WWE denies Performance Center is moving to Las Vegas

  • Ian Carey
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Update:

Per Dave Meltzer, WWE has denied the below story, saying that Mark Shapiro talked about Las Vegas at today’s meeting but only as an area for future growth and addressed potentially opening a headquarters there at some point. However, there are no definite plans to move the Performance Center to Las Vegas, and certainly not anytime soon.

Original story:

WWE is looking at making a big change to its developmental program.

President and COO of TKO Group Holdings Mark Shapiro held a meeting in Stamford, Connecticut on Monday and revealed that WWE will begin using Las Vegas as a developmental territory. However, it’s not clear if this will replace the WWE Performance Center in Orlando or be in addition to it.

WWE talent and staff in Orlando are said to have been “shocked” by the news.

Our own Dave Meltzer posted to X on Monday, writing:

“Waiting for more from WWE but Shapiro did a town hall meeting in Stamford and Vegas will be a developmental location. May be replacing Orlando or in addition.”

WrestleVotes also posted to X regarding today’s meeting in Stamford, writing:

“According to a source there was an all employee meeting today at WWE HQ in Stamford hosted by Mark Shapiro. I’m told the biggest news to come out of the meeting is that the WWE Performance Center will be moving to Las Vegas in the near future.”

Our own Bryan Alvarez discussed the news on today’s episode of Wrestling Observer Live.

“Another breaking story here,” Alvarez said on the show. “WrestleVotes had a tweet out about the Performance Center moving to Vegas. I don’t have all the details but I believe that’s a true story.”

Alvarez later posted to his subscribers on X, writing:

“Performance Center to Las Vegas is true and talent is shocked. Nobody had any idea this was coming,” he wrote.

“Very few outside of the higher-ups were aware, and many on staff are said to be furious,” Alvarez added.

A possible venue for WWE to develop talent in Las Vegas is the UFC Apex, which is owned by TKO Group Holdings. WWE held NXT Battleground in the venue on June 9, 2024.