WWE has, through an announcement, noted the fact that Wrestlemania 37 will not be held in its planned location of Los Angeles, California.
WRESTLEMANIA 37 WILL NOW BE HELD AT TAMPA, FLORIDA
Wrestlemania 37 will now be held at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The stadium was the planned spot for Wrestlemania 36, but in a last-minute change necessitated by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the location had to be changed.
WWE had to announce that the event would be held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando with only essential personnel in attendance, as with all other WWE weekly programs during the pandemic.
WWE then announced that WrestleMania 36 would be split into a two-night event, on April 4 and 5. The re-location effectively made it the third WrestleMania to be held in the city of Orlando, behind XXIV and 33. Marketing of the event subsequently emphasized the change in format, with the new tagline “Too Big for Just One Night.”
SOFI STADIUM GETS THE 39TH EDITION OF THE EVENT
Similarly, the 37th iteration of the event was originally announced to be held in the city of Inglewood, California at SoFi Stadium on March 28, 2021. It would have been the first since ‘Mania 21 to be held in Greater Los Angeles, and the seventh held in the state of California (after 2, VII, XII, 2000, 21, and 31).
The SoFi Stadium has now been announced as the planned host of the 39th edition of WWE’s mega-event, with the 38th edition scheduled to be held at AT&T Stadium at Arlington, Texas.
“Florida is excited to welcome back WrestleMania to Tampa in April at Raymond James Stadium. Florida has continued to work with professional sports and entertainment to safely operate while generating revenue and protecting jobs. WrestleMania will bring tens of millions of dollars to the Tampa area and we look forward to hosting more sporting and entertainment events in Florida this year,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Also interesting is the fact that ticket availability will be discussed soon, implying that the event will be WWE’s first event since the spread of Covid-19 to have a ticketed audience.
