UK Politicians Respond To WWE Teasing WrestleMania In London

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Following John Cena’s recent suggestion that WrestleMania should come to the UK, a politician has weighed in with her support.

At the July 1 Money in the Bank in London, England, John Cena made an appearance and announced he was going to try to bring WrestleMania to London.

Offering some context to the suggestion, Triple H would address the subject in the post-show press conference, saying that it’s not as easy as it sounds.

A common belief is that Cena’s segment was an attempt from WWE to drum up interest to the point that London would pay WWE to host WrestleMania, which is a Nick Khan strategy that’s been employed for some international major events.

It would also be reported that the next two WrestleMania’s are both going to United States-based shows.

Alex Davies-Jones, Labour MP (Member of Parliament) for Pontypridd in Wales, has now spoken about the tease with BBC Newsbeat.

Representing the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Wrestling as co-chair, Davies-Jones said:

“Nobody predicted John Cena coming out and announcing the possibility of a WrestleMania in the UK.

“It was utterly incredible and got the whole place buzzing with excitement about the possibilities of what that could mean for wrestling fans, but also for the UK economy and also for future fans as well.

“I would love for it to happen,

“The APPG have already been talking about how we can help to make that happen in whatever way we can in terms of facilitating some conversations.”

Davis-Jones also named AEW’s upcoming trip to Wembley as another sign that wrestling in the UK is having a “resurgence”. She added:

“Whatever we can do to make the UK attractive to host wrestling on the world stage we are more than happy to help facilitate.

“We would use our contact and negotiating skills to try and reach out to WWE, making conversations happen to try and promote the UK as a premier destination for world-class wrestling.”

APPGs are described on the official Parliament website as:

“… informal cross-party groups that have no official status within Parliament. They are run by and for Members of the Commons and Lords, though many choose to involve individuals and organisations from outside Parliament in their administration and activities.”

The closest to a confirmation of any plans we got was Triple H saying “never say never”, although he would also say “it’s a lot more difficult than it appears.”

As BBC Newsbeat notes, WWE wants cities and countries to pay them for their events, which would be offset against the boost in income that a major WWE event would bring to the local economy.

If the event were to be held in London, it’s worth noting that the capital saw 16.1 million inbound visits to London in 2022, spending £14.1 billion (around $17.8bn) according to Visit Britain.

During the Money in the Bank post-show press conference, Triple H noted that the June 30 WWE SmackDown in London was the highest-grossing episode of the blue brand show, and that the Money in the Bank premium live event itself was the highest-grossing arena show in WWE history.

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