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Date reportedly set for first-ever WWE premium live event in Italy
WWE reportedly has a date set for their first-ever premium live event in Italy.
Reported Thursday by Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select, the show is scheduled for Sunday, May 31 at a city and venue yet to be announced. The outlets stated it is scheduled to be the first PLE following WrestleMania which typically carries the Backlash name, but that is unconfirmed.
This past September, WWE president Nick Khan first revealed they would head to Italy for a PLE in 2026. At the time, SportsBusiness reported that the PLE will coincide with WWE’s weekly programming slate becoming available on Netflix in Italy, replacing Warner Bros. Discovery. That has yet to be announced.
If confirmed, it would be the sixth WWE PLE announced for 2026, joining January’s Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia; February’s Elimination Chamber in Chicago; April’s WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas; August’s SummerSlam in Minneapolis; and September’s Money in the Bank in New Orleans. It also be the second international PLE of the year.
WWE to hold first-ever PLE in Italy
As WWE continues its global expansion efforts, Italy is set to host its first-ever Premium Live Event.
WWE President Nick Khan revealed to SportsBusiness that Italy is getting a WWE PLE next year. Further details have not been announced yet, past Khan saying the show will happen in early 2026.
“Almost half of our Premium Live Events take place outside of the United States now,” Khan said. “We believe WWE is a global property, we believe the results on these shows both in terms of attendance and viewership [locally and globally] have been significant. We have seen year-over-year increases for viewership on each one.”
SportsBusiness notes that the PLE will coincide with WWE’s weekly programming slate becoming available on Netflix in Italy. Currently, Warner Bros. Discovery is WWE’s broadcast partner in the country. WWE PLEs air on Netflix internationally, with ESPN now carrying the events in the U.S. with WWE moving away from Peacock.
Khan, who spoke to SportsBusiness at the 2025 IMG x RedBird Summit, said WWE’s audience numbers on Netflix and the technical stability of the streaming platform have been an “A+ thus far.”
WWE’s most recent trip to Italy happened this March for an episode of SmackDown in Bologna.
Europe hosted a WWE PLE last month with Clash in Paris being held in France. This October, WWE is heading to Australia for Crown Jewel: Perth.