Kemo
03-29-2019, 05:28 PM
WWE is planning to hold RAW and SmackDown television tapings from Madison Square Garden in New York City later this year.
The company recently reserved the iconic venue for two nights in September, according to PWInsider. MSG will host Raw on Monday, September 9th and SmackDown Live September 10th. These will be the first WWE TV tapings at MSG since 2009.
Madison Square Garden was the unofficial ‘home’ of WWE for decades, but running the venue has been cost prohibitive in recent years.
WWE still runs live events there once or twice a year (most recently in late December), but WWE has instead opted to hold PPV events, NXT Takeover shows and television tapings from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Next weekend, The Garden will host G1 Supercard, presented by New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. This will be the first non-WWE wrestling show at the Garden in a very long time.
PWInsider also reports that Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA promotion will be holding a press conference at MSG next week, presumably to announce a show there.
With other wrestling companies setting up shop in their backyard, it appears WWE has a renewed interest in strengthening their relationship with the World’s Most Famous Arena.
The company recently reserved the iconic venue for two nights in September, according to PWInsider. MSG will host Raw on Monday, September 9th and SmackDown Live September 10th. These will be the first WWE TV tapings at MSG since 2009.
Madison Square Garden was the unofficial ‘home’ of WWE for decades, but running the venue has been cost prohibitive in recent years.
WWE still runs live events there once or twice a year (most recently in late December), but WWE has instead opted to hold PPV events, NXT Takeover shows and television tapings from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Next weekend, The Garden will host G1 Supercard, presented by New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. This will be the first non-WWE wrestling show at the Garden in a very long time.
PWInsider also reports that Mexico’s Lucha Libre AAA promotion will be holding a press conference at MSG next week, presumably to announce a show there.
With other wrestling companies setting up shop in their backyard, it appears WWE has a renewed interest in strengthening their relationship with the World’s Most Famous Arena.