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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks with moderator Tania Bryer right through the “Opening Remarks – Welcome to SXSW London” panel dialogue at the first day of SXSW London 2025 at The Truman Brewery on June 2, 2025.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan made a pitch to World Wrestling Entertainment legend Paul “Triple H” Levesque to carry the wrestling promotion’s largest tournament, Wrestlemania, to the U.Okay. capital.
“I’d love for WrestleMania to come to London,” Khan instructed CNBC’s Tania Bryer. “Triple H if you’re watching, we want WrestleMania to come to London.”
Speculation has been rife about London as a vacation spot since 2023 when wrestling legend John Cena made a wonder look at a display within the town and gave backing to the theory of bringing WrestleMania to the British capital.
If the development, dubbed the “Super Bowl of Wrestling,” had been to come back to the U.Okay.’s capital town, it will be the first time the development is hosted outdoor of North America.
Levesque, whose ring identify is Triple H, is now leader content material officer of the WWE. Khan held talks with Levesque in July remaining 12 months, including to the idea. He then made an additional pitch for London right through the CNBC interview.
“If WrestleMania came to London, my message to the team there is that we wouldn’t just have a great weekend, we’d have a festival, of you know, legends in WrestleMania coming to London, current stars, but also future stars as a well,” Khan mentioned.
“It will open a completely new market for them as well.”
Triple H appears to be like on right through WrestleMania 41 Saturday at Allegiant Stadium on April 19, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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WrestleMania 41, the most important display within the WWE calendar, was once held in Las Vegas this 12 months. The two-day tournament takes position over a weekend with displays comparable to “Smackdown” and “Raw” generally going down across the time of the primary tournament.
Khan described London because the “sporting capital of the world,” touting occasions such because the tennis at Wimbledon or even American soccer fits as proof of its wearing achievements.
WWE, which is owned through TKO Group, has appeared to increase the enchantment and target audience of the wrestling emblem. WWE’s Monday night time weekly display “Raw” started streaming on Netflix this 12 months.
Khan mentioned London may supply WWE the danger to increase additional.
“I think the potential has not been reached in terms of WrestleMania. We are the sporting capital in my view, of the world. And if WrestleMania wants to expand, the obvious place to come is London,” Khan mentioned.
