WrestleMania 42 fromAllegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada is just over two months away, and it's been reported that ticket sales for the event have been underwhelming. Last year, WWE sold nearly 60,000 tickets on both Saturday and Sunday of WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, but this April's event has only sold 36,000 tickets each for night one and two. Last week, the winner of the 2026 Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns, challenged CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, but according to Dave Meltzer, the rest of the card for the show is uncertain due to poor ticket sales."Before the Rumble,they had a complete card for WrestleMania ... everything is up in the air." he claimed on the "Wrestling Observer Radio." "They're very disappointed with the advance, it's down about 18% from last year at the same time. I think they'll still fill it but they are disappointed. The problem is that they think that changing a card that nobody knows, cause literally people only know one match, so changing the card, it's not like if they have a bad card out there and people aren't buying tickets, if that was the case, yeah sure. Think about changing the card. They don't have a card out there. So there's been a lot of internal criticism of Paul Levesque as far as keep changing the plans essentially, like Vince [McMahon]."Meltzer added that the rumored matchup between Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania is not confirmed, and that plans for Reigns versus Punk is the only match WWE has no interest in changing.
WrestleMania 41 benefited from having John Cena main eventing night two and rumors of The Rock appearing at the show, while this year, some of that star power is lacking in addition to wrestling fans and pundits being critical of the current product. It's no secret that many have grown unhappy with WWE's creative direction, including Reigns, who went viral after claiming the company hadn't evolved in two years ahead of the Royal Rumble, and withthe cheapest ticket available being $266.80 USD for WrestleMania 42, fans who agree with the "OTC" may feel that it's not worth it to purchase a seat.So how can WWE turn things around within the next two months? The most likely option would be to scrap plans and book the biggest matches possible on paper, which could be the current direction based on Meltzer's report. Otherwise, with rumors of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin appearing in the near future,WWE could rely on some of its legends to get involved at WrestleMania 42, or give a last minute call to The Rock in order to boost sales. However, outside of disappointment towards creative, fans seem to be the most displeased with the pricing of all WWE events, which has increased due to the promotion's partnership with TKO. Therefore, it remains to be seen if WrestleMania 42 marks a breaking point for WWE fans, who are starting to put their foot down when it comes to ticket prices.
