WrestleMania 42

This article is about the WrestleMania held in Las Vegas in 2026. For the WrestleMania held in Las Vegas in 2025 and also promoted as "WrestleMania Vegas", see WrestleMania 41. For the WrestleMania that was held in Las Vegas in 1993, see WrestleMania IX.

WrestleMania 42, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, is an upcoming 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 42nd annual WrestleMania and will take place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.

WrestleMania 42
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	April 18–19, 2026
City	Paradise, Nevada
Venue	Allegiant Stadium
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Originally set to take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 11 and 12, 2026, WrestleMania 42 was relocated to Las Vegas in May 2025. WrestleMania 42 will be the second consecutive WrestleMania held at the venue, after WrestleMania 41 in 2025, and the third in the Las Vegas area, including WrestleMania IX in 1993. This is also the second time WrestleMania will be held at the same venue in consecutive years, after WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V in 1988 and 1989, which were held at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This will also be the first WrestleMania, as well as WWE's first major event, to livestream on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States, which will begin a five-year rights deal with WWE in April 2026.

Production

WrestleMania 42 was originally set to be held at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana; however, the event was moved to Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Background

WrestleMania is WWE's flagship professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, having first been held in 1985. It was the company's first PPV produced and was also WWE's first major event available via livestreaming when the company launched the WWE Network in February 2014. It is the longest-running event in WWE history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April, featuring wrestlers from WWE's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.^[1] Along with Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, it is one of the company's five biggest annual events, referred to as the "Big Five".^[2][3][4] WrestleMania was ranked the sixth-most valuable sports brand in the world by Forbes,^[5] and has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.^[6]

In February 2025, reports emerged that WrestleMania 42 would take place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the same venue that hosted WrestleMania XXX in 2014 and WrestleMania 34 in 2018.^[7] On the February 21 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, TKO board of directors member and WWE wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced WrestleMania 42 would emanate from the Caesars Superdome on April 11 and 12, 2026.^[8] However, on May 22, 2025, WrestleMania 42 was confirmed to no longer take place in New Orleans. While the specifics of the change were not revealed, this came as part of a larger agreement, with New Orleans instead hosting a future WrestleMania as well as the 2026 Money in the Bank.^[9] Reports also emerged alleging that, with the financial success of WrestleMania 41 being held in Las Vegas, WrestleMania 42 may return to the city, while other reports suggested a possible international location.^[10][11]

During the 2025 Money in the Bank on June 7, WWE confirmed WrestleMania 42 would be held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on April 18 and 19, 2026, marking the third WrestleMania in the Las Vegas area, including WrestleMania IX in 1993.^[12] Allegiant Stadium will also become the first venue since the Atlantic City Convention Hall^[a] in Atlantic City, New Jersey to host consecutive WrestleManias, having hosted WrestleMania IV in 1988 and WrestleMania V in 1989.^[13][14]

Broadcast outlets

In addition to airing on traditional pay-per-view worldwide, WrestleMania 42 will be available to livestream on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States, Netflix in most international markets, and the WWE Network in any remaining countries that have not yet transferred to Netflix due to pre-existing contracts. This marks the first WrestleMania, as well as WWE's first major event, to livestream on ESPN's platform, as ESPN acquired the streaming rights to WWE's events in the United States beginning with WrestleMania 42, following the expiration of WWE's contract with Peacock.^[15]

Storylines

The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands,^[16][17] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.^[18]

Notes

1. Due to sponsorship reasons, The Atlantic City Convention Hall was referred to as the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino during the broadcasts for WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V.^[13]