Why 'lifelong' WWE fan Joe Jonas is singing National Anthem at WrestleMania 42

Why 'lifelong' WWE fan Joe Jonas is singing National Anthem at WrestleMania 42 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Being a WWE musical guest can go a multitude of ways.

There have been some good performances, like when bands will play the entrance song for wrestlers live. And there have also been some bad live performances, like the one Hardy had at the 2023 Royal Rumble. The variance could come from the artist's actual performance, and from how many fans are into the artist and what is being sung.

A safe bet has been to have bigger artists stick to the national anthem. It is easy to do, and hard to mess up. For WrestleMania 42, the Night 1 anthem singer has been kept quiet, but the Night 2 national anthem singer to open the show is a well-known musician.

Joe Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, will be serenading the crowd with the Star-Spangled Banner on Sunday, April 19. Here is more on why Jonas is singing the National Anthem at WrestleMania 42. MORE : Full WrestleMania 42 week schedule Why Joe Jonas singing national anthem at WWE's WrestleMania 42 The WWE has a history of having a well-known musician or group perform either the national anthem or another song during WrestleMania.