NXT running shows in San Jose + Philadelphia

[Postman Dave]

- WWE has announced that NXT will run a live show during WrestleMania weekend. The show takes place on March 27th at the San Jose State University Event Center, with tickets on sale starting on March 16th at 9:00 AM PT. Tickets run $15 and Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Enzo Amore, and Tyler Breeze are advertised.

PWInsider reports that NXT is set to hold a show at the 2300 (formerly ECW) Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 15 and 16.

This is the second time WWE has run a show in the venue. The first live event for their 2006 ECW revival was held there. It featured Tommy Dreamer vs The Big Show and Rob Van Dam vs Kurt Angle with Dean Malenko as the guest referee. WWE was also considering buying the venue to make it the permanent training center and home for ECW, but that never went beyond discussions.

The 2300 Arena will hold many wrestling events that month as NJPW and ROH will hold shows there on May 12 and May 13. The Wednesday event (MAy 13) is sold out and the Tuesday event is almost sold out.

Triple H said during a media conference call before NXT Takeover: Rival that he planned on making NXT a regular touring brand after its success with the Ohio live events. Those shows had no promotion beyond social media.

NXt is developing into a full third brand at this point.

Of concern to indies, the San Jose show is running directly against ROH's Supercard Of Honor show. Also, the Philly shows if happening will run 2 days after the ROH/NJPW shows, so if you're a wrestling fan in Philly, start saving your money now!

 

[Lover Boy]

I'm loving how NXT is growing and becoming bigger and bigger. NXT doing more and more shows is fantastic for the NXT and the members of the roster in my opinion.