When I first watched pro wrestling as a kid it was amazing. Not only is it “real” when you’re a kid, it simply blows you away. Sports and entertainment rolled into one is the ultimate stimulus for a little dude who’s growing up. It’s why to this day I look back fondly on the old WWF and stars like Randy Savage, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Tito Santana, Hulk Hogan, Junkyard Dog, Jimmy Snuka, and the list goes on.
But as a little kid little did I understand the profitability of such an organization. I think at the time most of the public had no idea what Vince McMahon had in store for wrestling. If I’m a betting man I’d say that Vince and only Vince truly understood the potential of the WWE and path it would be on. Few would ever think it’d be a public company worth over $1 billion. But here we are and the WWE is as strong as ever. In fact so much so we might even see a theme park in the future. Yes, really. According to Uproxx
The designs are for numerous scalable attractions that could work for events like Wrestlemania Axxess, but, according to AM2, they could also end up being part of “full-scale outdoor WWE Theme Park sites.” Among the designs are an indoor, multi-tiered room with arcade games and TV screens around a WWE ring that features a robotic arm that would allow fans a virtual reality in-ring experience.
All of the plans are just concepts right now, but Forrec says the ideas are for rides and attractions that give fans the feeling of “the real thing.” Among the other ideas Forrec has, as listed by AM2, are for a “Road to Wrestlemania” ride, a WWE “House of Horrors” (which would hopefully be more entertaining than a House of Horrors match), and rebranding already existing rides or experiences from other clients (Forrec lists Universal Studios and LEGO as two of their biggest clients) with names of WWE signature moves, like the Rock Bottom.
It would be pretty cool if these came to fruition.
