We’ve already passed the point in the year where WWE announced in 2023 that Ford Field in Detroit would host the most recent edition of SummerSlam, but that doesn’t mean the host venue hasn’t already been decided — and it looks like it might be one that has been rumored for months.
A report this week in Cleveland Scene details some of the film and TV productions that are receiving tax credits from the Ohio government for projects expected to film in the state this year. Among them is a $1,675,986 credit for WWE, suggesting the company is bringing something big to the state in 2024.
The Scene suggests that something is SummerSlam, WWE’s annual summer extravaganza that has long been considered its second-biggest event of any calendar year (though Royal Rumble might have something to say about that recently). That tracks with a report from Fightful Select (subscription required) last October that Cleveland was “considered a front runner and likely location.”
Neither the Scene nor Fightful was sure if Cleveland Browns Stadium (home of the NFL’s Browns, perhaps obviously) or Progressive Field (where the MLB’s Guardians play baseball) would be the venue if SummerSlam is heading to Cleveland. However, every post-pandemic edition of the event has been held in a football stadium — in Las Vegas, Nashville and Detroit — which means Cleveland Browns Stadium might be the better bet.
Regardless of where SummerSlam 2024 ends up, the announcement could literally come every day, as Ford Field was revealed as the location of last year’s show on Feb. 7, 2023.
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