WWE Makes Blockbuster Announcement On Upcoming Shows
WWE is headed to another nearly month-long European tour spanning May and June.
After hosting the first SmackDown and Raw episodes of 2026 in the United States, the Stamford promotion kick-started its European tour in Germany.
The tour included the January 9 taping of the blue brand, where Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes in a 3 Stages of Hell match to become the Undisputed Champion.
The January tour covered countries other than Germany, such as Scotland, Denmark, England, Poland, and Northern Ireland.
WWE is now building towards Backlash, which is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, in Tampa, Florida.
WWE Announces 2 New UK Dates In June
The European shows of the Stamford-based company contain some of the must-see moments, especially due to the crowd involvement while backing wrestlers.
WWE is scheduled for a European Summer Tour in the continent again, starting late May, holding multiple house shows as well as Raw and SmackDown tapings.
The tour will also cover the Clash in Italy premium live event on May 31 from the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy.
On Thursday, the company added two new dates to its UK schedule, which included a Tuesday SmackDown taping on June 23 at the O2 Arena in London. Also, on June 24, Utilita Arena in Sheffield will be home to a live event.
Fans can buy tickets for the SmackDown show as well as the live event in Sheffiled during an exclusive presale starting on Tuesday, May 12, at 10am BST by visiting www.wwe.com/events. General sales of tickets will take place starting May 14 at 10am BST.
Here’s how the updated line-up of the European Summer Tour looks:
- Thursday, May 28 – Liverpool, UK, European Summer Tour, M&S Bank Arena
- Friday, May 29 – Barcelona, Spain, Friday Night SmackDown, Olimpic Arena Badalona
- Sunday, May 31 – Turin, Italy, Clash in Italy, Inalpi Arena
- Monday, June 1 – Turin, Italy, Monday Night Raw, Inalpi Arena
- Tuesday, June 2 – Strasbourg, France, European Summer Tour, Zénith de Strasbourg
- Wednesday, June 3 – Lisbon, Portugal, European Summer Tour, MEO Arena
- Thursday, June 4 – Madrid, Spain, European Summer Tour, Palacio Vistalegre
- Friday, June 5 – Bologna, Italy, Friday Night SmackDown, Unipol Arena
- Saturday, June 6 – Rome, Italy, European Summer Tour, Palazzo dello Sport
- Sunday, June 7 – Florence, Italy, European Summer Tour, Nelson Mandela Forum
- Monday, June 8 – Paris, France, Monday Night Raw, Accor Arena
- Saturday, June 20 – Cardiff, UK, European Summer Tour, Utilita Arena
- Sunday, June 21 – Birmingham, UK, European Summer Tour, Utilita Arena
- Monday, June 22 – London, UK, Monday Night Raw, O2 Arena
- Tuesday, June 23 – London, UK, Friday Night SmackDown, O2 Arena
- Wednesday, June 24 – Sheffield, UK, European Summer Tour, Utilita Arena
Some of the prominent names advertised for the tour are the Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan, Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley, United States Champion Trick Williams, Intercontinental Champion Penta, Drew McIntyre, Gunther, Jacob Fatu, and more.