70,000 Wrestling Fans From Across Globe Expected At Orlando Event
POSTED: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
UPDATED: 9:50 am EDT March 26,
2008
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Thousands of wrestling fans from all over the world will travel to Orlando's Citrus Bowl this weekend to see World Wrestling Entertainment's biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 24.
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About 70,000 people are expected to attend Sunday night's WrestleMania 24 and bring in about $25 million into the local economy."This is definitely a great family event," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. "A lot of people grew up watching wrestling from Florida and we are pretty excited about having this event."The event is anticipated by fans around the world."It is huge," WWE Star Jerry 'The King' Lawler said. "(It's) not just nationwide but worldwide. There are going to be people coming into Orlando from all over the world."To welcome the world, a giant WrestleMania logo was painted in a cow pasture near a runway at Orlando International Airport."The logo looks fantastic," Dyer said. "I know you can see it when you fly in. So, we anticipate a lot of the wrestling fans that are coming from all over the country will look down on this cow pasture and feel welcome even as they come into the airport."The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Logo In Cow Pasture About 70,000 people are expected to attend Sunday night's WrestleMania 24 and bring in about $25 million into the local economy."This is definitely a great family event," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. "A lot of people grew up watching wrestling from Florida and we are pretty excited about having this event."The event is anticipated by fans around the world."It is huge," WWE Star Jerry 'The King' Lawler said. "(It's) not just nationwide but worldwide. There are going to be people coming into Orlando from all over the world."To welcome the world, a giant WrestleMania logo was painted in a cow pasture near a runway at Orlando International Airport."The logo looks fantastic," Dyer said. "I know you can see it when you fly in. So, we anticipate a lot of the wrestling fans that are coming from all over the country will look down on this cow pasture and feel welcome even as they come into the airport."The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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