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WWE Main Event

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Not to be confused with WWF The Main Event, Saturday Night's Main Event, or The Main Event (2020 film).
WWE Main Event
Created byVince McMahon
Starring
Opening theme"I Can't Lose" by def rebel feat. Justin Starling
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes697
Production
Executive producerPaul "Triple H" Levesque
ProducerBruce Prichard
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time55 minutes
Original release
Network
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Peacock (U.S.) (2021 (2021)–present (present))
ReleaseOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) –
present
Related

WWE Main Event is an American professional wrestling streaming television program produced by WWE. Premiering on October 3, 2012, the hour-long program features mid-to-low-card wrestlers from WWE's Raw brand as well as some from NXT.

Main Event is taped on Monday nights prior to WWE Raw. Episodes generally feature two matches (typically one men's match and one women's match). In the United States, Main Event streams new episodes on Hulu on Thursdays; it was initially carried by Ion Television as well until April 2014. It is also carried by WWE's international television partners.

History

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The series first aired in the United States on Ion Television, originally premiering October 3, 2012 and airing on Wednesday nights. WWE considered the show to be a spiritual replacement for WWE Superstars (which previously aired on WGN America until 2011, and transitioned to WWE's digital platforms in the United States afterward). Hulu acquired rights to the series as well, as part of a larger pact that included video on-demand rights for WWE's main weekly programs.[1][2]

Ion Television dropped the series in April 2014; following the cancellation, WWE streamed a live episode of Main Event from Detroit on its then-new subscription service WWE Network. It was reported to be a stress test for live events on the service in preparation for WrestleMania XXX.[3]

Prior to November 28, 2016, Main Event was taped prior to SmackDown. It was then moved to Raw after the premiere of WWE Network's 205 Live, which was broadcast live after SmackDown from the same venue.[4]

Main Event was initially positioned as a non-branded show, featuring performers from both the Raw and SmackDown rosters.[2] Following the 2016 WWE Draft, the program became exclusive to SmackDown. After the cancellation of WWE Superstars, Main Event became exclusive to Raw. In late-2022, under changes made by Triple H after being promoted to WWE's chief content officer, NXT wrestlers began to increasingly appear on Main Event, particularly to evaluate their performance and audience reception when performing with members of the main roster.[5][6]

Episodes

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Season Episodes First aired Last aired
1 13 October 3, 2012 December 26, 2012
2 52 January 2, 2013 December 25, 2013
3 53 January 1, 2014 December 30, 2014
4 52 January 6, 2015 December 30, 2015
5 52 January 6, 2016 December 29, 2016
6 52 January 5, 2017 December 28, 2017
7 52 January 4, 2018 December 27, 2018
8 52 January 3, 2019 December 26, 2019
9 53 January 2, 2020 December 31, 2020
10 52 January 7, 2021 December 30, 2021
11 52 January 6, 2022 December 29, 2022
12 51 January 5, 2023 December 28, 2023
13 50 January 4, 2024 December 26, 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Replays of new episodes began airing on Hulu in 2012 and the platform began airing first-run episodes in 2014.
  2. ^ While the WWE Network once aired new first-run episodes of the program, Peacock's WWE Network channel currently only airs replays of new episodes with a delay.

References

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  1. ^ Graser, Marc (2012-09-24). "Hulu Plus pacts with WWE". Variety. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. ^ a b Graser, Marc (2012-06-25). "ION pins down 'WWE Main Event'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. ^ Harris, Keith (2014-03-02). "Main Event moving from ION TV to the WWE Network?". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. ^ Davis, Brad (2014-03-05). "UPDATE ON NXT & MAIN EVENT ON THE WWE NETWORK, SUMMERSLAM TRAVEL PACKAGES". SEScoops.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  5. ^ Heydorn, Zack (2022-12-21). "NXT talent appearing on Main Event strategy update". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ^ Fight, Jonie (2022-12-21). "NXT talent excited about WWE Main Event". Superluchas. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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