WWE WrestleMania 42 site fee, contract details revealed in new public documents
Even with fewer ticket sales, WWE’s site fee from Las Vegas for this year’s WrestleMania 42 and accompanying events grew from what they took in from WrestleMania 41.
Revealed in public documents received by Post Wrestling’s Brandon Thurston, WWE will take in $6 million from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, an increase from the $5 million they received for bringing WrestleMania 41 to Las Vegas. It’s termed a sponsor fee in their contract which included WrestleMania 32 and a minimum of 300,000 square feet of convention space for WWE World and their on-site merchandise store.
That will put WWE’s total take at over $10.3 million in incentives as the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development has already approved over $4.3 million in tax credits. The LVCVA got visibility on WrestleMania ads, involvement in press & promotional events, a suite for both nights, ten daily tickets to WWE World, and 20 lower level tickets for Raw, SmackDown and NXT (even though NXT didn’t take place in Las Vegas during the week).
WWE has already touted the business success of the weekend, but did not reveal a total revenue number, only saying it was among the highest-grossing events in WWE history.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.