London Mayor, WWE Have 'Productive' Talks on Bringing WrestleMania to London

On Thursday, WWE Content Officer Paul Levesque (Triple H), and WWE President Nick Khan had a key meeting with London Mayor Sadiq Khan on bringing WWE's biggest and most prestigious annual event WrestleMania to London for the first time ever.  

London's Khan confirmed the talks, expressing that they were productive. He said: "I am delighted to have met with WWE Hall of Famer Paul 'Triple H' Levesque and WWE President Nick Khan today to discuss how we can work to make London WrestleMania's first international destination."

Khan added: "London has great pedigree in hosting the biggest international sporting events from around the globe and I'm determined to cement our city's reputation as the undisputed sports capital of the world, as we work together for a better London for everyone.

"It's exciting to be working with the WWE team. The meeting was really productive, and talks will continue about how we could turn our ambition into a reality."

On his side, WWE President Nick Khan said: "Sadiq Khan and his team are working hard on positioning London as a sport and entertainment capital of Europe and it has been great to hear more on his vision for how WWE can support them on that journey."

He highlighted WrestleMania's immense economic clout by elucidating that "WrestleMania has delivered more than $1.25 billion in economic impact for its host cities, with this year's event in Philadelphia attracting over 145,000 fans from 64 countries. There is a lot that needs to be discussed further but we share the ambition of Mayor Khan in trying to bring a stand-out WWE Premium Live event to London."

On choosing London to be the potential place for WrestleMania international debut,  Levesque explained: "WWE and London have a long and successful history dating back many decades, and meeting with Sadiq Khan to discuss what the future of this partnership could bring has been excellent. This year alone WWE has taken record-breaking events around the world to Australia, France, Scotland, Saudi Arabia and Canada the appetite from the fans is there, and the excitement from the Mayor and his team in London is palpable."

In the same context, WWE legend and one of the its most popular superstars John Cena reacted to the news, saying: "The city of London, and all of the UK has supported WWE thru thick and thin. I try to minimize using the word “deserve” so I will use more appropriate terms. I’ve said it before and stand by it. In my mind London has EARNED a chance to host WrestleMania. I won’t get to compete when it happens but I will BE THERE as a fan for sure!"

Bringing WrestleMania to London would be a great benefit for London's Mayor who promised London residents to bring the biggest sports acts to the city after his victory. It will also be a great addition to the WWE's current active international agenda, and a fuel to the increasing competition between WWE and AEW.

AEW organized its biggest event ever All In at Wembley Stadium in London among crowds estimated at 80,000 persons in the arena. 

AEW will organize the second edition of All In this August, while WWE is still waiting for the right time for announcing London's WrestleMania date.

It is expected that London's WrestleMania would be WrestleMania 42 as next year's edition of WrestleMania (WrestleMania 41) is announced for Las Vegas.