WWE may be changing the model of its Premium Live Events.
In 2022, it was decided that WWE would hold most of its PLEs on Saturdays except for the second night of WrestleMania. After decades of holding PLEs on Sunday nights, the reason for this was an edict by WWE President Nick Khan.
While speaking at the post-show press conference following the UFC Fight Night event in St. Louis, UFC President Dana White noted that WWE will begin holding PLEs again on Sunday nights in the near future as part of a new plan for TKO where there are UFC events on Saturdays and then WWE PLEs on Sundays.
“Yeah, we already have those dates set up right now, where Power Slap goes Friday and UFC goes Saturday. And then you’re going to see Friday, Power Slap, Saturday, UFC, and Sunday, WWE. You’ll start seeing that stuff, too.”
Khan felt that big sporting events should be held on Sunday nights and cited ticket sales that reflect that. Here is the current WWE PLE schedule:
Saturday, May 26, 2024: WWE King & Queen of the Ring, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sunday, June 9, 2024: NXT Battleground at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, June 15, 2024: WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland, OVO Hydro Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland
Saturday, July 6, 2024: WWE Money in the Bank at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sunday, July 7, 2024: WWE NXT Heatwave at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, August 3, 2024: WWE SummerSlam at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, OH
Saturday, August 31, 2024: WWE Bash in Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany
Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, 2025: WWE WrestleMania 41 at Allegiant Stadium
Dana White says we’ll be seeing WWE PLE’s back on Sundays as part of TKO’s plans to market a whole weekend of shows that would include Power Slap on Friday and UFC on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/vfH5fSKD7R
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) May 12, 2024
