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WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles was the highest-grossing event in WWE history, with more than 160,000 fans in attendance April 1–2. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

WWE Produces Largest Event in History at WrestleMania 39

WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles had plenty of action, both inside and outside the ring. WWE announced the event as “the most successful WrestleMania of all time.” But shoehorned into the proceedings was the bombshell announcement that WWE was acquired by Endeavor, the company that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The WWE promotion machine did […]

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2023 WWE SummerSlam Headed to Detroit

World Wrestling Entertainment has announced that Ford Field in Detroit will host SummerSlam on August 5, 2023. SummerSlam marks the first WWE event at Ford Field since WrestleMania in 2007 and the first SummerSlam to take place in Michigan since 1993. The event is traditionally WWE’s second largest each year behind WrestleMania. “Landing WWE SummerSlam […]

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From left: Kenny Gold, Richard Oppy, Sarah Henry, Steve Braband, Valerie Stempler, Andrew Yaffe and Heidi Chung discuss the future of content creators.

CES 2023 Looks at the Present and Future of Content Creation

CES 2023 has invaded Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and patrons spread out across the city as it celebrates its 25th year in Sin City. The sports session “What’s Next for the Creator Economy?” brought together a panel to discuss how brands are working with content creators to promote their products. The group, moderated […]

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WrestleMania 38 in Dallas this April broke the all-time WWE attendance record.

WrestleMania Set to Return to Philadelphia for First Time in 25 years

For the first time in 25 years, WrestleMania is coming back to Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, PHL Sports and WWE have announced that Lincoln Financial Field will host WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 40, on April 6–7, 2024. “We are proud to welcome WWE fans from […]

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The sun sets behind Allegiant Stadium, new home of the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Allegiant Stadium to Host SummerSlam in August

WWE will hold its annual SummerSlam event on August 21 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the first time the event has been held at an NFL stadium. Located adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is home to the Las Vegas Raiders. SummerSlam will be one of the first sporting events held at […]

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Equipment trailers are lined up at the entrance road to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Panel: Adapting to New Normal Key for Organizations and Leagues

Knowing the sports world will forever be changed and getting fans adjusted to new protocols to attend events will be a key issue for sports organizations going forward, said panelists during a Variety webinar this week — but it has also sped up the innovations that can solidify communication with fans. During the event “The […]

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Tampa Lands Its First WrestleMania

WrestleMania 36 will be staged in Tampa, Florida, with the main event headed to Raymond James Stadium on April 5, 2020. It will be the fourth time the event is held in Florida and the first time in Tampa. WWE announced the location in partnership with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Tampa Sports Authority. “Thank you […]

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