The following press release by issued by WWE and NBC today…
“WRESTLEMANIA® 30: THE WORLD TELEVISION
PREMIERE” TO AIR ON NBC SUNDAY, AUG. 3
Hourlong Telecast to Feature
Iconic WWE® Personalities Including Hulk Hogan™, John Cena®, “Stone Cold™” Steve
Austin and The Rock®
NEW YORK – July 16, 2014 – NBC and WWE are
bringing WrestleMania® to network television Sunday, Aug. 3 (7-8 p.m. ET) with
“WrestleMania 30: The World Television Premiere.” For the sixth year in a row,
this special will allow fans to relive moments celebrating 30 years of the
world’s most popular sports entertainment extravaganza.
The one-hour
broadcast will feature the return of pop culture icons and WWE legends Hulk
Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock, as well as highly-anticipated
matches, including John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt™, and Undertaker® defending his epic
WrestleMania undefeated streak against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Brock
Lesnar™.
On April 6, WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza sold-out the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans with more than 75,000 fans from all 50
states and 37 countries in attendance. WrestleMania 30, grossing $10.9 million,
broke the record for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s highest grossing
entertainment event, which was broadcast worldwide in more than 100 countries
and 20 languages and reached a record 1 million households in the U.S. on WWE
Network and pay-per-view combined.
