WrestleMania in Las Vegas again? One industry source says it’s happening.
On Thursday, Wrestlenomics reported WWE WrestleMania 42 is no longer taking place in New Orleans. WWE later confirmed this was the case, but did not announce a new location for WrestleMania 42.
Now, Anthony McAuley of NOLA.com is reporting WWE plans to bring WrestleMania back to Las Vegas in 2026. McAuley cited an industry source who cited the success of WrestleMania 41 lead to WWE returning to Las Vegas.
“After the success of this year’s event, the new leadership running WWE decided that they would rather hold next year’s event in Las Vegas and see what response they get from fans, according to who wasn’t authorized to be quoted by name,” McAuley wrote.
If Las Vegas is confirmed for 2026, this would be the first time WWE had consecutive WrestleManias in the same city in 37 years. WWE hosted WrestleMania IV and V in Atlantic City.
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WrestleMania 42 was originally scheduled to take place on April 11-12, 2026, at the Caesars Superdome. The venue previously hosted two other WrestleManias in 2014 (XXX) and 2018 (34). WWE had also gone as far as announcing televised WrestleMania 42 week events in New Orleans. However, these events are also likely going to be rescheduled.
A statement provided to Wrestlenomics claims New Orleans will get a future WrestleMania in an unspecified year. New Orleans would also get the 2026 Money In The Bank event.
“The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans & Company are working closely with our friends at TKO to expand our long-standing partnership,” the statement from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation reads. “Which will include UFC 318 on July 19, 2025, Money In The Bank in 2026, and WrestleMania – which will move from the currently scheduled 2026 timeframe to a future year.”
It was also noted that the UFC and MITB events are part of a broader “multi-event, multi-year agreement” being negotiated between local organizers and WWE and UFC parent company TKO.
New Orleans was announced as the WrestleMania 42 location in February. That announcement came courtesy of The Rock, who delivered the news on an episode of SmackDown in the city.
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