The first WWE event to branded as Premium Live Event, replacing the former pay-per-view name since their inception.
Final WWE PPV appearance for Cesaro.
First WWE event to held on New Year's Day since New Year's Revolution 2007.
This event is a replacement of TLC: Table, Ladder and Chairs as the former December PPV.
Roman Reigns appears in the promotional poster and adverting campaign that indicated a main event single match against Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship was originally slated, unfortunately the match was cancelled at the last-minute due to Reigns has been testing positive for COVID-19 and it was replaced for a Fatal Five-Way match for the WWE Championship with Lesnar inserted.