WWE WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans ‘cancelled’ as calendar gets major shake up

The location has changed in an unprecedented move.

WWE WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans ‘cancelled’ as calendar gets major shake up
WWE is no longer bringing WrestleMania 42 to New Orleans (Picture: Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)

WWE WrestleMania 42 is no longer taking place in New Orleans amid reports of a return to Las Vegas in 2026.

The Big Easy was set to host the annual sports entertainment extravaganza, which aired live on Netflix for the first time ever last month, in April 2026, but unprecedented changes have been made with 11 months to go.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson had announced the city as the host of the 2026 show, but it’s instead set to get Money In The Bank in the summer with the new destination for next year’s WrestleMania yet to be announced.

The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation told Wrestlenomics: ‘The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans & Company are working closely with our friends at TKO to expand our long-standing partnership.’

They added that this ‘will include UFC 318 on July 19, 2025, Money In The Bank in 2026, and WrestleMania – which will move from the currently scheduled 2026 timeframe to a future year’.

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In a video statement on X, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque added on Friday: ‘I’m sure everyone saw our joint statement yesterday regarding the shift in some of the dates on the WWE calendar.

The annual extravaganza won’t be in the Big Easy next year (Picture: Eric Johnson/WWE via Getty Images) WWE chief Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque has previously hinted that all locations are possible for WrestleMania (Picture: Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)