The Capital One Arena announced that WWE will be holding a double WWE RAW and SmackDown shows on December 21 at their venue in Washington, D.C.
That night’s RAW show will be held as a live show while SmackDown will be taped for the December 25th episode.
Tickets for this upcoming doubleheader shows was announced to officially go on sale starting on November 6.
Two shows. One night. WWE RAW and SmackDown take over Capital One Arena on Monday, December 21! Tickets on sale 11/6 at 10am. https://t.co/Vr02lvXkkr
— Capital One Arena (@CapitalOneArena) November 2, 2026
The reason for the double tapings is likely due to WWE wanting to give their staff and talent the Christmas holiday off as a break.

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