New Details For WWE's New Year's Day 2022 Pay-Per-View

An update on WWE's New Year's Day PPV, as its name and other details come to light.

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July saw WWE announce that its first ever New Year's Day pay-per-view would go down in Atlanta, Georgia on 1 January 2022, with Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young brought in for the pretaped announcement.

State Farm Arena will host the show. The building's official website recently updated the event's listing with a bunch of new details, including its name: Day 1.

See below for complete details on the event, which airs on WWE Network and Peacock at 8 PM ET on New Year's Day 2022.

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WWE® KICKS OFF 2022 IN ATLANTA

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WWE® will kick off the new year at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, January 1, 2022, marking the first time in history that a WWE pay-per-view event will be held on New Year’s Day. WWE Day 1 will stream live on the night of New Year’s Day at 8 pm ET exclusively on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.

Tickets go on sale Friday, August 27 at 10 AM via Ticketmaster.com.

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“I don’t know about you but I think New Year’s Trae would be a great name for the event, and I can’t think of a better way to bring in 2022 than with the WWE Universe,” said Atlanta Hawks All-Star Point Guard Trae Young, who exclusively announced the New Year’s Day event during tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown.

“State Farm Arena is a phenomenal venue with a long history of hosting world-class events,” said Scott Zanghellini, WWE Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development. “We’re excited to deliver this pay-per-view to the people of Atlanta and the many that travel to the city to celebrate New Year’s."

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