{"id":56844,"date":"2018-03-16T16:42:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T21:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56844"},"modified":"2018-03-16T16:42:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T21:42:42","slug":"wwe-announces-wrestlemania-35-location-headed-back-market-wrestlemania-1-governor-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/16\/wwe-announces-wrestlemania-35-location-headed-back-market-wrestlemania-1-governor-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces WrestleMania 35 location headed back to same market as WrestleMania 1, governor comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2095734976\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>WWE issued <a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.wwe.com\/news\/company-news\/2018\/03-16-2018\">the following press release today<\/a> regarding WrestleMania 35&#8217;s location being announced as MetLife Stadium. It&#8217;s familiar territory for WWE, both in terms of the venue (home to WrestleMania 29) and in terms of the market (near their headquarters in Stamford, Conn. and bear the first WrestleMania location of Madison Square Garden).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, New York Giants, New York Jets, NYC &amp; Company and WWE\u00a0(NYSE: WWE) today announced that WWE\u2019s annual pop-culture extravaganza,\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>, will return to MetLife Stadium on Sunday, April 7, 2019, with additional events held throughout the New York\/New Jersey region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to bring\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>, one of the biggest sports and entertainment events in the world, to MetLife Stadium,\u201d said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. \u201cWe look forward to a phenomenal week of activities that will strengthen our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank Governor Murphy and all of our partners for bringing\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0back home,\u201d said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman &amp; CEO. \u201cIt is the one place that matches the energy, excitement and spectacle of\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0<em>35<\/em>\u00a0is more than just a one-day event; it\u2019s a week-long celebration that will stretch throughout the New York\/New Jersey region. In addition to\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>, other activities will include\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0Axxess, WWE\u2019s four-day interactive fan festival, as well as four nights of events at Barclays Center; 2019\u00a0<em>WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; NXT\u00a0TakeOver<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Monday Night Raw\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>SmackDown\u00a0Live<\/em>. 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.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 11 years,\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0has generated more than $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. This year,\u00a0<em>WrestleMania 34\u00a0<\/em>takes place Sunday, April 8 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans and streamed live around the world on WWE Network.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS RECENT UPDATE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/16\/smackdown-rating-ratings-surge-post-fastlane-complete-perspective-smackdown-no-1-cable-show-tuesday-night-key-metrics\/\">Smackdown Rating: Ratings surge post-Fastlane, complete perspective on Smackdown as the no. 1 cable show on Tuesday night, key metrics<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3302075756\"><div id=\"pwtor-1697762314\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE issued the following press release today regarding WrestleMania 35&#8217;s location being announced as MetLife Stadium. 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