In case you didn’t know…
This doesn’t just mean the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series, as last year it was revealed that WWE Money in The Bank would be upgraded to a four-hour show and now the ‘Big Four’, would be considered to be the ‘Big Five’.
The first dual-branded pay-per-view will be Backlash on May 6, 2018. Ironically, when WWE decided to stop doing RAW only and Smackdown only pay-per-views during the original brand split, the first non-big four dual-branded pay-per-view was also Backlash, in 2007.
The heart of the matter
While speaking about the rumor during the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer said:
What’s next?
WWE Elimination Chamber will be the final RAW only pay-per-view which will air this Sunday. WWE Fastlane will be the final Smackdown only event, it airs March 11, 2018.
Author’s take
I know many fans won’t be happy about this and may look at it resembling how three hours of RAW every week drags out a little, but I will be looking forward to the change. It will give longer time to big matches.
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