Sadiq Khan wants to bring ‘WrestleMania’ to London if he’s re-elected as mayor
nme.comWWE WrestleMania to London, should he be re-elected as mayor for a third term.On Thursday (April 25), Khan took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce his plans, adding that the nation’s capital will also attempt to attract the Super Bowl and NBA, as well as launching another bid for the 2040 Olympics.“London is already the sporting capital of the world.
If I’m re-elected next Thursday – we’ll go even further,” he wrote. “We’ll look to bring WrestleMania, Super Bowl and the NBA to London, and put together another bid for the 2040 Olympics.”Khan’s post caught the attention of WWE’s chief content officer and wrestling legend Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, who replied: “Let’s talk.”London is already the sporting capital of the world.
If I'm re-elected next Thursday – we'll go even further. We'll look to bring WrestleMania, Superbowl and the NBA to London, and put together another bid for the 2040 Olympics.
https://t.co/kXcaEyhDYA— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) April 25, 2024Let’s talk. https://t.co/PoLPS7RGv1— Triple H (@TripleH) April 25, 2024 While WrestleMania has never been hosted in London before, the WWE has been holding more and more major events outside the US in recent years.In September 2022, the WWE brought Clash at the Castle to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
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