World Wrestling Entertainment's biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, will be missing a major aspect of the sports-entertainment: A live audience
Amid coronavirus concerns, the sports entertainment company on Monday announced it has decided to hold its events without fans in attendance, joining a long list of organizations that have taken similar precautions with their own events.Tens of thousands of passionate wrestling fans were expected to fill the Raymond James Stadium in Florida on April 5. Now, the event will be held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando with only essential personnel.
Last year, more than 82,000 fans from all 50 states and over 60 countries packed the stadium in New Jersey for WrestleMania 35, accoridng to WWE.Fans will still be able to watch WrestleMania 36 from their homes on the WWE Network, which is the organization's streaming service.WWE superstars John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, Roman Reins, Charlotte and Becky Lynch are a just few of the top names advertised to be part of this year's event.
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