Wrestling fans all over continue on the ‘road to Wrestlemania’ with the WWE and as the fans anticipate the upcoming WWE network special event ‘Roadblock’ this Saturday, the company also has to look forward to next year and Wrestlemania 33.
This year, for Wrestlemania 32, the WWE anticipates the biggest Wrestlemania attendance in the companies history following a successful and record setting Wrestlemania 31.
So far, the card for Wrestlemania 32 has not been officially filled but there is some anticipation for the Shane McMahon vs The Undertaker ‘Hell in a Cell’ match as well as the triple threat match for the Diva’s championship between Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Other also expected to participate in the event include The Rock, Triple H, Ric Flair, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens.
For Wrestlemania 33, it has been formally announced that the event will be held at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida for the first time since Wrestlemania XXIV in 2008.
Following from an official press release by the WWE.
Florida Governor Rick Scott, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, the Central Florida Sports Commission and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) are proud to announce that the Orlando Citrus Bowl will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania, on Sunday, April 2, 2017.
“We’re excited to bring this event back to Orlando. Florida set a tourism record by welcoming 105 million visitors in 2015, and WWE will help bring even more visitors to Florida in 2017,” said Florida Governor Rick Scott. ”We’re excited WWE once again chose Florida to host WrestleMania.”
“The city of Orlando is extremely proud to have WrestleMania return to the Citrus Bowl,” said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. “WrestleMania 33 will proudly display to the world the incredible reconstruction that recently went into transforming the iconic Citrus Bowl.”
?“We are delighted that WWE has chosen Central Florida as the host destination for its signature event,” said Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, “The week-long series of events will provide a significant economic boost to our region, while giving visitors a chance to experience Orlando’s world-class attractions.”
“Orlando is the home to so many family-friendly, global attractions so it’s only fitting that it once again plays host to WrestleMania,” said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. “On behalf of everyone at WWE, thank you Governor Scott, Mayor Dyer and Mayor Jacobs for bringing WrestleMania back to the Citrus Bowl.”
Wrestlemania weekend has a become thing where teams the take over host city with a litany of events including the annual Hall of Fame inductionceremony .
Before the WWE hosts WrestleMania 33 in Orlando, Attractions Management is reporting that the WWE will open a physical Hall of Fame which will also double as a restaurant.
The report suggests that the venue will house famous wrestling memorabilia of the promotion’s legendary performers and the WWE Hall of Fame will be replacing NBA City at Universal CityWalk adjacent to the theme park.
Following from Tom Anstey of Attractions management.
Sources within Universal Studios have told Attractions Management that its park in Orlando, Florida, is to open a WWE-museum-cum-restaurant, which will be open by the time the world’s largest wrestling brand rolls into town for Wrestlemania 33 in 2017.
Replacing NBA City at Universal CityWalk adjacent to the theme park, the WWE attraction would incorporate some form of a physical Hall of Fame – displaying famous wrestling memorabilia of the promotion’s legendary performers.
Similar in style to The World – WWE’s former restaurant which occupied a prime spot in Times Square until its closure in 2003 – the restaurant element would incorporate WWE merchandise with a retail area, and multiple screens would show wrestling action while visitors eat their WWE-themed meals.
