Wrestlemania XXX Generated $142M For New Orleans Region

A recent report indicated that last year’s Wrestlemania XXX, hosted in the Mercedes Benz Superdome, generated over $142 million for the Greater New Orleans Area.

The WWE and the city of New Orleans released a report, per Wrestling Rumors, that indicated the most recent Wrestlemania, the 30th in the series of annual pay-per-view events, generated over $142 million in economic impact along with over $24 million in local, state and federal taxes.

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“On behalf of New Orleans, we thank all WWE fans that came from around the world to experience all that our beautiful city has to offer,” New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu said. “The week-long series of events helped generate a record-breaking boost to our economy, and we look forward to the possibility of New Orleans hosting a future WrestleMania.”

The WWE was just as happy as the city over the whole thing. Now maybe they can start making the same demands of potential hosts that the NFL does for the Super Bowl, given that the economic impact isn’t too far off.

“Our heartfelt thanks go out to Mayor Landrieu, the New Orleans Saints, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and so many other public and private sector partners from throughout the community that created an enormous welcome and experience for WWE’s worldwide fan base,” said John P. Saboor, executive vice president of special events for WWE. “We now turn our attention to the journey ahead in Silicon Valley and the entire Bay Area for WrestleMania 31.”

Wrestlemania 31 will take place at Levi’s Stadium, the new home of the San Franisco 49ers. Once an event reserved for Madison Square Garden, Wrestlemania is now a stadium sell-out every year, which means it will only generate more and more revenue and require a bigger and better host every year. Saddle up, ‘rasslin fans. Wrestlemania is only a few months away.

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