CONFIRMED: "WrestleMania And All Related Events In Tampa Bay Will Not Take Place"

It's Official - 'The Show Of Shows' will not take place from Raymond James Stadium.

by Michael Hamflett
WrestleMania 36 cancelled
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WrestleMania 36 will not take place from Tampa Bay's Raymond James Stadium.

WWE confirmed the news in a press release issued just minutes ago after weeks of speculation on the status of the 'Show Of Shows'.

The statement was as follows; “In coordination with local partners and government officials, WrestleMania and all related events in Tampa Bay will not take place. However, WrestleMania will still stream live on Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view. Only essential personnel will be on the closed set at WWE’s training facility in Orlando, Florida to produce WrestleMania.”

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The Performance Center was home to NXT and SmackDown last week as cancellations became commonplace throughout the industry ahead of Monday's Raw featuring appearances from Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Edge. Assuming all is accurate in the above statement, expect all the major stars previously set to tangle on the pirate-themed edition of the 'Grandaddy Of 'Em All' to appear in some capacity at the reimagined version of the event on April 5th.

Not since 1991's WrestleMania VII has the company been forced to move venues so close to the date, and not once in over three decades has it been forced to occur on anything resembling a "closed set".

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Lots, lots more on this enormous, historic story as it breaks.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett