Wrestlemania 33 took place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The event was advertised as the ‘Ultimate Thrill Ride’ and broke several Citrus Bowl records. This includes the highest attendance in the stadium’s history with over (according to WWE) 75,245 fans.
You might have noticed that during (and after) Wrestlemania 33 that WWE referred to the stadium as the ‘Citrus Bowl’.
This was strange to some fans as the official name is ‘Camping World Stadium’, ever since the naming rights were purchased in 2016.
This was not a mistake on the part of WWE talent. According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here), Vince McMahon banned WWE stars from referring to it as ‘Camping World Stadium’. That is why you heard and saw ‘Citrus Bowl’ being used on multiple occasions:
The @WWEUniverse has set a new Citrus Bowl attendance record at the #UltimateThrillRide @WrestleMania! #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/vP8tM8DZx2
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 3, 2017
Can’t imagine the folks at Camping World were too thrilled about this change.
We don’t know the reason why Vince decided this. We do know that he can be very odd when it comes to phrases that he dislikes. For example, Braun Strowman getting chewed out by Vince for saying “title shot” instead of “title match”.
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