World Wrestling Entertainment has canceled the WrestleMania event that was scheduled to be held in New Orleans in April 2026, leaving a big hole in the city's hospitality calendar, city hospitality officials said.
In February, movie star and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced at WWE's Smackdown at the Smoothie King Center that New Orleans would host the huge event for the first time. It had been scheduled to be held over two nights next April at the Caesars Superdome.
However, World Wrestling Entertainment, informed New Orleans sports and tourism officials on Thursday that they no longer plan to bring the event to the city, according to Walt Leger, head of New Orleans & Co. He said WWE said they want to build on other events scheduled for New Orleans and might bring WrestleMania to the city in some future year.
WWE officials weren't immediately available for comment.
WrestleMania 41, held on April 19-20, 2025, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, attracted a total attendance of 124,693 fans over two nights, a new WWE record for the largest gate revenue, making it the most successful and highest-grossing WrestleMania in the company's history.
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