Every Celebrity Expected and Rumored for WrestleMania 42
Since the first-ever WrestleMania, when Mr. T wrestled in the main event alongside Hulk Hogan, celebrities have always been synonymous with WWE‘s biggest show of the calendar year.
From NFL legend Lawrence Taylor main-eventing WrestleMania to “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi surprising everyone with her agility in the ring, there is always at least one celebrity involvement at the show.
At WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, there are expected to be more celebs than ever involved with the show.
Here are all the ones slated to appear, along with the ones rumored to make an appearance.
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Pat McAfee
Although a former WWE commentator, McAfee has propelled himself as one of the main faces of the show alongside Randy Orton as he challenges Cody Rhodes for the WWE championship.
Don’t be surprised if the former NFL punter is featured on both nights of the show, backed by ESPN and WWE umbrella company TKO, believing McAfee is on the verge of being a huge Hollywood star.
Jelly Roll
Like McAfee, the country music star Jelly Roll is slated to be involved in Saturday’s main event between Orton and Rhodes.
IShowSpeed
While McAfee and Jelly Roll will be involved with matches and the overall show, famed livestreamer Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. will be in an actual match on Saturday.
IShowSpeed is teaming up with fellow YouTuber Logan Paul and tag champion partner Austin Theory to face off with the Usos and LA Knight in a six-man tag match.
Expect at least one death-defying move from the ultra-athletic livestreamer.
Lil Yachty
The famed rapper will be accompanying super rookie Trick Williams to the ring on Sunday for his U.S. championship match against Sami Zayn.
Yachty has already gotten physical in his few weeks on WWE television, taking a kick from Zayn on a most recent episode of “Friday Night SmackDown” to build the match.
Joe Jonas
Although not expected to get physical, longtime WWE fan Joe Jonas will open up the second night of WrestleMania 42 by singing the National Anthem.
Bad Bunny
While not in a match or currently slated to be at the big event, WWE diehard Bad Bunny has wrestled at WrestleMania before and was rumored earlier in the year to be gearing up for another run with the pro wrestling company.
Don’t be too shocked if the six-time Grammy winner pops up over the weekend in some capacity.
John Cena
Now retired from in-ring action, Cena will be taking on a new role at this year’s WrestleMania: the host.
The 17-time world champion will be welcoming the fans to the show each night and most likely getting into hijinks with some of WWE’s more comedic characters.
The Rock
As always, when it comes to WrestleMania nowadays, people are wondering if the legend will make his presence known on the grandest stage of them all.
After skipping last year’s WrestleMania, which saw fans outraged, the likelihood of him showing up for the sequel in Las Vegas seems even more unlikely.
But with WWE pushing a possible new overarching storyline with TKO taking over the company behind the likes of McAfee, it opens the door for “The Final Boss” to possibly shake things up completely by Sunday’s end.
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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM.