WWE Faces A Big Problem With New WrestleMania Location: Report
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WWE's long-term vision for its premier annual event, WrestleMania, is undergoing a significant strategic overhaul, with Las Vegas now poised to become a "frequent" host city. This major development follows the confirmation this week that WrestleMania 42, originally scheduled for New Orleans in 2026, will be relocated, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
The decision to increasingly favor Las Vegas is driven by compelling business and logistical factors beneficial to WWE's parent company, TKO Group Holdings. Meltzer reports that the decision was made partially because this year's WrestleMania made so much money overall in Las Vegas from all sources that they could not make that level of money in New Orleans.
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This strategic pivot means Las Vegas will see WrestleMania return on a regular basis, though not necessarily every single year. Meltzer elaborated on this approach. The plan is now to run WrestleMania on a regular basis in the city, not necessarily every year, but frequently.
Where things get interesting is the idea is that the city wants to have a major destination sports event every year, and by definition they are looking at the Super Bowl, The Final Four, the College Football national championship final and WrestleMania so would be looking for Mania any year that they don't have one of the other three events.
Building wraps for WrestleMania 41 are shown on the exterior of Allegiant Stadium on April 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WWE's flagship event will be held at the venue on April 19th and...
Building wraps for WrestleMania 41 are shown on the exterior of Allegiant Stadium on April 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WWE's flagship event will be held at the venue on April 19th and 20th. More
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In line with this new direction, Meltzer confirmed that WWE has already reserved Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, 2026, for WrestleMania 42. This marks a date change from the originally planned April 11 and April 12 weekend, when the event was set for New Orleans.
However, the potential move to Las Vegas for 2026 is not without its complications. Meltzer highlighted two outstanding issues that WWE and TKO are currently working to resolve.
The first concerns a scheduling conflict at the stadium itself. "There is a concert booked at the stadium that has not been announced, which makes the moving in and setting up the stadium too tight," Meltzer wrote. He added, "Those in charge of the stadium have attempted to move the concert date, but the promoters have said that they have a contract for that date and thus far have been unwilling to move."
The second challenge relates to space for ancillary fan events, a crucial part of the WrestleMania week experience. "The other is that the Las Vegas Convention Center, which hosted fan gatherings, is open for that weekend but does not have the same amount of open space as it had for WWE last month," Meltzer reported.
While New Orleans will no longer host WrestleMania in 2026, the city is set to host the Money in the Bank premium live event that year. Furthermore, it is expected that New Orleans will still host a future WrestleMania as part of a broader, multi-event agreement with TKO, ensuring the historic wrestling city remains a part of WWE's major event landscape.
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