WWE Signs Major 5-Year Las Vegas Deal

WWE is forging closer ties with the city of Las Vegas as a landmark deal is signed.

WWE held WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas as John Cena captured a record-breaking 17th WWE Title in the main event from Cody Rhodes.

The Rock had announced that WrestleMania 42 would be held in New Orleans, but that announcement proved to be premature. WWE changed tack very quickly and instead confirmed that its biggest show of the year would be returning to Sin City for the second year in a row.

WWE’s parent company, TKO, has close links to Las Vegas through its ownership of UFC, a brand that has long been associated with the city. And now those links are closer than ever.

WWE Growing In Las Vegas

TKO issued a press release to announce a new partnership between itself and Las Vegas, with 2 WWE events guaranteed to take place in the T-Mobile Arena every year until 2030:

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (“TKO”) (NYSE: TKO), and T-Mobile Arena today announced the extension of their landmark multi-year partnership through 2030, reinforcing the venue’s status as the official home for UFC and WWE in Las Vegas. The renewed agreement guarantees a minimum of four annual UFC events and two WWE events at the iconic arena, further cementing Las Vegas as the global epicenter of combat sports and entertainment.

Originally established in 2017, the collaboration between UFC and T-Mobile Arena – developed and operated by Las Vegas Arena Company, LLC, a joint venture between AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) — marked a historic milestone. It was the first time a global sports brand, outside of a traditional professional franchise, was named an Anchor Tenant of a major sports and entertainment venue. The addition of WWE under the TKO umbrella has strengthened the alliance, bringing together two of the world’s most dynamic live event properties.

“T-Mobile Arena has been home to some of the most iconic UFC fights of the last decade,” said UFC President and CEO Dana White. “Five of our top 10 biggest gates have happened in that arena, and I look forward to breaking more records together.”

“AEG and T-Mobile Arena have been tremendous partners over the past eight years, and we’re thrilled to expand this relationship across TKO to include both UFC and WWE events,” said Peter Dropick, Executive Vice President, Event Development and Operations for TKO. “T-Mobile Arena has become a classic Las Vegas arena known for showcasing some of the biggest sports and entertainment events. We’re proud that UFC and WWE will continue to be featured among T-Mobile Arena’s top events through the end of the decade.”

The expanded agreement also underscores WWE’s growing presence in the sports and entertainment capital of the world. WrestleMania 41 held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this past April became the most successful and highest-grossing event in WWE history, drawing 124,693 fans over two nights.

T-Mobile Arena supported WWE’s takeover of Las Vegas during WrestleMania weekend by hosting additional events including Smackdown, NXT and Raw. Las Vegas will once again host WWE’s biggest event of the year, as WrestleMania 42 will return to Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026, with T-Mobile Arena set to host Smackdown and Raw in support.