WWE reveals WrestleMania 42 cards for both nights
WWE has revealed how it’s dividing up the cards for WrestleMania 42.
During a Tuesday morning appearance on ESPN’s Get Up, SmackDown commentator Joe Tessitore announced the lineups for nights one and two of WrestleMania. He confirmed that night one will be headlined by Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton, who will have Pat McAfee in his corner. The night two main event will be CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The first hour of night one will be simulcast on ESPN2. WWE has announced that Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu (unsanctioned match) and Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight will air during that part of the show.
On night two, the first hour is being simulcast on ESPN. WWE has loaded up that portion of the card with Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi and the six-way ladder match for Penta’s Intercontinental title.
There is likely still one match to be added to the night two lineup. Currently, night one has seven bouts while night two only has six.
Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is hosting WrestleMania 42 on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19. The show will stream live on the ESPN Unlimited app in the United States and on Netflix internationally.
Here are the cards for each night:
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Night one:
- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Randy Orton (w/ Pat McAfee)
- Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Liv Morgan
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- Women’s Intercontinental Champion AJ Lee defends against Becky Lynch
- Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Lash Legend defend against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, The Bella Twins, and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
- Unsanctioned match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu (ESPN2)
- Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight (ESPN2)
Night two:
- World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defends against Roman Reigns
- WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill defends against Rhea Ripley
- Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- United States Champion Sami Zayn defends against Trick Williams
- Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi (ESPN)
- Ladder match: Intercontinental Champion Penta defends against Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, Rusev, JD McDonagh, and Rey Mysterio (ESPN)
Note: Full match order has not been announced yet.
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