WWE® Takes over New Orleans for WrestleMania® Week
April 02 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Fans from around the world will descend upon New Orleans for a
week-long lineup of festivities in celebration of WrestleMania,
taking place in front of a capacity crowd at the Mercedes-Benz
Superdome and streaming live on WWE Network at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT on
Sunday, April 8. WWE will also host more than a dozen community
outreach events designed to give back to the local region.
WrestleMania Week begins today, and includes the following
events:
- New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell
(NYSE) – Monday, April 2WWE Superstar Big Show® will
ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange to officially
kick off WrestleMania Week.
- Veteran Employment Panel &
Networking Event – Tuesday, April 3, The National World War
II MuseumWWE, The National World War II Museum and the City of
New Orleans will host a Veteran Employment Panel and Networking
Event in support of Hire Heroes USA, giving nearly 150 veterans an
opportunity to receive one-on-one career coaching and then network
with key employers from the New Orleans area including Merrill
Lynch, Hyatt Regency, Starbucks and many more.In addition, WWE
Superstar Mark Henry®, NXT® Superstars and military veterans Lacey
Evans™, Montez Ford™ and Steve Cutler™, and WWE Ambassador Dana
Warrior™ will be on-site to meet the attendees.
- Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base
Visit – Tuesday, April 3, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve
BaseWWE Superstar Mark Henry, NXT Superstars Lacey Evans,
Montez Ford and Steve Cutler, and WWE Ambassador Dana Warrior will
participate in a flight stimulator demonstration and meet with
military personnel at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve
Base.
- Children’s Hospital Visit –
Wednesday, April 4, Ochsner Children’s Health CenterWWE
Superstars Finn Bálor®, Bayley®, Jason Jordan™,
Goldust® and Alicia Fox®, and WWE Ambassador Dana
Warrior will visit the Ochsner Children’s Health Center to take
pictures, sign autographs and distribute WWE Championship toy
titles to patients.
- Community Center Visit – Wednesday,
April 4, Milne Recreational CenterWWE and UNICEF USA will host
a UNICEF Kid Power event at the New Orleans Recreation Development
(NORD) Commission’s Milne Recreational Center. Kid Power is a
unique program that gets kids in the U.S. active, empowers them to
be global citizens and helps save the lives of malnourished
children. Kid Power can be activated through the mobile app,
wearable band or a variety of other programs. WWE Superstars
Sheamus®, Cesaro®, Sasha Banks® and Mickie
James™, and NXT Superstars Lacey Evans, Montez Ford and Steve
Cutler will participate in activities that will help save the lives
of children around the world.
- Special Olympics Unified Basketball
Game – Thursday, April 5, Westbank Boys and Girls Club UnitWWE,
a Global partner of Special Olympics, is hosting a Unified
Basketball Game at the Westbank Boys and Girls Club. Unified
Sports® joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on
the same team. It was inspired by a simple principle: training
together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and
understanding. Special Olympics athletes and their unified partners
will participate in the game as WWE Superstars Seth
Rollins®, Carmella™, Alicia Fox, Chad Gable® and
Shelton Benjamin®, NXT Superstar Velveteen Dream™ and WWE
Ambassador Dana Warrior, will serve as honorary coaches, while WWE
Superstar Big Show and WWE Announcer Mike Rome will serve as
announcers.
- Susan G. Komen Luncheon – Thursday,
April 5, Audubon Zoo Tea RoomSusan G. Komen New Orleans will
host its Perfectly Pink Salute to Survivors Luncheon at the Audubon
Zoo Tea Room, where breast cancer survivors will be honored. WWE
Superstars Titus O’Neil, Natalya, Nia Jax and Dana Brooke, and WWE
Ambassador Dana Warrior will help present grant award checks
totaling $275,000 to local grantees to help women, men and families
in the Greater New Orleans area receive access to life-saving
breast cancer screening, treatment and education services.
- WrestleMania Axxess –
Thursday, April 5 through Sunday, April 8, Ernest N. Morial
Convention CenterWrestleMania Axxess (#AXXESS) is the ultimate
fan experience. This year’s WrestleMania Axxess will take place
from Thursday, April 5 through Sunday, April 8 at the Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center. Fans will have unprecedented access to
meet their favorite WWE Superstars and Legends through a host of
interactive fan experiences, including autograph signings and live
matches.
- Be a STAR® Bullying
Prevention Rally – Friday, April 6, NFL-YET Boys and Girls Club
Recreation CenterWWE Superstars Apollo, Dana Brooke and
Carmella, NXT Superstar Kassius Ohno™ and actor Christian Navarro,
along with representatives from the Boys & Girls Clubs of
America, will speak about the importance of bullying prevention to
Club members. In 2016, WWE and The Boys & Girls Clubs of
America launched a multi-year partnership focusing on youth
development and bullying prevention efforts around Be a STAR, WWE’s
bullying prevention initiative (#BeaSTAR).
- WWE 2018 Hall of Fame Ceremony Red
Carpet – Friday, April 6, Smoothie King CenterMaria Menounos
hosts the most glamorous event on the WWE calendar. WWE Superstars
and Legends, and a host of celebrities, walk the red carpet live on
WWE Network at 7 pm ET.
- WWE 2018 Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony – Friday, April 6, Smoothie King CenterGoldberg™, Mark
Henry, The Dudley Boyz®, Jeff Jarrett™, Ivory™, Hillbilly
Jim™ and Kid Rock will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
(#WWEHOF) at the Smoothie King Center and live on WWE Network at 8
pm ET. In addition, Jarrius “JJ” Robertson, double liver transplant
survivor and long-time WWE fan, will receive the fourth annual
Warrior Award. The WWE Hall of Fame recognizes the most-celebrated
Superstars in WWE history, while The Warrior Award is presented
each year to an individual who has exhibited unwavering strength
and perseverance, and who lives life with the courage and
compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of WWE Hall of
Famer, The Ultimate Warrior®.
- Make-A-Wish® Circle of
Champions – Saturday, April 7, Mardi Gras WorldWWE,
Make-A-Wish®, Mardi Gras World and River City Venues will
host a Mardi Gras themed lunch for 28 Wish kids at Mardi Gras
World. WWE Superstars Samoa Joe™, Natalya and Sasha Banks, WWE
Ambassador Dana Warrior, and WWE Announcer Jojo™ will meet with the
Wish kids and participate in a float parade at Mardi Gras World.
There will also be a surprise appearance by a WWE Superstar who
will induct the Wish kids into WWE’s Circle of Champions.
- Kid Superstar Reveal – Saturday,
April 7, Ernest N. Morial Convention CenterWWE will host
patients from the Ochsner Hospital for Children, Children’s
Hospital of New Orleans and Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and
Children, for a Kid Superstar reveal. Hosted by WWE Chief Brand
Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Superstars Daniel Bryan®, AJ
Styles™ and Asuka™, and WWE Ambassador Dana Warrior, patients will
unveil their WWE Superstar personas at WrestleMania Axxess in front
of the WWE Universe.
- NXT® TakeOver: New
Orleans – Saturday, April 7, Smoothie King CenterOn the eve of
WrestleMania 34, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans comes to the Smoothie
King Center and live on WWE Network at 8 pm ET. NXT Champion
Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas™ takes on Aleister Black™; Ember Moon™ defends
her NXT Women’s Championship against Shayna Baszler; Adam Cole™,
EC3™, Killian Dain™, Lars Sullivan™, Ricochet™ and Velveteen Dream
will compete in a six-man ladder match for the inaugural NXT North
American Championship; and more!
- WrestleMania Block Party –
Sunday, April 8, Mercedes-Benz Superdome – Champions SquareWWE
will host a WrestleMania Block Party presented by Snickers. The
family-friendly event is free and open to the public and includes
appearances by WWE Superstars Big Show, R-Truth® and
Tamina®, and WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair® and
Alundra Blaze™.
- WrestleMania – Sunday, April
8, Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeA capacity crowd will descend upon
the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for WWE’s annual pop-culture
extravaganza, WrestleMania (#WRESTLEMANIA), streaming live on WWE
Network at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT. Ronda Rousey makes her WWE match debut
alongside Kurt Angle as they take on Stephanie McMahon and Triple
H®; Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon will compete against
Kevin Owens® and Sami Zayn®; WWE Universal Champion
Brock Lesnar™ will defend his title against Roman Reigns®;
WWE Champion AJ Styles defends his title against Royal Rumble
winner Shinsuke Nakamura®; SmackDown Women’s Champion
Charlotte Flair® takes on the Women’s Royal Rumble winner
Asuka; a Fatal Four-Way United States Championship match between
current Champion Randy Orton®, Rusev®, Bobby
Roode® and Jinder Mahal®; Raw Women’s Champion Alexa
Bliss® vs. Nia Jax; a Triple Threat Intercontinental
Championship match between current Champion The Miz™, Seth Rollins
and Finn Bálor; the first-ever WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal;
Andre the Giant™ Memorial Battle Royal; and more!
- Monday Night Raw® –
Monday, April 9, Smoothie King CenterMonday Night Raw emanates
live from the Smoothie King Center at 8/7C on USA Network with the
fallout from WrestleMania. The night after WrestleMania has become
one of the most-anticipated events of the year and has never been
short on surprises.
- WrestleMania Reading
Celebration – Tuesday, April 10, J.C. Ellis Elementary
SchoolStudents at J.C. Ellis Elementary School, winners of this
year’s WrestleMania Reading Challenge, will participate in a
Reading Celebration (#WWEReads) featuring WWE Superstars The New
Day and Carmella and WWE Ambassador Dana Warrior. In an effort to
support local literacy programs, WWE and First Book are donating
20,000 books to New Orleans area schools.
- SmackDown® Live
– Tuesday, April 10, Smoothie King CenterWWE caps off five
consecutive nights of events in New Orleans as SmackDown Live
emanates from the Smoothie King Center at 8/7C on USA Network.
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