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WrestleMania XXX Press Conference: photos/ I5 [+ Q+ [2 V0 A5 g' y
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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.
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John Cena meets with New Orleans and Superdome officials before the start of the press conference.
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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.# B3 w& a0 g& s8 Z
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; S. h a0 h3 o9 }: BThe press conference kicks off with a dance from Brodus Clay and The Funkadactyls.) Z2 l$ r! ?! M: B: P
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Mayor Landrieu opens the festivities, promising "WWE and New Orleans is going to be a perfect match."
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: K$ w8 Q/ \3 I! d& z1 |Mr. 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."
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New 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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+ }; h f: R+ y$ X5 @( `R-Truth provides the crowd with an interlude, performing his theme song "What's Up?" for the assembled members of the media./ l }, X7 U$ [2 s+ A% H
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. A8 c4 o9 [# ]& i7 |/ ]WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon promises "a party 30 years in the making" for the city of New Orleans.
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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.) w8 F4 ]1 e3 f5 j `* ]
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2 N1 F5 z; A9 C2 {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."
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John Cena, who will challenge The Great One for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 29, follows.& I3 a' I7 i# N( m9 [: \
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' M7 I- s: u4 d- G' j q; f"I promise you," Cena says, "when WrestleMania XXX comes to New Orleans, we will give you a celebration worthy of this great city.". m" J# ~8 d8 i3 U
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The entire panel of Superstars, Divas and WWE officials says goodbye to the city of New Orleans, for now.8 R y+ W7 b+ l1 z
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