Not So Fast: WWE Changes Upcoming SmackDown

Turn around WWE. The Coronavirus pandemic has shaken up WWE for over a year now and it is time to start getting things back to normal. Starting this week, WWE will be back on the road full time and that means there are going to be a lot of changes taking place at once. However, it seems that one of those changes will already be changed as well for some reason.

The State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia has announced that the September 17 SmackDown will no longer be held at the venue, with refunds being available at the point of purchase. There is no word on why the change has been made and no new location has been announced for the event. WWE will begin holding events on the road again starting on July 16 in Houston, Texas.

SHOW UPDATE:

WWE Friday Night Smackdown on September 17th will no longer take place in Atlanta. Refunds are available at all points of purchase.https://t.co/MOXb9O2WeX pic.twitter.com/kXqdKTfrnz

— State Farm Arena (@StateFarmArena) July 16, 2021

There have been some shows in Atlanta before. Check out some times in the city:

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Opinion: I’m not sure what is going on here but canceling/moving one taping could mean quite a few things. The best we can hope for is that it is not Coronavirus related as changing a show about two months after a show once they go back on the road would be a bad sign. This is still uncharted territory and I’m not sure how it is going to play out. Enjoy it while you can if nothing else.

What does this mean? Where will the show go? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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