WWE Confirms Start Time Changes for Both Nights of WrestleMania 32 & First Hour of Each Show to Air Free on ESPN Networks

WWE
Feb 27, 2026

As noted before, WWE recently changed the start time for ticket holders for their upcoming WrestleMania 42 event on April 18-19 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada from its originally listed 4:00PM PST start time to a new start time of 2:30PM PST.

During Friday’s WWE SmackDown show, WWE officially confirmed the change in start times for both nights of WrestleMania 42.

It was announced that both Night 1 and Night 2 shows will be starting at 6PM EST (3PM PST).

It was also announced that the first hour of both nights shows will air for free on ESPN and ESPN2. Both shows will also be airing in full on ESPN Unlimited in the United States and Netflix internationally.

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