Tampa Mayor Says WrestleMania Isn’t Cancelled Yet, Vince McMahon In Tampa For Meeting

Tampa City officials are set to meet today to decide whether major events in the city will take place as planned following the Coronavirus pandemic. One of the events that their verdict could impact is WrestleMania 36.

The show of shows this year is set to take place at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, but some have speculated that WWE and Tampa may come to the decision to either cancel or postpone WrestleMania.

Many people expected WWE to announce today that the show will not go ahead on April 5. However, it appears that Mayor Castor of Tampa is reluctant to make an immediate decision on the matter. Per FOX News, she has said that “immediate action” is not needed for shows that are set to take place “weeks down the road”.

Mayor Castor on #coronavirus possibly canceling events like #Wrestlemania36: "We don't have to take immediate action for events weeks down the road."

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— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) March 12, 2020

However, FOX has added that the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group is going to be meeting this afternoon to discuss cancelling big sports events like WrestleMania in Tampa. Stay tuned to WrestleTalk.com for the latest on this.

Note that the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group is meeting this afternoon to discuss potential cancellations like this.

— FOX 13 Tampa Bay (@FOX13News) March 12, 2020

Interestingly, reliable Twitter source WrestleVotes is reporting that Vince McMahon has personally made the trip to Tampa to discuss the status of WrestleMania. He will be part of the meeting with City officials this afternoon.

Source: Vince McMahon is among those meeting with the city of Tampa Bay in person right now.

— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) March 12, 2020

Make sure you stay tuned to WrestleTalk.com as we work to provide you with constant updates to this very interesting story.

• Tampa
• WrestleMania
• Vince McMahon
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