WWE Releases Figures for WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans

WWE held its 30th annual extravaganza, WrestleMania, in New Orleans, Louisiana this past year at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The event saw the breaking of The Undertaker’s legendary streak, Daniel Bryan’s run through the main event, among several other memorable happenings.

In a press release, WWE and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu released figures regarding the success of the show. The company aims to have comparable figures to a Super Bowl, in which case, the numbers support just that.

The release can be found below, which reveal some of the staggering statistics.

WRESTLEMANIA 30 GENERATES RECORD $142 MILLION FOR NEW ORLEANS REGION

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today that WrestleMania 30 generated a record-breaking $142.2 million in economic impact for the New Orleans region this past April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation. This marks the third consecutive year that WrestleMania generated more than $100 million in economic impact for its host city.

Over the past seven years, WrestleMania has generated more than a half-billion dollars in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event. WrestleMania 30 also generated approximately $24.3 million in federal, state and local taxes.

“On behalf of New Orleans, we thank all WWE fans that came from around the world to experience all that our beautiful city has to offer,” Landrieu said. “The week-long series of events helped generate a record-breaking boost to our economy, and we look forward to the possibility of New Orleans hosting a future WrestleMania.”

“We are thrilled that our historic milestone celebration delivered a record economic windfall for New Orleans,” said John P. Saboor, executive vice president of special events for WWE. “Our heartfelt thanks go out to Mayor Landrieu, the New Orleans Saints, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and so many other public and private sector partners from throughout the community that created an enormous welcome and experience for WWE’s worldwide fan base. We now turn our attention to the journey ahead in Silicon Valley and the entire Bay Area for WrestleMania 31.”

A capacity crowd of 75,167 fans from all 50 states and 36 countries attended WWE’s pop-culture extravaganza this past April, making it the highest-grossing entertainment event at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Key highlights from the study include:

* $142.2 million in direct, indirect and induced impact derived from spending by visitors to New Orleans for WrestleMania 30.

* 79 percent of fans that attended WrestleMania were from outside the greater New Orleans region and stayed an average of 3.7 nights.

* $22.5 million was spent on hotels and accommodations within the New Orleans region.

* The economic impact derived from WrestleMania Week was equal to the creation of 1,662 full-time jobs for the area.

* $10.7 million was spent by visitors to New Orleans at area restaurants.

Next year, WrestleMania 31 will take place Sunday, March 29 at Levi’s® Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 15, at 12 noon ET/9 a.m. PT. The event will be broadcast on WWE Network and pay-per-view in more than 170 countries.

Editor’s Note

As someone who attended, I can confirm New Orleans was a great host for the big show. Everyone had a blast, and I was glad to see the area benefit from such. Hopefully, it happens again.

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