The WWE PPV schedule for 2018 seems to be set, with venues picked for WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series.
With the news that WWE is reducing its pay-per-view event schedule to a significantly more palatable 14 shows in 2018 — as opposed to the 16 shows we saw in 2017 — it's a good time for you to set aside some viewing time on Sunday nights.

Of course, Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series will be making their returns in 2018 as the company's Big Four events. Left in Gorilla position in 2017 will be Great Balls of Fire (which turned out to be one of the best shows of the year, awful name aside) and once again nixing No Mercy.

This year, we see the return of the co-branded Money in the Bank as opposed to the "SmackDown"-exclusive show seen in 2017. The ramifications and details have yet to be hammered out: Will we see the return of two briefcases, or will there be changes to the format and stipulations of the insanely popular ladder match?

Jan. 28 sees the first pay-per-view of the new year, as the road to WrestleMania kicks off from Philadelphia with the 2018 Royal Rumble from the Wells Fargo Center. The next chapter in Royal Rumble lore could see any number of superstars winning the event — a nice change from years past.
See below for WWE's complete PPV schedule for 2018.


WWE 2018 PPV schedule

Event Date Brand City Venue
Royal Rumble Jan. 28, 2018 Co-branded Philadelphia, Pa. Wells Fargo Center
Elimination Chamber Feb. 25, 2018 "RAW" Las Vegas, Nev. TBA
Fastlane March 11, 2018 "SmackDown" Columbus, Ohio TBA
WrestleMania 34 April 8, 2018 Co-branded New Orleans, La. Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Backlash May 6, 2018 "RAW" Newark, N.J. TBA
Payback May 27, 2018 "SmackDown" Baltimore, Md. TBA
Money in the Bank June 17, 2018 Co-branded Chicago, Ill. TBA
Battleground July 15, 2018 "RAW" Pittsburgh, Pa. TBA
SummerSlam Aug. 19, 2018 Co-branded Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center
Extreme Rules Sept. 16, 2018 "RAW" San Antonio, Texas TBA
Hell in a Cell Sept. 30, 2018 "SmackDown" Nashville, Tenn. TBA
TLC Oct. 21, 2018 "RAW" Boston, Mass. TBA
Survivor Series Nov. 18, 2018 Co-branded Los Angeles, Calif. Staples Center
Clash of Champions Dec. 16, 2018 "SmackDown" San Jose, Calif. TBA
*Schedule, dates, venues subject to change.