WWE SELLING THE SUCCESS OF WRESTLEMANIA 27

 WWE issued the following press release late last night after WrestleMania 27:


WrestleMania XXVII Breaks Records
April 3, 2011


ATLANTA, GA – April 3, 2011 – WWE® made history again as WrestleMania®, for the second consecutive year, became the highest grossing and most attended entertainment event in the host venue. WrestleMania XXVII grossed $6.6 million, with 71,617 in attendance. Fans from all 50 states and 30 countries were at the sold out event at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta tonight. The annual pop-culture extravaganza was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries and 20 languages.


The previous attendance record at the Georgia Dome for an entertainment event was set by The Backstreet Boys which attracted 65,658 fans on February 19, 2000. The U2 concert on October 6, 2009, which grossed $5.7 million, was the Georgia Dome’s highest grossing entertainment event until tonight.


“WrestleMania XXVII was an overwhelming success and one for the Atlanta history books. WWE would like to thank our public and private sector partners for helping to make WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza a memorable one,” said John P. Saboor, Senior Vice President of Special Events, WWE. “We now look forward to building on that success as we head to next year’s WrestleMania in Miami.”


WrestleMania XXVIII will take place on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL. Ticket information will be announced later this year.

ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER LOSES AT WRESTLEMANIA FOR 4TH TIME

After Alberto Del Rio lost to Edge at last night’s WrestleMania 27, this makes the fourth straight year that the Royal Rumble winner has came up short at WrestleMania.


John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge and now Del Rio have all lost the big title match at WrestleMania after winning the Rumble. The last one to win a title after winning the Rumble was The Undertaker in 2007.

BACKSTAGE NEWS ON ROCK AT WRESTLEMANIA

 Vince McMahon or The Rock were not in the crowd for Saturday night’s Hall of Fame ceremony. We don’t know yet if The Rock was there but he was probably backstage with Vince and The Undertaker.

JIM CARREY , SNOOP DOGG AT WRESTLEMANIA

Some of the celebrities at WrestleMania 27 last night were singer Chili, rapper Snoop Dogg, actor Jim Carrey and Pee-Wee Herman.

SHEAMUS VS DANIEL BRYAN CHANGED AT WRESTLEMANIA 27

The decision to move Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 27 to the pre-show was first discussed a few days ago and finally decided on yesterday afternoon. WWE officials re-worked the WrestleMania card several times yesterday and made several edits.