Rumors about WWE possibly hosting a WWE Premium Live Event in the United Kingdom have been there for the past few months. Internal reports always claimed that the company was planning for a stadium show over the pond, this coming summer. Things turned out to be true about the show as WWE officially announced the same via social media and their official website, just a couple of hours ago.
For the first time since the 1992 SummerSlam at Wembley Stadium in London, WWE will return to the United Kingdom for a Stadium Show, this September. As per WWE’s announcement on Tuesday, “a major stadium event” will take place from the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday, September 3, 2022. No further details around the name of the show were noted in that confirmation news.
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BREAKING: For the first time in 30 years, WWE will bring a major stadium event to the United Kingdom at @principalitysta in Cardiff, Wales this September!
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— WWE (@WWE) April 12, 2022
“Principality Stadium is the perfect place for a major event, hosting our amazing fans from Wales, throughout all of Europe, and around the world,” said John Porco, WWE Senior Vice President, Live Events. “The weekend will be filled with a variety of WWE experiences that we believe will leave a lasting memory, on par with SummerSlam at Wembley Stadium in 1992.”
The Principality Stadium in the United Kingdom serves as the host to the Wales national rugby union team. The typical capacity of the venue is roughly 75,000, a boxing match in 2017 featuring Anthony Joshua reportedly capacitated a crowd of 78,000 fans. With WWE always trying to beat their previous numbers, it’s certain that they’ll be looking forward to setting a new record.
Drew McIntyre could headline WWE United Kingdom Stadium Show
Drew McIntyre is the top-billed name on the WWE roster from the United Kingdom and he’s expected to be one of the headliners for the upcoming event. He has previously discussed the possibility of having a match against Tyson Fury at a Stadium Show in his home country while talking to talkSPORT,
“I’m still angling for that significant UK pay-per-view and I won’t shut up until it happens. Tyson Fury and I have gone back and forth for a long time. If we needed something just a little outside of the box to get people’s attention, especially in the U.K. with someone of Fury’s stature fighting Drew McIntyre in the battle of Britain, that would really draw some eyes and that’s where I’d like to see it.”
Only time will tell what this upcoming event will be called and whether this dream bout between the two superstars will go down in September. Insurrextion 2003 was the last WWE pay-per-view event in the United Kingdom that was held at the 10,000-seater Telewest Arena in Newcastle, England. As for the infamous 1992 SummerSlam event, it was headlined by The British Bulldog vs. Bret Hart at the Wembley in front of 80,355 fans.
