WWE Announces WrestleMania 41 Wraparound Events in Vegas

Posted on: January 31, 2025, 12:44h. 

Last updated on: January 31, 2025, 01:32h.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced Friday a trio of wraparound events for its first WrestleMania in Las Vegas since 1993. SmackDown, NXT Stand and Deliver, and Raw will occupy T-Mobile Arena in the days surrounding WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium.

No wrestlers are confirmed for WrestleMania 41, though John Cena has promised to appear. (Image: WWE)

“Raw” welcomes new WWE superstars to the fold. (Image: WWE)“Friday Night SmackDown,” broadcast on USA Network, will go down on April 18. It will offer fans one last chance to see WWE Superstars in action.

On Saturday, April 19, before night one of “the Super Bowl of wrestling” takes the stage at Allegiant, WWE will present “NXT Stand & Deliver.” Broadcast every Tuesday on the CW Network, NXT is the home of tomorrow’s WWE superstars.

“Raw” welcomes new WWE superstars to the fold. (Image: WWE)

The final wraparound event will be “Monday Night Raw” on April 21, airing on Netflix. This is typically a wild show previewing the new WWE “season,” welcoming new superstars called up from NXT to the main roster.

A presale for three-day event combo tickets will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 12. Fans can register for that now here. Combo tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. PT on Friday, February 15 at AXS.com.

Tickets for WrestleMania 41, at Allegiant on April 19 and 20, are still available here.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority projects that 180K WrestleMania fans will descend on Las Vegas that weekend, occupying 144K rooms.

Wrestling With the Past

WrestleMania IX was held at what Caesars Palace called its “Grand Garden.” (Image: WWE)

April’s event will be only the second WrestleMania staged in Las Vegas. The first was WrestleMania IX on April 4, 1993.

One likely reason WWF (WWE’s name prior to 2002) didn’t return to Vegas for more than 30 years is that it didn’t go so well the first time. WrestleMania IX, held at the Caesars Palace Grand Garden — really just the Caesars Palace parking lot — is considered one of the weaker entries in the series.

After Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart for the WWF Championship in the main event, it was decided that he should immediately fight Hulk Hogan in an unadvertised match. While this gave Hogan the title back for what would be the last time, in the moment, the abrupt booking change mostly disappointed WWF fans.

In addition, the broadcast was marred by audio issues that rendered much of the commentary inaudible.

Finally, the event didn’t sell out. While 16,891 attended, 18K tickets were available, so more than 1,000 tickets couldn’t be given away. And thousands were no doubt already given away to casino VIPs, high-rollers, WWF personnel, members of the media, and contest winners.