London Mayor Sadiq Khan Pleads with Triple H to Bring WrestleMania to the UK

Sadiq Khan is putting WWE on notice—he wants WrestleMania in London, and he’s not shy about calling out Triple H to make it happen.

During the ‘Opening Remarks – Welcome to SXSW London’ panel on June 2, 2025, Khan made a direct appeal to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque while speaking with CNBC’s Tania Bryer. The London mayor made it clear that he believes the company’s biggest show of the year is destined for more—and the next logical step is across the Atlantic.

Khan previously met with Triple H and WWE President Nick Khan in 2024 to pitch the idea, and his enthusiasm clearly hasn’t cooled.

Speaking to the live crowd, Khan looked straight into the camera and said:

“I’d love for WrestleMania to come to London. Triple H, if you’re watching, we want WrestleMania to come to London.”

He went on to pitch an all-out spectacle, not just a one-night affair.

“If WrestleMania came to London, my message to the team there is that we wouldn’t just have a great weekend, we’d have a festival, of you know, legends in WrestleMania coming to London, current stars, but also future stars as well. It will open a completely new market for them as well.”

Khan believes the show has even more potential left untapped.

“I think the potential has not been reached in terms of WrestleMania. We are the sporting capital — in my view — of the world. And if WrestleMania wants to expand, the obvious place to come is London.”

WrestleMania 42 was originally announced for New Orleans, but WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H recently confirmed that the city will no longer host the 2026 event. With the location now uncertain, Khan’s public plea may come at just the right time.

Sadiq Khan is playing hardball to bring WrestleMania to London—and with WWE’s global reach bigger than ever, the ball may now be in Triple H’s court.