WrestleMania 42 will not happen in New Orleans. WWE is transferring its largest annual pay-per-view to a unique metropolis and can as an alternative convey Cash within the Financial institution to New Orleans in 2026, WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul Levesque introduced on Friday.
Wrestlenomic’s Brandon Thurston first reported the information, citing the Larger New Orleans Sports activities Basis. The non-profit group claimed WrestleMania would return to New Orleans sooner or later. A brand new location was not revealed, nor was a cause for the change.
“The Larger New Orleans Sports activities Basis and New Orleans & Firm are working intently with our mates at TKO to develop our long-standing partnership,” stated the Larger New Orleans Sports activities Basis in an announcement. “Which is able to embrace UFC 318 on July 19, 2025, Cash In The Financial institution in 2026, and WrestleMania — which is able to transfer from the at present scheduled 2026 timeframe to a future 12 months.”
Levesque introduced that the occasion will happen on Aug. 29, 2026.
“Cash within the Financial institution is one among our largest occasions of the 12 months with excessive stakes, wonderful drama and the prospect of a lifetime for 2 WWE superstars to stroll away with the coveted Cash within the Financial institution briefcase,” Levesque stated in a video posted to social media. “We will not wait and we look ahead to seeing you there. Keep tuned for extra particulars on a WrestleMania coming to New Orleans, which can be introduced at a later date.”
In February, WWE celebrity and TKO board member Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson introduced WrestleMania 42 when WWE SmackDown aired in New Orleans. The 2-day spectacle, at present set for April 11 and 12, was purported to happen inside Caesars Superdome. It could have marked the third time the Superdome had helmed WrestleMania after internet hosting it in 2014 and 2018.
UFC 318 was lately introduced for New Orleans’ Smoothie King Middle. The cardboard is headlined by a BMF title combat between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier, the latter of whom will retire in his house state. No venue was confirmed for subsequent 12 months’s Cash within the Financial institution.