Future WrestleMania at Michigan Stadium? Mentioned by WWE

if the cost wasn't too high. WWE, like it or not, is probanly a big deal to some. Personally, I think it would be pretty cool to at least experience it in person just once, to see what it's about. At the Big House would be neat too. It would never make me a WWE fan, but still. Maybe it builds character or something.



I don't see this "tarnishing" the Big House. I mean, who remembered Ford Field as having an attendance record for WWE before this thread? Few, everyone just knows it as the Lions stadium. It's just one of those events that needs a stadium, and in this case it happens to be ours.

Michigan State playing Ohio State in the Big House.

Not cool man, not cool.

                  and graduation.  No hockey, weddings, and hence no WrestleMania.  That said, I was at 'Mania in Detroit and it kicked ass.  Everyone complaining about the "type" of wrestling fan is an idiot.  There are idiot fans of everything, including Michigan football.  I know we wish every Michigan fan was a Michigan man and blah blah . . .  but that's simply not the case.  No different for pro-wrestling.  Or maybe I'm just biased because I'm one of those redneck, hillbilly wrestling fans.  Even three Michigan diplomas can't wash the white trash outta me.  Oh well.  I'll take the crowd at Wrestlemania over the crowd at the Blind Pig any day of the week. 

First, thanks for posting this.  Don't know why you're getting downvoted.  It's not April 1 so I have to assume this has at least a grain of validity. (clicks on link ) My God.  The WWE has a pic of Michigan Stadium front and center.

I will start by saying I was at the Pontiac Silverdome Wrestlemania.  I was  a youngster.  Wrestling was in its heyday, and kids thought it was real.   Hulk Hogan bodyslammed and pinned Andre The Giant and it was great.

Having said that...  if Brandon allows this to happen...  guh,  I have no words.  NO.  Just NO.

What about the mountain of cash it would bring the athletic department? Maybe it helps fund a few line items, so they can avoid raising ticket prices for a season. Just spitballing here but either way, more revenue is typically not a bad thing.

Thought the goal was WOW experiences.

I am not a wrestling fan, but goddamn I would go to this.

And seriously, what makes those of you who claim that it would be all MSU/OSU/etc. fans truly believe that a more significant percentage of those fanbases are WWE fans than Michigan? I have a feeling that if this were to happen, there will be just as many, if not more, UM fans in attendance than those of MSU or OSU. Plus, if tickets aren't too terribly priced, I think a fair number of current students would go just for the novelty of it all.

Open up the student section to the students. That would be sweet to see the corner all maized out!!!

If they are bringing theatre to the Big House, could they at least bring back the Royal Shakespeare Company instead?

Stereotypes are a real time saver!

This would be great. Weather is a concern; I think we'll see how far this idea moves forward after this here's event in NJ.

And for those knocking this idea as not being good enough for UM, there are numerous people on this very site who freak out when teenagers lose a football game. Let's pump the brakes a bit on the high and mighty tone.

I think there are a few logistical concerns, the one about hotel spaces has already been mentioned. The other one I see is how would WWE get their massive stage into to the stadium? I've heard large concerts cannot go to the Big House because of how smaller the 1 tunnel is.

If they could figure it out, I think it'd be fun. I was at Wretlemania the last time it was in Detroit and it was one hell of a time.

I would be hung over for weeks after.. Not even a fan of rassling, but I'd be there! I want to DDT Suburban Meijer!

...how would people feel about flooding Michigan Stadium to recreate the Battle of Lake Erie?  I think that would be pretty cool.

Can pop evil play?

Obviously there are divergent opinions on the idea of the WWE at the Big House but , in general, I like the idea of events at the Big House (and I do live in the immediate vicinity). I guess the big question is whether on not there's any word from the AD about such an idea.

Personally, whatever brings people, recognition, and imo money into the area is a good deal.  Anytime that 100,000+ people are packed into that venue and we get worldwide TV coverage, that's a good deal.

The same issues that prevent the Big House from playing host to large scale rock concerts and other similar events would prevent the WWE from bringing Wrestlemania here too...
Mainly - it's a physical issue.  The tunnel isn't big enough for trucks to bring equipment in, so any stage set up, sound system, and lighting rigs, would have to be dropped in via crane, or broken down to smallest parts and carried in for re-assembly, making any such production cost-prohibitive.

and that's fine by me.

I went to Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field when I was in 8th grade.

I would buy tickets no matter what it took!

I haven't had time to reply to this thread but this is something I think would be pretty cool.  A couple things right off the bat:  I am a U of M Alum and a WWE fan, so yes, people who graduated from Michigan can like the WWE.

I've followed wrestling almost my whole life.  My dad was a fan when he first immigrated to the US and would go once a month to Madison Square Garden to watch the events.  When he moved to Michigan, he would be the ring doctor at local events (he met the Junk Yard Dog for old school wrestling fans).

People will say all of this is fake.  I wouldn't go with fake but rather staged.  Professional Wrestlers for the most part are incredible athletes who put their bodies on the line everyday.  Yes, the outcome is predetermined but that does not mean they don't risk injury every match.

I think this would be great for Ann Arbor.  The event would be the first weekend of April which isn't a busy time for the city.  WrestleMania would probably sell 125,000-140,000 tickets to the event, shattering any American record for largest crowd.  The amount of money that both the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor would make cannot be ignored.

I understand many people are worried about drunk rednecks who would come to the Big House.  Yes, those type of fans exist but they aren't the only ones.  I've been to a few WWE events including two PPVs and the crowd is mostly kids and their families.  WWE is huge with children and having young kids come to the Big House to watch WrestleMania would only help Michigan's brand with the young.

Do I think this will happen, No.  Ann Arbor simply cannot handle that many people for a whole week (for WrestleMania, there is a full week of events throughout the hosting city).  To have it in Ann Arbor, you would have to lean on Detroit as well.  I would expect most of the fan events that happen the week of WrestleMania to take place in Detroit.  WrestleMania at the Big House and Monday Night Raw the following night in Detroit as well.

Before they even think about doing a WrestleMania in the Big House, I think they should first try doing a house show or a weekly televised show in Crysler.