Drink Your Way Through WrestleMania Weekend

Hey wrestlenerds. I used to be one of you — back when WrestleMania was about stuff like “Rowdy” Roddy Piper choking out “Adorable” Adrian Adonis in a sleeper hold. Teenage me would’ve loved what you get today: two nights of WrestleMania surrounded by days of official and not-so-official events. I'll let someone else handle that stuff while I focus on what appears to be a new trend this year: booze-soaked drinking activities for wrestling fans.

🍸 One of my favorite cocktail lounges on the Strip, the Cabinet of Curiosities, is hosting a wrestling-themed mixology class at 4 p.m. inside The Vault backroom speakeasy, April 16-19. You’ll learn how to make two specialty drinks (The Dirty Dom and Charlotte’s Flair) and customize a third one of your own. (Mine would just be an Old Fashioned, since that’s how I like my wrestling.) The price is $100.

🍹 The Miracle Mile Shops has a go-at-your-own-pace, self-guided drink crawl with WWE fans in mind (although anyone can appreciate this) April 17-19. No cover charge and no wristband necessary. Just roam between 10 bars and restaurants for $5 drink specials, which could ease the sting of those overpriced WrestleMania tickets 💸 My advice: Start with a margarita at Cabo Wabo Cantina and take it from there.

🍻 Evel Pie on Fremont Street has a $15 WrestleMania special that includes a slice of any specialty pie and a “Stone Cold Austin beer,” which I think means Steve Austin’s Broken Skull IPA, but check with the restaurant for details.

🍷 Meet, mingle, and drink with former WWE faves during a Brawl Crawl on April 17. The price of admission begins at $113 and includes a beer, wine, or cocktail at five stops inside AREA15.

🥃 View Lounge at The Strat hosts a free meet-and-greet on Friday (6-8 p.m.) with Gunther. (For those unfamiliar, he’s the guy who retired John Cena). The event is sponsored by Wheatley Vodka and anyone who buys a bottle gets it signed.

🎶 The Millennium Fandom Bar closes out WrestleMania weekend on April 20 with a viewing party for Monday Night Raw with DJ Mega Ran spinning classic WWE entrance music. Cosplay as your favorite wrestler and get a free shot.