WWE: Update on Major WWE PLEs Future After Mark Shapiro’s Comments About Need To Move Past Vince McMahon Created PLEs & Create New Ones, Netflix Hypes Up John Cena’s Final WWE RAW Appearance, More News

Update on Major WWE PLEs Future Following Mark Shapiro’s Comments About Need To Move Past Vince McMahon Created PLEs & Create New Ones

In a recent interview with The Main Event with Andrew Marchand podcast, TKO President and COO Mark Shapiro gave his thoughts about the need for WWE to take the torch and move past PLEs created by Vince McMahon and create new ones for the company like Wrestlepalooza.

“They’re open to new ideas. They never seem exhausted. They’re ready to take on a new shot, a new risk, a new opportunity. ‘Hey, Nick, let’s talk about launching a new event.’ Right now, a lot of our PLEs were created by Vince McMahon. We need to get in the business of taking that torch and moving past that, and Nick (Khan) and Triple H created Wrestlepalooza, which is the launch event for our new ESPN deal, which did incredibly well and may turn into a superfranchise. Not to mention from a merch standpoint, I don’t need to tell you, securing the I.P. rights and then selling merch at Wrestlepalooza, let’s just say it was a real winner…”

Fightful Select reported that one source spoken to within WWE stated that they believe Shapiro may have been referring to monthly PLEs and not the bigger major PLEs WWE runs annually.

This same source reportedly also clarified that the Saudi Arabian government has only paid to get WrestleMania to its country and not Wrestlepalooza.

It was reported that New Orleans and Indianapolis currently have deals with WWE to host more SumemrSlam and WrestleMania events in the future than what has been currently announced.

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Netflix Hypes Up John Cena’s Final WWE RAW Appearance for 11/17 WWE RAW Show at MSG

Netflix recently released an ad video hyping up John Cena’s upcoming final WWE RAW appearance in his wrestling career at next week’s show on November 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

This Monday night, witness the end of an era. John Cena takes center stage for his FINAL appearance ever on Monday Night RAW.

One last match. One unforgettable farewell. Celebrate the legacy of a true WWE legend!

Don’t miss John Cena’s farewell moment. Monday Night RAW, November 17th. Only on Netflix.

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Celebrate the legacy of a true WWE legend at Madison Square Garden. Don’t miss John Cena’s farewell moment. Watch the trailer NOW for John Cena’s final WWE RAW.

ABOUT WWE ON NETFLIX:

The much-anticipated debut of live weekly programming unfolding 52 weeks a year on Netflix marks a new era for WWE fans. Beginning in January 2025, Netflix will be the exclusive home of the WWE’s flagship weekly wrestling program in the US, Canada, UK, and Latin America, among other territories, with additional countries and regions added over time. This is the first time in the show’s 31-year history that WWE Monday Night RAW is available to stream.

Additionally, Netflix will bring WWE’s electrifying content to audiences outside the United States, including SmackDown, NXT, and events such as WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam.

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WWE News & Notes

As noted before, this past Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in Greenville, South Carolina featured Drew McIntyre being suspended by SmackDown GM Nick Aldis following his attack on a referee to end the singles match between Cody Rhodes and Aleister Black. Dave Meltzer reported in a recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio that his sources stated that the reason for McIntyre’s storyline suspension was WWE officials way of writing him out due to his upcoming filming commitments. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources denied Meltzer’s report and stated that McIntyre’s suspension was just done for purely his on-going storyline on SmackDown and has nothing to do with any filming projects he has.

WWE recently released the list of their top ten selling superstars list for their online WWE Shop for 2025 so far. The list in alphabetical order was Alexa Bliss, AJ Lee, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu, Jey Uso, John Cena, Penta, Rhea Ripley, and Roman Reigns.

WWE recently announced that RAW brand talents Sheamus, Lyra Valkyria, Grayson Waller, Otis, and JD McDonagh will be making appearances for their upcoming NXT Live tour on November 13-15. These are a NXT house show on Nov. 13th in St. Paul, Minnesota, Nov. 14th in Green Bay Wisconsin, and Nov. 15th in Chicago, Illinois.

As noted before, a lawsuit was filed against Cody Rhodes, WWE, and Fanatics in September of 2024 by punk rock band American Nightmare’s lead singer Wesley Eisold over allegations of trademark infringement and breach of contract regarding Rhodes’ usage of the “American Nightmare” name in wrestling and for merchandise. Post Wrestling and Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston reported that both parties had notified the court on Tuesday that they had agreed to resolve the lawsuit pending the drafting and execution of a written settlement agreement. They reportedly also requested for the court to stay and administratively close the case while the settlement process is finalized. They also reportedly stated that they expect to file a joint stipulation to formally dismiss the case within 90 days. Thurston reported that terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

2K Games recently announced that the Netflix edition of their WWE 2K25 video game is currently scheduled to be released on November 19th for mobile devices.

As noted before, WWE recently announced the first five competitors for a Six-way match for the Vacant WWE ID Women’s Championship match at Wrestling Open RI’s event on November 17th in Cranston, Rhode Island. WWE provided an update on Tuesday announcing that the sixth competitor will be determined from the winner of a Six-Person Qualifying match between Kaitlyn Marie, Nixi XS, Laynie Luck, Angelica Risk, Lili Ruiz, and Jordan Blade that will be the opening match for the show.

WWE recently released a new behind-the-scenes video featuring Tatum Paxley’s NXT Women’s Championship victory at this past October’s NXT Halloween Havoc 2025 event.

WWE also recently released one new video to their WCW Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was a WCW International Heavyweight Championship match of Road Warrior Hawk vs. Rick Rude (c) from WCW Clash of the Champions XXV.

WWE also recently released three new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was an “Awesome Six-Man Tag Team bouts | Austin, Rock & Undertaker team, Shield, Wyatts and MORE.” The second new video was the full November 11, 1985 event for Mid-South Wrestling. The third new video was a Women’s Survivor Series Elimination match of Team Mickie (Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Melina, & Mickie James) vs. Team Michelle (Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall, Layla, & Michelle McCool) from WWE Survivor Series 2009.