Palms Casino Resort has announced that they are partnering with Paragon Talent Group to host a multi-promotional event during the weekend of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
From the press statement released by the resort:
Las Vegas, NV – Paragon Talent Group (PTG) and Palms Casino Resort today announced Slam Fest, a four-day wrestling and entertainment festival taking place April 15–18. The multi-event series will feature premier international wrestling promotions, celebrity-driven entertainment experiences, live podcasting, comedy, and fan activations, all hosted exclusively on property at Palms Casino Resort.
Slam Fest will anchor its Pearl Concert Theater programming on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17, presenting five live professional wrestling events across two full days. The festival will also make history as the first standalone CMLL event ever held outside of Mexico in the promotion’s 92-year legacy. CMLL is the world’s oldest active professional wrestling promotion and the global standard-bearer of Mexican lucha libre, surpassing one million tickets sold at Arena México alone in 2025.
On Thursday, April 16 at Pearl Concert Theater:
- Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) will present its live event from 11:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. PT, followed by a meet and greet from 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. PT.
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) will present its wrestling event from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. PT, followed by a meet and greet from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PT.
- House of Glory (HOG) will close the night from 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. PT.
On Friday, April 17 at Pearl Concert Theater:
- Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) will present a fan fest meet and greet from 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT.
- World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) will present its live wrestling event from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT.
- Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling will close the night from 9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. PT.
The Pearl Concert Theater lineup represents a rare cross-promotional collaboration during one of the most significant weeks of the year in sports entertainment, bringing together premier organizations from Mexico, Japan, Canada, and the United States inside one Las Vegas venue.
All Pearl Concert Theater events will stream worldwide on TrillerTV, with multiple digital viewing packages available for fans unable to attend in person. Additional details regarding ticket sales, streaming bundles, talent announcements, and potential schedule updates will be released in the coming weeks.
Other festivities set for the event include appearances and shows from Mick Foley, Saraya, The Hardys, and more.
Paragon Talent Group is co-founded by Dean Muhtadi, who competed in WWE as Mojo Rawley. On the mission of the upcoming event, Muhtadi stated:
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.