New Orleans, WrestleMania and The Rock

WWE WrestleMania 42 location: The Rock announces New Orleans as host for wrestling's biggest event in 2026
WWE WrestleMania returns to the Superdome in 2026. On Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson formally announced that WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans on April 11 and April 12.
New Orleans to host WrestleMania 42 next year, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says
WrestleMania 42 is coming to New Orleans next year. Movie star and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, in town to make an appearance on WWE's Smackdown underway at the Smoothie King Center, made the announcement from center ring before a roaring crowd Friday night.
WrestleMania 42 Heads to New Orleans, The Rock Confirms
NEW ORLEANS — WrestleMania fans have something huge to look forward to next year. The Rock confirmed that WrestleMania 42 will be held live in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday.
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WWE Announces New Orleans As WrestleMania 42 Host City (WWE News)
The Rock revealed New Orleans as the host of 2026's WWE WrestleMania 42 on SmackDown. The Rock appeared on Friday's edition of WWE SmackDown to confront reigning champ and top babyface Cody Rhodes, but he had another mission: Announce that WrestleMania 42 is coming to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April 2026.
How many times has New Orleans hosted WWE Wrestlemania?
The city that never sleeps will host WWE WrestleMania again next year. Let's take a look at how many times it has hosted the event in history.
WWE has a Rock-sized problem on its road to WrestleMania 41
The Rock's bizarre, rambling promo on "WWE SmackDown" showed the world’s biggest wrestling company is once again happy to upend the entirety of its creative plans in order to accommodate a part-timer.
WWE's WrestleMania returning to New Orleans in 2026
Listen up, jabronis! For the third time in 12 years, New Orleans and the Superdome will host WWE’s WrestleMania. WrestleMania XLII will take place over two nights, Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12,
The Rock announces WWE WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson brought exciting news to WWE SmackDown viewers when he announced that WrestleMania 42 would occur at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana during the February 2025 broadcast.
The Rock: WWE Was Going To Announce WrestleMania 42 Location At The Super Bowl
WWE nearly made a major announcement at the Super Bowl. On the February 21st episode of WWE SmackDown, The Rock announced that WrestleMania 42 would be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. As it turns out,
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Wrestlemania to return to New Orleans for third time
We are ecstatic to host WrestleMania 42 in New Orleans next year. Hosting this iconic event three times in the last 12 years ...
Where is WrestleMania 2026? WWE reveals next year's host city and dates
The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will host WrestleMania 42 next year, WWE announced Friday night. The two-day event will ...
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WrestleMania 42 is Coming to New Orleans in 2026
When is WrestleMania 42? The epic two-night extravaganza will take place on April 11 and 12, 2026 — live from the legendary ...
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WWE Confirms NXT Stand & Deliver And More For WWE WrestleMania 42 Weekend
In addition to the two-night stadium event in 2026, WWE will bring Raw, SmackDown, NXT Stand & Deliver, WWE World and the ...
WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans for 3rd time
WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans on April 11 and 12, 2026, at the Caesars Superdome, WWE announced. It is the third time the city will host the event.
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When is WrestleMania returning to Louisiana and the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans?
New Orleans has hosted WWE's WrestleMania twice before.Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, tourism officials, are celebrating its ...