Trending Now - Potential Additions to Wrestlemania's Intercontinental Ladder Match
WHO:
Sportskeeda - Penta is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion.
Cageside Seats - Kofi Kingston is a competitor who faced Penta.
Cageside Seats - Adam Pearce is the General Manager of Raw.
Cageside Seats - Participants named for the ladder match include Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, Rusev, and JD McDonagh.
WHAT:
Cageside Seats - Penta announced he will defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match during an in-ring promo after his match against Kofi Kingston.
F4W/WON - Finn Balor announced his match against Dominik Mysterio for WrestleMania 42, stating he vowed to destroy Mysterio at the event.
F4W/WON - A four-way tag match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship was announced, featuring Lash Legend & Nia Jax defending against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, the Bellas, and Lyra Valkyria & Bayley.
Sportskeeda - Penta has successfully defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship every week on Monday Night RAW.
Cageside Seats - Penta defeated Kofi Kingston to retain the title on March 27th, 2026.
Cageside Seats - Penta confirmed he will defend the title in a ladder match at WrestleMania 42.
Cageside Seats - Michael Cole announced the participants for the ladder match.
WHERE:
F4W/WON - WrestleMania 42 will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
Cageside Seats - The ladder match will take place in Las Vegas.
WHEN:
F4W/WON - WrestleMania 42 is scheduled for April 18th and 19th, 2026.
Cageside Seats - WrestleMania 42 is scheduled for April 8th, 2026.
Cageside Seats - Penta retained the title on March 27th, 2026.
Cageside Seats - Rusev last competed on February 5th, 2026.
Cageside Seats - Je’Von Evans defeated Dragon Lee on March 12th, 2026.
WHY:
Cageside Seats - WWE is utilizing matches from Main Event to determine participants for WrestleMania, despite no explicit title qualifiers being billed.
HOW:
Cageside Seats - Adam Pearce has been putting together the field for the ladder match through matches on Main Event, WWE’s YouTube show.
(UPDATED March 31, 2026 21:10 UTC)
WrestleMania 42 is shaping up to be an exciting event, with Penta announcing he will defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match after his match against Kofi Kingston. Finn Balor also declared his intention to destroy Dominik Mysterio during their match at the event, while a four-way tag match for the Women’s Tag Team Championship has been confirmed, featuring Lash Legend and Nia Jax defending against Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, the Bellas, and Lyra Valkyria and Bayley. WrestleMania 42 is set to take place April 18th and 19th at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
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(UPDATED March 31, 2026 13:25 UTC)
Penta is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion and successfully defended his title against Kofi Kingston on Friday, during Monday Night RAW. He will put his championship on the line in a ladder match at WrestleMania 42, which is set to take place in Las Vegas April 8th, with participants including Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, Rusev, and JD McDonagh. General Manager Adam Pearce has been organizing the match lineup through various competitions featured on WWE's Main Event.