WWE Raw & SmackDown to be held in Mexico this fall
For the first time in over a decade, Raw & SmackDown are heading to Mexico.
It was announced during Saturday’s AAA Noche de los Grandes that WWE will be returning to Mexico this fall, including tapings for Raw and SmackDown. These shows will take place right as AAA will hold their biggest show of the year, Triplemania, that weekend. Tickets for the upcoming WWE events will go on sale this coming Friday.
The tour will include:
- September 9: WWE Mexico Live Tour in Guadalajara
- September 10: WWE Mexico Live Tour in Monterrey
- September 11: WWE SmackDown in Mexico City
- September 14: WWE Raw in Mexico City
First WWE shows to be taped in Mexico in 15 years
WWE last taped their television shows in Mexico back in 2011. Highlights include John Cena & Jim Ross defeating Alberto Del Rio & Michael Cole in a tag team match on Raw, where SmackDown featured a mask vs. mask match that saw Sin Cara Azul emerge victorious over Sin Cara Negro, who later wrestled unmasked as Hunico. Ironically, once the original Sin Cara (Mistico) left WWE, Hunico would later return under the Sin Cara mask until his release.
It was also announced during Noche de los Grandes that the first night of Triplemania will take place in Las Vegas on September 11 at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. Night two will take place on September 13 in Mexico City.
Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.