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WWE announces Clash in Paris PLE

Posted on by Josh Nason

WWE will bring a premium live event to Paris, France, for the first time ever this summer with the aptly-named Clash in Paris.

The event is set for the Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday, August 31st. The venue is touted as the largest indoor arena in Europe with a listed capacity of 40,000.

The PLE won’t be the only event held there as the fallout edition of WWE Raw on Monday, September 1st will also emanate from the same venue.

The event follows last year’s successful Backlash PLE from Lyon, France, in May that drew 11,682. WWE head Nick Khan said two weeks ago during a Las Vegas appearance that another PLE would be coming to France this year.

Pre-sale registration is open now with the official on-sale date yet to be announced.

Last December, TKO’s Mark Shapiro said to expect more international PLEs this year coming after a 2024 in which eight out of 12 were hosted outside of the United States (two each in Saudi Arabia and Canada and one each in Australia, France, Scotland and Germany).

To this point, WWE has announced five PLEs for this year with one thus far outside the United States: March’s Elimination Chamber in Canada and the newly-announced Paris show.

Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James listed for WWE house show in Paris

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Ronda Rousey will be in action at an upcoming house show in Paris, France according to the arena website.

Accorhotels Arena has a card for the May 19 event on their website. It lists Ronda Rousey vs. Mickie James in what would be Rousey’s second professional wrestling match. It’s possible the match could be changed down the line following the Superstar Shakeup. She is also set to appear on three other dates during WWE’s European tour, including May 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, May 17 in Vienna, Austria and May 18 in Turin, Italy.

Rousey had her first wrestling match a few weeks ago at WrestleMania 34, where she and Kurt Angle teamed together to defeat Stephanie McMahon and Triple H in a mixed tag team match. In recent weeks, she has started an angle on television with Natalya, who helped train her in pro wrestling.

Other matches listed for the Paris card include Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. Bobby Roode vs. Jinder Mahal for the Intercontinental title, Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax vs. Alexa Bliss for the Raw women’s title, Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin, Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt vs. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley vs Elias.