Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event logo used since 2024
Genre	Professional wrestling
Created by	Vince McMahon
Starring	Raw roster SmackDown roster
Opening theme	"Obsession" byAnimotion (May 11, 1985–January 2, 1988; December 14, 2024–present) "Saturday Night's Main Event" by Douglas Grama (March 12, 1988–April 27, 1991; December 14, 2024–present) "Boom" byP.O.D. (March 18, 2006–August 2, 2008)
Ending theme	"Take Me Home" byPhil Collins (1985–1988)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	41
Production
Executive producers	Dick Ebersol Paul Levesque Lee Fitting Kevin Dunn
Producer	Paul Levesque
Running time	90 minutes (1985–1991, 2007) 60 minutes (1992, 2008) 120 minutes (2006, 2024–present)
Production companies	Titan Sports Inc. / WWE (1985–1992, 2006–2008, 2024–present) Once a Month Productions, Inc. (1985–1991)
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 11, 1985 (1985-05-11) – April 27, 1991 (1991-04-27)
Network	Fox
Release	February 8 (1992-02-08) – November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14)
Network	NBC
Release	March 18, 2006 (2006-03-18) – August 2, 2008 (2008-08-02)
Network	NBC
Release	December 14, 2024 (2024-12-14) – July 12, 2025 (2025-07-12)
Network	Peacock
Release	December 14, 2024 (2024-12-14) – present
Related
WWE Raw WWE NXT WWE SmackDown The Main Event

Saturday Night's Main Event is a series of Americanprofessional wrestlingtelevision specials produced byWWE (previously the World Wrestling Federation or WWF). The series originally broadcast from 1985 to 1992, byNBC until 1991 then briefly byFox. The specials were briefly revived on NBC from 2006 to 2008, and then again in 2024 to the present;^[1] the current iteration features performers from WWE'sRaw andSmackDownbrands.

The first iteration of the show replacedSaturday Night Live in itslate night timeslot on an occasional basis throughout the year. At this time when weekly wrestling programs typically consisted primarily ofsquash matches featuring established stars dominatingenhancement talent,Saturday Night's Main Event consisted almost entirely of star vs. star matches rarely seen on television, including title defenses and specialty matches. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the "second golden age" of professional wrestling in the United States; bolstered by regular in-ring appearances by WWF stars such asHulk Hogan,Saturday Night's Main Event drew large audiences for much of its run, while a spin-off simply titledThe Main Event aired annually on a Friday night in February beginning in 1988. After a fall in ratings, NBC dropped the specials and it was picked up byFox, which aired two editions of the special on the network until canceling it in 1992.

In 2006,Saturday Night's Main Event was briefly revived as a series ofprime time specials on NBC, as part of WWE's agreement withNBC Universal to air its weekly programRaw onUSA Network. Five episodes aired as part of the revived run before it was discontinued in 2008. In April 2022, WWE repurposed theSaturday Night's Main Event title forhouse shows held on Saturday nights.^[2] In 2024, as part of an agreement movingWWE SmackDown from Fox to USA, WWE announced that it would reviveSaturday Night's Main Event, airing on NBC and streaming onPeacock, and onYouTube outside the United States.^[3] In August 2025, WWE announced that twoSaturday Night's Main Event cards would air exclusively on Peacock in November and December 2025.

Saturday Night's Main Event debuted on May 11, 1985, in the late-night time slot normally assigned to reruns of the NBC sketch comedySaturday Night Live. Then-SNL executive producerDick Ebersol had made a deal with WWF ownerVince McMahon to produce the show, after Ebersol had seen the high ratings that two WWF specials drew onMTV in 1984–85:The Brawl to End It All andThe War to Settle the Score.^[4] Although the show aired infrequently, it did, starting in 1986, settle into a predictable pattern of airdates: New Year's weekend, an episode in late February/early March, an episode in late April/early May, an episode in late September/early October, and Thanksgiving weekend. 1989 and 1990 both offered episodes in July promoted as "Summertime Bonus Editions", some of the Superstars would come onThe Arsenio Hall Show interviewed byArsenio Hall himself to build up/hype of the event.

Saturday Night's Main Event was a tremendous rating success for NBC during its heyday, most notably on the March 14, 1987, show, which drew an 11.6 rating, which to this day remains the highest rating any show has ever done in that time slot. That show was headlined by abattle royal involvingHulk Hogan andAndré the Giant, who were slated to face each other atWrestleMania III. As Hogan rarely wrestled on the WWF syndicated and cable television shows,Saturday Night's Main Event was the program on free television where most viewers were able to see him in action. The success ofSaturday Night's Main Event led to several Friday nightprime time specials, known asThe Main Event. The first of these, on February 5, 1988, included a WrestleMania III rematch between Hogan and André and drew 33 million viewers and a 15.2 rating, which is still the highest-rated television show in American professional wrestling history. While ratings remained strong through 1990, they began to fall shortly thereafter. NBC, who had just acquired the rights to broadcast NBA gamesnationwide, now started to lose interest in wrestling, andSaturday Night's Main Event was dropped. Its final NBC airing occurred on April 27, 1991. Fox picked up the show in 1992, but it was only shown twice on Fox; on February 8, 1992, and the finalSaturday Night's Main Event of the original run was broadcast on November 14, 1992.

For much of its history,Saturday Night's Main Event was hosted by McMahon andJesse "The Body" Ventura with the occasional use ofBobby Heenan in 1986 and 1987. In 1990,Roddy Piper replaced Ventura as McMahon's broadcast partner when Ventura left the WWF. On the two episodes that aired on Fox, Heenan served as McMahon's partner. From 1985 to 1988, the opening theme song for the NBC version was "Obsession" byAnimotion with the closing theme being "Take Me Home" byPhil Collins, and also the beginning of "Take On Me" bya-ha was used for show bumpers.Steve Winwood's "Higher Love" was also used as a closing theme. Starting on the October 4, 1986 edition, each show featured a cold open of short wrestler promos set to a loop of the beginning ofLee Ritenour's "Traveling Music" from theAmerican Flyers soundtrack.^[5] In February 1988, the songs were replaced with an original WWF-created instrumental theme. The new instrumental theme was originally used as the theme of the 1987 WWF Slammy Awards. A different opening theme song was used for the February 1992 episode.

Selected episodes were also shown in the United Kingdom onITV in its weekly Saturday lunchtimeWorld of Sport slot, mainly thanks to the popularity ofThe British Bulldogs.

When WWE's flagship show,Raw, returned to theUSA Network in 2005,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 andNBC Universal. TheRaw,SmackDown, andECWbrand rosters appeared on the show.

Saturday Night's Main Event returned to NBC on March 18, 2006, in a prime-time slot. The first episode aired on a 1-hour time delay, the second episode aired live, with the three remaining episodes airing at a later date.

The series was discontinued after July 2008;^[6] in lieu ofSaturday Night's Main Event, WWE began to instead produce hour-longWrestleMania highlights specials for NBC, beginning withThe 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania: The World Television Premiere in 2009.^[7][8]

In 2024, after having moved from USA Network to Fox in 2019,WWE SmackDown returned to USA Network as part of a five-year agreement with NBCUniversal. As part of the agreement, it was stated that WWE would produce four prime time specials for NBC per-year for the length of the agreement. On September 17, 2024, WWE announced that it would be producing a second revival ofSaturday Night's Main Event, with the first episode airing on December 14 fromNassau Coliseum—the site of the first edition of the series.^[9]

The new revival features homages to the original run ofSaturday Night's Main Event and WWE in the 1980s, including a lack of TitanTron, red, white, and blue ring ropes, referees in formal outfits, some branding elements using the WWE "throwback" logo,^[a] and the reinstatement of "Obsession" byAnimotion as its theme music (albeit this time not as an instrumental).Cody Rhodes also wore the"Winged Eagle" belt (first introduced in 1988 for the then-WWF World Heavyweight Championship) to represent hisUndisputed WWE Championship.^{[10][11][12][13]}

In August 2025, amid the loss of rights to main roster live events toESPN, WWE announced that twoSaturday Night's Main Event cards would air exclusively on Peacock in November and December 2025, includingJohn Cena's retirement match.^[14][15][16]

The following table lists the dates and locations of televised events; they do not include the 2022 house shows.

The following lists the match results forSaturday Night's Main Event's televised shows, and do not include results for any of the 2022 house shows.

Saturday Night's Main Event I took place May 10, 1985, fromUniondale, New York, inNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and aired May 11, 1985, this was the first event for the Superstars that would be escorted to the ring by the host city'slocal police and since 1985, this has become a main staple for SNME.^[34][35] The event aired onNBC and drew an 8.8 rating.^[36]

Saturday Night's Main Event II took place on October 3, 1985, fromEast Rutherford, New Jersey, at theBrendan Byrne Arena, and aired on October 5, 1985.^[35][38] The event aired onNBC and drew an 8.3 rating.^[39]

During the broadcast,Uncle Elmer waslegitimately married to Joyce Stazko.

Saturday Night's Main Event III took place on October 31, 1985, fromHershey, Pennsylvania, at theHersheypark Arena, and aired on November 2, 1985.^[35][41] The event aired onNBC and drew a 6.3 rating.^[17]

Saturday Night's Main Event IV took place on December 19, 1985, fromTampa, Florida, at theUSF Sun Dome, and aired on January 4, 1986.^[35][42] The event aired onNBC and drew a 10.4 rating.^[43]

Saturday Night's Main Event V took place on February 15, 1986, fromPhoenix, Arizona, at theArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and aired on March 1, 1986.^[35][44] The event aired onNBC and drew a 10.0 rating.^[45]

Events during three of the matches –The Dream Team vs.The British Bulldogs for theWWF Tag Team Championship;Hulk Hogan vs.The Magnificent Muraco for theWWF World Heavyweight Championship; andMr. T vs."Battling" Bob Orton in a boxing match – helped set up three of the four major matches atWrestleMania 2.

The premiere airing of the video for "Real American," Hulk Hogan's entrance theme, took place.

Saturday Night's Main Event VI took place on May 1, 1986, fromProvidence, Rhode Island, at theProvidence Civic Center, and aired on May 3, 1986.^[35][46] The show aired onNBC and drew a 9.3 rating.^[47]

Jake Roberts sneak-attackedRicky Steamboat and took him out with his finisher, the DDT, on the arena's concrete floor prior to the match starting, helping set up a feud that continued through the summer and early fall of 1986.

Saturday Night's Main Event VII took place on September 13, 1986, fromRichfield, Ohio, at theColiseum at Richfield, and aired on October 4, 1986.^[35][48] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.4 rating.^[49]

Saturday Night's Main Event VIII took place on November 15, 1986, fromLos Angeles, California, at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and aired on November 29, 1986.^[35][50] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.7 rating.^[51]

Saturday Night's Main Event IX took place on December 14, 1986, fromHartford, Connecticut, at theHartford Civic Center, and aired on January 3, 1987.^[35][52] The event aired onNBC and drew a 10.6 rating.^[53]

The steel cage match betweenHulk Hogan andPaul Orndorff was initially declared a draw when both wrestlers escaped the cage at approximately the same time and two referees – Joey Marella andDanny Davis, the latter playing up his crooked referee gimmick – disputing the finish. When footage from the escape spot was deemed "inconclusive," the match was re-started and continued with Hogan gaining a decisive win over Orndorff.

Saturday Night's Main Event X took place on February 21, 1987, fromDetroit, Michigan, at theJoe Louis Arena, and aired on March 14, 1987.^[35][54] The event aired onNBC and drew an 11.6 rating.^[55]

Saturday Night's Main Event XI took place on April 28, 1987, fromNotre Dame, Indiana, at theEdmund P. Joyce Center, and aired May 2, 1987.^[35][56] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.5 rating.^[57]

While a match featuringHulk Hogan was not included in the show, a pre-taped interview with comments regardingWrestleMania III and a possible future rematch was included. A separate interview withAndre the Giant andBobby Heenan, also reflecting on WrestleMania III, also aired.

Saturday Night's Main Event XII took place on September 23, 1987, fromHershey, Pennsylvania, at theHersheypark Arena, and aired October 3, 1987.^[35][58] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.7 rating.^[59]

As the result of events during theRandy Savage vs.The Honky Tonk Man match – a beatdown of Savage by Honky andThe Hart Foundation, andHulk Hogan running in to save Savage –The Mega Powers alliance of Hogan, Savage andMiss Elizabeth was formed.The music video for "Piledriver" (as performed byKoko B. Ware), the title track ofthe WWF's second album of entrance music and performances by the wrestlers, debuted.

Saturday Night's Main Event XIII took place on November 11, 1987, fromSeattle, Washington, at theSeattle Center Coliseum, and aired November 28, 1987 onNBC.^[35][60]

Andre the Giant accompaniedKing Kong Bundy andBobby Heenan to the ring for Bundy's match vs. Hulk Hogan. Midway through the match, Andre was ejected from ringside for attempting to interfere in the match; as he returned to the locker room, he shoved a WWF cameraman to the floor.

Brian Bosworth, linebacker for theSeattle Seahawks, was shown in the audience.

Saturday Night's Main Event XIV took place on December 7, 1987, fromLandover, Maryland, at theCapital Centre, and aired on January 2, 1988^[35][61] onNBC.

During the Hulk Hogan-King Kong Bundy match, referee Jack Krueger was accidentally caught and knocked out by Bundy in an attempt to avalanche Hogan; the match was briefly interrupted as a new referee, Dave Hebner, took Krueger's place. Following the match, Andre the Giant sneak-attacked Hogan and choked him to the brink of unconsciousness, fighting off several wrestlers who came to aid Hogan; this served as one of the build-ups to the Hogan-Andre match onThe Main Event, which aired February 5, 1988.

Saturday Night's Main Event XV took place on March 7, 1988, fromNashville, Tennessee, at theNashville Municipal Auditorium, and aired on March 12, 1988.^[62] Although there were 10,000 in attendance, it was reportedly a heavily papered event.^[20] The event aired onNBC and drew a 10.0 rating.^[63]

During the tapings,Don Muraco vsButch Reed was taped but aired onPrime Time Wrestling on April 11, 1988.

The match betweenHulk Hogan andHarley Race saw Race lay Hogan across a table outside the ring and attempted to hit adiving headbutt from the ring apron, but Hogan moved out of the way and Race crashed through the table, suffering alegitimate injury that would eventually force him into retirement in 1991.^[64]

After theTed DiBiase andAndré the Giant match, Hogan appeared at ringside to clear the ring of DiBiase andVirgil after they began a post-match beatdown ofRandy "Macho Man" Savage.

The match betweenThe Islanders (Haku andTama) andThe Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell andB. Brian Blair) was atwo-out-of-three-falls match, however only the first fall was televised.

Saturday Night's Main Event XVI took place on April 22, 1988, fromSpringfield, Massachusetts, at theSpringfield Civic Center, and aired April 30, 1988^[35][65] onNBC. This was the firstSaturday Night's Main Event to not featureHulk Hogan in any of the televised matches or interviews, as he had taken a leave of absence around this time to begin filmingNo Holds Barred.

Saturday Night's Main Event XVII took place on October 25, 1988, fromBaltimore, Maryland, at theBaltimore Arena, and aired October 29, 1988.^[35][66] The event aired onNBC and drew an 8.7 rating.^[20]

Saturday Night's Main Event XVIII took place on November 16, 1988, fromSacramento, California, at theARCO Arena, and aired November 26, 1988.^[35][67] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.4 rating.^[20]

During the show,Brother Love conducted a special interview withHulk Hogan andSlick.

Saturday Night's Main Event XIX took place on December 7, 1988, fromTampa, Florida, at theUSF Sun Dome, and aired January 7, 1989^[35][68] onNBC.

Events during and after theHulk Hogan-Akeem match –Randy Savage declining to make the save and run off Akeem andBig Boss Man while they were beating down Hogan, but Savage immediately running to ringside when the heels were threatening to beat upMiss Elizabeth, and then Savage questioning Elizabeth as she tended to a beaten Hogan – helped foreshadow the later heel turn by Savage atThe Main Event II in February.

George Steinbrenner was shown in the front row during this event, and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan at one point remarked about the guy he managed in the ring at the time to Steinbrenner "I've got a ring full of Winfields".

Saturday Night's Main Event XX took place on February 16, 1989, fromHershey, Pennsylvania, at theHersheypark Arena, and aired March 11, 1989.^[69] The event aired onNBC and drew a 10.0 rating.^[21]

During the event,Mean Gene Okerlund conducted a special interview withMiss Elizabeth to publicly announce whose corner she will be in atWrestleMania V.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXI took place on April 25, 1989, fromDes Moines, Iowa, at theVeterans Memorial Auditorium, and aired May 27, 1989^[35][70] onNBC.

During the steel cage match betweenHulk Hogan andBig Boss Man, Hogan superplexed Boss Man from over the top of the cage to the mat, briefly knocking both wrestlers out. Prior to the match,Tommy Lister Jr., in-character as hisNo Holds Barred movie role of Zeus (the movie's villain), came to ringside and stood in front of the cage entrance, beating down Hogan after daring him to "move me!"

Saturday Night's Main Event XXII took place on July 18, 1989, fromWorcester, Massachusetts, at theWorcester Centrum, and aired July 29, 1989^[35][71] onNBC.

During the Randy Savage-Brutus Beefcake match,Zeus appeared at ringside and interfered on Savage's behalf. Hulk Hogan came to aid Beefcake but was unable to hurt Zeus. The events of this match was one of the pieces to help set up the main event ofSummerSlam. The show also featured the first time a title changed hands in the programs history.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXIII took place September 21, 1989, fromCincinnati, Ohio, at theRiverfront Coliseum, and aired October 14, 1989.^[35][72] The show was attended by 14,000 people, of which 12,000 were paid.^[21] The event aired onNBC and drew a 9.5 rating.^[21]

Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV took place October 31, 1989, fromTopeka, Kansas, at theSunflower State Expocentre, and aired November 25, 1989.^[35][73] The event aired onNBC and drew an 8.7 rating.^[21]

Saturday Night's Main Event XXV took place January 3, 1990, fromChattanooga, Tennessee, at theUTC Arena, and aired January 27, 1990.^[74][75] The event aired onNBC and drew an 11.1 rating.^[22]

Saturday Night's Main Event XXVI took place on April 23, 1990, fromAustin, Texas, at theFrank Erwin Center, and aired April 28, 1990^[75][76] onNBC.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII took place July 16, 1990, fromOmaha, Nebraska, at theOmaha Civic Auditorium, and aired July 28, 1990.^[75][77] The event aired onNBC and drew a 7.2 rating.^[22]

This event saw the debut in WWF ofThe Texas Tornado.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXVIII took place September 18, 1990, fromToledo, Ohio, at theToledo Sports Arena, and aired October 13, 1990^[75][78] onNBC.

During the match betweenRandy Savage andDusty Rhodes,Ted DiBiase attacked Dusty's sonDustin Rhodes.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXIX took place April 15, 1991, fromOmaha, Nebraska, at theOmaha Civic Auditorium, and aired April 27, 1991.^[75][79] The event drew 9,400 people of which 7,000 were paid.^[23] The event aired onNBC and drew a 7.7 rating.^[23] Following this event,Saturday Night's Main Event aired two episodes onFOX in 1992, the series then ended until returning to NBC for 5 additional specials beginning in 2006 withSaturday Night's Main Event XXXII.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXX took place on January 27, 1992, fromLubbock, Texas, at theLubbock Municipal Coliseum, and aired February 8, 1992.^[75][80] The event was the firstSaturday Night's Main Event to air onFox and drew an 8.2 rating and 14.3 million viewers.^[81]

Prematch stipulation of theRoddy Piper andThe Mountie match for theWWF Intercontinental Championship, statedBret Hart would face the winner atWrestleMania VIII.

The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Hawk andRoad Warrior Animal) were originally scheduled to take onThe Beverly Brothers (Blake Beverly andBeau Beverly), however The Legion of Doom were replaced bySgt. Slaughter andJim Duggan.

Following the match betweenRandy Savage andJake Roberts, the telecast ended withMiss Elizabeth coming to the ring and celebrating with Savage. A week later duringSuperstars, it was revealed that Roberts prepared to hitMiss Elizabeth with a steel chair as soon as she stepped backstage, only for The Undertaker to prevent the attack and allow Savage to hit Roberts with a chair of his own.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI took place October 27, 1992, fromTerre Haute, Indiana, at theHulman Center, and aired November 14, 1992.^[75][82] The event aired onFox and drew a 6.1 rating and 10.6 million viewers.^[83] This event was the second and finalSaturday Night's Main Event to air on FOX, and the finalSaturday Night's Main Event for almost 14 years, until the series returned in 2006 withSaturday Night's Main Event XXXII.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII took place on March 18, 2006, fromDetroit, Michigan, at theCobo Arena.^[84] The event aired on a 1-hour tape delay onNBC in the United States andCitytv inCanada with the former network drawing a 3.1 rating.^[25] This marked the firstSaturday Night's Main Event since 1992 whenSaturday Night's Main Event XXXI aired onFOX, and the first on NBC sinceSaturday Night's Main Event XXIX in 1991 as well as the firstSaturday Night's Main Event to feature wrestlers from theRaw andSmackDown! brand divisions during thefirst brand extension.

Mickie James andTrish Stratus fought over theWWE Women's Championship atNew Year's Revolution, with Stratus retaining.^[85] In the months that followed, James' obsession with Stratus grew to the point that she confessed to Stratus that she was in love with her.^[86][87] James made an attempt to kiss Stratus atSaturday Night's Main Event XXXII, after the duo defeatedCandice Michelle andVictoria. After she was rebuffed, James attacked Stratus and later vowed to destroy her.^[88]

Jim Ross,Jerry Lawler, andTazz are the commentators.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII took place July 15, 2006, fromDallas, Texas, at theAmerican Airlines Center.^[89] The event drew 17,343 people, of which 14,500 were paid.^[25] The event aired live onNBC, and drew a 2.6 rating.^[90] This was the first series to feature theECW brand, which was relaunched in June 2006.

Jim Ross andJerry Lawler are the commentators forRaw,Michael Cole andJohn Layfield are the commentators forSmackDown, andJoey Styles andTazz are the commentators forECW.Justin Roberts was the ring announcer.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV took place on May 28, 2007, fromToronto,Ontario,Canada at theAir Canada Centre, and aired June 2, 2007.^[91] The event drew 16,176 of which 14,000 were paid.^[25] The event aired onNBC and drew a 2.2 rating.^[92]

Michael Cole andJerry Lawler were the commentators.Ashley Massaro,Kristal Marshall,Torrie Wilson,Candice Michelle, andMichelle McCool were the various guest ring announcers.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV took place on August 13, 2007, fromNew York City atMadison Square Garden, and aired August 18, 2007.^[93] The event drew 16,827 of which 13,500 were paid.^[26] The event aired onNBC and drew a 2.5 rating.^[94]

Michael Cole,Jim Ross, andJohn Layfield are the commentators.Tazz was the guest commentator for the main event.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI took place on July 28, 2008, fromWashington, D.C., at theVerizon Center, and aired August 2, 2008.^[95] The event aired onNBC as a 1-hour special,^[27] and drew a 1.4 rating.^[96] The event drew 14,722 of which 12,000 were paid.^[27]

Jim Ross andJerry Lawler are the commentators.CM Punk was the guest commentator for the first televised match.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
Promotional poster featuringCody Rhodes andKevin Owens
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	December 14, 2024
City	Uniondale, New York
Venue	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Attendance	15,021
WWE event chronology
← Previous Deadline Next → Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII
Saturday Night's Main Event chronology
← Previous XXXVI Next → XXXVIII

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII took place on December 14, 2024, fromUniondale, New York, at theNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the same location as the inaugural event39 years earlier. The event was broadcast in the United States on NBC and streaming onPeacock and onYouTube in international markets as a two-hour special,^[28] marking the first Saturday Night's Main Event special since 2008. This special saw the crowning of the inauguralWWE Women's United States Champion.^[97]

On December 6, it was announced thatWWE Hall of FamerJesse "The Body" Ventura would provide commentary at the event.^[98]Pat McAfee also returned to provide commentary for all matches at the same event.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII
Promotional poster featuringJey Uso
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	January 25, 2025
City	San Antonio,Texas
Venue	Frost Bank Center
Attendance	15,575[108]
WWE event chronology
← Previous Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII Next → Royal Rumble
Saturday Night's Main Event chronology
← Previous XXXVII Next → XXXIX

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII took place on January 25, 2025, fromSan Antonio,Texas, at theFrost Bank Center, and was broadcast onNBC andPeacock in the United States and onYouTube in most other international markets.^[29] The event featured the contract signing (moderated byWWE Hall of Famer and San Antonio nativeShawn Michaels) betweenCody Rhodes andKevin Owens for their upcomingLadder match for Rhodes'Undisputed WWE Championship and the "Winged Eagle" WWE Championship (which Owens stole from Rhodes at the previous Saturday Night's Main Event) at theRoyal Rumble event.^[109]WWE Hall of FamerJesse "The Body" Ventura returned to provide commentary for the event.

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX
Promotional poster featuringJohn Cena
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	May 24, 2025
City	Tampa, Florida
Venue	Yuengling Center
Attendance	10,762
WWE event chronology
← Previous Backlash Next → Battleground
Saturday Night's Main Event chronology
← Previous XXXVIII Next → XL

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX took place on May 24, 2025, fromTampa, Florida, at theYuengling Center, and broadcast onNBC andPeacock in the United States and onYouTube in most other international markets.^[30] The event featured the return ofCody Rhodes in his first appearance since Night 2 ofWrestleMania 41 in April, as well asBronson Reed who had been out with a broken ankle sinceSurvivor Series: WarGames in November 2024 and joinedSeth Rollins,Bron Breakker, andPaul Heyman's alliance (later dubbedThe Vision).WWE Hall of FamerJesse "The Body" Ventura returned to provide commentary for the event.

Saturday Night's Main Event XL
Promotional poster featuringGoldberg
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	July 12, 2025[114]
City	Atlanta,Georgia
Venue	State Farm Arena
Attendance	13,010
Tagline	No One Spared. Everyone Speared.
WWE event chronology
← Previous The Great American Bash Next → Evolution
Saturday Night's Main Event chronology
← Previous XXXIX Next → XLI

Saturday Night's Main Event XL took place on July 12, 2025, fromAtlanta, Georgia, at theState Farm Arena and was broadcast onNBC andPeacock in the United States and onYouTube in most other international markets.^[114] This event featured the first in-ring match forGoldberg since2022, which was also his final match in his 28-year wrestling career. The event aired on the same day and in the same city as theNXT brand'sThe Great American Bash, as well as against rival promotionAll Elite Wrestling'sAll In, which was moved forward to prevent a directcounterprogramming attempt;^[115] in the end, All In aired opposite both the NXT event and the first hour ofSNME.^[116]

Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
Promotional poster featuringCM Punk
Promotion	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	November 1, 2025[120]
City	Salt Lake City,Utah
Venue	Delta Center
WWE event chronology
← Previous NXT Halloween Havoc Next → Survivor Series: WarGames
Saturday Night's Main Event chronology
← Previous XL Next → XLII

Saturday Night's Main Event XLI took place on November 1, 2025, fromSalt Lake City,Utah atDelta Center and was broadcast onPeacock in the United States, onYouTube in most other international markets, and onSony Sports Network in India on November 2, 2025.^[120]

Saturday Night's Main Event XLII, also being promoted asSaturday Night's Main Event:John Cena's Final Match, will take place on December 13, 2025, fromWashington, D.C. atCapital One Arena and will be broadcast onPeacock in the United States and onYouTube in most other international markets. The event will feature John Cena's final match in his 26-year wrestling career.^[32] His final opponent will be decided inThe Last Time Is Now Tournament. The rest of the event’s card will feature matches pittingNXT wrestlers against main roster wrestlers.^[123]

Saturday Night's Main Event XLIII will take place on January 24, 2026, fromMontreal, Quebec, Canada at theBell Centre and will be broadcast onPeacock in the United States and onYouTube in most other international markets. It will be the first Saturday Night's Main Event in Canada since XXXIV in Toronto in 2007.^[33]

During the original run,Coliseum Video released two cassettes ofSaturday Night's Main Event: Saturday Night's Main Event's Greatest Hits^[124] which contained six matches from 1985 to 1987 and More Saturday Night's Main Event containing nine matches from 1988 to 1989.^[125]

In 1992, the WWF released through Columbia House,Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (Collector's Edition) comprising five matches from 1988 to 1990.^[126]

On February 10, 2009, the WWE released a three-disc DVD set on the history ofSaturday Night's Main Event. The set includes more than 30 full matches and several non-wrestling segments. Among these are highlights ofUncle Elmer's wedding,Hulk Hogan's "Real American" music video, andMr. Perfect smashing Hogan's WWF World Heavyweight Championship belt. The first match in the program's history, a six-man tag team match pitting the U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo andBarry Windham) teaming withRicky Steamboat defeating the team ofWWF Tag Team ChampionsNikolai Volkoff andThe Iron Sheik and their partnerGeorge "The Animal" Steele, is included as an extra. Also, two other notable matches are included, both from the program's spinoffThe Main Event. The first is a February 1988 rematch fromWrestleMania III pitting Hogan againstAndré the Giant, the second aMega Powers' (Hogan andRandy Savage) bout against the Twin Towers (Big Boss Man andAkeem) from February 1989. Both had direct implications on each year's WrestleMania: the Hogan-Andre match led to the WWF title being vacated untilWrestleMania IV while the Mega Powers-Twin Towers match led to the breakup of the Mega Powers and Hogan eventually defeating Randy Savage to win the WWF title atWrestleMania V.^[127]

In theWrestleMania 22 DVD, theXXXII edition was included in the 2nd disc in its entirety.