List of WWE Network events

75,167 fans attended the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for WrestleMania XXX (pictured), the first ever WrestleMania to be broadcast on the WWE Network.

The following is a list of WWE Network events, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted on the WWE Network by WWE. For lists of all non in-ring programing please see WWE Network Programming

WWE has been broadcasting pay-per-view events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established. However, the company's pay-per-view business began to drastically change with the launch of the WWE Network on February 24, 2014. While most of the WWE events still air in many parts of the world on traditional pay-per-view channels, WWE's focus has shifted away from delivering their events on pay-per-view channels. Their main focus now is delivering all of the events on the WWE Network, including some that are exclusively on the Network. WWE has pushed the Network's launching price of $9.99 USD[1] as a way to lure potential customers away from traditional pay-per-view which, on average, costs five times as much (in the United States) as the Network. The WWE Network also features the entire back catalog of WWE, WCW & ECW pay-per-view events, as well as all WWE Network events from NXT Arrival onwards in their on-demand section. All WWE Network shows that have aired since the launch of the Network have been broadcast in high-definition.[2]

The WWE events are typically three hours in length. Premium events (such as WrestleMania and SummerSlam) can extend anywhere from four to five hours in length. WWE airs a pre-show before each Network event known as "Kickoff". Each "Kickoff" includes matches, interviews and a panel of experts previewing the upcoming line-up. The "Kickoff" pre-show began as a 30-minute show[3] before expanding to 1 hour.[4] "WrestleMania Kickoff" shows are the longest, at 2 hours.[5] WWE occasionally airs a post-show after some Network events known as "Fallout". Each "Fallout" includes interviews and a panel of experts analyzing the event. The "Fallout" post-shows vary in length. [6]

The NXT TakeOver events are typically two hours in length. Each "TakeOver Kickoff" includes interviews and a panel of experts previewing the upcoming line-up. The "Kickoff" pre-show are a 30-minute show. WWE also occasionally airs a post-show after TakeOver events known as "TakeOver Fallout". Each "TakeOver Fallout" includes interviews and a panel of experts analyzing the event. The "Fallout" post-shows vary in length.

WWE Network events

2014

██ NXT event

Event Date Venue Location Main event
Arrival Feb 27, 2014 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville
WrestleMania XXX Apr 6, 2014 Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan
Extreme Rules May 4, 2014 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
Takeover May 29, 2014 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd
Payback Jun 1, 2014 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) vs. Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista)
Money in the Bank Jun 29, 2014 TD Garden Boston, MA John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Cesaro vs. Kane vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus
Battleground Jul 20, 2014 Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Kane vs. Roman Reigns
SummerSlam Aug 17, 2014 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar
TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way Sep 11, 2014 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Tyler Breeze
Night of Champions Sep 21, 2014 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena
Hell in a Cell Oct 26, 2014 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Survivor Series Nov 23, 2014 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Team Cena (John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, Big Show, Ryback and Erick Rowan) vs. The Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane, Mark Henry, Rusev and Luke Harper)
TakeOver: R Evolution Dec 11, 2014 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn
TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs Dec 14, 2014 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt

2015

██ NXT event

Event Date Venue Location Main event
Royal Rumble Jan 25, 2015 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 30-man Royal Rumble match
TakeOver: Rival Feb 11, 2015 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Fastlane Feb 22, 2015 FedExForum Memphis, TN Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan
WrestleMania 31 Mar 29, 2015 Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns (vs. Seth Rollins)
Extreme Rules Apr 26, 2015 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton
King of the Ring Apr 28, 2015 iWireless Center Moline, IL Neville vs. Bad News Barrett
Payback May 17, 2015 Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose
TakeOver: Unstoppable May 20, 2015 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
Elimination Chamber May 31, 2015 American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
Money in the Bank Jun 14, 2015 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose
The Beast in the East Jul 4, 2015 Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumida, Tokyo
Japan		 John Cena and Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane and King Barrett
Battleground Jul 19, 2015 Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Seth Rollins vs. Brock Lesnar
TakeOver: Brooklyn Aug 22, 2015 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens
SummerSlam Aug 23, 2015 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
Night of Champions Sep 20, 2015 Toyota Center Houston, TX Seth Rollins vs. Sting
Live from Madison Square Garden Oct 3, 2015 Madison Square Garden New York, NY John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
TakeOver: Respect Oct 7, 2015 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Hell in a Cell Oct 25, 2015 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA The Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar
Survivor Series Nov 22, 2015 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Roman Reigns vs. Sheamus
TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Dec 13, 2015 TD Garden Boston, MA Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns
TakeOver: London Dec 16, 2015 SSE Arena Wembley, London
England		 Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe

2016

██ NXT event

Event Date Venue Location Main event
Royal Rumble Jan 24, 2016 Amway Center Orlando, FL 30-man Royal Rumble match
Fastlane Feb 21, 2016 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar
Roadblock Mar 12, 2016 Ricoh Coliseum Toronto, Ontario
Canada		 Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose
TakeOver: Dallas Apr 1, 2016 Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, TX Finn Bálor vs. Samoa Joe
WrestleMania 32 Apr 3, 2016 AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX Triple H vs. Roman Reigns
Payback May 1, 2016 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles

Scheduled upcoming events

2016

██ NXT event

Event Date Venue Location Main event
Extreme Rules [7][8] May 22, 2016 Prudential Center Newark, NJ Roman Reigns vs. AJ Styles
TakeOver [9] Jun 8, 2016 Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Samoa Joe vs. Finn Bálor
Money in the Bank [10][11] Jun 19, 2016 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV TBD
Battleground [12][13] Jul 24, 2016 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. TBD
TakeOver: Brooklyn [14] Aug 20, 2016 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY TBD
SummerSlam [15] Aug 21, 2016 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY TBD
Night of Champions [16][17] Sep 25, 2016 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN TBD
Hell in a Cell [18] Oct 30, 2016 TBD TBD TBD
Survivor Series [19] Nov 20, 2016 TBD TBD TBD
TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs [20] Dec 18, 2016 TBD TBD TBD

2017

██ NXT event

Event Date Venue Location Main event
WrestleMania 33 [21] Apr 2, 2017 Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL TBD
TakeOver: Brooklyn [14] Aug 19, 2017 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY TBD
SummerSlam [15] Aug 20, 2017 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY TBD

Number of events by year

  • 2014 – 14
  • 2015 – 21
  • 2016 – 6 (10 more confirmed)
  • 2017 – (3 confirmed)

Themed WWE Network events

Many WWE Network events are thematic, centered around particular types of matches, or have an annually-recurring main-event.

WWE Network Event Years Feature
Current
TakeOver 2014–present The specials are themed around the NXT developmental promotion and may include matches featuring any of the three NXT Championships.
Extreme Rules 2014–present Many of the matches will either be "Extreme Rules" matches or will otherwise be variants of hardcore wrestling.
Money in the Bank 2014–present Features the Money in the Bank ladder match where the winner will earn one guaranteed WWE World Heavyweight Title shot at any time, any place, for up to a year.
Night of Champions 2014–present Every WWE championship must be defended.
Currently excludes any NXT Championships being defended.
Hell in a Cell 2014–present One or more of the matches will be a Hell in a Cell match.
Survivor Series 2014–present A focus on elimination-style matches, particularly the traditional Survivor Series elimination tag-team match.
TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 2014–present At least one of the matches will be a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, while individual chair matches, ladder matches, and tables matches may also be present.
In 2014, a steel stairs match was also present.
Royal Rumble 2015–present Features the Royal Rumble match, where the winner will challenge for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania.
In 2016, there was an exception to this rule. The WWE World Heavyweight Title was defended (unsuccessfully) in the Royal Rumble match.
Former
King of the Ring 2015 The King of the Ring was a single-elimination tournament.
Elimination Chamber 2015 One or more of the matches were Elimination Chamber matches.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork
  2. ↑ Flint, Joe (January 8, 2014). "WWE launching over-the-top network". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/2014/extreme-rules-on-wwe-network-26270262
  4. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2014/christian-peep-show-kickoff-26656371
  5. ↑ http://www.sescoops.com/ll-cool-jay-to-open-wrestlemania-31-2-hour-kickoff-show/
  6. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwepayback/2014/wwe-payback-fallout-26347916
  7. ↑ http://www.prucenter.com/article.php?NewsID=497
  8. ↑ http://pwinsider.com/article/100060/wwe-ppv-updates.html?p=1
  9. ↑ http://pwinsider.com/article/101356/the-next-nxt-takeover-event-is.html?p=1
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  11. ↑ http://www.t-mobilearena.com/events/detail/wwe-presents-money-in-the-bank
  12. ↑ Jansen, Jonathan. "WWE Battleground Details and Pre-Sale Code, UpUpDownDown to Host 2k16 Tournament at Wrestlemania Axxess". wrestlezone.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/32412/8909089/wwe-check-out-when-pay-per-views-are-on-sky-sports-box-office
  14. 1 2 Brooklyn Triple Header - Uproxx.com
  15. 1 2 STAFF, WWE.COM. "WWE SummerSlam returns to Barclays Center in 2016 and 2017". WWE. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  16. ↑ http://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/event/2016-09-25-wwe-night-of-champions/
  17. ↑ http://pwinsider.com/article/100063/wwe-night-of-champions-ppv-presale-code.html?p=1
  18. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/32412/8909089/wwe-check-out-when-pay-per-views-are-on-sky-sports-box-office
  19. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/32412/8909089/wwe-check-out-when-pay-per-views-are-on-sky-sports-box-office
  20. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/32412/8909089/wwe-check-out-when-pay-per-views-are-on-sky-sports-box-office
  21. ↑ "Orlando Citrus Bowl To Host WrestleMania 33". WWE. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

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