The AT&T Center, in conjunction with World Wrestling Entertainment, announced this morning that Friday Night Smackdown would be returning to San Antonio on Friday, October 20th. The Smackdown brand is led by Undisputed Universal Champion, The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns and WWE Woman’s Champion, Asuka. Also, on the show you can expect to see superstars such as The Usos, US Champion, Austin Theory, LA Knight, Damage CTRL, The LWO, and many more. The last time the WWE was in San Antonio was for the Royal Rumble at the Alamodome back in January.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 14th at 10:00 am. Tickets will be able for purchase at ticketmaster.com or ATTcenter.com. For presale access, click on the AT&T Center’s All Access Newsletter and click on “Sporting Events.”

WWE announced today that WWE Payback, A Premium Live Event, will originate from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 2nd. This marks the first PLE to emanate from Pittsburgh in 5 years. The last time WWE used the Payback name for a PLE, Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman and “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Triple Threat Match to win the Universal Title. That was the beginning of the historic title reign that Roman is still in the midst of, currently.

Tickets for WWE Payback go on sale Tuesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. on the Ticketmaster app or website. You can learn more about registering for pre-sale opportunities on the WWE website. You can also find out about WWE Payback Priority Passes through exclusive partner On Location at https://onlocationexp.com/wwe/payback-tickets. The WWE Payback Priority Passes offer fans the chance to be ringside, pre-show hospitality, appearances by WWE Superstars, and ringside photo opportunities.

WWE announced today a new, multi-year deal with the popular online streaming and gaming platform, Twitch. As part of the deal, the official WWE channel will return on Twitch, as well as the channels of popular WWE Superstars providing live, and exclusive content.

In addition to the return WWE related channels, the WWE will also be launching a companion stream to Monday Night Raw. This stream, running concurrently with Raw, will bring the WWE Universe behind the scenes and closer to the in-ring action. The weekly stream will have a rotating cast of hosts and include appearances by WWE Superstars, backstage interviews, and other exclusive content.

The new official WWE Twitch channel will also be home to other live shows and will serve as an alternate live streaming feed for all of WWE’s premium live event press conferences. Fans can follow WWE on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/wwe.