WWE WrestleMania 42 is scheduled for April 18, 2026 and April 19, 2026 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Follow along here for spoilers and information on the premium live event's card, lineup of matches and news regarding the pay-per-view.
The following are my predictions for the WWE WrestleMania 2026 PPV. Check back for WrestleMania XLII results and review coverage here when the time comes.
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Singles Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
Their initial promo to set this up on the February 2nd episode of Raw was very good, but I still think this isn't the right direction to go for either of these guys, nor for the title scene. I'm hoping I'm wrong about that, and the Road to WrestleMania and the match itself will more than make up for my skepticism, but I just feel like it's a default backup plan again to repeat the same thing from last year rather than to actually gamble on pushing someone new. That doesn't give me hopes for people like Oba Femi or hell, Bron Breakker, for that matter, if they're still not thinking he's ready.
PREDICTIONS: Roman Reigns wins.
Singles Match for the Women's World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
Don't let the stans fool you into thinking this feud has been great. It's been a limping rivalry that just happens to have two really good, really popular, really hot women and Dominik Mysterio involved, but the content itself has been crap.
PREDICTIONS: Liv Morgan wins.
Singles Match for the WWE Women's Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
I'm surprised they went with Rhea Ripley, but I'm very glad it wasn't just a call to do another Tiffany Stratton match.
Since I'm still expecting Bianca Belair to be the one to dethrone Cargill, I'm expecting Ripley to come up short. But now, I'm even more curious what happens with Iyo Sky as opposed to anything that happens between Cargill and Ripley. They sure will make for a good marquee poster though, won't they? My wife is going to be conflicted on which of her crushes she'll have to support.
PREDICTIONS: Jade Cargill wins.
Singles Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
I see a lot of people annoyed at this being the match, and while I see some of those criticisms, I have to admit that I'm overall way more of a proponent of this than if it had been a multi-man match or some alternative. Usually, I'm the guy arguing for the multi-man match, too, which is strange.
Rhodes and Orton have a lot of history together. This is a natural story to tell. I don't think it will be the end of it, but it very well could just be a one-off. Instead, what I'm imagining is Aleister Black will be a go-between guy for both to feud with as they remain respectful of one another, but increasingly have some tension. Sami Zayn also gets involved, to continue to poke that bear, maybe even leading to a tag team match with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes against Sami Zayn and Aleister Black in a weird way, if they're turning Sami heel.
I could see Orton winning the title, but I could also see Rhodes retaining and Orton taking him out after the match. Maybe he even punts him, if they want a big hook. Then, those two start to have a real feud with a full-blown heel Orton going after the belt to carry their story into the summer.
Update: The moment Pat McAfee was the answer to who Orton has been talking to on the phone, this became something undefendably ridiculous. Good lord. How stupid.
PREDICTIONS: Cody Rhodes retains.
Open Challenge: Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
What SHOULD happen for the betterment of the future is that Oba Femi should certainly beat Brock Lesnar, and it should be a performance that is dominant enough that he looks strong, without it being a total squash. What WILL happen, most likely, is that WWE will get cold feet about doing something like that and will revert back to their typical philosophy that being in the ring on this stage with Lesnar is already "good enough" of a push for Femi, and he'll have a competitive match, but ultimately lose through some kind of low blow or something so that it protects Femi, but Lesnar doesn't lose. They'll argue that it was necessary for Lesnar to win in order to make him stronger for Gunther, and when the fans don't react as strongly to Femi for having lost, they'll blame it on him instead of their own booking.
PREDICTIONS: Brock Lesnar wins.
Singles Match for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs Becky Lynch
If they don't have Roxanne Perez beat AJ Lee for this title, I'm going to be so annoyed. I don't see the need to have Lee win the title ahead of time and do a rematch here, but I'd especially roll my eyes if it's just so Lynch can win the belt back.
PREDICTIONS: AJ Lee wins.
Unsanctioned Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
Rumors had this as a Hell in a Cell match. Given how poorly they've booked a lot of HIAC matches over the years, and how they don't have anything grandiose that they can safely pull off anymore, I think this is arguably going to be a better gimmick. Hopefully, it's the end of the feud, as it's gone on long enough and this should be a fitting end. I expect it to be a fun match.
PREDICTIONS: Jacob Fatu wins.
Singles Match for the WWE United States Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
It's a shame they took the title off Carmelo Hayes and that he isn't involved in this in a Triple Threat. That could change, and it should. No matter what, though, I'm assuming Trick wins the title and the idea of the double turn could very well happen either here or afterward.
PREDICTIONS: Trick Williams wins the belt.
Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: The Irresistible Forces (Lash Legend and Nia Jax) (c) vs Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs Bayley and Lyra Valkyria vs The Bella Twins (Brie Bella and Nikki Bella)
My biggest surprise here is that The Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez) and The Kabuki Warriors aren't involved, but that would be a lot of people. WWE likely felt four teams is their maximum they can justify.
This won't be great. That sounds mean, but there's a track record of most of these bouts at WrestleMania being a bit of a mess. Granted, from time to time, it is better than expected, but I'm not anticipating too much. With that being said, I'm glad these women are on the card.
PREDICTIONS: The Bella Twins win the titles.
Ladder Match for the WWE Men's Intercontinental Championship: Penta (c) vs Dragon Lee vs JD McDonagh vs Je'Von Evans vs Rusev vs Rey Mysterio
This is harsh as well, but I don't think I'm alone here is saying that this lineup isn't exactly the best. Again, all these guys are very talented, but there wasn't exactly a lot of momentum for most of them. Dragon Lee is fighting an uphill battle and was ignored for a while. Rusev has been MIA entirely for even longer and hasn't accomplished anything since returning. JD McDonagh is booked primarily as enhancement talent. Evans, while on fire whenever they give him an opportunity, has also been someone they've largely sidelined, for whatever reason.
No Kofi Kingston? Strange. No El Grande Americano or Original El Grande Americano? They've had more to do with this title than Rusev or JD McDonagh.
The match will be fun because of the people involved and it being a ladder match, but it's also very easily going to be lost in the shuffle and they'll have to bust their asses to not be overshadowed.
Update: Rey Mysterio has been added to the match, but not Kofi Kingston or El Grande Americano, despite Los Americanos being in a match against Lee, Penta, and Evans prior to Mysterio's announcement. Why does the booking for WrestleMania this year make no sense? It's like they're trying purposely to avoid logic sometimes. Also, it's not a great idea to have a guy like Rey come back from injury and go into a ladder match.
PREDICTIONS: Penta retains or Je'Von Evans wins.
Dominik Mysterio vs Finn Balor
Having this separate from the Intercontinental Championship situation is interesting, as it means WWE believes enough in this story that they think it can sell on its own. Time will tell. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to have split them up from the ladder match.
Update: Balor has teased he'll do the demon gimmick. That sounds like a feud-ender to me.
PREDICTIONS: Demon Balor wins.
Gunther vs Seth Rollins
I guess Bron Breakker couldn't get cleared to compete in time, and since they had nothing at all going on with Gunther, they paired him off with Seth Rollins. This makes no sense at all. It's not even going to have any story for it. That sucks.
I'll give them some leeway that this was obviously not at all what they had in mind before all the injuries took place, but I do still always think there is a chance you can do something more creative. Gunther and Rollins was something to get to eventually, but I would have rather it been under completely different conditions. I'm hoping they don't try to pass it off as a retirement match for Rollins.
Let's hope their match is good enough to rewrite history and convince people to forget everything leading up to it. I expect Bron Breakker to interfere and cost Rollins the match.
PREDICTIONS: Gunther wins.
Six-Man Tag Team Match: LA Knight and The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) vs. IShowSpeed and The Vision (Austin Theory & Logan Paul)
This is very WrestleMania when you look back to the early years. I think fans need to face it, that every year, WrestleMania seems like it'll have the best set of matches possible for all feuds, but it has more of a track record of doing matches like this where some celebrity involvement plus name wrestlers is the hook more than the best in-ring combination or whatever other metrics.
I'm not defending this as if it's the best thing ever, mind you. I just think people are being a little harsh on this when they should be criticizing the overall lack of effort, not just directed solely here. At least IShowSpeed is athletic and not like when they threw Snooki into a match.
The way I see this going down is that IShowSpeed turns on The Vision and costs them the win, as he's been a reluctant associate of theirs from the start of this. Danhausen may be involved to undo the curse, too, if that isn't settled ahead of time or if he's not utilized in something with The Miz and Kit Wilson instead or some other segment. Ultimately, the babyfaces win.
PREDICTIONS: The Usos and LA Knight win.
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