How To Watch WWE WrestleMania 42 - Start Time, Card, Preview
How to watch WWE WrestleMania 42 from wherever you are in the world.
Emanating from Allegiant Stadium for a second successive year, WWE WrestleMania 42 is finally here.
Taking place this weekend, the confirmed main events are Randy Orton challenging WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on Night 1, and CM Punk defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns on Night 2. As of this writing, there are 13 matches announced across 'Mania's two days, though it remains to be seen whether the go-home SmackDown sees anything else develop for the Showcase of the Immortals.
So, with that in mind, here's how to watch WWE WrestleMania 42 from wherever you are in the world.
WWE WrestleMania 42 Start Time & Date
Date: Saturday, 17 February & Sunday, 18 April
Start Time: 6pm ET / 3pm PT / 11pm GMT (Sunday & Monday) / 8am AEST (Sunday & Monday)
US: ESPN
RoW: Netflix
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How To Watch WWE WrestleMania 42 In The US?
If you're in the United States, all WWE Premium Live Events, such as WrestleMania 42, can be found on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service. That service also features NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, college football, soccer, and soon UFC events, with prices ranging from $11.99 per month for the ESPN Select Plan to $29.99 per month for the ESPN Unlimited Plan. Some Hulu+ Live TV, DIRECTV, Fubo TV, and Spectrum TV customers may have the ESPN Unlimited Plan included as part of their standard TV package.
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How To Watch WWE WrestleMania 42 In The UK, Canada, And The Rest Of The World?
For the majority of those living outside of the United States, Netflix is the home to WWE Premium Live Events such as WrestleMania 42, in addition to housing WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, NXT, and various other content previously seen on the WWE Network/Peacock.
Which Countries Have WWE On Netflix?
While US audiences will find WWE WrestleMania 42 on ESPN, the following countries will find this PLE and all other WWE content on Netflix:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Netflix is looking to add more countries to this list in the future, while the streaming service will also continue to add more content. As for that content, the previous WWE Network/Peacock library is being drip-fed across to Netflix in addition to fresh new programming.
WWE WrestleMania 42 Card
Night 1
- Six-Man Tag Team Match: The Usos (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso) & LA Knight vs. The Vision (Austin Theory, Logan Paul) & IShowSpeed
- Unsanctioned Match: Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre
- Singles Match: Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-Way Match: The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax, Lash Legend) (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. The Bella Twins (Brie Bella, Nikki Bella)
- Women's Intercontinental Championship Match: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Women's World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
Night 2
- Singles Match: Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar
- Singles Match: Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- United States Championship Match: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
- Intercontinental Championship Six-Man Ladder Match: Penta (c) vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rusev vs. Rey Mysterio
- WWE Women's Championship Match: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
From the home of the Las Vegas Raiders, WWE WrestleMania 42 features a stacked card, even if some of the build to this year's Showcase of the Immortals hasn't exactly been ideal.
To break down each day of 'Mania 42, Night 1 will be closed out by long-time friends-turned-bitter-rivals Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton going to war for the American Nightmare's WWE Championship. While Orton earned that shot by winning the men's Elimination Chamber match, his subsequent turn on Cody was shockingly followed up by the revelation that the Viper was in cahoots with Pat McAfee. By all accounts, the involvement of McAfee in this rivalry was very much a call from TKO CEO Ari Emanuel - also Pat's agent - and it's certainly split opinion amongst fans, particularly in how there was already such history in place between Rhodes and Orton.
Elsewhere on Night 1, WrestleMania 42 will see Stephanie Vaquer defending her Women's World Championship against Royal Rumble winner Liv Morgan. This one has gotten particularly intense in recent weeks, not least in how Liv ended up with a giant lump on her forehead after La Primera had shoved Morgan into her Judgment Day stablemate, Roxanne Perez. Of course, it remains to be seen whether Perez or possibly even Raquel Rodriguez will get involved here to give Morgan the edge.
In other Night 1 title matches, AJ Lee defends her Women's Intercontinental Championship against heated rival and former champ Becky Lynch, which marks AJ's first WrestleMania since WrestleMania 31 back in 2015. Then there's the small matter of the Women's Tag Team Champions, with Lash Legend and Nia Jax scheduled to defend those belts against the Bella Twins, Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, and Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. However, the Bellas' role in that match is currently a little up in the air due to an ankle injury suffered by Nikki Bella a few weeks back - all amidst rumours that the Kabuki Warriors could factor into this match if Nikki isn't cleared in time.
Rounding out WrestleMania 42 Night 1, it's the Usos and LA Knight opening the PLE as they go up against Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and social media superstar IShowSpeed; two former World Champions collide when Gunther and Seth Rollins square off; and Drew McIntyre, another former World Champion, has his hands full with the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu, in an unsanctioned match that could threaten to steal the entire show.
For Night 2 of WrestleMania 42, the main event is easily the most hotly anticipated match on the entire card, as CM Punk defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. Not just did these two share the ring in the Night 1 main event of WrestleMania 41, but their history dates all the way back to Punk's previous WWE run and the introduction of the Shield. Throw in the verbal shots fired by the two in recent months, and the sheer star power of both talents, and this one feels absolutely massive.
Likewise, Rhea Ripley challenging for Jade Cargill's WWE Women's Championship feels like another big-time bout, with Mami one of the most popular stars in the company, and Jade one of the most dominant, as backed up by the fact that Cargill has only lost four one-on-one matches during her time in WWE. As an added caveat, Jade now has B-Fab and Michin in her corner, while Ripley is expected to have Iyo Sky watching her back.
In terms of other gold on the line on Night 2, Sami Zayn defends his recently won United States Championship against the ever-charismatic Trick Williams, and Intercontinental Champion Penta heads up a ladder match featuring Je'Von Evans, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, Rusev, and the legendary Rey Mysterio.
Arguably the best built WrestleMania 42 match of the lot, Night 2 will open with what could be an all-timer of a hoss fight as Oba Femi faces Brock Lesnar. For certain missteps that have been made ahead of 'Mania 42, Femi vs. Lesnar has been crafted masterfully, with the Ruler looking to make his mark on the main roster as he faces Paul Heyman's Beast Incarnate.
Completing the Night 2 line-up, after months and months of tensions, former stablemates Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio face off. After Dirty Dom led the beatdown that saw Balor kicked out of the Judgment Day earlier this year, the Irishman has upped the ante for WrestleMania 42 as he brings back his Demon persona for the first time in three years.
Away from the in-ring of WrestleMania 42, record-setting 17-time World Champion John Cena is on hosting duties for both days, with an interaction with Danhausen already teased, and Night 2 is expected to see the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class get the spotlight at Allegiant Stadium.
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