WWE SmackDown Show CANCELLED Amidst 'Wild Card' Chaos

Lowell, Massachusetts loses live show...

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE have been forced to cancel their second SmackDown house show in as many weeks, with "scheduling conflicts" supposedly putting a bullet in the blue brand's planned Lowel live event.

The announcement was made by officials representing the 6,000+ capacity Tsongas Center where the event was due to take place on the Monday following Money In The Bank. The succinct reasoning was reflected in the statement, which simply read, "The WWE Live event scheduled for Monday May 20th at Tsongas Center in Lowell, MA has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict."

WWE were forced to deliver the same news to fans in Corbin, Kentucky after their planned May 6 event bit the dust. Another Monday night event, this particular show clashed with the controversial edition of the flagship in which Mr McMahon formerly introduced the "Wild Card" rule.

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Ticket sales weren't raised in discussion of either decision, though unexpected talent requirements for Raw again appear to have damaged the quality of the cards the B-show can realistically present at such short notice.

Crucially confirming a cancellation rather than a postponement, the venue added that, "Any tickets purchased via credit card will be automatically refunded. Please allow 5-7 business days for the refund to take place. Tickets that were purchased with cash at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell Box Office must be returned to the point of purchase in order to be refunded. We apologize for the inconvenience."

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett