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Post by darbus alan on Dec 5, 2022 17:19:50 GMT -5
Nissan Stadium (home of the Titans) in Nashville, TN. This would also be the first ever 'Mania in Nashville.
I always wonder why we’ve never seen a a tv/ppv show from Hawaii or Alaska. Not just wwe, haven’t seen on from wcw, tna, AEW. Was there was one in one of the big “territories” of the 80s? By that I mean wccw, jcp, gcw, uwf, awa? The ones we’ve all heard about.
Alaska is a long-ass journey even from the West Coast while still being on the North American continent (it's over 2000 miles from Seattle to Anchorage). The only way to get by road there is through another country, so you have to deal with two border crossings from the US to Canada and then back to the US (and 2 more on the way back). Anchorage is also the only real city that can support even a Raw or Smackdown. Next biggest city is Fairbanks and that only has about 95k or so people in its entire Metro area (32k in the city proper).
On top of that you have weather concerns not just for Alaska itself, but also the Yukon and northern British Columbia. Summer is really the only viable time to have a show there.
And then there's Hawaii, which makes the trip to Alaska look like a breeze in comparison. The ONLY way to get their at a decent travel time is by plane and there's a lot of shit to send out there. It's also a number of time zones behind EST and technically on another continent (Hawaii is a part of the Polynesian island group, which is considered part of Oceania). Just not worth the time or the expense to have major wrestling cards there. On top of the locals probably despising the commotion it'd cause.
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Post by Scooterdust on Dec 5, 2022 17:55:25 GMT -5
I've always wanted WrestleMania Goes Hawaiian from the Aloha Bowl
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Post by fg on Dec 5, 2022 18:29:35 GMT -5
Memphis St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Nashville DenverMilwaukee Minneapolis Montreal Washington DC Honolulu Denver would be great. The problem is the weather. That time of year in Denver could either be beautiful, or you get hit with a freaking blizzard. That's not good for an outdoor stadium. Minnesota is a shock. I thought they'd be a guarantee when US Bank opened. Dallas. Now I know you'll say "But they've had it twice" no, that was Arlington. There is a big difference. Also ATT Stadium sucks so hold itt at there Cotton Bowl. I think it is a cost, time and facility thing. WWE would want to ship over their entire set up and the time difference would mean a noon local start for TV. Ppv could handle the time issue now but I'm not sure of any facility that WWE would want to run. The football stadium is being demolished and the new one won't hold anywhere near what they could get for mainland states. And the worldwide travel. It's easy to travel to one of the 48 states, lots of places to go. To Alaska or Hawaii on the other hand, that's a pain in the ass. I know Matt Riddle would LOVE IT if WM was held in Denver. It would put him on such a HIGH.
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Post by J. Hova on Dec 5, 2022 18:30:51 GMT -5
Weather would be a concern, but Soldier Field in Chicago would be awesome if nothing else for the pyro they could do with Lake Michigan as the back drop.
Count me in on having one in Columbus for the potential of breaking the attendance record at the Horseshoe.
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Post by booman on Dec 5, 2022 18:52:56 GMT -5
The big house in Ann Arbor, MI Neyland in Knoxville, TN
Both stadiums sit over 100K for football alone.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 7, 2022 18:58:50 GMT -5
Las Vegas for selfish reasons, though this one is likely inevitable seeing as though Summerslam 2021 was one big beta test for Mania.
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