Tampa Bay to Host WrestleMania®
March 07 2019 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken
Hagan, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, the Tampa Sports Authority
and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) are proud to announce that Raymond James
Stadium in Tampa Bay will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza,
WrestleMania, on Sunday, April 5, 2020.
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“Tampa Bay is proud to host WrestleMania,” said Tampa Mayor Bob
Buckhorn. "Our region enjoys a special place in sports
entertainment history and has produced many of its iconic figures.
We look forward to WWE fans from around the world converging on our
city in 2020 to enjoy all that we have to offer.”
“On behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank Mayor Buckhorn and
Commissioner Hagan for bringing WrestleMania to Tampa Bay for the
first time,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “I am
confident that Tampa Bay will be an outstanding host for our fans
around the world.”
“We are honored to bring WrestleMania back to Florida,” said
Hillsborough County Commissioner Ken Hagan. “The week of WWE events
will not only bring excitement to fans, but also generate a
significant economic boom for Tampa Bay’s economy.”
WrestleMania is more than just a one-day event; it’s a week-long
celebration. In addition to WrestleMania 36, other activities
planned include WrestleMania Axxess, WWE’s interactive fan
festival, as well as four nights of events; SmackDown® Live; 2020
WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; NXT® TakeOver™ and Monday
Night Raw®. WWE will also host more than a dozen community outreach
events, including hospital visits and Be a STAR® bullying
prevention rallies, designed to give back to the local region.
Over the past 12 years, WrestleMania has generated more than
$1.2 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have
hosted the event. This year, WrestleMania 35 takes place Sunday,
April 7 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ and streams live
around the world on WWE Network.
About WWE
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media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment.
The Company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and
deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE
is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television
programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms.
WWE’s TV-PG, family-friendly programming can be seen in more than
800 million homes worldwide in 27 languages. WWE Network, the
first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live
pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand
library, is currently available in more than 180 countries. The
Company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New
York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai,
Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.
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activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/
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forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject
to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties
include, without limitation, risks relating to: entering,
maintaining and renewing major distribution agreements; WWE Network
(including the risk that we are unable to attract, retain and renew
subscribers); our need to continue to develop creative and
entertaining programs and events; the possibility of a decline in
the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the continued
importance of key performers and the services of Vincent K.
McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere and
related private sector initiatives; the highly competitive, rapidly
changing and increasingly fragmented nature of the markets in which
we operate and greater financial resources or marketplace presence
of many of our competitors; uncertainties associated with
international markets; our difficulty or inability to promote and
conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply
with applicable regulations; our dependence on our intellectual
property rights, our need to protect those rights, and the risks of
our infringement of others’ intellectual property rights; the
complexity of our rights agreements across distribution mechanisms
and geographical areas; potential substantial liability in the
event of accidents or injuries occurring during our physically
demanding events including, without limitation, claims relating to
CTE; large public events as well as travel to and from such events;
our feature film business; our expansion into new or complementary
businesses and/or strategic investments; our computer systems and
online operations; privacy norms and regulations; a possible
decline in general economic conditions and disruption in financial
markets; our accounts receivable; our indebtedness; litigation; our
potential failure to meet market expectations for our financial
performance, which could adversely affect our stock; Vincent K.
McMahon exercises control over our affairs, and his interests may
conflict with the holders of our Class A common stock; a
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and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of those shares
could lower our stock price; and the relatively small public
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