With the holidays in full swing, WWE will be giving talent and staff time off to spend with their families.
Lead-up
This has caused the company to change around its touring schedule leading up to Christmas before going on its annual post-Christmas tour that starts on December 26 and includes a stop at Madison Square Garden.
Before they can get there, WWE will air live episodes of Raw on December 11 and December 18. Next week’s Raw currently has the return of CM Punk and Cody Rhodes vs. Shinsuke Nakamura advertised.
Plans
As previously reported, WWE will be airing a live episode of SmackDown in Green Bay on December 15th before taping the December 22 episode. There has been speculation as to what WWE will do for the Christmas night episode of Raw, as last year, the company aired a best-of show.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that they were told by one WWE executive that the event is likely to be a best-of show.
Meltzer wrote, “It appears the 12/25 Raw will be a best-of show since there is no show being taped, but WWE hasn’t publicly confirmed it, but one executive there said that to the best of his knowledge, it was accurate.”
