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123-464: From 2022, the WWE began using the term "premium live event" for its pay-per-views airing on traditional PPV and its WWE Network over-the-top streaming service. The Premium Live Events WWE hold currently are: Bottom Line is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE. Afterburn is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE. This Week in WWE is a weekly studio show produced by WWE. Wal3ooha

246-455: A racial slur in front of Booker T and John Cena . Almost every WWF/WWE , JCP/WCW , and ECW pay-per-view (PPV) event ever produced is available for on-demand streaming. Although WWE promotes the selection as every pay-per-view ever made, a handful of PPV events have not yet been made available. This includes mostly foreign events such as WCW's Millennium Final , Collision in Korea , and

369-666: A webcast on WWE.com and continued airing on international broadcasters. Velocity ended its run in 2006. A.M. Raw was a one-hour, condensed version of WWE's flagship Monday Night Raw program that aired on Saturdays at 9:00am on the USA Network . The show was cancelled in October 2014. ECW is a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to

492-488: A webcast on WWE.com and continued airing on international broadcasters. Velocity ended its run in 2006. A.M. Raw was a one-hour, condensed version of WWE's flagship Monday Night Raw program that aired on Saturdays at 9:00am on the USA Network . The show was cancelled in October 2014. ECW is a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to

615-524: A "signature documentary" for the service annually beginning in 2022. After a transitional period, the standalone WWE Network ceased operations in the United States on April 4, 2021. To coincide with the introduction, Peacock announced plans to offer a four-month half-price promotion for new Premium subscribers. Not all content was available at launch, as the service's library was being audited to meet NBCUniversal standards and practices . WWE stated that

738-501: A 10-year rights deal with Netflix , which includes international rights for all WWE weekly shows , Premium Live Events , original series, and forthcoming projects from 2025. As a result, WWE Network will cease standalone operations in the vast majority of its remaining countries as of January 1, 2025. It will remain active for an indeterminate period of time in a small number of countries where Netflix's contract will not take effect immediately due to pre-existing contracts. The origins of

861-555: A Foxtel-run WWE linear channel added to its services), Disney+ in the Philippines, and Abema in Japan. On January 23, 2024, WWE announced an agreement with Netflix to hold the rights to Raw globally, and rights to Raw , SmackDown , NXT , documentaries, and pay-per-view events outside of the United States, beginning in January 2025. Immediately after the announcement, the future of

984-519: A WWE-branded channel to DStv carrying WWE programs and WWE Network original series. On January 27, 2022, it was announced that WWE Network would be available on Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia at no additional costs to subscribers. Amidst the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military , WWE announced on March 3, 2022, that it had terminated the broadcasting relationship with Russia and shut down

1107-505: A branded channel within the Peacock service, with the full service included as part of the paid Peacock Premium tier (which features a wider array of television, film, and sports programming), and a selection of WWE Network content (including some of its original series such as The Bump and Raw Talk , and episodes of Total Divas and Total Bellas from NBCUniversal cable channel E! ) available within its free tier. WWE committed to produce

1230-416: A combination of musical rights issues over his entrance music and the inability to remove the music without losing the original commentary audio. The deleted matches were eventually reinstated with replacement music and newly recorded Joey Styles commentary. Several pay-per-views are copies of their condensed home video releases, rather than the live versions, and so are missing matches. Archive content on

1353-507: A later date. On October 30, 2014, in an attempt to increase subscription numbers from an announced figure of 731,000, the 6-month subscription requirement was dropped, allowing subscribers the option to cancel at any time. WWE had originally planned to launch the network on October 1 in the United Kingdom, but was delayed for a further month. The launch was confirmed to be taking place at 8 p.m. on November 3; however, 20 minutes prior to

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1476-496: A launch later set for January 23, 2023. As part of the agreement, Foxtel's channel Fox8 will continue to carry WWE programming, and Foxtel will also introduce a new, WWE-branded linear channel. On October 20, 2022, it was announced that the WWE Network would move to Disney+ in the Philippines upon its launch on November 17, 2022; however, WWE's agreement with Disney+ ended two years later, following which WWE Network relaunched as

1599-484: A low 1.5 rating. WWF Shotgun Saturday Night aired between 1997 and 1999 and was a syndicated show that comprised matches with lower card wrestlers. Shotgun Saturday Night was replaced by WWF Jakked in 1999. As a notation, there were various versions of this show that floated around in different markets such as WWF Shotgun and WWF Shotgun Challenge , which were basically the same content just rearranged with different commentary ( Shotgun Challenge being specific to

1722-484: A low 1.5 rating. WWF Shotgun Saturday Night aired between 1997 and 1999 and was a syndicated show that comprised matches with lower card wrestlers. Shotgun Saturday Night was replaced by WWF Jakked in 1999. As a notation, there were various versions of this show that floated around in different markets such as WWF Shotgun and WWF Shotgun Challenge , which were basically the same content just rearranged with different commentary ( Shotgun Challenge being specific to

1845-675: A premium pay-TV outlet, with a potential price of $ 15 a month. On Old School Raw in January 2014, WWE ran teasers promoting an announcement on January 8 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, later confirming that the announcement concerned the WWE Network. At the Consumer Electronics Show, WWE revealed a comprehensive plan which would see a launch date of February 24, 2014 in the United States. WWE Classics on Demand closed on January 31, 2014, to make way for

1968-482: A rights deal with Viacom, the company had floated the idea of acquiring USA's Sci-Fi Channel , and reformatting it as a dedicated wrestling network. USA executives rejected the idea, and McMahon said that former USA Networks President Barry Baker encouraged her to talk to other programmers about potential deals. " 'I can tell you right now, Linda, you're not going to get anybody to give you a network,' " McMahon quoted Baker in her testimony. In 2005, USA Network re-acquired

2091-426: A second free preview week of the WWE Network, which started July 7, in an attempt to sign new subscribers. A second report released at the end of July indicated that the network had reached 700,000 subscribers. WWE's goal was to reach one million subscribers by the end of 2014. On July 31, 2014, the company announced a 10-year, Canadian distribution deal for WWE content with Rogers Media (owner of Sportsnet 360 ,

2214-489: A standalone service. WWE Network previously offered "WWE Collections", which are video packages of memorable characters and storylines. In July 2019, WWE updated the network and subsequently removed all collections. Former collections In addition to previous editions of the original programs listed above, the network includes many other previously aired events. Although the United States parental guidelines rating system rates most weekly WWE television programs TV-PG,

2337-455: A statement saying, "Dish will not offer the 'WWE Elimination Chamber' PPV on 2/23. WWE is not willing to adjust their PPV costs to satellite and cable companies, which is unfair to their customers. We need to re-focus our efforts to support partners that better serve Dish customers." Dish later made a decision to air WrestleMania XXX . Dish declined to offer WrestleMania 31 and 32 but did offer WrestleMania 33 in 2017. In October 2014, it

2460-599: Is a list of all WWE television programs . It also includes programming produced under the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and World Wrestling Entertainment banners. WWE airs multiple television and web television programs all over the world in a wide-range of mediums, including on pay-per-view , on video on demand services , and on streaming services . WWE's three flagship programs are Raw , SmackDown , and NXT . From 2022,

2583-531: Is a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 in syndication aired until 2001, by that time having moved to cable. Superstars , as it would later be known, was the flagship of the WWF's programming from its inception until being eclipsed by Monday Night Raw in 1993. WWF The Main Event is a spin-off of the show WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired on NBC on Friday nights. Only

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2706-437: Is a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 in syndication aired until 2001, by that time having moved to cable. Superstars , as it would later be known, was the flagship of the WWF's programming from its inception until being eclipsed by Monday Night Raw in 1993. WWF The Main Event is a spin-off of the show WWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired on NBC on Friday nights. Only

2829-515: Is a seasonal reality show broadcast on Hulu . WWE: Next Gen is a professional wrestling documentary series produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions and WWE. The series premiered on The Roku Channel on April 1, 2024. The very first programming produced by the Capitol Wrestling Corporation , the WWWF's immediate predecessor, was Heavyweight Wrestling . The show involved wrestlers of low card to main event status. Following an episode's final match,

2952-466: Is a seasonal reality show broadcast on Hulu . WWE: Next Gen is a professional wrestling documentary series produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions and WWE. The series premiered on The Roku Channel on April 1, 2024. The very first programming produced by the Capitol Wrestling Corporation , the WWWF's immediate predecessor, was Heavyweight Wrestling . The show involved wrestlers of low card to main event status. Following an episode's final match,

3075-505: Is a weekly studio show produced by WWE for the Middle East and North Africa market. Sunday Dhamaal is a weekly studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market. WWE’s The Bump is a weekly talk show produced by WWE. It streams live on WWE Network, as well as WWE’s official YouTube channel, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook pages. Blockbusters is a daily studio show produced by WWE for

3198-401: Is a weekly studio show produced by WWE for the Middle East and North Africa market. Sunday Dhamaal is a weekly studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market. WWE’s The Bump is a weekly talk show produced by WWE. It streams live on WWE Network, as well as WWE’s official YouTube channel, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook pages. Blockbusters is a daily studio show produced by WWE for

3321-617: Is currently available through 186 out of 193 United Nations member states (including all 27 European Union nations) and two observer states such as the Holy See and the State of Palestine . It is also distributed through six non-UN countries: the Republic of China (Taiwan) , the Cook Islands , Kosovo , Niue , Northern Cyprus , and SADR -claimed Western Sahara . In late 2017, Liechtenstein and

3444-454: The ECW brand , in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands, Raw and SmackDown . It debuted on June 13, 2006 on Sci Fi Channel in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16, 2010 on the rebranded Syfy . FCW is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment and

3567-409: The ECW brand , in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands, Raw and SmackDown . It debuted on June 13, 2006 on Sci Fi Channel in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16, 2010 on the rebranded Syfy . FCW is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment and

3690-539: The Hart family . Matches called with Jesse Ventura on commentary, which had previously been dubbed over due to a 1991 lawsuit , are available with the original commentary. While the network promoted on-demand airings as being unedited, some instances of expletives , gestures, and all nudity are censored. Many programs were digitized for WWE 24/7 prior to the 2012 settlement with the World Wide Fund for Nature , and thus

3813-619: The Japan Supershows , and ECW's foreign ECW/FMW Supershows , however it also includes some events held domestically such as WCW's Nitro Girls Swimsuit Calendar Special and When Worlds Collide , and WWF's No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie . In addition the pay-per-view section contains several events which did not air on pay-per-view, such as WWE events Royal Rumble 1988 and WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne . Many ECW Supercards are also listed as pay-per-views, despite never actually airing there. The WWE Network offers videos under

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3936-633: The St. Louis Wrestling Club 's traditional TV timeslot; the St. Louis Wrestling Club had produced Wrestling at the Chase since 1959. The program was replaced by WWF Championship Wrestling in 1985. World Championship Wrestling is a television program that was produced by WWF that aired on Superstation WTBS from 1984 to 1985. The show took over the time slot of Georgia Championship Wrestling's World Championship Wrestling program that had been broadcasting on WTBS for 12 years;

4059-496: The St. Louis Wrestling Club 's traditional TV timeslot; the St. Louis Wrestling Club had produced Wrestling at the Chase since 1959. The program was replaced by WWF Championship Wrestling in 1985. World Championship Wrestling is a television program that was produced by WWF that aired on Superstation WTBS from 1984 to 1985. The show took over the time slot of Georgia Championship Wrestling's World Championship Wrestling program that had been broadcasting on WTBS for 12 years;

4182-513: The USA Network from 1984 to 1986 and was promoted as a variety show . WWE Network WWE Network is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and digital television network owned by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE , a division of TKO Group Holdings . The service relied on technology developed by MLB Advanced Media and BAMTech , prior to Endeavor Streaming assuming technical operations of

4305-764: The WWE Classics on Demand service. It launched in Canada in July of that year and expanded to the Asia–Pacific region and select European countries in August. The United Kingdom received the service in February 2015, and was made available in the Middle East and parts of Africa that March, and to India in November. It was launched in additional European and Asian countries in January 2016. Upon launch,

4428-441: The "Home Video Classics" header which includes various previous home video releases that had been originally released by Coliseum Video . Additional content from WWE Libraries , which has a library of over 100,000 hours of programming, will be added over time. In an interview with Time , Michelle D. Wilson, chief revenue and marketing officer for WWE, stated their reason for bypassing cable companies and instead only offering

4551-430: The "WWF" and the "WWF scratch" logo are censored in some instances. Some original music has been dubbed over with alternate tracks such as the original intro music to Saturday Night's Main Event (May 1985 – January 1988 episodes) which originally played " Obsession " by Animotion . At launch, all but one of New Jack 's matches were removed from ECW pay-per-views, as was his surprise return at Heat Wave 1998 , due to

4674-462: The Indian market. Dhamaal League is a daily studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market. Biography: WWE Legends is a television series produced by WWE and A&E . WWE's Most Wanted Treasures is a television series produced by WWE and A&E. Hosted by Freddie Prinze Jr. , WWE Rivals is a round table discussion featuring WWE Legends and Superstars examining the most iconic rivalries in WWE. Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez

4797-459: The Indian market. Dhamaal League is a daily studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market. Biography: WWE Legends is a television series produced by WWE and A&E . WWE's Most Wanted Treasures is a television series produced by WWE and A&E. Hosted by Freddie Prinze Jr. , WWE Rivals is a round table discussion featuring WWE Legends and Superstars examining the most iconic rivalries in WWE. Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez

4920-486: The Network content in the region. On July 30, 2015, WWE revealed the number of subscribers for the Network at 1.156 million. This was announced as a part of WWE's financial reporting on the second quarter of the year, which had resulted in their stock price rising past $ 20.00 after closing on the previous day at $ 16.48. The total of 1.156 million paid subscribers marked a 13% decrease from the 1.315 million paid subscribers that

5043-499: The Network received acclaim, with The New York Times saying that WWE had "positioned themselves on the cutting edge of Internet television." Later that month, the company announced that the network had 667,000 subscribers, short of the one million subscribers they needed to break even. As WWE's stock fell 50% the following month, Forbes described low subscription numbers as being of "additional concern" for investors after WWE's underwhelming NBCUniversal renewal deal. WWE offered

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5166-490: The New York market). There were also three other shows with basically the same content, although camera angles, commentary, and local promos were different. Those being Canadian Superstars (hosted By Tom Prichard, Ray Rougeau and - briefly - Gorilla Monsoon), WWF New York (hosted by Vince Russo among others), and WWF 11:Alive . WWF Super Astros (English: WWF Superstars ) is a Spanish-language television program produced by

5289-439: The New York market). There were also three other shows with basically the same content, although camera angles, commentary, and local promos were different. Those being Canadian Superstars (hosted By Tom Prichard, Ray Rougeau and - briefly - Gorilla Monsoon), WWF New York (hosted by Vince Russo among others), and WWF 11:Alive . WWF Super Astros (English: WWF Superstars ) is a Spanish-language television program produced by

5412-465: The Peacock-hosted version of WWE Network is being further edited for content by NBCUniversal. On launch, two pay-per-views were edited to remove racially-insensitive content; WrestleMania VI was edited to remove a match between Roddy Piper and Bad News Brown where Piper had painted half of his body black , and Survivor Series 2005 was edited to remove a backstage segment where Vince McMahon used

5535-718: The People's Republic of China were added to the list of non-available countries, however, the WWE Network is still available in the PRC special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as ROC - controlled Taiwan and Fujian . Since January 2021, WWE Network is available in India as an add-on subscription through the SonyLIV streaming service. In December 2019, WWE renewed its agreements in Sub-Saharan Africa with SuperSport , adding

5658-516: The USA Network between 1991 and 1993. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective SummerSlam . March to WrestleMania is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on the USA Network between 1992 and 1994. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective WrestleMania . WWF Mania is a WWF Saturday morning television program that aired on the USA Network between 1993 and 1996. The show recapped events that happened during

5781-462: The USA Network between 1991 and 1993. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective SummerSlam . March to WrestleMania is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on the USA Network between 1992 and 1994. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective WrestleMania . WWF Mania is a WWF Saturday morning television program that aired on the USA Network between 1993 and 1996. The show recapped events that happened during

5904-457: The United States, though a list was not published in this statement. It was subsequently reported that WWE Network would remain active in a small number of international markets where Netflix cannot yet assume rights due to conflicting contracts, and in fact was relaunching as a standalone service in the Philippines following the end of WWE's contract in the region with Disney+. The WWE Network

6027-461: The United States, which continued to be marketed as a standalone offering through either WWE or its local partners. However, in 2022 WWE began to reach additional agreements to merge WWE Network into streaming services in other territories, including Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, Binge in Australia (as an extension of WWE's existing media rights agreement in Australia with Foxtel , which also saw

6150-462: The WWE Network broadcasts a wider range of content. A parental controls block is available and content rated TV-14 and TV-MA are preceded by an advisory warning. The network airs footage featuring Chris Benoit ; it marks the first major airing of Benoit footage or even mention of Benoit in said footage since his double-murder-suicide in 2007 . However, the Benoit tribute episode of Raw is replaced with

6273-544: The WWE Network can trace back to 2000 when USA Network filed a lawsuit against the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, known as WWE since 2002) due to a breach of contract which saw most of its programming moved to Viacom -owned TNN and MTV . The Delaware Chancery Court ruled in favor of the WWF in June 2000. Then CEO Linda McMahon revealed that WWF wanted its own cable network and testified that before WWF signed

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6396-471: The WWE Network had broken into the top five streaming services and trailed only MLB.tv in the sports category. WWE announced the network would launch in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Japan on January 5, 2016, followed by Thailand and the Philippines on February 29, 2016. In April 2017, WWE announced a total of 1.949 million subscribers to the WWE Network, of which 1.661 million were paid subscribers. At

6519-544: The WWE Network in the country, in line with the global sanctions imposed by the United States . The WWE Network service is also not available in the Russian-controlled regions of Crimea , Donetsk , Kherson , Luhansk , Zaporozhye , Transnistria , Abkhazia and South Ossetia . On September 28, 2022, WWE announced an agreement with its Australian rightsholder Foxtel , which will see WWE Network merged into its streaming service Binge beginning in January 2023, with

6642-473: The WWE Network online: "Digital over-the-top offerings represent the future, and given that our passionate fans consume five times more online video content than non-WWE viewers and over-index for purchasing online subscriptions such as Netflix and Hulu , we believe the time is now for a WWE Network." In response to the announcement, DirecTV issued a statement saying that they are re-evaluating whether to continue carrying WWE's pay-per-view events . Due to

6765-455: The WWE Network was left unclear, though it was speculated that the service was about to be discontinued since it had been already moved to other streaming services in other regions. On November 22, 2024, an email was sent out to many subscribers confirming that the service will no longer be available in certain areas effective January 1, 2025. It was first sent out in United Kingdom, with this change also taking effect in other territories outside

6888-492: The WWE Network was met with positive reception of its content library , but was criticized for technical problems. The service had 1.5 million subscribers by October 30, 2020. Beginning in 2021, WWE began to phase out WWE Network as a standalone service in some markets, transitioning its content library to domestic streaming services owned by local rightsholders (such as Peacock in the United States, Binge in Australia, and Disney+ in some Asian markets). In 2024, WWE announced

7011-446: The WWE Network. A free trial period was offered during the week of the launch. At the time of the launch, archival programming from WCW, ECW, SMW, AWA, and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), amongst other promotions owned by WWE Libraries Inc. was included on the service. The logo initially used for the WWE Network eventually became the standard logo used by the WWE corporation in August 2014. In April 2014, ahead of WrestleMania XXX ,

7134-401: The WWE Network. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting after 398 episodes on November 25, 2016. WWE Saturday Morning Slam is a professional wrestling television program by WWE that was catered to the children's demographic. Saturday Morning Slam aired on The CW Vortexx programming block on Saturday mornings, and was rated TV-G . As a result, moves that targeted

7257-401: The WWE Network. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting after 398 episodes on November 25, 2016. WWE Saturday Morning Slam is a professional wrestling television program by WWE that was catered to the children's demographic. Saturday Morning Slam aired on The CW Vortexx programming block on Saturday mornings, and was rated TV-G . As a result, moves that targeted

7380-407: The WWE began using the term "premium live event" for its pay-per-views airing on traditional PPV and its WWE Network over-the-top streaming service. The Premium Live Events WWE hold currently are: Bottom Line is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE. Afterburn is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE. This Week in WWE is a weekly studio show produced by WWE. Wal3ooha

7503-411: The WWF from 1998 to 1999. The show featured lower-card WWF superstars as well as competitors from Mexico and Japan . Heat (formerly known as Sunday Night Heat ) aired on USA Network , MTV and Spike TV in the United States, Channel 4 and Sky1 in the United Kingdom and CTV Sportsnet in Canada. It was most recently streamed on WWE.com on Friday afternoons for North American viewers. However,

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7626-411: The WWF from 1998 to 1999. The show featured lower-card WWF superstars as well as competitors from Mexico and Japan . Heat (formerly known as Sunday Night Heat ) aired on USA Network , MTV and Spike TV in the United States, Channel 4 and Sky1 in the United Kingdom and CTV Sportsnet in Canada. It was most recently streamed on WWE.com on Friday afternoons for North American viewers. However,

7749-552: The WWF had purchased a majority interest in GCW. Poor fan response to the use of match footage already broadcast elsewhere instead of new matches and the style of WWF programming led Turner to give other time slots to competing promotions, leading to strained relations between TBS and the WWF. The time slot and program name was eventually sold to Jim Crockett Promotions , who continued to use the World Championship Wrestling for

7872-436: The WWF had purchased a majority interest in GCW. Poor fan response to the use of match footage already broadcast elsewhere instead of new matches and the style of WWF programming led Turner to give other time slots to competing promotions, leading to strained relations between TBS and the WWF. The time slot and program name was eventually sold to Jim Crockett Promotions , who continued to use the World Championship Wrestling for

7995-560: The actual pay-per-view event starts. The original format of Free For All also featured exclusive matches Following No Way Out 2009 , the Free For All name was discontinued in the United States . WWF Friday Night's Main Event aired on the USA Network when Raw was preempted on the weeks of August 29 and September 5 in 1997, due to USA's coverage of the US Open . This program averaged

8118-400: The actual pay-per-view event starts. The original format of Free For All also featured exclusive matches Following No Way Out 2009 , the Free For All name was discontinued in the United States . WWF Friday Night's Main Event aired on the USA Network when Raw was preempted on the weeks of August 29 and September 5 in 1997, due to USA's coverage of the US Open . This program averaged

8241-439: The assets of NeuLion) to provide infrastructure and billing services, and Massive Interactive to develop a new front-end and mobile apps. The new WWE Network platform launched in July 2019, ahead of SummerSlam . It includes a revamped user experience, support for 1080p streams, new browsing tools (such as a new "Superstars" interface for filtering content by performers), and plans to add a download feature for offline viewing in

8364-494: The cancellation of Southwest Championship Wrestling . The show ran from September 4, 1983 to October 16, 1994 on the USA Network . After it was canceled in 1994, it was replaced by Action Zone . Wrestling at the Chase is a television program produced by WWF at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel that aired on KPLR-TV, Channel 11 in St. Louis, Missouri . An early strike in the WWF's national expansion , WWF had usurped

8487-430: The cancellation of Southwest Championship Wrestling . The show ran from September 4, 1983 to October 16, 1994 on the USA Network . After it was canceled in 1994, it was replaced by Action Zone . Wrestling at the Chase is a television program produced by WWF at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel that aired on KPLR-TV, Channel 11 in St. Louis, Missouri . An early strike in the WWF's national expansion , WWF had usurped

8610-663: The coming year." On February 12, 2015, WWE announced a five-year partnership with television provider OSN to bring the WWE Network to the Middle East and North Africa as a premium service. On March 31, 2019, all OSN Sports channels were shut down and WWE content stopped airing on OSN services. A year later, WWE announced the Network content would be accessible in the MENA region directly through WWE services with no regional television provider or streaming service involved. Currently, and since March 23, 2022, Shahid holds exclusive rights to

8733-417: The content migration would be completed by August 2021. This has included the removal of scenes/matches containing content inappropriate under current standards, with the most prominent example being a WrestleMania VI match where Roddy Piper painted half of his body black before facing African-American opponent Bad News Brown . This agreement did not initially affect the WWE Network service outside of

8856-657: The development of a premium tier with additional features (such as benefits for other WWE operations). In March 2020, amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and to promote WrestleMania 36 , WWE Network made a selection of its premium content and archives available free for a limited time. On June 1, 2020, WWE Network officially launched a free tier with 15,000 hours of content, which includes access to selected content such as recent episodes of its weekly programming, and original series such as Raw Talk , Monday Night War , and Ride Along . The service would be advertising-free, and

8979-401: The end of the third quarter of 2017, the number had dropped to 1.5 million paid users. In April 2018, WWE announced subscriber growth had reached 2.1 million, with 1.8 million paid. At the end of the third quarter of 2018 the number had dropped to 1.6 million paid users. In January 2019, WWE Network signed with Endeavor Streaming to replace BAMTech as its operating partner. WWE's decision

9102-511: The episode that aired internationally, a recap of championship matches. Also, Vengeance: Night of Champions in 2007 removes all references to Benoit during the ECW World Championship match. Over the Edge 1999 , infamous for Owen Hart 's death at the event, is also available for the first time since its original air date; however, some portions of the event have been edited out of respect to

9225-410: The fact that these events would also be available on the WWE Network once it launches, it might reduce the number of pay-per-view purchases via cable and satellite providers. Vince McMahon suggested that pay-TV operators would ultimately decide to continue to carry WWE's pay-per-view events, given that providers keep a significant share of each purchase, and incur minimal costs (apart from WWE's share of

9348-495: The fee for each purchase) to carry the events: "It's found money for them." DirecTV later quietly dropped carriage of WWE PPVs. In response, WWE said, "Yes, DIRECTV has decided to stop offering our PPV's residentially and commercially. The only other option would be to work through the local cable provider." On February 19, 2014, Dish Network announced that they would carry WWE pay-per-views on an event by event basis, beginning with Elimination Chamber . Dish Network later released

9471-420: The first three The Main Event episodes were shown live on NBC. The final two were taped and then shown on NBC at a later date. Survivor Series Showdown is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on the USA Network between 1989 and 1993. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective Survivor Series . SummerSlam Spectacular is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on

9594-420: The first three The Main Event episodes were shown live on NBC. The final two were taped and then shown on NBC at a later date. Survivor Series Showdown is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on the USA Network between 1989 and 1993. The show aired one week prior to the year's respective Survivor Series . SummerSlam Spectacular is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on

9717-485: The flagship show of WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling . The program debuted on October 5, 2008 on the Bright House Sports Network and ran for nearly four years before airing it final episode on July 15, 2012. WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by WWE, that originally aired on WGN America in the United States and later broadcast on

9840-414: The flagship show of WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling . The program debuted on October 5, 2008 on the Bright House Sports Network and ran for nearly four years before airing it final episode on July 15, 2012. WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program that was produced by WWE, that originally aired on WGN America in the United States and later broadcast on

9963-406: The future. Support for PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , and selected legacy smart TVs was discontinued with the changeover. In an interview with The Verge , Barrios revealed that there were ongoing plans for WWE.com's existing video content to be integrated into the WWE Network platform as a "free" tier (possibly also including previews of WWE Network's premium content), and that WWE was also considering

10086-535: The head or neck were banned. It was cancelled in 2013, airing its final episode on May 11, 2013. 205 Live is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally featuring WWE's cruiserweight division . Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal show that features mixed tag team matches . NXT UK is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally featuring WWE's United Kingdom-based brand . Tuesday Night Titans (abbreviated TNT ) aired on

10209-534: The head or neck were banned. It was cancelled in 2013, airing its final episode on May 11, 2013. 205 Live is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally featuring WWE's cruiserweight division . Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal show that features mixed tag team matches . NXT UK is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally featuring WWE's United Kingdom-based brand . Tuesday Night Titans (abbreviated TNT ) aired on

10332-512: The historic carrier of WWE programming in Canada), which was to see the company distribute WWE Network as a premium television service . Also on that date, it was announced that the WWE Network would launch in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Spain, and the Nordics, among others on August 12, with Italian, Arab, German, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Malaysian launches planned for

10455-650: The launch, WWE announced that it had been indefinitely delayed. Vince McMahon publicly apologized for the delay. It was announced on January 4, 2015, that the WWE Network would be launching in the UK and Ireland on January 19, 2015, priced at £9.99 and €12.99, respectively, although some customers managed to register as early as January 13. On January 27, 2015, WWE announced that the WWE Network had reached 1 million subscribers, with Vince McMahon saying that WWE would "remain focused on delivering an outstanding value proposition for our fans by adding new content and new features in

10578-400: The lineup. Original programming was also noted in the survey. As the result of an online poll, WrestleMania Rewind was chosen as a name for a new WWE Network show on October 17, 2011. The original launch date was set for April 1, 2012, which would have coincided with WrestleMania XXVIII , and WWE's official website featured a countdown clock that would have expired on April 1. The clock

10701-825: The rights to all WWE programming. In September 2011, WWE officially announced plans to launch the WWE Network in 2012 as a pay-TV channel. WWE then conducted a survey asking people if they would pay for the WWE Network if it were a premium channel . In an email sent to WWE fans who might be interested in the WWE Network, WWE surveyed fans for their thoughts about the WWE Network airing WWE's pay-per-views to subscribers for no additional charge. The survey also noted that feature repeats of Raw and SmackDown , as well as footage from World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), National Wrestling Alliance , XFL , Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), American Wrestling Association (AWA), and WWE films would also make

10824-540: The ring announcers informed viewers about next week's matches. Most of the events were held in Washington D.C. 's National Arena. Ray Morgan did the commentary for the show and "Friendly" Bob Freed and "Smiling" Sam Mason served as ring announcers. Usually the main events involved WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino retaining his title. The show ended in September 1971 and was replaced by All-Star Wrestling . All-Star Wrestling

10947-436: The ring announcers informed viewers about next week's matches. Most of the events were held in Washington D.C. 's National Arena. Ray Morgan did the commentary for the show and "Friendly" Bob Freed and "Smiling" Sam Mason served as ring announcers. Usually the main events involved WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino retaining his title. The show ended in September 1971 and was replaced by All-Star Wrestling . All-Star Wrestling

11070-419: The service in 2019. Although operating primarily as a standalone service, the distribution model of the WWE Network varies by market, where it can be available as an integrated service through licensing agreements with third party providers, depending on the markets. The standalone service contains a premium and a free tier. WWE Network launched on February 24, 2014 in the United States, as a digital successor to

11193-486: The show name until 1988, when TBS itself bought the assets of JCP and used the name for the promotion World Championship Wrestling . Maple Leaf Wrestling is a television program that was produced by WWF that aired exclusively in Canada. The show came into creation after the WWF's takeover of the then-NWA-affiliated Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion. The show was discontinued in 1986 and the Maple Leaf Wrestling name

11316-424: The show name until 1988, when TBS itself bought the assets of JCP and used the name for the promotion World Championship Wrestling . Maple Leaf Wrestling is a television program that was produced by WWF that aired exclusively in Canada. The show came into creation after the WWF's takeover of the then-NWA-affiliated Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion. The show was discontinued in 1986 and the Maple Leaf Wrestling name

11439-417: The show was still televised internationally and showed in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 3, Australia on Fox8 , India on TEN Sports , Germany on Premiere Sport Portal, France on Action, Spain on Sportmania and C+ Deportes -both channels from Digital + , the Middle East on ShowSports4, the Philippines on Jack TV , and Japan on J SPORTS. The final episode was uploaded to WWE.com on May 30, 2008. The show

11562-416: The show was still televised internationally and showed in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports 3, Australia on Fox8 , India on TEN Sports , Germany on Premiere Sport Portal, France on Action, Spain on Sportmania and C+ Deportes -both channels from Digital + , the Middle East on ShowSports4, the Philippines on Jack TV , and Japan on J SPORTS. The final episode was uploaded to WWE.com on May 30, 2008. The show

11685-530: The theme was David Bowie 's " Modern Love ". Championship Wrestling is one of the original TV shows of the World Wrestling Federation. It included all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. The show lasted from 1971 until August 1986 and was the flagship of the WWF's programming until it was replaced by Superstars of Wrestling . In 1984, the show used " Thriller " by Michael Jackson as its opening theme. The host and announcer

11808-461: The theme was David Bowie 's " Modern Love ". Championship Wrestling is one of the original TV shows of the World Wrestling Federation. It included all the stars of the WWF, interviews and championship matches. The show lasted from 1971 until August 1986 and was the flagship of the WWF's programming until it was replaced by Superstars of Wrestling . In 1984, the show used " Thriller " by Michael Jackson as its opening theme. The host and announcer

11931-432: The time of the original airing it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over-the-air commercial Free television network after the 1950s. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the " second golden age " of professional wrestling in the United States . In a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent , Saturday Night's Main Event

12054-432: The time of the original airing it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over-the-air commercial Free television network after the 1950s. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the " second golden age " of professional wrestling in the United States . In a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent , Saturday Night's Main Event

12177-485: The week in the WWF at the time and, in its earlier years, usually included an exclusive match. WWF Action Zone is a program that aired on the USA Network from October 23, 1994 to September 15, 1996 and was hosted by Todd Pettengill and Dok Hendrix . Originally the show comprised matches with top WWF talent but by the end of 1995, Action Zone became a Sunday morning highlights show highlighting both Monday Night Raw and Superstars of Wrestling . In 1996, Action Zone

12300-485: The week in the WWF at the time and, in its earlier years, usually included an exclusive match. WWF Action Zone is a program that aired on the USA Network from October 23, 1994 to September 15, 1996 and was hosted by Todd Pettengill and Dok Hendrix . Originally the show comprised matches with top WWF talent but by the end of 1995, Action Zone became a Sunday morning highlights show highlighting both Monday Night Raw and Superstars of Wrestling . In 1996, Action Zone

12423-490: Was Vince McMahon , often joined by a co-host. WWF on MSG Network is a monthly television special that aired live from Madison Square Garden on the MSG Network from August 7, 1976 to March 16, 1997. WWF All American Wrestling is a cable television program that was a predecessor to Tuesday Night Titans and Saturday Night's Main Event , originally filling the 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time slot on Sundays vacated by

12546-437: Was Vince McMahon , often joined by a co-host. WWF on MSG Network is a monthly television special that aired live from Madison Square Garden on the MSG Network from August 7, 1976 to March 16, 1997. WWF All American Wrestling is a cable television program that was a predecessor to Tuesday Night Titans and Saturday Night's Main Event , originally filling the 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time slot on Sundays vacated by

12669-417: Was syndicated weekly. The show premiered as WWF Wrestling Challenge and became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show comprised matches, pre-match interviews, enhancement talent matches, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets . WWF Superstars of Wrestling

12792-416: Was syndicated weekly. The show premiered as WWF Wrestling Challenge and became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show comprised matches, pre-match interviews, enhancement talent matches, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets . WWF Superstars of Wrestling

12915-514: Was a WWF promotional show that featured enhancement matches and interviews that were designed to further featured talent. The show was taped at the Hamburg Fieldhouse in Hamburg, Pennsylvania . The show replaced Heavyweight Wrestling from Washington DC. All-Star Wrestling ran from October 2, 1971 through August 30, 1986, when it was replaced by the new program Wrestling Challenge . Challenge

13038-404: Was a WWF promotional show that featured enhancement matches and interviews that were designed to further featured talent. The show was taped at the Hamburg Fieldhouse in Hamburg, Pennsylvania . The show replaced Heavyweight Wrestling from Washington DC. All-Star Wrestling ran from October 2, 1971 through August 30, 1986, when it was replaced by the new program Wrestling Challenge . Challenge

13161-475: Was a two-hour-long, weekly program that included stars of the World Wrestling Federation. The program comprised wrestling matches (most of which were compiled from the WWF's syndicated programs of the era, combined with "house show" matches from venues such as Madison Square Garden ), interviews, promos by wrestlers, updates of current feuds and announcements of upcoming local and pay-per-view events. WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from 1986 to August 1995 and

13284-475: Was a two-hour-long, weekly program that included stars of the World Wrestling Federation. The program comprised wrestling matches (most of which were compiled from the WWF's syndicated programs of the era, combined with "house show" matches from venues such as Madison Square Garden ), interviews, promos by wrestlers, updates of current feuds and announcements of upcoming local and pay-per-view events. WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from 1986 to August 1995 and

13407-410: Was canceled and replaced by Superstars, which had moved to USA Network from syndication. WWF Sunday Night Slam is a program by the WWF that aired Sunday nights on the USA Network. Free For All is a monthly studio television show produced by WWE. It served as a thirty-minute preview show to the promotion's monthly events on pay-per-view and as such aired freely on PPV channels a half-hour before

13530-410: Was canceled and replaced by Superstars, which had moved to USA Network from syndication. WWF Sunday Night Slam is a program by the WWF that aired Sunday nights on the USA Network. Free For All is a monthly studio television show produced by WWE. It served as a thirty-minute preview show to the promotion's monthly events on pay-per-view and as such aired freely on PPV channels a half-hour before

13653-504: Was intended primarily to promote its weekly programs and pay-per-view events. On January 25, 2021, WWE announced that NBCUniversal Television and Streaming had acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights to WWE Network, and that the service would be folded into the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock on March 18, 2021 (ahead of Fastlane and WrestleMania 37 ). Existing and future WWE Network content will be hosted by

13776-408: Was made up entirely of star vs. star matches. After leaving NBC in 1991, it aired twice on Fox in 1992 before disappearing. Saturday Night's Main Event was revived in 2006 as a "special series" to air on occasion on NBC as part of a deal between WWE and NBCUniversal . WWF Prime Time Wrestling aired on the USA Network from 1985 to 1993. A precursor to Monday Night Raw , Prime Time Wrestling

13899-408: Was made up entirely of star vs. star matches. After leaving NBC in 1991, it aired twice on Fox in 1992 before disappearing. Saturday Night's Main Event was revived in 2006 as a "special series" to air on occasion on NBC as part of a deal between WWE and NBCUniversal . WWF Prime Time Wrestling aired on the USA Network from 1985 to 1993. A precursor to Monday Night Raw , Prime Time Wrestling

14022-423: Was motivated by the acquisition of BAMTech by Disney . Co-president George Barrios cited concerns over how BAMTech's relationships with third-party partners would be impacted by the sale, while WWE also sought greater control over the service and its operations, intending to partner with another vendor or take the service entirely in-house. The company decided to partner with Endeavor Streaming (formed primarily from

14145-411: Was quietly removed, and the network did not launch as advertised. WWE chief marketing officer Michelle Wilson allayed fears about the future of the WWE Network, saying "There will be a WWE network in some shape or form. We are in late-stage negotiations with distributors", and confirmed that WWE Legends' House had been filmed. In April 2013, WWE had switched plans and aimed to release the WWE Network as

14268-572: Was replaced internationally with WWE Vintage Collection , a program showing classic WWE matches. WWF Jakked and WWF Metal are television programs that were produced by the WWF. Both shows aired syndicated weekly from 1999 until 2002 and replaced Shotgun Saturday Night . Premiering in 2002, Velocity became to the SmackDown brand what Heat was to the Raw brand. Velocity aired Saturday nights on Spike TV until 2005 and continued (like Heat ) as

14391-475: Was replaced internationally with WWE Vintage Collection , a program showing classic WWE matches. WWF Jakked and WWF Metal are television programs that were produced by the WWF. Both shows aired syndicated weekly from 1999 until 2002 and replaced Shotgun Saturday Night . Premiering in 2002, Velocity became to the SmackDown brand what Heat was to the Raw brand. Velocity aired Saturday nights on Spike TV until 2005 and continued (like Heat ) as

14514-401: Was reported Mattel , Kmart , and Pepsi would begin advertising on the network starting the week of October 13. Wilson stated that although no commercial breaks will occur during scheduled programming, 30 second adverts would run in between shows, and that one 15 or 30-second advert would be shown prior to every fourth stream of on-demand content. Tuesday Night Titans The following

14637-426: Was stated in the reports for the first quarter of 2015. WWE also revealed, including trial subscribers, they had 1.227 million Network users at the end of the second quarter, and over the entire lifespan of the Network, there have been over 2 million unique subscribers. The WWE Network launched in India on November 2, 2015. On November 19, a report by market research and consulting firm Park Associates announced that

14760-409: Was the "B" show of the WWF's syndicated programming, behind Superstars . Typically, the show comprised matches with play-by-play from Vince McMahon , with occasional assistance from Lord Alfred Hayes and Pat Patterson ; it was later hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura . From 1982 until 1984, the theme of All-Star Wrestling was " Gemini Dream " by The Moody Blues . From 1984 to 1986,

14883-409: Was the "B" show of the WWF's syndicated programming, behind Superstars . Typically, the show comprised matches with play-by-play from Vince McMahon , with occasional assistance from Lord Alfred Hayes and Pat Patterson ; it was later hosted by Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura . From 1982 until 1984, the theme of All-Star Wrestling was " Gemini Dream " by The Moody Blues . From 1984 to 1986,

15006-437: Was used by the WWF for Canadian airings of WWF Superstars of Wrestling , with modifications made to conform with Canadian content requirements. Saturday Night's Main Event aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992, under the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC in place of Saturday Night Live . The show was relaunched in 2006 and continued to air until 2008. During its second run, it was also broadcast on ESPN Radio . At

15129-437: Was used by the WWF for Canadian airings of WWF Superstars of Wrestling , with modifications made to conform with Canadian content requirements. Saturday Night's Main Event aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992, under the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC in place of Saturday Night Live . The show was relaunched in 2006 and continued to air until 2008. During its second run, it was also broadcast on ESPN Radio . At

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