WrestleMania 41 lastly has its dwelling. WWE introduced Saturday that the annual mega-event will likely be held in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20, 2025. The occasion will happen at Allegiant Stadium, dwelling of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders. WWE made the official announcement throughout Saturday’s Kentucky Derby pre-race present.
Current reviews had acknowledged WWE had narrowed down the potential host cities to Minneapolis and Las Vegas, with Minneapolis being the front-runner till late August when Las Vegas was mentioned because the possible dwelling of WrestleMania 41.
This may mark the second time the Las Vegas space has hosted a WrestleMania, with WrestleMania IX having been held at Caesars Palace in 1993.
The inaugural WrestleMania was held at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis in 1985. The occasion was, in some ways, the fruits of Vince McMahon’s efforts to finish the territory system in skilled wrestling and set up WWE (then WWF) as a dominant nationwide model.
WrestleMania turned a two-night occasion starting in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whereas that yr noticed the occasion held within the WWE Efficiency Heart in Orlando with no followers in attendance, WWE caught to the two-night strategy with partial crowds in 2021 earlier than the 2022 version noticed a full-capacity crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
2024’s WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia was a significant monetary and significant success. It was additionally the primary WrestleMania with out McMahon’s presence after he resigned from the corporate amidst each a lawsuit and federal investigation into sexual abuse and intercourse trafficking allegations.