WrestleMania 42 takes over Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 18, 2026, and Sunday, April 19, 2026, with both nights starting at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT. The two-night show is WWE’s biggest event of 2026, and it arrives with no official runtime.
Fans can stream the event in the App with Unlimited and on Disney+ with a Disney+, Hulu, Unlimited bundle. The pre-show begins at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT on both days, with live pre-show and post-show coverage set for every WWE Premium Live Event.
The card is already built around several marquee bouts. CM Punk is set to face Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship, while Cody Rhodes meets Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Stephanie Vaquer will defend the Women’s World Championship against Liv Morgan, and Jade Cargill is scheduled to face Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women’s Championship.
AJ Lee will meet Becky Lynch for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, and Oba Femi is listed against Brock Lesnar. The matchups give the event a broad mix of title fights and heavyweight names, the kind of lineup WWE uses to anchor its biggest weekend of the year.
That scale fits the history attached to the show. The first WrestleMania took place on March 31, 1985, at Madison Square Garden in New York, and Tito Santana won the opening match by beating The Executioner. WrestleMania 42 comes nearly 41 years later, now spread across two nights in Las Vegas rather than one night in a single arena.
Roman Reigns added one more layer to the build when he won the 2026 Royal Rumble. Liv Morgan also earned her title shot by winning the Royal Rumble and choosing Stephanie Vaquer as her opponent, while Ripley secured her place by winning the Elimination Chamber. The source material lists the matches but does not provide outcomes, leaving the championship picture to be settled when the bell rings in Las Vegas.
