WWE has announced that they will be returning to Philadelphia for a show taking place shortly before AEW’s residency in the city.
It was previously announced that AEW will be heading to the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia for a residency starting on August 27.
WWE has now announced that the August 19 episode of NXT will be a ‘special edition’ taking place in Philadelphia, but not at the 2300 Arena, with the show instead taking place at The Met Philidelphia.
In a press release issued on July 7, the announcement read:
July 7, 2025 – WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that a special edition of NXT will take place Tuesday, August 19 at The Met Philadelphia. The episode will air live on The CW starting at 8pm ET.
Tickets will go on sale starting Wednesday, July 9 at 10am ET/7am PT via Ticketmaster.com. Fans can purchase tickets during an exclusive pre-sale by visiting Ticketmaster.com and using the code NXTLIVE starting Tuesday, July 8 at 10am ET/7am PT until 11:59pm ET/8:59pm PT.
In November 2023, WWE and The CW announced a five-year agreement to bring NXT to broadcast television for the first time in its 13-year history. NXT joins a growing roster of live sports on The CW, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ACC football and basketball games, Pac-12 football games, Grand Slam Track and AVP beach volleyball.
At the time of writing, no matches have been confirmed for the ‘special edition’ of WWE NXT.
The Met Philadelphia is located on N Broad St, just under five miles (around eight kilometers) from 2300 Arena.
2300 Arena, known as the ECW Arena, was the host of the November 6, 2024, episode of WWE NXT.
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