2007 News
WWE's WrestleMania 23 Breaks Record, Tops $5 Million In Ticket Sales
STAMFORD, Conn., February 15, 2007 – World Wrestling Entertainment® announced today that WrestleMania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich., on April 1, 2007, has topped $5 million in ticket sales, making it the highest grossing one-day event in World Wresting Entertainment history.
All currently available seats for WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, more than 63,000 tickets, are now in the hands of fans from 22 countries and all 50 states.
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