Real Reason WWE Chose London O2 Arena For Money In The Bank 2023

WWE considers the O2 Arena in London “the MSG of England”, and it’s why they elected to book the venue for Money In The Bank 2023 rather than securing another massive UK stadium show.

This is according to Fightful Select, who reported that;

“With the success of Clash at the Castle, WWE would likely easily sell out a stadium for what they consider one of their "big 5" shows. One WWE source said that they view O2 Arena as the "MSG of England" and it was a venue they wanted to travel to. Another source indicated that running a show of this magnitude helps establish the importance of MITB as one of their biggest PPVs. There had been rumors that the show would go away altogether, but are told that wasn't seriously considered. Also, contrary to rumors, it was reiterated to us that no booking plans are set for that show. While Nick Khan got credit for many of the dates, locations and venues that ended up being successful for WWE in 2022, we're told it was a collaborative effort this go around.”

Clash At The Castle was commercially and creatively one of the big success stories from last year, promoted as spiritual sequel to Wembley Stadium’s SummerSlam 1992 with a reported attendance of 62,296 filling Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

Conversely, the O2 holds around 18,000, which WWE will likely fill with ease but led some to speculate why another stadium wasn’t selected to capitalise further on the company’s momentum this side of the pond.

Coincidentally, WWE booked a stadium for last year’s Money In The Bank but eventually moved it to an arena due to poor ticket sales. It was originally due to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas before being moved to the much smaller MGM Grand Garden Arena.