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WrestleMania XXX Press Conference: photos
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WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu pose with a custom WWE Championship as WrestleMania XXX is officially announced for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans at a press conference.5 W; C$ V( b$ w
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John Cena meets with New Orleans and Superdome officials before the start of the press conference.# Z: ~4 h' O6 S4 a( b6 Q' l0 Y Q9 z
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Josh Mathews and Matt Striker grab a few words with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio before the press conference kicks off.4 f1 p, a: K+ m3 j/ W
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' p0 ^- s, U. Q5 _The press conference kicks off with a dance from Brodus Clay and The Funkadactyls.
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+ k& m. i9 d6 z1 ~ ^Mayor Landrieu opens the festivities, promising "WWE and New Orleans is going to be a perfect match."- i$ r% R- v+ O% Q5 G
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* Y$ @/ u: e- ?( C6 ?9 xMr. McMahon is next to speak, explaining that "WrestleMania is a celebration."
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"From all walks of life, [the WWE Universe will] experience the flavor, the hospitality, the music," Mr. McMahon guarantees. "There is no place in the world like New Orleans."3 m7 A2 w& y# R2 T6 W
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m: G2 w2 U/ q, DNew Orleans Saints owner and vice chairman Rita Benson Leblanc takes the podium next. "I cannot express to you the joy I have that we are bringing WrestleMania XXX to our great city," she explains.
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R-Truth provides the crowd with an interlude, performing his theme song "What's Up?" for the assembled members of the media.# h- s4 o5 Z! `$ ?0 n, Q
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WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon promises "a party 30 years in the making" for the city of New Orleans.% t2 _. @: N. @
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7 g f$ w5 @- t9 E; @Stephen Perry, president and CEO of New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, is next. "The thing I’m excited about is being able to do what we do better than anybody: welcoming tens and tens of thousands of people [to New Orleans]," he states.- }* k" \) E: }' ]0 [2 q
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WWE Champion The Rock is the first Superstar to take the podium. The People's Champion emphasizes, "Bottom line [about WrestleMania] is, it is fun."- j+ Z* l% l# Y* w* S1 |
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John Cena, who will challenge The Great One for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 29, follows.6 @3 A1 E# O# N/ _5 U
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"I promise you," Cena says, "when WrestleMania XXX comes to New Orleans, we will give you a celebration worthy of this great city."$ X! g5 n) W' u/ i
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The entire panel of Superstars, Divas and WWE officials says goodbye to the city of New Orleans, for now.( g8 |4 ~# K9 e
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