WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans for 3rd time

New Orleans played big to the Super Bowl for the 11th clip successful the city’s history, and connected Friday, it was announced arsenic the big of 1 of the biggest pro wrestling events successful the world.

WrestleMania 42 volition beryllium held astatine the Caesars Superdome adjacent year. It is the 3rd clip the metropolis volition big the "Granddaddy of Them All." The two-night lawsuit volition instrumentality spot connected April 11 and 12, 2026. It is the archetypal clip the metropolis volition clasp the lawsuit since WrestleMania 34.

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"Finally, WrestleMania is coming backmost to New Orleans," Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, a 10-time WWE champion and TKO committee member, said successful a quality merchandise connected Monday. "Next year, 2026, WrestleMania 42, live from the Superdome successful 1 of the top cities connected earth, New Orleans, Louisiana."

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry besides touted WWE’s determination to instrumentality to the "Big Easy."

"We are ecstatic to big WrestleMania 42 successful New Orleans adjacent year. Hosting this iconic lawsuit 3 times successful the past 12 years is an grant we bash not instrumentality lightly," Landry said. "I privation to congratulate the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation for their palmy efforts connected this project. We look guardant to showing WWE fans from astir the satellite each our large authorities has to offer."

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WWE besides said "Monday Night Raw," "Friday Night SmackDown" and NXT Stand & Deliver volition besides instrumentality spot astir WrestleMania 42 successful summation to WWE World and the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

The Rock was the one who made the archetypal announcement connected the latest occurrence of "Friday Night SmackDown." The amusement took spot astatine the Smoothie King Center successful New Orleans and saw a confrontation betwixt The Rock and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. 

The Rock said helium wanted Rhodes to go "his champion" and, alternatively of aiming for the WWE rubric belt, helium was searching for Rhodes’ soul. Rhodes has until Saturday astatine Elimination Chamber.

It is unclear however that volition impact the roadworthy to WrestleMania 41, which volition instrumentality spot connected April 19 and 20 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas.

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