Triple H and Nick Khan meet with London Mayor Sadiq Khan to discuss WWE WrestleMania plans

London could be the first international city to host WWE WrestleMania

WrestleMania is the biggest annual professional wrestling event hosted by WWE. Over the years, WWE has hosted a total of 40 successful WrestleMania events across the United States and broke multiple records. Earlier this year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan teased of bringing WrestleMania to London and Triple H has reacted to it. However WWE made a move forward by initiating a discussion for bringing the grandest event to London.

Triple H & Nick Khan meet London Mayor for WrestleMania talks

WWE President Nick Khan and WWE Chief Content Officer, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque recently met the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in London this Thursday. Where they had a discussion about potentially hosting WrestleMania in London.

Following the meeting, Sadiq Khan said that he is delighted to meet Triple H & Nick Khan to make London the first international destination for WrestleMania. He said that London has a great pedigree in hosting international sporting events around the world and has a reputation as the undisputed sports capital of the world. He then revealed that the talks were productive and would be working to bring the aim to reality very soon.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan 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.

“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.”

BREAKING: #WrestleMania in London plans officially underway! 🇬🇧🇬🇧 @TripleH & WWE President Nick Khan flew to London today to meet Mayor @SadiqKhan to discuss a shared ambition to bring Mania to the Capital. Sadiq: ‘Meeting was very productive! Talks continue to make it a reality’ pic.twitter.com/1Z0gCeS3Xr

— Gorilla Position (@WWEGP) July 25, 2024

WWE President Nick Khan then praised Sadiq Khan for his greater contribution to making London the sports and entertainment capital of Europe. WWE is looking to support them in the journey. Khan shared the WrestleMania 40 stats and said that they have discussed a lot and still a lot more needs to be discussed. However, they hope they are trying to bring a stand-out WWE Premium Live Event to London.

“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. 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.”

WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H addressed the rich history between WWE and London for many decades. He then went on to say how the discussions with Sadiq Khan went. He addressed the international events breaking records this year and said that the excitement from the Mayor and his team in London is palpable.

Triple H said,

“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.”

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