Major WrestleMania plans cancelled - Reports
WrestleMania is WWE's biggest show of the year, and the company often announces the event months in advance. According to a new report, WrestleMania won't take place in New Orleans.
Earlier this year, The Rock made an appearance on Friday Night SmackDown and revealed that WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans on April 11th and 12th, 2026. However, those plans are now reportedly cancelled, and the show might not take place in New Orleans anymore.
According to a report from Wrestlenomics, the show has been cancelled and will not take place in New Orleans. While a new location hasn't been announced, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation stated that the event will take place in another year, but not in 2026.
Moreover, Money in the Bank 2026 will take place in New Orleans, as UFC's 318 show is set to take place in July of that year. More details are yet to be provided, but the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation made an official statement regarding WWE's status for next year.
“The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans & Company are working closely with our friends at TKO to expand our long-standing partnership,” the statement from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation reads, “which 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."
WWE is yet to provide an official statement regarding the state of the show in the coming weeks.
WWE has previously hosted 2 WrestleManias in over a decade
In 2014, WrestleMania 30 took place in New Orleans, where Danial Bryan, aka Bryan Danielson, finished his story when he defeated Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista in one night to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
However, that wasn't the only shocker as The Undertaker's undefeated streak came to an end at the hands of Brock Lesnar. Four years later, WWE ran another Showcase of the Immortals in New Orleans.
This time, Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles prevailed in their title matches, and The Undertaker squashed John Cena in less than a few minutes. Asuka's undefeated streak also ended at this show at the hands of Charlotte Flair.
It'll be interesting to see how and where WWE relocates the biggest event of the year in 2026 in the coming months.
Edited by Aakaansh Sukale
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