WWE's Record Attendance & Wrestlemania 25

WWE recently set a major attendance record when it sold out 15 of 20 shows for Europe's leg of the Wrestlemania Revenge tours. According to Fox Business News:

WWE's WrestleMania Revenge Tours of Europe finished as the most successful in WWE history, selling out 15 of 20 events. The tours generated more than $14.5 million in ticket sales revenue. More than 175,000 fans were in attendance at events in the United Kingdom, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, and Portugal to see their favorite Superstars from the RAW), SmackDown and ECW brands.

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There's also several media sites discussing WWE bringing its silver anniversary of Wrestlemania to Houston, Texas on April 5th, 2009. Fox Business reports how Everything is Bigger in Texas for Wrestlemania XXV. According to the site's report from WWE:

WWE executives and WWE's most decorated Superstar, Ric Flair, traveled to Houston today to meet with local city officials and businesses, to begin preparations for this milestone event. Their collaborative agenda includes planning stadium production, discussing sponsorship opportunities and organizing citywide activities. The trip included a luncheon with more than 100 Houston business leaders and discussion of how their companies could integrate with sports entertainment's biggest pop culture event.

The always anticipated WrestleMania weekend is expected to feature the 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the annual Bacon, Bagels and Biceps Brunch, the annual national WrestleMania Reading Challenge Finals, another wish granting initiative with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visits to schools and libraries, local fundraisers and exciting opportunities to meet WWE Superstars and Divas at various public appearances. "Fans in Houston can expect an up-close and personal experience when WrestleMania XXV comes to Texas next year," said Geof Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing. "It's going to be an amazing 25th Anniversary celebration."

Wrestlemania returns to Houston in 2009 from Houston Business Journal states the following info regarding Wrestlemania 25's potential for Houston:

Rochester said the Houston event, depending on the final seating configuration, could approach 75,000 people and will generate $50 million in pay-per-view revenue from fans watching around the world.

WrestleMania drew 67,925 fans to the AstroDome when it was last held in Houston in 2001 when Stone Cold Steve Austin regained his WWE championship from The Rock. At the time, it was the largest single grossing live event in the company's history.

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