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WWE Wrestlemania 36 will be a two-night event!
The company broke the news Wednesday evening indicating the event will take place on Saturday April 4, and Sunday April 5.
WWE issued the following press release.
WRESTLEMANIA® TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE NIGHT
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 18, 2020 – WrestleMania, for the first time ever, will be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view.
The two-night pop culture extravaganza will be hosted by three-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. Tune in to SmackDown this Friday at 8 pm ET on FOX to see what Gronk has in store for WrestleMania.
The show will be hosted by former New England Patriots football player, and recent WWE signee Rob Gronkowski.
It’s official! I’m hosting @WrestleMania this year…and it’s gonna be too big for just one night. For the 1st time, #WrestleMania will be a 🚨2-NIGHT🚨event: Saturday, April 4 AND Sunday, April 5 on @WWENetwork! Tell you more this Friday night on #SmackDown at 8 ET on @FOXTV.
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) March 18, 2020
The event, which was moved from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL will emanate WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reports that the company is working on hosting the event from multiple closed set locations.
Still developing: WrestleMania will not only take place at WWE’s training facility, but will also include multiple locations over two nights on April 4 and April 5.
Each location will be a closed set with essential personnel only.
— Justin Barrasso (@JustinBarrasso) March 18, 2020
NXT Takeover: Tampa was originally scheduled to take place on April 4 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, but that show has been canceled.
It’s unknown if WWE plans on hosting NXT matches during the first night of Wrestlemania.
The event will be a closed set, with only essential personnel on hand.