WWE has released the opening video for WrestleMania 42 night one, and it comes with a familiar voice behind it.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning creator of Hamilton, narrates the cold open, weaving together some of the most memorable moments in WrestleMania history while setting the stage for the matches taking place this weekend. Miranda is a wrestling fan who previously appeared in a WrestleMania promo video released by WWE in January.
The narration reads in part: “It’s something you can’t really explain. That feeling when the lights come on, the crowd roars, and you realize there’s no bigger stage than this. No brighter lights. No higher stakes. No louder crowd. And no second takes. It happens once, and it’s forever. Because memories are made in this ring. And we, you and me, the fans, we get to be there for the moments we’ll never forget.”
Miranda also nodded to several of this year’s matches directly: “Years from now, decades from now, our kids will tell their kids that we were alive and we were there. When Punk fought Roman for the title. When La Primera confronted La Guerita. When the Voices tried to squash The Nightmare. When Jade and Rhea stood face-to-face. When Oba stepped onto the stage, the biggest stage of them all, for the very first time.”
He closed with: “There’s no way to know exactly what drama lies ahead. But we know that we’re here for the pops and the surprises. The memories that will last a lifetime. We are here. We are alive. No second takes. Lights up. The curtain’s about to rise. Welcome to WrestleMania.”
WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, streaming live on the ESPN app in the United States and on Netflix internationally. Both nights begin at 6 p.m. Eastern. The full card is as follows:
WrestleMania 42 Night One — Saturday, April 18
- Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Randy Orton (w/ Pat McAfee)
- Women’s World Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Liv Morgan
- Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
- Women’s Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs. Becky Lynch
- Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way: Nia Jax and Lash Legend (c) vs. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. The Bella Twins vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
- Unsanctioned Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
- Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed vs. The Usos and LA Knight
WrestleMania 42 Night Two — Sunday, April 19
- World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Roman Reigns
- WWE Women’s Championship: Jade Cargill (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
- “The Demon” Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
- United States Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Trick Williams
- Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Penta (c) vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rusev vs. JD McDonagh vs. Rey Mysterio
- Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
