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Reported Location For November Edition Of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

The next edition of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event is reportedly heading out west.
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As part of a new media partnership agreement between WWE and NBC Universal, there will be two additional Saturday Night Main Event specials that will be held in 2025.

While a host city and venue have yet to be officially announced for either show, NBC has confirmed that John Cena's final match will take place at the latter of the two events, which is set for Saturday, December 13. 

It's long been the belief that Cena's last hurrah would be taking place in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, but again, there has been no information about a venue or ticket sales released by WWE as of this writing.

When it comes to the edition of Saturday Night's Main Event that NBC has announced will take place on November 1, insider X account WrestleVotes has now reported that the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah is the planned venue for that show.

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WrestleVotes has also reported that a Halloween-themed edition of Friday Night SmackDown will be held at the Delta Center the night before, making it a two day takeover of Utah's capital city.

Saturday Night's Main Event moving off of NBC

Cody Rhodes and John Cena
Cody Rhodes and John Cena | WWE.com

Previous iterations of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event aired live on NBC, but that will no longer be the case starting with the November 1 edition of the show.

The new deal with NBC Universal will shift those specials to Peacock, with the start time for each special remaining in primetime. WWE will most likely stick with an airtime of 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT), but switching to the streaming service will give the company more flexibility than they had on NBC.

While main roster WWE Premium Live Events will be moving over to ESPN DTC starting with next month's Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis, Indiana, NXT PLE's will be sticking with Peacock until next spring. The archive video library for WWE will remain available on Peacock through the end of this year.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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