WWE Main Event

Not to be confused with WWF The Main Event, Saturday Night's Main Event, or The Main Event (2020 film).

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, while also occasionally featuring wrestlers from the NXT developmental brand.

WWE Main Event
Created by	Vince McMahon
Starring	Raw roster (2012–present) NXT roster (2022–present)
Opening theme	"I Can't Lose" by def rebel feat. Justin Starling
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	14
No. of episodes	722
Production
Executive producer	Triple H
Producer	Bruce Prichard
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	55 minutes
Original release
Network	Ion Television
Release	October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) – 2014 (2014)
Network	WWE.com
Release	2013 (2013) – 2014 (2014)
Network	WWE Network[nb 1]
Release	2014 (2014) – present
Network	Peacock
Release	2021 (2021) – present
Network	Youtube (International)
Release	April 5, 2025 (2025-04-05) – present
Related
WWE Evolve WWE Raw WWE SmackDown WWE NXT WWE Speed

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 Peacock on Saturdays ; it was initially carried by Ion Television as well until April 2014. It is also carried by WWE's international television partners.

History

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. Its tapings were 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 to evaluate their performance and audience reception when performing with members of the main roster.^[5][6]

Episodes

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
14	3	January 2, 2025	present

See also

• Television portal

• WCW Main Event
• WWE Velocity
• WWE Evolve
• WWE Heat

Notes

1. 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.