According to Dave Meltzer,<\/a> tickets had not been put on sale.<\/p>\nWrestlenomics was unable to confirm a reason for the cancellation, but postulated that it could have something to do with keeping Peacock owner NBCUniversal happy. New Year’s Day is the last scheduled regular season episode of NBC’s Sunday presentation of the NFL. The Los Angeles Chargers will be battling the Los Angeles Rams on that date. However the report also notes that, if that is the case, then three different Premium Live Events in 2021 ran against Sunday Night Football games.<\/p>\n
Last year’s initial Day 1 event, also held in Atlanta’s State Farms Arena in what was touted as the beginning of a new tradition, was notable as WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of the event, leading to his main event title defense against Brock Lesnar being scrapped, and Lesnar being shoehorned into that night’s WWE Championship match, where Lesnar defeated Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley and then-champion Big E to win his 6th WWE Championship. It was also the first major WWE event to use the “Premium Live Event” branding<\/a> that has since replaced “Pay Per View.”<\/p>\nNeither WWE Media Relations nor representatives from State Farms Arena have commented on the cancellation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n