The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (GNOSF) and New Orleans & Company are broadening their alliance with TKO Group Holdings, parent company of WWE and UFC. This expanded relationship was detailed in a joint statement with WWE, reported by Wrestlenomics.
The statement affirmed: ‘The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans & Company are working closely with our friends at TKO to expand our long-standing partnership, which will include UFC 318 on July 19, 2025, Money In The Bank in 2026, and WrestleMania – which will move from the currently scheduled 2026 timeframe to a future year.’
Consequently, WrestleMania 42 will not occur in New Orleans in 2026 as previously announced during a February 21 WWE SmackDown. Instead, the city gains the 2026 Money in the Bank event.
Wrestlenomics noted that the new WrestleMania 42 venue is unconfirmed, and WWE had not immediately commented further, with reasons for the adjustment unclear.
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