Why WWE announced three Wrestlemania locations at once Submitted by Aaron T-Bar Rift on 01/20/2021 at 06:13 PM
During an interview with TheWrap.com, Stephanie McMahon talked about why WWE announced three Wrestlemania locations in advance:
“It just helps everybody. It helps us for planning purposes, it helps our fans plan their trips, it helps in so many different capacities. And now we can really work with all of our partners across the board in all of these major cities and really blow everything out as big as we possibly can. Also, during this time, I think people need hope and I think you need something to look forward to.”
Stephanie also commented on WWE watching how the NFL produces the Superbowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa:
“It certainly does, I think, this year, work to our favor to be the event after the Super Bowl in the same stadium, especially given all of the key learnings that the Super Bowl will have. And hopefully we’ll be able to glean some insights from them in terms of what works, what doesn’t work, what we need to do to really ensure the best experience possible. Currently we are hopeful to have fans. We’re not announcing any capacity plans at this point.”
Sometimes things just work out, though there hasn't been a lot of that lately. WWE has certainly not been immune to the realities of operating in a COVID-19 world, but the company has at least one small stroke of luck heading into WrestleMania season, and chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon tells TheWrap she plans to take full advantage of an imperfect situation.
