Backstage News On Why WWE Is Cutting Down The Number Of Pay-Per-Views In 2018-wwe news

Backstage News On Why WWE Is Cutting Down The Number Of Pay-Per-Views In 2018

As noted, WWE is chopping down the quantity of pay-per-sees in 2018. WWE will do 14 pay-per-sees in 2018, instead of 16 that they did for the current year. WWE will run 5 RAW brand occasions, 4 SmackDown occasions and 5 co-marked occasions. Cash In The Bank will turn into a co-marked occasion, in spite of the fact that it's not known whether RAW and SmackDown will have isolate "Cash In The Bank" matches, or if those matches will highlight ability from the two brands.

In 2018, the main months that will include two pay-per-sees are May and September. This year, April, June, July and October all highlighted two pay-per-sees.

Dave Meltzer noted in the most recent version of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE settled on the choice to decrease the quantity of shows in light of system numbers. It was noticed that Network membership designs didn't change after they expanded the quantity of shows. So while Network income didn't expand, WWE was including the cost of the extra shows, despite the fact that they are counterbalanced a little by the higher ticket costs and better participation for them.

It was additionally noticed that the intrigue level in the "B" pay-per-see occasions, particularly for SmackDown appears, wasn't that solid.

The following is the WWE pay-per-see plan for 2018:

* January 28th, Philadelphia: Royal Rumble

* February 25th, Las Vegas: Elimination Chamber (RAW)

* March eleventh, Columbus, OH: Fast Lane (SmackDown)

* April eighth, New Orleans: WrestleMania 34

* May sixth, Newark, NJ: Backlash (RAW)

* May 27th, Baltimore: Payback (SmackDown)

* June seventeenth, Chicago: Money In the Bank

* July fifteenth, Pittsburgh: Battleground (RAW)

* August nineteenth, Brooklyn: SummerSlam

* September sixteenth, San Antonio: Extreme Rules (RAW)

* September 30th, Nashville: Hell In a Cell (SmackDown)

* October 21st, Boston: TLC (RAW)

* November eighteenth, Los Angeles: Survivor Series

* December sixteenth, San Jose: Clash of Champions (SmackDown)

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter