WrestleMania 24 venue

**NeanderCarl** · 03-11-2007, 09:26 AM

Apparently WrestleMania 24 is slated to be held at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida. This is the same arena that Royal Rumble 1990 was held at.

I can't understand why WrestleMania, one of the only WWE brand names which has the brand value to remain a huge money spinner even during popularity dips, is once again being held at a medium size arena. One thing about WrestleMania 22 that I noticed was how small and un-WrestleMania-like the crowd was for the show. So, this year they are sure to have the most impressive wrestling crowd in many years, with 70,000+ likely to be in Detroit.

So why then follow this success by booking such a small venue for the next Mania?? This show is a guaranteed sell-out every year, no matter what the card. Usually it sells out before a single match is announced. It's also one of the shows that draws crowds from overseas to travel to watch it live.

Okay, maybe they don't want to make the same mistake they made with WrestleMania VII, where they had to move the show due to low ticket sales (and then lie and say because of a bomb threat... a bomb threat, is it Vince? what did you do with the extra 76,000 people that would have been at the LA Coliseum if you hadn't HAD to move it to the LA Memorial Arena on the day of the show? Did you just send them all home?? A likely story...)

But isn't there a 40,000/50,000 capacity arena somewhere they could use? One thing that always makes WrestleMania special is a HUGE crowd.

03-11-2007, 09:26 AM	#1
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	WrestleMania 24 venue Apparently WrestleMania 24 is slated to be held at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida. This is the same arena that Royal Rumble 1990 was held at. I can't understand why WrestleMania, one of the only WWE brand names which has the brand value to remain a huge money spinner even during popularity dips, is once again being held at a medium size arena. One thing about WrestleMania 22 that I noticed was how small and un-WrestleMania-like the crowd was for the show. So, this year they are sure to have the most impressive wrestling crowd in many years, with 70,000+ likely to be in Detroit. So why then follow this success by booking such a small venue for the next Mania?? This show is a guaranteed sell-out every year, no matter what the card. Usually it sells out before a single match is announced. It's also one of the shows that draws crowds from overseas to travel to watch it live. Okay, maybe they don't want to make the same mistake they made with WrestleMania VII, where they had to move the show due to low ticket sales (and then lie and say because of a bomb threat... a bomb threat, is it Vince? what did you do with the extra 76,000 people that would have been at the LA Coliseum if you hadn't HAD to move it to the LA Memorial Arena on the day of the show? Did you just send them all home?? A likely story...) But isn't there a 40,000/50,000 capacity arena somewhere they could use? One thing that always makes WrestleMania special is a HUGE crowd.