WrestleMania 42 tickets are far cheaper this year, with WWE reducing the price of two tickets to about $1,200 from roughly $4,700 last year. But fans heading to Las Vegas are not getting the whole weekend for less: hotel and Airbnb rates around the event have climbed again.
The average price of Airbnb and hotel bookings for the weekend before WrestleMania was $425.96, and it rose 26.7 percent to $539.67 this weekend, according to a pricing analysis from VegasInsider. The average for the weekend after the event, April 25-27, is $479.42.
WrestleMania 42 is expected to fill Allegiant Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, while another major draw is landing in the city at the same time. A National Association of Broadcasters convention that begins Saturday is expected to attract more than 50,000 people, and VegasInsider said it did not factor that gathering into its pricing analysis.
That makes the comparison with last year even sharper. WWE staged WrestleMania in Las Vegas for the second straight year, and it justified 2025 ticket prices by pointing to heavy demand tied to John Cena’s final appearance. This year’s lower price is unusual for an organization that has been able to rely on a huge built-in audience through Raw and Smackdown, with its reach extending to more than 3 million viewers per week and about 1 billion homes worldwide.
For fans, the split picture is plain: the event itself is cheaper, but the city around it is still charging a premium. Kathy Morris said the event is now a little more affordable than the “crazy numbers” of last year, though hotels have not seen the same kind of surge they did in 2025. Ben Mendelowitz said the total trip cost has fallen sharply year on year, even as accommodation pricing in Vegas continues to spike during WrestleMania weekend because of short-term demand.
There is one more reason the numbers may matter beyond this weekend. WrestleMania 43 is already scheduled for Saudi Arabia and is being promoted as WrestleMania Riyadh, so Las Vegas is likely to stand as the rare U.S. stop between two very different pricing and travel markets. Nevada does not permit betting on WWE events, but the company’s biggest attraction still moves prices in a city that knows how to charge when demand arrives.
So the answer for travelers is simple: WrestleMania tickets are down, but the trip is not. The bill at the stadium is lighter this year; the bill for the room is still climbing.
