-- WrestleCon's Twitter account offered the following update on the story we posted earlier about the Marriott chain of hotels and resorts holding them liable for a $114,000 bill due to canceling WrestleCon as a fallout of WWE canceling WrestleMania and all of the ongoing travel bans/restrictions. The hotel was arguing that because there was no state/city mandate to cancel events in the area, WrestleCon would still be on the hook for the fees due. However, since then it appears that Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis has issued a directive to cancel public gatherings over the next 30 days, triggering the Force Majeure clause.
5:46pm update. Thanks to Marriott Westshore for agreeing to honor the Force Majeure clause and not holding either our guests or WC responsible for the liquidated damages. The Emergency Declaration by Gov DeSantis to cancel events over the next 30 days was a major factor.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
We'd also like to thank the NY Yankees and Steinbrenner Field for agreeing today to return our rental payment, in full, due to circumstances. They are an outstanding organization and if we are able to return to Tampa in the future, they will be our first phone call.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
We anxiously await the decision of The Ritz and the Bus company we paid to complete the list of venues and services that we contracted to use in Tampa.
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
And although they specifically mentioned that the social media campaign led by @IAmJericho had absolutely nothing to do with their decision making process, we appreciate both Chris and our Twitter audience for having our back... now back to issuing refunds...
— WrestleCon (@wrestlecon) March 17, 2020
