Major broadcasting change for WWE as first promo video for returning fan-favourite show released
WWE are preparing for the return of the iconic “Saturday Night’s Main Event” show after 16 years away.
The wrestling company first aired the programme in 1985 and it ran until 1992.
They then brought it back in 2006 but got rid of it once more two years later.
Now WWE fans are eagerly anticipating its return on December 14 after the first promo was released on Wednesday.
It will air on NBC – where it was originally broadcast in the 80s.
In the UK, all WWE events have been shown on TNT Sports for the last five years after they purchased the rights from Sky Sports.
However, WWE Raw will be shown on Netflix in the US, Canada, UK and Latin America from 2025.
The December return of Saturday Night’s Main Event will take place in Long Island, New York.
According to Variety, it will be the first of four WWE primetime specials for NBC which will take place quarterly.
Meanwhile, a Netflix series about former WWE owner Vince McMahon is set to air later this month.
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The six-part programme, titled “Mr McMahon”, will land on the streaming platform on September 25.
It will detail the rise and fall of the notorious businessman – who resigned from WWE in January after 42 years at the company.
His departure came after Janel Grant, an ex-WWE employee, filed a lawsuit against McMahon for the alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking.
McMahon has denied the allegations.