Originally published at WWE confirms SummerSlam date, additional tour dates
WWE has confirmed that SummerSlam will take place Saturday, August 21st but has not released the information regarding the location of the event.
It was reported on Thursday by Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast that the event would take place on that date, a departure from usual WWE pay-per-views occurring on Sundays. The date coincides with the recently announced fight between Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. that takes place that night from Las Vegas, Nevada.
In its press release, WWE only stated that SummerSlam would take place from a “summer destination location” with the announcement to be made during the Belmont Stakes pre-race show on NBC on Saturday, June 5. Tickets for SummerSlam will be going on sale on June 18th.
In addition, WWE released the following locations as part of its 25-city tour with tickets on sale June 11th:
– Saturday, July 24: Supershow – PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
– Sunday, July 25: Supershow – KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
– Saturday, July 31: Supershow – Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee
– Sunday, August 1: Supershow – Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
– Monday, August 2: Raw – Allstate Arena in Chicago
– Friday, August 6: SmackDown – Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
– Saturday, August 7: Supershow – Hertz Arena in Fort Myers, Fla.
– Sunday, August 8: Supershow – Stephen O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.
– Monday, August 9: Raw – Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
– Friday, August 13: SmackDown – BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
– Saturday, August 14: Supershow – Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
– Sunday, August 15: Supershow – Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
– Monday, August 16: Raw – AT&T Center in San Antonio
– Friday, August 20: SmackDown – Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix
– Saturday, August 21: SummerSlam
– Sunday, August 22: Supershow – Ball Arena in Denver
– Monday, August 23: Raw – Pechanga Arena in San Diego
– Friday, August 27: SmackDown – Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Ark.
– Monday, August 30: Raw – Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City
– Friday, September 3: SmackDown – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
– Monday, September 6: Raw – American Airlines Arena in Miami