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WWE 24 documentary on Damian Priest to premiere next month

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WWE 24 is returning with a documentary focused on World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest.

During the countdown show for Money in the Bank, a trailer aired revealing that WWE has produced a new WWE 24 episode on Priest. It was said that the episode is coming in August, but a specific premiere date was not announced.

The documentary tells Priest’s story from being raised in Puerto Rico, the downtimes he experienced in life before getting to WWE, and his rise to becoming World Heavyweight Champion. Interviews with Priest, The Undertaker, Finn Balor, and Rhea Ripley are featured in the trailer.

“He has a presence about him,” Undertaker says about Priest. “He kind of set himself apart.”

The trailer also includes behind-the-scenes clips from WrestleMania 40, where Priest became World Heavyweight Champion by cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on Drew McIntyre.

“The biggest moment of your life,” Seth Rollins tells Priest before the cash-in. “I’m so happy for you.”

Priest (real name Luis Martinez) is defending the World Heavyweight title against Rollins at Money in the Bank tonight. if Priest wins, Rollins won’t get another title shot while Priest is champion. If Priest loses, he has to leave The Judgment Day.

WWE 24 is a docuseries that first debuted on WWE Network in 2015. This is the first new episode since a March 2023 documentary that was focused on WrestleMania 38.

New WWE 24 documentary to premiere this month

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For the first time in nearly a year, WWE 24 is returning with a new episode.

It was announced today that a new WWE 24 documentary will premiere on Peacock/WWE Network on Monday, March 27. The documentary will focus on WrestleMania 38 and the behind the scenes of the event.

WrestleMania 38 took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas last April. Night one was headlined by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin returning to the ring for his first match in nearly two decades. After appearing on the KO Show with Kevin Owens, Austin defeated Owens in a no holds barred match.

On night two of WrestleMania 38, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to unify the Universal Championship with the WWE Championship. Reigns has remained the undisputed champion since then and will defend the title against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39.

WrestleMania 38 also featured Cody Rhodes’ WWE return, Logan Paul’s in-ring debut, and celebrity matches involving Johnny Knoxville and Pat McAfee.

This will be the first new WWE 24 episode since a documentary covering Royal Rumble 2022 was released in April of last year.

New WWE 24 episode to premiere on Peacock/WWE Network

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A new WWE 24 documentary will be part of the WrestleMania week programming schedule on Peacock/WWE Network.

“WWE 24: Royal Rumble 2022” will premiere on Peacock/WWE Network this Friday. It’s the first new WWE 24 documentary since a two-part episode focusing on WrestleMania 37 aired last year.

Royal Rumble 2022 took place in St. Louis this January, with Ronda Rousey and Brock Lesnar winning the show’s Royal Rumble matches. Rousey’s Royal Rumble win was her return to WWE after having not appeared for the company since WrestleMania 35 in 2019.

Lita, Bobby Lashley, and Johnny Knoxville are featured on WWE’s graphic for the WWE 24 episode.

Here’s the full Peacock/WWE Network WrestleMania week schedule:

Monday, March 28 —

Raw Talk — 11:05 p.m. ET

Wednesday, March 30 —

  • Monday Night Raw (2/28/22)
  • WWE’s The Bump — 10 a.m. ET
  • WWE NXT (3/29/22)

Thursday, March 31 —

  • NXT UK — 3 p.m. ET
  • This Week in WWE

Friday, April 1 —

  • WWE 24: Royal Rumble 2022
  • NXT Level Up — 10 p.m. ET
  • WWE Hall of Fame 2022 — 10 p.m. ET

Saturday, April 2 —

  • WWE Main Event (3/14/22)
  • La Previa: WrestleMania Saturday
  • NXT Stand & Deliver Pre-Show — 12 p.m. ET
  • NXT Stand & Deliver — 1 p.m. ET
  • WWE’s The Bump — 4 p.m. ET
  • WrestleMania Saturday Kickoff — 6 p.m. ET
  • WrestleMania Saturday — 8 p.m. ET

Sunday, April 3 —

  • Friday Night SmackDown (4/1/22)
  • La Previa: WrestleMania Sunday
  • The Ultimate WrestleMania (a panel works together to build the ultimate WrestleMania card) — 10 a.m. ET
  • WWE’s The Bump — 4 p.m. ET
  • WrestleMania Sunday Kickoff — 6 p.m. ET
  • WrestleMania Sunday — 8 p.m. ET

WWE reveals premiere date for Big E WWE 24 episode

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WWE has revealed the premiere date and released the trailer for the next episode of WWE 24.

WWE 24: Big E will debut on the WWE Network on Sunday, February 28.”From overcoming injuries and setbacks, to finding his own voice as a Superstar, watch the evolution of Intercontinental Champion Big E on a new WWE 24, premiering Sunday, Feb. 28, only on WWE Network,” WWE wrote.

Big E became Intercontinental Champion by defeating Sami Zayn in a lumberjack match on the Christmas Day episode of SmackDown this past December.

On SmackDown two weeks ago, Big E retained the Intercontinental title against Zayn and Apollo Crews in a triple threat match. Big E defended his title against Shinsuke Nakamura last week, but Crews gave Big E a dropkick and caused the match to end in a disqualification. Crews had tried to answer Big E’s open challenge on the episode, but Big E told Crews that Crews has had multiple opportunities to challenge for his title and things between them are over.

WWE 24: Big E is the first new WWE 24 episode of 2021. A WWE 24 episode on Keith Lee premiered in December.

The trailer for the Big E WWE 24 episode is available to watch below:

WWE announces premiere date for Keith Lee WWE 24 episode

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WWE has announced the premiere date for their upcoming WWE 24 episode on Keith Lee.

WWE 24: Keith Lee will premiere on the WWE Network on Sunday, December 6. The episode had been announced during a WWE Network commercial that aired during Survivor Series this past Sunday.

Lee tweeted about the WWE 24 episode yesterday: “Amidst all the currents of this world… I am thankful. The people close to me. The #WWEUniverse. Struggles… victories. All of it built this…so far. The people who helped create this little piece of me. I look forward to offering it to you…the #Leegion #HappyThanksgiving”

After losing the NXT Championship, Lee was called up to the Raw roster this August. He was part of Raw’s men’s team at Survivor Series, teaming with AJ Styles, Sheamus, Braun Strowman & Riddle as they defeated Team SmackDown in a clean sweep.

Lee defeated Bobby Lashley in a qualifying match on Raw this week and will now face Styles and Riddle in a triple threat number one contender’s match on this coming Monday’s Raw. The winner will challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at TLC on Sunday, December 20.

December 6 is also the same day as NXT TakeOver: WarGames. That event will air on the WWE Network starting at 7 p.m. Eastern time.

The premiere date for the Lee WWE 24 episode was reported by Ringside News prior to WWE’s announcement.

The trailer for the episode available below:

New WWE 24, Untold episodes coming to WWE Network this month

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New editions of WWE Untold and WWE 24 are coming to the WWE Network during SummerSlam weekend.

WWE Network News reported that WWE Untold: Bayley vs. Sasha will premiere on the Network on Saturday, August 22. The episode will focus on “Bayley vs. Sasha Banks in NXT, with specific focus on their NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn encounter.” August 22 is the five-year anniversary of TakeOver: Brooklyn.

Bayley and Banks are both currently double champions. Bayley holds the SmackDown Women’s Championship, Banks is the Raw Women’s Champion, and they hold the Women’s Tag Team titles together. Banks is defending her Raw Women’s title against Asuka at SummerSlam. A triple brand battle royal on tonight’s SmackDown will decide Bayley’s challenger for the PPV.

WWE Network News also reports that a new WWE 24 episode focused on WrestleMania 36 will then premiere on the Network on Sunday, August 23. WrestleMania 36 aired over two nights this April and was WWE’s first pay-per-view moved to a closed set due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NXT TakeOver XXX is taking place on August 22, while SummerSlam is being held on August 23. WWE Network News notes that the Untold and WWE 24 episodes will likely be made available on the Network on-demand around 10 a.m. Eastern time and will also likely air on the live stream after TakeOver and SummerSlam respectively.

Edge episode of WWE 24 to premiere on April 5

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Update —

The Edge episode of WWE 24 will also be made available on the WWE Network’s on-demand section at 10 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday (April 5).

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Edge’s return to the ring will be featured on the next episode of WWE 24.

WWE Network News reported that “WWE 24: Edge: The Second Mountain” will premiere on the WWE Network after night two of WrestleMania 36 on Sunday, April 5. Edge is facing Randy Orton in a last man standing match at WrestleMania, though WWE hasn’t revealed which night their match will be airing on.

The WWE 24 episode will cover Edge’s “return to professional wrestling and the hardships and triumphs along the way.”

After being forced to retire due to injury in 2011, Edge returned to in-ring action as an entrant in this year’s men’s Royal Rumble match. The next night on Raw, there was an angle where Orton attacked Edge and laid him out with a con-chair-to.

WWE Network News also reported that a new WWE Untold episode is coming to the WWE Network on Friday, April 3. It will focus on Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle’s feud and their match at WrestleMania 21.

Here’s the description for the Untold episode: “At WrestleMania 21, two of the greatest technical wrestling artists of all time created a masterpiece. Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle reminisce about the match Angle calls the best of his career.”

WWE 24: R-Truth to premiere after Super ShowDown

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R-Truth’s life story will be featured on the next episode of WWE 24.

WWE 24: R-Truth will premiere on the WWE Network after Super ShowDown on Thursday, February 27. WWE.com wrote about the documentary:

Prepare to see a side of R-Truth that you’ve never seen before when WWE 24: R-Truth streams on WWE Network on Thursday, Feb. 27, immediately following WWE Super ShowDown.

Though the endlessly charismatic Truth is perhaps best known for providing some of the most riotously funny laugh-out-loud moments in WWE history, his path to Superstardom, as detailed in WWE 24, reveals the story of a man who had to overcome severe hardships to get where he is today.

From humble beginnings and a stint behind bars, to discovering his passion for music and sports-entertainment and realizing his ability to inspire others, Truth’s life story — the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful — is laid out for the WWE Universe to see.

Watch it all when WWE 24: R-Truth premieres Thursday, Feb. 27, only on the award-winning WWE Network.

While the exact start time for the WWE 24 episode isn’t known, Super ShowDown will begin at noon Eastern time.

Super ShowDown is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet for the WWE Championship, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Goldberg for the Universal Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin in a steel cage match, and The New Day vs. The Miz & John Morrison for the SmackDown Tag Team titles have been announced for the show.

New WWE 24 episode premiering after Royal Rumble

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A new episode of WWE 24 is set to debut on the WWE Network after the Royal Rumble.

“WWE 24: WrestleMania New York” will premiere on the Network following the Royal Rumble on January 26. WWE described the episode:

Titled WWE 24: WrestleMania New York, the new release will feature loads of original Superstar interviews and never-before-seen backstage footage, giving you unprecedented insight into WWE’s marquee event, which saw Kofi Kingston’s crowning as WWE Champion, Seth Rollins’ slaying of “The Beast” Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch’s triumph in WrestleMania’s first main event featuring female Superstars.

The upcoming episode covers all that and much more, from Ricochet’s long-awaited debut on The Grandest Stage of Them All, to two tales of enduring friendships, as the teams of The IIconics and Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins achieve their dreams of experiencing WrestleMania Moments together.

Episodes of Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions had premiered after Survivor Series in November and TLC in December, but this month’s Broken Skull Sessions instead aired in the post-NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II time slot on Sunday. Kane was Austin’s guest on the show.

Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas is hosting Royal Rumble 2020. The men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan for the Universal Championship, and Roman Reigns vs. Baron Corbin have been announced for the pay-per-view.

New editions of WWE Chronicle, 24 to premiere this weekend

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New editions of WWE Chronicle and WWE 24 are set to premiere this weekend.

An episode of Chronicle focused on Seth Rollins will air on the WWE Network after NXT TakeOver: Toronto this Saturday (August 10). It comes in advance of Rollins challenging for Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

After SummerSlam on Sunday, a new episode of WWE 24 will premiere. It will feature Kofi Kingston and his visit to Ghana for the Year of Return. A WWE film crew accompanied Kingston to document his first time in Ghana in 26 years.

Kingston is defending his WWE Championship against Randy Orton at SummerSlam.

Tonight, new episodes of WWE Day Of and Table for Three will premiere on the WWE Network after Raw. The Day Of episode will focus on Raw Reunion, while Rollins, Cesaro, and Nigel McGuinness are on Table for Three.

Prime Target: NXT TakeOver Toronto is scheduled to premiere at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time this Wednesday. It will build up Adam Cole and Johnny Gargano’s NXT Championship match at TakeOver.

A new WWE Untold episode premieres at 8 p.m. Eastern this Friday. Daniel Bryan & Kane’s Team Hell No partnership is the subject of the show.

Batista episode of WWE 24, Ricochet Chronicle set to premiere

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New episodes of WWE 24 and Chronicle are set to debut on the WWE Network over the next week-plus.

After Raw on Monday (July 8), a new edition of WWE 24 called “Batista: Dream Chaser” will air. Here’s the description for the show: “Batista chased his dreams of becoming a WWE Legend and Hollywood megastar. At WrestleMania 35, he returned for the last match of his career.”

Batista returned to WWE in February and furthered his program with Triple H after it was set up at SmackDown 1000 last year. Triple H defeated Batista in a no holds barred match at WrestleMania 35, with Batista announcing his retirement from professional wrestling the next day.

Ricochet will be the subject of a new WWE Chronicle that will premiere after EVOLVE’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, July 13. The description for the episode is: “Get a look into the life of Ricochet as he captures his first title and shows why he’s one of the WWE’s fastest-rising stars.”

At Stomping Grounds last month, Ricochet defeated Samoa Joe to become the new United States Champion. He’s been involved in a program with AJ Styles since.

The WWE 24 episode is listed as being an hour long, while Chronicle is in a 30-minute time slot.

Ronda Rousey episode of WWE 24 to premiere after Monday’s Raw

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Ronda Rousey’s first year in professional wrestling will be the subject of the next episode of WWE 24.

The WWE 24 episode on Rousey will premiere on the WWE Network after Raw on Monday (June 3). It’s called “Revolutionary: The Year of Ronda Rousey” and is listed as airing from 11 p.m. Eastern time to midnight.

WWE’s brief description for the show is: “Relive Ronda Rousey’s impressive championship run, and her history-making performance in the first-ever all women’s WrestleMania main event!”

Rousey lost the Raw Women’s Championship to Becky Lynch in a triple threat match in the main event of WrestleMania 35. Rousey is currently on hiatus from WWE and wants to start a family with her husband, UFC fighter Travis Browne.

It was confirmed that Rousey had signed with WWE when she appeared at the 2018 Royal Rumble. She made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34, then won the Raw Women’s Championship from Alexa Bliss at last year’s SummerSlam. Rousey held the title until losing it to Lynch at WrestleMania 35.

WWE uploaded a clip from the 24 episode where Rousey trains in the ring outside of her home:

New WWE 24, Chronicle episodes to premiere next weekend

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New episodes of WWE Chronicle and WWE 24 are set to premiere on the Network next weekend.

The updated WWE Network schedule for next week lists that a new Chronicle episode focused on Mustafa Ali will air at 8 p.m. Eastern time next Saturday (May 18), while a new edition of WWE 24 focused on Becky Lynch will then premiere after Money in the Bank on Sunday, May 19.

Both documentary-style specials are listed in hour-long time slots.

Here’s the brief description for Ali’s Chronicle episode: “Get an inside look into Ali’s Muslim faith, his climb back to the World title picture and his career aspirations as a WWE Superstar.”

The description for Lynch’s WWE 24 episode is: “Witness the rise of ‘The Man’ Becky Lynch from her Irish wrestling days to competing in WrestleMania’s first all-women’s main event!”

Lynch will have two matches at Money in the Bank, defending the Raw Women’s Championship against Lacey Evans and defending the SmackDown Women’s Championship against Charlotte Flair. Ali will be one of the participants in this year’s men’s Money in the Bank ladder match.