NXT to air live one-night special at Madison Square Garden on CW Nov 18

WWE announced that a special edition of its NXT program will be held Tuesday, November 18, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will air live on The CW at 8 p.m. Eastern. The event follows John Cena’s scheduled final appearance at Madison Square Garden on Monday, November 17 as part of his farewell tour, and will feature several of NXT’s top performers.

WWE said the broadcast will include NXT Champion Ricky Saints, NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne, NXT North American Champion Ethan Page, NXT Women’s North American Champion Sol Ruca, Trick Williams and other NXT Superstars. The company is marketing the show as a one-night special for the brand, which serves as WWE’s developmental division and a source of performers for its main roster programming.

Ticket sales open to the general public Wednesday, October 8 at 10 a.m. Eastern via Ticketmaster.com. An exclusive presale will begin Monday, October 6 at 10 a.m. Eastern and run through 11:59 p.m. Eastern that night; fans can access the presale with the code WWEVIP, WWE said.

The booking places NXT on one of professional wrestling’s most historic stages immediately after Cena’s farewell appearance, a scheduling...