What's the story?
Matt and Jeff Hardy, along with all of the WWE Superstars of the RAW roster will be returning to “the world’s most famous arena,” Madison Square Garden as a part of the 2017 SummerSlam Heatwave Tour.
In case you didn't know...
This will mark the first time WWE has brought the Red Brand to Madison Square Garden since the 2016 Brand-Split.
The heart of the matter
WWE has announced that the Monday Night RAW roster is coming to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for a non-televised house show on Friday, July 7, 2017.
As previously mentioned, it has been a year since WWE’s RAW brand has held an event at MSG after last year’s brand-split. Joining The Hardy’s, WWE is advertising Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Bayley, Samoa Joe, The Miz with Maryse and Finn Balor. As of right now, there are no confirmed matches set for this show.
Tickets for this event range in price from $26.00 to $131.00 and will go on sale from Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 10:00 am EST.
What's next?
There is a lot of work in store for both main roster brands, between now and SummerSlam, starting with the upcoming Payback pay-per-view. As the weeks go by, more storylines will fall into place, which will give fans in New York an idea of what to expect for this event.
Author’s Take
Despite living in the deep south region of the United States, I am still very familiar with MSG. I have always encouraged my fellow wrestling fans to make it a mission to one day see a WWE event at Madison Square Garden. While they continue to build more modern, sleek venues, such as The Barclays Center, nothing can match the experience of witnessing a live event at the world’s most famous arena!
