Biography: WWE Legends

Biography: WWE Legends
Promotional poster for Season 3
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	45 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	42–86 minutes
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	April 18, 2021 (2021-4-18) – present
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Biography

Biography: WWE Legends is a 2021 American documentary television series. A spin-off of A&E's Biography franchise, the series premiered on April 18, 2021. ^{[1] [2]}

On March 1, 2022, it was announced that A&E had ordered 35 more episodes of the series. ^[3]

Plot

The series consists of two-hour documentaries on different WWE superstars, giving an insight into both their personal and on-screen lives. ^[4] In seasons 3 and 4, several episodes ran with a shorter one-hour runtime. ^{[5] [6]}

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	8		April 18, 2021 (2021-4-18)	June 6, 2021 (2021-6-6)
2	9		July 10, 2022 (2022-7-10)	September 4, 2022 (2022-9-4)
3	10		February 19, 2023 (2023-2-19)	April 16, 2023 (2023-4-16)
4	18		February 25, 2024 (2024-2-25)	August 4, 2024 (2024-8-4)

Episode list

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
1	1	"Stone Cold Steve Austin"	April 18, 2021 (2021-4-18)	1.06	0.4 [7]
2	2	"Roddy Piper"	April 25, 2021 (2021-4-25)	880,000	0.3 [8]
3	3	"Randy Savage"	May 2, 2021 (2021-5-2)	790,000	0.3 [9]
4	4	"Booker T"	May 9, 2021 (2021-5-9)	600,000	0.2 [10]
5	5	"Shawn Michaels"	May 16, 2021 (2021-5-16)	630,000	0.2 [11]
6	6	"The Ultimate Warrior"	May 23, 2021 (2021-5-23)	770,000	0.3 [12]
7	7	"Mick Foley"	May 30, 2021 (2021-5-30)	520,000	0.2 [13]
8	8	"Bret Hart"	June 6, 2021 (2021-6-6)	640,000	0.3 [14]

Season 2 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
9	1	"The Undertaker"	July 10, 2022 (2022-7-10)	582,000	0.14 [15]
10	2	"Goldberg"	July 17, 2022 (2022-7-17)	594,000	0.16 [15]
11	3	"The Bella Twins"	July 24, 2022 (2022-7-24)	420,000	0.12 [15]
12	4	"Kurt Angle"	July 31, 2022 (2022-7-31)	406,000	0.11 [15]
13	5	"Lex Luger"	August 7, 2022 (2022-8-7)	586,000	0.17 [15]
14	6	"DX"	August 14, 2022 (2022-8-14)	594,000	0.15 [15]
15	7	"Edge"	August 21, 2022 (2022-8-21)	453,000	0.11 [15]
16	8	"Rey Mysterio"	August 28, 2022 (2022-8-28)	444,000	0.12 [15]
17	9	"WrestleMania I"	September 4, 2022 (2022-9-4)	385,000	0.07 [15]

Season 3 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
18	1	"NWO"	February 19, 2023 (2023-2-19)	495,000	0.15 [15]
19	2	"Jake Roberts"	February 26, 2023 (2023-2-26)	453,000	0.12 [15]
20	3	"Chyna"	March 5, 2023 (2023-3-5)	481,000	0.14 [16]
21	4	"Kane"	March 12, 2023 (2023-3-12)	383,000	0.13 [16]
22	5	"Jerry Lawler"	March 19, 2023 (2023-3-19)	350,000	0.11 [16]
23	6	"Paige"	March 19, 2023 (2023-3-19)	297,000	0.10 [16]
24	7	"Charlotte Flair"	March 26, 2023 (2023-3-26)	338,000	0.11 [17]
25	8	"Yokozuna"	March 26, 2023 (2023-3-26)	366,000	0.13 [17]
26	9	"Dusty Rhodes"	April 9, 2023 (2023-4-9)	461,000	0.14 [18]
27	10	"The Iron Sheik"	April 16, 2023 (2023-4-16)	452,000	0.14 [19]

Season 4 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date	Viewers (millions)	Rating (18–49)
28	1	"Randy Orton"	February 25, 2024 (2024-2-25)	377,000	0.11 [19]
29	2	"Sgt. Slaughter"	March 3, 2024 (2024-3-3)	276,000	0.07 [20]
30	3	"Scott Hall"	March 10, 2024 (2024-3-10)	407,000	0.13 [20]
31	4	"Diamond Dallas Page"	March 17, 2024 (2024-3-17)	368,000	0.09 [21]
32	5	"British Bulldog"	March 24, 2024 (2024-3-24)	357,000	0.11 [22]
33	6	"Roman Reigns"	March 31, 2024 (2024-3-31)	337,000	0.11 [23]
34	7	"Stone Cold Steve Austin's Last Match"	May 19, 2024 (2024-5-19)	226,000	0.07 [24]
35	8	"Eddie Guerrero"	May 26, 2024 (2024-5-26)	218,000	0.05 [25]
36	9	"Ricky Steamboat"	June 2, 2024 (2024-6-2)	288,000	0.08 [26]
37	10	"ECW - Birth of Hardcore"	June 16, 2024 (2024-6-16)	N/A	TBA
38	11	"Rob Van Dam"	June 23, 2024 (2024-6-23)	N/A	TBA
39	12	"The Steiner Brothers"	June 30, 2024 (2024-6-30)	N/A	TBA
40	13	"The Miz"	July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)	N/A	TBA
41	14	"Mark Henry"	July 21, 2024 (2024-7-21)	N/A	TBA
42	15	"Ted DiBiase"	July 28, 2024 (2024-7-28)	N/A	TBA
43	16	"Paul Heyman"	July 28, 2024 (2024-7-28)	N/A	TBA
44	17	"Trish Stratus"	August 4, 2024 (2024-8-4)	N/A	TBA
45	18	"Becky Lynch"	August 4, 2024 (2024-8-4)	N/A	TBA

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External links

• Biography: WWE Legends at IMDb