WrestleCon was forced to cancel their show over WrestleMania weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic. We reported earlier of how the Marriott stuck WrestleCon with a bill of approximately $114,202. This was a very costly measure that left many wrestlers and wrestling fans outraged. Thanks to everyone’s support, the Marriott have rectified the situation and dropped the bill. WrestleCon released the following statement earlier today on Twitter.
5:46pm update. Thanks to Marriott Westshore for agreeing to honor the Force Majeure clause and not holding either our guests or WC responsible for the liquidated damages. The Emergency Declaration by Gov DeSantis to cancel events over the next 30 days was a major factor.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
We'd also like to thank the NY Yankees and Steinbrenner Field for agreeing today to return our rental payment, in full, due to circumstances. They are an outstanding organization and if we are able to return to Tampa in the future, they will be our first phone call.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
We anxiously await the decision of The Ritz and the Bus company we paid to complete the list of venues and services that we contracted to use in Tampa.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
And although they specifically mentioned that the social media campaign led by @IAmJericho had absolutely nothing to do with their decision making process, we appreciate both Chris and our Twitter audience for having our back… now back to issuing refunds…
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
