As seen during the March 30th 2026 edition of WWE RAW at Madison Square Garden, it was announced that Seth Rollins has been medically cleared. Rollins attacked Paul Heyman with a steel chair and was going to deliver a curb stomp, but he was attacked by Gunther. Gunther, who was absent from WWE television for several weeks, applied a sleeper hold to Rollins and then pointed to the WrestleMania 42 sign.
In a follow-up backstage segment, Pearce officially confirmed the match for WrestleMania.
GUNTHER JUST PUT ROLLINS TO SLEEP! 😱@Gunther_AUT | @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/GYofl6AeUH
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2026