“Create More Opportunities”: The Rock Comments on WrestleMania Becoming a Two-Night Event After His Cousins Headlined Both Nights Last Year

Just weeks after getting inducted into the board of the TKO Group, Dwayne Johnson has become a spokesperson for the company. He was recently spotted at a press conference for the Daytona 500 racing event, where he spoke about WrestleMania and explained the impact of 2-night events on different stakeholders. However, the decision has only benefitted his cousins till now when they headlined the biggest wrestling show on the planet.

The Rock explains how a 2-night system for WrestleMania benefit stakeholders

WWE Legend Dwayne Johnson was invited as a guest speaker at the Daytona 500 Motor Race at Daytona International Speedway. The video was uploaded on the official channel of NASCAR on YouTube on 19th February. During the press conference, he was asked about WrestleMania being a two-night event for some years.

Responding to the question on how having two nights of WrestleMania has benefitted the company, Johnson said, “I think on the business side for us and our sponsors and our partners, it works out great. The economics, you hope work out well for us again. On the business side, but I think perhaps more importantly than that, is the fans get an opportunity to enjoy,” He further said, “If you will and enjoy great matches, great entertainment, and also in addition to that, we get to create more opportunities for the wrestlers and for the performers.”

Dwayne Johnson, who was recently appointed as one of the board members of the TKO Group, indicated that extending WrestleMania to two nights has been beneficial for major stakeholders of the business. The decision was taken by WWE a few years ago, as per the wish of former boss Vince McMahon.

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The owners got an opportunity to bring in more sponsors, which meant more money. The crowd will have more matches, which means more entertainment for them. The Rock also explained that having more matches was also good for performers as they would get more opportunities to perform at the grandest stage of wrestling.

However, the statement is contradictory to what WWE has been doing as The Bloodline received opportunities to headline WrestleMania last year. While Roman Reigns headlined Night 2, The Usos headlined Night 1. This year too, rumors suggest that The Bloodline will have a similar storyline. While Roman Reigns is expected to fight Cody Rhodes on Night 2, speculations are that a tag team match between The Rock & Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins may headline Night 1.

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