Tampa Bay Officials Release Statement On WrestleMania 36
Here's what the city of Tampa had to say about the relocation.
Tampa Bay, Florida's local organising committee has released a full statement on WWE's decision to move WrestleMania 36 from their city's Raymond James Stadium to the Performance Center in Orlando.
The full writeup can be read here, though this is the choicest cut:-
“Our community has waited 36 years to host WrestleMania, and while we are saddened that this unforeseen situation has led us to today’s announcement, this is totally the right call for the safety and security of everyone involved. A huge thank-you to all of our local leaders and our friends at the WWE, as we collectively worked through the unprecedented fluidity of the last few weeks. The Team Tampa Bay-WWE partnership has never been stronger."
On top of this, we also have a new announcement from the Raymond James Stadium, clarifying the building's refund policy:-
“Refunds for all WrestleMania Week events are available at all original points of purchase. If you purchased your tickets through Ticketmaster, you will automatically be refunded in the next 30 days. If you purchased your tickets at the ReliaQuest Ticket Office at AMALIE Arena, refunds will be made available once the ticket office reopens. Currently the ticket office is closed for safety reasons.”
These groups, like WWE, are dealing with an extremely difficult as best they can. This clarification will undoubtedly be welcomed by those who had tickets for WrestleMania 36, which will now go down in an empty building.