WWE bringing 2017 Battleground PPV to Philadelphia
The site of WWE’s Battleground PPV, which will be a SmackDown show, will be the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The WWE made the announcement live during last night’s Raw show at the building.
Battleground takes place on July 23rd and will be one of two PPVs that month. The Raw brand will run on July 9th with the Bad Blood show, the day after what is expected to be UFC’s biggest event of the year, the annual International Fight Week major show.
Tickets for Battleground are available right now for a pre-sale using the code “WWEPHILLY.”
WWE’s other PPVs through SummerSlam are:
- WrestleMania 33 (April 2nd at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida)
- Payback (Raw PPV on April 30th at the SAP Center in San Jose, California)
- Backlash (SmackDown PPV on May 21st at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois)
- Extreme Rules (Raw PPV on June 4th at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland)
- Money in the Bank (SmackDown PPV on June 18th at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri)
- SummerSlam (August 20th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York)
Dave Meltzer is the founder and lead writer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the weekly constant when it comes to news and reviews in pro wrestling and mixed martial arts for more than 40 years. Dave also co-hosts Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and had had bylines for The National, Yahoo Sports, MMA Fighting and others.