{{short description|WWE produced subscription network}} {{for|the Canadian cable TV channel|WWE Network (Canada)}} {{Lead rewrite|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox website |name=WWE Network |logo=WWE Network logo.jpeg |logo_alt= |logo_size= |logo_caption= |screenshot=File:WWE Network Homepage.png |screenshot_alt= |collapsible=yes |caption= |type=[[Over-the-top media service|OTT video streaming platform]] |language={{Collapsible list|Arabic|Chinese (Mandarin)|English|French|German|Hindi|Indonesian|Japanese|Korean|Portuguese|Russian|Spanish|Tagalog}} |company_type=[[Division (business)|Division]] |products={{flatlist| *[[Streaming media]] *[[video on demand]] *[[digital distribution]] }} |headquarters=[[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]], [[Connecticut]], U.S. |country_of_origin=United States |area_served=Worldwide (excluding [[Mainland China]], [[Cuba]], [[Iran]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[North Korea]], [[Syria]], [[Russia]] and the [[Russian-occupied territories|occupied territories]])<br/>38 countries{{efn|name="nflx-countries"}} (via [[Netflix]])<br/>[[United States]] (via [[ESPN (streaming service)|ESPN]],{{efn|name="espn"|Main roster premium live events only starting September 2025.}} Netflix,{{efn|Streaming rights for ''[[WWE Raw]]'' and [[WWE Libraries|its video library]]}} and [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]{{efn|Streaming rights for ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'', ''[[WWE SmackDown]]'' and NXT premium live events (to March 15, 2026).}})<br/>[[Sub-Saharan Africa]] (via [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]])<br/>[[Japan]] (via [[Abema]]) |owner=[[WWE]]<br/>{{small|([[TKO Group Holdings]])}} |president= |key_people= |url={{URL|https://network.wwe.com/|network.wwe.com}} |revenue={{increase}} {{US$|49.4 million|link=yes}} ([[Calendar year#Quarters|Q2]] 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/07/updated-wwe-network-subscriber-count-673014/|title=Updated WWE Network Subscriber Count, Vince McMahon On The Free Tier Replacing Free Subscription|date=July 30, 2020|access-date=December 28, 2025|website=WrestlingInc}}</ref> |users={{decrease}} 1.49 million<br/>(Q4 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/wwe-network-subscribers-wrestlemania/|title=WWE Network subscribers|website=Wrestlenomics|access-date=December 28, 2025}}</ref> |launch_date={{start date and age|February 24, 2014}} | dissolved = {{End date and age|2026|04|01}} |registration=Required |commercial=Yes |current_status= }} '''WWE Network''' was a [[Video on demand#Subscription models|subscription video on-demand]] [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top]] [[Streaming media|streaming]] service and [[digital television]] network owned by the American [[List of professional wrestling promotions|professional wrestling promotion]] [[WWE]], a division of [[TKO Group Holdings]]. The service primarily carried the company's library content, including past television programming and [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] events from the promotion and other companies that had been acquired by WWE (such as [[World Championship Wrestling]]), original programming (including documentaries and in-ring programming), as well as streaming of WWE pay-per-view events at no additional charge.
The service relied on technology developed by [[MLB Advanced Media]] and [[Disney Streaming|BAMTech]], prior to [[Endeavor Streaming]] assuming technical operations of the service in 2019. Although it operated primarily as a standalone service, the distribution model of the WWE Network varied by market, where it could have been available as an integrated service through licensing agreements with third-party providers, depending on the markets. The standalone service contained a premium and a free tier.
WWE Network launched on February 24, 2014, in the United States, as a digital successor to the [[WWE Classics on Demand]] service. It launched in Canada in July of that year and expanded to the Asia–Pacific region and select European countries in August. The United Kingdom received the service in February 2015, and was made available in the Middle East and parts of Africa that March, and to India in November. It was launched in additional European and Asian countries in January 2016. Upon launch, the WWE Network was met with positive reception of its [[WWE Libraries|content library]], but was criticized for technical problems. The service had 1.5 million subscribers by October 30, 2020.
Beginning in 2021, WWE began to phase out the WWE Network, as the company reached multiple agreements with streaming services as domestic rightsholders (such as [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] in the United States, [[Binge (streaming service)|Binge]] in Australia, and [[Abema]] in Japan) to carry its content instead. In 2024, WWE then announced an agreement with [[Netflix]], under which it will hold the streaming rights to its content internationally beginning in January 2025; the agreement was part of one that granted Netflix the rights to ''[[WWE Raw]]'' in the United States and internationally. WWE Network ceased standalone operations in the vast majority of its remaining countries as of January 1, 2025. From 2024, WWE started uploading library content including full shows and other archive content to [[YouTube]] via the WWE Vault channel, and in 2025 started uploading World Championship Wrestling library content and [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] library content to their own dedicated YouTube channels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE Vault |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSnSemXKDc9UEZ7m31wY9Q |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WWE NXT |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9YHZGzVhgZJRhqYOoBQ_zA |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WCW |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbGG2hv4cWmIrBAIhGiCdSg |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
The WWE Network permanently shut down on April 1, 2026, after Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, the last four counties that still had the standalone service, transitioned to Netflix.
==History== ===Development and U.S. launch=== The origins of the WWE Network can trace back to 2000 when [[USA Network]] filed a lawsuit against the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, known as WWE since 2002) due to a breach of contract which saw most of its programming moved to [[Viacom (1952–2005)|Viacom]]-owned [[Paramount Network|TNN]] and [[MTV]]. The [[Delaware Court of Chancery]] ruled in favor of the WWF in June 2000.<ref name=WWEUSA>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiercevideo.com/cable/revenge-mcmahons-story-behind-wwe-network|title=Revenge of the McMahons: The story behind WWE Network {{!}} FierceVideo|website=www.fiercevideo.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145412/https://www.fiercevideo.com/cable/revenge-mcmahons-story-behind-wwe-network|archive-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/40076/wwf-wins-judicial-smackdown-against-usa|title=WWF Wins Judicial Smackdown Against USA|date=June 29, 2000|last=Armstrong|first=Mark|website=E! Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519060450/https://www.eonline.com/news/40076/wwf-wins-judicial-smackdown-against-usa|archive-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> Then CEO [[Linda McMahon]] revealed that WWF wanted its own cable network and testified that before WWF signed a rights deal with Viacom, the company had floated the idea of acquiring USA's [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]], and reformatting it as a dedicated wrestling network. USA executives rejected the idea, and McMahon said that former USA Networks President Barry Baker encouraged her to talk to other programmers about potential deals. " 'I can tell you right now, Linda, you're not going to get anybody to give you a network,' " McMahon quoted Baker in her testimony.<ref name=WWEUSA/> In 2005, USA Network re-acquired the rights to all WWE programming.
In September 2011, WWE officially announced plans to launch the WWE Network in 2012 as a pay-TV channel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldman|first=Eric|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/09/06/wwe-network-coming-in-2012|title=WWE Network Coming in 2012|date=September 6, 2011|access-date=August 14, 2014|publisher=IGN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110065519/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/06/wwe-network-coming-in-2012|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> WWE then conducted a survey asking people if they would pay for the WWE Network if it were a [[Pay television|premium channel]]. In an email sent to WWE fans who might be interested in the WWE Network, WWE surveyed fans for their thoughts about the WWE Network airing [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|WWE's pay-per-views]] to subscribers for no additional charge. The survey also noted that feature repeats of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', as well as footage from [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), [[National Wrestling Alliance]], [[XFL (2001)|XFL]], [[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] (SMW), [[American Wrestling Association]] (AWA), and WWE films would also make the lineup. Original programming was also noted in the survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_53382.shtml|title=WWE News: WWE TV Network update – could PPVs move to the Network?, potential new shows|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=James|last=Caldwell|access-date=January 7, 2014|date=September 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926004348/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_53382.shtml|archive-date=September 26, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_66330.shtml|title=WWE News: McMahon announces Network model, but no timetable for launch; latest on Network plans & survey findings|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=James|last=Caldwell|access-date=January 7, 2014|date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103094919/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_66330.shtml|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
As the result of an online poll, ''[[#Programming|WrestleMania Rewind]]'' was chosen as a name for a new WWE Network show on October 17, 2011.<ref name="WMRecap">{{cite web|title='WrestleMania Recap': The first WWE Network Show|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-10-17/wrestlemania-recap-network|work=[[WWE]]|date=October 17, 2011|access-date=December 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304131609/https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-10-17/wrestlemania-recap-network|archive-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> The original launch date was set for April 1, 2012, which would have coincided with [[WrestleMania XXVIII]], and WWE's official website featured a countdown clock that would have expired on April 1. The clock was quietly removed, and the network did not launch as advertised.<ref>{{cite web|last=Atkinson|first=Charlie|url=https://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/wwe_smackdown_ugf9Ju67DsXq4yq06OEZ6I|title=WWE smackdown|work=New York Post|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303030824/https://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/wwe_smackdown_ugf9Ju67DsXq4yq06OEZ6I|archive-date=March 3, 2012}}</ref> WWE chief marketing officer Michelle Wilson allayed fears about the future of the WWE Network, saying "There will be a WWE network in some shape or form. We are in late-stage negotiations with distributors", and confirmed that ''WWE Legends' House'' had been filmed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Richard|url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/WWE-forging-ahead-with-cable-network-plan-3442179.php|title=WWE forging ahead with cable network plan|date=March 29, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2014|publisher=[[The News-Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401002304/https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/WWE-forging-ahead-with-cable-network-plan-3442179.php|archive-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref> In April 2013, WWE had switched plans and aimed to release the WWE Network as a premium pay-TV outlet, with a potential price of $15 a month.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graser|first=Marc|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/wwe-models-tv-network-plan-after-nfls-approach-1200343397/|title=WWE Models TV Network Plan After NFL's Approach|date=April 9, 2013|access-date=August 14, 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414022154/https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/wwe-models-tv-network-plan-after-nfls-approach-1200343397/|archive-date=April 14, 2013}}</ref>
On ''Old School Raw'' in January 2014, WWE ran teasers promoting an announcement on January 8 at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] in Las Vegas,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/old-school-raw-hints-at-new-wwe-network-a92991|title=Old School Raw hints at new WWE Network|last=Stewart|first=Josh|work=[[Newsday]]|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108060553/https://www.newsday.com/sports/pro-wrestling/old-school-raw-hints-at-new-wwe-network-1.6746174|archive-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref> later confirming that the announcement concerned the WWE Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/34806-wwe-network-announcement-official|title=WWE Network announcement official|work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|date=January 7, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108055405/https://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/34806-wwe-network-announcement-official|archive-date=January 8, 2014}}</ref> At the Consumer Electronics Show, WWE revealed a comprehensive plan which would see a launch date of February 24, 2014, in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flint|first=Joe|title=WWE launching over-the-top network|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-wwe-network-20140108-story.html|date=January 8, 2014|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814041829/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-wwe-network-20140108-story.html|archive-date=August 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/wwe-network-to-launch-in-february-as-streaming-service-1201036864/|title=CES: WWE Network to Launch in February as Streaming Service|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 8, 2014|access-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824090844/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/wwe-network-to-launch-in-february-as-streaming-service-1201036864/|archive-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=James|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wwe-unveils-new-digital-media-model-and-nonstop-wrestling-with-247-streaming-service-9049262.html|title=WWE unveils new digital media model and non-stop wrestling with 24/7 streaming service|work=The Independent|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109135337/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wwe-unveils-new-digital-media-model-and-nonstop-wrestling-with-247-streaming-service-9049262.html|archive-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref> [[WWE Classics on Demand]] closed on January 31, 2014, to make way for the WWE Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/WWEClassicsOnDemand|title=WWE Network Coming 2.24.14|access-date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415152821/https://www.wwe.com/WWEClassicsOnDemand|archive-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> A free trial period was offered during the week of the launch.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hooton|first=Christopher|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html|title=WWE Network: Price, schedule and everything else you need to know|work=The Independent|date=February 24, 2014|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224200445/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html|archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref> At the time of the launch, archival programming from WCW, ECW, SMW, AWA, and [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), amongst other promotions owned by [[WWE Libraries|WWE Libraries Inc.]], was included on the service. The logo initially used for the WWE Network eventually became the standard logo used by the WWE corporation in August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-unveils-new-logo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816103605/https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-unveils-new-logo-26572134|url-status=live|archive-date=August 16, 2014|title=WWE unveils new logo|work=[[WWE]]|date=August 15, 2014|access-date=August 15, 2014}}</ref>
[[File:WWE 2014-04-06 16-25-49 NEX-6 DSC09156 (13885957776).jpg|thumb|[[WrestleMania XXX]] was the first pay-per-view to stream on the network]] In April 2014, ahead of [[WrestleMania XXX]], the Network received acclaim, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' saying that WWE had "positioned themselves on the cutting edge of Internet television".<ref>{{cite news|last=Berkman|first=Seth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/business/media/the-body-slam-is-buffering.html|title=WWE Network Is Loud Introduction to the Video Streaming Ring|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 30, 2014|access-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331092540/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/business/media/the-body-slam-is-buffering.html|archive-date=March 31, 2014}}</ref> Later that month, the company announced that the network had 667,000 subscribers, short of the one million subscribers they needed to break even.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taube|first=Aaron|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/vince-mcmahons-wwe-network-plan-impodes-2014-5|title=Vince McMahon's Plan To Turn Around The WWE Is Blowing Up In His Face|work=Business Insider|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520011757/https://www.businessinsider.com/vince-mcmahons-wwe-network-plan-impodes-2014-5|archive-date=May 20, 2014}}</ref> As WWE's stock fell 50% the following month, ''[[Forbes]]'' described low subscription numbers as being of "additional concern" for investors after WWE's underwhelming [[NBCUniversal]] renewal deal.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mcgrath|first=Maggie|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/05/16/wwe-slammed-stock-plunges-nearly-50-as-nbcuniversal-deal-fails-to-impress/|title=WWE Slammed: Stock Plunges Nearly 50% As NBCUniversal Deal Fails To Impress|work=Forbes|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518020230/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2014/05/16/wwe-slammed-stock-plunges-nearly-50-as-nbcuniversal-deal-fails-to-impress/|archive-date=May 18, 2014}}</ref> WWE offered a second free preview week of the WWE Network, which started July 7, in an attempt to sign new subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taube|first=Aaron|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/wwe-network-makes-new-push-for-subscribers-2014-7|title=The Money-Losing WWE Network Is Making Another Big Push For Subscribers|work=Business Insider|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709222143/https://www.businessinsider.com/wwe-network-makes-new-push-for-subscribers-2014-7|archive-date=July 9, 2014}}</ref> A second report released at the end of July indicated that the network had reached 700,000 subscribers.<ref name="700k">{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/wwe-network-ready-for-international-rollout-to-pin-down-new-subscribers-1201272606/|title=WWE Network Ready for International Rollout to Pin Down New Subscribers|work=Variety|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801210154/https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/wwe-network-ready-for-international-rollout-to-pin-down-new-subscribers-1201272606/|archive-date=August 1, 2014}}</ref> WWE's goal was to reach one million subscribers by the end of 2014.<ref name="700k"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-network-on-track-to-one-million-subscribers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410062243/https://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-network-on-track-to-one-million-subscribers-26222542|url-status=live|archive-date=April 10, 2014|title=WWE Network on track to 1 million subscribers|work=[[WWE]]|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=July 13, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===Expansion=== On July 31, 2014, the company announced a 10-year, Canadian distribution deal for WWE content with [[Rogers Sports & Media|Rogers Media]] (owner of [[Sportsnet 360]], the historic carrier of WWE programming in Canada), which was to see the company distribute WWE Network as a [[WWE Network (Canadian TV channel)|premium television service]].<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE Signs 10-Year Canadian TV Deal With Rogers|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wwe-signs-10-year-canadian-722494|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044643/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wwe-signs-10-year-canadian-722494|archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref> Also on that date, it was announced that the WWE Network would launch in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Spain, and the Nordics, among others on August 12, with Italian, Arab, German, Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Malaysian launches planned for a later date.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alvarez|first=Edgar|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/07/31/wwe-network-in-more-countries|title=WWE Network heading to 170 new countries next month|publisher=[[Engadget]]|date=July 31, 2014|access-date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805015843/https://www.engadget.com/2014/07/31/wwe-network-in-more-countries/|archive-date=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baysinger|first=Tim|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/wwe-offering-ott-network-internationally/133134|title=WWE Offering OTT Network Internationally|publisher=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=August 12, 2014|access-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812224750/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/wwe-offering-ott-network-internationally/133134|archive-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/wwe-network-outside-united-states-26533843|title=WWE Network now available outside of the U.S.|date=July 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802065828/https://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/wwe-network-outside-united-states-26533843|archive-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> On October 30, 2014, in an attempt to increase subscription numbers from an announced figure of 731,000, the 6-month subscription requirement was dropped, allowing subscribers the option to cancel at any time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/wwe-network-grows-to-731000-subscribers-drops-contract-requirement-1201343211/|title=WWE Network Grows to 731,000 Subscribers, Drops Contract Requirement|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030152052/https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/wwe-network-grows-to-731000-subscribers-drops-contract-requirement-1201343211/|archive-date=October 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Flint|first=Joe|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/wwe-to-drop-six-month-commitment-for-online-video-subscriptions-1414672795|title=WWE to Drop Six-Month Commitment for Online Video Subscriptions|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109204538/https://online.wsj.com/articles/wwe-to-drop-six-month-commitment-for-online-video-subscriptions-1414672795|archive-date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> WWE had originally planned to launch the network on October 1 in the United Kingdom, but was delayed for a further month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-29439306|title=Launch of WWE Network's online service delayed in UK|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|publisher=BBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004043817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/29439306|archive-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref> The launch was confirmed to be taking place at 8 p.m. on November 3;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-03/wwe-network-launches-in-the-uk|title=WWE Network launches in the UK|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|publisher=[[Radio Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103224353/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-03/wwe-network-launches-in-the-uk|archive-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref> however, 20 minutes prior to the launch, WWE announced that it had been indefinitely delayed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rigby|first=Sam|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s216/wwe/news/a607643/wwe-network-uk-launch-delayed-until-further-notice.html|title=WWE Network UK launch delayed until further notice|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=November 4, 2014|publisher=Digital Spy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104081150/https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s216/wwe/news/a607643/wwe-network-uk-launch-delayed-until-further-notice.html|archive-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Findlay|url=https://www.powerslamonline.co.uk/updates/90/WWE-Network-delayed-in-the-U-K-again.htm|title=WWE Network delayed in the UK again|date=November 3, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|publisher=[[Power Slam]]|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080643/https://www.powerslamonline.co.uk/updates/90/WWE-Network-delayed-in-the-U-K-again.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Vince McMahon publicly apologized for the delay.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goodacre|first1=Kate|last2=Nissim|first2=Mayer|url=https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s216/wwe/news/a608100/vince-mcmahon-sorry-for-wwe-network-uk-delay-were-working-day-and-night.html|title=Vince McMahon sorry for WWE Network UK delay: 'We're working day and night'|date=November 5, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|publisher=Digital Spy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105210852/https://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s216/wwe/news/a608100/vince-mcmahon-sorry-for-wwe-network-uk-delay-were-working-day-and-night.html|archive-date=November 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> It was announced on January 4, 2015, that the WWE Network would be launching in the UK and Ireland on January 19, 2015, priced at £9.99 and €12.99, respectively,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/wwe-network-launches-uk-how-5000878|title=WWE Network launches in the UK: How can I sign up? All the details you need|last=Ahmed|first=Tufayel|date=January 18, 2015|website=mirror|access-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121031702/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/wwe-network-launches-uk-how-5000878|archive-date=January 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> although some customers managed to register as early as January 13.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_82585.shtml|title=WWE Network launches early in U.K. market|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=January 27, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106001940/https://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_82585.shtml|archive-date=January 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/542789-major-update-wwe-network-launches-early-in-the-uk-available-now|title=Beaking News: WWE Network Launches Early in UK & Ireland|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/2014_8_14.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109114413/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2014/2014_8_14.jsp|archive-date=January 9, 2014|title=WWE Network Launches February 24|work=[[WWE]]|date=January 8, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2014}}</ref>
On January 27, 2015, WWE announced that the WWE Network had reached 1 million subscribers,<ref>{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Mark|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/wwe-network-reaches-1-million-subscriber-milestone-1201416286/|title=WWE Network Reaches 1 Million Subscriber Milestone|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=January 27, 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128224531/https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/wwe-network-reaches-1-million-subscriber-milestone-1201416286/|archive-date=January 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Vince McMahon]] saying that WWE would "remain focused on delivering an outstanding value proposition for our fans by adding new content and new features in the coming year."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150127006273/en/WWE%C2%AE-Network-Hits-1-Million-Subscribers|title=WWE Network Hits 1 Million Subscribers|date=January 27, 2014|access-date=January 27, 2014|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213080016/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150127006273/en/WWE%C2%AE-Network-Hits-1-Million-Subscribers|archive-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 12, 2015, WWE announced a five-year partnership with television provider [[OSN]] to bring the WWE Network to the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] as a premium service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/wwe-network-expands-in-canada-middle-east-1201432291/|title=WWE Network Expands in Canada, Middle East|first=Marc|work=Variety|last=Graser|date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213023330/https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/wwe-network-expands-in-canada-middle-east-1201432291/|archive-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 31, 2019, all [[OSN Sports]] channels were shut down and WWE content stopped airing on OSN services. A year later, WWE announced the Network content would be accessible in the [[Middle East and North Africa|MENA]] region directly through WWE services with no regional television provider or streaming service involved. On March 23, 2022, [[Shahid (streaming platform)|Shahid]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2022/03-23-2022|title=WWE® & MBC GROUP ANNOUNCE MAJOR BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP IN MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA|access-date=March 23, 2022|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325233324/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2022/03-23-2022|archive-date=March 25, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and WWE announced a partnership that eventually ended by the beginning of 2025 as currently all rights to WWE content in the region belong to Netflix.
On July 30, 2015, WWE revealed the number of subscribers for the Network at 1.156 million. This was announced as a part of WWE's financial reporting on the second quarter of the year, which had resulted in their stock price rising past $20.00 after closing on the previous day at $16.48. The total of 1.156 million paid subscribers marked a 13% decrease from the 1.315 million paid subscribers that was stated in the reports for the first quarter of 2015. WWE also revealed, including trial subscribers, they had 1.227 million Network users at the end of the second quarter, and over the entire lifespan of the Network, there have been over 2 million unique subscribers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/wwe/wwe-network-reveals-latestsubscriber-count.php|title=WhatCulture.com|date=August 16, 2017}}</ref>
The WWE Network launched in India on November 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/launches-in-india-28086087|title=WWE Network launches in India|date=October 23, 2015|work=[[WWE]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024164041/https://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork/launches-in-india-28086087|archive-date=October 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wwe-network-streaming-service-coming-834261|title=WWE Network Streaming Service Coming to India|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024160634/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wwe-network-streaming-service-coming-834261|archive-date=October 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 19, a report by market research and consulting firm Park Associates announced that the WWE Network had broken into the top five streaming services and trailed only [[MLB.com#MLB.tv|MLB.tv]] in the sports category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2015/11/19/wwe-network-netflix/|title=WWE Network Breaks Into Top Five Of Streaming Services|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=November 21, 2015|work=Forbes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121122729/https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2015/11/19/wwe-network-netflix/|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> WWE announced the network would launch in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Japan on January 5, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/wwe-network-1-2-million-subscribers-1201703281/|title=WWE Network Revenue Up 60%, With 1.2 Million Internet Video Subs at End of 2015|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=February 11, 2016|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212081118/https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/wwe-network-1-2-million-subscribers-1201703281/|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.wwe.com/Answer/Detail/166|title=WWE Network Help – Watch WWE Worldwide|website=help.wwe.com|date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818072919/https://help.wwe.com/Answer/Detail/166|archive-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref> followed by Thailand and the Philippines on February 29, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/124267-wwe-network-philippines/|title=WWE Network now available in the Philippines|last=Songalia|first=Ryan|website=Rappler|date=March 2016|language=en|access-date=August 14, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302073540/https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/other-sports/124267-wwe-network-philippines|archive-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref>
In April 2017, WWE announced a total of 1.949 million subscribers to the WWE Network, of which 1.661 million were paid subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/04/03/43-wwe-conference-call-wwe-executives-discuss-latest-wwe-network-number/|title=4/3 WWE Conference Call: WWE executives discuss the latest WWE Network number|date=April 3, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404002427/https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/04/03/43-wwe-conference-call-wwe-executives-discuss-latest-wwe-network-number/|archive-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the third quarter of 2017, the number had dropped to 1.5 million paid users.<ref name=3q18>{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-q3-financials-stock-price-live-events-network-number-more-268691|title=WWE Q3 financials: Stock price, live events, Network number, more|date=October 25, 2018|website=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025223001/https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/wwe-q3-financials-stock-price-live-events-network-number-more-268691|archive-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, WWE announced subscriber growth had reached 2.1 million, with 1.8 million paid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/news/press-releases/2018/04-09-2018-204506063|title=WWE® Network Hits Record 2.1 Million Subscribers|date=April 9, 2018|website=corporate.wwe.com|language=en|access-date=March 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412015949/https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/news/press-releases/2018/04-09-2018-204506063|archive-date=April 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the third quarter of 2018, the number had dropped to 1.6 million paid users.<ref name=3q18/>
===Switch to Endeavor and redesign=== In January 2019, WWE Network signed with [[Endeavor Streaming]] to replace [[Disney Streaming|BAMTech]] as its operating partner. WWE's decision was motivated by the acquisition of BAMTech by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/endeavor-streaming-wwe-customer-disney-1203107071/|title=Endeavor Video-Streaming Group Signs WWE, Which Ended Deal With Disney's BAMTech|first=Todd|last=Spangler|date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115000209/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/endeavor-streaming-wwe-customer-disney-1203107071/|archive-date=January 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Co-president George Barrios cited concerns over how BAMTech's relationships with third-party partners would be impacted by the sale, while WWE also sought greater control over the service and its operations, intending to partner with another vendor or take the service entirely in-house. The company decided to partner with Endeavor Streaming (formed primarily from the assets of NeuLion) to provide infrastructure and billing services, and Massive Interactive to develop a new front-end and mobile apps.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/10/20857446/wwe-network-streaming-redesign-george-barrios-interview-disney-price-subscription-downloads|title=WWE Network 2.0: how WWE rebuilt its streaming service after a split with Disney|last=Weich|first=Chris|date=September 10, 2019|website=The Verge|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910190807/https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/10/20857446/wwe-network-streaming-redesign-george-barrios-interview-disney-price-subscription-downloads|archive-date=September 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
The new WWE Network platform launched in July 2019, ahead of [[SummerSlam (2019)|SummerSlam]]. It includes a revamped user experience, support for [[1080p]] streams, new browsing tools (such as a new "Superstars" interface for filtering content by performers), and plans to add a download feature for offline viewing in the future. Support for [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], and selected legacy smart TVs was discontinued with the changeover.<ref name=":0"/> In an interview with ''The Verge'', Barrios revealed that there were ongoing plans for WWE.com's existing video content to be integrated into the WWE Network platform as a "free" tier (possibly also including previews of WWE Network's premium content), and that WWE was also considering the development of a premium tier with additional features (such as benefits for other WWE operations).<ref name=":0"/>
In March 2020, amid the onset of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and to promote [[WrestleMania 36]], WWE Network made a selection of its premium content and archives available free for a limited time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WWE offering FREE streaming of classic pro wrestling matches|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/free-wwe-network-coronavirus|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=dailyhive.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324183150/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/free-wwe-network-coronavirus|archive-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref> On June 1, 2020, WWE Network officially launched a free tier with 15,000 hours of content, which includes access to selected content such as recent episodes of its weekly programming, and original series such as ''Raw Talk'', ''Monday Night War'', and ''Ride Along''. The service would be advertising-free, and was intended primarily to promote its weekly programs and pay-per-view events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=June 1, 2020|title=WWE Alters Streaming Strategy, Rolls Out Free Tier With New Shows Like 'Raw Talk'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/wwe-subscription-streaming-rolls-out-free-version-raw-talk-1202948079/|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601202007/https://deadline.com/2020/06/wwe-subscription-streaming-rolls-out-free-version-raw-talk-1202948079/|archive-date=June 1, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Global phase-out=== On January 25, 2021, WWE announced that [[NBCUniversal Media Group|NBCUniversal Television and Streaming]] had acquired the exclusive U.S. distribution rights to WWE Network, and that the service would be folded into the NBCUniversal-owned streaming service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] on March 18, 2021 (ahead of [[Fastlane (2021)|Fastlane]] and [[WrestleMania 37]]). Existing and future WWE Network content will be hosted by a branded channel within the Peacock service, with the full service included as part of the paid Peacock Premium tier (which features a wider array of television, film, and sports programming), and a selection of WWE Network content (including some of its original series such as ''The Bump'' and ''Raw Talk'', and episodes of ''[[Total Divas]]'' and ''[[Total Bellas]]'' from NBCUniversal cable channel [[E!]]) available within its free tier.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=March 8, 2021|title=WWE Network Will Go Dark April 4 Amid Shift To Peacock|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/wwe-network-will-go-dark-april-4-peacock-streaming-wrestlemania-1234709164/|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309003841/https://deadline.com/2021/03/wwe-network-will-go-dark-april-4-peacock-streaming-wrestlemania-1234709164/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> WWE committed to produce a "signature documentary" for the service annually beginning in 2022.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=January 25, 2021|title=NBCU's Peacock Pins WWE Network Exclusive U.S. Streaming Rights|url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/wwe-network-peacock-exclusively-streaming-1234890954/|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125155522/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/wwe-network-peacock-exclusively-streaming-1234890954/|archive-date=January 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
After a transitional period, the standalone WWE Network ceased operations in the United States on April 4, 2021.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|title=Standalone WWE Network App Shutting Down In The US On 4/4, New Details On The Transition To Peacock|date=March 8, 2021|last=Defelice|first=Robert|work=Fightful|access-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308183858/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/standalone-wwe-network-app-shutting-down-44-new-details-wwe-transition-peacock|archive-date=March 8, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> To coincide with the introduction, Peacock announced plans to offer a four-month half-price promotion for new Premium subscribers.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":3"/> Not all content was available at launch, as the service's library was being audited to meet NBCUniversal [[Broadcast Standards and Practices|standards and practices]]. WWE stated that the content migration would be completed by August 2021.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=March 25, 2021|title=Racist WWE Moments Are Being Removed as Classic Matches Move to Peacock|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/racist-wwe-moments-are-being-removed-as-classic-matches-move-to-peacock|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325211114/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/racist-wwe-moments-are-being-removed-as-classic-matches-move-to-peacock|archive-date=March 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> This has included the removal of scenes/matches containing content inappropriate under current standards, with the most prominent example being a [[WrestleMania VI]] match where [[Roddy Piper]] [[Blackface|painted half of his body black]] before facing African-American opponent [[Allen Coage|Bad News Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|title=Peacock Is Editing WWE Network Content For Sensitive Material|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/peacock-editing-wwe-network-content-for-sensitive-material-1234722919/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=March 5, 2022|date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327000756/https://deadline.com/2021/03/peacock-editing-wwe-network-content-for-sensitive-material-1234722919/|archive-date=March 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4"/>
This agreement did not initially affect the WWE Network service outside of the United States, which continued to be marketed as a standalone offering through either WWE or its local partners.<ref name=":2"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=January 25, 2021|title=Peacock Adds Wrestling In WWE Network Streaming Exclusive|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/peacock-adds-wrestling-in-wwe-network-streaming-exclusive-1234679617/|access-date=January 25, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125155402/https://deadline.com/2021/01/peacock-adds-wrestling-in-wwe-network-streaming-exclusive-1234679617/|archive-date=January 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in 2022, WWE began to reach additional agreements to merge WWE Network into streaming services in other territories,<ref name=":5"/> including [[Disney+ Hotstar]] in Indonesia,<ref name=":5"/> [[Binge (streaming service)|Binge]] in Australia (as an extension of WWE's existing media rights agreement in Australia with [[Foxtel]], which also saw a Foxtel-run WWE linear channel added to its services),<ref name=":6"/> [[Disney+]] in the Philippines,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bourne|first=David|date=October 21, 2022|title=WWE Network gets new home in Philippines|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2022/10/21/Disney-WWE-Phillipines.aspx|access-date=2022-10-23|website=Sports Business Journal|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021230519/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2022/10/21/Disney-WWE-Phillipines.aspx|archive-date=October 21, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Abema]] in Japan.<ref name="AbemaWWEDeal">{{Cite web|date=September 28, 2023|title=「Abema」、WWE『Raw』&『Smackdown』を国内独占放送！ 中邑真輔「AbemaでWWE漬けに」 {{!}} 告知 {{!}} Abema Times {{!}} アベマタイムズ|url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10097209|access-date=September 29, 2023|website=Abema Times|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928090751/https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10097209|archive-date=September 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 23, 2024, WWE announced an agreement with [[Netflix]] to hold the rights to ''Raw'' globally, and rights to ''Raw'', ''SmackDown'', ''NXT'', documentaries, and pay-per-view and livestreaming events (referred to as Premium Live Events, or PLEs) outside of the United States, beginning in January 2025.<ref name=NetflixDeadline>{{cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix Gets In The Ring, Locking Up WWE's 'Monday Night Raw' In 10-Year, $5B-Plus Deal For Longtime TV Staple|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-streaming-tv-1235801673/|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=Deadline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123124336/https://deadline.com/2024/01/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-streaming-tv-1235801673/|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NetflixCNBC>{{Cite web|last1=Sherman|first1=Alex|last2=Pramuk|first2=Jacob|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix to stream WWE's Raw starting next year in its biggest jump into live entertainment|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/netflix-to-stream-wwes-raw-starting-next-year.html|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=CNBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123123628/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/23/netflix-to-stream-wwes-raw-starting-next-year.html|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NetflixVariety>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=January 23, 2024|title=Netflix, WWE Strike Deal to Move 'Monday Night Raw' to Streamer Beginning in 2025 for $500 Million per Year|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-deal-january-2025-1235882820/|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123123024/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-wwe-monday-night-raw-deal-january-2025-1235882820/|archive-date=January 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carey|first=Ian|date=January 25, 2024|title=WWE Raw won't air on USA Network during period between TV deals|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-raw-wont-air-on-usa-network-during-period-between-tv-deals|access-date=February 2, 2024|website=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125160252/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-raw-wont-air-on-usa-network-during-period-between-tv-deals|archive-date=January 25, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
On November 22, 2024, an email was sent out to many subscribers confirming that the service would no longer be available in certain areas effective January 1, 2025. It was first sent out in United Kingdom, with this change also taking effect in other territories outside the United States, though a list of countries was not published in this statement.<ref name="WWENetworktoNetflix">{{Cite web|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/wwe-network-future-uk-following-netflix-deal-confirmed/|title=WWE Network Future In UK Following Netflix Deal Confirmed|date=November 22, 2024|website=wrestletalk.com|access-date=November 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122115917/https://wrestletalk.com/news/wwe-network-future-uk-following-netflix-deal-confirmed/|archive-date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> It was subsequently reported that WWE Network would remain active in a small number of international markets where Netflix could not yet assume rights due to conflicting contracts, and in fact was relaunching as a standalone service in the [[Philippines]] following the end of WWE's contract in the region with Disney+.<ref name="pwinsider-wwen-phi">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/190255/wwe-network-update-nxt-in-jacksonville-and-more.html|title=WWE Network update, NXT in Jacksonville and more|first=Mike|last=Johnson|work=PWInsider|date=November 23, 2024|access-date=November 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123192117/https://www.pwinsider.com/article/190255/wwe-network-update-nxt-in-jacksonville-and-more.html|archive-date=November 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
On December 20, 2024, WWE clarified that WWE Network would remain active as a standalone service into 2025 in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Philippines, and Cambodia, while its content would remain available in a few other countries through [[#local partners|local partner services]].<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/where-to-watch-raw-smackdown-nxt-ple-netflix-usa-cw-peacock|title=Where to Watch WWE Premium Live Events, Raw, Smackdown, NXT and more|work=[[WWE]]|date=December 20, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221054823/https://www.wwe.com/article/where-to-watch-raw-smackdown-nxt-ple-netflix-usa-cw-peacock|archive-date=December 21, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of countries where WWE RAW is still not aired on Netflix |url=https://khelnow.com/wwe/countries-where-wwe-raw-not-netflix-202501 |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref> Netflix separately noted the countries where it would begin offering WWE content in January 2025, and said that additional countries would be added to its contract in 2026 and beyond.<ref name="nflx-howtowatch">{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/how-to-watch-wwe-on-netflix|title=Your Ultimate Guide to Watching WWE on Netflix|first=Amanda|last=Richards|work=Netflix|date=December 21, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222121345/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/how-to-watch-wwe-on-netflix|archive-date=December 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Gradually, the rollout of WWE on Netflix continued, launching in India on April 1, 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2025 |title=Netflix Becomes the Exclusive Home for WWE in India Starting April 1 |url=https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/wwe-programming-moves-to-netflix-in-france-belgium-and-philippines-starting-today/ |access-date=15 April 2026 |website=[[Netflix]]}}</ref>; the Caribbean on August 1, 2025; and France, Belgium, South Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines on January 1, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vassallo |first=Colin |date=2026-01-01 |title=WWE programming moves to Netflix in Cambodia, France, Belgium, Philippines, and South Korea starting today |url=https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/wwe-programming-moves-to-netflix-in-france-belgium-and-philippines-starting-today/ |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=Wrestling-Online.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
On August 6, 2025, WWE announced that its live events would move in the United States from Peacock to [[ESPN (streaming service)|ESPN's streaming platform]] in 2026. It was not stated whether this agreement would include library content.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=2025-08-06|title=ESPN Sets Launch Date And Price For Stand-Alone Streaming Service, Adding WWE And Locking Up More NFL|url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/espn-sets-launch-date-price-streaming-wwe-nfl-1236479810/|access-date=2025-08-06|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Alex|date=2025-08-06|title=ESPN inks five-year deal for WWE's live premium events including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html|access-date=2025-08-06|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nason|first=Josh|date=2025-08-06|title=WWE News: WWE PLEs heading to ESPN in 2026|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-premium-live-events-espn-streaming-2026/|access-date=2025-08-06|website=F4W/WON|language=en-GB}}</ref> However, on August 20, WWE and ESPN announced that the main roster live events would launch on September 20, beginning with [[Wrestlepalooza (2025)|Wrestlepalooza]] while NXT live events would continue to air on Peacock.<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wwe-ples-exit-peacock-for-espn-early-wrestlepalooza-deal-1236349149/|title=WWE's Premium Live Events Are Leaving Peacock for ESPN Earlier Than Expected|website=hollywoodreporter|date=20 August 2025 |accessdate=August 20, 2025}}</ref> Netflix then acquired the rights to the WWE library on January 6, 2026, while Peacock would retain the rights to NXT PLEs until March 15, 2026, and ''Saturday Night's Main Event'' and the ''SmackDown'' archive until at least 2029.<ref name=Peacock1/>
On March 4, 2026, emails were sent out to subscribers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy—the remaining countries on the standalone WWE Network—notifying them that the service would permanently shut down on April 1, with these countries subsequently transitioning to Netflix.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/article/wwe-network-closing-permanently-april-1|title=WWE Network Closing Permanently on April 1|date=March 4, 2026|first=Mike|last=Reichlin|work=SE Scoops|access-date=March 5, 2026}}</ref> A conflicting report came out shortly after that Austria and Germany would not transition to Netflix and would instead be available through their respective partners such as [[ProSieben Maxx]] in Germany.<ref name="TransitionWWEN">{{cite web|last1=Vassallo|first1=Colin|title=Germany, Austria, and Japan not getting WWE on Netflix in April after all|url=https://gerweck.net/2026/03/08/germany-austria-and-japan-not-getting-wwe-on-netflix-in-april-after-all/|website=Gerweck.net|access-date=March 11, 2026|date=March 8, 2026}}</ref> Netflix clarified that PLEs in Austria and Germany would begin airing on the platform beginning April 1, while regular television programs would be available through local partners.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gerweck.net/2026/03/13/netflix-confirms-wwe-ples-in-germany-and-austria-moving-to-streaming-service-on-april-1/|title=Netflix confirms WWE PLEs in Germany and Austria moving to streaming service on April 1|date=March 13, 2026|first=Colin|last=Vassallo|work=Gerweck.net|access-date=March 16, 2026}}</ref>
==Availability== WWE Network programming was available, either as a standalone service or through a partner service such as [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] or [[Netflix]], in 186 out of 193 [[United Nations]] [[Member states of the United Nations|member states]] (including all 27 [[European Union]] nations) and two observer states such as the [[Holy See]] and [[Palestine]]. It was also distributed through six non-UN countries: the [[Taiwan|Republic of China (Taiwan)]], the [[Cook Islands]], [[Kosovo]], [[Niue]], [[Northern Cyprus]], and [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|SADR]]-claimed [[Western Sahara]].
In late 2017, [[Liechtenstein]] and the People's Republic of China were added to the list of non-available countries,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://help.wwe.com/app/answers/kbdetails/a_id/166/|title=In what countries is WWE Network available?|work=WWE Network|access-date=1 April 2018|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130121856/https://help.wwe.com/app/answers/kbdetails/a_id/166/|url-status=dead}}</ref> however, the WWE Network was still available in the [[Special administrative regions of China|PRC special administrative regions]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] as well as [[Taiwan|ROC]]-[[Political status of Taiwan|controlled]] [[Taiwan Area|Taiwan and Fujian]]. Until April 1, 2025, WWE Network was available in India as an add-on subscription through the [[SonyLIV]] streaming service. From April 1, 2025, it was merged into Netflix, except the ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' specials, which still air on [[Sony Liv]] and [[Sony Sports Network]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dua|first=Priyanka|date=2021-01-16|title=SonyLIV Launches WWE Pack At Rs. 299; Offering Five Profiles And Offline Content Download|url=https://www.gizbot.com/home-entertainment/news/sonyliv-launches-wwe-pack-at-rs-299-offering-five-profiles-and-offline-content-download-072124.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.gizbot.com/|language=en}}</ref>
In December 2019, WWE renewed its agreements in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] with [[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]], adding a WWE-branded channel to [[DStv]] carrying WWE programs and WWE Network original series.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-17|title=SuperSport to launch WWE channel in expanded rights renewal|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/supersport-to-launch-wwe-channel-in-expanded-rights-renewal/|access-date=2022-10-26|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US}}</ref>
On January 27, 2022, it was announced that WWE Network would be available on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] in Indonesia at no additional costs to subscribers; it ended in 2024.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Dade|date=2022-01-27|title=Disney Takes Exclusive WWE Network Streaming Rights In Indonesia, A Potential Prelude To Deals In Other Territories|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/disney-plus-hotstar-wwe-network-streaming-rights-indonesia-1234903900/|access-date=2022-01-27|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|author=[[WWE]]|title=DISNEY+ HOTSTAR BECOMES EXCLUSIVE HOME OF WWE® NETWORK IN INDONESIA|url=https://www.publicnow.com/view/A14CE9C46DD8CA418467AF420A3BBDC401F12AB8|via=Publicnow.com|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>
Amidst the ongoing [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military]], WWE announced on March 3, 2022, that it had terminated the broadcasting relationship with Russia and shut down the WWE Network in the country, in line with the [[List of companies that applied sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War|global sanctions imposed by the United States]]. The WWE Network service was also not available in the [[Russian-occupied territories|Russian-controlled]] regions of [[Republic of Crimea (Russia)|Crimea]], [[Donetsk People's Republic|Donetsk]], [[Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast|Kherson]], [[Luhansk People's Republic|Luhansk]], [[Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Zaporozhye]], [[Transnistria]], [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]].<ref>{{cite press release|date=March 3, 2022|author=WWE Corporate|title=WWE® Terminates Broadcast Partnership and Shuts Down WWE Network in Russia|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/investors/news/press-releases/2022/03-03-2022-154820916}}</ref>
On September 28, 2022, WWE announced an agreement with its Australian rightsholder [[Foxtel]], which would see WWE Network merged into its streaming service [[Binge (streaming service)|Binge]] beginning in January 2023, with a launch later set for January 23, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-01-18|title=Binge welcomes WWE Superstars for a one-of-a-kind spectacle on Sydney's Bondi Beach|url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/binge-welcomes-wwe-superstars-for-a-one-of-a-kind-spectacle/|access-date=2023-01-18|website=MediaWeek}}</ref> As part of the agreement, Foxtel's channel [[Fox8]] continued to carry WWE programming, and Foxtel also introduced a new, WWE-branded linear channel.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|last=Szalai|first=Georg|title=WWE Expands Exclusive Deal With Foxtel in Australia|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wwe-australia-foxtel-deal-exclusive-1235227445/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 27, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sim|first=Josh|title=WWE Network lands on exclusively Foxtel's Binge streaming service in Australia|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/wwe-network-streaming-binge-foxtel-tv-rights-australia-kayo/|website=[[SportsPro]]|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> On October 20, 2022, it was announced that the WWE Network would move to [[Disney+]] in the Philippines upon its launch on November 17, 2022; however, WWE's agreement with Disney+ ended two years later, following which WWE Network relaunched as a standalone service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Soo|first=J. X.|date=2022-10-20|title=Disney+ Philippines launch: price, release date, titles and everything you need to know|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/disney-philippines-launch-price-release-date-titles-and-everything-you-need-to-know-3332498|access-date=2022-10-20|website=NME|language=en}}</ref><ref name="pwinsider-wwen-phi"/> In December 2025, Netflix announced that WWE content would be available in the Philippines starting January 2026.<ref>{{cite web |date=2025-12-29 |title=Step into the ring: Netflix brings WWE to PH in January |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/29/step-into-the-ring-netflix-brings-wwe-to-ph-in-january-1340 |access-date=2026-01-12 |website=[[ABS-CBN]]}}</ref>
On January 23, 2024, WWE announced an agreement with Netflix to hold the rights to ''Raw'' globally, and rights to ''Raw'', ''SmackDown'', ''NXT'', documentaries, and pay-per-view events outside of the United States, beginning in January 2025.<ref name=NetflixDeadline/><ref name=NetflixCNBC/><ref name=NetflixVariety/> On December 21, 2024, WWE and Netflix clarified how WWE content would be distributed in each country in 2025 and beyond.<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/><ref name="nflx-howtowatch"/>
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" id="local partners" |+ Distribution partners for WWE Network and [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|Premium Live Events]] !scope="col"|Country/territory !scope="col"|Partner (main services) !scope="col"|Expiry !scope="col"|{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- !scope="row" rowspan="4"|[[United States]] |[[ESPN (streaming service)|ESPN]] (Main Roster Premium Live Events) |2031 | |- |[[The CW]] (NXT Premium Live Events) |N/A |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=Jeremy |date=March 11, 2026 |title=WWE NXT Stand And Deliver To Air On YouTube |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-nxt-stand-and-deliver-to-air-on-youtube?xv=20260311201725 |access-date=March 12, 2026 |website=Fightful |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|author= [[Shawn Michaels|Michaels, Shawn]]|user=ShawnMichaels|title=Guess I better figure out how to get onto @YouTube… because #StandAndDeliver streams LIVE across the globe on @WWE's YouTube Saturday, April 4 at 7e/4p! |number=2031825780846518690|date=March 11, 2026|access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> |- |[[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] (Saturday Night's Main Event) |2029 |<ref name=Peacock1>{{cite web | title=Netflix strikes deal for U.S. Rights to WWE's library - POST Wrestling | date=6 January 2026 | url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2026/01/06/netflix-strikes-deal-for-u-s-rights-to-wwes-library/ }}</ref> |- |[[Netflix]] (select library content) |December 2034{{efn|Based on nominal contract length of ten years. Netflix has options to opt out of the contract after five years (i.e., in December 2029), or extend it to twenty years (i.e., until December 2044).<ref name="Maglio">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/analysis/netflix-wwe-deal-what-it-means-premium-live-events-1234947227/|title=Netflix's WWE Deal Just Dropped an Elbow on Peacock|first=Tony|last=Maglio|work=IndieWire|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>}} |<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/> |- !scope="row"|[[Austria]] |rowspan="3"|[[ProSieben Maxx]] |rowspan="3"|March 2028 |rowspan="2"|<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Adrianson|first1=Jordi|title=WWE Network leaving Germany and Austria in April – Broadcast Details Inside|url=https://www.wwenetflixnews.com/2026/03/02/wwe-network-leaving-germany-and-austria-in-april-broadcast-details-inside/|website=WWE Netflix News|access-date=March 3, 2026|date=March 2, 2026}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|[[Germany]] |- !scope="row"|[[Switzerland]] |rowspan="2"|<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/><ref name="TransitionWWEN"/> |- !scope="row"|[[Sub-Saharan Africa]] |[[MultiChoice]] ([[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]) | |- !scope="row"|[[Japan]] |[[Abema]] |December 2026 |<ref name="AbemaWWEDeal"/><ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/><ref name="TransitionWWEN"/> |- !scope="row"|Other available countries{{efn|name="nflx-countries"|Specifically, as of January 2026: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom<ref name="nflx-howtowatch"/>}} |[[Netflix]] |December 2034{{efn|Based on nominal contract length of ten years. Netflix has options to opt out of the contract after five years (i.e., in December 2029), or extend it to twenty years (i.e., until December 2044).<ref name="Maglio">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/analysis/netflix-wwe-deal-what-it-means-premium-live-events-1234947227/|title=Netflix's WWE Deal Just Dropped an Elbow on Peacock|first=Tony|last=Maglio|work=IndieWire|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=December 31, 2024}}</ref>}} |<ref name="wwe-wheretowatch"/> |}
==Programming== ===Original programming=== ====WWE events==== *All [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|Premium Live Events]].<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|last=Lieberman|first=David|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/wwe-sets-february-24-launch-date-for-online-network-660934/|title=WWE Sets February 24 Launch Date For Online Network|work=Deadline|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref> *Pre-shows for Premium Live Events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/01/08/wwe-network-launches-february-24/|title=WWE Network to Launch Online, Offer Live Raw and SmackDown Post-Shows and All PPVs|first1=Matt Webb|last1=Mitovich|date=9 January 2014|access-date=27 January 2014|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618063831/https://tvline.com/2014/01/08/wwe-network-launches-february-24/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'' – An in-ring program featuring talent from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] brands. *''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' – A quarterly in-ring program airing on Peacock in the United States.
====WWE Network shows==== *''Breaking News'' – Breaking news from WWE. *''Original Specials'' – A series of specials on the WWE Network. *''WWE Collections Spotlight'' – A preview show that offers a sampling of exclusive WWE Collections that are available on the WWE Network.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=13 April 2018|title=NEW SERIES 'WWE NETWORK COLLECTIONS SPOTLIGHT' DEBUTING NEXT WEEK, NEW RIDE ALONG MONDAY|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/04/13/new-series-wwe-network-collections-spotlight-debuting-next-week-new-ride-along-monday/|access-date=April 26, 2018|work=WWE Network News}}</ref> *''WWE Hidden Gems'' – Rare content from WWE's [[WWE Libraries|video library]]. Previously offered through the WWE Network's [[#Collections|Collections]] section, but moved to the Vault Section. Unavailable on the Peacock/US version. *''This Week in WWE'' – A weekly 30-minute recap of the past week's WWE programs, hosted by [[Scott Stanford]] and Megan Morant. *''WWE Raw Talk'' – A weekly post-show for ''[[WWE Raw]]'', hosted by Megan Morant and Sam Roberts.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 1, 2020|title=RAW TALK CONFIRMED TO BE RETURNING TO WWE NETWORK – NOTES ON SHOW LENGTH AND HOSTS – GENERAL SYNOPSIS INCLUDED|work=WWE Network News|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2020/06/01/raw-talk-confirmed-to-be-returning-to-wwe-network-notes-on-show-length-and-hosts-general-synopsis-included/}}</ref> *''WWE 24'' – A documentary show that goes behind the scenes of WWE events and personnel. *''The Best of WWE -'' These are the matches, moments and Superstars that made WWE the worldwide leader in sports entertainment. *''WWE Ride Along'' – A show following WWE personalities as they drive from city to city. *''Table for 3'' – Three WWE personalities share stories over dinner. *''Marquee Matches'' – Prominent matches in WWE history are showcased.<ref>{{cite web|last=Potter|first=Jon|date=21 April 2018|title='MARQUEE MATCHES' SET TO AIR ON WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/04/21/marquee-matches-set-to-air-on-wwe-network-schedule-next-week/|access-date=April 26, 2018|work=WWE Network News}}</ref> *''Superstar Picks'' – WWE wrestlers present their favorite matches in their entirety.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superstar Picks debuts on WWE Network|url=http://www.wwe.com/article/superstar-picks-debuts-on-wwe-network|access-date=August 7, 2018|publisher=WWE}}</ref> *''Beyond the Ring'' – Documentary portions of previously released WWE DVDs featuring various performers, organizations, and storylines. *''WWE Talking Smack'' - A post-show for SmackDown pay-per-views hosted by Renee Young and several guest hosts. The show was originally a weekly post-show for SmackDown Live and was hosted by Young and Shane McMahon or Daniel Bryan or John "Bradshaw" Layfield. *''WWE 365'' – A documentary series that reviews a year in the career of a WWE talent. *''WWE Chronicle'' – A documentary series that chronicles a WWE personality and their journey through personal interviews and candid moments. Also airs on YouTube. *''Music Power 10'' – A top 10 [[WWE Music Group|WWE Music]] countdown show. *''Watch Along'' – [[Pat McAfee]] interviews guests while watching various pay-per-views. *''WWE Photo Shoot'' – A show where current and former WWE personnel sit down to explain the stories behind photos of their careers and lives. Also airs on YouTube. *''The Day Of'' – A documentary series that catch a glimpse of WWE Superstars' lives as they prepare mentally and physically for their biggest matches. Also airs on YouTube. *''Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions'' – [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] interviews WWE Superstars and legends. *''Break It Down'' – The stories behind some of the biggest matches and moments in WWE history are discussed by the Superstars and legends who lived them. *''Ruthless Aggression'' - The WWE Ruthless Aggression docuseries picks up where WWE Network's Monday Night War series left off, detailing the years that followed the Attitude Era, after WWE absorbed its-then top rival, [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/ruthless-aggression-premieres-wwe-network-feb-16|title=Now on WWE Network: New episodes of WWE Ruthless Aggression|website=WWE}}</ref> *''Notsam Wrestling'' – [[Sam Roberts (radio personality)|Sam Roberts]] interviews WWE Superstars and legends. *''WWE Icons'' – A documentary series that is poised to be cover a number of top legends and Hall of Famers. *''WWE Evil'' – A documentary series that chronicles the minds of the most diabolical antagonists in WWE history and their impact on mainstream culture. (Peacock/US exclusive) *''First Look'' – A first look at upcoming [[WWE Home Video]] releases. *''Holy Foley!'' – A reality TV show starring [[Mick Foley]] and his family.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160331005781/en/WWE%C2%AE-Network-Premiere-Holy-Foley-August|title=WWE® Network to Premiere Holy Foley This August – Business Wire|date=31 March 2016}}</ref> *''Jerry Springer Too Hot for TV'' – [[Jerry Springer]] hosts this look back at some of WWE's most outrageous and embarrassing moments. *''Unfiltered with Renee Young'' – Interview show hosted by [[Renee Paquette|Renee Young]]. Topics discussed include [[List of WWE personnel|WWE wrestlers]]' wrestling careers and stories, music, and films. *''Legends' House'' – A reality television series featuring several retired personnel. *''The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW'' – A television series about the [[Monday Night War]].<ref name="Deadline"/> *''[[WWE Slam City|Slam City]]'' – An animated series featuring current WWE talent, based on the [[Mattel]] toy line of the same name. *''The WWE List'' – A fast-paced, interactive series that tallies tweets from the WWE Universe to compile the most unusual lists ever in WWE history. *''WrestleMania Rewind'' – The first show named to be part of the network; a retrospective look at [[WrestleMania]]'s memorable moments. *''WWE Countdown'' – A top-10 countdown show based on interactive fan polls.<ref name="Deadline"/> *''WWE Rivalries'' – A show documenting rivalries in wrestling. *''Tough Talk'' – A post-show to ''[[WWE Tough Enough#Season 6|Tough Enough]]'' hosted by [[Byron Saxton]]. *''Legends with JBL'' – An interview show hosted by [[John Layfield|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]] featuring WWE [[WWE Hall of Fame|Legends and Hall of Famers]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=John Layfield on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/829837413463814144|access-date=2017-02-23|newspaper=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> *''Culture Shock'' – [[Corey Graves]] reveals a variety of unique venues, customs, music, food, and people as WWE's tour travels around the world. *''Breaking Ground'' – A special look at the [[WWE Performance Center]] and what it takes to become a WWE wrestler. *''[[Stone Cold Steve Austin#Other media|Stone Cold Podcast]]'' – Interview series hosted by [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]. *''[[Chris Jericho#Talk Is Jericho podcast|Live! with Chris Jericho]]'' – Interview series hosted by [[Chris Jericho]]. *''Swerved'' – A hidden camera prank show featuring [[WWE]] performers. *''[[Cruiserweight Classic]]'' – A thirty-two man tournament showcasing the cruiserweight division. *''Bring It to the Table'' – [[Peter Rosenberg]] hosts while Corey Graves and John "Bradshaw" Layfield debate controversial topics. *''Superstar Ink'' – Corey Graves asks WWE wrestlers about the meaning behind their tattoos. Also airs on YouTube. *''Straight to the Source'' – An interview show hosted by Corey Graves. *''[[Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard|Something Else to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard]]'' – Interview show hosted by [[Bruce Prichard]] and [[Conrad Thompson]].<ref name="mandatory.com">{{cite web|title=WWE Announces 2nd Annual Mae Young Classic, King Of The Ring United Kingdom Tournament|url=http://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/940371-breaking-wwe-announces-2nd-annual-mae-young-classic-uk-king-ring-tournament|access-date=April 6, 2018|website=Wrestle Zone}}</ref> *''Elias: Unplugged''<ref name="mandatory.com"/> *''Then and Now''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=2019-07-15|title=WWE Network Officially Adds Past Episodes of WWE Then and Now To Archives – Links Included|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/07/15/wwe-network-officially-adds-past-episodes-of-wwe-then-and-now-to-archives-links-included/|access-date=2019-07-18|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB}}</ref> *''My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=2019-05-06|title=My Son Is A WWE Superstar and My Daughter Is A WWE Superstar Once Again Available on WWE Network – Links Included|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/05/06/my-son-is-a-wwe-superstar-and-my-daughter-is-a-wwe-superstar-once-again-available-on-wwe-network-links-included/|access-date=2019-07-18|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB}}</ref> *''Game Night''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=2019-06-17|title=WWE Network Officially Adds Twenty Episodes of WWE Game Night To Archives – Links Included|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/06/17/wwe-network-officially-adds-twenty-episodes-of-wwe-game-night-to-archives-links-included/|access-date=2019-07-18|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB}}</ref> *''Where Are They Now''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=2019-06-10|title=WWE Network Officially Adds Episodes of WWE Where Are They Now? To Archives – Links Included|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/06/10/wwe-network-officially-adds-episodes-of-wwe-where-are-they-now-to-archives-links-included/|access-date=2019-07-18|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB}}</ref> *''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'' – A one-hour, in-ring program showcasing the [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental brand]], including periodic [[List of WWE NXT special episodes|special live episodes]].<ref name="Deadline"/> First-run editions of ''NXT'' moved to [[USA Network]] in an expanded live format in September 2019. *''The Edge and Christian Show'' – A comedy series and variety show starring [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] and [[Christian Cage|Christian]]. *''[[Camp WWE]]'' – A short-form [[adult animation]] comedy series produced by [[Seth Green]]. *''Southpaw Regional Wrestling'' – A miniseries based on a fictional southern wrestling promotion set in the year 1987. Also airs on [[YouTube]]. *''Undertaker: The Last Ride'' - The unprecedented limited-series event chronicling over three years in the career of The Phenom. *''[[WWE 205 Live|205 Live]]'' – A 30-minute (formerly 45-60 minute), in-ring program showcasing WWE's [[Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)|cruiserweight]] brand of the [[205 Live (WWE brand)|same name]]. *''[[WWE Worlds Collide (series)|Worlds Collide]]'' – An in-ring series, which will feature interbrand competition between WWE's five [[WWE brand extension|brands]]: Raw, [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]], [[205 Live (WWE brand)|205 Live]], NXT, and NXT UK. *''[[WWE Mixed Match Challenge|Mixed Match Challenge]]'' – A seasonal tournament featuring mixed tag team matches. Episodes air with two days of delay (original broadcast continues to air on [[Facebook Watch]]). *''[[Mae Young Classic]]'' – A seasonal tournament featuring thirty-two women wrestlers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-announces-womens-tournament-this-summer-wwe-network|title=WWE announces 32-competitor Women's Tournament coming to WWE Network this summer|website=WWE}}</ref><ref name="mandatory.com"/> *''[[NXT UK]]'' – A one-hour, in-ring program showcasing the [[NXT UK (WWE brand)|NXT UK]] developmental brand.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 18, 2018|title=WWE launches new U.K. series|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-united-kingdom-championship-tournament/article/wwe-launches-new-uk-series?sf192067952=1|access-date=June 18, 2018|work=WWE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 18, 2018|title=BREAKING NEWS: A new brand, #NXTUK is coming to @WWEUK. @TripleH and GM Johnny Saint announced the news this evening @RoyalAlbertHall.|url=https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1008808568294961154|access-date=June 18, 2018|work=WWE on Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-united-kingdom-championship-tournament|title=WWE United Kingdom Championship Tournament|website=WWE |date=26 June 2018 }}</ref> *''WWE's The Bump'' - Hosts Megan Morant, Sam Roberts and Ryan Pappolla interview WWE Superstars and Legends, who share stories and answer questions from the WWE Universe. *''[[WWE NXT Level Up|NXT Level Up]]'' – An in-ring program featuring talent from the [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] developmental brand.<ref>{{cite web|author=Johnson, Mike|date=February 15, 2022|title=Say Goodbye to 205 Live, New NXT Series to Begin Taping Tonight|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=155853|accessdate=February 15, 2022|work=PWInsider}}</ref> *''WWE SmackDown LowDown'' - A weekly Saturday morning post-show for ''[[WWE SmackDown]]'', hosted by Megan Morant and Sam Roberts. *''WWE's The Ultimate Show'' - WWE hosts assemble fantasy dream matches featuring a who's who of WWE Legends and modern-day Superstars. *''This is Awesome'' - A retrospective series that celebrates the awesome moments in WWE. Hosted by [[Greg Miller (host)|Greg Miller]]. (Peacock/US exclusive)
===Collections=== WWE Network previously offered "WWE Collections", which were video packages of memorable characters and storylines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/wwe_network/comments/6f09q0/wwe_network_collections_list/|title=r/wwe_network – WWE Network Collections List|website=reddit|date=3 June 2017}}</ref> In July 2019, WWE updated the network and subsequently removed all collections.
===Repeat/archival programming=== In addition to previous editions of the original programs listed above, the network included many other previously aired events.
Although the United States [[TV Parental Guidelines|parental guidelines]] rating system rates most weekly WWE television programs TV-PG, the WWE Network broadcast a wider range of content. A [[parental controls]] block was available and content rated TV-14 and TV-MA were preceded by an advisory warning. The Network aired footage featuring [[Chris Benoit]]; it marked the first major airing of Benoit footage or even mention of Benoit in said footage since [[Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide|his double-murder-suicide in 2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_75440.shtml#.UsxTGvspqSo|title=WWE NEWS: Ross returns to TV on ESPN, Benoit/WWE Network update, top indie tag team turned down?|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|first=James|last=Caldwell|access-date=January 7, 2014|date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> However, the Benoit tribute episode of ''Raw'' was replaced with the episode that aired internationally, a recap of championship matches. Also, [[Vengeance: Night of Champions]] in 2007 removed all references to Benoit during the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW World Championship]] match. [[Over the Edge (1999)|Over the Edge 1999]], infamous for [[Owen Hart]]'s death at the event, was also available for the first time since its original air date; however, some portions of the event were edited out of respect to the [[Hart wrestling family|Hart family]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/02/07/wwe-faces-difficult-decisions-on-network-content/|title=WWE Faces Difficult Decisions On Network Content|work=[[KDKA-TV]]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> Matches called with [[Jesse Ventura]] on commentary, which had previously been dubbed over due to a [[Jesse Ventura#Litigation|1991 lawsuit]], were available with the original commentary.<ref name=AP>{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/wwe-launching-247-network-february|title=WWE launching 24/7 network in February|last=Gelston|first=Dan|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref>
While the Network promoted on-demand airings as being unedited, some instances of [[Profanity|expletives]], gestures, and all [[nudity]] were censored. Many programs were digitized for WWE 24/7 prior to the 2012 settlement with the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]], and thus the "WWF" and the "WWF scratch" logo are censored in some instances.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Vaughn|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-squared-circle/Early-impressions-of-the-WWE-Network.html|title=Early impressions of the WWE Network|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC|Philadelphia Media Network]]|date=February 26, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301165822/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/35604-mon-update-wwe-network-news-raw-preview-for-tonight-feedback-to-chamber-bellator-deals-us-group-says-theyve-got-a-national-cable-contract-rouseys-next-foe|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2014|title=MON. UPDATE: WWE network news|publisher=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]|access-date=March 6, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Some original music was dubbed over with alternate tracks such as the original intro music to ''Saturday Night's Main Event'', (May 1985 – January 1988 episodes) which originally played "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]" by [[Animotion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdvdnews.com/music-edits-wwe-network-signature-sounds/61576/|title=Music Edits on WWE Network, Intro & Screens of WWE Signature Sounds DVD – Wrestling DVD Network|date=March 2014}}</ref>
At launch, all but one of [[New Jack]]'s matches were removed from ECW pay-per-views, as was his surprise return at [[ECW Heat Wave|Heat Wave 1998]], due to a combination of musical rights issues over his entrance music and the inability to remove the music without losing the original commentary audio. The deleted matches were eventually reinstated with replacement music and newly recorded [[Joey Styles]] commentary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/84572/how-wwe-resolved-the-ecwnew-jack-issue-on-the-wwe-network.html?p=1|title=HOW WWE RESOLVED THE ECW/NEW JACK ISSUE ON THE WWE NETWORK | PWInsider.com|website=www.pwinsider.com}}</ref> Several pay-per-views were copies of their condensed home video releases, rather than the live versions, and as such were missing matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/35697-a-look-at-wwe-network-edits|title=- WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}}{{dl|date=April 2026}}</ref>
Archive content on the Peacock-hosted version of WWE Network was further edited for content by NBCUniversal. On launch, two pay-per-views were edited to remove racially-insensitive content; [[WrestleMania VI]] was edited to remove a match between [[Roddy Piper]] and [[Allen Coage|Bad News Brown]] where Piper had painted half of his body [[Blackface|black]], and [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series 2005]] was edited to remove a backstage segment where Vince McMahon used a [[List of ethnic slurs|racial slur]] in front of [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[John Cena]].<ref name=":4"/>
====Pay-per-views==== Almost every [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|WWF/WWE]], [[List of JCP/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|JCP/WCW]], and [[List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events|ECW]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event ever produced was available for on-demand streaming.<ref name="AP"/> Although WWE promoted the selection as every pay-per-view ever made, a handful of PPV events were not made available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/every-pay-per-view-on-wwe-network-26179147|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205010229/http://www.wwe.com/inside/every-pay-per-view-on-wwe-network-26179147|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2014|title=Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network|publisher=[[WWE]]|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014}}</ref> This included mostly foreign events such as WCW's [[Millennium Final]], [[Collision in Korea]], and the [[WCW/New Japan Supershow|Japan Supershows]], and ECW's foreign [[ECW/FMW Supershow]]s, however, it also included some events held domestically, such as WCW's [[The Nitro Girls#History|Nitro Girls Swimsuit Calendar Special]] and [[AAA When Worlds Collide|When Worlds Collide]], and WWF's [[No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie]].{{efn|The steel cage match from No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie is available on the home video Supertape, which is available on the WWE Network.}}
In addition, the pay-per-view section contained several events which did not air on pay-per-view, such as WWE events [[Royal Rumble (1988)|Royal Rumble 1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/throwback-thursday-royal-rumble-1988-on-wwe-network/129578/|title=Throwback Thursday: WWF Royal Rumble 1988, As Seen on WWE Network|date=26 January 2017|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> and [[WWE in Australia#WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne|WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/10/05/wwe-network-officially-adds-2002-event-wwe-global-warning-to-archives-info-on-version-and-location-inside/|title=WWE Network Officially Adds 2002 Event WWE Global Warning To Archives – Info On Version and Location Inside|work=www.wwenetworknews.com|date=5 October 2018|access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> Many ECW Supercards were also listed as pay-per-views, despite never actually airing there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/07/15/ecw-supershows-officially-added-to-wwe-network-archives-as-julys-classic-content-links-included/|title=ECW Supershows Officially Added To WWE Network Archives As July's Classic Content – Links Included|last=Coulson|first=Steve|date=2019-07-15|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref>
====WWF/WWE home video==== The WWE Network offered videos under the "Home Video Classics" header which included various previous home video releases that had been originally released by [[WWE Home Video|Coliseum Video]].<ref name=classics0218>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/02/05/wwe-home-video-classic-now-available-on-wwe-network-update-on-edits/|title=WWE Home Video Classics Now Available on WWE Network; Update on Edits|date=5 February 2018|access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *Andre The Giant<ref name=726add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/07/26/wwe-network-adds-more-coliseum-videos-including-a-mid-90s-undertaker-compilation/|title=UPDATED: WWE Network Adds more Coliseum Videos Including a Mid-90s Undertaker Compilation|date=26 July 2018|access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> *Bashed in the USA<ref name=classics0218/> *[[Battle Royal at the Albert Hall]]<ref name=classics0218/> *Big, Small, Strange, Strong<ref name=classics0218/> *Big Daddy Cool Diesel<ref name=82add/> *Bloopers, Bleeps, and Bodyslams<ref name=classics0218/> *Brains Behind the Brawn<ref name=classics0218/> *Bret Hart: Greatest Matches<ref name=724add/> *Bret "The Hitman" Hart<ref name=726add/> *British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith<ref name=724add/> *The British Bulldogs<ref name=82add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/08/02/wwe-network-continues-home-video-classics-uploads-with-1995-diesel-compilation/|title=UPDATED x5: WWE Network Continues Home Video Classics Uploads With 1995 Diesel Compilation And More|date=2 August 2018|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> *Bruno Sammartino: Living Legend<ref name=725add/> *Brutus The Barber Beefcake<ref name=82add/> *Crunch Classic<ref name=classics0218/> *Demolition<ref name=731add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/07/31/wwe-network-resumes-coliseum-video-classic-content-uploads/|title=UPDATED: WWE Network Resumes Coliseum Video Classic Content Uploads|date=31 July 2018|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> *[[UK Rampage (1992)|Euro Rampage '92]]<ref name=classics0218/> *Funniest Moments<ref name=classics0218/> *George 'The Animal' Steele<ref name=724add/> *German Fan Favorites<ref name=82add/> *Global Warfare<ref name=82add/> *[[WWE in Australia#WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne|Global Warning Tour: Melbourne]] *Grand Slams<ref name=classics0218/> *Greatest Hits<ref name=classics0218/> *Grudge Match '86<ref name=classics0218/> *'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan<ref name=724add/> *The Hart Foundation<ref name=725add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/07/25/wwe-network-adds-more-coliseum-video-releases-including-another-hogan-compilation/|title=WWE Network Adds More Coliseum Video Releases Including Another Hogan Compilation|date=25 July 2018|access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> *Hottest Matches<ref name=classics0218/> *Hulk Hogan: Real American<ref name=725add/> *The Hulkster Hulk Hogan<ref name=724add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/07/25/wwe-network-adds-several-coliseum-home-video-releases-is-this-augusts-classic-content/?wt=2|title=UPDATEDx2: WWE Network Adds Several Coliseum Home Video Releases; Is This August's Classic Content?|date=24 July 2018|access-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> *Inside the Steel Cage<ref name=classics0218/> *Invasion '92<ref name=classics0218/> *Invasion of the Bodyslammers<ref name=classics0218/> *Jake The Snake Roberts<ref name=725add/> *The Ken Patera Story<ref name=725add/> *Life and Times: Capt. Lou Albano<ref name=725add/> *Macho Madness<ref name=82add/> *Macho Man and Elizabeth<ref name=725add/> *Mega Matches<ref name=classics0218/> *Most Embarrassing Moments<ref name=classics0218/> *Paul Bearer Hits From the Crypt<ref name=81add/> *Rampage '91<ref name=classics0218/> *[[UK Rampage (1992)|Rampage '92]]<ref name=classics0218/> *Razor Ramon<ref name=82add/> *Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat<ref name=726add/> *Roddy Pipers Greatest Hits<ref name=726add/> *Smack'Em Whack'Em<ref name=classics0218/> *Shawn Michaels<ref name=81add/> *Sunny<ref name=81add>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/08/01/wwe-network-resumes-coliseum-home-video-uploads-with-1997-sunny-release/|title=WWE Network Resumes Coliseum Home Video Uploads With 1997 Sunny Release|date=1 August 2018|access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> *SuperTape '92<ref name=classics0218/> *SuperTape II<ref name=classics0218/> *SuperTape III<ref name=classics0218/> *SuperTape IV<ref name=classics0218/> *SuperTape<ref name=classics0218/> *UK Fan Favorites 1993<ref name=81add/> *[[UK Rampage (1993)|UK Rampage '93]]<ref name=classics0218/> *The Ultimate Warrior 1989<ref name=731add/> *The Ultimate Warrior 1992<ref name=731add/> *The Undertaker Buries Them Alive<ref name=82add/> *The Undertaker The Face of Fear<ref name=726add/> *Unusual Matches<ref name=classics0218/> *Villains of the Squared Circle<ref name=classics0218/> *World Tour '90<ref name=classics0218/> *World Tour '91<ref name=classics0218/> *World Tour '92<ref name=classics0218/> *WrestleFest '90<ref name=classics0218/> *WrestleFest '91<ref name=classics0218/> *WrestleFest '92<ref name=classics0218/> *WrestleFest '93<ref name=classics0218/> *Wrestling Superheroes<ref name=classics0218/> *Wrestling Tough Guys<ref name=classics0218/> *Wrestling's Greatest Champions<ref name=classics0218/> {{div col end}}
====WWWF/WWF/WWE programming==== *Every episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' (except the episodes aired in the last 31 days)<ref name="AP"/> *Every episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' (except the episodes aired in the last 31 days) *Every episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]'' (except the episodes aired in the last 24 hours)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/08/20/nxt-moving-to-usa-network-september-18th-what-does-this-mean-for-wwe-network/|title=NXT Moving to USA Network September 18th; What Does This Mean for WWE Network?|last=Potter|first=Jon|date=2019-08-20|website=WWE Network News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> *Every episode of ''[[NXT UK]]'' *Every episode of ''[[WWE Main Event|Main Event]]'' (except the episodes aired in the last 16 days) *Every episode of ''[[WWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]]'' *Every [[WWE Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony (Clips from 1994 to 1996, full event 2004–present) *Every episode of ''[[WWE Mixed Match Challenge|Mixed Match Challenge]]'' *Every episode of ''[[Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' and ''[[WWF The Main Event|The Main Event]]'' *Every episode of ''[[List of WWE television programming#Tuesday Night Titans (1984–1986)|Tuesday Night Titans]]'' with the exception of episode 31 *Every episode of ''[[WWE ECW|ECW]]'' *Every episode of ''Legends of Wrestling'' *Select episodes of ''[[WWF Championship Wrestling|Championship Wrestling]]'' from 1980 *Select episodes of ''[[WWE Superstars]]'' from 2014 to 2016 *Select episodes of ''[[WWF Superstars of Wrestling|WWF Superstars]]'' from 1992 to 1996 *Select episodes of ''[[WWF Wrestling Challenge|Wrestling Challenge]]'' from 1986 to 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2021/01/17/exclusive-listing-for-upcoming-wrestling-challenge-episodes-arriving-as-january-2021s-wwe-network-classic-content/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Listing for Upcoming Wrestling Challenge Episodes Arriving as January 2021's WWE Network Classic Content | WWE Network News|date=17 January 2021}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WWF Prime Time Wrestling|Prime Time Wrestling]]'' from 1986, 1990–1992; all from 1987 to 1989 *Select episodes of ''Old School'', archival house shows typically from [[Madison Square Garden]] and [[Boston Garden]] from 1973, 1975–1988, 1990–1991 and 1997. *Select episodes of ''[[List of WWE television programming#All-Star Wrestling (1971–1986)|All-Star Wrestling]]'' from 1975 to 1982<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/03/05/wwe-network-officially-adds-92-episodes-of-all-star-wrestling-links-included/|title=WWE Network Officially Adds 92 Episodes of All Star Wrestling; Links Included|date=5 March 2018|access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WWE Heat|Heat]]'' from 1998 to 1999 (all 1998; January–July 1999)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/05/07/wwe-network-adds-more-than-50-episodes-of-sunday-night-heat-links-included/|title=WWE Network Adds More Than 50 Episodes of Sunday Night Heat; Links Included|date=7 May 2018|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WWE Confidential|Confidential]]'' all from 2002, select from 2003 to 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/02/17/exclusive-full-listing-for-wwe-confidential-classic-content-drop-coming-to-wwe-network-next-week/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Full Listing For WWE Confidential Classic Content Drop Coming To WWE Network Next Week|last=Coulson|first=Steve|website=www.wwenetworknews.com|date=17 February 2019|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-18}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WWE Velocity|Velocity]]'' from 2002 to 2004.
====JCP/WCW programming==== *Every episode of ''[[Clash of the Champions]]'' *Every episode of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' *Every episode of ''[[WCW Thunder|Thunder]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2019/11/18/novembers-classic-content-officially-added-to-archives-wcw-thunder-series-now-completely-available-on-demand/|title=November's Classic Content Officially Added To Archives – WCW Thunder Series Now Completely Available On Demand {{!}} WWE Network News|website=www.wwenetworknews.com|date=18 November 2019|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WCW Pro|Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling]]'' from 1981 to 1986 (204 episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/07/02/wwe-network-adds-more-mid-atlantic-tv-from-1984-and-1985/|title=UPDATED X3 WWE Network Adds More Mid-Atlantic TV From 1984 and 1985|date=2 July 2018|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> *Select episodes of ''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]'' all from 1986 to 1988, select from 1985, 1989, 1992–1994
====ECW programming==== *Every episode of ''[[ECW Hardcore TV|Hardcore TV]]'' *Every episode of ''[[ECW on TNN|ECW Wrestling]]''
====Other promotions==== *Select episodes of ''[[AWA Championship Wrestling]]'' from 1983, 1986–1988 *Select episodes of ''[[Global Wrestling Federation]]'' from 1990 to 1992 *Select episodes of ''[[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|Mid-South Wrestling/''Power Pro Wrestling'']]'' all from 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/06/01/wwe-network-adds-more-1984-mid-south-wrestling/|title=UPDATED WWE Network Adds More 1983 And 1984 Mid-South Wrestling|date=1 June 2018|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> select from 1981 to 1982, 1984–1986 *Select episodes of ''[[Smoky Mountain Wrestling]]'' from 1994 *Select episodes of ''[[World Class Championship Wrestling]]'' from 1982 to 1988 (339 of 397) total<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/06/06/wwe-network-uploads-stray-wccw-episodes-from-1985/|title=WWE Network Uploads Stray WCCW Episodes From 1985|date=6 June 2018|access-date=6 June 2018}}</ref>
====Non-wrestling content==== *Every episode of ''[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]'' *Every episode of seasons 1–9 of ''[[Total Divas]]'' *Every episode of seasons 1–6 of ''[[Total Bellas]]'' *Every episode of seasons 1–3 of ''[[Miz & Mrs.]]'' *Select content from the [[E!]] library Additional content from [[WWE Libraries]], which has a library of over 100,000 hours of programming, was to be added over time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-hall-of-famers-talk-wwe-network-26180812|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032832/http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-hall-of-famers-talk-wwe-network-26180812|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2014|title="Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels & Bret "Hit Man" Hart talk WWE Network|work=WWE.com|publisher=[[WWE]]|date=February 15, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
===Independent wrestling content=== *[[Evolve (professional wrestling)|Evolve]] (promotion acquired by WWE in 2020, select [[List of Evolve Wrestling events|events]] available) *[[Progress Wrestling]] (2020–2023, select events were available) *[[Insane Championship Wrestling]] (2020–2023) **''Fight Club'' (select episodes from 2018 and first-run episodes from November 2020 until 2023) **Select marquee events such as Shug's Hoose Party 5 and Fear and Loathing XI, with post-pandemic marquee events going first-run from Fear and Loathing XII until Insane Championship Wrestling's 2023 events *[[Westside Xtreme Wrestling]] (2020–present) **''Shotgun 2020'' (Season 2 episodes) **''We Love Wrestling'' (episodes delayed from original [[Westside Xtreme Wrestling#wXwNOW|wXwNOW]] releases) **Select marquee events (events delayed from original wXwNOW releases)
===Removed content=== *''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]'' (Removed after [[Hulk Hogan#Racism scandal and departure|controversial racial statements]] previously made by Hogan were made public.)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sescoops.com/update-on-hulk-hogan-content-on-the-wwe-network/|title=Update On Hulk Hogan Content On The WWE Network|first=Martin|last=Lamont|newspaper=Se Scoops|date=27 July 2015}}</ref> *[[Stampede Wrestling]] (Removed after rights dispute with [[Bret Hart]].)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-pulled-stampede-wrestling-from-network-over-rights-issues/|title=411MANIA|website=WWE Pulled Stampede Wrestling From WWE Network After Bret Hart Contacted Them}}</ref> *''As Seen on YouTube'' – The best of WWE's YouTube content.<ref name="rem">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwenetworknews.com/2016/05/05/wwe-network-removes-more-categories-and-videos-what-was-moved-and-what-was-removed/|title=WWE Network Removes More Categories and Videos – What Was Moved and What Was Removed?|first=Steve|last=Coulson|date=5 May 2016|website=WWE Network News}}</ref> *''WWE Quick Hits'' – A monthly show with extra short clips from various DVDs & WWE Network shows.<ref name="rem"/>
==Impact on pay-per-view industry== In an interview with ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', Michelle D. Wilson, chief revenue and marketing officer for WWE, stated their reason for bypassing cable companies and instead only offering the WWE Network online: "Digital [[Over-the-top media service|over-the-top offerings]] represent the future, and given that our passionate fans consume five times more online video content than non-WWE viewers and over-index for purchasing online subscriptions such as [[Netflix]] and [[Hulu]], we believe the time is now for a WWE Network."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Luckerson|first=Victor|url=https://business.time.com/2014/01/10/holds-barred-why-the-wwe-isnt-going-to-cable/|title=Holds Barred: Why the WWE Isn't Going to Cable|magazine=Time|date=January 10, 2014|access-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref>
In response to the announcement, [[DirecTV]] issued a statement saying that they are re-evaluating whether to continue carrying [[List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards|WWE's pay-per-view events]]. Due to the fact that these events would also be available on the WWE Network once it launches, it might reduce the number of pay-per-view purchases via cable and satellite providers. [[Vince McMahon]] suggested that pay-TV operators would ultimately decide to continue to carry WWE's pay-per-view events, given that providers keep a significant share of each purchase, and incur minimal costs (apart from WWE's share of the fee for each purchase) to carry the events: "It's found money for them."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-directv-wwe-clash-ppv-network-20140109,0,2707112.story|title=DirecTV may sever ties with WWE over new online network|last=Flint|first=Joe|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 9, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> DirecTV later quietly dropped carriage of WWE PPVs. In response, WWE said, "Yes, DIRECTV has decided to stop offering our PPV's residentially and commercially. The only other option would be to work through the local cable provider."<ref name="wwedirectv">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_77728.shtml|title=WWE NEWS: DirecTV not carrying WWE PPVs, WWE responds|publisher=PWTorch|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref>
On February 19, 2014, [[Dish Network]] announced that they would carry WWE pay-per-views on an event by event basis, beginning with [[Elimination Chamber (2014)|Elimination Chamber]]. Dish Network later released a statement saying, "Dish will not offer the 'WWE Elimination Chamber' PPV on 2/23. WWE is not willing to adjust their PPV costs to satellite and cable companies, which is unfair to their customers. We need to re-focus our efforts to support partners that better serve Dish customers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/dish-stops-offering-wwes-ppvs-before-new-network-launch-1201113177/|title=Dish Stops Offering WWE's PPVs Before New Network Launch|work=Variety|date=February 19, 2014|access-date=February 20, 2014}}</ref> Dish later made a decision to air [[WrestleMania XXX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/84508/big-about-face-for-dish-network-and-wwe-ppvs-starting-with-wrestlemania.html?p=1|title=Big About Face for Dish Network and WWE PPVs, Starting with WrestleMania|last=Johnson|first=Mike|access-date=March 25, 2014}}</ref> Dish declined to offer [[WrestleMania 31]] and [[WrestleMania 32|32]] but did offer [[WrestleMania 33]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/dish-network-to-air-wrestlemania-33-on-traditional-pay-per-view/|title=DISH Network to air WrestleMania 33 on traditional pay-per-view|date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
==Advertising== In October 2014, it was reported [[Mattel]], [[Kmart]], and [[Pepsi]] would begin advertising on the network starting the week of October 13. Wilson stated that although no commercial breaks will occur during scheduled programming, 30 second adverts would run in between shows, and that one 15 or 30-second advert would be shown prior to every fourth stream of on-demand content.<ref>{{cite news|last=Poggi|first=Jeanine|url=http://adage.com/article/media/wwe-s-online-network-signs-advertisers/295390/|title=WWE's Online Network Signs First Advertisers|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2014|work=[[Ad Age|Advertising Age]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Katie|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/wwe-starts-advertising-online-2014-10|title=Here's Why Pepsi, Mattel and Kmart Are Rushing To Advertise On The WWE's Netflix-For-Wrestling|date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 13, 2014|work=WWE-Network}}</ref>
==Notes== {{Notelist}} {{Reflist|group=Note}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}} {{WWE}} {{Professional wrestling video distribution platforms}} {{Sports television in the United States}} {{VOD services}}
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