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Line 11: | image_size = 250px | image_caption = The OVO Hydro, then the SSE Hydro, in 2017 | address = Exhibition Way<br /> | location = [[Glasgow]], Scotland, UK | coordinates = {{coord|55.860297|-4.284926|display=inline,title|type:landmark}} | former names = Scotland's National Arena {{small|(planning)}}<br />Scottish Hydro Arena {{small|(construction)}}<br> The SSE Hydro {{small|(September 30, 2013 – October 2021)}} Line 35: The '''OVO Hydro''' is a multi-purpose indoor [[arena]] located within the Scottish Event Campus in [[Glasgow]], Scotland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ovohydro.com/about|title=ABOUT OVO HYDRO|date=14 October 2021|author=OVO Hydro|access-date=14 October 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029184050/https://www.ovohydro.com/about}}</ref> The arena was initially named '''The Scottish Hydro Arena''' after its main sponsor [[Scottish Hydro Electric]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clydewaterfront.com/our-journey/news-archive/2011/hydro-is-new-name-for-secc-national-arena|title=Scottish Hydro Arena – new name for SECC National Arena, Glasgow|website=www.clydewaterfront.com|date=14 June 2011|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711161330/http://www.clydewaterfront.com/our-journey/news-archive/2011/hydro-is-new-name-for-secc-national-arena|url-status=live}}</ref> The OVO Hydro arena is located adjacent to the [[SEC Centre]] and the [[SEC Armadillo]] and hosts international musical stars, global entertainment and sporting events; with a maximum capacity of 14,300 and aims to attract one million visitors each year.<ref name="timeline"/> The arena was the largest entertainment venue in Scotland, before the opening of [[Aberdeen]]'s [[P&J Live]] in 2019, and the fifth largest in the UK. Line 154: In 2016, the venue hosted a heavyweight boxing fight between [[Dillian Whyte]] and [[Ian Lewison]]. Later it has hosted four boxing fights headlined by Scottish light welterweight boxer [[Josh Taylor (boxer)|Josh Taylor]]. It also hosted two rounds of the 2018–19 [[World Boxing Super Series]]. === Professional wrestling ===
On 15 June 2024, [[WWE]] hosted its [[premium live event]] [[Clash at the Castle: Scotland]] at OVO Hydro, marking the company's first major event in the country. As a prelude, WWE broadcast an episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' from the arena on 14 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-clash-at-the-castle-scotland-ple-set-for-june-in-glasgow|title=WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland PLE set for June in Glasgow|date=April 2, 2024|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> ===Filming location=== Line 196 ⟶ 197: {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" colspan="3"|World's Busiest Arenas – |- !Venue !Ticket sales |- |[[Madison Square Garden |1, |- |[[Movistar Arena (Santiago)|Movistar Arena]], Santiago, Chile |[[Kia Forum]], Inglewood<!--Do not change to Los Angeles. The venue's address is in Inglewood.-->, USA▼ |1, |-▼ |[[ |1,264,882 |- |[[Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid|WiZink Center]], Madrid, Spain |1, ▲|- |'''OVO Hydro''', Glasgow, UK▼
|- |[[Accor Arena]], Paris, France |1,134,237
|- ▲|[[Kia Forum]], Inglewood<!--Do not change to Los Angeles. The venue's address is in Inglewood.-->, USA ▲|[[Little Caesars Arena]], Detroit, USA |1,100,855
|- |[[ |1,015,253
|- ▲|'''OVO Hydro''', Glasgow, UK
|1,012,333
|- |[[Lanxess Arena]], Cologne, Germany
|1,004,777
|- |[[3Arena]], Dublin, Ireland
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