In 2018, WWE discontinued brand-exclusive pay-per-views following WrestleMania 34. A Clash of Champions event was originally announced to be held that year, but it was later canceled and replaced by the all-female event, Evolution. In 2019, Clash of Champions was reinstated for the September slot. As the event was no longer brand-exclusive, the 2019 event featured the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands, but after 205 Live merged under NXT—which shortly after became WWE's third main brand but continues to run its own separate shows—the events since have only featured Raw and SmackDown.