WWE SummerSlam 2021 Heading To Madison Square Garden?

Is WWE heading to the World's Most Famous Arena for its summer spectacular?

by Andy H Murray
SummerSlam Madison Square Garden
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A slip from Dave Meltzer on today's Wrestling Observer Radio suggests that WWE is considering Madison Square Garden as a potential location for SummerSlam 2021.

This came from a conversation between Meltzer and cohost Bryan Alvarez, who suggested that with AEW recently announcing its return to live, ticketed events, WWE may soon follow. Alvarez noted that WWE had pencilled in a date for SummerSlam but no location. To this, Meltzer said that he'd "heard Madison Square Garden," but immediately claimed he wasn't supposed to say that.

While the pay-per-view might not end up at MSG, Meltzer notes that it was at least under consideration.

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WWE has a long, storied history with New York City and The World's Most Famous Arena, which played host to the first WrestleMania on 31 March 1985. The venue remained a semi-regular WWE stop-off over the next few decades until things slowed down in the 2010s, with Survivor Series 2011 the last company pay-per-view to go down there.

September 2019 brought WWE's last major visit to MSG, encompassing Raw, SmackDown, 205 Live, and Main Event tapings.

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Per PWInsider, SummerSlam 2021 will take place on 22 August.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.