4 WWE stars who will likely miss WrestleMania 41

The Road to WWE WrestleMania 41 will begin in a couple of months. Many top stars are expected to be part of The Show of Shows next year in Vegas, but some might have to miss out on the event.

The 2025 WWE WrestleMania is set to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 19 and 20. Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, The Rock, John Cena, and many more from the current roster are expected to appear. However, some of the company's other biggest and rising names might have to miss out on the event for varying reasons.

For this list, we will look at four WWE stars who will likely miss WrestleMania 41.

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#4. Bronson Reed unfortunately suffered an injury at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames

Bronson Reed participated in this year's Men's WarGames match, where he teamed up with Solo Sikoa's Bloodline against the OG Bloodline and CM Punk led by Roman Reigns. Despite his impressive performance, Reed's team lost, and the latter also injured his foot during the bout's closing moments. The Aus-Zilla tried to hit a Tsunami to Reigns from the top of the cage through the table. However, Punk saved the OTC just in time as Bronson crashed.

It was then recently reported that the Australian star would be undergoing foot surgery. He will be out indefinitely with no return timetable yet. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter added that he is unlikely to appear on WrestleMania 41.

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#3. Ilja Dragunov's recovery time might not be enough for WrestleMania

Ilja Dragunov was one of the names that fans anticipated to watch during this year's Draft. He made it to the quarterfinals of the King of the Ring Tournament, where he was briefly part of the Intercontinental Championship and teased a feud with Gunther, who later caused his absence.

On September 30, 2024, at a live event, Ilja tore his ACL during a match against the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther. It was later reported that he might be out of action for six to nine months, which might not be enough time to recover and return for WrestleMania.

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#2. Karl Anderson will be out until next year's Grandest Stage of Them All

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson were among the main roster stars making waves on WWE NXT, but that came to a halt when Anderson sustained an injury around September.

Anderson has a torn labrum and rotator cuff muscle, though he opted not to give more details about who his opponent was when he thought he sustained these. Although he has undergone successful surgery, it will take a while before he heals up, the superstar noting that it might take six to nine months.

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#1. Stone Cold Steve Austin might miss another WrestleMania

Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of the legends rumored to be part of this year's 'Mania to face off against The Rock, but that didn't happen. The Texas Rattlesnake hinted that he might be present next year, but it seems that won't happen anymore.

In October this year, the WWE Hall of Famer shared that he needed to replace his left knee as soon as possible. With this in mind, getting him involved in the action at The Show of Shows might risk too much of his health.