WWE announced that the next UK Takeover special will be taking place in Cardiff on August 31st.
This also happens to be the same day that AEW will be running their ‘All Out’ PPV in Chicago. It also lands on the same day as NJPW’s ‘Royal Quest’ event.
Triple H addressed the topic in his post-event press conference after Takeover: XXV. Here is what he said about the events running on the same day:
“I will just say this to everybody in here, contrary to, I’m sure, the buzz, the date of August 31st is a date we have had for a long time. That building has been booked with us in Cardiff, geez, long before WrestleMania I think. We just hadn’t announced because it wasn’t the right time. You don’t want to announce something for a brand six months out, at least I don’t, the way I see it. But tonight was the right night to do it.
It has nothing to do with anybody else and to be honest, we will take place live in primetime in the U.K. and be on in the afternoon here in the U.S. So it is what it is.”
On a related note, check out my early predictions for NXT Takeover: Toronto.