WrestleMania 37
| WrestleMania 37 | |||
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| File:WM37Logo.png The official logo of WrestleMania 37 | |||
| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | March 28, 2021 | ||
| City | Inglewood, California | ||
| Venue | SoFi Stadium | ||
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WrestleMania 37 (also referred to as WrestleMania Hollywood) is the upcoming 37th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It is scheduled to take place on March 28, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.[1][2][3]
Production
Background
WrestleMania is considered WWE's flagship event, having first been held in 1985. It is the longest-running professional wrestling event in history and is held annually between mid-March to mid-April.[4] It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four".[5] WrestleMania is ranked the sixth most valuable sports brand in the world by Forbes,[6] and has been described as the Super Bowl of sports entertainment.[7]
WrestleMania 37 will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the city of Inglewood, the first since WrestleMania 21 to be held in Greater Los Angeles and the seventh held in the state of California (after 2, VII, XII, 2000, 21, and 31). Prior to the 2020 announcement, the Los Angeles Times had reported in April 2019 that the then under-construction SoFi Stadium was a "front-runner" to host a future WrestleMania.[8]
Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands,[9][10] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.[11]
References
- ^ "WrestleMania® Goes Hollywood". WWE. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Column: WrestleMania 37 will take place at SoFi Stadium in March 2021". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "WrestleMania 37 location: WWE returns to California with 2021 show in Los Angeles". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "WrestleMania 29 press conference brings WWE to Radio City Music Hall". WWE. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
... WWE's flagship event lights up MetLife Stadium ... WrestleMania
- ^ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p. 160)
- ^ "Forbes Fab 40 2017". Forbes. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Gelston, Dan. "WrestleMania is Super Bowl of sports entertainment". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ "Column: WrestleMania stands apart from other scripted forms of entertainment". Los Angeles Times. April 8, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.