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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Feb 25, 2017 17:02:18 GMT -5
I just want to know what kind of Mania this will be. We have had Wrestlemania Play/Play Button (31), Wrestlemania Star (32), this year it's Wrestlemania Sun (33), and next year it's Wrestlemania Fleur-De-Lis (34). I just want to know what this one will be. Introducing the logo/banner for Wrestlemania Fleur-De-Lis
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Post by cattlemutilationpunk on Feb 25, 2017 19:25:07 GMT -5
No arena will host WrestleMania any time soon, as it's loss of tens of thousand tourists for the market. Jacking up ticket prices isn't gonna pit extra money in the pockets of hotels and restaurants.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 25, 2017 19:33:12 GMT -5
I say New Orleans
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Post by Redbeard's Ghost on Feb 25, 2017 20:22:22 GMT -5
This is pretty much the main factor. WWE pointed out that it's not just a matter of having a fancy stadium; there's a long list of accommodations. They need locations for Takeover, the HoF, Axxess and all those other extra curricular activities that happen during Wrestlemania week. On top of that, you need to take into account Mother Nature if they want outdoor Wrestlemanias. The Bay Area timezone affected the lighting situation, and New York/New Jersey required ring posts with heaters. Bankers Life or Indiana Farmers Coliseum can host Takeover. The Convention Center can easily hold Axxess. The old Murat could have the Hall of Fame ceremony. And with nearly 120 hotels in just a 10 mile radius, that helps with lodging. It's intangibles that will help with the event being easier to handle for maximum revenue. I've spent some time in Indy for business over the past ten years, and the city has come forward by leaps and bounds. I would be all for Wrestlemania in Indianapolis, and yes they absolutely have A+ accommodations and hotels. Best of all, it is the easiest major city I've ever been to to drive around, and the people are nice as pie.
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Post by salz4life on Feb 25, 2017 21:22:41 GMT -5
Unfortunately, Chicago will probably never see Mania again (unless the business goes down to where they do arenas again). Once again, the city renovating Soldier Field instead of building a retractable roof monster screws the people. was that brief return to arena's because of poor business? I just thought they went back to MSG for XX for tradtion's sake, then go back to the two other major cities in LA and Chicago. So a geographic thing and not a business thing. I think 22 was the last arena show and since then (maybe save one or two) have been in domes or giant stadiums.
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Post by salz4life on Feb 25, 2017 21:23:43 GMT -5
Bankers Life or Indiana Farmers Coliseum can host Takeover. The Convention Center can easily hold Axxess. The old Murat could have the Hall of Fame ceremony. And with nearly 120 hotels in just a 10 mile radius, that helps with lodging. It's intangibles that will help with the event being easier to handle for maximum revenue. I've spent some time in Indy for business over the past ten years, and the city has come forward by leaps and bounds. I would be all for Wrestlemania in Indianapolis, and yes they absolutely have A+ accommodations and hotels. Best of all, it is the easiest major city I've ever been to to drive around, and the people are nice as pie. Indianapolis is a GREAT city, IMO. A Wrestlemania would do really well there.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Feb 25, 2017 21:44:25 GMT -5
Based on what you've said, Atlanta is out of the running until 2021.
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Post by Zen411 on Feb 25, 2017 21:48:06 GMT -5
I vote for indy. It's laid out in a way that allow for easy movement between hotels and venues. Great looking city and stadium that would look polished and modern for promotional shots.
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Post by dorf on Feb 25, 2017 21:54:06 GMT -5
Very grateful to go to MetLife for WM29, as it was the last WM in the NE/mid-Atlantic since XX. Don't think they're willing for Philly since they have the Royal Rumble again and Barclay's for SummerSlam seems to be going well. Toronto would be a stretch dealing with customs/tariffs, but they've pulled it off twice before. Logistically, I think Baltimore/DC area would be nice to host one finally. Realistically, I see Atlanta and Minneapolis (probably prefer Chicago, but this has more seats) as great sites....maybe Las Vegas if they get the stadium thing moving forward. While 29 wasn't the best show, it was my first live WM, and that weekend experience was one of the most fun of my life I lived in Allentown at the time and it's normally a little over an hour drive from Newark. Instead, I Drove from near Canton, PA (because personal friends rule) to Allentown and then to Newark. Parked at Newark and took the train to Secaucus, and transferred to MetLife. While slightly cheaper to park at MetLife, the experience on the train ride and the easy out at Newark made it logistically worth it. If Punk/'Taker would have tanked, then it would've been a terrible show. The fans and aesthetics truly made it a moment to never forget. Hoping to go to Royal Rumble in January since I (thankfully) missed '16.
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Post by "Cane Dewey" Johnson on Feb 25, 2017 21:55:10 GMT -5
Maybe the reason why Wrestlemania, especially in recent years, has felt so stale and repetitive is because financial decisions impact creative decisions. Wrestlemania is more about trying to fill a dome or stadium than putting on a good card.
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Post by edgestar on Feb 25, 2017 22:13:08 GMT -5
While 29 wasn't the best show, it was my first live WM, and that weekend experience was one of the most fun of my life I lived in Allentown at the time and it's normally a little over an hour drive from Newark. Instead, I Drove from near Canton, PA (because personal friends rule) to Allentown and then to Newark. Parked at Newark and took the train to Secaucus, and transferred to MetLife. While slightly cheaper to park at MetLife, the experience on the train ride and the easy out at Newark made it logistically worth it. If Punk/'Taker would have tanked, then it would've been a terrible show. The fans and aesthetics truly made it a moment to never forget. Hoping to go to Royal Rumble in January since I (thankfully) missed '16. Not WM related, but, one of my favorite memories from Survivor Series 2011, was the train ride back to New Haven. Everyone was exhausted, but excited
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Post by Captain & Diet on Feb 26, 2017 1:17:13 GMT -5
I need Hollywood Park because I live 90 minutes away and still haven't been to a WM.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2017 1:39:10 GMT -5
I still think Detroit should have hosted again this year. I'd love Nashville to host. Have Mania at Nissan stadium (outdoor but weather is great in April) then they have the new giant convention center, have the Hall of Fame at Bridgestone or make it more unique and have it at the Ryman or TPAC. Then of course the Mania symbol can be a music note!
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Post by cattlemutilationpunk on Feb 26, 2017 2:10:59 GMT -5
Maybe the reason why Wrestlemania, especially in recent years, has felt so stale and repetitive is because financial decisions impact creative decisions. Wrestlemania is more about trying to fill a dome or stadium than putting on a good card. It's a highly flawed mentality. The WWE and WrestleMania brands sell themselves. While Vince always wants a match pitting 2 proven box office stars against each other, last year was the opportunity to use the 3 who were available (Lesnar, Taker, HHH) to build new blood besides Reigns. Next year, unless Cena or Taker aren't available for their long-awaited WM match (which I expect to happen), there should be no excuse. With that likely being Taker's retirement, that's the box office star vs. box office star formula to make Vince comfortable. Use the rest of the card to get full-timers over and present fresh matchups.
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 26, 2017 2:29:27 GMT -5
Qatar.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 26, 2017 2:36:48 GMT -5
Unless MSG can magically expand to hold 60,000+, that's not happening. I think we can all agree that WrestleMania has far exceeded what a standard hockey arena can hold. Even after WWE's biggest show of the year went stadium-exclusive, I remember how some folks on this very forum were SO SURE that WWE would make an exception for WM 30. Yeah, what happened with that? I would love to see 'Mania back in Atlanta. I've been to four WrestleManias and Atlanta was the easiest to navigate in terms of the venues WWE used for the weekend. The Georgia Dome, Phillips Arena, and World Congress Center (Axxess) were all roughly in the same area, and an easy one-mile walk from my hotel. Plus, Atlanta has lots of directional signage! Call Kevin Nash. He'll draw that many, that night. Real reason: MSG will probably charge the living hell out of the WWE. Yep, MSG charges a shitload and you need to use their people and the renovations removed things like the shorter ramp area anyway... WWE don't even tape Television there anymore so I doubt they get another PPV any time soon.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Feb 26, 2017 2:43:49 GMT -5
I can see Minneapolis or Atlanta getting it. From my understanding they have been trying to book a Wrestlemania at US Bank Stadium for this year but it didn't work out, so Miami was a plan B. Atlanta is likely since they had a Wreslemania 27 at the Georgia Dome. I don't know if they will get LA quick enough in time to book the new LA stadium for it. But 36 without a doubt will likely be in LA.
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Post by Snaptastic on Feb 26, 2017 7:43:11 GMT -5
We are a long way from Mania being in the UK, but I don't see why they wouldn't experiment with running something like Summerslam or Survivor Series in the UK to see if it's a viable concept. Its not a viable concept at all. Probably. Although I'd like to know how they handled SummerSlam 1992 (bare in mind it was the days before the internet expanse we see today).
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 26, 2017 7:50:37 GMT -5
The Shetland Islands in Scotland surely deserves to host it's first ever Wrestlemania.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Feb 26, 2017 8:12:05 GMT -5
Its not a viable concept at all. Probably. Although I'd like to know how they handled SummerSlam 1992 (bare in mind it was the days before the internet expanse we see today). Simple, WWE aired the show on tape delay. SummerSlam took place on August 29, and the PPV airing followed two days later. No way the company will do that today.
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