WWE SmackDown tonight selling 3,000+ fewer tickets in Jacksonville than 2024 visit
WWE SmackDown takes place tonight from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL and according to a new report from WrestleTix, the amount of tickets sold is way down from where they were the last time the company ran a show at the building.
As of writing, 6,704 tickets have been shifted for tonight’s show out of a current setup for 7,877, meaning that there are around 1,173 tickets left on the primary market. The company’s year to date average is 10,556, so even if they do manage to sell out the current allocation, it’ll be a far smaller crowd than average for 2026.
The last time WWE ran this building was for the 5/17/2024 Smackdown, where 10,093 tickets were sold. It’s a pretty damning comparison, especially as it was a similar time of year (pretty much a week or so off) and the next PLE event was in Saudi Arabia, not in the same state the very next day. This is the go-home show for Backlash and it is struggling to sell out.
WWE SmackDown Card for tonight
Here is the full card and segments that are confirmed as of writing:
| Segment | Type | Stakes |
|---|---|---|
| Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Fatal Influence | Six-woman tag | Backlash title-match setup |
| Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Kiana James | Women’s United States Championship | Stratton’s first defense |
| Gunther in-ring promo | Segment | Post-attack on Cody Rhodes |
| The Gingerbread Man funeral | Sami Zayn segment | US Title rematch build |
