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Two new WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event dates advertised

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Though they have not been confirmed by WWE yet, a couple of new Saturday Night’s Main Event dates may have been revealed.

Peacock’s WWE schedule lists that there will be Saturday Night’s Main Event shows on May 24 and July 12. Those would be the third and fourth episodes to take place since Saturday Night’s Main Event returned in December 2024. The show is back as a quarterly special with episodes airing live on both NBC and Peacock.

Locations for these two events have not been announced.

If Saturday Night’s Main Event does take place on July 12, it would be happening on the same day as AEW All In 2025, which is being held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

The May 24 date is the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

Saturday Night’s Main Event is a classic WWE series that originated in the 1980s. It briefly returned in the 2000s and is now back for a third run. Long Island, New York was the location for December’s return episode.

Up next is an SNME episode from San Antonio on January 25. That’s happening just one week before Indianapolis hosts Royal Rumble 2025.

New classic content added to Peacock/WWE Network

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A classic series from WWE’s history has been added to Peacock/WWE Network for the first time.

Ten episodes of WWF Championship Wrestling were uploaded to Peacock/WWE Network on Monday as this month’s classic content drop. The episodes are from January-April 1980.

WWF Championship Wrestling was the promotion’s first syndicated television series, running from 1971 to 1986. It was replaced by WWF Superstars of Wrestling.

All 10 episodes uploaded to Peacock/WWE Network range from 45-47 minutes long. The episode summaries are listed below:

January 12, 1980

Hulk Hogan battles Angelo Gomez & Johnny Rivera in a Handicap Match.

January 19, 1980

Ken Patera faces Angelo Gomez; The Wild Samoans take on Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera.

February 2, 1980

Bruno Sammartino faces Larry Zbysko; Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson battles Jose Estrada.

February 16, 1980

Larry Zbyszko battles Mike Masters; Ken Patera vs. Steve King & Charlie Brown in a Handicap Match.

February 23, 1980

Tony Atlas battles BB Coleman; Larry Zbyszko faces Bill Berger; Ivan Putski takes on Ron Lee.

March 1, 1980

Hulk Hogan faces Manny Siaca; WWE Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana are in action.

March 15, 1980

‘Pretty Boy’ Larry Sharpe takes on Steve King; Johnny Rodz battles Angelo Gomez.

March 22, 1980

Hulk Hogan battles Mike Masters; Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet are in tag team action.

March 29, 1980

Hulk Hogan faces Angelo Gomez; Tor Kamata clashes with Steve King; Charlie Brown battles Ox Baker.

April 12, 1980

Andre the Giant competes in a Handicap Match; Hulk Hogan continues to dominate.

WWE ‘This is Awesome’ series to premiere on Peacock this week

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new WWE-focused series is coming to Peacock this week.

In a video that was uploaded by WWE today, it was revealed that a new series called “This is Awesome” will premiere on Peacock/WWE Network this Friday (July 29). The series will be hosted by video game personality Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games.

The series will “take a special look at the @WWE moments that made your jaw drop and left you chanting ‘This is Awesome!'”

WWE wrote:

Celebrate WWE’s awesome history with host Greg Miller and WWE Superstars as they relive the moments that made you chant, ‘This is Awesome’ in an all-new series premiering this Friday exclusively on Peacock in the U.S. and WWE Network everywhere else.

Miller has had previous involvement with WWE, including appearing on Xavier Woods’ UpUpDownDown YouTube channel and hosting the WWE Superstar Gaming Series.

The trailer for “This is Awesome” is available to watch below:

WWE, NBCU comment on edited Network content on Peacock

Posted on by Josh Nason

As previously reported, NBCUniversal has indeed been reviewing and editing WWE Network content as it moves over to the Peacock streaming service.

In a New York Times story about the changes, both NBCU and WWE made their public comments acknowledging the editing process that has raised the ire of some fans:

  • NBCUniversal: Like with other shows on the Peacock platform, “(we are) reviewing WWE content to ensure it aligns with Peacock’s standards and practices.”
  • WWE: “Peacock and WWE are reviewing all past content to ensure it fits our 2021 standards.”

Some of the more controversial content that has been removed already includes the Roddy Piper promo and match with Bad News Brown from WrestleMania VI where Piper appeared painted half in blackface and Vince McMahon using a racial slur during a backstage segment with John Cena, Booker T and Sharmell at the 2005 Survivor Series.

Peacock is continuing to add WWE content to its service with nearly all of the content currently available on WWE Network expected to be ported over by this August’s SummerSlam. In the U.S., the standalone version of WWE Network will cease to exist starting on April 4th as the big pre-WrestleMania push to get subscribers to add Peacock begins in earnest.

In January, WWE announced a five-year deal reportedly worth $1 billion for Peacock to be the exclusive U.S. home for the WWE Network.

JNPO: Vince McMahon’s fork in the road decision on WWE Network & Peacock

Posted on by Josh Nason

While the latest $1 billion deal between WWE and NBCU has been discussed quite a bit on this very website, I wanted to take a different look at this latest mega media pro wrestling deal on Josh Nason’s Punch Out from a different (Kurt?) angle or three.

That’s why I enlisted friend of the show and Wrestlenomics guru Brandon Thurston to return for a free hour of power. If you are into this story and some of the between-the-lines talking points, this is for you. If not, just listen anyway.

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Just a few of the points Brandon and I hit upon:

  • Vince McMahon’s fork in the road moment at whether to sell the rights to WWE Network or move to a tiered system
  • Why NBCU was the right fit
  • Why WWE likely won’t get sold as long as McMahon is still alive
  • The issues with friction when it comes to moving services and the risk of losing subscribers
  • Brandon’s thoughts on Undertaker’s recent comments about wrestling locker rooms today
  • The Buffalo wrestling scene and the glut of talent that appeared on AEW broadcasts this year and whether he would be a consultant to the Bills Mafia to improve their table busting techniques

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WWE Fastlane set for March, will be first PPV of Peacock era

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has officially confirmed an addition to its pay-per-view calendar.

As part of the announcement of Peacock becoming the exclusive home of the WWE Network in the United States starting in March, it was confirmed that Fastlane will take place on Sunday, March 21. The WWE Network is launching on Peacock on Thursday, March 18, with Fastlane being the first PPV of the Peacock era.

The WWE Network-Peacock deal includes all WWE PPVs being available on Peacock live and on demand. “WWE Network, including all PPVs, will be available on Peacock Premium for $4.99 [per month] – a $5.00/month savings-where members will enjoy access to the entire WWE and Peacock catalog, more than 47,000 hours of premium programming. For an ad-free experience, Peacock Premium Plus will be available for $9.99,” Peacock and WWE announced.

Peacock is NBCUniversal’s streaming service.

Fastlane is taking place just three weeks before WrestleMania 37. It was revealed earlier this month that WrestleMania 37 will be a two-night event, with it being held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, April 10 and Sunday, April 11.

The Royal Rumble is taking place this coming Sunday (January 31). After that, Elimination Chamber will be held on Sunday, February 21.