WWE is days away from presenting the NXT Great American Bash at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Austin, Texas, this Sunday.
The show features WWE NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov, NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Thea Hail, NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) vs. Tony D’Angelo and Stacks, NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Wes Lee, Gable Steveson vs. Baron Corbin, and more.
Shawn Michaels, who oversees NXT creative, confirmed during today’s media conference call that the next NXT PLE will be No Mercy at the Mechanic Banks Arena in Bakersfield, CA.
WWE used this PPV theme for the main roster from 1999-2008 before bringing it back in 2016 and 2017. Here is the updated WWE PLE schedule for the rest of 2023:
Sunday, July 30, 2023: NXT Great American Bash – H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Austin, Texas
Saturday, August 5, 2023: WWE SummerSlam – Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
Saturday, September 30, 2023: WWE NXT No Mercy – Mechanic Banks Arena in Bakersfield, CA
Saturday, September 2: WWE Payback – PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. PA
Saturday, October 7, 2023: WWE Fastlane – Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
Saturday, November 4, 2023: WWE PLE – Saudi Arabia
Saturday, November 25, 2023: WWE Survivor Series – Chicago, IL at the United Center
WWE issued the following:
NXT® No Mercy Set for Bakersfield, Calif. on September 30
Tickets For Premium Live Event On Sale Friday, August 4
–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE: WWE) today announced that NXT No Mercy will take place live at Mechanics Bank Arena in on Saturday, September 30.
Tickets for the premium live event go on sale Friday, August 4 at 10 a.m. PT via www.axs.com. Exclusive pre-sale opportunities will be available beginning Wednesday, August 2 at 10 a.m. PT. To learn more about registering for pre-sale opportunities, please visit: https://www.wwe.com/nxtnomercy-presale.
NXT No Mercy will feature the biggest Superstars from NXT in action, including NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, Wes Lee, Bron Breakker and more.
NXT No Mercy will stream live exclusively on Peacock in and WWE Network everywhere else. Additional information on the event will be announced in the coming weeks.
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