WWE close to finalizing deal for WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas

WWE bringing WrestleMania back to Las Vegas in 2026 is close to being finalized.

WrestleMania 42 was originally set to be held in New Orleans next April, but that will no longer be happening. News broke last month that WWE was moving the event away from New Orleans with Las Vegas believed to be the new front runner. Instead of having WrestleMania next year, New Orleans is getting Money in the Bank 2026 and will still host a different WrestleMania at some point in the future.

The move to Vegas for WrestleMania 42 has not been officially announced yet, but our Bryan Alvarez reports that progress has been made and a deal could be announced soon:

Vegas very close to being a done deal for WrestleMania next year. There were a few hurdles to be cleared and several were this morning. Vegas is making a lot of concessions to clear the way for them.

This means Allegiant Stadium in Vegas is set to host WrestleMania for the second straight year. It’ll be the third time Mania has ever been held in Vegas, following WrestleMania IX and WrestleMania 41.

It’s not known what hurdles were cleared, but one issue WWE was facing was a concert planned for Allegiant Stadium complicating the logistics of setting up for WrestleMania. Another potential issue was less convention space being available for WWE World at the Las Vegas Convention Center due to another event having part of the venue booked.

Alvarez discussed this news story on today’s episode of Wrestling Observer Live.