WWE stars reveal what makes WrestleMania so special: 'It's the Super Bowl of pro wrestling'

WWE women's champion Jade Cargill tells Fox News Digital why she has the edge over Rhea Ripley ahead of WrestleMania 42.

LAS VEGAS – WrestleMania is one of the biggest spectacles in sports.

It is the premier event for the WWE, combining the fanfare of the Super Bowl with the hard-hitting action of combat sports. The top feuds in the company will come to an end while fans hold out hope of a major return or a surprise appearance from one of their favorite stars.

For the pro wrestlers themselves, the event means just a bit more. It’s the culmination of everything they have worked for and a chance to showcase their skills to an audience of thousands in a stadium and millions watching at home.

Lyra Valkyria and Bayley enter the ring during Monday Night RAW at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. 22, 2025. (Craig Melvin/WWE)

WWE stars Bayley, Jade Cargill and others told Fox News Digital what WrestleMania meant to them.

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You can just look around this room and see it bring so many people together. There’s so many events going on. So many people can actually come and meet their favorite wrestler. And for me, that’s what it’s all about. It doesn’t matter what’s going on in your life, wrestling can just take it all away and get to be a bit more personal with that. It’s great for me.

"A lot of people who don’t watch pro wrestling will watch WrestleMania. I feel like this is the Mecca to the point where it is equivalent to the Super Bowl. People who are kind of on the fringe, only hear about pro wrestling, are going to watch this event. Our performers and our athletes in this company, people we’re co-workers with, go out there and really do give it everything they’ve got