“That’s Huge”: Fans Expect the Return of 21 Year Old Event as WWE Reportedly Scheduled to Host RAW in AEW’s Backyard

AEW has emerged as one of the fiercest rival promotions for WWE in years. The Stamford-based company has enjoyed a monopoly for two decades after WCW perished. However, the advent of the Jacksonville-based promotion in 2019 has ended that unchallenged domination. Now WWE is ready to hold a show in its den.

The WrestleMania 39 festivities finally drew to a close after the Monday Night RAW episode’s conclusion. It’s now time to look ahead and a glance at the global wrestling company’s schedule says they will be heading to Jacksonville for the red-brand show in May.

The next PLE for WWE is Backslash, which will be held in Puerto Rico this year on 6th May. And the wrestling juggernaut will reportedly head to Jacksonville for RAW on the 8th of May. As is common knowledge, the city is the home for AEW and that will naturally add to the excitement.

Fans react to WWE holding RAW in AEW’s backyard

As soon as fans learned about the longest-running weekly episodic show being held in Jacksonville, they took to social media to provide their views on the matter.

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These are some of the top comments:

Hoping for a debut and blockbuster return!

The Tribal Chief’s fans would be expecting he does show up.

As noted by some fans, WWE will reportedly look to conduct its annual draft on the show. A rejig for the roster is important from time to time and looks like spectators will be seeing one soon. The first draft for the wrestling juggernaut happened in 2002. 

The red brand show was held in Jacksonville in 2022 as well

WWE was in the city on the March 14, 2022, edition of the red brand. The hype up for WrestleMania 38 was in full flow back then.

The show featured a tag team championship celebration from then-champions Randy Orton and Matt Riddle. And the main event on the night had two veterans, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens square off against each other.

The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes hadn’t left AEW for WWE by then.

However, Rhodes is expected to be present in the upcoming episode of RAW and it will be interesting to see how the crowd reacts to him, especially after his AEW connection.

WWE travels through a lot of cities throughout the year. However, Jacksonville is different from the normal despite it being AEW’s backyard. And with reports of a potential draft, the event already seems intriguing. Fans would be waiting to see what WWE has in store for them.

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What do you think about Monday Night Raw taking place in Jacksonville? Let us know in the comments.