# List of WWE television specials

This is a list of televised professional wrestling special events from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Throughout its broadcast history, the promotion has aired special events that have different themes. Some of them are yearly events such as the WWE draft and the Slammy Awards. Others include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing.

## Past events
### 1984

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| The Brawl to End It All | July 23 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | Consisted of Wendi Richter vs. The Fabulous Moolah (c) for the WWF World Women's Championship | |

### 1985

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| The War to Settle the Score | February 18 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | Consisted of Hulk Hogan (c) vs. Roddy Piper for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
| Saturday Night's Main Event | May 10 (aired May 11) | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event II | October 3 (aired October 5) | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event III | October 31 (aired November 2) | Hersheypark Arena | Hershey, Pennsylvania | |

### 1986

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Saturday Night's Main Event IV | December 19, 1985 (aired January 4) | USF Sun Dome | Tampa, Florida |
| Saturday Night's Main Event V | February 15 (aired March 1) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Saturday Night's Main Event VI | May 1 (aired May 3) | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Saturday Night's Main Event VII | September 13 (aired October 4) | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio |
| Saturday Night's Main Event VIII | November 15 (aired November 29) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California |

### 1987

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Saturday Night's Main Event IX | December 14, 1986 (aired January 3) | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Saturday Night's Main Event X | February 21 (aired March 14) | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XI | April 28 (aired May 2) | Edmund P. Joyce Center | Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XII | September 23 (aired October 3) | Hersheypark Arena | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XIII | November 11 (aired November 28) | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle, Washington |

### 1988

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XIV | December 7, 1987 (aired January 2) | Capital Centre | Landover, Maryland |
| Royal Rumble | January 24 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| The Main Event | February 5 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XIV | March 7 (aired March 12) | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XVI | April 22 (aired April 30) | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XVII | October 25 (aired October 29) | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XVIII | November 16 (aired November 26) | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California |

### 1989

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XIX | December 7, 1988 (aired January 7) | USF Sun Dome | Tampa, Florida |
| The Main Event II | February 3 | Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XX | February 16 (aired March 11) | Hersheypark Arena | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXI | April 25 (aired May 27) | Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXII | July 18 (aired July 29) | Worcester Centrum | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXIII | September 21 (aired October 14) | Worcester Centrum | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| WWF on Sky One | October 10 | London Docklands Arena | London, England, UK |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV | October 31 (aired November 25) | Sunflower State Expocentre | Topeka, Kansas |
| Survivor Series Showdown | November 1 (aired November 12) | Kansas Coliseum | Park City, Kansas |

### 1990

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXV | January 3 (aired January 27) | UTC Arena | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Ultimate Challenge | March 7 (aired March 25) | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | |
| Wrestling Summit | April 13 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | Co-produced with All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXVI | April 23 (aired April 28) | Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII | July 16 (aired July 28) | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| SummerSlam Fever | August 15 (aired August 19) | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica, New York | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII | September 18 (aired October 13) | Toledo Sports Arena | Toledo, Ohio | |
| The Main Event IV | October 30 (aired November 23) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Survivor Series Showdown | October 29 (aired November 18) | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | |

### 1991

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| The Main Event V | January 28 (aired February 1) | Macon Coliseum | Macon, Georgia | |
| WrestleFest Tokyo | March 30 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | Co-produced with Super World of Sports |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXIX | April 15 (aired April 27) | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| UK Rampage | April 24 | London Docklands Arena | London, England, UK | |
| SummerSlam Spectacular | July 29 (aired August 18) | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Battle Royal at the Albert Hall | October 10 | Royal Albert Hall | London, England, UK | |
| Survivor Series Showdown | November 11 (aired November 24) | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica, New York | |

### 1992

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXX | January 27 (aired February 8) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum | Lubbock, Texas |
| March To WrestleMania VIII | March 10 (aired March 29) | Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi, Mississippi |
| UK Rampage | April 19 | Sheffield Arena | Sheffield, England, UK |
| SummerSlam Spectacular | August 11 (aired August 23) | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI | October 27 (aired November 14) | Hulman Center | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Survivor Series Showdown | October 26 (aired November 22) | Prairie Capital Convention Center | Springfield, Illinois |

### 1993

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| March to WrestleMania IX | March 7 (aired March 28) | Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| UK Rampage | April 11 | Sheffield Arena | Sheffield, England, UK |
| SummerSlam Spectacular | August 16 (aired August 22) | Mid-Hudson Civic Center | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Survivor Series Showdown | November 8 November 10 (aired November 21) | Farrell Hall Fernwood Resort | Delhi, New York Bushkill, Pennsylvania |

### 1994

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |

### 1995

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Raw Bowl | December 18 (aired January 1) | Bob Carpenter Center | Newark, Delaware | |

### 1996

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| WWF at the Sun City SuperBowl | September 14 | Sun City SuperBowl | Sun City, South Africa | |

### 1997

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Thursday Raw Thursday | February 13 | Lowell Memorial Auditorium | Lowell, Massachusetts | |
| Friday Night's Main Event | August 23 (aired August 29) | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 2-week replacement for Raw during USA Network's coverage of the US Open tennis tournament |
| Friday Night's Main Event | August 23 (aired September 5) | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 2-week replacement for Raw during USA Network's coverage of the US Open tennis tournament |

### 1998

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |

### 1999

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Halftime Heat | January 26 (aired January 31) | Tucson Convention Center | Tucson, Arizona | Aired as counterprogramming for the Super Bowl XXXIII half time show | |
| Raw Saturday Night | February 8 (aired February 13) | SkyDome | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | |

### 2000

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |

### 2001

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| SmackDown Xtreme | January 30 (aired February 1) | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | |

### 2002

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| WWF in Yokohama | March 1 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Raw Roulette | October 7 | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada |
| Super Tuesday | November 5 (aired November 12) | Verizon Wireless Arena | Manchester, New Hampshire |

### 2003

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Raw Roulette | November 24 | E Center | West Valley City, Utah | | |

### 2004

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute To The Troops | December 18 (aired December 23) | Camp Speicher | Tikrit, Iraq | Aired as a special episode of SmackDown | |

### 2005

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Raw Homecoming | October 3 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 9 (aired December 19) | Bagram Air Base | Bagram, Afghanistan | Aired as a special episode of Raw | |

### 2006

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII | March 18 | Cobo Arena | Detroit, Michigan | |
| WWE vs. ECW Head-to-Head | June 7 | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII | July 15 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 7 (aired December 25) | Camp Victory | Baghdad, Iraq | Aired as a special episode of Raw |

### 2007

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV | May 28 (aired June 2) | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV | August 13 (aired August 18) | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 7 (aired December 24) | Camp Victory | Baghdad, Iraq | Aired as a special episode of Raw |

### 2008

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Raw Roulette | January 7 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville, Connecticut | |
| King of the Ring | April 21 | BI-LO Center | Greenville, South Carolina | Aired as a special episode of Raw |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV | July 28 (aired August 2) | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 5 (aired December 20) | Camp Victory | Baghdad, Iraq | |

### 2009

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 4 (aired December 19) | Holt Memorial Stadium at Balad Air Base | Balad, Iraq | | |

### 2010

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Viewer's Choice Raw | June 7 | American Airlines Arena | Miami, Florida | Aired as a special episode of Raw |
| Raw Roulette | September 13 | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati, Ohio | Aired as a special episode of Raw |
| King of the Ring | November 29 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Aired as a special episode of Raw |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 9 (aired December 19) | Fort Hood | Killeen, Texas | |

### 2011

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Power to the People | June 20 | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | Special episode of Raw | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 9 (aired December 19) | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia | | |

### 2012

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Sin City SmackDown | January 17 (aired January 20) | Thomas & Mack Center | Paradise, Nevada | Aired as a special episode of SmackDown |
| The Great American Bash | July 3 | American Bank Center | Corpus Christi, Texas | Aired as a special episode of SmackDown |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 11 (aired December 13) | Crown Coliseum | Fayetteville, North Carolina | |

### 2013

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 11 (aired December 17) | Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tacoma, Washington | | |

### 2014

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 11 (aired December 17) | Columbus Civic Center | Columbus, Georgia | | |

### 2015

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| The Beast in the East | July 4 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan | Simulcast on the WWE Network and J Sports | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 8 (aired December 23) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Florida | | |

### 2016

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 13 (aired December 14) | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | | |

### 2017

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 5 (aired December 14) | Naval Base San Diego | San Diego, California | | |

### 2018

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| Raw 25 | January 22 | Brooklyn, New York New York City, New York | Barclays Center Manhattan Center | Celebrated the 25th anniversary of Monday Night Raw | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 4 (aired December 20) | Fort Hood | Killeen, Texas | | |

### 2019

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| Superstar Shake-up | April 15 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Superstar Shake-up | April 16 | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| King of the Ring Kickoff | August 19 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| King of the Ring Semi-finals | September 9 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York |
| King of the Ring Semi-finals | September 10 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York |
| King of the Ring Finals | September 16 | Thompson-Boling Arena | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| WWE Draft | October 11 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada |
| WWE Draft | October 14 | Pepsi Center | Denver, Colorado |

### 2020

| Event | Date | Venue | Location |
| NXT The Great American Bash | July 1 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| NXT The Great American Bash | July 1 (aired July 8) | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| NXT Super Tuesday | August 26 (aired September 1) | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| NXT Super Tuesday | September 8 | Full Sail University | Winter Park, Florida |
| NXT Takeoff to TakeOver | September 23 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida |
| NXT Halloween Havoc | October 28 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida |

### 2021

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| NXT: New Year's Evil | January 6 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| Superstar Spectacle | January 22 (aired January 26) | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | Simulcast on the WWE Network, Sony Max, Sony Ten 1, and Sony Ten 3 |
| NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver | April 7 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | Simulcast on the WWE Network and USA Network |
| WrestleMania SmackDown | April 9 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Throwback SmackDown | May 7 | Yuengling Center | Tampa, Florida | |
| Rolling Loud SmackDown | July 23 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Hard Rock Stadium | Cleveland, Ohio Miami Gardens, Florida | |
| NXT The Great American Bash | July 6 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| Tribute to the Troops | October 15 (aired November 14) | Toyota Arena | Ontario, California | |
| NXT Halloween Havoc | October 26 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |

### 2022

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes | Ref |
| NXT New Year's Evil 2022 | January 4 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | | |
| Tribute to the Troops | November 11 (aired December 17) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Indiana | | |

### 2023

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| New Year's Evil 2023 | January 10 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| RAW is XXX | January 23 | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| NXT Roadblock | March 7 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| WrestleMania 39 SmackDown | March 31 | Crypto.com Arena | Los Angeles, California | |
| NXT Spring Breakin' | April 25 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| Gold Rush | June 20 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| Gold Rush | June 27 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT Heatwave | August 22 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT Halloween Havoc | October 24 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT Halloween Havoc | October 31 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| Tribute to the Troops | December 8 | Amica Mutual Pavilion | Providence, Rhode Island | Aired as a special episode of SmackDown |

### 2024

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Raw: Day 1 | January 1 | Pechanga Arena | San Diego, California | |
| NXT New Year's Evil | January 2 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| New Year's Revolution | January 5 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| NXT Roadblock | March 5 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT Spring Breakin' | April 23 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT Spring Breakin' | April 24 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT The Great American Bash | July 30 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT The Great American Bash | August 6 | WWE Performance Center | Orlando, Florida | |
| NXT 2300 | November 6 | 2300 Arena | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII | December 14 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Simulcast on NBC and Peacock Main Event: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens |
| Raw's farewell to the USA Network | December 30 | Toyota Center | Houston, Texas | |

### 2025

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| Raw's Netflix Premiere | January 6 | Intuit Dome | Inglewood, California | |
| NXT New Year's Evil | January 7 | Shrine Expo Hall | Los Angeles, California | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII | January 25 | Frost Bank Center | San Antonio, Texas | Simulcast on NBC and Peacock |

## Upcoming
### 2025

| Event | Date | Venue | Location | Notes |
| NXT Roadblock | March 13 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York | |
| WrestleMania 41 SmackDown | April 18 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, Nevada | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX | May 24 | Yuengling Center | Tampa, Florida | Simulcast on NBC and Peacock |
| Saturday Night's Main Event XL | July 12 | TBA | TBA | Simulcast on NBC and Peacock |