ESPN news: WWE in Raiders
Wrestlemania 41 will be place at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21, the WWE confirmed on Saturday.
After Minnesota looked to be the early front-runner for the event earlier this year, Las Vegas emerged as the eventual favorite.
The only other occasion the WWE staged the event in Las Vegas was during Wrestlemania 9. That occurred in 1993. The occasion took place outside at Caesar’s Palace. It will take place in the Las Vegas Raiders’ home stadium, Allegiant Stadium, in 2025.
WWE’s Smackdown, NXT, Raw, and Hall of Fame are among the ancillary shows that will take place at locations throughout the city.
Given that WWE has been winning lately, Vegas seemed to be the obvious winner. According to early forecasts, The Rock will be the primary attraction once more. He’s probably going to go up against Cody Rhodes for the title this time.
The corporation recently celebrated Wrestlemania 40, which took place at Lincoln Financial Field, its greatest commercial triumph.
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Veteran Option at LB Should Still Be Considered by the Raiders
The most logical roster adjustments being made by the Las Vegas Raiders are almost complete. The Raiders ought to think about bringing in a seasoned linebacker while there is still time in the summer.
When they signed linebacker Robert Spillane in free agency last offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders acquired perhaps one of the best linebackers in the AFC.
The Raiders needed a consistent linebacker when the experienced LB came, and Spillane needed a real chance to establish himself as an every-down linebacker. Spillane played almost all of the Raiders’ defensive snaps this season and finished with the tenth-most tackles in the league, so it worked out to be a fantastic match.
In the previous season, Divine Deablo, a fellow linebacker, set out to demonstrate that he could successfully go from defensive back to linebacker in the league while maintaining his health. Deablo, who missed two games in the previous season after missing the majority of the 2022–2023 campaign, had a reliable pairing with Luke Masterson and Spillane.
Nonetheless, Deablo’s two missing games demonstrated his distinct skill set and how much even the Raiders’ opponents are aware of it. Even though the Raiders performed admirably while Deablo was out, opponents frequently launched attacks in Deablo’s absence. Deablo’s absence did not affect the performance of linebacker Amari Burney or others, but it was clear how vital he is to the defense and how thin the Raiders are behind Spillane and Deablo.
Even though Spillane doesn’t play much off the field, Raiders general manager Tom Telesco used a draft pick on Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg, who plays similarly to Spillane and will probably be the one to replace him. They should address their depth at linebacker behind Deablo, just as Telesco and the Raiders did when they utilized a draft pick to address the depth behind Spillane.
Although Telesco has handled almost all of the Raiders’ major roster concerns thus far this offseason, there is still time to further examine the roster and make the required changes to ensure the team is as ready as possible for the upcoming campaign. The Raiders could use another experienced linebacker, even if it would be hard to find one with the kind of talents that Deablo, a former defensive back, possesses. Although the Raiders don’t have many holes in their roster, the unit might become vulnerable with an injury to Spillane or Deablo.
