The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will host WrestleMania 42 next year, WWE announced Friday night. The two-day event will be held April 11-12, 2026 at the stadium that just hosted the Super Bowl. The Superdome has hosted WrestleMania twice before; WrestleMania 30 was held there in 2014 and WrestleMania returned to the stadium in 2018.
Charissa Thompson sent a love letter to Fox Sports as the veteran host revealed her contract expired after the 2024 NFL season. During a recent installment of the “Calm Down” podcast, Thompson gushed over her longtime employer while explaining that Fox gave her family the VIP treatment at the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
In addition to the two-night stadium event in 2026, WWE will bring Raw, SmackDown, NXT Stand & Deliver, WWE World and the 2026 Hall of Fame ceremony to New Orleans as well as a variety of community outreach events.
The football league enjoyed a “Taylor Swift effect” of spikes in ticket sales and merchandise, especially among female fans, according to new data.