The WWE has announced full details of its Cardiff stadium event at its London show on Friday night. New details of the event were revealed by Drew McIntyre in front of a roaring crowd as WWE returned to London for their latest live tour.
The Clash at the Castle will be the first WWE stadium event in the UK for thirty years. It will be hosted at the capital's Principality Stadium despite the name suggesting Cardiff Castle will be involved.
Presale tickets for the September event go live on Wednesday, May 18, and the stadium is expected to sell out. Public ticket sales launch just two days later.
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Speaking of the announcement, WWE superstar Drew McIntyre said: “The city of Cardiff is ready for WWE Clash at the Castle on September 3, and I know that everyone in Wales, across the UK and around the entire world is ready to make history with us, too. Get your tickets and be part of the magic. I can’t wait to hear just how loud Principality Stadium can get.”
WWE announced their first UK full-scale stadium event since Summerslam '92 in a big announcement two weeks ago, following months of speculation and a high-profile public and behind-the-scenes campaign led by the former champion. More than 59,000 people have pre-registered for the event on Saturday, September 3 using a presale link, dwarfing even previous ticket update sign-ups for Wrestlemania, generally seen as the flagship annual event of the WWE pay-per-view schedule.
According to Booking.com, 95% of hotels in Cardiff for September 3 are already booked up, with the cheapest remaining room in the centre of the city coming in at £357 for the night. The details revealed at the WWE Live London event at the O2, are the first revealed since the big announcement and reinforce previous hints that fans heading to the Welsh capital can look forward to a full weekend of events and fun.
Welsh Government Minister for Economy Vaughan Gething said the deal was a big opportunity to showcase Wales on the international stage: “Wales will provide an iconic location for WWE’s return to the UK after 30 years and showcase our country to a global audience of millions, including extended reach in the USA.
“This is set to be the perfect addition to a huge year of sport, entertainment and culture in Wales that will attract people from across the globe to experience what our country has to offer.”
WWE currently airs on BT Sport in the UK, where fans can watch both the main brands, Smackdown and RAW as well as NXT and NXT UK. It is expected that wrestlers from across the company will join the UK show.
Earlier this week, Tyson Fury was called out by Drew McIntyre ahead of the event in Cardiff's Principality Stadium. The colourful boxer had said he wanted to "knock him (McIntyre) out" moments after retaining his WBC heavyweight title against Dillian Whyte at the weekend. And now McIntyre, the first British WWE champion after winning the belt at WrestleMania 36 in 2020, has responded to Fury's challenge - saying the ball is in the two-time world heavyweight champion's court.
