By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE issued the following press release to announce a New Year’s Day pay-per-view for Saturday, January 1, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia’s State Farm Arena.
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE
® (NYSE: 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. The event 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.
WWE announces New Year’s Day pay-per-view in Atlanta
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The press release from WWE:
STAMFORD, Conn., July 23, 2021 – 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. The event 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.
“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.
| 0 WWE (NYSE: 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. The event 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. “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
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WWE is scheduled to hold a pay-per-view event on New Year’s Day for the first time ever on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
The to-be-named event will air live on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 8pm ET from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It will stream on Peacock and the WWE Network. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 27 at 10am ET via Ticketmaster.
The New Year’s Day WWE pay-per-view will feature Superstars from both RAW and SmackDown. Names listed in early promotional material include WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, WWE Champion Bobby Lashley, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, RAW Women’s Champion Nikki A.S.H., WWE Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews, RAW Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Omos, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, WWE United States Champion Sheamus, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina Snuka, Drew McIntyre, Charlotte Flair, Randy Orton, Riddle, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Alexa Bliss and many more.
WWE
® (NYSE: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. The event 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.
“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