WWE Announces Dual-Branded PPVs And Drops Two Events

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  1. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Credit goes to WrestlingINC.com

    WWE officially announced that starting with Backlash on May 6 their PPVs will now include both brands. WWE released the upcoming dual-branded PPVs along with their dates, which will be a total of 12 PPVs for 2018. Elimination Chamber will still be a Raw exclusive show and Fastlane will be a SmackDown exclusive show.

    A few changes have been made to the original PPV schedule. Previously, Payback (SmackDown) was scheduled to be on May 27 in Baltimore, Maryland, but has been removed. Extreme Rules(Raw) was initially scheduled to be on September 16, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but is now on July 15 with Battleground (Raw) being removed. Hell in a Cell (SmackDown) was on September 30 and has been moved to September 16.

    Here is the new PPV schedule:

    Backlash - 5/6/18 - Prudential Center - Newark, New Jersey
    Money in the Bank - 6/17/18 - Allstate Arena - Chicago, Illinois
    Extreme Rules - 7/15/18 - AT&T Center - San Antonio, Texas
    SummerSlam - 8/19/18 - Barclays Center - Brooklyn, New York
    Hell in a Cell - 9/16/18 - Bridgestone, Arena - Nashville, Tennessee
    Tables, Ladders & Chairs - 10/21/18 - TD Garden - Boston, Massachusetts
    Survivor Series - 11/18/18 - Staples Center - Los Angeles, California
    Clash of Champions - 12/16/18 - SAP Center - San Jose, California