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We’re living here in Allentown, where WWE reminds fans ‘card subject to change’

Early advertisements for WWE coming to Allentown featured stars like Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre. | (Photo: @PPLCenter) One of wrestling’s fabled cities will host a rare WWE live event this week, as WWE’s Summer Tour comes to Allentown, Pennsylvania, this Thursday. In the 1970s and 1980s, Allentown was a hotbed for WWE and home to several tag team title changes. The most notable took place on November 15, 1983, as Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans to win the original WWE Tag Team Championship, becoming the first Black champions in company history. Thanks to one of our readers, I learned that Thursday’s show has undergone some changes. Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Jade Cargill, Trick Williams, and Drew McIntyre were initially advertised for the event, but have since been removed. Regarding Ripley, she is currently out with an injury. McIntyre is reportedly off filming a movie, while Rhodes, Williams, and Cargill remain active on WWE programming. Rhodes and Williams,

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We’re living here in Allentown, where WWE reminds fans ‘card subject to change’

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