-- According to a report by Sports Illustrated, Vince McMahon at one point considered holding WrestleMania 36 in the empty Raymond James stadium, but that was forced to completely abandon even considering that option due to state government's influence and public perception. With an ongoing global pandemic, the state of Florida was hesitant to allow the event to move forward in the stadium (even without any fans in attendance) since it would not be a good look for them to showcase the grandeur of the event with pyro, etc. McMahon also had to give in to the aesthetics of holding an event in an empty stadium where it would be difficult, if not impossible to hide thousands of empty seats.
-- Instead, McMahon moved to the event to the Performance Center as the decision to cancel or push back WrestleMania would have been a "direct opposition to all of his principles and sensibilities", even though a postponement made the most sense. However, it also can't be ignored that postponing such a huge event was essentially a "logistical nightmare" since the remainder of WWE's schedule for the year is pretty much booked and there is no way anyone knows when government restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted. The article speculates though that when sports and entertainment events are allowed to be resumed, McMahon and WWE will be front and center and a prime candidate to be the first major company to hold an event in front of fans.
