by Donald Wood
Last updated: 1:24 PM ET, Fri March 16, 2018
WrestleMania is coming back to the New York, New Jersey region.
Officials announced Thursday WWE WrestleMania 35 will return to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey Sunday, April 7, 2019, as well as additional events held throughout the region during the days surrounding the company's biggest pay-per-view of the year.
The announcement event included New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and officials from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, New York Giants, New York Jets, NYC & Company and WWE.
Over the past 11 years, WrestleMania has generated more than $1 billion in cumulative economic impact for the cities that have hosted the event, including an excess of $72 million grossed the last time New York hosted the big show.
"We are thrilled to bring WrestleMania, one of the biggest sports and entertainment events in the world, to MetLife Stadium," Governor Murphy said in a statement. "We look forward to a phenomenal week of activities that will strengthen our economy."
"On behalf of everyone at WWE, we thank Governor Murphy and all of our partners for bringing WrestleMania back home," WWE CEO Vince McMahon said in a statement. "It is the one place that matches the energy, excitement, and spectacle of WrestleMania."
The week-long WWE celebration in the New York/New Jersey region will also feature other activities such as the WrestleMania Axxess fan festival and four nights of events at Barclays Center, including the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, NXT TakeOver, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live.
In addition, WWE will host more than a dozen community outreach events, including hospital visits and Be a STAR bullying prevention rallies, designed to give back to the region.
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