WrestleMania 35 was held on April 7, 2019, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[21] At the event, Kofi Kingston became the first African-born WWE Champion after defeating Daniel Bryan, while Seth Rollins unseated Brock Lesnar to win the Universal Championship.[22] The event also saw the retirement of veteran WWE stars Kurt Angle and Batista.[23][circular reference][24] For the first time, the main event of WrestleMania was a women's match, with Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch facing off in a Winner Takes All Triple Threat match for both championships, in which Lynch emerged victorious.[25]