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WWE Announces Major WrestleMania 42 Rematch

WWE books Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton WrestleMania 42 rematch for Thursday's Summer Tour house show in Manchester, New Hampshire.

WWE Announces Major WrestleMania 42 Rematch

Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton are set to square off again this Thursday, August 13, less than four months after they main-evented night one of WrestleMania 42.

WWE is running another Summer Tour date at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. ET, with Rhodes vs. Orton officially announced as one of three main events on the card.

As the Thursday date would suggest, this is a house show rather than a televised event.

The match is a rematch from WrestleMania 42 on April 18, where Rhodes defeated Orton to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.

The rivalry took a new turn at SummerSlam. Orton returned to WWE programming and laid out Rhodes with an RKO during the match against CM Punk, paving the way for Punk to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Rhodes and Orton came face to face on the August 7 SmackDown. Rhodes made it clear he intends to end the “legend” of Randy Orton, and WWE has begun treating the feud as one of SmackDown’s top storylines again.

The Manchester stop is also part of WWE’s live event expansion in 2026. The New Hampshire date was one of ten new additions to the Summer Tour, a push that has drawn public support from Rhodes, who has been vocal about the company running more house shows.