Paragon Talent Group to Host Multi-Promotional Event During WrestleMania 42 Weekend

The four-day Slam Fest festival at Palms Casino Resort will feature wrestling events, celebrity entertainment, and fan activations.

Published on Feb. 25, 2026

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Paragon Talent Group (PTG) and Palms Casino Resort have announced Slam Fest, a four-day wrestling and entertainment festival taking place April 15–18 in Las Vegas. The multi-event series will feature live professional wrestling events from premier international promotions like CMLL, TJPW, and Stardom, as well as celebrity-driven entertainment, live podcasting, comedy, and fan activations.

Why it matters

This event represents a rare cross-promotional collaboration during one of the most significant weeks of the year in sports entertainment, bringing together top wrestling organizations from Mexico, Japan, Canada, and the U.S. into one Las Vegas venue. It demonstrates the growing global commercial power and diversity of professional wrestling.

The details

Slam Fest will anchor its programming at the Pearl Concert Theater on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, presenting five live professional wrestling events across two full days. This includes the first standalone CMLL event ever held outside of Mexico in the promotion's 92-year history. Other festivities include appearances and shows from wrestling legends like Mick Foley, Saraya, and The Hardys.

  • Slam Fest will take place April 15–18, 2026 in Las Vegas.
  • The Pearl Concert Theater events will run on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17.

The players

Paragon Talent Group (PTG)

A talent management company co-founded by former WWE wrestler Dean Muhtadi, who competed as Mojo Rawley.

Palms Casino Resort

The Las Vegas casino resort hosting the Slam Fest festival.

CMLL

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, the world's oldest active professional wrestling promotion and the global standard-bearer of Mexican lucha libre.

TJPW

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, a prominent women's wrestling promotion in Japan.

Stardom

World Wonder Ring Stardom, another leading women's wrestling promotion in Japan.

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What they’re saying

“Slam Fest is designed to elevate what an event week experience can be. We are bringing together the very best professional wrestling organizations from multiple countries, uniting them inside one iconic Las Vegas destination, and creating a fully integrated platform that spans live events, premium digital distribution, and immersive fan engagement. Slam Fest is a strategically coordinated, large-scale festival built to demonstrate the depth, diversity, and global commercial power of professional wrestling.”

— Dean Muhtadi, Co-founder, Paragon Talent Group (wrestleview.com)

What’s next

Additional details regarding ticket sales, streaming bundles, talent announcements, and potential schedule updates for Slam Fest will be released in the coming weeks.

The takeaway

This event showcases the growing global appeal and commercial potential of professional wrestling, as top promotions from around the world come together for a multi-day festival experience in Las Vegas during one of the industry's biggest annual events.