Sadiq Khan committed to trying to bring the event to London during his recent re-election campaign.
Sadiq Khan has held talks with WWE's chief content officer and former wrestling champion Paul "Triple H" Levesque
That included suggestions he would deliver the Super Bowl, the 2040 Olympics and WWE's showpiece premium live event, WrestleMania.Those talks began at City Hall on Thursday afternoon when Mr Levesque, a former WWE wrestler who was world champion on 14 occasions, sat down with the mayor. The previous 40 incarnations of WrestleMania have all taken place in North America, with 38 in the United States and two in Canada.WWE has branched out in recent years and taken premium live events - the name of its larger, monthly shows - across the world.
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