World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk goes to war with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42

At WrestleMania, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is set to square off against Randy Orton.
 
One of the most dangerous Superstars in WWE history, WWE's Apex Predator is a 14-time World Champion, a Grand Slam Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner and a Money in the Bank winner. His storied career is that of legends, an ironic point considering that part of his reputation was built as The Legend Killer. 

Orton earned the right to challenge the Undisputed WWE Champion by winning the Elimination Chamber, outlasting Rhodes, LA Knight, Logan Paul, Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans. In that match, however, The American Nightmare was eliminated thanks to outside interference from then titleholder McIntyre. 

 

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Randy Orton takes down Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Trick Williams, Logan Paul and Je'Von Evans to win the Elimination Chamber, with some help from Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

It was not the first time McIntyre had interfered to cost Rhodes an opportunity at a title rematch. After Jacob Fatu caused a disruption that helped Drew end Rhodes' second Undisputed WWE Title reign in a Three Stages of Hell Match on SmackDown, McIntyre also illegally eliminated Rhodes from the Royal Rumble Match. 

After the Chamber chaos, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made a title rematch on SmackDown, and Rhodes defeated McIntyre to reclaim the gold and solidify a title match against Orton at The Showcase of the Immortals.

Rhodes and Orton share a storied history, having fought side by side in The Legacy and maintaining a close friendship throughout the years.

Cody held the Undisputed WWE Championship for 378 days in his first reign and 159 days in his second. The title means everything to Rhodes, and after he went through hell to get it back, he will defend it against his one-time mentor. 

It isn't about the number of days for Orton, however, but rather one crucial second: the moment he needs to hit an RKO out of nowhere to defeat The American Nightmare. 

WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Liv Morgan will challenge Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a highly personal showdown at WrestleMania. 

Morgan outlasted 29 other Superstars to win the 2026 Royal Rumble Match and earn the right to challenge the Women's Champion of her choosing at The Showcase of the Immortals.

 

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The Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan celebrates her historic 2026 Royal Rumble victory. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

On The Road to WrestleMania, Morgan engaged in volatile encounters with Vaquer and WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill. But once Stephanie interrupted Liv's interview and struck a nerve by claiming Morgan hadn't earned her position, the Royal Rumble winner knew who she wanted to face.

 

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2026 Women’s Royal Rumble Winner Liv Morgan chooses to challenge Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer at WrestleMania.

On the Feb. 23 edition of Raw, Morgan attacked Vaquer and announced that she would challenge the Women's World Champion at The Show of Shows. 

Don't miss the epic title showdown when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

With animosity at a fever pitch, Women's Intercontinental Champion AJ Lee and Becky Lynch are about to take their longstanding rivalry to The Grandest Stage of Them All in a can't-miss clash for the title. 

Lee returned to WWE for the first time in more than a decade to join CM Punk in a Mixed Tag Team Match against Lynch and Seth Rollins that resulted in Lee forcing Lynch to tap out at Wrestlepalooza. 

Lee repeated the feat by submitting Lynch to win a WarGames Match at Survivor Series 2025.

Then, in a clash for the Women's Intercontinental Title at WWE Elimination Chamber 2026, Lee captured a championship for the first time in more than 11 years by forcing Lynch to tap out to the Black Widow for the third time in as many matches.

Weeks later on the March 16 episode of Raw, Lee overcame her good friend Bayley to successfully defend the title, only to suffer a brutal post-match attack from Lynch. 

One week later, The Man made it clear that she is targeting Lee on a quest to reclaim the gold. In response, Lee challenged Lynch to a Women’s Intercontinental Championship rematch at The Showcase of the Immortals.

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18 at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The brutal rivalry between Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre has grown to absolute mayhem and the only place to settle the chaos will be The Grandest Stage of Them All. At WrestleMania, Fatu will go to war with McIntyre in an Unsanctioned Match. 

Fatu and McIntyre have proven that they are completely out of control with numerous attacks on each other, including The Samoan Werewolf helping to cost McIntyre the Undisputed WWE Title to Cody Rhodes and The Scottish Psychopath pretending to quit SmackDown before returning to take out Fatu during his match against Trick Williams.

Then, on the March 20 edition of SmackDown, the two heated adversaries refused to stop brawling from the opening moments of the show until the very end, culminating in them throwing each other off of a high steel balcony. 

In response, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made official a WrestleMania showdown pitting Fatu against McIntyre, but washing his and WWE's hands of responsibility by making it an Unsanctioned Match.

Unsanctioned means no rules, no protection and uncontrollable bedlam. 

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18 at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

 

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Lash Legend will defend their title against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and The Bella Twins in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match at WrestleMania. 

The dominant Irresistible Forces captured the title from Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY in late February and are ruthless enough to keep their championship at any cost.

Threatening their reign are three elite tandems. 

First, there are the unlikely partners turned best friends Flair and Bliss. The Queen is aptly named with 14 Women's Championships and two Tag Team Championships to her credit. Her partner, The Goddess of WWE, has five Women's Championships and four Tag Team Titles. Flair and Bliss have been on a mission to reclaim the WWE Women's Tag Team Title since losing the gold to The Kabuki Warriors, a defeat that happened thanks to Jax and Legend interfering. 

Then there are Bayley and Lyra Valkyria. Bayley is a four-time Women's Champion and a two-time Tag Team Champion. A rising star, Valkyria is the inaugural Women’s Intercontinental Champion and a former Tag Team Champion. Moreover, Lyra has made it her personal mission to get Bayley back to WrestleMania. Now that she has accomplished her goal, the next step is to capture gold on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Rounding out the field are WWE Hall of Famers The Bella Twins. In a time when there were less titles, Nikki Bella became a two-time Divas Champion, with her second reign lasting a Divas Title record 301 days. Brie is also a former Divas Champion, and The Bellas have returned to WWE with the purpose of becoming Tag Team Champions for the first time. 

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Two of the best Superstars to ever lace up a pair of boots are about to clash on The Grandest Stage of Them All when Seth Rollins goes head-to-head with Gunther. 

When Rollins was about to deliver another Stomp to Paul Heyman on the March 30 episode of Raw, Gunther suddenly returned to pull The Visionary out of the ring and lock him in the Sleeper.

Rollins is a six-time World Champion, two-time Interconnectional Champion, two-time United States Champion, 2019 Royal Rumble winner and two-time Money in the Bank winner. Gunther is a two-time World Heavyweight Champion, 2024 King of the Ring and the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in history.

What will happen when the two elite Superstars collide? Find out when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

CM Punk is set to go head-to-head against Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. 

Reigns outlasted 29 other Superstars to win the 2026 Royal Rumble and earn the opportunity to headline The Showcase of the Immortals against whichever World Champion he wished to challenge. 

 

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“The Original Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns basks in his 2026 Royal Rumble win. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Two nights later on Raw, The OTC was confronted by Punk, which resulted in an intense war of words. 

The rivals traded shocking insults on several topics, including the quality of their historic World Title reigns, Punk's involvement in bringing The Shield to the main roster and Punk claiming that Reigns followed his example. 

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World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk confronts 2026 Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns, and The OTC declares that he will challenge Punk at WrestleMania. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Reigns fired back by declaring that Punk was an example of what not to do and said that the only reason Punk is back in WWE is because he allowed it. 

Reigns also took issue with Punk leaving WWE and disparaging the company more than a decade ago as well as Punk's actions following their brief alliance at Survivor Series: WarGames, while Punk called out Reigns for his recent comments on "The Pat McAfee Show" and for being a "part-timer." 

The shocking standoff concluded with Reigns telling Punk that he has always hated him and that he would challenge him on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Don't miss the epic title showdown when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

A storm is coming to The Showcase of the Immortals when WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill battles Rhea Ripley in a highly-anticipated title fight at WrestleMania. 

After becoming the 2025 Queen of the Ring by defeating Asuka in the tournament final at Night of Champions 2025, the dangerous Cargill captured the title from Tiffany Stranton on the Nov. 1, 2025 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. 

The dominant Superstar has not suffered a loss in one-on-one action in seven months, and she boasts a unique arsenal that allows her to obliterate opponents in mere minutes. 

Cargill, however, has never competed in the same match as Ripley, who earned this title bout by defeating Alexa Bliss, Kiana James, Asuka, Raquel Rodriguez and Tiffany Stratton in an Elimination Chamber Match.

 

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Rhea Ripley outlasts Alexa Bliss, Kiana James, Asuka, Tiffany Stratton and Raquel Rodriguez to win the Women's Elimination Chamber. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network and more.

While Ripley has not held a singles title since March of 2025, she is no stranger to epic WrestleMania moments, having previously defeated Asuka, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in championship matches at The Show of Shows. 

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar may have finally met his match.

The Beast dared the WWE Superstars to answer his Open Challenge for WrestleMania 42, and Oba Femi brazenly took the call.

The Ruler strolled to the ring before dropping Lesnar with a shocking Fall from Grace that could be felt throughout the WWE Universe. Femi then placed his foot onto the fallen Beast, conjuring an image rarely seen of Lesnar.

The former NXT Champion has posted an undefeated singles record while mowing down everyone in his path since arriving in December.

At WrestleMania 42, he faces his toughest test in The Beast, who eliminated Femi from this year's Royal Rumble Match and has gained a well-earned reputation of destroying his opponents.

In what is sure to be an epic collision, what will happen when these behemoths clash?

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

WrestleMania 42 will play host to an Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match featuring some of the best Superstars on Monday Night Raw. 

The Qualifying Matches took place on Main Event, where JD McDonagh defeated Akira Tozawa, Dragon Lee beat Grayson Waller, Je’Von Evans outlasted Rayo Americano, and Rusev conquered Otis.

Those matches set the stage for Penta to defend his championship in what is sure to be an epic Ladder Match at The Showcase of the Immortals. 

On the April 6, 2026 episode of Raw, Rey Mysterio announced that he would join the historic Ladder Match.

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 streams live on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

After getting kicked out of The Judgment Day, Finn Bálor will collide with Dominik Mysterio.

The two had been at odds ever since The Prince challenged World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk for the title, which left Bálor with conflicted emotions.

On the March 9 episode of Raw, Bálor was assaulted and ejected from The Judgment Day, ending The Prince's almost four-year tenure.

Two weeks later, Dominik Mysterio attempted to regain the Intercontinental Title against Penta, but Bálor was there to thwart him from becoming a three-time champion.

Bálor then challenged Mysterio to a match at WrestleMania during the March 30 episode of Raw.

Bálor has previously taken on former Judgment Day members, but this will be his first time battling the group as a former member.

On the April 6 episode of Raw, Bálor revealed that he would summon "The Demon", bringing back his ultra-powerful form for the first time since WrestleMania 39.

Who will earn a win in this intense grudge match?

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

John Cena is stepping back onto The Grandest Stage of Them All as the host of WrestleMania 42.

The Greatest of All Time broke the news on social media that he is headed to Las Vegas. The 17-time World Champion retired from in-ring competition last December after his loss to Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event but is now making his first return to WWE.

Don't miss all the action when WrestleMania 42 STREAMS LIVE on Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at 6 ET/3 PT on the ESPN App from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Get individual WrestleMania event tickets now

WWE, in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), has announced that individual event tickets for WrestleMania 42, taking place Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, are now on sale.

Fans can be the first in line to secure individual event tickets to WrestleMania Saturday and WrestleMania Sunday exclusively at Ticketmaster.com. All fans who purchase individual event tickets on Black Friday will receive a limited-edition T-shirt inspired by the Las Vegas-themed WrestleMania 42 promo featuring WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. This exclusive Black Friday offer ends at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Additionally, WrestleMania 42 Priority Pass ticket packages are now available from exclusive hospitality partner On Location, offering fans premium seating, a dedicated entrance and more. To purchase, visit onlocationexp.com/wm42.

In June, WWE and LVCVA announced that WrestleMania will return to the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World in April 2026 following a record-breaking WrestleMania 41 earlier this year at Allegiant Stadium. WrestleMania 42 will mark the third time Las Vegas has hosted WWE’s biggest event of the year (2026, 2025 and 1993).

Fans can still purchase two-day combo tickets for WrestleMania 42 by visiting Ticketmaster.com.