It looks like WrestleMania 42 this coming April can have an earlier start time than expected.
On Thursday, WWE sent a mass email to its ticket holders which stated that WrestleMania 42 will begin at 2:30 p.m. Pacific, a change that has also been announced on the corporate’s website. Following the brand new update, Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez provided more information in regards to the time change on social media, explaining that in-ring motion for WrestleMania won’t begin until 3:00 p.m. local time. The event was initially scheduled to start out at 4:00 p.m.
Interestingly, the time change comes just two days after WWE revealed that NXT Stand & Deliver won’t transpire over WrestleMania weekend like usual, because the event will as an alternative happen from The Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri on Saturday, April 4. Since 2022, NXT Stand & Deliver has been held on the Saturday afternoon of WrestleMania weekend in the identical host city of the promotion’s biggest show of the yr. A possible reason for the change may very well be the ten:00 a.m Pacific start time for last yr’s event, which resulted in talent frustration with their call time being within the early hours of the morning.
To this point, Roman Reigns versus CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship and Liv Morgan versus Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s World Title are the one matches confirmed for WrestleMania, but some more matches ought to be added to the cardboard following this weekend’s Elimination Chamber. Moreover, WrestleMania plans are currently said to be “up within the air” resulting from poor ticket sales, leading there to be uncertainty regarding the creative direction for the event.