Stephanie McMahon says WWE plans to have a live audience at WrestleMania 37

WWE hasn’t had a live audience since March … but that is about to change, because Stephanie McMahon account TMZ Sports WWE plans to have fans present at WrestleMania 37 !!

McMahon joined the TV show “TMZ Sports” (airs every night on FS1) … where she announced WWE’s intention to have an audience at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on WM on April 10 and 11.

“I’m thrilled and excited because, hopefully, this will be the first opportunity to get our fans back,” said McMahon.

“This is the current plan. Of course, ticket information is not yet available because we are still trying to discover all the machinations.”

McMahon told us that WWE is keeping an eye on the Super Bowl (February 7, also on the RJS in Tampa) … for tips on making sure the big event goes smoothly.

“We will learn a lot from [the NFL] logistically, etc., and really best practices, what works, what doesn’t. But man, we can’t wait to get in and for 2 nights, really rock that pirate ship. “

For your information, it has been 316 days (Monday Night Raw of March 9) since the wrestling organization had live fans in the building.

Still, plans can change … and McMahon emphasized that WWE’s top priority is the health of everyone involved.

“Working with the local organizing committee, all health, health and safety authorities is the first and most important, of course,” says Stephanie.

“For our fans, for our artists, for the staff, for the people who work in the building, there are a lot of different logistics that need to be determined, but I hope everything works, and this will be the first WWE event where we, in fact, we bring the WWE Universe back in person, and I can’t wait. “

As for the exact number of fans who plan to admit … Stephanie says WWE has a plan, but is not ready to reveal the number at this point.

For comparison, WWE had about 100,000 fans at WM 33 at AT&T Stadium in 2016 (WWE is returning to Texas for WM 38).

Obviously, the number will be much lower in April. But in the end … the humans will be there!

There’s more … we also talked to Stephanie about Rob Gronkowski AND Tom Brady.

Gronk is the former 24/7 champion – and presenter of last year’s Mania – so we asked McMahon if a cameo from Rob and his teammate GOAT QB was in the cards.