The 2026 Royal Rumble starts the road to WWE WrestleMania 42, which will be held in a familiar place.
The road to WrestleMania is about to kick off.
It's one of the most exciting times in WWE, as the monthslong journey begins toward the company's flagship event, where the biggest stars will be featured and take part in some high stakes bouts. WrestleMania season starts with the Royal Rumble, as it is where two tickets will be punched to championship matches. The WrestleMania sign will be put up in the stadium and will be a constant presence leading up to the two-day event.
With the road to WrestleMania 42 about to take off, here's what to know about this year's extravaganza.
When is WrestleMania 42?
WrestleMania 42 takes place on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19.
Where is WrestleMania 42?
WrestleMania 42 will be staged at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It will be the second consecutive year that WrestleMania is held at the venue after it hosted WrestleMania 41 on April 19-20 in 2025. It will be the third WrestleMania to take place in Sin City.
This will be the second time in WWE history that WrestleMania is held at the same venue in back-to-back years. The first occurred with WrestleMania 4 in 1988 and WrestleMania 5 in 1989 at the Atlantic City Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
WrestleMania stadium history
This will be the 19th consecutive WrestleMania to be held in a football stadium − excluding when WrestleMania 36 in 2020 was relocated to the spectator-less WWE Performance Center due to COVID. After 2006, WWE moved WrestleMania from arenas to stadiums to accommodate larger crowds. Every WrestleMania since 2020 has been a two-day event.
Here is the history of WrestleMania at NFL stadiums:
- WrestleMania 42, 2026: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
- WrestleMania 41, 2025: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
- WrestleMania 40, 2024: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
- WrestleMania 39, 2023: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- WrestleMania 38, 2022: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- WrestleMania 37, 2021: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- WrestleMania 36, 2020: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida (no fans)
- WrestleMania 35, 2019: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- WrestleMania 34, 2018: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
- WrestleMania 33, 2017: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- WrestleMania 32, 2016: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- WrestleMania 31, 2015: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- WrestleMania 30, 2014: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
- WrestleMania 29, 2013: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- WrestleMania 28, 2012: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- WrestleMania 27, 2011: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- WrestleMania 26, 2010: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- WrestleMania 25, 2009: Reliant Stadium, Houston
- WrestleMania 24, 2008: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
- WrestleMania 23, 2007: Ford Field, Detroit
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When is WWE WrestleMania 42? Dates, location and more
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