Mark Andrews thinks WWE’s plans to host WrestleMania in London is a direct response to AEW All In.
WWE hadn’t run Wembley Stadium since Summerslam 1992 when AEW announced All In 2023 would take place at the venue. The show proved to be a huge success, with a reported crowd of over 80,000 turning up to see stars like Sting, Will Ospreay and Chris Jericho.
It was such a success that AEW are returning later this month for their second year in a row. However, WWE are also looking at running a big stadium show in London, with Triple H recently meeting with London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
John Cena previously spoke about hosting a WrestleMania in London, and the stage seems to be set for the iconic event to come to the UK for the first time.
Former NXT UK and TNA tag team champion and owner of ATTACK! Pro Wrestling, Mark Andrews recently sat down with Sean Thorne from The Winning Edge Podcast from Casino.org. He was asked if he thought WrestleMania London was a direct reaction to AEW running Wembley Stadium, so which he thought it was “100%”.
“100% I mean, let’s look at the history books, right? I think it’s kind of pretty proven from the last well, 10 years, the WWE definitely, sometimes misses the boat, and then last minute, reacts a little bit, you know what I mean?
“That’s not me kind of trying to insult the company, because they’re, they’re the biggest company in the wrestling world, right? And I think sometimes that they probably have so many plates spinning, they miss things.
“In my opinion, I’m surprised how long it’s taken up to get to this because, AEW, they sold out Wembley last year at ALL IN. And it’s only now, after the second ALL IN is happening in Wembley that the rumours are coming around about potentially having WrestleMania in London.
“Fans have been wanting it for years, especially in London. So yeah, it feels crazy to me that it’s kind of taken this long, if I’m honest, but I definitely think it’s a direct reaction to how well AEW is doing in the UK.”
