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Super Smash Bros. Draft 2026
Live on SmackDown on May 1! Change is coming to Super Smash Bros.

WrestleMania 42
WrestleMania 42, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, is an upcoming 2026 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 42nd annual WrestleMania and will take place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. WrestleMania 42, originally scheduled for April 11 and 12 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, was moved to the Las Vegas Valley and delayed by a week due to the financial success of 2025's WrestleMania 41, with Las Vegas submitting a higher bid to host the event again. It will be the third WrestleMania in the Las Vegas area, including WrestleMania IX in 1993, and the second consecutive at the same venue, marking the second time WrestleMania will be held at the same venue in consecutive years. The event will also be the first WrestleMania to stream on the ESPN app in the United States and air live on ESPN's linear channels, with the first hour of each night simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively.

Elimination Chamber (2026)
The 2026 Elimination Chamber, also promoted as Elimination Chamber: Chicago (known as No Escape: Chicago in Germany), is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 16th Elimination Chamber event and will take place on February 28, 2026, at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event is based around the Elimination Chamber match, a type of multi-person elimination-based Steel Cage match in which championships or future opportunities at championships are at stake. This will be the first Elimination Chamber to be held in the United States since 2021, as well as the first in the country with spectators in live attendance since the 2020 event. This will be the first Elimination Chamber event to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States. This will also be the first televised WWE event to be held at the United Center since the 1994 SummerSlam.

Royal Rumble 2026 (Mens Rumble)
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh, is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the 39th annual Royal Rumble and will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at an unnamed temporary outdoor stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season, and will be held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America, the 14th event WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia as part of its 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the second to feature a Royal Rumble match after Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, and the first of WWE's "Big Four" events to take place in the country. It will also be the first Royal Rumble to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States. The event is based around the Royal Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania.

Royal Rumble 2026 (Womens Rumble)
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh, is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the 39th annual Royal Rumble and will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at an unnamed temporary outdoor stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season, and will be held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America, the 14th event WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia as part of its 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the second to feature a Royal Rumble match after Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, and the first of WWE's "Big Four" events to take place in the country. It will also be the first Royal Rumble to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States. The event is based around the Royal Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania.

Royal Rumble 2026
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh, is an upcoming professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the 39th annual Royal Rumble and will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at an unnamed temporary outdoor stadium in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season, and will be held for wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America, the 14th event WWE will hold in Saudi Arabia as part of its 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the second to feature a Royal Rumble match after Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, and the first of WWE's "Big Four" events to take place in the country. It will also be the first Royal Rumble to livestream on the ESPN app in the United States. The event is based around the Royal Rumble match, and the winner traditionally receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania.

Saturday Night's Main Event XLII
Saturday Night's Main Event XLII is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It is scheduled to take place on December 13, 2025 from the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.. It will be the 42nd episode of WWE's occasional television special Saturday Night's Main Event.

SSBU WWE Holiday Tour
Celebrate Christmas with your favorite Smash Bros fighters as they Smash the holidays!

Maya Imamori vs Kohaku Shida
Recently, Kohaku Shida aka Oni Sister took the role of Gozyu Unicorn since Maya Imamori was removed due to underage alcohol drinking. Imamori wanted revenge on Shida. Shida wanted to challenge Imamori for a WrestleMania match between the both of them who is the rightful Unicorn.

The Demon Slayer Kids Show
Join the mascots of the hit anime and manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as they sing, dance, learn, share stories and have a lot of fun!

Survivor Series: WarGames (2025)
The 2025 Survivor Series: WarGames, also promoted as Survivor Series: WarGames San Diego, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 39th annual Survivor Series and will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Petco Park in San Diego, California, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This will be the fourth annual Survivor Series based around the WarGames match, a team-based steel cage match where the roofless cage surrounds two rings placed side by side. This will be the first Survivor Series to take place in an outdoor venue, the first to take place in a stadium, the first to be held in a Major League Baseball venue, and the second event to be held in the U.S. state of California, after the 2018 event in Los Angeles. It will also feature the first WarGames match to take place inside a stadium since July 1988, which was held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). This will also be the first Survivor Series to broadcast on Netflix internationally and on ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service in the United States.

The Jailhouse Unicorn
TOEI officially announces Maya Imamori who plays the role of Ichikawa Sumino/Gozyu Unicorn terminated her contract for future production due to her involvement in underage alcohol consumption. As a result, Kohaku Shida became Gozyu Unicorn 2.0. Imamori was sent to prison due to this incident. She must stop Toei executives to bring her back to Gozyuger.

Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI will take place on November 1, 2025, from Salt Lake City, Utah at Delta Center and will be broadcast on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix in most other international markets.

Crown Jewel 2025
The 2025 Crown Jewel, also promoted as Crown Jewel: Perth, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the seventh Crown Jewel, taking place on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, Australia and feature wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will be highlighted by the men's and women's Crown Jewel Championship matches, which features the men's and women's world champions of Raw and SmackDown against each other to determine who is the better champion. This will be the first Crown Jewel held outside of Saudi Arabia, as all previous Crown Jewel events were held in the country's capital of Riyadh. Like many of WWE's events, however, it is still sponsored by Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority via Riyadh Season.

Barney's Bizarre Adventure x Barney's World: The Movie
Crossover movie of Jojo and Barney with imagination, stands and songs

Wrestlepalooza (2025)
The 2025 Wrestlepalooza, also promoted as Wrestlepalooza: Indianapolis, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the fifth Wrestlepalooza, although the first under the WWE banner, and the first since 2000, which was produced by the former Extreme Championship Wrestling, the assets of which WWE acquired in 2003. The event will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will feature wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.

Clash in Paris
Clash in Paris is an upcoming 2025 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be the third Clash event, truncated from the previous "Clash at the Castle" name used in 2022 and 2024. The event will take place on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, France, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. This marks WWE's second PPV and livestreaming event held in France after Backlash in May 2024, and the first in the Paris metropolitan area.

Smackville at Nashville
Smackville is back in Nashville! Sept. 21!

Monday Night Super Mario
Raw presents Monday Night Super Mario to celebrate 40 years of Super Mario Bros. A three hour show, live on Netflix, 9/15!

Summerslam 2025
The 2025 SummerSlam, also promoted as SummerSlam: New Jersey, is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be the 38th annual SummerSlam and is scheduled to take place as a two-night event on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, 2025, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.