WWE is bringing its 2026 Holiday Live Tour to Tampa this December, and the city is getting something no other tour stop will see: a combined RAW and SmackDown doubleheader on the same night. The show is set for Monday, Dec. 28, at Benchmark International Arena, with headline names including Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Seth Rollins expected on the card.
A Doubleheader Unlike Any Other Stop
WWE announced 10 event dates across the country as part of its annual Holiday Live Tour, according to corporate.wwe.com, with stops including Madison Square Garden, Nashville, Tampa, Detroit and Pittsburgh. Of all those cities, Tampa is the only one landing the combined RAW and SmackDown double feature, as reported by thatssotampa.com. The outlet describes the event as coming to Tampa on Monday, Dec. 28, featuring the doubleheader at Benchmark International Arena.
The Tampa lineup features Cody Rhodes, CM Punk and Seth Rollins among the headline wrestlers, per the same report. As reported by WFLA, World Wrestling Entertainment confirmed the Tampa stop as part of its annual Holiday Live Tour announcement.
Ticket Access Starts Next Week
Fans hoping to snag seats can access an exclusive presale beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster.com, according to corporate.wwe.com. Regular tickets for each Holiday Live Tour stop, including Tampa, go on sale the following day, Friday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. local time, also through Ticketmaster.com.
Other cities on the tour are following the same ticketing timeline. In Pittsburgh, where WWE is set to hold a Holiday Live Tour show at PPG Paints Arena on Dec. 30, tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 with an exclusive presale on Oct. 1, according to triblive.com. That outlet notes the full tour also includes stops in Wilkes-Barre, Syracuse, Hampton, Detroit, Nashville and Columbus, Ga., with Pittsburgh serving as one of the tour's final dates.
WWE's National Reach
WWE describes itself as the global leader in sports entertainment and notes it operates under TKO Group Holdings, according to corporate.wwe.com. The Tampa stop marks another chapter in the promotion's long-running holiday tradition of touring arenas nationwide between Christmas and New Year's, giving fans in the Tampa Bay area a rare chance to catch both of the company's flagship shows in a single visit.
