WrestleMania XXIV
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | RAW SmackDown! ECW | ||
| Date | March 30 2008 | ||
| City | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Venue | Citrus Bowl | ||
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WrestleMania XXIV is the forthcoming twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is scheduled to take place on March 30 2008 at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Florida.[1] It will also be the second WrestleMania to be held entirely outdoors, the only other having been WrestleMania IX.
WWE and the city of Orlando plan to host festivities that will span over a five day period within the central Florida region bringing numerous branding opportunities and television coverage, leading up to the event at the Citrus Bowl.[2] Despite the risks of an outdoor show, WWE chairman Vince McMahon has announced that the "show will go on, regardless of the weather."[3] The Central Florida Sports Commission estimate WrestleMania XXIV will pump $25 million into the local economy while creating numerous jobs, and bring around 60,000 visitors to the city for the event.[4]
WrestleMania XXIV will be a joint-promotion pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the RAW, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XXIV is "The Biggest WrestleMania Under the Sun".[5] Tickets went on sale to the public on November 3 2007.[6] Over 41,000 tickets were sold in 30 minutes, already making WrestleMania XXIV the highest-grossing event in the history of the Citrus Bowl.[7]
Report
Background
John Cena won the 2008 Royal Rumble Match. As a result, he is allowed to face a world champion of his choosing at WrestleMania XXIV for that champion's title.[8] On the January 28 2008 edition of RAW, Cena elected to face WWE Champion Randy Orton at No Way Out 2008 instead of waiting for WrestleMania. The WWE Champion will face the winner of the Elimination Chamber match.
Matches
- WWE Championship: TBD (c) vs. TBD[8][9]
- The WWE Champion will defend his title against the winner of the Elimination Chamber match from No Way Out 2008.
References
- ^ "What you need to know about WrestleMania XXIV". WWE. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ "WrestleMania 24 Coming To Orlando". Central Florida News 13. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Jeff Wilen Jawbreaker. "WWE needs name value". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Orlando To Host WrestleMania 24 At Citrus Bowl In 2008". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "WrestleMania 24 Tagline". Retrieved 2007-06-27.
- ^ "What you need to know about WrestleMania XXIV". WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ "WrestleMania XXIV tickets". WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ a b "Royal Rumble Results - Next stop: Orlando". WWE. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "No Way Out Preview: The Elimination Chamber: Winner Gets Opportunity at WWE Champion at WrestleMania". WWE. Retrieved 2008-02-01.