WrestleMania(R) XXIV Smashes Sales, Attendance Records

ORLANDO, Fla., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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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