Belts, Bats, and Beyond

WrestleMania is Coming to Tampa

WrestleMania is Coming to Tampa

The WWE announced on Thursday that Raymond James Stadium in Tampa would be the location of WrestleMania 36 on April 5th, 2020. This will be the fourth time that the annual event has been held in Florida (Orlando in 2008 & 2017, Miami in 2012), but the first time it will emanate from one of the most important cities in the history of the sport. […]

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The Spring’s the Thing

The Spring’s the Thing

As the Rays begin Spring Training down in Port Charlotte, let’s take a look at their three biggest stories from the offseason: No new stadium – In December, Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg announced that the project for a planned stadium in Ybor City was officially dead. Sternberg (as well as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred) felt the proposal was lacking specific details regarding money (the […]

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Solving the Rumble Jumble

Solving the Rumble Jumble

This Sunday, the WWE will be holding it’s annual Royal Rumble event, emanating from Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. The Rumble has always been my favorite of their pay-per-view shows, as there are so many stories being told in one match, often featuring surprise entrants, either nostalgia acts or current superstars returning from injury. The Royal Rumble is also known as the “first stop on […]

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Last of the 300

Last of the 300

The Tampa Bay Rays recently announced that they would be closing off the 300 level of Tropicana Field for the upcoming season, in order to create a “more intimate” experience for fans, though I’m sure that cost-cutting also played a major factor in the decision. While the upper deck has slowly seen its population dwindle over the past few seasons, some of us are still […]

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