Below are a couple of top WWE & TNA news stories of the day, featuring WrestleMania 42 and JBL.
• Earlier this year, WWE held WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2025, WrestleMania 41 is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Regarding WrestleMania 42, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro claimed that the event will return to Philadelphia in 2026.
In a Q&A video posted on X, Shapiro was asked about upcoming events for America’s 250th Anniversary in 2026, and he included WrestleMania among them. He said:
“So get this, in Philly, we’ve got the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, we got the FIFA World Cup, we got WrestleMania, we got a little golf action, the PGA Championship and if you go over to Pittsburgh, we’ve got the NFL Draft and a lot more cool stuff happening all across Pennsylvania in the year 2026 for USA 250.”
In an update, Shapiro has removed his tweet. Manuel Bonder, Spokesman for Governor Shapiro, issued the following statement to Sean Ross Sapp:
“This statement was mistaken, and we apologize for the confusion amid all the incredible events Pennsylvania is excited to host in 2026. While WrestleMania won’t be here in ‘26, we look forward to continuing to work with WWE and wrestling fans all across our Commonwealth to bring more great events to PA in the future.”
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• TNA held their Emergence event on Friday night and it featured the debut of WWE Hall of Famer JBL.
In the main event of the show, Nic Nemeth (fka Dolph Ziggler) defeated Josh Alexander 3–2 in a 60-minute Iron Man Match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
After the match, JBL made his debut and said something to Nemeth before leaving. You can watch it below:
Look who showed up at TNA Emergence! @JCLayfield @NicTNemeth
Watch #TNAEmergence NOW on TNA+: https://t.co/pp7ciOIAnm pic.twitter.com/DkRAcmtXfc
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) August 31, 2024
After the show, JBL tweeted the following about arriving in TNA:
“I am The Keeper. Guardian of professional wrestling.”
