WaleMania Unites Hip-Hop And Wrestling One Last Time (Photos)

Wale and Kazeem Famuyide hosted the final installment of their annual WaleMania event ahead of WrestleMania 41 at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Thursday (April 17).

The night celebrating Hip-Hop and wrestling’s ever growing connection brought out fans who love the DMV MC, as well as those looking forward to this weekend’s matchups, including Gunther vs. Jey Uso, the latter of whom made his presence known at the event. Women’s WWE star Naomi was also on deck for the festivities, as were Jeff Hardy, Chris Bey, Zilla Fatu, and other WWE faves. Comedian Kevin Fredericks, wife Melissa, and Jawn Murray were also spotted at the Netflix-sponsored event.

When your catalog is filled with classics ? @Wale #walemania pic.twitter.com/IoOhI687cR

— WaleMania (@itswalemania) April 18, 2025

A highlight of the evening found pro battle rappers Tay Roc, DNA, Chess and Saga engaging in a four-way rap battle ahead of performances from Samantha The Bomb, and of course, Wale himself.

“I hope everybody has a great time tonight,” Wale announced ahead of the event via X/Twitter. “This will be the final Walemania. Ten years lots of memories.. thank u to everybody who has showed up and showed out.”

I hope everybody has a great time tonight . This will be the final Walemania . Ten years lots of memories.. thank u to everybody who has showed up and showed out … pic.twitter.com/csAJwfwDbP

— Wale (@Wale) April 17, 2025

Check out snaps from WaleMania’s final installment below.