HIGHLIGHTS
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Three women’s title matches are on the docket for Saturday night alone.
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A celebrity-packed six-man tag match could be the most unpredictable bout of the entire weekend.
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The Night 1 main event has the potential to reshape the WWE Championship picture for the rest of 2026.
The Showcase of Immortals is set and there are several intriguing questions to answer over the next two nights of WWE action. WrestleMania 42 Night 1 is on Saturday from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday’s event.
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The pre-show begins at 5 p.m. ET, and that could be packed with stars. This is WrestleMania, so the pre-show is probably worth a look. The main show starts at 6 p.m. ET. U.S. viewers can catch it on ESPN and the ESPN app, with the first hour also simulcast on ESPN2. International viewers can watch live on Netflix at the 6 p.m. ET equivalent in their local time zone.
Night 1 — Saturday, April 19, 2026 | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas How to Watch: ESPN / ESPN app (US) | Netflix (International)
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Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton
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Six-Man Tag Team Match: Logan Paul, Austin Theory & IShowSpeed vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) & LA Knight
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Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre — Unsanctioned Match
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Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
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Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
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Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way: Nia Jax & Lash Legend (c) vs. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Nikki & Brie Bella
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Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
Saturday night is ladies night. All but one of the women’s matches on the WrestleMania 42 ledger happen on Night 1. That’ll be a focus, but everything builds up to Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton.
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The latest rumors and updates heading into the show suggest plenty of outside involvement is possible in that main event, and the women’s tag title match in particular carries significant intrigue given the injury and roster news swirling around it. Gunther vs. Rollins is the widely predicted workrate match of the night — don’t sleep on that one.
I’ll have takes on various parts of the show on Saturday and Sunday night.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
