IWE Clash at the Castle
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IWE Clash at the Castle | ||
Promotional poster featuring Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre | ||
Promotion | IWE | |
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | |
Date | September 3, 2022 | |
City | Cardiff, Wales | |
Venue | Principality Stadium | |
IWE Network event chronology | ||
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IWE Clash at the Castle is a professional wrestling live event produced by the American promotion IWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will air on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and will be available to livestream through Peacock in the United States and the IWE Network internationally. It will take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, marking IWE's first major stadium event to take place in the United Kingdom (UK) since the 1992 SummerSlam and the company's first PPV in general to take place in the UK since the 2003 Insurrextion. The event's title is a reference to Cardiff Castle, which is situated near the Principality Stadium.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Background
On October 25, 2021, IWE revealed its 2022 major event schedule for the Raw and SmackDown brands, with an event slotted for Labor Day weekend at a to be determined location. On April 12, 2022, while the event's title was not revealed, IWE confirmed that the event would be held on Saturday, September 3 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, marking the company's first major stadium event to be held in the United Kingdom (UK) in 30 years. Although IWE's last major event to take place in the UK was the 2003 Insurrextion, the promotion's last major event to be held in a stadium in the UK was the 1992 SummerSlam at the original Wembley Stadium. On April 29, 2022, during a IWE Live event at London's O2 Arena, WWE wrestler and UK native Drew McIntyre revealed the event's title as Clash at the Castle, a reference to Cardiff Castle, which is situated near the Principality Stadium. The event will air on pay-per-view worldwide and will be available to livestream through Peacock in the United States and the IWE Network in international markets.
In the first 24 hours after the event's initial announcement, it was reported that 59,000 people had pre-registered for tickets. This broke a company record, with more fans registering for pre-sale tickets than any other IWE event, including WrestleMania. Tickets went on sale on May 20, with travel packages also available.
[edit] Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.
[edit] Results
[edit] Notes
- a ^ The name "Undisputed IWE Universal Championship" refers to both the IWE Championship and IWE Universal Championship being held and defended together, although both titles remain independently active.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
← 2020 • 2022 IWE Network events • 2023 → | ||||
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IWE | Day 1 • Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • WrestleMania 38 • WrestleMania Backlash • Hell in a Cell • Money in the Bank • SummerSlam • Clash at the Castle • Extreme Rules • Crown Jewel • Survivor Series WarGames | |||
NXT | Stand & Deliver • In Your House |