The four biggest WWE PPV events of the year are Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Survivor Series, and the Royal Rumble. These are typically referred to as ‘The Big 4’.
We have a rumor to pass your way on the WWE’s long-term idea for the Big 4 events.
This comes via Mike Johnson on his PW Insider Elite audio show. Here is what he said (h/t to Ringside News for the quotes below):
“The goal here is to not have the shows in stadiums although WWE would love to make that sort of money. The goal is to take all of these milestone events: SummerSlam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and lift them up to a point where markets are willing to bid to host them so WWE isn’t going to book a building and pay for a building. They are getting a city or a state to come and say, ‘We’d like the Royal Rumble here and this is what we can do to partner with you.’”
“It’s one of the reasons why they added Axxess to Royal Rumble and SummerSlam. They want there to be a situation where they bring an entire scenario and environment to a market. They get paid to have it, they run their show, and they basically bring the circus to town.”
Cities already bid for Wrestlemania every year. It would be a smart move by WWE if they could leverage the other events like that as well. We will have to wait and see.
On a related note, check out the latest rumor on Seth Rollins’ injury here.