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Report: WWE planning Saturday Night’s Main Event for January

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With the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event just a few weeks away, WWE may already have plans for its second episode.

WrestleVotes reports sources have indicated to them that WWE has another Saturday Night’s Main Event scheduled for January 25. The location for the show has not been decided yet. If the show happens, it will be taking place just one week before Royal Rumble 2025, which is taking place from Indianapolis on Saturday, February 1.

Streaming live on both NBC and Peacock, Saturday Night’s Main Event will make its return with a show at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on December 14. No matches have been confirmed for the card yet. Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, and Seth Rollins are featured on the poster for the event.

Nassau Coliseum also hosted the first-ever Saturday Night’s Main Event in 1985. The classic series first existed from 1985-1992 and then returned from 2006-2008. It’s now back as a quarterly special.

Two potential matches for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

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In the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer has a report on two potential matches being planned for the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Saturday Night’s Main Event is making its return to NBC with a show from Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on December 14. Meltzer writes that Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens and World Heavyweight Champion Gunther vs. Damian Priest are both currently slated for the card but not etched in stone:

Right now it appears the Saturday Night’s Main Event on 12/14 will have Rhodes vs. Owens and Gunther vs. Priest but we were told both are currently slated but not etched in stone.

In storyline, Owens has been suspended from WWE programming after attacking Rhodes in the parking lot following Bad Blood on October 5. He showed up on SmackDown two weeks ago despite the suspension and attacked Randy Orton.

Owens furthered the storyline in a social media video last week by teasing that, due to the disrespect that WWE has shown him, he doesn’t know if or when he will be able to bring himself to return.

Gunther vs. Priest would be a rematch from SummerSlam, where Gunther won the World Heavyweight Championship this August.

Saturday Night’s Main Event will air live on both NBC and Peacock on December 14. The classic series, which originally launched in 1985, is returning as a quarterly special as part of WWE and NBCUniversal’s new TV deal for SmackDown’s return to USA Network.

Jesse Ventura, who recently signed a Legends deal with WWE, is expected to make an appearance at the December 14 Saturday Night’s Main Event.

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event update: Jesse Ventura role, possible Rhodes-Owens match

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With Jesse Ventura back in the WWE fold, his first assignment could come at Saturday Night’s Main Event.

The 73-year-old Ventura confirmed earlier this month that he’s officially signed a WWE Legends contract. He teased that there were “bigger and better” things coming but did not elaborate on what they were.

In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer shared that there are plans for Ventura to be involved with the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event this December. Ventura’s role is to be determined, but it’s more likely that he will be involved with a promo segment or calling just one match rather than announcing the whole show.

“Right now there are plans for Jesse Ventura on the show,” Meltzer wrote. “The role is to be determined. Right now the idea is for him not to announce the entire show, perhaps an interview segment or announcing a match but the idea now is simply for him to be part of the show for nostalgia reasons. There is a story going around now that the reason Ventura wasn’t fired in 1986 when Hulk Hogan told Vince McMahon that Ventura was trying to start a union and was going to plan a walkout right before WrestleMania II if the talent didn’t get certain demands is because Dick Ebersol liked him so much as an announcer for SNME. I don’t know that to be accurate but it’s the story that went around.”

Former AWA wrestler Greg Gagne had said last month that he heard Ventura would be involved with the return of Saturday Night’s Main event.

As part of WWE and NBCUniversal’s new TV deal for SmackDown on USA Network, Saturday Night’s Main Event is back as a quarterly special airing live on both NBC and Peacock. The first special is taking place from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on Saturday, December 14.

Meltzer adds that Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens is a possibility for the Saturday Night’s Main Event card: “While not 100 percent, we’re told it looks like the first Rhodes vs. Owens title match would be on that show.”

The Nassau Coliseum also hosted the first-ever Saturday Night’s Main Event in 1985. SNME originally existed from 1985-1992, returned from 2006-2008, and is now back for a third run.

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event returning this December, will air on NBC & Peacock

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WWE has officially confirmed the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Airing live on both NBC and Peacock, Saturday Night’s Main Event will make its return on December 14. The special is taking place from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York with a start time of 8 p.m. Eastern. No matches have been announced yet.

Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, and Seth Rollins are included on WWE’s graphic for the show.

Nassau Coliseum also hosted the first-ever Saturday Night’s Main Event in 1985, which featured Hulk Hogan facing off against Bob Orton. The show’s original run lasted from 1985-1992 before making a brief return from 2006-2008.

Saturday Night’s Main Event is now back as a quarterly special as part of WWE and NBCUniversal’s new five-year deal for SmackDown. SmackDown returned to USA Network last Friday after completing its run on Fox.

Tickets for the December 14 Saturday Night’s Main Event are going on sale to the general public this Friday (September 20). A pre-sale will begin on Thursday (September 19).

WWE has released a retro-style video promoting the show:

WWE files for new ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ trademark

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Ahead of its likely return to NBC, WWE has applied for a new trademark for Saturday Night’s Main Event.

The filing was made on September 9 and is for the term “Saturday Night’s Main Event” relating to merchandising purposes. It’s listed as covering the following items:

Clothing, namely, tops, shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies; outerwear, namely, coats; bottoms, pants, shorts, underwear, dresses, pajamas, lingerie, clothing ties, scarves, gloves, swimwear; Halloween and masquerade costumes; footwear, namely, shoes, sneakers, slippers, flip flops, boots; headwear, namely, hats, caps; wrist bands as clothing; bandanas

Dave Meltzer confirmed last week that WWE will be announcing the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event soon. Four live in-ring specials per year on NBC are part of WWE and NBCU’s new deal for SmackDown’s return to USA Network. SmackDown will be back on the channel starting this Friday.

WrestleVotes reported that there’s been “internal speculation” within WWE that the first Saturday Night’s Main Event special back on NBC will take place this December.

Saturday Night’s Main Event originally existed from 1985-1992 and returned for a brief second run on NBC from 2005-2008. Recently, WWE has used the Saturday Night’s Main Event branding for its Saturday house shows.

WWE to announce return of Saturday Night’s Main Event NBC special soon

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The return of a classic WWE series could be imminent.

On Thursday, WrestleVotes reported that — within the next few days — WWE is set to announce an upcoming prime-time NBC special. The date and location for the event are not known yet, but WrestleVotes heard some “internal speculation” regarding a Saturday night in December.

Dave Meltzer followed up on that report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, noting that the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event will be announced very soon. Four in-ring specials per year airing on NBC are part of WWE’s new TV deal for SmackDown to return to USA Network.

Meltzer wrote:

Wrestlevotes reported WWE would be announcing a prime time special on NBC, perhaps on a Saturday night in December. The deal getting SmackDown on USA included four prime time specials per year on NBC. We were told by WWE that the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event will be announced very soon so that would indicate this is accurate.

WWE and NBCU’s deal to bring SmackDown back to USA Network is a five-year agreement. SmackDown airs its final episode on Fox tonight before moving to USA next week (September 13).

Saturday Night’s Main Event debuted in 1985 with an initial run that lasted until 1992. It then returned for a brief stint from 2006-2008. Recently, WWE has used the Saturday Night’s Main Event branding for its Saturday house shows.