For the previous two years, Europe has been a hotbed for wrestling in late August. AEW has been round probably the most, holding All In at London’s Wembley Stadium for 2 consecutive years, however WWE obtained into the motion final yr, holding Bash in Berlin in Germany. This yr will function extra of the identical, with AEW and New Japan set to carry Forbidden Door in London on August 24, proper smack in the course of WWE’s second main European tour of the yr.
In a press launch unveiled on Wednesday, WWE introduced a ten day Highway to Conflict in Paris tour of Europe in late August and early September, set to steer into, and instantly comply with, WWE’s Conflict in Paris PLE on August 31. The tour kicks off with “WWE SmackDown” on August 22 in Dublin, Eire, and proceed with reside occasions in Liverpool and Newcastle, England on August 23 and 24, the latter occasion going down the identical day as Forbidden Door.
From there, WWE will maintain two TV occasions on August 25 and August 29, with “Uncooked” being held in Birmingham, England, and whereas “SmackDown” will happen in Lyon, France, the location of final yr’s Backlash PLE. Different reside occasions will happen on August 26, 27, and 28 in Manchester, Leeds, and Cardiff. Following Conflict in Paris, the tour will conclude with one final taping of “Uncooked,” additionally being held in Paris’ La Défense Enviornment.
This information comes whereas WWE is at the moment touring Europe as a part of their Highway to WrestleMania, which kicked off Sunday in Hannover, Germany. The tour is about to renew Friday when “SmackDown” airs out of Bologna, Italy, the second TV taping held to date in the course of the tour after “Uncooked” aired from Brussel, Belgium on Monday.
