Three other major events are confirmed on WWE's 2026 calendar. Clash in Italy takes place on May 31, just three weeks after Backlash. Afterwards, SummerSlam takes over Minneapolis for two consecutive nights in August. Lastly, the promotion returns to New Orleans for Money in the Bank in September.

WrestleMania 42 cost explained, including price, free trials and how to watch live.

WWE Backlash 2026 is set to be the 21st edition of the premium live event, since its inception in 1999. The upcoming show will feature the fallout from WrestleMania 42, with several rivalries being continued and new ones reaching an important junction in the storyline.

The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp confirmed it is in talks with the WWE about bringing WrestleMania to the new Titans stadium.

Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in the opening match of WrestleMania 42, Night 2. Oba no-sold Brock’s early offense, shades of his squash-match loss to Goldberg at Survivor Series 2016. Oba sold for Brock moments later on the outside of the ring, before quickly recovering from the F5. Oba chokeslammed Lesnar and hit the fall from grace for the win.

In the earlier days of the sports entertainment boom -- think the 1980s with Vince McMahon swallowing all competing territories -- the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) would pay out bonuses based on how many pay-per-view events were ordered across the United States and

Mark Henry shared his opinion on WrestleMania’s format and said he prefers the two-night structure. The format has been in place since WrestleMania 36 in 2020. That change first happened due to the COVID-19 situation.

Becky Lynch beat AJ Lee to win her second women’s WWE Intercontinental Championship. Throughout the match, Becky Lynch antagonized referee Jessika Carr, whom she’s been feuding with for months.