Former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre recently spoke to WFLA-NBC. The man who will go on to face Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania 37 in April discussed a number of topics during the interview, including WWE’s presentation during the ‘pandemic’ era.

“We have our fans back virtually” Drew McIntyre began. “We can hear them over the speakers. It’s so cool to see them on the screens reacting, but there’s nothing like our fans being their live. Our WWE Universe. Our secret sauce, they’re our number one Superstar, they create that atmosphere that’s so unique to WWE.”

Drew McIntyre on WrestleMania 37 Fans

McIntyre also talked about the expectation of fans finally being back in attendance for WrestleMania in April. Drew of course won the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar in an empty Performance Center at 2020’s iteration of the event.

“They (the fans) have been kept away from what they love for over a year” McIntyre said. “There’s a lot of pent-up reactions that are going to come out at WrestleMania. It’s going to be loud. There might only be 25,000 limited capacity…but it’s going to sound like 200,000 people on April 10 and 11 at Raymond James Stadium.”

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Drew McIntyre finished by saying that he wants to get ‘that moment’ at WrestleMania in front of fans finally. “In the end, I want my moment with the fans, with the title” McIntyre stated. “Standing on the top rope with those fireworks going off, the moment I didn’t get last year.”

WWE’s WrestleMania 37 is almost sold out after pre-sale tickets went on-sale Thursday and tickets to the public were released on Friday. 

Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics noted Tickets were still left for Night 1 and Night 2 after being on sale for 30 minutes today. There were just over 1,000 tickets left for each night as of Friday afternoon. 

F4Wonline.com noted a lot of people apparently purchased tickets for both nights at one point as the remaining seats were similar for each night. The $1,000 and up tickets were the ones with the most availability.

Combo and single tickets range from $35 – $2,500 and the entry price for the secondary market this year is $67. There will be a total of 25,000 fans in attendance for each night, which will make for 50,000 fans in total. 

WWE presents WrestleMania 37 on Saturday, April 10th, and Sunday, April 11, 2021 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida that will air on Peacock. 

Updated WWE WrestleMania 37 Card

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Edge

WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre

WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair

WWE Raw Tag Team Champions the New Day vs. AJ Styles and Omos

WWE announced today that WrestleMania tickets will go on-sale this Friday. It is expected that the company will attempt to sell 25,000 tickets for each night of the 2-night event.

“Capacity for next month’s WrestleMania at Raymond James will be approximately 25,000 fans for each of two nights of the event. That’s 36 percent of full capacity for what the event would hold at Raymond James in a normal year,” Tweeted Tampa Bay Times reporter Eduardo A Encina.

Florida-based wrestling reporter Jon Alba has also been providing updates. Previously, it had been rumoured that WWE wanted as many as 45,000 fans each night.

“I can confirm #WrestleMania will be limited capacity with approximately 25,000 people each night. Seating pods with social distancing. Masks required at all times, and there will be free masks upon entry with temperature checks and health screenings,” Alba Tweeted.

“Tickets had been set to go on-sale Tuesday, but the sale was delayed suddenly without much warning. As I said, just because #WWE had been aiming for 45,000 fans, that did not mean it was going to get it,” Alba continued.

WrestleMania will take place April 10th and 11th, 2021. WWE plans to revert back to a one-night event in 2022. Drew McIntyre vs Bobby Lashley, Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair, Edge vs Roman Reigns, and New Day vs Styles & Omos has been booked.

As expected, Bobby Lashley will defend the WWE Title against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 37. 

WWE confirmed the match in the opening of Monday’s episode of Raw. The first segment saw Lashley cut a promo alongside MVP where he talked about how he destroyed McIntyre at Elimination chamber and will do so yet again at WrestleMania.

He vowed that he will reign supreme going forward because it’s the all-mighty era. McIntyre later came out to do a promo about facing Lashley and regaining the WWE Title. He said that they will knock the hell of each other and also called Lashley a “big bald b*tch.”

This match was expected to happen, but the way WWE handle it wasn’t as just like week it was reported the plan was for McIntyre to battle Sheamus at the upcoming Fastlane pay-per-view event in a Last Man Standing Match to determine the new #1 contender for the title. That clearly changed.

WWE presents the pay-per-view event on Saturday, April 10th, and Sunday, April 11, 2021 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. 

Updated WWE WrestleMania 37 Card

• WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Edge
• WWE Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre
• WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair

WWE is looking to have 45,000 live fans in attendance each night at the Raymond James Stadium for WrestleMania 37. Tickets for the event go for sale at on March 16 at Ticketmaster, but it wasn’t mentioned what capacity the stadium will be limited to. The company only said that they are “coordinating with local partners and government officials regarding safety protocols.” It was initially reported that WrestleMania is expected to have 25,000 fans in attendance each night, giving WWE 50,000 attendance in total. Then, another report said that officials are planning to have an audience of 30,000. However, new reports suggest that WWE wants the attendance to be even larger than that, with 45,000 fans each night.

Spectrum Sports 360 reporter Jon Alba said on Sunday that WWE wants a crowd of 45,000 per night for WrestleMania 37. This would make WrestleMania the largest pandemic-era crowd in the US.

“I can independently confirm reports #WWE is aiming for about 45,000 people per night at Raymond James Stadium for #WrestleMania, which would be by far the largest crowd at a sports or entertainment event in America since the pandemic began,” Alba wrote on Twitter. “I have reached out to the Tampa Bay Sports Authority, which manages Raymond James Stadium, but have yet to hear back. Tickets are on-sale 3/16, though it hasn’t publicly been said how many will be available. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order last fall that allows for stadiums to run full capacity should they choose to, but no one has run a show to that magnitude so far. The Texas Rangers have clearance to fill their stadium with about 40k to start the season (right around the same time as WrestleMania). Daytona International Speedway officials estimated to me Daytona 500 attendance was in the 25k-30k range. So this would be biggest.”

Alba also added that WWE only wants an attendance of 45,000 each night. This does not mean that they will be able to pull it off. First of all, the Tampa Bay Sports Authority could reject this request, and second, international travel restrictions are also in place so that could hinder fans who want to travel to Tampa for WrestleMania.

It would be interesting to see if WWE would be able to pull this off. So far, only two matches have been set for WrestleMania. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns would defend his title against Edge, and WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks will defend hers against Bianca Belair.

Asuka, who is the current WWE Raw Women’s Champion, is nowhere to be seen in the newly-released official poster of WrestleMania 37. The poster was released on Sunday, which features the “Back in Business” tagline along with the company’s biggest stars. The poster includes the company’s top stars namely WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre in the center, along with WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, and 2021 Royal Rumble winner Edge. The poster even features WWE 24/7 Champion Bad Bunny, but not “The Empress of Tomorrow.”

Asuka lost a tooth during a tag team match teaming up with Charlotte Flair against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax on Raw’s February 22 episode. In the match, Baszler accidentally delivered a swift kick on Asuka’s face. It was later reported that the Japanese star not only suffered physical damage to her teeth, but she also suffered a concussion due to the kick. The Raw Women’s Champion has not been seen taking part in active competition since then and there has been no word on how long she will be on the shelf.

The absence of Asuka from the WrestleMania 37 poster puts her WM status as well as the defence of the title at the show up in the air. Concussions are very tricky, there’s no set time for recovery, depending on the damage.

As for the card for WrestleMania 37 so far, only two matches have been confirmed. Roman Reigns would defend his Universal Championship against Edge and Sasha Banks would defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Bianca Belair. Although it’s not confirmed yet, it’s very likely that Drew McIntyre would challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship — after defeating Sheamus in a reportedly planned Last Man Standing Match at Fastlane.

One time NXT Superstar Pat McAfee recently appeared on the 10 Questions with Kyle Brandt podcast. The former NFL kicker discussed a number of topics on the show, including a potential WrestleMania 37 match.

“That would be dope. That would be pretty cool,” McAfee said on the podcast. “Just like the NFL thing though, now that I’ve gotten a chance to do it… I have so much respect for anyone who’s ever wrestled. The amount of work and amount of buy in to be a successful wrestler, especially to be a WWE WrestleMania guy; that’s a lot.”

Pat McAfee on WrestleMania

“The goal is for people to remember something as epic” Pat McAfee continued, saying how he would want to return to WWE. “But I’m not sure I’m tough enough for a ‘Mania like run, or my schedule that could allow me. But that would obviously be insane if I were at a WrestleMania.”

Pat McAfee also discussed his love of the Attitude Era on the show. “Attitude Era is where I lived,” said McAfee.  “I grew up in that. I would assume everyone who is about my age new the Attitude Era. Monday Night Wars. WWF RAW and Monday Nitro were battling, it was awesome.”

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h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription

After much speculation, WWE has released ticket information for WrestleMania 37. The event takes place on April 10th and April 11th at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

There will be a limited amount of tickets that will go on-sale on Tuesday, March 16th at 10 am ET with tickets ranging from $35-$2,500 U.S. As of this writing, it wasn’t mentioned what capacity will be limited to at the stadium, but they will be coordinating with local partners and government officials

This marks the second year in a row where it is separated over two nights. Obviously, last year’s show didn’t have fans and was held at the WWE Performance Center early in the pandemic. 

WWE’s Official Announcement

STAMFORD, Conn., March 8, 2021 – WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that a limited number of tickets to its two-night pop culture extravaganza, WrestleMania presented by SNICKERS, will go on sale next Tuesday, March 16 starting at 10 AM ET. WrestleMania will take place Saturday, April 10, and Sunday, April 11, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay and stream live exclusively on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

Ticket prices for WrestleMania range from $35-$2,500 and can be purchased through www.ticketmaster.com. Two-day combo tickets will also be available. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

Fans interested in an exclusive WrestleMania presale opportunity can register at www.wrestlemania.com/presale.

WWE is coordinating with local partners and government officials regarding safety protocols for WrestleMania and will share details in the coming weeks. Information on additional WrestleMania Week events is forthcoming.

Edge vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair has been announced for the show thus far.

There has been a lot of speculation as to who will be challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 37. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that that Royal Rumble winner Edge will be Reigns’ opponent.

“Not sure when this will be officially announced, but Roman Reigns vs. Edge is the planned main event at WrestleMania,” Meltzer wrote. “The Bianca Belair match isn’t 100 percent right now.”

The WWE Hall of Famer worked his first match in months at Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event by entering the Men’s Royal Rumble Match at number one. He lasted more than 58 minutes and last eliminated Randy Orton to win the event.

At the Royal Rumble, Reigns successfully retained his Universal Championship against Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match.

Edge had been on the sidelines when he ended up tearing his triceps last June. It also marked the second straight year that Edge made his return at this event. Last year, Edge made his surprise return to the ring since being forced to retire in 2011.

It is unclear at this point who Women’s Rumble winner Bianca Belair will be challenge at WrestleMania.

WrestleMania 37 takes place across two nights on April 10 and April 11 in Tampa, FL.

WWE typically plans out the WrestleMania card months in advance, but this is not the case for this year’s ‘Show of Shows.’ According to reports from the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, most of the card is still uncertain. In fact, only one WrestleMania match involving Roman Reigns has been decided on.

The report did not divulge the planned opponent for the Universal Champion, but it did rule out Shinsuke Nakamura as Reigns’ opponent.

A John Cena appearance for the show which was reported recently has been confirmed but so far it’s not known what the Cenation leader will be doing at the event and if he will be getting involved in the action.

The company hasn’t been pushing a lot of long term angles that can lead to a WrestleMania match on TV with the exception of the one feud between Randy Orton and The Fiend.

A Firefly Fun House match between the two was planned for the upcoming Royal Rumble PPV at one point but WWE seems to have scrapped those plans so it’s possible that the company is holding off the bout for a future PPV.

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Other angles such as Charlotte Flair vs. Lacey Evans and Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens could still lead to a match at the show but they are more likely to culminate before the PPV.

If Randy Orton does end up facing Bray Wyatt, that will leave Edge free for the event. So it’s possible that he wins Sunday’s Royal Rumble PPV and challenges either Reigns or Drew McIntyre at the show.

The Rated R Superstar’s promo on Raw was also heavily centered around a title shot. Though it’s something which the report could not confirm and we will have to tune in to Sunday’s Royal Rumble PPV to find out whether it’s the case.

WWE is moving forward with WrestleMania 37 in what will be the closest to a normal presentation that fans haven’t seen in nearly a year by having a show not held in a closed set environment. 

Since March, WWE hasn’t had any fans in attendance for their shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That will change with WWE’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year. 

WWE confirmed over the weekend that this event will be held over the course of two nights – April 10th and 11th – from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. 

PWinsider.com reports that the current plan is for each night to be a three-hour show, airing live on the WWE Network from 7-10pm ET. WWE will likely have a Kickoff pre-show that airs before the main card. There’s no word yet whether the pre-show will be an hour or two hours long as everything is subject to change at this point.

Regarding fans being allowed to attend the show, WrestleVotes reported today that both nights are expected to have 25,000 fans in attendance, which would give WWE 50,000 fans in total. Now, WWE shifts its focus on what they will do after WrestleMania regarding traveling and fans attending shows. 

Pwinsider added that no other events have been locked in for this special weekend although there has been talk of holding the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony as a virtual event.

WrestleMania 37 is expected to undergo some changes. 

WWE is still listing WrestleMania 37 to take place from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, but it was reported earlier this month that WWE has plans in place to move the show to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

The NFL will be holding Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium next year. NFL insider Adam Schefter reported today that the NFL is now planning for 20% capacity for the championship game. The stadium has a standard seating capacity of 65,618, and maybe a few more with temporary seating at a Super Bowl game.

So how does this impact WWE? The company usually does around the same number of fans as NFL games for stadium shows. Thus, this could be an indication as to how many fans can attend WrestleMania 37 as it could between 13,000 and 15,000 fans.

Because the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, things can change between the time of these two events, but they’re only a few months apart. 

March 28, 2021 is the date for WrestleMania 37. WWE has yet to announce the venue change for this show but is expected to do so. 

Florida has been more relaxed with its COVID-19 guidance compared to California. That’s the reason why AEW and WWE have held shows in the state since the start of the pandemic. 

WWE Moving WrestleMania 37 Location (Report)

Kevin Owens may once again have his opportunity to jump off the pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium.

News is coming in today that WWE is tentatively planning to move WrestleMania 37 from its planned venue of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California to the originally planned WrestleMania 36 location of Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. The NFL’s SuperBowl LV will be held in the same venue on February 7th, 2021.

Florida-based reporter Jon Alba and Inside the Ropes’ Garry Cassidy have been Tweeting about the news.

WWE was forced to move WrestleMania 36 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida to their WWE Performance Center in Orlando. The event was originally scheduled for April 5th but WWE changed the show to a 2-night event.

This happened just weeks after other sporting leagues began shutting down due to the global pandemic.

Due to not having live fans in attendance for the first time in WrestleMania history, the event featured multiple “Cinematic Matches”. These included the Undertaker and AJ Styles’ Boneyard Match. Bray Wyatt and John Cena also met in a FireFly Fun House match on the show.

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No one knows what the future holds with COVID-19 and that includes the status of WWE WrestleMania 37.

WrestleMania 37 is scheduled to take place on March 28th, 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The stadium holds 70,000. Along with it comes other events that take place during the week. 

Those events include Friday Night SmackDown, NXT TakeOver, and Monday Night Raw at Staples Center, WrestleMania Axxess at the Los Angeles Convention Center as well as the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

It appears that WWE is dealing with some scheduling conflicts that week as musical group Grupo Firme announced in August that they will play the Staples Center that week. 

Now, the arena is selling tickets to the shows on Friday, March 26, 2021 and Saturday, March 27th. As a result, this would conflict with SmackDown and NXT TakeOver.

As of this writing, WWE has yet to announce any changes to its schedule for this week. 

WWE hasn’t been able to hold shows with fans in months and plans to do so again have been pushed back month after month starting back in June. WWE wanted to have fans for SummerSlam, but instead, they decided to go with the ThunderDome. 

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Although WrestleMania 37 is still months away from happening, Vince McMahon did come up with the main event for the show. 

There had been a plan at one point for the show to be headlined by Randy Orton vs. Edge in an I Quit Match.

There had been talk of Orton winning the WWE Title from Drew McIntyre at this past Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event with the idea that he would defend it and ultimately lose it to Edge whether that be at the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. 

Dave Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Orton winning the title is not a lock but it was something discussed. The more interesting part about what Meltzer wrote was the last word is that there is no longer a 100 percent clear main event direction for Mania.

Although not confirmed, the belief is that McIntyre, who was attacked by Orton this past Monday night on RAW, will return sometime after the Payback show. It’ll lead to the rematch with Orton at Clash of Champions on September 27th. 

WrestleMania 37 will take place on March 28th, 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The stadium holds 70,000.

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WWE is planning to hold WrestleMania 37 next year in Los Angeles but the likelihood of the event taking place in the state of California is in question. 

All businesses, countries, and states are being impacted right now due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Thus, there is uncertainty surrounding almost everything including pro wrestling is high. 

While WWE is still advertising holding WrestleMania in the city, more uncertainty looms over next year’s event.

A report by the LA Times has come out that states an internal Los Angeles Fire Department email was issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who suggested that large gatherings could be put off for at least a year. This would obviously impact concerts, sporting, and pro wrestling events.

“Large gatherings such as concerts and sporting events may not be approved in the city for at least 1 year,” said Garcetti. “It was also noted in the email that Garcetti would like to start reopening the economy, starting with “essential businesses and small businesses … phased in over a period of time (6-10 months).”

WrestleMania 37 will take place on March 28th, 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. 

The stadium holds 70,000. The belief is that seating can be expanded for an event like WrestleMania to hold upwards of 100,000 fans.

WWE isn’t likely to make an announcement of whether the event would need to be moved to a different location until it gets closer. 

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WrestleMania 37 will take place March 28th, 2021 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The news was announced this morning by the LA Times. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday morning.

“This is a great way for our city to show how we are going to be hosting these major events in the future with two areas of influence with downtown around L.A. Live and Staples Center as well as SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park in Inglewood,” stated Kathy Schloessman, president of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission. “Our pitch on all of our events Wrestle Mania 37 will take place at the new stadium in Inglewood in March 2021.”

The schedule of events for WrestleMania 37 week is as follows:

• Thursday, March 25, 2021 – WWE Hall Of Fame – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Friday, March 26, 2021 –  Friday Night SmackDown – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Saturday, March 27, 2021 – NXT TakeOver – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
• Sunday, March 28, 2021 – Wrestlemania 37 – SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, CA
• Monday, March 29, 2021 – Monday Night RAW – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

WWE Spokesperson Comments on WrestleMania 37 in Los Angeles

The stadium holds 70,000 but it is believed seating can be expanded for an event like WrestleMania to hold upwards of 100,000 fans.

“So many of the organizations that came together to attract WrestleMania 37 to Los Angeles were the same ones that worked to bring the Super Bowl to Los Angeles,” said John Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President Of Special events. “We now regularly host WrestleMania at venues that either hosted the Super Bowl a year or so prior or after and it’s a wonderful opportunity for those regions to build blue prints that they can use for hosting major events such as WrestleMania and the Super Bowl.”

The announcement from the LA Times can be read here.

As we noted earlier this month, WrestleMania 37 is likely to take place from Los Angeles, California. This year’s “Show Of Shows” took place from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Next year, WrestleMania 36 will be held inside the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Now, it’s expected that the new Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park will be WrestleMania’s landing spot in 2021. Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that the stadium – which hosts the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams – holds a capacity of 80,240. However, that’s expected to expand to 100,000 for big events such as the 2022 Super Bowl, World Cup games, and Olympic events.

WWE would’ve liked to instead go to Los Angeles in 2022, in an attempt to top the Super Bowl attendance and set a new attendance record for the company. But Los Angeles wants to use WrestleMania as a trial run before the Super Bowl to fix any kinks before the big game.

WrestleMania In L.A.

WrestleMania has been held in Los Angeles twice before. The first being WrestleMania 2 in 1986. The show was headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy inside of a Steel Cage. Then WWE returned in 2005 for WrestleMania 21. In the main event, Batista toppled Triple H to capture the World Heavyweight Championship.

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WrestleMania could be headed out west in 2021.

With WrestleMania 35 in the books, there’s no time to waste in planning the next few installments of WWE’s annual wrestling spectacular. WWE recently held a press conference to announce Tampa Bay, FL will play host to WrestleMania 36 in 2020. Now, we have word about where Mania is headed the year after that

According to the Los Angeles Times, a new football stadium being constructed in Inglewood, California’s is the frontrunner to host WWE’s 37th WrestleMania event.

Times Reporter Arash Markazi writes, “The football stadium under construction in Inglewood, which will open in 2020 as the home of the Rams and Chargers, is the front-runner to host WrestleMania 37, according to multiple sources.”

City and stadium officials reportedly would like test holding a major event before the Super Bowl in 2022.

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The President of the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, Kathy Schloessman recently commented on the benefits of hosting WrestleMania.

“We know the power of the WWE brand,” said Schloessman. “They have hosted several events here in the past such as Summer Slam, Survivor Series, Raw and SmackDown and we have seen the tremendous impact these events have in the community, both economically and socially.”

“Given our focus on attracting major sporting and entertainment events to Los Angeles, WrestleMania is at the top of our list of events we want here.”

WrestleMania in California

Los Angeles has hosted the event twice and co-hosted once.

WrestleMania 2 (1986) took place from three separate locations: Long Island, NY, Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA. That show was headlined by Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match. WrestleMania 21 (2005) took place from Los Angeles’ Staples Center and saw Batista vs Triple H in the main event. WrestleMania 31 (2015) was held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.