The world’s biggest grappling extravaganza finds its day in the sun:
World Wrestling Entertainment’s WrestleMania, the “Super Bowl of pro wrestling,” will bring its high-flying athletes and earth-shaking pyrotechnics to University of Phoenix Stadium on March 28, 2010.
WrestleMania is historically a fan favorite. The spectacle attracted more than 80,000 fans to Detroit’s Ford Field in 2007, and nearly 75,000 to Orlando’s Citrus Bowl in 2008. University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, is expected to seat at least 65,000 for WrestleMania XXVI.
World Wrestling Entertainment is the latest organization to choose Greater Phoenix as the site of its signature fan event. The National Football League selected University of Phoenix Stadium as the site of the Super Bowl in February 2008, and the NBA held its 2009 All-Star Game at US Airways Center in February 2009.
Greater Phoenix also annually serves as the location of two NASCAR events and Cactus League Spring Training baseball.
WrestleMania’s main event will be augmented by WrestleMania Axxess, a four-day fan experience erected outside the stadium. Axxess is similar to the NFL Experience and NBA All-Star Jam Session. World Wrestling Entertainment also will stage a live performance of the popular Monday night television show “Raw” at US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix during the extended weekend
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