WWE's plans for more 2-night PLEs in 2026 and 2027 revealed - Reports (Exclusive)

WWE could be planning a move that will be considered controversial by many. After turning SummerSlam into a two-night event starting in 2025, there are now reportedly plans to turn two more major premium live events into two-night spectacles.

On WrestleVotes Radio on Backstage Pass, JoeyVotes and TC spoke about WWE's plans for more two-night PLEs. While it was first announced that SummerSlam would be a two-night event in Minneapolis in 2026, it was later revealed that the two-night format for SummerSlam will start in 2025. This announcement was met with some backlash from fans.

Regardless, JoeyVotes reported on the show that WWE is considering turning the Royal Rumble into a two-night event, as well as Money in the Bank. The changes to the format could unfold as soon as 2026 and 2027.

Is backlash to more two-night events going to tip the scale for WWE?

WWE might be riding a high now with record revenue numbers event after event, year after year, but it's important to remember that all great things can't last forever.

Considering the overall state of the world economy, it's getting increasingly difficult for many people to afford basic needs, let alone tickets for live events that are getting increasingly expensive. What's rarely spoken about is the fact that tickets for events like WrestleMania have dramatically increased in price due to the increase in demand.

However, their year-after-year success isn't necessarily reflective of the financial status of the average fan. There was already some backlash over SummerSlam becoming a two-night event, and the Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank becoming two-night events might tip the scale against the wrestling giant.

It could reach the point where fans get sick of dragging out events that have historically always worked as one-night affairs. WrestleMania is really the only exception where fans seem to embrace the two-night format as it gives more superstars the opportunity to get a spotlight and matches aren't as rushed. Not only that, but it prevents the grueling four-hour-long show that WrestleMania had become between 2016 and 2019.

Other than that, the sentiment is likely going to be that just because WWE can do it, it doesn't mean they should. It could be perceived as a cash grab at the expense of fans. But only time will tell how things play out.

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