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Here ya go dummies: this is the schedule that keep Saudia Arabia, Nick Khan, NBC, and Mattel happy:
January 1: Day One - Arena PLE (fallout from Survivor Series; freshen things up with new contenders)
Late January: Royal Rumble - Stadium PLE
Late February: Super Showdown - Saudi PLE (Undisputed champ's final defense before Wrestlemania... in the Elimination Chamber)
Early April: Wrestlemania - Stadium PLE (Two nights)
Mid May: Money in the Bank - Arena PLE (immediately followed by The Draft on Smackdown and Raw)
Late June/July 4 if its a weekend: Great American Bash - Arena PLE (red white & blue set; new matches following Draft)
Late July: Summerslam - Stadium PLE
Labor Day weekend: UK Supershow - Stadium PLE (featuring Raw vs SD King of the Ring finals)
Early October: Extreme Rules - Arena PLE
Early November: Crown Jewel - Saudi PLE (based Inoki style "WWE vs Boxers/Football Players/Celebrities" matches)
Pre Thanksgiving Weekend - Survivor Series - Arena PLE (Wargames main event; Raw vs SD 5 on 5 Elimination tag in undercard - survivors get to be one night GM for their show)
Hell in the Cell & TLC return to the wild - used as surprise stipulation for story-driven feud
NXT Takeovers for Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, and Summerslam weekends
NXT When Worlds Collide for Survivor Series weekend (NXT vs Japan, UK, Lucha)
NXT TV Specials for New Year's Evil (Jan), Halftime Heat (Super Bowl), St Vengeance Day (Feb), Road Block (Mar), Backlash (May), In Your House (Jun), Clash of Champions (Sep), Halloween Havoc (Oct), Starrcade (Dec)
House shows: Saturday Night's Main Event & Sunday Night Heat
Trick or Street Fight & Monster Mash Battle Royal on Halloween episode of Raw/SD
Miracle on 34th Street Fight on Christmas episode of Raw/SD
Slammies on final episode of calendar year on Raw/SD