WWE Confirms Opening Matches WWE WrestleMania 42 Nights 1 & 2

WWE has officially confirmed the opening matches for both nights of WrestleMania 42. The company announced on Monday night’s episode of WWE Raw that the six-man tag match pitting LA Knight and The Usos against IShowSpeed, Logan Paul and Austin Theory will open WrestleMania Saturday. Meanwhile, Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi will be the first match of night two on Sunday.

The announcement confirms what was reported last week by Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select. That report had noted ESPN pushed for Lesnar vs. Femi to be included in the matches that will be shown on their traditional platforms and that WWE was happy to comply.

WrestleMania 42 takes place on April 18th and 19th at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will air live on ESPN Unlimited in the US and on Netflix internationally. The full card for both nights is:

Night 1 (April 18)

* Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton
* Women’s World Championship Match: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan
* WWE Women’s United States Championship Match: AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch
* Seth Rollins vs. GUNTHER.
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship 4-Way Match: Lash Legend & Nia Jax vs. The Bellas vs. Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
* ESPN2: Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and I ShowSpeed vs. The Usos & LA Knight
* ESPN2: Unsanctioned Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu

Night 2 (April 19)

* World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns
* WWE Women’s Championship Match: Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley
* WWE United States Championship Match: Sami Zayn vs. Trick Williams
* Dominik Mysterio vs. The Demon Finn Balor
* ESPN: Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
* ESPN: WWE Intercontinental Title Ladder Match: Penta vs. Rusev vs. Je’Von Evans vs. JD McDonagh vs. Dragon Lee vs. Rey Mysterio