The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) (c), #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) 

Rey Mysterio and Andrade (with The Latino World Order (Carlito, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, and Zelina Vega)) vs. Santos Escobar and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio (with Legado Del Fantasma (Angel, Berto, and Elektra Lopez)) 

Jimmy Uso vs. Jey Uso 

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

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn vs. Gunther 

Tag team match: The Bloodline vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins

Check out our next video covering day 2 of Wrestlemania XL

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Wrestlers featured at Effy’s Big Gay Brunch 9: 

Monomoth, Aaron Rourke, Devon Monroe, Rico Gonzalez

Edith Surreal, Jamie Lynn Senegal, The Runway (Calvin Couture & Tyler Klein)

Trish Adora, Karam (w/Pollo Del Mar) 

BUSSY (Allie Katch & Effy), Dirty Breeze (Breeze & Dirty Dango)

Adriel Noctis, Angelo Carter, Juni Underwood, Keita,  Parrow, Alex Maze, Dillon McQueen, Don't Die Miles, Ron Bass Jr.,  Vert Vixen (w/Pollo Del Mar)

Rina Yamashita, Billy Dixon

Dark Sheik, Sonny Kiss 

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