Las Vegas was already bracing for a suplex of chaos with WrestleMania 41 in town, but Downtown Las Vegas? That’s where the real main event went down. Circa Resort & Casino became the ringmaster for a star-studded week that blurred the lines between fan experience and full-on wrestling spectacle.
Over the weekend, we spotted WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Becky Lynch, aka “The Man”, and her husband, Seth Rollins, a Grand Slam champ and crowd-favorite showman, slipping into the private dining room at Barry’s Downtown Prime. Not long after, Bianca Belair and her husband, Montez Ford, Tag Team Champion and one-half of The Street Profits, were spotted at the Chef’s Table with their family. The power couples were out in full force, and the match-card-worthy moments didn’t stop there.
NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria and her fiancé, LJ Cleary, along with Bayley, were treated to a behind-the-scenes kitchen tour by none other than Chef Barry himself, who jokingly crowned them the new “Champions of the Kitchen.” We’d call that a clean win. Later, the trio was seen taking photos on the rooftop lounge at Legacy.
The heavy hitters kept rolling in as Circa Mania, the resort’s wrestling-themed takeover, geared up at Stadium Swim. Randy Orton, the Apex Predator himself, and Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Famer, showed up with their wives, Kim and Giovann, for a pre-match feast, followed by a VIP tour led by Circa Executive Richard Wilk. Then, in true Nature Boy fashion, Ric Flair made a surprise entrance for a WOOOO-worthy photo op with Chef Barry.
Over at 8East, Maxxine Dupri of Alpha Academy fame dined with fiancé Anthony Luke and a mystery guest we found out later was Shiloh Hill. The Honey Toast was definitely the winner that night, according to Maxxine! Later, Braun Strowman, the Monster Among Men, closed the night with Circa CEO Derek Stevens at Vegas Vickie’s —a tag team we didn’t know we needed.
In true main-event fashion, Circa Mania turned out to be the ultimate fan experience. Whether you’re a diehard mark or just passing through, Circa proved once again: this is where the legends come to play.
