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Time for a summer smackdown. WWE returning to Sacramento with Saturday Night’s Main Event

WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre on a Saturday Night's Main Event background.
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event comes to Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, featuring Drew McIntyre and more. WWE

It’s time to rumble in Sacramento.

World Wrestling Entertainment is bringing its unique brand of professional wrestling back to Golden 1 Center this summer. Saturday Night’s Main Event will take over the downtown arena on July 9, the arena announced Monday.

The non-televised Smackdown-branded show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and will feature a full roster of WWE superstars, including Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, new Smackdown Women’s Champion and former MMA star Ronda Rousey, New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi, Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Usos and more.

Also being advertised for the show is Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn and an appearance by Intercontinental Champion Ricochet, whose high-flying, acrobatic moveset is sure to impress.

As always, match cards and wrestler lineups are subject to change.

This will be the first WWE show in Sacramento since Monday Night Raw laid the smackdown at Golden 1 Center in October.

Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday and start at $20. A pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to Ticketmaster.

As of now, Golden 1 Center does not require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or testing, but keep in mind that could change prior to the event in July. The Golden 1 Center website says it “strongly recommends that all fans and guests are fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test before entering.”

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