WWE Continuing Long-Standing Tradition Despite Recent Doubts
After speculation that WWE was set to abandon an annual tradition, it’s now been revealed that the company is going home for the holidays.
When WWE announced its December schedule back in September there was one glaring omission fans were quick to notice. With house shows dwindling on the company’s calendar, WWE confirmed that they were holding a live event holiday tour but the annual 26th of December show at Madison Square Garden in New York City was missing from the company’s announcement.
The last time WWE did not hold a show in MSG in the week following Christmas – except in 2020 when the pandemic was still in full swing – was 2009. But it seems the tradition is continuing after all.
The announcement that WWE was returning to its spiritual home of Madison Square Garden was made during Monday’s New York Knicks game at MSG by Knicks’ star Jalen Brunson.
🚨 Just revealed by @jalenbrunson1! 🚨 @WWE returns to @TheGarden on Thursday, December 26!
Tickets on sale THIS FRIDAY! pic.twitter.com/qPcJTxWbzV
— WWE (@WWE) October 29, 2024
What Happened At WWE’s Last MSG Holiday Show?
On Boxing Day 2023, CM Punk competed in his first WWE match in almost ten years following his return to the company at Survivor Series. Punk defeated Dominik Mysterio in a singles match and had one more match with Mysterio on the company’s holiday tour before his ill-fated appearance in the Royal Rumble where he was injured at the hands of Drew McIntyre.
Becky Lynch defeated Zoey Stark on that show with Lynch leaving WWE in the spring of 2024 when her contract expired. Another now former WWE star was in action at MSG as Ricochet defeated Bronson Reed.