WWE Day 1 canceled, more changes for 2023 PPV schedule to come

WWE’s Day 1 premium live event has reportedly been canceled. 

According to a report from Wrestlenomics, the event is not expected to be rebranded and WWE currently does not have a PLE listed for between Survivor Series on November 26 and Royal Rumble on January 28. 

The event was scheduled to take place on January 1st from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, for the second straight year. 

Bryan Alvarez reported that there will be “big changes” coming to their PLE schedule for next year with likely more international events and less “gimmick shows.”

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed the issue on Sunday.

“Brandon Thurston reported Day 1 has been canceled. There were conflicts with major football games in Atlanta on 12/31 and 1/1. We’d been told a few weeks ago it could be moved but Thurston reported no PPVs between Survivor Series and Rumble. WWE hasn’t confirmed,” Meltzer wrote. 

“Tickets had not been put on sale yet. They were scheduled to be put on sale 9/23. We had asked WWE about that this past week and gotten no answer.”

It was reported in the October 3 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that changes to the Day 1 pay-per-view could be forthcoming. 

“A decision will be made this week regarding the date of the Day 1 PPV show. Right now the show is scheduled for 1/1 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. There is talk that it could be changed and the announcement would be made next week if that’s the case, although we were told that either way it would remain at the building. Also as of right now, Lesnar is scheduled on that show which is the next U.S. show that he’s being listed for,” Meltzer wrote. 

The New Year’s Day pay-per-view is believed to have been a Nick Khan project with the idea being it would become an annual event.