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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | NXT | ||
| Date | July 7, 2024 | ||
| City | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Venue | Scotiabank Arena | ||
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The 2024 NXT Heatwave is the upcoming third annual Heatwave professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE, and 10th Heatwave overall. Unlike the prior two years, which were held as television specials, the 2024 event will be a livestreaming event. It will take place on July 7, 2024, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as part of Money in the Bank weekend, marking the first NXT livestreaming event to be held in Canada since NXT TakeOver: Toronto in 2019.
Production
Background
Heatwave was originally the name of a professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place annually from 1994 to 2000. The 1997 event was an Internet pay-per-view (iPPV), while the 1998 to 2000 iterations of Heatwave aired on traditional pay-per-view (PPV). ECW folded in 2001, and WWE acquired the assets of ECW in 2003. In 2022, WWE revived the event for its developmental brand NXT as an annual television special of the NXT program. On January 4, 2024, it was announced that the third Heatwave under the WWE banner, and 10th overall, would be held on July 7 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as part of Money in the Bank weekend. Instead of airing as a television special like the previous two years, the 2024 event will be held as a livestreaming event, marking the first Heatwave to air on WWE's livestreaming platforms, Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in most international markets. This will also be the first NXT livestreaming event to be held in Canada since NXT TakeOver: Toronto in 2019.[1]
Storylines
The event will comprise matches that are the result of scripted storylines. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the NXT brand,[2][3] while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television program, NXT, and the supplementary online streaming show, Level Up.
See also
References
- ↑ Carey, Ian (January 4, 2024). "WWE Money in the Bank 2024 announced for Toronto". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.