When Kofi Kingston & ♛Rey Mysterio❔ meet in the first round of this year’s King of the Ring tournament, it will be only the second time these two Grand Slam Champions have went 1-on-1 in a WWE ring.

The first time was on #WWERaw back in December of 2008, more than 15 years ago. #KOTR

Joining Rockin’ Robin, Mickie James~Aldis and Melina on the list of Superstars to win a championship in France:

First ever televised WWE match was a PPV/PLE Street Fight:

- 2024: Tama Tonga
- 2020: Dominik
- 2004: Jesús

#wwebacklash

This week, Kevinn is set to become the first Superstar in history to both parter with Randy Orton in a 2-on-2 PPV/PLE match & also oppose Randy Orton in a 2-on-2 PPV/PLE match.

#Backlash

Active male Superstars who are one title away from earning the modern #WWE Grand Slam:

- Sheamus (IC)
- #BraunStrowman (US)
- carlito (world)
- Drew (US)
- John Cena (IC)
- Shinsuke Nakamura (world)
- Cody Rhodes (US)
- Bobby Lashley (tag)

Who will earn it next?

The only current titleholder in WWE with an active reign of 150+ days is Logan Paul, the #WWE United States Champion.

He’s the only champion left whose reign began in 2023.

Tonight will be the first time in WWE history that a *vacant* women’s championship will be won in a battle royal.

Before tonight, the only woman to win a title in a battle royal was Gail Kim, who defeated then-champion Jazz and 5 other women in her #WWERaw debut in 2003.

.♛Rey Mysterio❔’s 3 most recent WWE Triple Threats:

-April ‘19: Chance at a world title shot - match won by AJ Styles.

-May ‘23: Chance at a world title shot - match won by AJ Styles.

-Tonight on #SmackDown : Chance at a world title shot (guess who’s also in the match…)

With her title win at #StandAndDeliver , roxanne joined Charlotte Flair & Shayna Baszler as the only TWO-TIME #WWENXT Women's Champions in history!

Following his tag team victory on #WWE Raw , John Cena has now competed in a televised WWE match in every calendar year since 2002.

That’s 23 consecutive years with at least one match in #WWE for Cena.

Groups/teams/stables that competed at #WrestleMania in 2 consecutive years, but had a different Superstar combination each time:

- Demolition, 1990-1991
- Camp Cornette, 1995-1996
- Nation of Domination, 1997-1998
- The New Day, 2015-2016
- Damage CTRL, 2023-2024

WWE WrestleMania

Tonight, Drew looks to join Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and Seth Rollins on the list of Superstars who have become new world champion at #WrestleMania with 2+ DIFFERENT world titles.

(McIntyre won the @WWE Championship at WM 36)

The only Superstars to win a WWE Tag Team Title at WWE WrestleMania and then win a singles championship at the following year’s #WrestleMania are:

- Christian, 2001-2002 (World Tag & Hardcore)

- Sami Zayn, 2023-2024 (Undisputed Tag & Intercontinental)

At the time of his victory, Sami Zayn ended…

- the longest reign of the NXT Championship (in 2014)
- the longest reign of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (in 2023)
- the longest reign of the Intercontinental Championship (in 2024)

#WrestleMania

Can you name a pair of Superstars who have…

- Competed on a team at WWE WrestleMania
AND
- Competed on opposing teams at #WrestleMania
AND
- Went 1-on-1 at WrestleMania?

We can name one duo: ♛Rey Mysterio❔ & Dominik

First tag title match for The Awesome Truth: WWE Night of Champions 2011

First tag title victory for The Awesome Truth: #WrestleMania 40

12 and 1/2 years later, The Miz & Ron Killings have finally earned tag team gold together.

Challenged for a WWE Tag Title at TWO different #WrestleMania PLEs - but *not* with the same tag partner:

- Mick Foley
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Nattie
- WWEBigE
- Tamina Snuka

This year, Ron Killings & Austin Theory get added to the list.

(kickoff/pre-show matches not included)

Tonight at #WrestleMania , Jey Uso becomes the first Superstar to face TWO different siblings in WWE singles matches.

He’s faced Solo Sikoa 1-on-1 a few times on #SmackDown , and takes on his twin brother Jimmy WWEUsos at the Show of Shows.

Superstars who defended the Intercontinental Championship at #WrestleMania , multiple years in a row:

- Randy Savage, ‘86-‘87**
- Ultimate Warrior, ‘89-‘90
- Dwayne Johnson, ‘97-‘98
- GUNTHER, ‘23-‘24**

**part of the same interrupted reign for both defenses.

Tonight, Rebecca Quin is poised to become the first Superstar in WWE history to compete in two #LastWomanStanding Matches in a career.

#WWE Raw

(Her first was in 2018 when she defeated Charlotte Flair at #WWE Evolution.)