WWE Announces London to Host SmackDown MitB 2023 Go-Home Show
As noted before, this year’s WWE Money in the Bank event will be taking place on July 1st at the O2 Arena in London, England.
WWE announced earlier today that London’s O2 Arena will also be the host for their SmackDown Money in the Bank 2023 go-home show on June 30th. It was also announced that this upcoming show will air live at 8:00 PM local time on BT Sport.
Friday Night SmackDown headed to The O2 in London the night before Money in the Bank
STAMFORD, Conn., February 9, 2023 – Due to the incredible early response for Money In The Bank ticket pre-registrations at The O2 in London on Saturday, July 1, WWE today announced that SmackDown will also emanate from The O2 the night before – Friday, June 30.
This marks the first time ever that SmackDown will broadcast live and in primetime from the UK at 8pm local on BT Sport.WWE and O2 presales for combo tickets will be available on Wednesday, February 22 at 12pm GMT at Ticketmaster.co.uk and AXS.com. Fans can register now to receive an exclusive presale offer by visiting here.
General public onsale for SmackDown and Money In The Bank combo tickets will be available on Friday, February 24 at 12pm GMT at Ticketmaster.co.uk and AXS.com.In addition, SmackDownand Money In The Bank Priority Passes are available now through exclusive partner On Location here or by calling +1.855.346.7388, giving fans the opportunity to purchase ticket packages before they go on sale to the general public. The SmackDown and Money In The BankPriority Passes offer fans the chance to be ringside for every exhilarating moment, including premium seating, all-inclusive pre-show hospitality with WWE Superstar appearances, ringside photo opportunities, an autographed poster, merchandise fastlane, exclusive merchandise, two nights of deluxe accommodations, and much more.
Money In The Bank will feature WWE’s biggest Superstars and will also bring the Money In The Bank ladder matches to the UK for the first time in history, with each winner receiving a briefcase containing a contract for a championship match at a time and place of their choosing anytime within the next year. Money In The Bank marks the first WWE Premium Live Event to be held in London in over two decades.
Undertaker Reveals What He Told Bray Wyatt at WWE’s RAW 30 Show
A recent episode of Sportsnet’s Tim & Friends podcast had WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Undertaker’s thoughts on the comparisons between his legendary character and Bray Wyatt’s “Eater of Worlds” character. Undertaker also revealed what he had quietly told Bray Wyatt on camera during this past January’s RAW 30 show.
“There’s, obviously, a huge amount of comparisons between his character and mine. He’s his own guy. He’s his own character. I don’t think it’s fair to him to compare what he does to what I did. In the big scheme of things, it’s in the same supernatural genre, but it’s 2023, and he’s doing his own thing, but I can appreciate — I can see what he’s trying to do. I just let him know, too, that my phone’s always on, and if he needs to talk to me about things or run things by me, that’s cool. I would be more than glad to share my experiences with him and hopefully shine some light on questions that he has moving forward. So yeah, it was a cool moment, and it did exactly what I thought it would do.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
New Backstage Producer Hiring
As noted before, indie wrestler Jason Cade worked as a backstage producer helping put together the Women’s Royal Rumble match at this past January’s Royal Rumble 2023 event in San Antonio, Texas.
Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that WWE recently hired Cade as their newest backstage producer and he will be starting his full-time work with the company soon.
Cade reportedly was seen working backstage during this past Monday’s RAW show in Orlando, Florida and also was the producer for the Dana Brooke vs. Indi Hartwell match that will air as part of this week’s Main Event show.