WWE first announced the two-night show would be returning to New Orleans during the Feb. 21 episode of SmackDown, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson himself confirming the event would take place on April 11 and 12, 2026.

In a wild and unexpected shakeup to upcoming WWE events, New Orleans and the WWE have confirmed that WrestleMania 42 will not take place in the city. While a new location has not officially been announced, multiple outlets have reported that there's an intention to bring WrestleMania back to Las Vegas for the second year in a row.

Dave Meltzer outlines the two issues WWE is facing while trying to host WrestleMania in Las Vegas for a second year in a row.

In that scenario, their expected opponents would be Cody Rhodes, world heavyweight champion Jey Uso and his twin brother Jimmy Uso, although it reportedly isn't known if WWE will move forward with plans for the six-man tag.

Not long ago, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took over the ring on the Feb. 21 episode of WWE SmackDown to announce not only that he wanted to take Cody Rhodes' soul

Former WWE host Jonathan Coachman didn't hold back his frustration after the controversial venue change of WrestleMania 42 from New Orleans to Las Vegas.

WrestleMania 42 has changed location, a decision WWE fans don't think Vince McMahon would have made if he were still in charge.