Nick Khan: Future WWE WrestleManias won't go against NCAA Final Four

Starting next year, WWE will be switching up some of the scheduling for WrestleMania.

Company president Nick Khan said at the World Congress of Sports convention that, going forward, he doesn't expect WrestleMania will go up against the Final Four of NCAA March Madness. Night one of this year's event faced competition from that round of the men's basketball tournament.

Khan also said he doesn't think WrestleMania will be held in early April at an outdoor stadium on the East Coast again. Earlier this month, Khan suggested that future WrestleManias could take place a little later in April.

“Going in early April at an outdoor stadium (on the East Coast) ... assume you're not going to see that again,” Khan said. “Going up against the Final Four Saturday night games, assume you're not going to see that again.”

WrestleMania 40 was held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. There were cold temperatures in Philly for the fans who attended night one.

The location for WrestleMania 41 has not been announced yet, though Sports Business Journal writes that a formal announcement is expected next month.

Khan and WWE Chief Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque appeared together at World Congress of Sports. While speaking about Raw's new deal with Netflix, Levesque said he doesn't believe WWE viewers will have any difficulty following the show to streaming.

“That's where the world's going,” Levesque said. “It's easy for our fan base. We have a long history of changing locations and a massive amount of our people, like 95 percent of our audience just completely comes with us. I think this will be no different.” 

Raw will begin airing on Netflix in January 2025.