WWE Bad Blood 2024 had some highlight moments and a “Hell in a Cell” classic warfare. Meanwhile, UFC, the TKO-owned sister company, saw UFC 307 in full galore airing on ESPN+ pay-per-view just an hour later. Now, chief content head and OG WWE man Paul “Triple H” Levesque might be up for some input from his brethren, UFC CEO Dana White. Pro-wrestling can soon end up at the MSG ‘Sphere’!
WWE Bad Blood 2024 was all the charm and pomp. However, even Triple H has said before that though they are also combat-centric, their grind is very predetermined. During UFC 307’s post-fight conference, Dana White learned Paul was taken by the graphics of the second annual Noche pay-per-view at the MSG ‘Sphere’. White readily agreed to help out with that.
Ah, I didn’t event know that [Triple H talking on Noche production value and graphics]…That, …That’s the first I heard of it. Awesome…Listen, we’re on the same team. So, we can help.
Dana White to media scrum during UFC 307 post-fight conference interviews
Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Cody Rhodes did indeed buddy up while Jimmy Uso made a return. CM Punk and Drew McIntyre drew one of the better Hell in a Cell match of all time. Liv Morgan retained her blimp, capped off by cameos like Raquel Rodriguez and final boss The Rock. So, WWE is never without its charm. But a money spectacle like this year’s Sphere Noche would just hit differently!
Triple H: I see what Dana is doing and they’re just crushing it. And I see stuff at the Sphere and I look at that production and I’m like, ‘I wanna do that.’#WWEBadBlood pic.twitter.com/uIXfD28Rd4
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 6, 2024
Dana White is asked if Triple H has ever reached out to him about doing an event at Sphere.#UFC pic.twitter.com/tYkIiWs3zg
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) October 6, 2024
Imagine the electric reaction of Triple H unveiling a new Crown Jewel championship with Goldberg in tow! But now, imagine it on a 16,000 LED space haptic preset! Imagine Street Fighter 2 levels of WWE production, with 16,000 fans in attendance and a $21 million Live gate range! WWE has crossed paths with White before, but never like this, on such a similar scale of ideas. If so, it’d be one for ages.
WWE once held an event at UFC ground before, and might again
Paul “Triple H” Levesque and his WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), brought the show to APEX a few months back. Yes, UFC’s stomping ground, APEX. The NXT Battleground event emanated right from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Up until very recently, it was the go-to site for UFC Fight Night events, Dana White’s Contender Series, etc.
Triple H’s close comrade (DX fame) and current Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative, Shawn Michaels, highly lauded APEX. The world-class event and production facility and its NXT Battleground Priority Passes provided many infotainment elements.
The elements range from premium seating, all-inclusive pre-show hospitality, signing, and photo ops with WWE superstars. To ringside experience watching the grind unfold; it had all. The NXT PLE had many great moments and aftermath. It’s not unnatural for sister outlets to move to similar spots; with success, it’s expected WWE can share a few with UFC further. The ‘Sphere’ could end up being it.
During a TKO Group Financial call press statement, lux venues like Sphere and house shows like APEX pulled out for more roadshows and partnership venues. Despite the success of this year’s Noche, White and Co. are sticking to it. APEX was first; the LED-paneled globular planetarium could be next for where WWE lands now that UFC will not host productions there.
