World Wrestling Entertainment’s Smackdown engulfed U.S.
Airways Center this week with 11,392 fans and manufactured mayhem. The show gave a glimpse of what will come to Glendale in seven months. Add six times the fans, magnify the pyrotechnics, celebrities and high jinks, and it’s Wrestlemania XXVI on March 28, 2010. The big brawl will be at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale and is expected to carry an economic punch with a deluge of wrestling fans from around the world. Like a smaller-scale version of the Super Bowl, events leading up to the show will sprawl across the Valley. Here’s what we know about event locations: •Wrestlemania Axxes – Similar to the Super Bowl’s NFL Experience, the interactive fan event will run March 25-27 and is likely to be at the Phoenix Convention Center. •Pro-AM golf tournament – Expect Arizona Cardinals players to golf with wrestlers at the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler on March 27.
•WWE Hall of Fame – Wrestling legends will be inducted during a ceremony at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix on March 27.