It seems like a no brainer to me. Could have the makings for the biggest NCAA's ever in terms of national spotlight. For generations NCAA has been seriously opposed to hosting any official events in the City of Sin for reasons beyond understanding. But times they are a changing. After the NFL finally woke up to the cash cow that is spots spetting it appears the NCAA has finally received the message.
Las Vegas hosts 4 conference basketball tournaments here and has for a while and they are all a huge success. PAC 12, MWC, PCC, and WCC all have their tournaments here every year now. Because the individual conferences have total autonomy as to where they hosted their events the NCAA couldn't say shit about it. But this year Las Vegas will host the West Regional for NCAA MBB and in 2028 we will host the final four. I think we're scheduled for the NCAA football final in a couple years and I read something that 9 other NCAA finals will be hosted here in the coming years but it didn't stipulate which ones. I have to believe wresting will be one of them but I don't know for sure. I imagine somebody here will know. But I'd be curious what the people around here would think about hosting the finals here at the T-Mobile? As far as fan experiences go, as demonstrated by the PAC 12 tournament which is held there every year, fans can stay at any one of a half dozen or so resorts all within easy walking distance of that venue, which also happens to be the home of the UFC and major Boxing events. It's perfect. And considering we host the Cliff Keen every year at the convention center, and hosted the Sr. Worlds here a few years ago at the Orleans. This town is practicaly Taylor Made for this event. Hell we can even get Bruce Buffer to announce the finals on Saturday night. That'd be cool as shit. And hopefully the Hawks can raise the trophy when it's all said and done.
I suppose the only potential downside would be the pacific coast time zone for the sake of TV but I wonder if the wrestlers might actually like it to start an hour or so earlier. Especially on Saturday. But I'm sure they've had the finals in the PST before no?
Las Vegas hosts 4 conference basketball tournaments here and has for a while and they are all a huge success. PAC 12, MWC, PCC, and WCC all have their tournaments here every year now. Because the individual conferences have total autonomy as to where they hosted their events the NCAA couldn't say shit about it. But this year Las Vegas will host the West Regional for NCAA MBB and in 2028 we will host the final four. I think we're scheduled for the NCAA football final in a couple years and I read something that 9 other NCAA finals will be hosted here in the coming years but it didn't stipulate which ones. I have to believe wresting will be one of them but I don't know for sure. I imagine somebody here will know. But I'd be curious what the people around here would think about hosting the finals here at the T-Mobile? As far as fan experiences go, as demonstrated by the PAC 12 tournament which is held there every year, fans can stay at any one of a half dozen or so resorts all within easy walking distance of that venue, which also happens to be the home of the UFC and major Boxing events. It's perfect. And considering we host the Cliff Keen every year at the convention center, and hosted the Sr. Worlds here a few years ago at the Orleans. This town is practicaly Taylor Made for this event. Hell we can even get Bruce Buffer to announce the finals on Saturday night. That'd be cool as shit. And hopefully the Hawks can raise the trophy when it's all said and done.
I suppose the only potential downside would be the pacific coast time zone for the sake of TV but I wonder if the wrestlers might actually like it to start an hour or so earlier. Especially on Saturday. But I'm sure they've had the finals in the PST before no?
