WWE Announces NXT Show in Philadelphia for This August

WWE announced that they will be holding a special edition of WWE NXT on August 19th at The Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was also announced that tickets will officially go on sale starting on July 8th for the pre-sale and July 9th for the general public.

Official press release:

SPECIAL EDITION OF NXT® TAKES PLACE TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 IN PHILADELPHIA

Tickets On Sale Wednesday, July 9 at 10am ET/7am PT

Presale Access Begins Tuesday, July 8 at 10am ET/7am PT

July 7, 2025 – WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that a special edition of NXT will take place Tuesday, August 19 at The Met Philadelphia. The episode will air live on The CW starting at 8pm ET.

Tickets will go on sale starting Wednesday, July 9 at 10am ET/7am PT via Ticketmaster.com. Fans can purchase tickets during an exclusive pre-sale by visiting Ticketmaster.com and using the code NXTLIVE starting Tuesday, July 8 at 10am ET/7am PT until 11:59pm ET/8:59pm PT.

In November 2023, WWE and The CW announced a five-year agreement to bring NXT to broadcast television for the first time in its 13-year history. NXT joins a growing roster of live sports on The CW, including the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ACC football and basketball games, Pac-12 football games, Grand Slam Track and AVP beach volleyball.