On Monday, WWE filed a "verified complaint for injunctive relief" against potential bootleggers (identified as John and Jane Does and XYZ Corporations) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
The purpose of the lawsuit is protect WWE trademarks and prevent counterfeit merchandise from being sold outside WWE events across the United States. In particular, WWE files the lawsuit in their host city (New Orleans) in an attempt to stop the "unlawful manufacture, distribution and/or sale of counterfeit merchandise bearing unauthorized copies of WWE's registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks."
Normally a legal action around obtaining an Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order would not normally seem like exciting news. However, the interesting part comes hidden in Exhibit #3.
Just like last year, WWE has supplied a tentative list of live WWE events scheduled from April 2018 through March 2019. This year, it appears that WWE only included their U.S. events (though curiously they did leave on the September 1, 2018 show for Shanghai, China.)
| date | weekday | arena | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2018 | Wednesday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 04/13/2018 | Friday | Venice Community Center | Venice | FL |
| 04/14/2018 | Saturday | Cocoa Armory | Cocoa Beach | FL |
| 04/16/2018 | Monday | XL Center | Hartford | CT |
| 04/17/2018 | Tuesday | Dunkin Donuts Center | Providence | RI |
| 04/19/2018 | Thursday | The Anthem | Washington | DC |
| 04/19/2018 | Thursday | Sanford Civic Center | Sanford | FL |
| 04/20/2018 | Friday | Sands Event Center | Bethlehem | PA |
| 04/20/2018 | Friday | Jacksonville Armory | Jacksonville | FL |
| 04/21/2018 | Saturday | Freedom Hall | Johnson City | TN |
| 04/21/2018 | Saturday | Havert L. Fenn Center | Fort Pierce | FL |
| 04/21/2018 | Saturday | APG Federal Credit Union Arena | Bel Air | MD |
| 04/22/2018 | Sunday | Mckenzie Arena @ UTC | Chattanooga | TN |
| 04/22/2018 | Sunday | Cambria County War Memorial Arena - NXT | Johnstown | PA |
| 04/23/2018 | Monday | Scottrade Center | St. Louis | MO |
| 04/23/2018 | Monday | E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green | KY |
| 04/24/2018 | Tuesday | KFC Yum Center | Louisville | KY |
| 04/26/2018 | Thursday | Englewood Neighborhood Center | Orlando | FL |
| 04/27/2018 | Friday | MLK Center | Gainesville | FL |
| 04/28/2018 | Saturday | Minnreg Hall | Largo | FL |
| 05/03/2018 | Thursday | Bartow Armory | Bartow | FL |
| 05/04/2018 | Friday | Crystal River Armory | Crystal River | FL |
| 05/05/2018 | Saturday | Midtown Cultural & Education Center | Daytona Beach | FL |
| 05/06/2018 | Sunday | Prudential Center | Newark | NJ |
| 05/07/2018 | Monday | PPL Center | Allentown | PA |
| 05/07/2018 | Monday | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| 05/08/2018 | Tuesday | Royal Farms Arena | Baltimore | MD |
| 05/09/2018 | Wednesday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 05/10/2018 | Thursday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 05/11/2018 | Friday | Hilton Ocala | Ocala | FL |
| 05/12/2018 | Saturday | Citrus Springs Community Center | Dunnellon | FL |
| 05/17/2018 | Thursday | Lakeland Armory | Lakeland | FL |
| 05/17/2018 | Thursday | The Criterion | Oklahoma City | OK |
| 05/18/2018 | Friday | Jacksonville Armory | Jacksonville | FL |
| 05/18/2018 | Friday | South Side Ballroom | Dallas | TX |
| 05/19/2018 | Saturday | Aztec Theatre | San Antonio | TX |
| 05/19/2018 | Saturday | Venice Community Center | Venice | FL |
| 05/20/2018 | Sunday | Revention Music Center | Houston | TX |
| 05/21/2018 | Monday | Times Union Center | Albany | NY |
| 05/22/2018 | Tuesday | DCU Center | Worcester | MA |
| 05/24/2018 | Thursday | Cocoa Armory | Cocoa Beach | FL |
| 05/25/2018 | Friday | Minnreg Hall | Largo | FL |
| 05/26/2018 | Saturday | Englewood Neighborhood Center | Orlando | FL |
| 05/27/2018 | Sunday | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton | VA |
| 05/28/2018 | Monday | The Coliseum | Richmond | VA |
| 05/28/2018 | Monday | Crown Coliseum | Fayetteville | NC |
| 05/29/2018 | Tuesday | PNC Arena | Raleigh | NC |
| 05/31/2018 | Thursday | UACDC Complex | Tampa | FL |
| 06/01/2018 | Friday | Highlands Today Center | Sebring | FL |
| 06/01/2018 | Friday | Rapides Coliseum | Alexandria | LA |
| 06/02/2018 | Saturday | Raising Cane's River Center | Baton Rouge | LA |
| 06/02/2018 | Saturday | Extraco Events Center | Waco | TX |
| 06/02/2018 | Saturday | Havert L. Fenn Center | Fort Pierce | FL |
| 06/03/2018 | Sunday | Lake Charles Civic Center | Lake Charles | LA |
| 06/03/2018 | Sunday | College Park Center | Arlington | TX |
| 06/04/2018 | Monday | Toyota Center | Houston | TX |
| 06/04/2018 | Monday | Laredo Energy Arena | Laredo | TX |
| 06/05/2018 | Tuesday | American Bank Center Arena | Corpus Christi | TX |
| 06/08/2018 | Friday | Mississippi St. Fair Coliseum | Jackson | MS |
| 06/09/2018 | Saturday | Von Braun Civic Center | Huntsville | AL |
| 06/09/2018 | Saturday | Monroe Civic Center | Monroe | LA |
| 06/10/2018 | Sunday | CenturyLink Center | Bossier City | LA |
| 06/10/2018 | Sunday | Bancorpsouth Arena | Tupelo | MS |
| 06/11/2018 | Monday | Verizon Arena | North Little Rock | AR |
| 06/11/2018 | Monday | First National Bank Arena | Jonesboro | AR |
| 06/12/2018 | Tuesday | Fedexforum | Memphis | TN |
| 06/14/2018 | Thursday | Broadbent Arena - NXT | Louisville | KY |
| 06/15/2018 | Friday | Old National Events Plaza | Evansville | IN |
| 06/15/2018 | Friday | Peoria Civic Center | Peoria | IL |
| 06/16/2018 | Saturday | Allstate Arena - NXT | Chicago | IL |
| 06/16/2018 | Saturday | Dubuque Five Flags Center | Dubuque | IA |
| 06/16/2018 | Saturday | State Farm Center | Champaign | IL |
| 06/17/2018 | Sunday | Allstate Arena | Chicago | IL |
| 06/18/2018 | Monday | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | MI |
| 06/18/2018 | Monday | Allen County War Mem. Coliseum | Fort Wayne | IN |
| 06/19/2018 | Tuesday | Huntington Center | Toledo | OH |
| 06/21/2018 | Thursday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 06/22/2018 | Friday | Venice Community Center | Venice | FL |
| 06/22/2018 | Friday | Taco Bell Arena @ Boise State | Boise | ID |
| 06/23/2018 | Saturday | Maverik Center | Salt Lake City | UT |
| 06/23/2018 | Saturday | Tingley Coliseum | Albuquerque | NM |
| 06/23/2018 | Saturday | Minnreg Hall | Largo | FL |
| 06/24/2018 | Sunday | Honda Center | Anaheim | CA |
| 06/24/2018 | Sunday | Save Mart Center | Fresno | CA |
| 06/25/2018 | Monday | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego | CA |
| 06/25/2018 | Monday | Rabobank Arena | Bakersfield | CA |
| 06/26/2018 | Tuesday | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario | CA |
| 06/29/2018 | Friday | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | Rapid City | SD |
| 06/29/2018 | Friday | Englewood Neighborhood Center | Orlando | FL |
| 06/30/2018 | Saturday | Cocoa Armory | Cocoa Beach | FL |
| 06/30/2018 | Saturday | Bismarck Civic Center | Bismarck | ND |
| 07/01/2018 | Sunday | Fargodome | Fargo | ND |
| 07/02/2018 | Monday | Denny Sanford Premier Center | Sioux Falls | SD |
| 07/03/2018 | Tuesday | CenturyLink Center Omaha | Omaha | NE |
| 07/06/2018 | Friday | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia | PA |
| 07/07/2018 | Saturday | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| 07/08/2018 | Sunday | Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard | Bridgeport | CT |
| 07/09/2018 | Monday | T.D. Garden | Boston | MA |
| 07/09/2018 | Monday | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta | ME |
| 07/10/2018 | Tuesday | SNHU Arena | Manchester | NH |
| 07/13/2018 | Friday | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum | Charleston | WV |
| 07/14/2018 | Saturday | Canton Mem Civic Cntr | Canton | OH |
| 07/14/2018 | Saturday | Wesbanco Arena | Wheeling | WV |
| 07/15/2018 | Sunday | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 07/16/2018 | Monday | Santander Arena | Reading | PA |
| 07/16/2018 | Monday | KeyBank Center | Buffalo | NY |
| 07/17/2018 | Tuesday | Mohegan Sun Arena @ Casey Plaza | Wilkes Barre | PA |
| 07/18/2018 | Wednesday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 07/21/2018 | Saturday | Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis | MO |
| 07/22/2018 | Sunday | Eastern KY Expo Center | Pikeville | KY |
| 07/22/2018 | Sunday | Bank of Springfield Center | Springfield | IL |
| 07/23/2018 | Monday | U.S. Bank Arena | Cincinnati | OH |
| 07/23/2018 | Monday | SIU Arena | Carbondale | IL |
| 07/24/2018 | Tuesday | Ford Center Evansville | Evansville | IN |
| 07/28/2018 | Saturday | Wildwoods Convention Center | Wildwood | NJ |
| 07/29/2018 | Sunday | Westchester County Center | White Plains | NY |
| 07/30/2018 | Monday | Amway Center | Orlando | FL |
| 07/30/2018 | Monday | Germain Arena | Fort Myers | FL |
| 07/31/2018 | Tuesday | American Airlines Arena | Miami | FL |
| 08/03/2018 | Friday | James Brown Arena | Augusta | GA |
| 08/04/2018 | Saturday | Pensacola Bay Center | Pensacola | FL |
| 08/04/2018 | Saturday | North Charleston Coliseum | North Charleston | SC |
| 08/05/2018 | Sunday | Savannah Civic Center | Savannah | GA |
| 08/05/2018 | Sunday | Albany Civic Center | Albany | GA |
| 08/06/2018 | Monday | Stephen C. Oconnell Center | Gainesville | FL |
| 08/06/2018 | Monday | Veteran's Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| 08/07/2018 | Tuesday | Amalie Arena | Tampa | FL |
| 08/10/2018 | Friday | WYCC | Salisbury | MD |
| 08/11/2018 | Saturday | Norfolk Scope Arena | Norfolk | VA |
| 08/11/2018 | Saturday | Duplin County Events Center | Kenansville | NC |
| 08/12/2018 | Sunday | Berglund Center Coliseum | Roanoke | VA |
| 08/12/2018 | Sunday | Florence Civic Center | Florence | SC |
| 08/13/2018 | Monday | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | NC |
| 08/13/2018 | Monday | Colonial Life Arena | Columbia | SC |
| 08/14/2018 | Tuesday | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville | SC |
| 08/18/2018 | Saturday | Barlcays Center NXT | Brooklyn | NY |
| 08/19/2018 | Sunday | Barclays Center | Brooklyn | NY |
| 08/20/2018 | Monday | Barclays Center | Brooklyn | NY |
| 08/21/2018 | Tuesday | Barclays Center | Brooklyn | NY |
| 08/23/2018 | Thursday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 08/26/2018 | Sunday | Blue Cross Arena | Rochester | NY |
| 09/01/2018 | Saturday | Wright State University's Nutter Center | Dayton | OH |
| 09/01/2018 | Saturday | Mercedez Benz Arena | Shanghai | China |
| 09/02/2018 | Sunday | Wings Event Center | Kalamazoo | MI |
| 09/03/2018 | Monday | Dow Event Center | Saginaw | MI |
| 09/03/2018 | Monday | Schottenstein Center | Columbus | OH |
| 09/04/2018 | Tuesday | Little Caesar's Arena | Detroit | MI |
| 09/07/2018 | Friday | Garret Coliseum | Montgomery | AL |
| 09/08/2018 | Saturday | MS Coast Col And Conv. Center | Biloxi | MS |
| 09/09/2018 | Sunday | Mobile Civic Center | Mobile | AL |
| 09/10/2018 | Monday | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans | LA |
| 09/10/2018 | Monday | Ford Arena | Beaumont | TX |
| 09/11/2018 | Tuesday | Cajundome | Lafayette | LA |
| 09/16/2018 | Sunday | AT&T Center | San Antonio | TX |
| 09/17/2018 | Monday | Taylor County Coliseum | Abilene | TX |
| 09/17/2018 | Monday | American Airlines Center | Dallas | TX |
| 09/18/2018 | Tuesday | Chesapeake Energy Arena | Oklahoma City | OK |
| 09/20/2018 | Thursday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 09/23/2018 | Sunday | Casper Events Center | Casper | WY |
| 09/23/2018 | Sunday | Budweiser Events Center | Loveland | CO |
| 09/24/2018 | Monday | Pepsi Center | Denver | CO |
| 09/24/2018 | Monday | World Arena | Colorado Springs | CO |
| 09/25/2018 | Tuesday | Pepsi Center | Denver | CO |
| 10/01/2018 | Monday | Key Arena | Seattle | WA |
| 10/01/2018 | Monday | Sundome | Yakima | WA |
| 10/02/2018 | Tuesday | Moda Center | Portland | OR |
| 10/07/2018 | Sunday | Hammond Civic Center | Hammond | IN |
| 10/08/2018 | Monday | KFC Yum Center | Louisville | KY |
| 10/08/2018 | Monday | Allstate Arena | Chicago | IL |
| 10/09/2018 | Tuesday | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis | IN |
| 10/15/2018 | Monday | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia | PA |
| 10/16/2018 | Tuesday | Capital One Arena | Washington | DC |
| 10/17/2018 | Wednesday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 10/21/2018 | Sunday | T.D. Garden | Boston | MA |
| 10/22/2018 | Monday | Dunkin Donuts Center | Providence | RI |
| 10/23/2018 | Tuesday | Prudential Center | Newark | NJ |
| 10/29/2018 | Monday | Spectrum Center | Charlotte | NC |
| 10/30/2018 | Tuesday | Philips Arena | Atlanta | GA |
| 11/12/2018 | Monday | Sprint Center | Kansas City | MO |
| 11/13/2018 | Tuesday | Scottrade Center | St. Louis | MO |
| 11/15/2018 | Thursday | SJSU Event Center | San Jose | CA |
| 11/16/2018 | Friday | Visalia Convention Center - NXT | Visalia | CA |
| 11/17/2018 | Saturday | Staples Center - NXT | Los Angeles | CA |
| 11/18/2018 | Sunday | Staples Center | Los Angeles | CA |
| 11/19/2018 | Monday | Staples Center | Los Angeles | CA |
| 11/20/2018 | Tuesday | Staples Center | Los Angeles | CA |
| 11/26/2018 | Monday | Milwaukee Bucks Arena | Milwaukee | WI |
| 11/27/2018 | Tuesday | Target Center | Minneapolis | MN |
| 11/28/2018 | Wednesday | Full Sail University | Orlando | FL |
| 12/03/2018 | Monday | Toyota Center | Houston | TX |
| 12/04/2018 | Tuesday | Frank Erwin Center | Austin | TX |
| 12/10/2018 | Monday | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas | NV |
| 12/10/2018 | Monday | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego | CA |
| 12/16/2018 | Sunday | SAP Center | San Jose | CA |
| 12/17/2018 | Monday | Golden 1 Center | Sacramento | CA |
| 12/17/2018 | Monday | Stockton Arena | Stockton | CA |
| 12/18/2018 | Tuesday | Save Mart Center | Fresno | CA |
| 12/26/2018 | Wednesday | Allstate Arena | Chicago | IL |
| 12/26/2018 | Wednesday | Madison Square Garden | New York | NY |
| 12/27/2018 | Thursday | Little Caesar's Arena | Detroit | MI |
| 12/27/2018 | Thursday | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale | NY |
| 12/28/2018 | Friday | Quickens Loans Arena | Cleveland | OH |
| 12/28/2018 | Friday | Royal Farms Arena | Baltimore | MD |
| 12/29/2018 | Saturday | Key Bank Center | Buffalo | NY |
| 12/29/2018 | Saturday | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 12/30/2018 | Sunday | Amalie Arena | Tampa | FL |
| 1/7/2019 | Monday | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville | TN |
| 1/8/2019 | Tuesday | Legacy Arena | Birmingham | AL |
| 1/14/2019 | Monday | Fedexforum | Memphis | TN |
| 1/15/2019 | Tuesday | Verizon Arena | North Little Rock | AR |
| 1/21/2019 | Monday | American Airlines Center | Dallas | TX |
| 1/22/2019 | Tuesday | American Airlines Center | Dallas | TX |
| 1/26/2019 | Saturday | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix | AZ |
| 1/27/2019 | Sunday | Chase Field | Phoenix | AZ |
| 1/28/2019 | Monday | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix | AZ |
| 1/29/2019 | Tuesday | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix | AZ |
| 2/4/2019 | Monday | Moda Center | Portland | OR |
| 2/5/2019 | Tuesday | Tacomadome | Tacoma | WA |
| 2/11/2019 | Monday | Centurylink Center | Omaha | NE |
| 2/12/2019 | Tuesday | Wells Fargo Arena | Des Moines | IA |
| 2/18/2019 | Monday | Amway Center | Orlando | FL |
| 2/19/2019 | Tuesday | Veteran's Memorial Arena | Jacksonville | FL |
| 2/25/2019 | Monday | Philips Arena | Atlanta | GA |
| 2/26/2019 | Tuesday | Thompson/Boling Assembly Arena | Knoxville | TN |
| 3/4/2019 | Monday | Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia | PA |
| 3/5/2019 | Tuesday | Capital One Arena | Washington | DC |
| 3/11/2019 | Monday | Key Bank Center | Buffalo | NY |
| 3/12/2019 | Tuesday | Times Union Center | Albany | NY |
| 3/18/2019 | Monday | Allstate Arena | Chicago | IL |
| 3/19/2019 | Tuesday | Little Caesar's Arena | Detroit | MI |
| 3/25/2019 | Monday | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh | PA |
| 3/26/2019 | Tuesday | Quickens Loans Arena | Cleveland | OH |
It's important to note the disclaimer at the top of WWE's touring schedule exhibit: ***ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
While there isn't any tantalizing clues like letter grades for cities, these schedules have proven to be remarkable accurately and provided fans insight on WWE's plans far in advance of ticket on-sale announcements.
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