WWE Reportedly Considering Schedule Changes For WrestleMania Week

WrestleMania 41 week delivered a packed lineup of events in Las Vegas, including SmackDown, NXT Stand & Deliver, the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, two nights of WrestleMania, RAW, and NXT. While the week offered wall-to-wall action, it also may have been too much for even the most dedicated fans.

According to Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live, WWE is evaluating the toll such a stacked schedule takes on the audience โ€” particularly the live crowd.

โ€œWell, if you watch NXT last night, it was like it took place in a crypt. This building, I think, sat 2,000. I think they got maybe 1,500 in. And this crowd, like, it wasnโ€™t even like a dead crowd. It was just like a tired crowd because if something big happened, like Joe Hendry showed up, they summoned the energy to get really excited, and they were like, โ€˜Oh god, now weโ€™re tired again.โ€™โ€

The fatigue wasnโ€™t limited to just fans. WWE talent and staff, already balancing long travel days, press appearances, and rehearsals, also reportedly felt the strain.

Alvarez further noted:

โ€œIt did not go unnoticed by WWE. It appears that next year, when they do the show [WrestleMania] in New Orleans, itโ€™s probably not gonna last through NXT. NXTโ€™s probably gonna be back at the Performance Center. There is some thought of running the NXT before WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans, but probably not. I donโ€™t think theyโ€™re going to be trying that, SmackDown Hall of Fame, WrestleMania, WrestleMania, Raw, and NXT again. Itโ€™s just hard.โ€

With WrestleMania 42 slated for New Orleans, WWE could reconfigure its traditional week-long layout to better balance crowd energy and event quality. Moving NXT back to the Performance Center โ€” or airing it earlier in the week โ€” may be among the changes fans can expect.

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