WrestleMania(R) XXIV Smashes Sales, Attendance Records

ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
World Wrestling Entertainment(R) set both attendance and ticket
sale records at WrestleMania XXIV tonight at the Florida Citrus Bowl
in Orlando. WWE grossed more than $5.85 million in ticket sales,
making it the highest grossing live event in WWE history and in the
history of the Citrus Bowl. WWE set an attendance record for the
Citrus Bowl with 74,635 fans from all 50 states, five Canadian
provinces and 21 countries attending WWE's annual pop culture
spectacular.

"We would like to thank WWE Fans from around the globe for making
this year's WrestleMania one for the record books," said Geof
Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing. "We would also like to
thank Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and John Saboor, President of the
Central Florida Sports Commission, for all of their hospitality during
WrestleMania week. It was a tremendous experience."

"This has been an incredible week here in Central Florida," said
John Saboor, President of the Central Florida Sports Commission. "It
was an honor to welcome the WWE and its fans from around the world. We
can't wait to ask the McMahon family to come back for another
WrestleMania."

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