WrestleMania® Returns to The Big Easy
January 10 2017 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, New Orleans Mayor Mitch
Landrieu, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, the New
Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) are
proud to announce that the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans
will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania, on Sunday,
April 8, 2018.
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“We are excited to bring WrestleMania back to Louisiana,” said
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards. “This is a great event being
hosted in one of the greatest cities in the world. We cordially
invite WWE fans from all over to be part of WrestleMania Week and
experience all that our beautiful state has to offer.”
“New Orleans is proud to have WrestleMania return to the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome,” said New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu.
"WrestleMania brought a world-class event to our city in 2014, and
the week-long series of events generated a boost to our economy. We
look forward to another historic week of events in 2018, all as
part of our city’s Tricentennial celebration.”
“New Orleans is a perfect setting for WWE’s biggest celebration
of the year,” said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. “On behalf
of everyone at WWE, we thank Governor Edwards and Mayor Landrieu
for welcoming WrestleMania back to the Mercedes-Benz
Superdome.”
WrestleMania is more than just a one-day event; it’s a week-long
celebration that will stretch throughout the New Orleans region. In
addition to WrestleMania, other activities will include:
WrestleMania Axxess, WWE’s four-day interactive fan festival at the
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center; the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony at the Smoothie King Center; NXT® TakeOver at
the Smoothie King Center; Monday Night Raw® at the Smoothie King
Center; SmackDown® Live at the Smoothie King Center; Be a STAR®
anti-bullying rallies; hospital visits and other community outreach
initiatives designed to give back to the host community. The event
will be broadcast live on WWE Network and pay-per-view in more than
180 countries. Over the past 10 years, WrestleMania has generated
nearly $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that
have hosted the event. This year, WrestleMania takes place Sunday,
April 2 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, FL.
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The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and
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languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium
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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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