In 2025, the town of Las Vegas may have the distinction of internet hosting WWE’s largest premium reside occasion of the 12 months – WrestleMania – for the second time in firm historical past. Past that, although, WWE could also be seeking to develop WrestleMania throughout the pond, notably to the nation of England.
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As revealed in a press launch issued by the London Authorities, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, met with WWE President Nick Khan and WWE Chief Content material Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque on Thursday with the intent of discussing the opportunity of bringing a future WrestleMania occasion to England’s capital metropolis of London. For Sadiq Khan, this marked a possibility to make progress in his mission to platform extra North American and worldwide sports activities in London.
“London has nice pedigree in internet hosting the most important worldwide sporting occasions from across the globe – and I am decided to cement our metropolis’s status because the undisputed sports activities capital of the world, as we work collectively for a greater London for everybody,” stated Sadiq. “It is thrilling to be working with the WWE group. The assembly was actually productive, and talks will proceed about how we may flip our ambition right into a actuality.”
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As identified by Levesque, WWE and London have a “lengthy and profitable historical past” that dates again a number of a long time, together with 1992’s SummerSlam PLE, which emanated from the world-famous Wembley Stadium. As of 2024, although, WWE has but to take its grandest stage exterior of North America — one thing that 16-time world champion John Cena beforehand campaigned to vary by particularly bringing it to the affluent metropolis of London.
Popping out of WWE’s assembly with Sadiq, Nick Khan indicated that additional talks have been wanted, however to this point, they seem like promising. “Sadiq Khan and his group are working onerous on positioning London as a sport and leisure capital of Europe, and it has been nice to listen to extra on his imaginative and prescient for a way WWE can assist them on that journey,” Nick Khan stated.
