For the first time ever, the United Center in Chicago, Illinois will play host to an episode of WWE television. On November 4, the venue's official X (formerly known as Twitter) account posted a teaser video relating to a WWE announcement, and on November 5, it was confirmed that the home of the Chicago Bulls will play host to the January 11, 2027 episode of "WWE Raw."The United Center has played host to WWE events in the past, such as the 2026 Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event, as well as the 1994 SummerSlam pay-per-view. However, outside of those two events, WWE had only ever held house shows at the United Center, but that will all change in the new year.The teaser video the venue posted on social media wasn't just posted by the United Center media team, as a number of other venues around North America posted the same video to its respective social media pages as WWE formerly announced its first set of events for 2027.On January 1, WWE will host a special New Year's Day live event at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota to conclude the company's holiday tour. That will then be followed by the first episode of "WWE Raw" for the new year, which takes place on January 4 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Later that week, the first live episode of "WWE SmackDown" will air from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee on January 8, which will then be followed by the United Center show on January 11.After a European tour in late January, the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon will host the January 29 episode of "SmackDown," with a "Road to Royal Rumble"live event taking place at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on January 30. The final episode of "Raw"before the 2027 Royal Rumble event will be held at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, while the first "Raw" after the Royal Rumble will air live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and the February 12 episode of "SmackDown" will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Round out the month for "Raw" will be the February 15 episode at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and the February 22 episode at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
