WWE Moves WrestleMania 37 To A Town Fans Can See

WrestleMania 37 has a new date and location, which means fans will likely be in attendance.

The company announced on Saturday that WrestleMania 37 had moved from April 10 to 11 to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. – which was due to host WrestleMania 36 before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

WrestleMania 37 was originally scheduled to take place on March 27 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams and Chargers home will now host WrestleMania 39 on April 2, 2023. WrestleMania 38 will take place on April 3, 2022 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

WWE has said, in coordination with a local partner and government officials, that it will announce ticket availability and security protocols for WrestleMania 37 in the coming weeks.

“Florida is delighted to once again host WrestleMania in Tampa in April at Raymond James Stadium,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a statement. “Florida has continued to work with professional sports and entertainment to operate safely while generating income 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.

Under DeSantis, Florida was one of the states that allowed fans to attend sporting events during the pandemic. In October, he would have gave state sports teams permission to fill their stadiums to capacity, but the Jaguars, Dolphins and Buccaneers all capped attendance at around 25%. For Raymond James Stadium, it’s about 16,000 people.

California, on the other hand, has very strict rules for fans attending games during the pandemic. They weren’t allowed at SoFi Stadium for the NFL season, and the San Francisco 49ers had to play home games away from Levi’s Stadium at the end of the season after local health officials “temporarily banned »Any sport involving proximity and physical contact with outside persons Household. AT&T Stadium had allowed fans 25% capacity for Cowboys games.

“The City of Inglewood looks forward to the opportunity to host WrestleMania in 2023 and celebrates the postponement of this year’s event to Tampa Bay so they can experience their rightful moment at WrestleMania. Our time will come, ”said Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr ..

WWE has allowed a small number of fans to attend their NXT shows at its Performance Center in Tampa, but “Monday Night Raw” and “Friday Night SmackDown” have been going fanless since March. WrestleMania 36 took place over two nights at the WWE Performance Center.

“On behalf of everyone in WWE, we thank the Governor [Ron] DeSantis, [Tampa] Mayor [Jane] Beaver, [Arlington] Mayor [Jeff] Williams and Mayor Butts for their kindness and flexibility in what was a collaborative effort to bring the next three WrestleManias to these iconic stadiums in their world-class cities, ”said Vince McMahon, WWE President and CEO.