Last September, WWE held the WrestleMania-sized Clash in the Castle PLE in Cardiff, Wales. 62,296 fans were in attendance for a show that was headlined by Roman Reigns defending his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Drew McIntyre.
While it took place at a time when WWE was still transitioning from Vince McMahon being in charge of creative to Triple H calling the shots, it was still a solid effort and one that was noteworthy for featuring the debut of Solo Sikoa.
A press release has been unearthed today which reveals the Welsh government paid WWE a whopping £2.8 million in subsidies to bring Clash at the Castle to Wales.
According to the government, the event "delivered a massive 10:1 return on investment by channelling £21.8 million back into the Welsh economy." This return is undeniably impressive and it's become the norm for cities and countries to pay WWE to hold their shows there.
That's long been the case for WrestleMania, of course, but WWE also received $1.5 million and a non-monetary contribution of $300,000 to host Backlash 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WWE followed Clash at the Castle by bringing Money in the Bank to London, England's O2 arena back in July. That was a much smaller event but speculation is running rampant WWE could return to Cardiff for the long-rumoured UK WrestleMania.
The only way WWE can beat AEW All In's record-breaking 81,035 attendance figure from this weekend's PPV in London's Wembley Stadium is to, well, go to Wembley and sell more tickets. However, it's doubtful WWE will want to imitate AEW that way, especially with the company returning there next August.
However, a two-night WrestleMania in Cardiff's Principality Stadium would do the trick, especially as WWE would likely announce a two-night attendance figure as opposed to one. Even though this stadium is smaller than Wembley, there would be upwards of 120,000 fans for the company to tout.
As always, stay tuned for updates as have them.