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Word has been going around that Orlando was vying to host its second WrestleMania in the next couple of years. WWE is expected to make an announcement soon, as they usually do on as part of the build to the annual extravaganza, but Justin LaBar of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WrestleZone is reporting confirmation from a company source right now:
Lot of speculation & I just confirmation from source in #WWE—WrestleMania 33 will be in Orlando at the Citrus Bowl.
— Justin LaBar (@JustinLaBar) March 3, 2016
WWE's ties to the area are deep. Their Performance Center is there, and NXT (and soon Global Cruiserweight Series) film out of neighboring Winter Park at Full Sail University. The town that Disney built has hosted a Mania before with 2008 XXIV, and January's Royal Rumble proved the town is capable of hosting the industry-wide circus WWE brings to town for WM, SummerSlam and Rumble events nowadays.
So, if you trust LaBar, book some travel now and beat your friends to Florida. Looks like WWE will be trying to break their own Citrus Bowl attendance next Spring.