World champion coming for "WWE Live" Omaha event this summer

Current WWE world champion Kofi Kingston will be on the ticket when “WWE Live” makes its next visit to Omaha later this summer.

June 25, 2019Updated: June 25, 2019
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

Current WWE world champion Kofi Kingston will be on the ticket when “WWE Live” makes its next visit to Omaha later this summer.

Kingston, in his first reign as champ, will wrestle Dolph Ziggler in one of two matches billed as main events Aug. 18 in the CHI Health Center arena.

Roman Reigns will face Drew McIntyre in the other big match. Smackdown women’s champ Bayley is also on the bill for the televised event, as are Finn Balor, Ali, Elias and Charlotte Flair, the daughter of professional wrestling legend Ric Flair.

Tickets, which start at $20, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday via Ticketmaster or the CHI Health Center box office.