List of WrestleMania 42 Championship Challengers and How They Earned Their Spots

Roman Reigns — Won Men's Royal Rumble

Challenger for World Heavyweight Championship

Reigns won the Men's Royal Rumble in Riyadh on January 31, outlasting 29 other superstars. He chose CM Punk's World Heavyweight Championship on the February 2 Raw in Philadelphia, delivering a memorable face-to-face that set the tone for one of WrestleMania's most personal feuds.

Randy Orton — Won Men's Elimination Chamber

Challenger for Undisputed WWE Championship

Orton won the Men's Elimination Chamber on February 28 in Chicago, pinning Cody Rhodes in the final sequence. When Rhodes regained the Undisputed WWE Championship from McIntyre six days later, it confirmed the WrestleMania main event. Orton's subsequent heel turn at the contract signing gave the match its defining emotional dimension.

Liv Morgan — Won Women's Royal Rumble

Challenger for Women's World Championship

Morgan's first Royal Rumble victory in Riyadh on January 31 earned her a world championship match. She immediately targeted the Women's World Championship, selecting Stephanie Vaquer as her WrestleMania opponent and setting up one of the event's most anticipated women's title clashes.

Rhea Ripley — Won Women's Elimination Chamber

Challenger for WWE Women's Championship

Ripley survived five opponents in Chicago's Women's Elimination Chamber on February 28 to earn her title shot against Jade Cargill. The Elimination Chamber win came after Ripley had held the title herself earlier in her career, making this a full-circle WrestleMania moment.

Becky Lynch — TBC

Challenger for WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship

The challenger for AJ Lee's Women's Intercontinental Championship is confirmed as Becky Lynch. The exact mechanism by which Lynch earned the title shot is part of an ongoing storyline, building toward what promises to be a WrestleMania Dream Match between two generational icons of the women's division.