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By Andrew Ravens
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WWE may have inadvertently tipped its hand on how it plans to divide the WrestleMania 42 card across both nights.
The company officially confirmed that Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship will close Night One on April 18, and that Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship will headline Night Two on April 19. Both of those announcements came with distinct match graphics, and the color difference between them appears to extend to every other match graphic released so far.
The Rhodes vs. Orton graphic carries a yellow-orange tint, while the Reigns vs. Punk graphic is styled in blue. Every other match graphic released to date appears to follow the same pattern, effectively splitting the card by color before WWE has made any formal announcement about the night-by-night lineup.
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Following the orange tone alongside Rhodes vs. Orton are Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan for the WWE Women's World Championship and AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship, both pointing to Night One on Saturday, April 18.
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Joining Reigns vs. Punk in the blue category are Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi and Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley for the WWE Women's Championship, suggesting all three of those bouts are slated for Night Two on Sunday, April 19.
WWE has not made official announcements about which night those matches will take place on, and the company has traditionally held back the night-by-night breakdown until WrestleMania week. If the color coding is intentional, however, WWE has quietly telegraphed the card split to anyone paying attention.
The two-night WrestleMania format debuted at WrestleMania 36 in April 2020, born out of necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic when the show was held without a live audience at the Performance Center in Orlando. It has since become a fixture of the annual event, with fans able to purchase tickets for individual nights or weekend passes covering both.
WrestleMania 42 streams live on ESPN and on Netflix internationally on April 18 and 19 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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