WrestleMania 37 has a new date and place, which means that fans will be present.
The company announced Saturday that WrestleMania 37 was moved April 10-11 to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida – which was scheduled to host WrestleMania 36 before the coronavirus pandemic.
WrestleMania 37 was originally scheduled to take place on March 27 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Rams and Chargers 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 said, in coordination with local partners and government officials, it will announce the availability of tickets and safety protocols for WrestleMania 37 in the coming weeks.
“Florida is excited to welcome WrestleMania to Tampa in April at Raymond James Stadium,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement. “Florida has continued to work with professional sports and entertainment to operate safely, while generating revenue and protecting jobs. WrestleMania will bring tens of millions of dollars to the Tampa area and we look forward to hosting more sports and entertainment events in Florida this year. ”
Under DeSantis, Florida was one of the states that allowed fans to participate in sporting events during the pandemic. In October, he said granted state sports teams permission to fill their stadiums to capacity, but the Jaguars, dolphins and buccaneers capped at about 25%. For Raymond James Stadium, about 16,000 people.
California had very strict rules for fans who participated in games during the pandemic. They were not allowed into SoFi Stadium for the NFL season, and the San Francisco 49ers had to play at home away from Levi’s Stadium at the end of the season, after local health officials “temporarily banned” any sport that involved the approach and physical contact of people in the NFL. outside the household. AT&T Stadium allowed fans with a 25% capacity for Cowboys games.
“The city of Inglewood is looking forward to hosting WrestleMania in 2023 and is celebrating the postponement of this year’s event in Tampa Bay so that they have the right WrestleMania moment. Our time will come, “said Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr.
WWE allowed a small number of fans to attend their NXT performances at the Tampa Performance Center, but “Monday Night Raw” and “Friday Night SmackDown” were held without live fans since March. WrestleMania 36 took place over two nights at WWE’s Performance Center.
“On behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank the governor [Ron] DeSantis, [Tampa] Primary [Jane] Beaver, [Arlington] Primary [Jeff] Williams and Mayor Butts for their grace 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.