IC title ladder match leads list of new WWE WrestleMania 42 matches
The WWE announced a bevy of new matches for WrestleMania tonight on Monday Night Raw.
The most prominent of those matches will see Penta defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match. After defending his title against Kofi Kingston, Penta himself announced the match in an in-ring promo. Later in the evening, Je’Von Evans, Rusev, Dragon Lee, and JD McDonagh were announced as competitors.
Finn Balor also announced his match for Mania. In a video package, Balor recapped how he took Dominik Mysterio under his wing in the Judgment Day, only for Mysterio to turn on him. He vowed to destroy Mysterio at Mania.
Finally, a four-way tag match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship was announced, with Lash Legend & Nia Jax defending the titles against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, the Bellas, and Lyra Valkyria & Bayley.
Earlier in the show, Gunther vs. Seth Rollins had been announced as well.
WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Tickets are available here.
WWE WrestleMania 42 card —
- World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defends against Roman Reigns
- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Randy Orton
- WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill defends against Rhea Ripley
- Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Liv Morgan
- Women’s Intercontinental title: AJ Lee defends against Becky Lynch
- WWE United States title: Sami Zayn defends against Trick Williams
- WWE Women’s Tag Team titles: Nia Jax & Lash Legend defend against Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair, The Bella Twins, and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
- Ladder match for Intercontinental title: Penta defends against Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, Je’Von Evans, and Rusev
- Unsanctioned: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
- Dominik Mysterio vs. Finn Balor
