10 Things That Would Happen If WWE Held A Pay-Per-View In The United Kingdom
8. Record Breaker
On 29 April 2017, Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko fought over the WBA, IBO and IBF boxing heavyweight titles in front of approximately 90,000 screaming fans. Though an official count was tough to muster, it is considered the highest turnout at the stadium ever and the biggest post-war sporting attendance in the country.
Even though they'd almost certainly manipulate the numbers to surpass the Joshua/Klitschko clash regardless of actual attendance, WWE could look towards the fight's turnout as a target to legitimately beat too.
At WrestleMania 32, the company set their new in-house record at 101,763, though Vince McMahon said this was expanded to include arena staff, security and literally everybody eligible to count in the building.
With such a strong following in the United Kingdom, the company could attempt to achieve numbers akin to the boxing clash before even factoring in the boost a travelling international market would provide. Though McMahon might not wish to admit that his biggest ever crowd came away from his home base (as was with the case SummerSlam '92 for generations), impressive numbers would last longer than a fan or shareholder's memory of where the event took place.