Jeff Jarrett says he loves WWE bringing back house shows
WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett recently discussed the return of WWE ‘house shows’ after they had been phased out over the last few years following the pandemic. These live events have still been taking place, especially in markets like the UK and Europe, but now the company are running more in the summer.
Speaking on his My World podcast, the former NWA World Heavyweight Champion said: “I applaud it [the return of WWE house shows]. I love it. I think the business, yeah, I’m going so say it…the business desperately needs it because there is so much upside. If you break even on the P&L for the weekend, you can’t put a value on the marketing that you have, the ability to your fan base to come out and touch the product. If there are not house shows run by the major promotions, it leaves an opportunity for a lot of wrestling because wrestling fans want to go watch it live, just like music.”
“Can you imagine the New Day versus NXT wrestler one and two out in these live events? What they could learn? They [a team like the New Day] may not be on RAW and SmackDown every week, but, out on the road, their brand names, they know how to get guys over, they know how to work with them. I’m curious to see how many NXT talent are put on these events” Jarrett added.
WWE House Show Schedule 2026
WWE recently announced that the following live events would be taking place this summer:
- Saturday, July 11: WWE Summer Tour at Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Sunday, July 12: WWE Summer Tour at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Thursday, July 16: WWE Summer Tour at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Saturday, July 25: WWE Summer Tour at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California
- Sunday, July 26: WWE Summer Tour at Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield, California
- Thursday, July 30: WWE Summer Tour at Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Illinois
- Thursday, August 6: WWE Summer Tour at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia
- Thursday, August 13: WWE Summer Tour at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire
- Saturday, August 29: WWE Summer Tour at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia
- Sunday, August 30: WWE Summer Tour at North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina
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