2005 News
Army National Guard Presenting Sponsor for WrestleManiaź 21's Road to WrestleMania Tour
STAMFORD, Conn., January 10, 2004 - World Wrestling Entertainment® will officially kick off WrestleMania 21 with “The Road to WrestleMania 21 Tour” presented by Army National Guard with Mattel as a participating sponsor.
The 11-weektour will begin January 21, 2005 and travel from Stamford, Conn., to Los Angeles, the site of WrestleMania 21. Along the way, the tour will stop at 11 major malls and will also host viewing parties to bring fans closer to the WWE® brand.
The mobile marketing effort will feature many activities for fans to interact with WWE, including the following: call-a-match, photo spots, memorabilia displays, wwe.com kiosk, video game kiosk, temporary tattoo station, a hall of fame display and a main stage which will host autograph signings, trivia contests, WWE Superstar Q&A’s, large video presentations and more. The tour is hosted by WWE Legend Hillbilly Jim™. Current WWE Superstars will make appearances each week during the tour.
During the tour, WWE’s Circle of Champions™ program, which strives to meet the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses who desire to meet WWE Superstars, will be selling limited edition Hillbilly Jim action figures with all the proceeds going to various wish agencies.
Malls/Dates
1/21 – 1/22 Stamford Town Center Stamford, Conn.
1/28 – 1/29 Granite Run Mall Media, Penn.
2/4 – 2/5 Southpark Center Mall Strongsville, Ohio
2/12 – 2/13 Oakland Mall Troy, Mich.
2/18 – 2/19 Lincoln Town Center Lincolnwood, Ill.
2/25 – 2/26 West County Shopping Mall Des Peres, Mo.
3/4 - 3/5 Mall of America Bloomington, Minn.
3/11 – 3/12 Town East Mall Mesquite, Texas
3/18 – 3/19 First Colony Mall Sugar Land, Texas
3/25 – 3/26 Fiesta Mall Mesa, Ariz.
4/1 – 4/2 Fox Hills Mall Culver City, Calif.
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