Mohegan Sun Arena, a WWE Venue, to Close Dec. 15 to Feb. 28
Summary: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., which has hosted WWE shows, will close Dec. 15 for a $30 million renovation and reopen Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027, the arena said in a statement PWInsider published Nov. 9.
The quick version
- Mohegan Sun Arena will close Dec. 15 and reopen Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027, with a Breaking Benjamin concert, per the arena's own statement.
- It is a $30 million, multi-phase renovation of the 10,000-seat building, with all new seating.
- The statement does not mention WWE. We found no WWE comment and no WWE date in the closure window.
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, a regular stop for WWE, will shut on Dec. 15 for about 10 weeks of work. The arena announced a $30 million renovation, and PWInsider (Mike Johnson) posted the arena's statement on Monday, Nov. 9. MassLive confirmed the dates from the same statement.
What the arena said
The statement calls it "its most significant transformation to date." The work includes all-new seating, new concourse lighting, finishes and flooring, new video screens at two entrances, remodeled food and drink outlets and upgraded restrooms. A VIP lounge of nearly 4,000 square feet follows in 2027.
Most construction will happen "alongside the Arena's active event schedule," the statement says, so the building stays open until Dec. 15. The closure then runs until the reopening show on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027. Tickets for that Breaking Benjamin show went on sale on Nov. 6, per the statement.
Why it matters here
PWInsider's headline says the arena hosts WWE. eWrestlingNews says WWE's first show there was a SmackDown taping in August 2002 and that AEW and Ring of Honor have also run it. The arena's statement does not name WWE or any wrestling event. The part of WWE's events page we read on Nov. 10, which runs to Dec. 11, lists no Mohegan Sun date. We did not see the rest of the closure window. WWE has not said whether any show is affected.
What does not line up
- Length. The statement says "mid-December through mid-February" in one place, and gives a Feb. 28 reopening in another. Dec. 15 to Feb. 28 is just over 10 weeks. Outlets round it to "two months."
- Capacity. The arena's statement says 10,000 seats. eWrestlingNews, which also covered it, says 12,000. We use the arena's number.
Source: the arena's statement as printed by PWInsider (read in full) and MassLive (read in full). eWrestlingNews's version was read in full and used for the WWE background only. We did not contact WWE or Mohegan Sun. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- PWInsider (Mike Johnson), "Mohegan Sun Arena in CT, Which Hosts WWE, to Undergo Major Transformation", Nov. 9, 2026, 15:19 as shown, no time zone (the full statement, the closure and the reopening show). https://www.pwinsider.com/article/213538/mohegan-sun-arena-in-ct-which-hosts-wwe-to-undergo-major-transformation.html
- MassLive (Liesel Nygard), "Mohegan Sun Arena to temporarily close this winter for $30M renovation", Nov. 2026, day not shown (Dec. 15 and Feb. 28, the 10,000 seats). https://www.masslive.com/business/2026/11/mohegan-sun-arena-to-temporarily-close-this-winter-for-30m-renovation.html
- eWrestlingNews (Thomas Lowson), "Staple WWE Venue To Undergo Major Transformation", Nov. 10, 2026 (WWE background, the 12,000 figure). https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe/staple-wwe-venue-to-undergo-major-transformation
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: compared the three reports against the arena's full statement. We did not contact the arena or WWE.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.