WWE announces 2022 PPV schedule including a new Dome location (and my thoughts)
Added 2021-10-25 12:47:16 +0000 UTC
Here are some quick thoughts on the above schedule:
- I'm really curious how MITB and SummerSlam draw considering how close the shows are and that both are in stadiums. I'm not convinced MITB is a big enough draw on name alone to warrant a stadium show. They are going to have to be strategic about loading these shows up which will require some long term planning on their part. Throwing together cards late will not cut it.
- Cool to see WWE trying out Nashville for a stadium show with SummerSlam. Football there seats about 69K for the Titans. For WWE, they'll do what they are doing with the Rumble (and what they did with SummerSlam) as far as a setup is concerned so you can expect an initial release of 20-30K and demand will dictate if they open up more.
- No surprise the All State arena in Chicago would get a PPV as it's a strong enough market for WWE and a sell out shouldn't be a surprise - though we'll see how the Smackdown in December ends up doing (currently over 5K).
- Big surprise to me that the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence Rhode Island would get a PPV considering how the upcoming Raw is doing. Of course a PPV should do better but they had to offer a ME+3 ticket deal to increase sales. They currently are at the 4K+ mark. I could've found a few other markets that they've used for house shows that would likely draw better.
- Wrestlemania will be interesting. 2 nights in that monster stadium in Dallas, TX. There's little chance it'll fill up (if they do, I'd be shocked) so the question is what capacity will they cap it at for both nights (realistically speaking)? They're going to have to give their best card possible (but also save stuff for other shows including eventual Saudi Arabia shows).
- TD Garden in Boston getting Survivor Series is a safe bet for them.
- Overall, I'm super interested to see how they will do for these stadium shows - especially in a place like Nashville, TN. Right now Royal Rumble is behind what SummerSlam was doing at this same point. Anything near 30K is obviously a great number but also means they only needed a portion of the building. Last check they were at 21K so they have work to do to get to 30K. I'll update this show in a bit.
- I'd call this a bold, aggressive schedule by WWE. I respect them taking a few chances here. Getting it out as early as possible is smart to give people plenty of time to think about traveling for these shows.
- One other note of interest - the TBD show on the weekend of September 3-4 is the weekend of All Out.
- What are your thoughts on these announced venues/locations?
Comments
Running an outdoor venue in Nashville in late July is an ambitious move.
Lou Pickney
2021-12-16 10:50:42 +0000 UTCI'm interested in the Rumble!
Brandon Potter
2021-10-30 02:11:46 +0000 UTC