10 hours Ago By KD Drummond
On Friday Night's episode of SmackDown, the fans in the arena were treated to a rare appearance. Not seen in an arena since early January, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson appeared on the blue brand for the first time in 2025. When Monday Night Raw debuted on Netflix, and the following night on NXT, Johnson appeared but he never took on the persona of The Final Boss.
This appearance, he fell into character, admonishing the fans in the arena before going into executive mode and letting them in on a secret. In front of the New Orleans crowd, Johnson announced that Wrestlemania 42 would be back in Louisiana at the Super Bowl. The dates, April 11 and April 12, are now locked in for the two-day event.
This will be the third time for the big event to be in N'Awlins. The first was Wrestlemania XXX in 2014 and then again four years later for Wrestlemania 34. This year's Wrestlemania will be hosted in Las Vegas, NV.
Here's a list of all of the various Wrestlemania locations. WrestleMania Year City Venue 1 1985 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 2 1986 New York, NY / Rosemont, IL / Los Angeles, CA MSG / Rosemont Horizon / LA Memorial Sports Arena 3 1987 Pontiac, MI Pontiac Silverdome 4 1988 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Plaza (Boardwalk Hall) 5 1989 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Plaza (Boardwalk Hall) 6 1990 Toronto, ON, Canada SkyDome (Rogers Centre) 7 1991 Los Angeles, CA LA Memorial Sports Arena 8 1992 Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Dome 9 1993 Paradise, NV (Las Vegas) Caesars Palace (outdoor) 10 1994 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 11 1995 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 12 1996 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond (Honda Center) 13 1997 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Horizon (Allstate Arena) 14 1998 Boston, MA FleetCenter (TD Garden) 15 1999 Philadelphia, PA First Union Center (Wells Fargo Center) 16 (2000) 2000 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond (Honda Center) 17 2001 Houston, TX Reliant Astrodome 18 2002 Toronto, ON, Canada SkyDome (Rogers Centre) 19 2003 Seattle, WA Safeco Field 20 2004 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 21 2005 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center (Crypto.com Arena) 22 2006 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 23 2007 Detroit, MI Ford Field 24 2008 Orlando, FL Citrus Bowl (Camping World Stadium) 25 2009 Houston, TX Reliant Stadium (NRG Stadium) 26 2010 Glendale, AZ University of Phoenix Stadium (State Farm Stadium) 27 2011 Atlanta, GA Georgia Dome 28 2012 Miami Gardens, FL Sun Life Stadium (Hard Rock Stadium) 29 2013 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium 30 2014 New Orleans, LA Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Caesars Superdome) 31 2015 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium 32 2016 Arlington, TX (Dallas) AT&T Stadium 33 2017 Orlando, FL Camping World Stadium 34 2018 New Orleans, LA Mercedes-Benz Superdome (Caesars Superdome) 35 2019 East Rutherford, NJ MetLife Stadium 36 2020 Orlando, FL WWE Performance Center (No live audience due to COVID-19) 37 2021 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium 38 2022 Arlington, TX (Dallas) AT&T Stadium 39 2023 Inglewood, CA (Los Angeles) SoFi Stadium 40 2024 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field.
