WrestleMania 42 Location Not Locked in Yet Despite Recent Rumors – The internet ran wild on Saturday morning with the apparent news of WWE WrestleMania 42 coming to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
While speaking in a Twitter Q&A video, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro claimed WrestleMania 42 in 2026 will take place in Philadelphia. He said this while listing all of the events that will be hosted by the city in 2026.
He stated, “So get this. In Philly, we’ve got the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, we got the FIFA World Cup, we got WrestleMania, we got a little golf action, the PGA Championship and if you go over to Pittsburgh, we’ve got the NFL Draft and a lot more cool stuff happening all across Pennsylvania in the year 2026 for USA 250.”
WWE held WrestleMania 40 earlier this year at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WWE has previously confirmed WrestleMania 41 in 2025 is slated for Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium and a future WrestleMania at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.
According to PWInsider, after speaking with sources, WWE has not discussed this internally, and a well-placed source who would be involved in plans for the event’s location in 2026 stated that nothing has been locked in yet. It was added that some people “wondered if Shapiro just meant to reference WWE as a whole, not Mania itself, and incorrectly spoke, but couldn’t state whether that was indeed the case.”
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reports that WWE isn’t ready to reveal a location,, and company officials were surprised by the Governor’s comments.
WrestleVotes has also been told the following:
Regarding the WrestleMania 42/Philadelphia rumors, I am told through a source that WWE is not ready to make any official announcement yet. Here’s what we can add:
WWE had an excellent experience with the city of Philadelphia for WMXL, regardless of the weather, and would be interested in having the city host again.
The location for WM42 was “supposedly” decided on months ago and was off the table for Minneapolis when WM41 was pulled from them. I’m not sure that aligns with WM42 and Philly.
We have heard of a location for WM42 but haven’t released any info, as the internal chatter on that died down quickly. If it turns out to be true, it would be a repeat location…
This could also be a case of the governor using “WrestleMania” as a broad term, meaning a large WWE event, rather than the actual WrestleMania PLE.
Lots of moving parts here. In addition, it seems as the original video of the statement has been pulled down.
WrestleMania 42 Location Not Locked in Yet Despite Recent Rumors
