WWE prepared to make drastic change to WrestleMania which has never happened before

WWE are set to make a drastic change to WrestleMania starting next year, following on from comments made by the company's president Nick Khan.

The professional wrestling behemoth, worth a reported $6.8 billion, has just come off the back of delivering the most successful WrestleMania of all time in Philadelphia.

Held at Lincoln Financial Field, WrestleMania 40 broke five records across a number of metrics.

A location for WrestleMania 41 is yet to be announced but the event is poised to be a historic one.

According to Fightful, WWE are exploring the possibility of the show of shows taking place in May.

Discussions have taken place for the event, which has never been later than April in its entire history.

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TKO board member Khan has stated that WWE will likely not stage WrestleMania outdoors at an East Coast location after severe cold weather on night one in Philadelphia.

They also do not want to go head-to-head with the final four of NCAA's March Madness basketball event going forward.

“Going in early April at an outdoor stadium (on the East Coast) ... assume you're not going to see that again,” Khan said, speaking at the World Congress of Sports.

“Going up against the Final Four Saturday night games, assume you're not going to see that again.”

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WrestleMania has been a two night event for the last five years and Las Vegas and Minneapolis are believed to be the frontrunners for the 41st edition.

Khan also went on to confirm that a newly devised strategy will see all five big premium live events, including the likes of the Royal Rumble and Summerslam, take place in North America.

The plan is for other events to be held in international locations, as we are seeing with upcoming shows like Backlash in Lyon, France and Clash of the Castle in Glasgow, Scotland.

He added: "We sat down together a few years ago and decided, so the big five premium live events … should be in the United States or Canada. All of the other events, the goal is to have them from international locations."

Topics: WWE, WrestleMania

Josh Lawless

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