WWE Schedules Raw, SmackDown Tapings in Atlantic City After 20 Years
WWE will tape Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on June 29. The double taping represents the company's first televised events at the venue in nearly 20 years. WWE announced the shows on Thursday.
"WWE’s return to Atlantic City marks another exciting chapter in our city’s ongoing evolution as a premier entertainment destination," Visit Atlantic City president and CEO Gary Musich said in a release. Jim McDonald, general manager of Boardwalk Hall and a member of Oak View Group, said the venue shares a rich history with WWE, including hosting WrestleMania IV and V.
The last televised WWE event at the arena was a SmackDown in 2008. WrestleMania IV took place there on March 27, 1988, and WrestleMania V followed in 1989.
McDonald said Boardwalk Hall looks forward to partnering with Visit Atlantic City, the Atlantic City Sports Commission and WWE to host the nationally televised shows and their fans.
