# WWE in Mexico

WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut in the United States owned by TKO. The company has been producing events in Mexico since the beginning of the 21st century.

## History

In 2004, WWE made its first tour in Mexico with WWE RAW: Wrestlemania XX Revenge Tour at the Arena Monterrey in the city of the same name. The event, which was also the first house show of the Raw brand, took place on April 3 having as main event a match between Chris Benoit and Triple H, who were in a strong rivalry for the World Heavyweight Championship. After the great success of the Mexican fans, Raw returned in November of that same year.
On October 17, 2011, the Palacio de los Deportes would host a first live event for Raw. The event featured a tag team match between John Cena and Jim Ross against then WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio and Michael Cole. Attendance was 14,845. That same week on SmackDown brand, another event was held at the same venue, featuring a match between Sin Cara Azul and Sin Cara Negro; the attendance was 11,000.
WWE was scheduled to return to the country again in 2020, but the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March of that year. After a two-year hiatus, the promotion returned to Mexico with two events in October 2022, which were both a success.

## Broadcast

WWE programs began airing in Mexico in the late 1990s. MVS TV was the first channel to acquire the broadcast rights, airing WWF/E Raw (is War) from 1999 and WWE SmackDown from 2005 until the cessation of broadcasts for both brands in 2008. However, Raw would return to airing in mid-2009 on the renamed channel 52MX, which at that time also aired WWE Experience and pay-per-view events.
Televisa and TV Azteca, the two giants of Mexican television, began airing both Raw (via Canal 5) at 10:00pm and SmackDown (via Azteca 7) at 9:00pm respectively starting in 2008. Between 2013 and 2014, WWE would stop airing on open television for national audiences, focusing on pay television.
Starting in January 2025, it was announced that Netflix will broadcast WWE's weekly shows in the country, in addition to premium events (previously called PPV) and documentaries, as part of the agreement between the company and the platform.

## Events in Mexico
### 2000s

| Date | Event/Brand | Venue | City | Final match |
| 3 April 2004 | WWE Raw: Wrestlemania XX Revenge Tour | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Chris Benoit vs. Triple H |
| 6 November 2004 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Randy Orton and Chris Jericho vs. Triple H and Batista |
| 19 January 2006 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton |
| 20 January 2006 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Auditorio Benito Juárez | Guadalajara, JAL | The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton |
| 21 January 2006 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | The Undertaker vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
| 20 September 2006 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | John Cena vs. Edge |
| 21 September 2006 | WWE Raw House Show | Auditorio Benito Juárez | Guadalajara, JAL | John Cena vs. Edge |
| 22 September 2006 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros | Tijuana, BCN | Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton, Edge and Chavo Guerrero Jr. |
| 23 September 2006 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza Monumental | Monterrey, NL | John Cena vs. Edge |
| 22 March 2007 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy |
| 23 March 2007 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Montel Vontavious Porter |
| 24 March 2007 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre | Chihuahua City, CHH | Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy |
| 25 March 2007 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Plaza de Toros | Monterrey, NL | Chris Benoit vs. Montel Vontavious Porter |
| 4 July 2007 | WWE Raw House Show | - | Tijuana, BCN | John Cena, Bobby Lashley and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton, Booker T and Umaga |
| 5 July 2007 | WWE Raw House Show | - | Mexicali, BCN | John Cena vs. Randy Orton |
| 6 July 2007 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | John Cena vs. Randy Orton |
| 7 July 2007 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | John Cena, Bobby Lashley and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton, Booker T and Umaga |
| 10 February 2008 | WWE Smackdown & ECW House Show | - | Guadalajara, JAL | Edge vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. |
| 21 May 2008 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, NL | John Cena vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield |
| 22 May 2008 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, QRO | Triple H vs. Umaga |
| 23 May 2008 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Triple H vs. Umaga |
| 24 May 2008 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Triple H and Shawn Michaels vs. Umaga and Snitsky |
| 16 October 2008 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Triple H vs. The Big Show |
| 17 October 2008 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov |
| 18 October 2008 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Triple H and The Undertaker vs. The Big Show and Vladimir Kozlov |
| 19 October 2008 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | The Undertaker vs. The Big Show |
| 18 February 2009 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Arena Vazquez Bruno | Tijuana, BCN | Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov |
| 19 February 2009 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Plaza de Toros La Luz | León, GTO | Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov |
| 20 February 2009 | WWE SmackDown House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | Triple H vs. The Big Show |
| 27 May 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Batista and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton and The Big Show |
| 28 May 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Batista and John Cena vs. Randy Orton and The Big Show |
| 29 May 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, QRO | Batista and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton and The Big Show |
| 30 May 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Randy Orton |
| 25 September 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros La Luz | León, GTO | John Cena, Triple H and Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes |
| 26 September 2009 | WWE Raw House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | John Cena vs. Randy Orton |
| 15 October 2009 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Plaza de Toros Monumental | Monterrey, NL | The Undertaker vs. CM Punk |
| 16 October 2009 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Estadio Hermanos Serdan | Puebla, PUE | Batista and The Undertaker vs. CM Punk and Kane |
| 17 October 2009 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | The Undertaker, Batista and Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. CM Punk, Kane and Chris Jericho |
| 18 October 2009 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | The Undertaker vs. CM Punk |

### 2010s

| Date | Event/Brand | Venue | City | Final match |
| 14 February 2010 | WWE SmackDown & ECW House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Batista |
| 5 May 2010 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | John Cena and Randy Orton vs. Batista and Sheamus |
| 6 May 2010 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros | Aguascalientes, AGS | John Cena, Randy Orton and The Big Show vs. Batista, Sheamus and The Miz |
| 6 May 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Jack Swagger vs. The Undertaker |
| 7 May 2010 | WWE Raw House Show | Estadio Hermanos Serdan | Puebla, PUE | John Cena, Randy Orton and The Big Show vs. Batista, Sheamus and The Miz |
| 7 May 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Plaza de Toros Santa Maria | Querétaro, QRO | Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jack Swagger |
| 8 May 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Plaza de Toros La Luz | León, GTO | Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jack Swagger |
| 8 May 2010 | WWE Raw House Show | Plaza de Toros | Mexico City | John Cena, Randy Orton and The Big Show vs. Batista, Sheamus and The Miz |
| 9 May 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jack Swagger |
| 7 October 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Kane vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. |
| 8 October 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | The Undertaker vs. Kane |
| 9 October 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Rey Mysterio Jr. and The Undertaker vs. Alberto Del Rio and Kane |
| 10 October 2010 | WWE SmackDown House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | Rey Mysterio Jr. and The Undertaker vs. Alberto Del Rio and Kane |
| 11 May 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Multi-Purpose Center | Hermosillo, SON | John Cena vs. The Miz |
| 12 May 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | John Cena vs. The Miz |
| 13 May 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | John Cena vs. The Miz |
| 14 May 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | John Cena vs. The Miz |
| 12 October 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio |
| 13 October 2011 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Mark Henry vs. The Big Show |
| 13 October 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Estadio Kukulcan | Mérida, YUC | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio |
| 14 October 2011 | WWE Raw House Show | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | Puebla, PUE | John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio |
| 14 October 2011 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Estadio 20 de Noviembre | San Luis Potosí, SLP | Mark Henry vs. The Big Show |
| 15 October 2011 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Estadio de Béisbol Beto Avila | Veracruz, VER | Mark Henry vs. The Big Show |
| 15 October 2011 | WWE Raw SuperShow | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | John Cena and Jim Ross vs. Alberto Del Rio and Michael Cole |
| 16 October 2011 | WWE SmackDown | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City | Alberto Del Rio vs. The Big Show |
| 24 May 2012 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Multi-Purpose Center | Hermosillo, SON | Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan |
| 25 May 2012 | WWE SmackDown House Show | Plaza de Toros | Aguascalientes, AGS | Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan |
| 26 May 2012 | WWE SmackDown House Show | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan |
| 16 October 2013 | WWE Live (2013) | Plaza de Toros Santa Maria | Quéretaro, QRO | CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel |
| 17 October 2013 | WWE Live (2013) | VFG Arena | Guadalajara, JAL | CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman |
| 18 October 2013 | WWE Live (2013) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman |
| 19 October 2013 | WWE Live (2013) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel |
| 18 October 2014 | WWE Live (2014) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | John Cena vs. Seth Rollins |
| 19 October 2014 | WWE Live (2014) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | John Cena vs. Seth Rollins |
| 16 October 2015 | WWE Live (2015) | Coliseo Yucatán | Mérida, YUC | Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt |
| 17 October 2015 | WWE Live (2015) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt |
| 18 October 2015 | WWE Live (2015) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt |
| 27 August 2016 | WWE Live (2016) | Acropolis | Puebla, PUE | Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins |
| 28 August 2016 | WWE Live (2016) | Domo de la Feria de Leon | León, GTO | Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins |
| 3 December 2016 | WWE Live (2016) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens |
| 4 December 2016 | WWE Live (2016) | Arena Coliseo de Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens |
| 1 December 2017 | WWE Live (2017) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal |
| 2 December 2017 | WWE Live (2017) | Coliseo Yucatán | Mérida, YUC | AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal |
| 1 December 2018 | WWE Live (2018) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe |
| 30 November 2019 | WWE Live (2019) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. |

### 2020s

| Date | Event/Brand | Venue | City | Final match |
| 29 October 2022 | WWE Live (2022) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Seth Rollins vs. Austin Theory vs. Matt Riddle |
| 30 October 2022 | WWE Live (2022) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Seth Rollins vs. Austin Theory vs. Matt Riddle |
| 22 July 2023 | WWE SuperShow (2023) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Roman Reigns vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. |
| 23 July 2023 | WWE SuperShow (2023) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Seth Rollins vs. Dominik Mysterio |
| 13 July 2024 | WWE SuperShow Summer Tour (2024) | Arena CDMX | Mexico City | Cody Rhodes vs. Santos Escobar |
| 14 July 2024 | WWE SuperShow Summer Tour (2024) | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | Cody Rhodes vs. Santos Escobar |