WWE Contract With San Antonio For Use Of Alamodome For Royal Rumble 2023 Included Exclusivity Period
WWE and state of San Antonio had an exclusivity agreement for use of Alamodome.
Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics obtained a copy of the contract between WWE and the state of San Antonio pertaining to the 2023 Royal Rumble, which was held at the Alamodome.
The agreement included an exclusivity clause which stated “Licensor/Lessor shall not lease the facility for use by or in connection with any professional wrestling performance, competition, exhibition or event (collectively a “Wrestling Event”) which would occur during the period which (1) begins ninety (90) days prior to the starting date of Licensee’s/Lessee’s Wrestling Event at the facility and (Il) ends sixty (60) days after the ending date of Licensee’s/Lessee’s Wrestling Event at the facility (the “Exclusivity Period”).”
From the agreement:
Licensor/Lessor shall not lease the facility for use by or in connection with any professional wrestling performance, competition, exhibition or event (collectively a “Wrestling Event”) which would occur during the period which (1) begins ninety (90) days prior to the starting date of Licensee’s/Lessee’s Wrestling Event at the facility and (Il) ends sixty (60) days after the ending date of Licensee’s/Lessee’s Wrestling Event at the facility (the “Exclusivity Period”). Nor shall Licensor/Lessor permit any of the real, personal, tangible or intangible property or equipment belonging to or associated with the facility of the Licensor/Lessor (collectively “Licensor/Lessor’s Assets”) to be used during the Exclusivity Period in connection with the production, staging, exhibition, performance, broadcast, or telecast of any Wrestling Event. Nor shall Licensor/Lessor permit any of the Licensor’s/Lessor’s Assets to be utilized during the Exclusivity Period (1) for the advertising, promotion, broadcast or telecast of, or the furnishing of publicity for, any other Wrestling Event which is scheduled or intended to occur at any time, whether or not such Wrestling Event would occur during the Exclusivity Period, or (Il) for any advertising. promotion, broadcast or telecast utilizing or publicizing any name, logo, trademark or service mark belonging to or associated with any promoter, or producer of live broadcast or telecast Wrestling Events other than for the Licensee/Lessee. In addition, during the time period in which tickets are on sale for a Wrestling Event to be held at the facility by Licensee/Lessee, the Licensor/Lessor shall not sell or permit the use of any of Licensor’s/Lessor’s Assets for the sale, advertising, promotion or distribution of any tickets for any other Wrestling Event. Further, Licensor/Lessor covenants and agrees that it will cause each of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, representatives, agents, employees, successors and assigns to refrain from any act which Licensor/Lessor has agreed not to take and to prevent any action which Licensor/Lessor has agreed to prevent.
Because WWE withdrew its lawsuit, San Antonio released to Wrestlenomics their copy of the Royal Rumble 2023 agreement, which has a 3-page addendum not in the previously-published copy from the governor. The addendum includes an exclusivity clause.https://t.co/CahtkmyJUu pic.twitter.com/hmeX6qfKnx
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) October 1, 2024
WWE previously filed a complaint against Texas Attorney General to prevent the release of the bidding contract, claiming that publishing the WWE agreement would hurt the city’s ability to compete for similar events.
The lawsuit was withdrawn in September.
