WWE Philly: WrestleMania 40 is coming to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in April 2024

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philly, are you ready?

The city of brotherly love will become the epicenter of sports entertainment when WWE brings WrestleMania 40 to Lincoln Financial Field in 2024.

WWE, along with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and Mayor Jim Kenney made the announcement Wednesday morning.

WrestleMania 40 will take place over two nights on Saturday April 6 and Sunday April 7.

In addition to the main attraction, WWE will also host its Friday Night Smackdown TV broadcast on Friday April 5 and its Monday Night Raw broadcast on Monday April 8 from the Wells Fargo Center.

There will also be a Hall of Fame ceremony at the Wells Fargo Center. Usually, the Hall of Fame takes place the day before WrestleMania.

Fan events will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Additionally, WWE says it will hold several community outreach events, including hospital visits and bullying prevention rallies in the area.

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“We are proud to welcome WWE fans from around the world to Philadelphia to be part of the historic 40th WrestleMania in 2024,” Mayor Kenney said. “The week-long series of events will help shine a light on our great city while generating a major impact on our local economy.”

In 2018, WWE held their Royal Rumble event in Philadelphia. At that time, Mayor Kenney told WWE that he would like them to come back to town, but for a WrestleMania.

“We hope you will return to Philadelphia for many more shows in the years to come. I would love to host WrestleMania. I would love to host WrestleMania. I would absolutely love to host WrestleMania,” Kenney said at the time. .

It took a few years, but WWE has – to use a popular term in the industry these days – recognized Philadelphia and made it official.

“On behalf of WWE, we are thrilled to bring WrestleMania back to the City of Brotherly Love,” said John Saboor, WWE Executive Vice President of Special Events. “We thank all of our local partners who helped make this long-awaited comeback a reality.”

Last April, WrestleMania 38 took place at AT&T Stadium, which generated a record $206.5 million for the Dallas/Arlington area, according to WWE. It featured the return of Cody Rhodes, celebrities Logan Paul and Johnny Knoxville, and Roman Reigns defeating Brock Lesnar in the main event.

A total of 156,352 fans from all 50 states and 53 countries attended the live event.

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Philadelphia last hosted a WrestleMania in 1999, when the Wells Fargo Center was the First Union Center. The main event that night: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock.

“Philadelphia is thrilled to host WrestleMania for the first time in 25 years,” said the president of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. & CEO Gregg Caren said. “The combination of passionate Philadelphia fans joining forces with WWE’s global fanbase will create incredible electricity throughout the city for events at Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center and the Pennsylvania Convention Center.”

WWE recently made headlines after announcing that Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon had retired amid an investigation into alleged silent payments. Her daughter Stephanie McMahon took over as president. She and executive Nick Khan share the role of CEO.

More details on WrestleMania will be forthcoming, WWE officials have said.

And just in case you were wondering, the average temperature in Philadelphia these days in April is 64 degrees.