World Wrestling Entertainment programs
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has a wide range of shows all over the world, including television, films, online, video on demand and pay-per-views.
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[edit] Television and webcasts
WWE currently runs with three major shows on television. They are: Raw, Friday Night SmackDown!, and ECW. WWE also airs recap shows: A.M. Raw (not in UK), The WWE Experience, Bottom Line, and Afterburn.
WWE webcasts such as WWE Rollin, WWE Sidesplitters and WWE Uncut can be found in the All Videos section of WWE.com.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has had a large Web presence for years. In 1996 it was nominated for a Streaming Media Award and in 1999 for its online content.
- The Three Main WWE Programs:
- Current WWE Recap Shows:
- The WWE Experience
- WWE A.M. Raw (not in UK)
- WWE Bottom Line
- WWE Afterburn
[edit] International broadcasting
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[edit] Australia
FOX8 is currently the only network to air all televised shows in Australia. Times for programmes are as follows and are in EST:
- Raw - Wednesdays at 3:30pm, Thursday at 1:00am, Saturdays 12:00pm
- SmackDown! - Fridays at 3:30pm, Saturdays at 1:00am, Sundays at 12:00pm
- ECW - Thursdays at 3:30pm, Fridays at 1:00am, Saturdays at 2:00pm
- The WWE Experience - Saturdays at 3:00pm
- WWE Vintage Collection - Sunday's 2:00pm
- WWE Afterburn - Starting Sunday June 15 2008 at 3:00pm Channel 9
- Saturday Night's Main Event, (when available), airs the Monday after taping at 3:30pm
- Note: all programs are aired 2 hours later on FOX8+2.
- Pay Per View Events - LIVE on Main Event, replayed at 4:30pm , 8:30pm and 12:30am
- Free For All - PPV Pre-Show on Main Event, aired 30 minutes before every PPV showing.
[edit] Brazil
WWE programming on Brazil is shown on FX Latin America, and later on, in December of 2007, by SBT (Brazilian Television System.)
[edit] Bulgaria
WWE programing on Bulgaria is shown only on GTV,all times are in EET
- WWE Raw - Thursdays on 11 pm
- WWE Smackdown - Fridays on 11 pm
- PPVs - Saturdays on 11pm (Free To Watch)
[edit] Canada
- WWE Raw - Mondays on The Score at 9:15pm starting with a countdown show a 9:00pm, replayed Tuesdays at 12:00am and 4:00pm
- WWE SmackDown! - Fridays on The Score at 8:00pm ET, replayed at 12:00am
- WWE ECW - Fridays on Global at 12:00am, replayed Saturdays at 1:00pm and 9:00pm and Sundays at 1:00am on X-Treme Sports
- Saturday Night's Main Event (when available) - Saturdays on Global at 11:30pm
- The WWE Experience (separate show from The WWE Experience) - Sundays on The Score at 7:00pm
[edit] Costa Rica
WWE Programming shows on FX Latin America are not scheduled here, Raw and SmackDown! airs trough national aircasting station Repretel Canal 11 (Repretel channel 11)
- WWE Raw - Saturdays at 6:00pm
- WWE SmackDown! - Sundays at 6:00pm
- WWE PPV's - PPV's are aired Saturday or Sunday's night at 6:00PM, according to the relative position of the particular PPV to the other two shows aired. The respective Raw or SmackDown! chapter is aired right after the PPV.
[edit] Germany
- WWE Raw - Tuesdays at 4:00pm on Premiere Sport Portal, replayed at the same day at 11:00pm
- WWE ECW - Wednesdays at 4:00pm on Premiere Sport Portal, replayed at the same day at 11:00pm
- WWE Bottom Line - Thursdays at 4:00pm on Premiere Sport Portal, replayed at the same day at 12:00am
- WWE Afterbun - Fridays at 4:00pm on Premiere Sport Portal, replayed at the same day at 11:00pm
- WWE Vintage Collection - Saturdays at 10am on Premiere Sport Portal, replayed at the same day at 12:00pm
- WWE SmackDown! - Saturdays at 10:00pm on DSF
- WWE PPV's - PPV's are aired live Sundays at 2:00am on Premiere Sport Portal
[edit] Greece
- WWE Raw - Mondays at 11:00pm on Novasports 3, replayed on Friday at 11.00pm.[1]
[edit] France
- WWE Raw - Thursdays at 10:30pm on RTL9, replayed Saturdays at 8:45pm on NT1
- The WWE Experience - Thursdays at 10:45pm on Canal + Sport, replayed Fridays at 6:00am on Canal +, Sundays at 10:30pm and Wednesdays at 4:30pm on Canal + Sport
- WWE SmackDown! - Fridays at 10:25pm on NT1, replayed Saturdays at 9:30 on NT1
[edit] New Zealand
The BOX is currently the only network to air all television shows in New Zealand.
- WWE Raw - Fridays at 8:30pm, Saturdays at 9:20am & Sundays at 4:00pm
- WWE ECW - Sundays at 12:30am, 3:50am & 3:05pm
- WWE SmackDown! - Sundays at 5:45pm, 11:45pm & Mondays at 6:00am
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (when available) - Sundays at 7:30pm
- Free For All - PPV Pre-Show on Sky Box Office, aired 30 minutes before every PPV showing.
- WWE Pay-Per-View Events - LIVE on Sky Box Office (replayed at 8:00pm).
[edit] Peru
WWE Programming shows on FX Latin America and ATV Andina de Radio Difusión in Peru.
- WWE Raw - Saturdays on ATV at 6:00pm
- WWE SmackDown! - Saturdays on ATV at 7:00pm, and at 9:00pm when Saturday Night's Main Event is held.
- WWE ECW - Sundays on FX Latin America 7:00pm, replays Wednesdays at 7:00pm.
- Pay-Per-View Events - Sundays on ATV at 8:00pm.
- Saturdays Night's Main Event - When it is available, it airs at Saturdays on ATV at 7:00pm.
- WWE Experience (not The WWE Experience) - Sundays on FX Latin America 8:00pm, replays Thursdays at 7:00pm.
[edit] Puerto Rico
- SmackDown! - Saturdays on is shown on WAPA-TV at 6:00pm AST
- Raw -Mondays on Cablevision, Adelphia, Centennial at 9:00 pm AST.
- ECW on Sci-Fi -Tuesdays on Cablevision, Adelphia, Centennial at 10:00 pm AST
- WWE A.M. Raw -Saturdays on Cablevision, Adelphia, Centennial at 9:00 am AST
[edit] Philippines
In the Philippines, WWE programming is shown on Jack TV, and C/S on Radio Philippines Network (RPN). All times are in Philippine Standard Time
- WWE Raw - Saturdays at 6pm on Jack TV, TBD on C/S on RPN
- WWE SmackDown! - Sundays at 6pm on Jack TV, TBD on C/S on RPN
- WWE ECW - Sundays at 5pm on Jack TV
- WWE Vintage Collection - Mondays at 6pm on Jack TV
- WWE Afterburn - Thursdays at 6pm on Jack TV
- WWE Bottom Line - Tuesdays at 6pm on Jack TV
- The WWE Experience - Fridays at 6pm on Jack TV
- WWE 24/7 - Everyday on MAXXX
- Pay Per View Events - Monday morning (8:30 on Daylight time; 9:30 on standard time) on Jack TV and replay on 9pm at Jack TV. Note that WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble are not shown on TV, but live on Movie theaters.
[edit] Poland
- WWE Raw - Saturdays at 8pm on Extreme Sports Channel
[edit] Portugal
In Portugal, WWE programming is shown on SIC Radical, and on TVI
- WWE Raw- Fridays at 10.00pm on SIC Radical, repetitions on Friday at 10am and Mondays at 8pm and Fridays at 10am.
- WWE SmackDown! -Saturdays at 9.30am on TVI
- WWE ECW- Fridays at 12pm, repetitons on Saturday 2.30pm, Thursday 11pm and 10am on SIC Radical.
- Pay-Per-View Events - Saturdays at 4.30 pm, repetitons on Friday 12.30pm and Sunday at 8am on SIC Radical.
[edit] Southern Africa
- Raw - Sundays, etv at 5pm SAST
- SmackDown! - Wednesdays, etv at 8.30pm SAST
- ECW - Saturdays, etv at 5pm SAST
- Bottom Line - Saturdays, 12pm on Supersport 2 SAST
- Afterburn - Wednesdays, 9.30pm on Supersport 2 SAST
- Pay Per View Events - Sundays at 5pm or 6.30pm on Supersport, and replayed Monday morning at 5am on M-Net SAST
[edit] South Asia
TEN Sports airs WWE programs in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bhutan, etc.
- Raw - Monday at 5pm IST, replayed on Mondays at 10:30pm and Tuesdays at 8:00am.
- SmackDown! - Tuesdays at 5pm IST, and replayed on Tuesdays at 10:30pm and Wednesdays at 8:00am.
- ECW - Fridays at 10:30pm IST, and replayed on Saturdays at 10:00pm.
- Vintage Collection - Sundays at 5pm IST, and replayed on Sundays at 10:30pm and Mondays at 8:00am.
- Afterburn - Wednesdays at 5pm IST, and replayed on Wednesdays at 10:30pm and on Thursdays at 8:00am.
- Bottom Line - Thursdays at 5pm IST, and is replayed on Thursdays at 10:30pm and on Fridays at 8:00am.
- The WWE Experience - Saturdays at 5pm IST, and replayed on Saturdays at 11:00pm and on Sundays 8:00am.
- Pay-Per-View Events - Sundays at scheduled time, replayed Mondays at scheduled time.
[edit] Spain
[edit] United Kingdom
Most of WWE's programs are shown on Sky Sports 3 apart from WWE Experience, Saturday Night's Main Event and pay-per-views.
- Raw - Tuesdays at 2am BST, edited replays Thursdays at 9pm and Fridays at 5pm.
- SmackDown! - Fridays at 10pm, replayed on Saturdays at 10am, 5pm, 11pm and Tuesdays at 5pm.
- ECW - Thursdays at 11pm replay on Saturdays at 10pm.
- Vintage Collection - Sundays at 10am and 11pm.
- Afterburn - Sundays at 8am and 9pm: the UK sees two versions with differing content; a daytime version and a "late night" version.
- Bottom Line - Saturday at 12am and 12pm: like Afterburn, the UK sees two versions with differing content; a daytime version and a "late night" version.
- The WWE Experience - Sundays at 11am, Sky One and 5pm on Sky Sports 3.
- Saturday Night's Main Event - Sky Sports 1.
- Pay-Per-View Events - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Box Office; some are free and paid by the subscription charges.
[edit] United States
- Raw - Mondays on USA Network at 9pm
- SmackDown - Fridays on CW Network at 8pm
- ECW - Tuesdays on Sci-Fi at 10pm
[edit] Former programming
[edit] WWE Films
Since 2003, WWE has produced its own film productions. Instead of focusing on wrestling movies, WWE produces movies that are non-wrestling related. WWE and Vince McMahon were credited for production of the films The Scorpion King, The Rundown and Walking Tall all starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson).
WWE Films has since ventured in on their own, releasing, See No Evil, a horror movie, starring Kane and also The Marine, an action movie starring John Cena. WWE has also noted that Steve Austin has agreed to star in three movie deals, the first being The Condemned.
[edit] WWE 24/7
In 2004, WWE announced a new video on demand service for digital cable users, allowing subscribers to the service access to matches in the promotion's extensive video library. The programming is broken into six sections and features classic shows, matches, and features highlighting legends of wrestling.
- The Big Ones
- Classic pay-per-views and supershows.
- Hall of Fame
- Documentaries on Hall of Fame wrestlers.
- Matches featuring the wrestler of the month.
- Primetime
- Monday Night Wars (full episodes of both WWE Monday Night Raw and WCW Monday Nitro.)
- Episodes of past WWF/E shows.
- Shorties
- Matches and memorable moments centered around the months theme.
- Specials
- Documentaries and retrospectives.
- Territories - ECW
- Full shows from the territory days of wrestling.
- History of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
[edit] Pay-per-view
WWE is currently one of the leaders in pay-per-view content for cable and satellite television. Pay-per-views account for approximately 25% of WWE revenues. There are fourteen live shows for North America, four for United Kingdom, four for Australia and two for Japan. The pay-per-view events WWE hold currently are:
- Royal Rumble
- No Way Out
- WrestleMania
- Backlash
- Judgment Day
- One Night Stand
- Night of Champions
- The Great American Bash
- SummerSlam
- Unforgiven
- No Mercy
- Cyber Sunday
- Survivor Series
- Armageddon
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