Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
While the Rock has announced his appearance at WrestleMania 31, don’t expect him to be heavily on television to promote the show. The Rock took to Instagram on Monday to confirm he will be at this year’s show, but he will also in the process of filming Baywatch in Atlanta, Georgia in March and April and the WON reports that he isn’t likely to appear on Raw much or do a ton of promotional work.
It is worth noting that Smackdown will tape from Atlanta on March 1st, which is the second Smackdown after Fast Lane. It’s always a possibility that he could appear for that show.
In other WrestleMania news, WWE will be using a smaller stage for NXT Takeover: Dallas during that weekend which will allow for a larger crowd. The planned stage will allow for 9,156 fans instead of the usual 7,000 for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, which should allow for the third largest NXT crowd to date after NXT Takeover: Brooklyn and Takeover: London.
