WrestleMania XXVIII
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Promotion | WWE | ||
Date | April 1, 2012 | ||
City | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||
Venue | Sun Life Stadium | ||
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WrestleMania XXVIII is the forthcoming twenty-eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It is scheduled to take place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.[1][2][3] There is currently one match announced for the event- The Rock vs John Cena, which was made the day after WrestleMania XXVII.
Production
The city of Miami Gardens was one of the two major contenders for hosting WrestleMania XXVII along with Atlanta, Georgia. Ultimately in February 2010, Atlanta was awarded the right to host the event.[3][4][5] According to the Miami-Dade Sports Commission, WWE management felt that Miami's planning for the event would have been too hectic with many other sporting events held in the area around the same time of the planning, such as Super Bowl XLIV.[5] However, the Miami area was reportedly considered for the next event due to its international ties, facilities, airports and experience of hosting previous major events.[3]
Bidding documents were sent to seventeen cities in consideration for hosting a WrestleMania event between 2012 and 2014, with fourteen replying in interest.[5][6][7] Other cities under consideration for WrestleMania XXVIII included Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Toronto, Detroit, Tampa, Vancouver, St. Louis, Jacksonville, Orlando and Houston.[3][6] The city of Dallas also showed interest but had to pull out of bidding for the next two years due to hosting events such as the NCAA Final Four.[6]
On February 9, 2011, it was announced by The Miami Herald that Miami had won the right to host the event.[3] WWE would later officially announce the event in a press conference held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.[2][7] WrestleMania XXVIII will be the second event to be hosted in the state of Florida, the fourth open-air event, and the third event to be held entirely outdoors.[3] For hosting the event, WWE will receive a $250,000 cash incentive from the Miami-Dade Sports Commission raised through grants and sponsorships.[7] Along with WrestleMania XXVIII, a series of events grouped as "WrestleMania Week" will be held in the week preceding the event including WrestleMania's annual WrestleMania Axxess fan convention at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the American Airlines Arena, the finals of the WrestleMania Reading Challenge, and a Celebrity Pro-Am Golf tournament.[2][7][8]
Background
WrestleMania will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on WWE's primary television programs. Wrestlers will portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[9]
On the April 4, 2011 edition of Raw, The Rock and John Cena agreed to have a match at WrestleMania XXVIII. This would mark the first time that a match was made nearly a year in advance for the show.[10]
Scheduled matches
# | Match | Stipulations |
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1 | The Rock vs. John Cena (c) | Singles match for the WWE Championship |
References
- ^ "aboutus". Sun Life Stadium. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- ^ a b c "WrestleMania is Miami-bound in 2012". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c d e f Varsallone, Jim (2011-02-09). "WrestleMania 28 headed to Sun Life Stadium". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Schoolcraft, Lisa R. (2009-09-25). "Atlanta is bidding for WrestleMania". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c Rupani, Meena (2010-05-20). "Miami-Dade Sports Commission chair 'relentless' in wrestling showcase bid". Miami Today. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c Graser, Marc (2010-03-28). "WrestleMania sets off bidding frenzy". Variety. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c d Chang, Daniel (2011-02-09). "WWE's WrestleMania heading to Sun Life Stadium in 2012". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Diaz, McMahon, Sophia bring WrestleMania 28 to Miami". The Miami Herald. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ Adkins, Greg (2011-04-05). "Raw Results: C U at WrestleMania!". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-04-05.