WrestleMania 42: Everything We Know About The Upcoming WWE Event

Stop me if you have heard this one before, but we’re on the Road to WrestleMania! In just a few weeks, the wrestling world will return to Sin City for WrestleMania 42, the biggest wrestling event of the year. Less than a year after John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes and captured his record-breaking 17th world title, we’re running it back with the massive upcoming WWE event.

From the date and time, to how to watch to a WrestleMania 42 card that is quickly shaping up, there’s already quite a bit we know about the hotly anticipated two-day wrestling extravaganza in Las Vegas. Let’s break down everything there is to know about WrestleMania 42!

When Is WrestleMania 42?

Those hoping WWE would go back to the old days of having WrestleMania on a single day are in for some bad news, as the company has announced that the show will once again be a two-night event. WrestleMania 42 Night 1 is taking place on Saturday, April 18, 2026, while Night 2 will kick off on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Though this does force wrestling fans to dedicate an entire weekend (plus all those shows throughout the week leading up to the event) to watching WrestleMania, this setup has led to even more great wrestling moments since WWE adopted the model ahead of WrestleMania 36 back in April 2020.

Where Is WrestleMania 42 Being Held?

For the second year in a row, Las Vegas will be the host city for WrestleMania, as the “Super Bowl of Wrestling” will be held once again in Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Typically, WWE moves the event from city to city each year, but that won’t be the case after the company made what could be considered a controversial decision to run it back in Sin City.

Originally, WWE announced it would host WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans, which would have been the Big Easy’s third major event in the past decade-and-a-half (WrestleMania 30 in 2014 and WrestleMania 34 in 2018 were both held at Caesars Superdome).

Not long after the dust had settled from last year’s big event, and a few months after NOLA was announced as the host, WWE revealed it would be returning to the desert for the second year in a row.

How Can You Watch WrestleMania 42 Live?

For the first time in five years, you won’t be able to watch WrestleMania on Peacock, as the platform is no longer the exclusive home to WWE’s calendar of premium live events. So, how can you watch the Showcase of the Immortals when the biggest and best WWE has to offer returns to Las Vegas on April 18 and 19, 2026?

Wrestling fans in the United States will be able to watch the two-night event as it happens live with an ESPN Unlimited subscription, with an on-demand option available after the broadcast ends on Saturday and Sunday. For the first time ever, WWE will also be broadcasting WrestleMania on cable, as the first hour of Night 1 and Night 2 will air live on ESPN 2 and ESPN, respectively. When it comes to international audiences, they’ll be able to watch the action as it happens live with a Netflix subscription.

The WrestleMania 42 Card (So Far)

With around a month and a half until the “Showcase of the Immortals” kicks off in Vegas, the WrestleMania 42 card is coming together. There will no doubt be more major matches added to the two-night wrestling extravaganza in the coming weeks, but here’s everything we can expect to see so far…

Please note: (C) denotes the champion heading into the match.

Just like in previous years (and all other wrestling events), the WrestleMania 42 card is subject to change. Keep that in mind when getting yourself hyped up between now and April 18 and 19.

How To Watch Previous WrestleManias While We Wait

I like to kill time in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania by watching the event’s biggest and baddest shows from over the years. In the past, I’ve used everything from Dailymotion (this was back in the day) to the WWE Network (RIP, you $9.99 friend) to my Peacock subscription. Well, with the vast majority of the WWE collection of old PPVs/PLEs shifting platforms a few months ago, I plan on carrying out this annual tradition with my Netflix subscription.

It’s really easy to check these out, and all previous 41 WrestleMania events are there, so all that’s left to do is watch a few of the most iconic years before tuning into the big show in mid-April. From WrestleMania matches that changed history to some of the greatest entrances of all time, it’s all there.

• Stream the WrestleMania Vault on Netflix.

When Does The 2026 WWE Hall Of Fame Ceremony Take Place?

The two-night WrestleMania isn’t the only big event taking place in Las Vegas this April, as we also have the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on the horizon. As in previous years, the special ceremony will be held the night before the big show, which happens to be on Friday, April 17, 2026.

We’re still a few weeks away from the ceremony, but WWE has already announced several members of the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class, including a legendary tag team whose inclusion is long overdue. It all started at the September 2025 Wrestlepalooza event, where WWE Hall of Famer the Undertaker announced that Stephanie McMahon would be the first inductee for the Class of 2026. A few months later, in February 2026, Taker surprised a recently retired A.J. Styles by informing him he’s also going in. Not long after that, it was revealed that Demolition would finally be enshrined in the HOF.

Expect to hear much more about those figures, as well as the event itself, in the coming weeks.

Well, that about does it for everything we know about WrestleMania 42. With only a few weeks left until WWE runs it back in Las Vegas, it’s safe to say that business is about to pick up over at WWE.