The article features quotes from WWE and MetLife employees, and this year’s Wrestlemania boasts some of the following facts:
- 4,000 pieces of pyrotechnics and 1,000 gallons of propane were used for Wrestlemania
- WWE used eight times the amount of electricity normally used for a football game
- They (WWE) brought their own generators to supply 4 millions watts of power
- Eighty-five percent of the show was run off of their generator
- Wrestlemania Axxess saw close to 30,000 fans in attendance
- Wrestlemania week is predicted to have a $500 million economic impact for the NY/NJ region
- It took a 28 person crew two weeks to build the Wrestlemania set
New WWE Champion John Cena had the following to add: “After seeing how we transformed this place to look nothing like a football stadium on game day, you guys are just fine for the Super Bowl. If you could accommodate what we’ve done out there, [MetLife] will be just fine.”
You can view the rest of the article, including quotes from WWE’s Kevin Dunn, by clicking the following link.
