The first two tickets to WrestleMania 41 have been punched.

"Main Event" Jey Uso and the "Queen" Charlotte Flair emerged as the winners of the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches, respectively, in Indianapolis on Saturday night, ensuring their spots in championship matches at WrestleMania in April. They took two different paths to their monumental wins; Flair is a 14-time WWE Champion and can add to her decorated career, while Uso is continuing to build up his singles career in a major way.

WWE's grand event is still more than two months away. Who will Flair and Uso face at WrestleMania 41? And what will be in store for them leading up to it? Here's a look at what could be ahead for the 2025 Royal Rumble winners:

What's next for Charlotte Flair?

The two-time Royal Rumble winner was out of action for more than a year prior to her return. Since she hasn't been involved in any storylines, she has plenty of options open.

"I'm coming for my title at WrestleMania. I just haven't decided which one," she said at her press conference.

A matchup with Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship is an enticing option. Still young in her career, Stratton has been viewed as the next possible multi-time champion given her natural talent and ability to do just about anything in the ring. In a way, she's just like a younger Flair, and a possible match could be a passing-of-the-torch moment for the next generation of wrestling.

However, there's another option that's too good to pass up for WWE: Flair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Women's World Championship in the WrestleMania trilogy match. In 2020, the two faced off at WrestleMania 36 for the NXT Women's Championship while Ripley was still a rising prospect and the experienced Flair got the best of her. Three years later, they dueled at WrestleMania 39 in what was one of the best matches of the year, with Ripley claiming the Women's World Championship.

Two years since their last fight, the landscape of WWE has changed. That WrestleMania 39 win is arguably when Ripley launched herself into stardom. She's now a veteran with star power, the biggest star in the women's division, far from the same person that faced Flair in the past. Flair wants to prove she is "the history-making, groundbreaking, never scared, always prepared, self-made and always paid. The woman of WWE," ... so why not put two of the biggest names together one more time in another thriller?

What's next for Jey Uso?

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

The main event is officially in the hands of the "Main Event" man, and typically the men's Royal Rumble winner would go after the top prize in WWE. But it isn't that simple.

Since becoming a singles star, Uso has competed for the World Heavyweight Championship three times on TV, and he has fallen short each time, including against Gunther a week ago at Saturday Night's Main Event. It's been one of his biggest goals, and he even admitted heading into the night it was something he was planning to chase if he won. Now that he was the last one standing, that thinking may have changed.

"Now it's in concrete right now and it's after the Rumble and I really won it, I'm looking at both (titles)," Uso said.

The thought of Uso competing against friend Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship seems wild considering it didn't seem like a possibility until Saturday night. Yet, it's an option that's now possible. He really could be in the main event in the biggest show possible.

But is it realistic? No. While Uso is absolutely over with the crowd, he isn't WrestleMania main-event ready. He has improved dramatically since the dud at WrestleMania 40 with his brother Jimmy, but he isn't there yet. There are so many big names − John Cena, CM Punk, Roman Reigns to name a few − that would be better draws to face Rhodes and make much more sense. The storylines and build-up would help make it a WrestleMania classic.

The right move for Uso would be challenging Gunther again. The current champion has trashed Uso's ability in the ring, but Uso could change the narrative by dethroning Gunther in Las Vegas.

"I would like one more crack at Gunther. I really feel like I can beat Gunther," Uso said.

It's not the typical route for the Royal Rumble winner, but it's the right one for "Mr. Yeet."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Royal Rumble 2025 winners: What's next for Jey Uso, Charlotte Flair?