All matches announced for WWE WrestleMania 42 so far ft. Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley & more

The Road to WrestleMania kicked off with the Royal Rumble.

WWE kicked off the Road to WrestleMania 42 with style in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 31 with the Royal Rumble PLE. The event saw Liv Morgan and Roman Reigns win the women’s and men’s Rumble matches, respectively, to punch their ticket to the ‘Grandest Stage.’

The 42nd edition of WrestleMania will take place as a two-night event on April 18 and 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The city will host the PLE for two consecutive years, after the original plan to hold the event in New Orleans, Louisiana, was scrapped.

On the Road to Mania, WWE will deliver the 2026 edition of Elimination Chamber, which is scheduled for February 28, 2026, and will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The remaining two contenders for the World titles will be decided at the aforementioned PLE.

The promotion has started building for the ‘Grandest Stage’ as feuds and storylines take shape. Let us now take a look at all the matches announced so far for the event.

Roman Reigns has picked CM Punk after winning the Rumble

Following his win in the Rumble match, Roman Reigns made an appearance on the fallout show of Monday Night Raw in Philadelphia. Reigns engaged in a scathing promo battle with the current World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.

Both stars engaged in a promo battle, addressing the bad blood and the decade-old history between the two. All this was enough for Reigns to make up his mind, after initial hesitation in his pick.

Reigns picked Punk as his opponent, which means CM Punk will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against ‘The OTC’ Roman Reigns in the main event of Mania.

This will be their second singles meeting and their first clash after last year’s Night One main event of Mania, where the two battled in a triple-threat match also involving Seth Rollins.

On the other hand, Liv Morgan made her pick on the February 23 episode of Raw, attacking the Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer during the segment, making her choice loud and clear. Vaquer will now defend the title against Morgan in Las Vegas.

With the Rumble winners making their pick official, Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill will face the winner of the men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber match, respectively.

On the other hand, Brock Lesnar made his return on the February 23 episode of Raw and issued an open challenge for the “Grandest Stage,” declaring that he is now waiting for any opponent bold enough to step up to him.

During the 2026 edition of Elimination Chamber, Rhea Ripley won the women’s Chamber match, securing the number one contender’s spot against Jade Cargill. The two will battle for the WWE Women’s title at the ‘Grandest Stage.’

On the other hand, Randy Orton outlasted the competition to secure the win in the men’s Chamber match and punched his ticket to Mania, where he will face the Undisputed Champion Drew McIntyre.

All matches announced for WWE WrestleMania 42

• CM Punk (c) vs Roman Reigns – World Heavyweight title match
• Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Liv Morgan – Women’s World title match
• Brock Lesnar’s open challenge
• Drew McIntyre (c) vs Randy Orton – Undisputed title match
• Jade Cargill (c) vs Rhea Ripley – WWE Women’s title match

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