One of the worst kept secrets in professional wrestling is about to go from rumor to real life at 11 a.m.. That’s when WWE officials are supposed to hold a press conference and announce that Wrestlemania 36 will indeed be held at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium on April 5, 2020.
The Orlando Sentinel confirmed the news with WWE officials, and the WWE made it Facebook official this morning.
Orlando hosted Wrestlemania 34 in 2017 when 75,245 fans packed into Camping World Stadium. Some estimates say that the event — widely referred to as the Super Bowl of pro wrestling — can generate up to $175 million (Orlando officials say that the impact on their city was $181 million).
We’ll update this post with details about the week of activity surrounding Wrestlemania 36 as soon as they become available.
https://www.facebook.com/wwe/posts/10156469280606443This article appears in Mar 7-14, 2019.