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Not to be confused with WWF The Main Event or Saturday Night's Main Event.
WWE Main Event
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Created byVince McMahon
Starring
Opening theme"On My Own" by CFO$
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes447 (as of April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21))
Production
ProducerVince McMahon
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time55 minutes
Release
Original network
[nb 2]
Picture format
Original releaseOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03) –
present
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website

WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. The hour-long program features lower card performers, and it is primarily carried in international markets. In the United States, after initially airing on Ion Television, new episodes later became exclusive to the streaming service Hulu (where new episodes are released on Thursdays).

The show is usually taped prior to WWE Raw (serving as an in-person undercard for the live broadcast). Prior to November 28, 2016, the show was filmed prior to SmackDown, but was moved to Raw tapings to accommodate WWE Network's weekly cruiserweight show 205 Live, which is broadcast live following SmackDown.[1]

History[edit]

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 U.S. 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. Episodes are uploaded to Hulu on Thursdays and are filmed before the live Raw on Monday Nights. [2][3]

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.[4]

Main Event was initially positioned as a non-branded show, featuring performers from both the Raw and SmackDown rosters.[3] Following the 2016 WWE Draft, the program became exclusive to SmackDown. After the cancellation of WWE Superstars, Main Event became exclusive to Raw. The show is taped Monday Nights before Raw.

WWE commentators Kevin Patrick and Byron Saxton are the broadcast team, while Mike Rome is the ring announcer. From October 3, 2012, to January 22, 2014, "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" by Shinedown served as the official theme for Main Event. Since January 29, 2014, "On My Own" by CFO$ now serves as the theme song.

Commentators[edit]

CommentatorsDate startedDate finished
Michael Cole and The MizOctober 3, 2012October 10, 2012
October 24, 2012
November 7, 2012November 14, 2012
December 5, 2012January 9, 2013
January 23, 2013January 30, 2013
February 20, 2013
March 6, 2013March 27, 2013
May 15, 2013May 22, 2013
Michael Cole and JBLOctober 17, 2012
October 31, 2012
November 21, 2012November 28, 2012
February 6, 2013February 13, 2013
April 3, 2013May 8, 2013
November 4, 2014
December 23, 2014
April 14, 2015
Michael Cole and Brad MaddoxJanuary 16, 2013
Michael Cole and Jerry LawlerFebruary 27, 2013
Josh Mathews and Ricardo RodriguezMay 29, 2013June 5, 2013
Josh Mathews and Wade BarrettJune 12, 2013
Josh Mathews, The Miz and Cody RhodesJune 19, 2013
Josh Mathews and The MizJune 26, 2013
July 10, 2013July 24, 2013
August 7, 2013August 21, 2013
September 11, 2013
October 16, 2013October 30, 2013
November 20, 2013
December 4, 2013December 11, 2013
December 25, 2013
Josh Mathews and Cody RhodesJuly 3, 2013
Josh Mathews and JBLJuly 31, 2013
Josh Mathews and Alex RileyAugust 28, 2013September 4, 2013
September 18, 2013October 9, 2013
November 6, 2013November 13, 2013
November 27, 2013
December 18, 2013
Tom Phillips and The MizJanuary 1, 2014January 8, 2014
January 22, 2014
Tom Phillips and Alex RileyJanuary 15, 2014
January 29, 2014February 5, 2014
Tom Phillips and Byron SaxtonFebruary 12, 2014August 12, 2014
March 31, 2015
September 15, 2015
November 3, 2015
November 17, 2015December 1, 2015
December 15, 2015
November 29, 2016December 6, 2016
March 15, 2017April 4, 2017
April 9, 2020April 16, 2020
August 7, 2020November 4, 2020
Michael Cole and Byron SaxtonAugust 19, 2014October 21, 2014
November 11, 2014December 2, 2014
December 16, 2014
November 10, 2015
September 16, 2020
Michael Cole, JBL and Byron SaxtonOctober 28, 2014
Tom Phillips and Renee YoungDecember 9, 2014
July 25, 2019August 1, 2019
Michael Cole, JBL and Booker TDecember 30, 2014January 6, 2015
Tom Phillips and JBLJanuary 13, 2015January 20, 2015
February 3, 2015March 24, 2015
Rich Brennan and JBLApril 7, 2015
April 21, 2015May 26, 2015
Rich Brennan, JBL and Jimmy UsoJune 2, 2015June 16, 2015
Rich Brennan and Jerry LawlerJune 23, 2015July 14, 2015
July 28, 2015August 18, 2015
January 5, 2016April 26, 2016
Michael Cole and Rich BrennanJuly 21, 2015
Tom Phillips and Jimmy UsoAugust 25, 2015
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jimmy UsoSeptember 1, 2015September 8, 2015
September 22, 2015
October 6, 2015October 27, 2015
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Jimmy UsoSeptember 29, 2015
Kyle Edwards and Corey GravesDecember 8, 2015
Rich Brennan and Byron SaxtonDecember 22, 2015December 29, 2015
Tom Phillips and Jerry LawlerJanuary 29, 2015
May 3, 2016May 17, 2016
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler and Dolph ZigglerMay 24, 2016June 7, 2016
Tom Phillips and David OtungaJune 14, 2016
June 28, 2016October 11, 2016
October 25, 2016November 22, 2016
Tom Phillips, Dolph Ziggler and David OtungaJune 21, 2016
Tom Phillips, David Otunga and Aiden EnglishOctober 18, 2016
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Austin AriesDecember 20, 2016February 8, 2017
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and R-TruthFebruary 15, 2017March 8, 2017
Tom Phillips and Corey GravesApril 12, 2017May 17, 2017
Vic Joseph and Corey GravesMay 24, 2017August 30, 2017
September 27, 2017
January 31, 2018
Vic Joseph and Nigel McGuinnessSeptember 6, 2017September 20, 2017
October 4, 2017January 24, 2018
February 7, 2018April 4, 2018
Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness and Percy WatsonApril 11, 2018
April 25, 2018June 13, 2018
June 27, 2018January 18, 2019
Vic Joseph and Percy WatsonApril 18, 2018
Tom Phillips and Percy WatsonJune 20, 2018
Byron Saxton, Percy Watson, and Renee YoungJanuary 25, 2019March 29, 2019
Vic Joseph, Byron Saxton and Renee YoungApril 4, 2019April 11, 2019
Byron Saxton, Renee Young and Sam RobertsApril 18, 2019
May 23, 2019
July 13, 2019July 19, 2019
Byron Saxton, Renee Young, and David OtungaApril 25, 2019May 2, 2019
Byron Saxton and Renee YoungMay 9, 2019
May 30, 2019July 3, 2019
August 8, 2019September 5, 2019
Byron Saxton, Nigel McGuinness and Aiden EnglishMay 16, 2019
Byron Saxton, Renee Young and Dio MaddinSeptember 12, 2019September 19, 2019
Vic Joseph, Mickie James and Dio MaddinSeptember 26, 2019
Byron Saxton, Mickie James, and Dio MaddinOctober 10, 2019November 7, 2019
Vic Joseph and Byron SaxtonNovember 21, 2019November 28, 2019
Byron Saxton and Mickie JamesDecember 5, 2019April 2, 2020
Tom Phillips and MVPApril 23, 2020July 29, 2020
Byron Saxton and Samoa JoeSeptember 9, 2020
Tom Phillips and Samoa JoeNovember 11, 2020March 3, 2021
Kevin Patrick and Byron SaxtonMarch 10, 2021present

Ring announcers[edit]

Ring announcersDates
Lilian GarciaOctober 3, 2012 – October 24, 2012
December 5, 2012 – December 19, 2012
January 2, 2013 – February 6, 2013
May 29, 2013
October 9, 2013
November 27, 2013
January 1, 2014
March 18, 2014
April 15, 2014
May 27, 2014
March 24, 2015
November 3, 2015
Tony ChimelOctober 31, 2012 – November 28, 2012
December 26, 2012
February 13, 2013 – May 22, 2013
June 5, 2013 – October 2, 2013
October 16, 2013 – November 20, 2013
December 4, 2013 – December 25, 2013
January 8, 2014 – March 11, 2014
March 25, 2014 – April 8, 2014
April 22, 2014 – May 20, 2014
June 3, 2014 – June 24, 2014
EdenJuly 1, 2014 – March 17, 2015
March 31, 2015
June 2, 2015 – June 23, 2015
July 14, 2015 – October 6, 2015
October 20, 2015 – October 27, 2015
November 10, 2015 – February 23, 2016
April 19, 2016
JoJoApril 7, 2015 – May 26, 2015
June 30, 2015 – July 7, 2015
October 13, 2015
July 19, 2016
November 29, 2016 – December 6, 2016
December 20, 2016 – January 18, 2017
March 22, 2017 – April 4, 2017
September 13, 2017
March 21, 2018
Greg HamiltonMarch 1, 2016 – April 12, 2016
April 26, 2016 – July 12, 2016
July 26, 2016 – November 22, 2016
Mike RomeJanuary 25, 2017 – March 15, 2017
April 12, 2017 – September 6, 2017
September 20, 2017 – March 14, 2018
March 28, 2018 – present

See also[edit]

  • WWE Velocity
  • WWE Superstars
  • WWE Heat

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ Davis, Brad (2014-03-05). "UPDATE ON NXT & MAIN EVENT ON THE WWE NETWORK, SUMMERSLAM TRAVEL PACKAGES". SEScoops.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  2. ^ Graser, Marc (2012-09-24). "Hulu Plus pacts with WWE". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. ^ a b Graser, Marc (2012-06-25). "ION pins down 'WWE Main Event'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. ^ Harris, Keith (2014-03-02). "Main Event moving from ION TV to the WWE Network?". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

External links[edit]

  • Official website
  • WWE Main Event on Hulu
  • WWE Main Event at IMDb