{"id":215813,"date":"2026-05-01T23:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215813"},"modified":"2026-05-01T23:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:03:06","slug":"wwe-announces-multi-year-deal-for-all-nxt-ples-to-air-on-cw-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/01\/wwe-announces-multi-year-deal-for-all-nxt-ples-to-air-on-cw-network\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces multi-year deal for all NXT PLE&#8217;s to air on CW Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1598245817\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/the-cw-network-acquires-exclusive-broadcast-rights-to-wwe-nxt-premium-live-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> that all NXT PLE&#8217;s moving forward will air on The CW Network as part of a multi-year deal between WWE and The CW Network.<\/p>\n<p>NXT PLE&#8217;s had previously aired on the Peacock streaming service, but that partnership has ended. NXT&#8217;s next PLE, The Great American Bash, will be the first PLE to air on The CW Network. A date for the show has not been announced yet. The agreement between The CW Network and NXT calls for 20 PLE&#8217;s total.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Senior VP of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels said that The CW had played an integral role in raising the profile of the top talent in NXT. &#8220;The CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to broadcast television for the first time ever,\u201d said Michaels in the press release.<\/p>\n<p>The press release follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The CW Network and WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced all NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) will now air exclusively on The CW. Beginning with The\u00a0Great American Bash\u00a0later this summer, The CW will broadcast 20 PLEs in their entirety live on both coasts over the next several years, including Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. With the addition of NXT PLEs to The CW\u2019s lineup, the network is now the exclusive home for all NXT programming \u2013 which showcases WWE\u2019s hottest up-and-coming Superstars \u2013 also airing weekly live NXT installments every Tuesday night. WWE will continue to produce all PLEs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE NXT has energized our Tuesday nights by consistently delivering a loyal and passionate fanbase to The CW every week,\u201d said Brad Schwartz, President, The CW Network. \u201cAdding WWE NXT Premium Live Events to our schedule is a natural fit, providing one broadcast destination for audiences to watch all their favorite Superstars, storylines and championship matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CW entered a five-year deal with WWE in October 2024 to bring NXT to broadcast television for the first time in the show\u2019s history. Its broadcast television debut delivered the largest audience for the program since October 2023 and was The CW\u2019s #1 telecast of the year among adults 25-54 and 18-49. As the exclusive home of NXT, The CW airs 52 live weekly events throughout the season every Tuesday night from 8:00-10:00pm ET\/PT. NXT programming features a stacked roster of up-and-coming talent including NXT Champion Tony D\u2019Angelo and NXT Women\u2019s Champion Lola Vice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to broadcast television for the first time ever,\u201d said Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1141356964\"><div id=\"pwtor-2639871672\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE announced in a press release that all NXT PLE&#8217;s moving forward will air on The CW Network as part of a multi-year deal between WWE and The CW Network. NXT PLE&#8217;s had previously aired <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/01\/wwe-announces-multi-year-deal-for-all-nxt-ples-to-air-on-cw-network\/\" title=\"WWE announces multi-year deal for all NXT PLE&#8217;s to air on CW Network\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":186562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-16-at-12.04.15\u202fPM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215814,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215813\/revisions\/215814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}