The following is a list of allWWEtelevision programs. It also includes programming produced under theCapitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC), World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and World Wrestling Entertainment banners. WWE airs multiple television andweb television programs all over the world in a wide-range of mediums, including onpay-per-view, onvideo on demand services, and onstreaming services. WWE's three flagship programs areRaw,SmackDown, andNXT.
From 2022, the WWE began using the term "premium live event" for its pay-per-views airing on traditional PPV and itsWWE Network over-the-top streaming service. The Premium Live Events WWE hold currently are:
Month | Main roster | NXT | ||
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PLE | First held | PLE | First held | |
Twice a year | WWE in Saudi Arabia | 2018 | — | |
January | Royal Rumble | 1988 | ||
February | Elimination Chamber | 2010 | Vengeance Day | 2001 |
March/April | WrestleMania | 1985 | Stand & Deliver | 2021 |
May/June | Backlash | 1999 | Battleground | 2013 |
July | Money in the Bank | 2010 | — | |
August | SummerSlam | 1988 | ||
September | — | No Mercy | 1999 | |
October | Bad Blood | 1997 | Halloween Havoc | 1989 |
November | Survivor Series | 1987 | — | |
December | — | Deadline | 2022 |
Show | First held | Notes | Brands |
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Raw | 1993 | WWE Raw, also referred to asMonday Night Raw is WWE's main weekly wrestling program. It aired on theUSA Network in the United States until December 30, 2024.Monday Night Raw started streaming onNetflix on January 6, 2025. | Raw |
SmackDown | 1999 | WWE SmackDown, also referred to asFriday Night SmackDown is a weekly program that debuted on April 29, 1999. It currently airs on the USA Network in the United States. | SmackDown |
NXT | 2010 | WWE NXT is a weekly television program broadcast that airs Tuesdays onThe CW network. | NXT |
Main Event | 2012 | WWE Main Event is a weekly television show produced by WWE. | Raw andNXT |
Speed | 2024 | WWE Speed is a weekly WWE video series exclusively onX (formerly Twitter). | Raw,SmackDown, andNXT |
Evolve | 2025 | WWE Evolve is a weekly television program airs onTubi. | Evolve |
Month | Main roster | NXT | ||
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Special | First held | Special | First held | |
Quarterly | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985 | — | |
January | — | New Year's Evil | 2021 | |
February | — | |||
March | — | Roadblock | 2016 | |
April | — | Spring Breakin' | 2022 | |
May/June | — | |||
July/August | — | The Great American Bash | 1985 | |
September/October | — | |||
November/December | — |
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 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.
Blockbusters is a daily studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market.[1]
Dhamaal League is a daily studio show produced by WWE for the Indian market.[2]
Biography: WWE Legends is a television series produced by WWE andA&E.
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures is a television series produced by WWE and A&E.
Hosted byFreddie Prinze Jr.,WWE Rivals is a round table discussion featuring WWE Legends and Superstars examining the most iconic rivalries in WWE.[3]
WWE LFG involves "rising talent" competing for aNXT contract.[4] The competitors are mentored byWWE Hall of Famers and veterans, includingBubba Ray Dudley,The Undertaker,Shawn Michaels,Mickie James, andBooker T.[5][6]
The very first programming produced by theCapitol Wrestling Corporation, the WWWF's immediate predecessor, wasHeavyweight Wrestling. The show involved wrestlers of low card to main event status. Following an episode's final match, the ring announcers informed viewers about next week's matches. Most of the events were held inWashington 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 ChampionBruno Sammartino retaining his title. The show ended in September 1971 and was replaced byAll-Star Wrestling.
All-Star Wrestling 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 inHamburg, Pennsylvania. The show replacedHeavyweight Wrestling from Washington DC.All-Star Wrestling ran from October 2, 1971 through August 30, 1986, when it was replaced by the new programWrestling Challenge.All-Star Wrestling served as the "B" show of the WWF'ssyndicated programming in the early 80s, behindWWF Championship Wrestling. Typically, the show comprised matches with play-by-play fromVince McMahon, with occasional assistance fromLord Alfred Hayes andPat Patterson; it was later hosted byGorilla Monsoon andJesse Ventura. From 1982 until 1984, the theme ofAll-Star Wrestling was "Gemini Dream" byThe Moody Blues. From 1984 to 1986, the theme wasDavid 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 bySuperstars of Wrestling. In 1984, the show used "Thriller" byMichael Jackson as its opening theme. The host and announcer wasVince McMahon, often joined by a co-host.
WWF on MSG Network is a monthly television special that aired live fromMadison Square Garden on theMSG Network from August 7, 1976 to March 16, 1997.
WWF All American Wrestling is a cable television program that was a predecessor toTuesday Night Titans andSaturday Night's Main Event, originally filling the 11:00 a.m.Eastern Time slot on Sundays vacated by the cancellation ofSouthwest Championship Wrestling. The show ran from September 4, 1983 to October 16, 1994 on theUSA Network. After it was canceled in 1994, it was replaced byAction Zone.
Wrestling at the Chase is a television program produced by WWF at theChase Park Plaza Hotel that aired onKPLR-TV, Channel 11 inSt. Louis, Missouri. An early strike in the WWF'snational expansion, WWF had usurped theSt. Louis Wrestling Club's traditional TV timeslot; the St. Louis Wrestling Club had producedWrestling at the Chase since 1959. The program was replaced byWWF Championship Wrestling in 1985.
World Championship Wrestling is a television program that was produced by WWF that aired onSuperstation WTBS from 1984 to 1985. The show took over the time slot of Georgia Championship Wrestling'sWorld Championship Wrestling program that had been broadcasting on WTBS for 12 years; 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 toJim Crockett Promotions, who continued to use theWorld Championship Wrestling for the show name until 1988, when TBS itself bought the assets of JCP and used the name for the promotionWorld 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 theMaple Leaf Wrestling name was used by the WWF for Canadian airings ofWWF Superstars of Wrestling, with modifications made to conform with Canadian content requirements.
WWF Prime Time Wrestling aired on theUSA Network from 1985 to 1993. A precursor toMonday Night Raw,Prime Time Wrestling 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 asMadison Square Garden), interviews,promos by wrestlers, updates of currentfeuds and announcements of upcoming local andpay-per-view events.
WWF Wrestling Challenge aired from 1986 to August 1995 and wassyndicated weekly.[7] The show premiered asWWF Wrestling Challenge and became simply known asWWF 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 andhouse shows in localmedia markets.
WWF Superstars of Wrestling is a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986 insyndication 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 byMonday Night Raw in 1993.
WWF The Main Event is a spin-off of the showWWF Saturday Night's Main Event and occasionally aired onNBC on Friday nights. Only the first threeThe 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 respectiveSurvivor Series.
SummerSlam Spectacular is a WWF series of special television programs that aired on the USA Network between 1991 and 1993. The show aired one week prior to the year's respectiveSummerSlam.
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 respectiveWrestleMania.
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 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 andDok 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 bothMonday Night Raw andSuperstars of Wrestling. In 1996,Action Zone was canceled and replaced bySuperstars, 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 onpay-per-view and as such aired freely on PPV channels a half-hour before the actual pay-per-view event starts. The original format ofFree For All also featured exclusive matches[8] FollowingNo Way Out 2009, theFree For All name was discontinued in theUnited States.[citation needed]
WWF Friday Night's Main Event aired on the USA Network whenRaw was preempted on the weeks of August 29 and September 5 in 1997, due to USA's coverage of theUS Open. This program averaged a low 1.5 rating.
WWF Shotgun Saturday Night aired between 1997 and 1999 and was asyndicated show that comprised matches with lower card wrestlers.Shotgun Saturday Night was replaced byWWF Jakked in 1999. As a notation, there were various versions of this show that floated around in different markets such asWWF Shotgun andWWF Shotgun Challenge, which were basically the same content just rearranged with different commentary (Shotgun Challenge being specific to 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 beingCanadian Superstars (hosted By Tom Prichard, Ray Rougeau and - briefly - Gorilla Monsoon),WWF New York (hosted by Vince Russo among others), andWWF 11:Alive.
WWF Super Astros (English:WWF Superstars) is aSpanish-language television program produced by the WWF from 1998 to 1999. The show featured lower-card WWF superstars as well as competitors fromMexico andJapan.
Heat (formerly known asSunday Night Heat) aired onUSA Network,MTV andSpike TV in the United States,Channel 4 andSky1 in the United Kingdom andCTV Sportsnet in Canada. It was most recently streamed on WWE.com on Friday afternoons for North American viewers. However, the show was still televised internationally and showed in the United Kingdom onSky Sports 3, Australia onFox8, India onTEN Sports, Germany on Premiere Sport Portal, France on Action, Spain on Sportmania and C+ Deportes -both channels fromDigital +, the Middle East on ShowSports4, thePhilippines onJack TV, and Japan on J SPORTS. The final episode was uploaded to WWE.com on May 30, 2008.[9] The show was replaced internationally withWWE Vintage Collection, a program showing classic WWE matches.[10]
WWF Jakked andWWF Metal are television programs that were produced by the WWF. Both shows aired syndicated weekly from 1999 until 2002 and replacedShotgun Saturday Night.
Premiering in 2002,Velocity became to theSmackDownbrand whatHeat was to theRaw brand.Velocity aired Saturday nights onSpike TV until 2005 and continued (likeHeat) as awebcast on WWE.com and continued airing on international broadcasters.Velocity ended its run in 2006.[11]
WWE Tribute to the Troops was an annual Americanprofessional wrestling event held byWWE andArmed Forces Entertainment. The show aired as atelevision special during the month of December.
A.M. Raw was a one-hour, condensed version of WWE's flagshipMonday Night Raw program that aired on Saturdays at 9:00am on theUSA Network.[12] The show was cancelled in October 2014.[13]
ECW is a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on theExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to theECWbrand, in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands,Raw andSmackDown. It debuted on June 13, 2006 onSci 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 rebrandedSyfy.
FCW is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment and the flagship show of WWE'sdevelopmental territoryFlorida Championship Wrestling. The program debuted on October 5, 2008[14] on theBright House Sports Network and ran for nearly four years before airing it final episode on July 15, 2012.[15]
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 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 onThe CWVortexx programming block on Saturday mornings, and was ratedTV-G. As a result, moves that targeted 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'scruiserweight division.
Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal show that featuresmixed tag team matches.
NXT UK is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally featuringWWE's United Kingdom-based brand.
NXT Level Up is a weekly show that aired on the WWE Network in the U.S. and on television internationally.
Tuesday Night Titans (abbreviatedTNT[16]) aired on theUSA Network from 1984 to 1986 and was promoted as avariety show.[17]
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an animated television series produced by the WWF and aired onCBS from September 14, 1985 to October 18, 1986, with reruns airing until June 27, 1987[18] The series was based onHulk Hogan and various other WWF wrestlers.
WWF Wrestling Spotlight is syndicated from 1986 to 1995.[7] The show was hosted by various personalities including Vince McMahon, Lord Alfred Hayes, Sean Mooney, Ian Mooney,Miss Elizabeth, and Sensational Sherri generally from a studio or control room and consisted primarily of matches from other WWF programming.[7]
WWF LiveWire is a WWF television program that aired Saturday mornings on theUSA Network from September 21, 1996 to September 23, 2000 and onTNN from September 29, 2000 to August 18, 2001. The show was used to summarize the weekly events in WWF programming and featured interviews with WWF personalities and allowed the fans to phone-in and ask questions to in-studio guests.[8]
Excess is a wrestling talk (originally call-in) show that featured WWF guest superstars anddivas.[19] It ran from August 25, 2001 through May 18, 2002, although the show was originally proposed to become aWCW relaunch show.[20]
It was originally hosted byJonathan Coachman andTrish Stratus. Stratus, however, was replaced in late 2001 byTerri Runnels.[21] The program showed classic matches from the WWF's archives, many of which were often taken from viewer suggestions. Starting on the April 6, 2002 episode, the first hour of the show stayed under the Excess name, and was hosted by Michael Cole and Marc Lloyd, who presented an hour ofSmackDown highlights and news. The second hour was renamed Late Night Excess and was presented by Coachman andRaven. That show featuredRaw highlights, though it lasted only over a month as it was replaced byWWE Velocity andWWE Confidential later in 2002.
The show was named "Worst Television Show" at the 2001Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards.
WWE Tough Enough is aprofessional wrestlingreality television series produced byWWE, wherein participants undergoprofessional wrestling training and compete for a contract with WWE. The show followed a seasonal format and aired on multiple TV channels until its final season in 2015.[22]
Attitude is a magazine/highlight show that aired in Saturday prime time onThe WB 100+ Station Group, designed to appeal to smaller towns ranked below the top 100 television markets in the United States.[23] The series debuted September 8, 2001 and ran through May 2002.
WWE Confidential is a program that focused more on various behind-the-scenes things in the company. The program aired onTNN late Saturday nights, followingVelocity, from 2002 to 2004 and was hosted byGene Okerlund.[19]
WWE Diva Search is a talent competition that was produced by WWE.
Experience is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE.
WWE Madison Square Garden Classics is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that aired on theMSG Network featuring most WWE matches from house shows, pay-per-views, andWWE Raw broadcasts that took place atMadison Square Garden.[19] It debuted on July 12, 2006 and ran for three seasons until the last new episode aired on September 17, 2008. The MSG Network showed reruns of eight episodes from season three in 2009.
Legends of Wrestling is an original series made specifically forWWE Classics on Demand service.[24] The program features various "legends" of the business, for their work in and out of the ring, having a roundtable discussion about specific topics, persons, or occurrences in the history of wrestling.
WWE 24X7 is a professional wrestling television program by WWE that was catered to the children's demographic in India. The show aired matches from WWE library and premiered on 7 May 2007 onJetix in India.[25]
WWE Vintage is aprofessional wrestlingtelevision program fromWWE showcasing action from the extensiveWWE video library. The show was hosted byGene Okerlund (2008–2012),Renee Young (2012–2018),Charly Caruso (2018),Scott Stanford (2018–2023), and Megan Morant (2023).[26][27]
Total Divas is a seasonal reality show broadcast onE!.
WWE Slam City is an animated program by WWE that aired onNicktoons and theWWE Network in the United States. The program aired in 2014 and involved varioustoyetic versions of WWE wrestlers.
Raw Sunday Dhamaal is a professional wrestling recap and Talk show that was produced by WWE. Available in both Hindi and English, the program aired exclusively inIndia. It was replaced in 2017 by WWE Sunday Dhamaal.[28]
Action Mania is a professional wrestling recap show produced by WWE that aired onZee Cinema in Hindi exclusively in India.[29]
Camp WWE is an adult animated short-form comedy series featuring WWE performers.
Total Bellas is a seasonal reality show on E! featuring theBella Twins.
Miz & Mrs. is a seasonal reality television show televised on theUSA Network featuringThe Miz andMaryse.
Backstage is a weekly studio television show produced by WWE andFox Sports.
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.[30]
The Big Show Show is aNetflix sitcom starringBig Show playing a fictional version of himself.[31]
Fight Like A Girl is a seasonal reality show produced by WWE andQuibi.
A seasonal reality show on WWE'sYouTube channel featuringCorey Graves andCarmella.[32]
Hosted byJohn Cena,WWE Evil is an eight-part docuseries onPeacock that examines WWE villains.[33]
HostsBooker T, Jackie Redmond, andPeter Rosenberg discuss the latest episodes ofBiography: WWE Legends andWWE Rivals.[3]
Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez is a seasonal reality show broadcast onHulu.
WWE: Next Gen is a professional wrestling documentary series produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions and WWE.[34] The series premiered onThe Roku Channel on April 1, 2024.[35]