WWE reportedly recently made changes to their scheduled start time for this year’s WrestleMania 40 event on April 6-7 at the Lincoln Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to WrestleVotes.
It was reported that WWE officials recently made the decision for both nights of this year’s event to air one hour early than usual for a WrestleMania event.
It was reported that the main cards for both nights are currently scheduled to start at 7PM EST. It was also reported that both nights will also still feature a two-hour pre-show starting at 5PM EST.
The reason for the change in start times is currently not known.
Source states WWE has made the decision to change the WrestleMania start time. The main card will now begin at 7pm EST, presumably with a kickoff show starting at 5pm EST. This will be for both nights of WrestleMania.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) February 2, 2024
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