SummerSlam® Set for Saturday, August 21

WWE also announced its next 21 live events as part of the company’s touring schedule this summer. The tour now includes:

– 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

Tickets for the remaining live events go on sale two weeks from today on Friday, June 11.

About WWE

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