Fans attending WWE World ahead of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, Nevada will get to experience live matches featuring not only main roster stars, but WWE and “WWE NXT” talent, and those matches will also be streamed to WWE’s YouTube channel. The company made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.

WWE revealed that AAA Mixed Tag Team Champions Mr. Iguana and Lola Vice will be defending their titles against “NXT” stars Thea Hail and Shiloh Hill. Grayson Waller will face Axiom, the Creed Brothers will take on Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde, and NXT Women’s Champion Tatum Paxley will defend against Alba Fyre. The graphics for the matches list the dates and times they’ll occur, and the YouTube stream is set to go live at 3:30 p.m. EST Thursday afternoon.

WWE World is a fan convention that runs alongside WrestleMania week, where fans can purchase tickets to attend whether or not they’re attending the big event. It features ticketed meet-and-greets and photo opportunities with various WWE stars, as well as live podcasts and the WWE superstore. The event was previously known as WrestleMania Axxess.

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Single day tickets for the event at the Las Vegas Convention Center start at $55 for adults and $30 for kids, and autograph sessions and photos opportunities with stars are additional varying charges. In their announcement post about the matches, WWE included a code for 10 percent off admission to WWE World. Tickets for both nights of WrestleMania remain available, with the cheapest single day tickets for Saturday and Sunday both currently listed at $164.

Jake Paul has only been a professional boxer for a little under six years, but the former Disney Channel star has already faced some of the biggest names in combat sports, including a number of current and former MMA fighters. Paul was recently interviewed by TMZ Sports ahead of his MVP organization hosting its first-ever MMA card on May 16, a card that features former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, who Paul has talked a little bit of trash to over the years. While Paul isn’t ready to get back into the ring yet after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua in December, a fight with Ngannou intrigues him because Francis only lasted two rounds with Joshua, while Paul lasted six.

“Him getting knocked out unconscious by Anthony Joshua in like one or two round, and then seeing me just take on Anthony Joshua for six rounds, obviously I ended up on the canvas too but not unconscious, I think he realized ‘Oh snap, this kid is actually a lot better than I thought.’ I think there’s a chip on his shoulder that I went three times as long as him, and them I’m sitting there talking smack to him. So I think me versus Francis is an amazing fight, moving forward [that] is something that’s on my list…I’m still intrigued man. I mean anybody can get it, my hands are tri-sexual, I can try anyone, I can try anyone once.”

Paul had his jaw broken at the hands of Joshua and hasn’t been in the ring, or even in the gym to spar since. However, Paul gave an update on his condition, stating that he could be ready to fight again by the end of the year. “I’m finally feeling healthy again. The jaw is definitely recovering, and I think once I can get cleared to spar, we will see. You know what that’s like with talking to the doctors and going back in for some CAT scans, but we will see. I think it’s either late 2026 or early 2027, but I’m eager.”

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Paulo Costa returned to the UFC light heavyweight division on April 11 at UFC 327 with an emphatic victory over undefeated prospect Azamat Murzakanov, putting the Russian down with a head kick in the third round. 

Despite only just joining the ranks at 205 pounds, Costa is now ranked in the top ten and is already throwing his name into the hat for a potential title shot against Carlos Ulberg. Costa spoke to Maddyn Johnstone-Thomas after his victory at UFC 327, and he put the “Black Jag” on notice. “Congrats Carlos, but I’m here as well.” Costa might have to be patient when it comes to facing Ulberg as the “Black Jag” looked to have suffered an injury in his title win, with many believing that it is a torn ACL that Ulberg suffered.

Costa went on to say that he wants to face the best in the world now that he feels better than ever at 205 pounds, which brought him on to the topic of Khamzat Chimaev, the current UFC Middleweight Champion. The two men have had bad blood for some time, and when he was asked who he would like to face next knowing that Ulberg might be injured, Costa turned his attention to Chimaev. “I have a beef with Chimaev, I call him ‘Gourmet Chi-Chain,’ I’d like to fight him. We can do it here [at light heavyweight] or wherever the UFC thinks it’s going to be an exciting fight.” 

Chimaev will be in action next month at UFC 328 when he looks to make his first defense of the UFC Middleweight Championship against Sean Strickland. Whether Costa will get his wish if Chimaev emerges with the gold remains to be seen.

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