WrestleMania 36 To Air As A Two-Night Streaming Event, Rob Gronkowski Announced As Host
WWE has just announced that WrestleMania 36 will be a two-night streaming event for the first time ever.
WrestleMania 36 will air on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7pm ET on pay-per-view and the WWE Network. It will still air from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, with no crowd.
WWE also announced that former NFL player Rob Gronkowski will be hosting The Grandest Stage of Them All this year.
Gronk, who will be on Friday's SmackDown to push the appearance, took to Twitter and commented on the big announcement.
"It's official! I'm hosting @WrestleMania this year...and it's gonna be too big for just one night. For the 1st time, #WrestleMania will be a [alarm emoji] 2-NIGHT [alarm emoji] event: Saturday, April 4 AND Sunday, April 5 on @WWENetwork! Tell you more this Friday night on #SmackDown at 8 ET on @FOXTV," he wrote.
Below is the full announcement WWE sent to us, along with Gronk's tweet:
For Immediate Release
WRESTLEMANIA® TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE NIGHT
STAMFORD, Conn. ? March 18, 2020 ? WrestleMania, for the first time ever, will be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view.
The two-night pop culture extravaganza will be hosted by three-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. Tune in to SmackDown this Friday at 8 pm ET on FOX to see what Gronk has in store for WrestleMania.
As previously announced, only essential personnel will be on the closed set during the production of WrestleMania.
Stay tuned for updates on WrestleMania 36.
It's official! I'm hosting @WrestleMania this year...and it's gonna be too big for just one night. For the 1st time, #WrestleMania will be a ??2-NIGHT??event: Saturday, April 4 AND Sunday, April 5 on @WWENetwork! Tell you more this Friday night on #SmackDown at 8 ET on @FOXTV.
? Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) March 18, 2020