WWE Confirms New Event For WrestleMania 42 Week
WWE will have a five-day event leading up to this year’s WrestleMania
WrestleMania 42 will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, the same venue that hosted WrestleMania 41.
The event will take place over two days, like recent WrestleManias, on April 18th and 19th.
The planning is currently in full swing, and WWE recently confirmed in a press release that the Show WWE World would be making a return this year and will be broadcast between April 16th & 20th. The official statement read as follows:
WWE® & FANATICS ANNOUNCE RETURN OF WWE WORLD AT WRESTLEMANIA® 42 IN LAS VEGAS
Five-Day Event Runs from April 16-20 Featuring Immersive World for WWE Fans & Largest WWE Superstore in WrestleMania History
January 8, 2026 – WWE, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), and Fanatics today officially announced details for WWE World at WrestleMania 42, a five-day interactive fan experience taking place from Thursday, April 16 through Monday, April 20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall in Las Vegas.
Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, January 16 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. Previous WWE World ticket purchasers and WrestleMania 42 ticket holders can access an exclusive presale by visiting WWEWorld.com starting Wednesday, January 14 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. For more information, please visit WWEWorld.com.
WWE World, A Unique And Interactive Show For Fans
The show debuted during the Week of WrestleMania 40 in 2024 and has since been a regular convention akin to Comic-Con.
It will have Q&A sessions/conferences with wrestlers and company-affiliated live podcasts. Fans can interact with wrestlers via meet-and-greets and autograph signings, and get access to exclusive merchandise and much more.
WWE World at WrestleMania 42 will feature a variety of immersive experiences for fans, including a central main stage that will host roundtable discussions with top WWE Superstars, live podcast recordings, memorabilia honoring WrestleMania’s 42-year history, photo and autograph opportunities with WWE Superstars and Legends, and the largest WWE Superstore in WrestleMania history featuring exclusive merchandise. New for 2026, fans can experience Hulkamania Forever, step into photo-ready WWE Superstar walkthroughs, go behind the curtain at Gorilla Position, and more.
Fans can still purchase tickets for WrestleMania 42, taking place Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, by visiting Ticketmaster.com.
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