Why WWE SummerSlam Is Now A Two-Night Show

WWE are preparing for the first ever two-night SummerSlam event, with the ‘biggest party of the summer’ having previously been a one night event since its inception in 1988.

SummerSlam joins WrestleMania as being the only two-night events in WWE’s event calendar (so far). Explaining the reasoning behind the switch to two nights, WWE CCO Triple H said the following on WFAN New York:

"Look, it has been successful for us on the WrestleMania side for sure - the two-night WrestleManias are destination weekends. People plan their year, their vacation around it. A lot of folks come in on Thursday, they're going to the World, seeing all the memorabilia, getting autographs, coming to SmackDown on Friday night, then the Saturday-Sunday events. NXT in the afternoon sometimes on Saturdays, all the way through to Monday night. This time, we’ll be at Barclays Center. If you're a fan, there's nothing like it. It's going to Disney for pro wrestling. It's worked for us at WrestleMania. It'll work for us at SummerSlam. It's going incredibly well. The business is there - so let's take it,” said Triple H.

WWE announced the match cards for both nights of SummerSlam ahead of the event which is set to take place on August 2 and 3.

H/T: PWInsider

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