One weekend may have been all WWE needed. After packing three major shows into Mexico City and watching the crowds respond all week long, the company is already looking at bringing the entire experience back next year—and making an even bigger deal out of it.
SmackDown kicked things off on September 11 before AAA followed with TripleManía 34. RAW then closed the week with Roman Reigns vs. Penta, capping off three consecutive nights that turned Arena CDMX into one of wrestling’s hottest venues of the year.
That success apparently wasn’t lost on WWE. Speaking on WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, Joey Votes revealed that one source believes last week’s Mexico City experiment was successful enough that WWE is already planning to revisit the exact same concept in 2027.
“Well said, TC. And then we’ll finally end it with this here. Following the success in Mexico City this past weekend, a source indicates to us that WWE will absolutely consider bookending next year’s TripleMania with both Raw and SmackDown once again, with the goal of making it a true destination weekend in Mexico City.
That source tells us they would be surprised if all three shows didn’t end up happening together again, given the success of this year’s weekend from ticket sales and merchandise to the overall enthusiasm coming from both the city and the talent working the shows.
It is also worth noting that next year’s TripleMania will mark the 35th edition of the event, and we’re told WWE will certainly look to capitalize on that anniversary.
So, TC, simply put, they had a great weekend. No reason not to do it again. A source is telling us they’re probably going to do the exact same thing again. Thirty-five years of TripleMania, SmackDown first, Raw after. My question to you is, like I said a few minutes ago, can they wait a full year? Can they do this all again? Can they give us a rematch? And maybe that would be the time for Penta, 365 days later.”
Instead of debating whether WWE should return, TC focused on when it should happen. His feeling was that trying to recreate the magic too quickly could actually hurt what made this year’s Mexico City run feel so special.
“Yeah, I think I’m okay with them waiting a year. I mean, sometimes when you try to do things over and over and over — look at AEW in Chicago — you don’t get that same sort of reception that you get when it’s happening so often.
So I think if you want to continue to make it feel special and have that anything-could-happen sort of environment going on, given how long you have to wait between a year’s time from this TripleMania to next year’s and the Raw and SmackDown we got in conjunction with that, I think it would be smart to wait a year for that.”
TC then floated an idea of his own. Stressing that it wasn’t part of the report itself, he wondered whether WWE could still visit Mexico in between without turning it into another full-scale television takeover.
“Do you maybe do a smaller house show tour of Mexico at some point or something like that in between, where it’s not as pronounced, sort of, ‘Hey, this is a big-time showing for Mexico, Mexico City,’ and all the accoutrements that go along with it? So I see that could potentially be happening.”
He also explained why he believes WWE is in a strong position to make Mexico City a recurring stop. Between the company’s expanding schedule and the response this year’s shows received, he sees very little downside to bringing the concept back.
“You know, WWE is always looking to add dates, add events, add tours to their calendar as they continue to still sell tickets and be very popular when it comes to their events and tour dates. So I see them definitely doing this again next year, maybe around the same time.”
TC pointed out that TripleManía landed at an ideal point on WWE’s calendar this year. With fewer premium live events crowding the schedule, the Mexico City weekend naturally became one of the company’s biggest attractions.
“I’m not sure if every year TripleMania is in the same exact calendar position. I’m sure maybe it’s fluctuated a little bit, a little bit as the WWE calendar fluctuates. It just found itself at a great time in the PLE lull between SummerSlam, Money in the Bank, that, hey, we needed big-time events.
We’ve seen them load up SmackDowns with the Punk and KO match, the Punk and Sami Zayn title change match. So this is the time of the year where these shows end up standing out a little bit more on the calendar than they would otherwise.
So I think it makes sense to maybe wait that year, do it at this point in time following SummerSlam. We’ll see if they keep Money in the Bank in October moving forward. That’s still a fluid situation as well, but I think it kind of nestles itself in nicely to where it needs to be on this PLE calendar for WWE.”
If the backstage optimism translates into reality, last week’s Mexico City takeover won’t be remembered as a successful experiment. It could end up being the blueprint for an annual WWE and AAA destination weekend, with TripleManía 35 providing an even bigger stage for the company to build around in 2027.
Would you make WWE’s Mexico City takeover an annual tradition, or should the company keep it as a special attraction? Let us know in the comments.
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