WWE WrestleMania 36 Location Confirmed for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay

WWE officially announced Thursday that WrestleMania 36 will be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, in April 2020.

As part of the announcement, WWE held a press conference Thursday to introduce the upcoming host city:

It featured speeches from current WWE Superstars Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair and Titus O'Neil, as well as WWE executives and on-screen performers Triple H and Stephanie McMahon:

The press conference was also kicked off by WWE Hall of Famer and Tampa native Hulk Hogan, who discussed the importance of WrestleMania taking place in his hometown:

While WrestleMania has been held in the state of Florida on three occasions already, next year marks the first time The Showcase of The Immortals will emanate from Tampa.

As seen in the following tweet, the WrestleMania 36 logo is reminiscent of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers' logo, which is fitting since Raymond James Stadium is home to the Bucs:

WrestleMania 36 will represent a significant departure from WrestleMania 35 in terms of climate, as this year's WrestleMania will be held next month at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the second time.

Holding WrestleMania at outdoor venues has become commonplace in recent years after doing so just once in the first 23 years of the event's existence (WrestleMania 9 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas). With Raymond James Stadium hosting next year, WrestleMania will have taken place outdoors in six of the past nine years.

WrestleMania was last held in Florida on April 2, 2017, from Camping World Stadium in Orlando. It previously took place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens in 2012 and at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando in 2008.

In addition to hosting WrestleMania, Raymond James has been home to several other significant sports and entertainment events over the years. Most notably, the Super Bowl has occurred at Raymond James Stadium twice, and it will host the big game again in 2021.

Raymond James Stadium offers some unique features that could help WrestleMania 36 stand out from previous editions of the event. Chief among them is the Bucs' signature pirate ship.

During Buccaneers games, cannons are fired from the ship every time Tampa Bay scores. The cannons could be incorporated into the opening of WrestleMania 36, as well as some of the wrestlers' entrances.

Also, if "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane is called up to the main roster from NXT by then, she has the potential to have one of the most epic entrances in WrestleMania history thanks to the ship.

With many WWE wrestlers living in Tampa and the WWE Performance Center being just over an hour away in Orlando, WrestleMania 36 has the makings of a homecoming of sorts for WWE. Tampa is also a quality tourist location that figures to help ensure that WrestleMania 36 and all of its surrounding festivities are a rousing success for WWE next year.

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