First hour of WWE WrestleMania 42 night one & two to air on ESPN channels
WrestleMania will air on ESPN’s cable networks.
It was announced on SmackDown that the first hour of WrestleMania 42 night one will air on ESPN 2 on April 18. The following day, the first hour of the second night of WrestleMania 42 will air on ESPN. The shows in full will air on ESPN Unlimited in the United States and on Netflix internationally.
WWE’s deal with ESPN started last September, with Wrestlepalooza becoming the first PLE to air on ESPN Unlimited. A condensed version of this year’s Royal Rumble PLE aired on ESPN last weekend.
ESPN Unlimited became available for Xfinity users this week. Later this fall, it will become available for YouTube TV subscribers.
Here is the lineup so far for WrestleMania 42, which will be held in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium:
WWE WrestleMania 42 (April 18 & 19)
- World Championship: CM Punk defends against Roman Reigns
- WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre defends against men’s Elimination Chamber winner
- Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer defends against Liv Morgan
- WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill vs. women’s Elimination Chamber winner
- Brock Lesnar open challenge
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