WrestleMania 42 Saturday And Sunday Cards Announced
WWE has officially revealed how WrestleMania 42 will be split across Saturday & Sunday. Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday morning, SmackDown commentator Joe Tessitore confirmed the lineup for both shows. Night one will be headlined by Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton, who will have Pat McAfee in his corner, with night two closing out with Roman Reigns challenging CM Punk for his World Heavyweight Championship.
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WWE has officially revealed how WrestleMania 42 will be split across Saturday & Sunday.
Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up on Tuesday morning, SmackDown commentator Joe Tessitore confirmed the lineup for both shows.
Night one will be headlined by Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton, who will have Pat McAfee in his corner, with night two closing out with Roman Reigns challenging CM Punk for his World Heavyweight Championship.
As previously announced by WWE, the first our of each night will air free on ESPN 2 where night one’s first hour will feature Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu in an unsanctioned match, along with a star-studded 6-man tag team match pitting Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed against The Usos and LA Knight.
For night two, the opening hour will be simulcast on ESPN, highlighted by Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi and a six-way ladder match for Penta’s Intercontinental Championship.
There is still potential room for one more match to be added to night two, which currently sits at six bouts compared to seven on night one.
Here’s how the card currently shapes up for both nights:
Saturday Match Card
Undisputed WWE Championship Match
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton (with Pat McAfee)
Women's World Championship Match
Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match
AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Nia Jax & Lash Legend (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Bella Twins
Unsanctioned Match
Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre
Six-Man Tag Team Match
Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight
Sunday Match Card
World Heavyweight Championship Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
WWE Women's Championship Match
Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
"The Demon" Finn Bálor vs. Dominik Mysterio
United States Championship Match
Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match
Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
WrestleMania 42 takes place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas across Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 (Sunday 19th & Monday 20th at 8AM in Australia). The event will stream live via the ESPN Unlimited app in the United States and on Netflix internationally.