WrestleMania XXIX in East Rutherford, NJ

[Steveweiser]

It'll be announced officially tomorrow...

OFFICIAL WRESTLEMANIA 29 ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK
by Mike Johnson @ 3:24 PM on 2/15/2012

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sent out press advisories this afternoon for a press conference tomorrow at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

The conference will be, as we mentioned last week here on PWInsider.com, the official announcement that Wrestlemania 29 will take place at the outdoor stadium in April 2013.

All of the Wrestlemania festivities will take place in New Jersey as well, with the plan being for the IZOD Center to house both AXXESS and the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. There were initial plans to have the other events in NYC but negotiations with New Jersey officials led to WWE holding everything in The Garden State.

The Wrestlemania announcement was originally set for today but was pushed back a day.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Good for them.

Although this almost certainly means that Madison Square Garden ain't getting WM30.

[rapidfire187]

Feb 15, 2012 15:46:42 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Good for them.

Although this almost certainly means that Madison Square Garden ain't getting WM30.

Why do you say that? How close is MSG? They did WM 24 in Orlando, 27 in Atlanta, and 28 in Miami. Granted, Miami is a long drive from Atlanta, it's only one state over.

[Chardee MacDennis]

Feb 15, 2012 15:50:06 GMT -5 rapidfire187 said:

Feb 15, 2012 15:46:42 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Good for them.

Although this almost certainly means that Madison Square Garden ain't getting WM30.

Why do you say that? How close is MSG? They did WM 24 in Orlando, 27 in Atlanta, and 28 in Miami. Granted, Miami is a long drive from Atlanta, it's only one state over.

MetLife is a little over 9 miles from MSG.

Awesome news. I'm most certainly going now.

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Feb 15, 2012 15:50:06 GMT -5 rapidfire187 said:

Feb 15, 2012 15:46:42 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Good for them.

Although this almost certainly means that Madison Square Garden ain't getting WM30.

Why do you say that? How close is MSG? They did WM 24 in Orlando, 27 in Atlanta, and 28 in Miami. Granted, Miami is a long drive from Atlanta, it's only one state over.

Well, there were years separating the first two and then as you said, Miami is a long drive from Atl, unlike the 30mins-1hr drive from East Rutherford to NYC.

[Todd Pettengill]

I'm stoked. I regrettably passed up the chance to go to WM 20, and of course Mania hasn't been in the northeast since. I have no personal attachments to MSG, and I am totally pleased that Mania 29 will be at Giants Stadium.

[fw91]

I'm sure as shit gonna a try to make this one, but I am pretty disapointed about what looks to be no Mania 30 at MSG. I'm a sucker for tradition, and MSG is home

[Marvelously Mediocre]

Just googled it. That looks like a very nice stadium. It has a capacity of 82,000 as well which will be more for a wrestling event so it might hit pretty close to the WM III attendance.

[Beast Army Ass]

Here's what I continually don't get about this decision - as far as I know MetLife Stadium isn't covered at all, and it's still cold in this area at the end of March/beginning of April. How does this not result in bare-chested guys in trunks not getting hypothermia again?

[thegame415]

I think they'll promote it as being in New York. (No offense, East Rutherford...)

[shadowforce420]

I can't wait for this, Wrestlemania right down the road, I'm going.

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Feb 15, 2012 16:46:48 GMT -5 Beast Army Ass said:

Here's what I continually don't get about this decision - as far as I know MetLife Stadium isn't covered at all, and it's still cold in this area at the end of March/beginning of April. How does this not result in bare-chested guys in trunks not getting hypothermia again?

I don't get that either. Should be interesting to see though.

[Acclaim Entertainment]

What if it ends up NOT being a press conference announcing WrestleMania?

[Andy Martin]

I don't like it one bit.

[Todd Pettengill]

Feb 15, 2012 16:46:48 GMT -5 Beast Army Ass said:

Here's what I continually don't get about this decision - as far as I know MetLife Stadium isn't covered at all, and it's still cold in this area at the end of March/beginning of April. How does this not result in bare-chested guys in trunks not getting hypothermia again?

I know this is really hard for a lot of people to digest, but it's very possible that Mania is held later in the month to accommodate the weather.

They'll probably also have heaters around the ringside area, and the lighting on the ring will provide a considerable amount of heat.

[Deleted]

LT for Hall of Fame.

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Feb 15, 2012 16:17:13 GMT -5 Marvelously Mediocre said:

Just googled it. That looks like a very nice stadium. It has a capacity of 82,000 as well which will be more for a wrestling event so it might hit pretty close to the WM III attendance.

I doubt it. They'll probably have 10-15k roped off for the set and cameras.

Feb 15, 2012 16:46:48 GMT -5 Beast Army Ass said:

Here's what I continually don't get about this decision - as far as I know MetLife Stadium isn't covered at all, and it's still cold in this area at the end of March/beginning of April. How does this not result in bare-chested guys in trunks not getting hypothermia again?

Yeah, that'll be the interesting thing. Going by what I can find, they'll be lucky if its in the 40s and cloudy by show time.

[Sin Cara Tres]

The first WrestleMania to feature frosty nipples.

That should be a band. Frosty Nipples.

[Steveweiser]

WrestleMania has never been later than April 7th. They can have it anytime in April they want, as Easter Sunday is on March 31st next year. April 14th may be OK.

[Todd Pettengill]

Feb 15, 2012 17:01:53 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

WrestleMania has never been later than April 7th. They can have it anytime in April they want, as Easter Sunday is on March 31st next year. April 14th may be OK.

Heck, they can even have it on the 21st or the 28th.
The only potential disaster for weather would be rain, and that is the story every time they have Mania outdoors.