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WWE returns to TD Garden, promising a ‘Supershow’

The list of featured participants includes Roman Reigns, who's held the Universal Championship belt for more than a year.

In this April 3, 2016, file photo, Roman Reigns holds up the championship belt after defeating Triple H during WrestleMania 32. Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP, File)/The Dallas Morning News via AP

By Dave D'Onofrio

1 minute to read

The WWE will bring its Survivor Series to Boston in November for one of the biggest shows in sports entertainment. But the area’s wrestling fans won’t have to wait that long for some of the sport’s biggest names – and one of its most enduring champions – to grace TD Garden’s squared circle.

Ten months before the big pay-per-view, the arena will host a “Supershow,” which is the modern-day term for what is more commonly known as a house show. Tickets are likely to be quite a bit cheaper than they will be for Survivor Series, and the experience will likely be more intimate. Tickets don’t sprawl all the way up to the balcony; they’re limited to ringside and into some (but not all) of the loge sections. And those looking to bring younger fans might also appreciate the 5 p.m. start time for the Sunday night event.

According to WWE, there’ll be plenty of sparkly belts on display during the Supershow, with the list of featured superstars including Roman Reigns. He stomped into 2022 with his rule as the WWE’s Universal Champion approaching 500 consecutive days. Reigns is slated to be joined a number of others who carried belts into the new year, including Big E (WWE Champion), Becky Lynch (Raw Women’s Champion), Charlotte Flair (SmackDown Women’s Champion), and Damian Priest (United States Champion).

These days especially, the card is subject to change, of course. In fact, Reigns said he tested positive for COVID on Jan. 1, and had to be scratched from the “Day 1” event on New Year’s Day. He’ll need to clear health and safety protocols to be back in time for Boston. Each wrestler’s grip upon their precious belts could loosen in the meantime, too – but suffice it to say, the WWE’s house shows have come up a notch since jobbers like the Brooklyn Brawler and Barry Horowitz were being tossed to the wolves back in the ‘90s. For as little as $26, it has the makings of an entertaining show.