WWE: Major Clash At The Castle wrestling event to swap Wales for Scotland
Clash At The Castle, which brought over 拢21m to the Welsh economy in 2022, will take place at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on 15 June.
Wednesday 3 April 2024 08:56, UK
A major WWE event will swap Wales for Scotland, it has been announced.
Clash At The Castle brought over £21m to the Welsh economy when it took place in September 2022.
The event will now take place at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on 15 June.
WWE president Nick Khan said he was "excited" to bring the event to the wrestling organisation's "amazing fans in Scotland".
"The world will see that this is one of the UK's best venues and Scottish crowds are some of the loudest, craziest and most passionate on the planet," he added.
The Welsh government said they were not like for like events due to the difference in capacity.
The first event was held in Cardiff's Principality Stadium, the home of Welsh rugby.
A Welsh government report found the event had delivered a 10:1 return on its investment.
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The event channelled £21.8m back into the Welsh economy, according to the government's impact study.
A total of 62,296 people attended the 2022 event, with over 75% of attendees having travelled from outside of Wales.
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It was WWE's first major UK stadium event in 30 years, which the company says became the "most viewed and highest rated international premium live event" in its history.
Several WWE "superstars" call Scotland their home, including Drew McIntyre, Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn, Piper Niven, Nikki Cross, Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang and Noam Dar.
A Welsh government spokesperson said the events were "not comparable".
"Clash in the Castle Cardiff hosted 62,000 fans and this event announced for the in the OVO Hydro in Glasgow will host around 12,000," they added.
"The 2022 event in Cardiff was a huge success and we would remain open to discussions about a WWE event of that scale returning to Wales in the future."
A separate event - WWE Live - is due to take place at Cardiff's Utility Arena later this month as part of a UK tour.