
WrestleMania 42 takes place this weekend, featuring CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton. Here's how to watch both days of the event.
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CM Punk and Roman Reigns will headline WrestleMania 42 this weekend, here's how to watch both days of the event. (Rich Wade/WWE via Getty Images)
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This weekend marks one of the year's biggest wrestling events, WWE's WrestleMania 42, which will feature two days of stacked fight cards including a World Heavyweight Championship match between CM Punk and Roman Reigns, an Undisputed WWE Championship Match between reigning champ Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton, and much, much more. Oh, and newly retired John Cena will be back, too — although in this case, he's just hosting.
The event will be available to watch on ESPN, with select bouts airing on ESPN2 on Saturday. You can stream all the action on ESPN Unlimited or with DirecTV, Fubo, or Sling. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch WrestleMania 42, including who else is defending their titles and how you can stream every match.
WrestleMania 42 will start this weekend, but specific times may vary by location.
You can stream WrestleMania 42 on the WWE Network and other authorized streaming services.
The main matches include CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
John Cena will not be wrestling but will be hosting WrestleMania 42.

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Date: Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026
Start time: 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT
Location: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
TV channel: ESPN, ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, DirecTV, Sling and more
WrestleMania 42 will take place over the course of two days. It begins Saturday, April 18 and will continue on Sunday, April 18. Matches start at 6 p.m ET/ 3 p.m. PT on both days.
WrestleMania will air on ESPN both days. On Saturday, you'll also be able to catch additional matches in the first hour on ESPN2.
In the U.S., the entire two-day WrestleMania 42 event will stream on ESPN Unlimited. You'll also be able to stream it on platforms like DirecTV, Fubo, and with Sling Day Pass.
ESPN's streaming platform offers thousands of exclusive live events like WrestleMania, as well as original studio shows and acclaimed series that air across ESPN's suite of seven linear channels, as well as exclusive content on ESPN+, ABC on ESPN, SEC+, ACCNX and more. The new tier costs $29.99/month or $299.99/year.
ESPN Select allows subscribers to access exclusive content only available on the app, and an extensive archive of on-demand content (including the entire 30 For 30 library, select ESPN Films, game replays and more). Whether you purchase a standalone plan, add-on or Disney bundle plan, the service provides access to thousands of sports events for $12.99/month or $129.99/year.
Sling TV's Day Pass gives consumers the freedom to watch what they want, when they want, without committing to a monthly streaming subscription. Sign up for a single day ($4.99), a weekend ($9.99), or a full week ($14.99) and watch every channel available through Sling Orange, which includes ESPN and ESPN2, and over 30 more channels. No strings attached.
Day Pass is ideal if you want to catch a specific event like the WrestleMania 42 without subscribing to a monthly streaming plan.
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