Expanding upon a multi-year partnership that first began in 2023 with special logos, titles, merch, superstar appearances, and activations at the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship, on Wednesday, WWE and and the Big 12 announced a four-date SmackDown tour that will coincide with some of the conference’s upcoming slate of games.
As part of the partnership, SmackDown will air live on the nights prior to four Big 12 games occurring this Fall. The tour kicks off on Friday, August 22 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, the night prior to the kick off of the 30th season of Big 12 football. The Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats will be in action on Saturday, August 23 in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium. Additional games will take place in October and November.
WWE Big 12 Partnership Hits the Road
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The full schedule for the WWE Big 12 partnership can be found below:
- Friday, August 22/Saturday, August 23 – SmackDown at 3Arena prior to Iowa State vs Kansas State
- Friday, October 3/Saturday, October 4 – SmackDown at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio prior to Iowa State vs Cincinnati (Nippert Stadium)
- Friday, October 24/Saturday, October 25 – SmackDown at Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona prior to Houston vs Arizona State (Mountain America Stadium)
- Friday, October 31/Saturday, November 1 – SmackDown at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah prior to Cincinnati vs Utah (Rice-Eccles Stadium)
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