PHILADELPHIA TO HOST WRESTLEMANIA® 40

[Dale]

STAMFORD, Conn., July 27, 2022 – Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PHL Sports and WWE® (NYSE: WWE) are proud to announce that Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 40, on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, 2024.

WrestleMania is more than a two-day event; it’s a week-long celebration. In addition to WrestleMania, other events will include Friday Night SmackDown®, the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony®and Monday Night Raw® at Wells Fargo Center as well as other fan events at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition, WWE will also host multiple community outreach events, including hospital visits and Be a STAR® bullying prevention rallies, designed to give back to the local region.

Over the past decade, WrestleManiahas generated more than $1.25 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. This past April, 156,352 fans from all 50 states and 53 countries attended WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium, generating a record $206.5 million economic windfall for the Dallas/Arlington region.

“We are proud to welcome WWE fans from around the world to Philadelphia to be a part of the historic 40th WrestleMania in 2024,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. “The week-long series of events will help put a global spotlight on our great city while also generating a major impact for our local economy.”

“Philadelphia is excited to host WrestleMania for the first time in 25 years,” said Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau President & CEO Gregg Caren. “The combination of Philadelphia’s passionate fans joining forces with WWE’s worldwide fan base will create an incredible electricity throughout the city for the events at Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.”

“The Philadelphia Eagles are thrilled to partner with WWE as WrestleMania makes its much-anticipated return to Philadelphia in 2024,” said Philadelphia Eagles President and PHL Sports Chair Don Smolenski. “We are excited to help showcase the industry’s most iconic event in front of a global viewing audience and look forward to providing WWE fans in attendance with a first-class experience at Lincoln Financial Field.”

“On behalf of WWE, we are thrilled to bring WrestleMania back to the City of Brotherly Love,” said WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events John Saboor. “We thank all of our local partners who were integral in making this long-awaited return a reality.”

Additional information on WrestleMania at Lincoln Financial Field will be announced in the near future.​

 

[Cwalker]

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Philly is an awesome wrestlin' city. Better choice than NY or LA. I like this.

 

[John McHenry]

Probably my best chance to ever go. Looks like I'll need to start saving a few thousand dollars.

 

[Santa Hoss]

Exactly the type of city I've been wanting them to go to with Mania. They're getting pretty repetitive with the choices in the last decade or so, so places like Philly, Chicago, Detroit, Minny, Seattle, etc. are cities I've been hoping to see Mania at again.

 

[Deezy]

Still no Mania in Vancouver

Only one of the best cities in the world, it's won that kind of thing years on end and their athletic commission is so corrupt they could make WWE the only game in town and take out the leaches.

 

[Kairi HoHo]

Long time coming for my home away from home for sure since Wrestlemania 15. I'm 34 now and have never been to a WM and haven't been to a WWE Event since 04 it's past due for me. I don't care if I have to buy the cheapest at the Linc I need to be at this WM with my Dad and Brother. I work too damn hard struggling I deserve this one moment of fun rather worrying about life. I'm going to talk to my Dad on Monday about this because he is going to Florida to visit Family I'm sure we'll figure something out.

 

[Colt Magnum]

Better hope the snow is out of Philly in April

 

[Barry Poppins]

Minnesota is never gonna get to host WrestleMania is it.

 

[Colt Magnum]

Minnesota is never gonna get to host WrestleMania is it.

You do have a nice new stadium too

 

[Colt Magnum]

Maybe it's too soon to do anything major there because I feel you got mania you do a prince theme, and if people see that they might start thinking about Dream? Idk.

 

[Barry Poppins]

That's the first time I've seen anyone connect Prince of all people to Velveteen Dream, so ya know.

 

[Colt Magnum]

That's the first time I've seen anyone connect Prince of all people to Velveteen Dream, so ya know.

Given that Dream whole character was based off of Prince xD

 

[Barry Poppins]

Given that Dream whole character was based off of Prince xD

Okay, but most people are able to separate Prince from the Velveteen Dream, especially considering A.) one is a world-famous musician, and B.) they're two completely separate people.

 

[Colt Magnum]

But anyway cool venue for Mania though I do agree I like to see it out of US for one, maybe England or Mexico. I did think that for awhile we were gonna see a mania in Saudi when vince was still in charge but I'm not sure anymore.