This is a list of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted on pay-per-view (PPV) and the WWE Network by WWE. Due to the American version of the WWE Network merging under Peacock, and with the WWE Network still available in international markets, as well as less focus being given to traditional PPV channels, in 2022, the company began using the term "Premium Live Event" to refer to their events airing on PPV and the livestreaming services. [1]
WWE has been broadcasting PPV events since the 1980s, when its classic "Big Four" events (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series) were first established—the company's very first PPV was WrestleMania I in 1985. The company's PPV lineup expanded to a monthly basis in the mid-1990s before expanding even further in the mid-2000s. In addition, WWE produced international PPVs not available in the United States between 1997 and 2003. In 2022, the company began recognizing Money in the Bank as one of their five biggest events of the year, thus making it a "Big Five" event along with the classic "Big Four"; King of the Ring was considered a "Big Five" event from 1993 until 2002, after which, it was discontinued as a PPV.
Following WWE's original brand extension in 2002, the company promoted two touring rosters representing its Raw and SmackDown television programs. The traditional "Big Four" continued to showcase the entire roster, while the remaining PPV events alternated between Raw and SmackDown cards. A special ECW PPV in 2005 led to the creation of an ECW brand in 2006, which also received its own dedicated PPV events. In March 2007, WWE announced that all subsequent PPV events would feature performers from all brands. [2] In 2008, all WWE PPV events began broadcasting in high-definition.
The company's PPV business began to drastically change with the launch of the online streaming service, the WWE Network, on February 24, 2014. WWE's focus shifted away from delivering their events solely on PPV channels, with their main focus on delivering all of the events on the WWE Network, including some exclusive events, such as NXT Arrival. [3] Beginning with the 2021 edition of Fastlane, WWE PPVs began airing on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, in the United States, following a merger of the American WWE Network under Peacock in March that year. The standalone version of the American WWE Network shutdown on April 4; the rest of the world maintains the separate WWE Network service, with some exceptions. [4]
After the second brand extension in July 2016, brand-exclusive PPVs returned with the "Big Four" as the only PPVs to feature both Raw and SmackDown brands. However, brand-exclusive PPVs ended after WrestleMania 34 in April 2018. [5] Beginning with TakeOver 31 in October 2020, NXT TakeOver events started airing on traditional PPV in addition to livestreaming. In late 2021, however, WWE discontinued the NXT TakeOver series.
In addition to Peacock's WWE Network channel, WWE PPVs are still made available on traditional PPV outlets in the United States. In Canada, WWE PPVs are available through Vu!, Shaw PPV, or SaskTel PPV, and are shown in select locations of the Cineplex Entertainment chain. In Australia, WWE's pay-per-views are shown on Main Event. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, all PPVs were shown on Sky Sports Box Office until 2019, when BT Sport took over rights to WWE content. [6] In India and South Asia, a single broadcaster (currently Sony Ten) generally holds the rights to all WWE programming, [7] with PPVs broadcast for no additional charge. [8]
Currently, WWE PPV events are typically 3 hours in length, with some events running longer or shorter. The NXT TakeOver events typically ran between 2 and 3 hours. WWE also airs a pre-show before most PPV events known as the Kickoff show which includes interviews, match previews, and a panel of experts analyzing the upcoming line-up (the pre-shows also used to host some matches but these were phased out in early 2022). WWE occasionally airs a post-show after some events known as Fallout. Each post-show includes interviews and a panel of experts analyzing the event. [9] WWE previously held Raw Talk post-shows for Raw-branded events and Talking Smack for SmackDown-branded events; both still air, but only after the weekly television programs, with the latter airing the next day after SmackDown's broadcast. Since late 2022, some PPVs have also had post-event media press conferences.
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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March 31 | WrestleMania | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 19,121 | Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in a tag team match |
November 7 | The Wrestling Classic | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 14,000 | Junkyard Dog vs. Randy Savage in the Wrestling Classic tournament final |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match | Notes |
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April 7 | WrestleMania 2 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | 16,585 | Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a 10-round boxing match | This aired as one event, but was staged at three locations. Each match listed was the final match for that venue's card |
Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 9,000 | The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) (c) vs. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) in a tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship | |||
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | 14,500 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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March 29 | WrestleMania III | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, Michigan | 93,173 | Hulk Hogan (c) vs. André the Giant for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 26 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 21,300 | Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera, and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. André the Giant, One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude, and Butch Reed in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
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March 27 | WrestleMania IV | Atlantic City Convention Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 19,199 | Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 29 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 20,000 | The Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan) vs. The Mega Bucks (Ted DiBiase and André the Giant) in a tag team match |
November 24 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 13,500 | The Mega Powers (Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan), Hercules, Koko B. Ware, and Hillbilly Jim vs. Big Boss Man, Akeem, Ted DiBiase, Haku, and The Red Rooster in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 15 | Royal Rumble | The Summit | Houston, Texas | 19,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 2 | WrestleMania V | Atlantic City Convention Hall | Atlantic City, New Jersey | 18,946 | Randy Savage (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 28 | SummerSlam | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 20,000 | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus in a tag team match |
November 23 | Survivor Series | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | 15,294 | The Ultimate Warriors (The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Neidhart, and The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)) vs. The Heenan Family (The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku), Arn Anderson, and Bobby Heenan) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
December 12 (aired December 27) | No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tennessee | Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake vs. Randy Savage and Zeus in a tag team steel cage match |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 21 | Royal Rumble | Orlando Arena | Orlando, Florida | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 1 | WrestleMania VI | SkyDome | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 67,678 | Hulk Hogan (World-c) vs. The Ultimate Warrior (IC-c) in a Winner Takes All match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship |
August 27 | SummerSlam | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19,304 | The Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude in a steel cage match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 22 | Survivor Series | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut | 16,000 | The Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan, and Tito Santana vs. Ted DiBiase and The Visionaries (Rick Martel, The Warlord, and Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma)) in a 3-on-5 handicap Survivor Series match |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 19 | Royal Rumble | Miami Arena | Miami, Florida | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 24 | WrestleMania VII | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | 16,158 | Sgt. Slaughter (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
August 26 | SummerSlam | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 20,000 | Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Col. Mustafa in a 2-on-3 handicap match |
November 27 | Survivor Series | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Michigan | 17,500 | Big Boss Man and The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) vs. Irwin R. Schyster and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) in a 3-on-3 Survivor Series match |
December 3 | This Tuesday in Texas | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 8,000 | The Undertaker (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 19 | Royal Rumble | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | 17,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
April 5 | WrestleMania VIII | Hoosier Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana | 62,167 | Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice |
August 29 (aired August 31) | SummerSlam | Wembley Stadium | Brent, London, England | 80,355 | Bret Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWF Intercontinental Championship |
November 25 | Survivor Series | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield Township, Ohio | 18,000 | Bret Hart (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 24 | Royal Rumble | ARCO Arena | Sacramento, California | 16,000 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
April 4 | WrestleMania IX | Caesars Palace | Paradise, Nevada | 16,891 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
June 13 | King of the Ring | Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio | 6,500 | Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in the King of the Ring tournament final |
August 30 | SummerSlam | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 23,954 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Lex Luger for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
November 24 | Survivor Series | Boston Garden | Boston, Massachusetts | 15,509 | The All Americans (Lex Luger, The Undertaker, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)) vs. The Foreign Fanatics (Yokozuna, Ludvig Borga, Jacques Rougeau, and Crush) in a 4-on-4 Survivor Series match |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Attendance | Final match |
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January 22 | Royal Rumble | Providence Civic Center | Providence, Rhode Island | 14,500 | 30-man Royal Rumble match |
March 20 | WrestleMania X | Madison Square Garden | New York, New York | 18,065 | Yokozuna (c) vs. Bret Hart for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
June 19 | King of the Ring | Baltimore Arena | Baltimore, Maryland | 12,000 | Roddy Piper vs. Jerry Lawler |
August 29 | SummerSlam | United Center | Chicago, Illinois | 23,300 | The Undertaker vs. "The Undertaker" |
November 23 | Survivor Series | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, Texas | 10,001 | The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna in a casket match |
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The WWE Network was launched on February 24, 2014. Every pay-per-view event from this point forward aired on both traditional PPV outlets and the WWE Network. However, beginning with NXT Arrival, several additional events began airing exclusively on the Network. The Network exclusives are noted.
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Date | Event | Venue | Location | Notes |
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May 27 | Night of Champions [10] | Jeddah Super Dome | Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia | |
May 28 | Battleground [11] | Tsongas Center | Lowell, Massachusetts | Network exclusive |
July 1 | Money in the Bank [12] | The O2 Arena | London, England | |
August 5 | SummerSlam [13] | Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan |
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April 6 | WrestleMania XL [14] [15] | Lincoln Financial Field | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Will air as a two-part event |
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Overall total — 490 (6 more confirmed)
These ten wrestlers have the most PPV matches as of Backlash 2023.
Rank | Wrestler | No. of PPV matches [16] | First PPV match | Latest PPV match |
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1 | Randy Orton | 181 | SummerSlam 2003 | WrestleMania Backlash 2022 |
2 | Kane | 176 | SummerSlam 1995 | Royal Rumble 2021 |
3 | The Undertaker | 174 | Survivor Series 1990 | WrestleMania 36 |
4 | Triple H | 173 | SummerSlam 1995 | Super ShowDown 2019 |
5 | John Cena | 164 | Vengeance 2002 | WrestleMania 39 |
6 | Edge | 145 | Summerslam 1998 | WrestleMania 39 |
7 | Chris Jericho | 144 | Unforgiven 1999 | Greatest Royal Rumble |
8 | Big Show | 142 | WrestleMania XV | SummerSlam 2017 |
9 | The Miz | 130 | Armageddon 2004 | WrestleMania 39 |
10 | Kofi Kingston | 121 | Night of Champions 2008 | Royal Rumble 2023 |
Many WWE events are thematic, centered on particular types of matches, or have an annually recurring main event. Most themed or gimmick events (sans the "Big Five" events) are roughly treated like filler themed events to carry the audience until the next event dating back to the days when the In Your House system was used. [17]
Event | Feature |
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Current | |
Royal Rumble | Features the Royal Rumble match [18] [19] [20] |
Elimination Chamber | Features the Elimination Chamber match [21] [22] [23] [24] |
Money in the Bank | Features the Money in the Bank ladder match [25] |
Extreme Rules | Generally features at least one Extreme Rules match, while other matches are variants of hardcore wrestling. [26] [27] |
Survivor Series | Features elimination-style matches, particularly the traditional Survivor Series match. [28] Carried an interbrand theme from 2016 to 2021, [29] and then themed on the WarGames match beginning in 2022. [30] |
Former | |
The Wrestling Classic | Featured The Wrestling Classic, a single-elimination tournament [31] |
Invasion | All of the matches were between the WWF and The Alliance of WCW and ECW. [32] |
King of the Ring | Featured the King of the Ring tournament. [33] |
Bad Blood | Featured the Hell in a Cell match. [34] |
One Night Stand | The pay-per-views were themed around the original Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion and consisted of various hardcore-based matches. [35] [27] Extreme Rules replaced this event in 2009 and continued the concept of featuring various hardcore-based matches. [26] |
Taboo Tuesday, later Cyber Sunday | Fans were able to vote on the matches, such as opponents or stipulations. [36] |
Breaking Point | Featured matches with "give up" stipulations, such as submission matches and I Quit matches. [37] |
Fatal 4-Way | Featured Fatal 4-Way matches [38] [39] |
Bragging Rights | The Raw and SmackDown brands would compete against one another for the Bragging Rights trophy and a 14-man tag team match between the two brands would take place; [40] [41] following the return of the brand extension in 2016, Survivor Series took on the brand competition theme where Raw and SmackDown competed for brand supremacy until 2021 (NXT was also involved in 2019). |
Night of Champions | Every active WWE championship of the main roster was defended; [42] [43] this event was replaced by Clash of Champions in 2016 with a similar concept. |
Greatest Royal Rumble | Featured the Greatest Royal Rumble match, a 50-man Royal Rumble match where the winner received the Greatest Royal Rumble trophy and championship belt. [44] [45] |
Cruiserweight Classic Finale | The culmination of a 32-man single-elimination tournament featuring competitors 205 lbs. and under (designated as cruiserweights) |
United Kingdom Championship Tournament | The event included a single-elimination tournament based around the United Kingdom Championship, featuring competitors from the United Kingdom and around the world. |
Mae Young Classic Finale | The culmination of a 32-woman single-elimination tournament. |
Evolution | Female-only event themed around WWE's various women's divisions. [46] |
Worlds Collide | The event was themed around interbrand competition between the NXT and NXT UK brands. The event previously included an interbrand single-elimination tournament. [47] |
Clash of Champions | Every active WWE championship available to Raw and SmackDown was defended. [48] |
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | At least one match was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, while individual tables matches, ladder matches, and chairs matches would occasionally also take place. [49] The 2014 event was promoted as "TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs" and included a steel stairs match. [50] |
NXT WarGames | Featured the WarGames match |
Hell in a Cell | Featured the Hell in a Cell match [34] |
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The event is held in late January. After the initial 1988 event was broadcast as a television special on the USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on PPV since the 1989 event. It also became available to livestream on the WWE Network in 2015 and on Peacock in 2022. It is one of WWE's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".
King of the Ring was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The PPV event was held annually in June and was established in 1993 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation. It centered on the King of the Ring tournament, which had been held annually as a non-televised house show from 1985 to 1991, with the exception of 1990.
WWE Backlash is a professional wrestling event that is produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. It is broadcast live and available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and the online streaming services Peacock and the WWE Network. The event was established in 1999 and was the first monthly PPV held after the discontinuation of the original In Your House shows, which were monthly PPVs held between the promotion's "Big Five" PPVs at the time: Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. The inaugural Backlash had been originally advertised as an In Your House show, but the branding was dropped before the event took place.
SummerSlam is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind their flagship event, WrestleMania. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". In addition to PPV since 1988, the event has aired on the WWE Network since 2014 and Peacock since 2021.
Survivor Series is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 1987 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Held in November generally the week of Thanksgiving, it is the second longest-running PPV event in history, behind WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania. In addition to PPV, the event has aired on the livestreaming services WWE Network since 2014 and Peacock since 2021. It is also considered one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".
The 2005 Royal Rumble was the 18th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. The event took place on January 30, 2005, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2005 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown!'s WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21.
The brand extension, also referred to as the brand split, is the separation of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE's roster of wrestlers into distinct divisions, or "brands". The promotion's wrestlers are assigned to a brand via the annual WWE Draft and exclusively perform on that brand's weekly television show, with some exceptions. Throughout its history, WWE has utilized the brand extension twice. The first brand split occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the ongoing second began in 2016.
The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic Battle Royal match in which a number of wrestlers aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The match is typically the main event of WWE's January pay-per-view event known as the Royal Rumble. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Stone Cold Steve Austin holds the record for victories with three, achieved in 1997, 1998, and 2001, while Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Batista, Triple H, Randy Orton, Edge, and Brock Lesnar have all won the match twice. The match has been won from the number 1 position on four occasions, by Shawn Michaels in 1995, Chris Benoit in 2004, by Edge in 2021, and Rhea Ripley in 2023.
The 2009 Royal Rumble was the 22nd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on January 25, 2009, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2009 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship, SmackDown's WWE Championship, or the ECW Championship at WrestleMania 25.
WWE Elimination Chamber is a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. It is available only through pay-per-view (PPV) and the livestreaming services, Peacock and the WWE Network. The event was established in 2010, replacing No Way Out as the annual February PPV. The concept of the event is that one or two main event matches are contested inside the Elimination Chamber, either with championships or future opportunities at championships at stake. The Elimination Chamber match itself had been created in 2002 and held at various other WWE pay-per-views before the establishment of the namesake event in 2010.
WWE Money in the Bank is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event, produced annually since 2010 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. The event is named after the Money in the Bank ladder match, which had originally only taken place at WrestleMania. The Money in the Bank ladder match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in April 2005 and was featured at the next five WrestleMania events. Following WrestleMania XXVI in March 2010, the match concept was spun off into its own PPV beginning in July that year, with the match no longer occurring at WrestleMania. In addition to PPV, the event has aired on the WWE Network since 2014 and Peacock since 2021. In August 2021, the event became recognized as one of the company's five biggest events of the year, along with the Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Five".
WWE Vengeance, known as NXT Vengeance Day since 2021, is an American professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was originally created in 2001 as a pay-per-view (PPV), when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Since 2021, the event has been held annually in February for WWE's developmental territory, NXT, under the title NXT Vengeance Day which is a reference to the event taking place on or around Valentine's Day.
Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Mercedes Moné. Varnado also appears in NJPW's sister promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is best known for her time in WWE from 2012 to 2022, where she performed under the ring name Sasha Banks.
NXT is a brand of the American professional wrestling promotion WWE that was introduced on February 23, 2010. Brands are divisions of WWE's roster where wrestlers are assigned to perform on a weekly basis when a brand extension is in effect. Wrestlers assigned to NXT primarily appear on the brand's weekly television program, NXT. The brand serves as a developmental territory for WWE's two main brands, Raw and SmackDown, which are referred to as the main roster. Due to its status as the company's developmental territory, NXT operates regardless if there is a brand extension in effect or not.
NXT TakeOver was a series of periodic professional wrestling events produced by WWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The events were produced exclusively for the promotion's NXT brand division and aired live on pay-per-view (PPV) and the livestreaming services Peacock and the WWE Network. The first TakeOver event was simply titled TakeOver and was held on May 29, 2014. TakeOver events were then held several times a year. The events were originally streamed exclusively on the WWE Network until TakeOver 31 in October 2020, when the events also became available on traditional PPV before also becoming available on Peacock in early 2021. The TakeOver series came to an end following TakeOver 36 in August 2021, as in September, NXT was restructured as NXT 2.0 with the brand's succeeding events no longer carrying the TakeOver name, including some former TakeOver events.
WWE Battleground, known as NXT Battleground beginning in 2023, is a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based promotion. From 2013 to 2017, the event was broadcast on traditional pay-per-view (PPV) and beginning in 2014, it began to simultaneously be livestreamed on the WWE Network, which was extended to Peacock beginning in 2023. The event was established in 2013, debuting in October on WWE's PPV calendar, replacing Over the Limit. In 2014, Battleground moved up to the July slot, becoming the promotion's annual July PPV. To coincide with the brand extension that was reintroduced in July 2016, the 2017 event was held exclusively for wrestlers from the SmackDown brand. Battleground was then discontinued as WWE reduced the amount of yearly PPVs produced after they had discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs following WrestleMania 34 in April 2018. After five years, the event was revived in 2023 for WWE's developmental territory, NXT, to be held in May and only available via WWE's livestreaming platforms.
The 2015 King of the Ring was the 11th and final King of the Ring professional wrestling event held by WWE that featured the 20th King of the Ring tournament. Unlike previous King of the Ring events, which aired on pay-per-view (PPV) from 1993 to 2002, the 2015 event aired exclusively on WWE's live streaming service, the WWE Network, which made it the first King of the Ring event to air on the service. The event featured the semifinals and final of the tournament. The opening round matches were held on the April 27, 2015, episode of Raw, which aired on the USA Network from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The semifinals and final were then held on April 28, 2015, and aired live on the WWE Network from the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois. It was the first tournament held since 2010 and the last to have a separate dedicated event; the event was planned to be revived in 2023 but was cancelled. It was also the first tournament held since the end of the first brand extension in 2011. The 2015 tournament was won by Bad News Barrett, who defeated Neville in the final and subsequently became known as King Barrett.
WWE Roadblock is a professional wrestling event series produced by WWE, a Connecticut-based professional wrestling promotion. The event was established in March 2016, and this inaugural event was simply titled Roadblock and aired exclusively on the WWE Network streaming service. The second event was then held in December 2016 under the name Roadblock: End of the Line where in addition to the WWE Network, it also aired on traditional pay-per-view (PPV) outlets. To coincide with the brand extension reintroduced in July 2016, this second event was held exclusively for wrestlers from the Raw brand. Roadblock was discontinued after this second event; however, in March 2022, WWE revived the event for the NXT brand to be held as a television special episode of NXT 2.0 titled NXT Roadblock.
The 2023 SummerSlam is the upcoming 36th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, returning the event to its traditional August slot after the previous year was held in July. This will also be the first SummerSlam to be livestreamed on Binge in Australia. This also marks WWE's first event to be held at Ford Field since WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, and the first SummerSlam to be held in Michigan since the 1993 event.
The 2023 Money in the Bank is the upcoming 14th annual Money in the Bank professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American promotion WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. This will be the first Money in the Bank to be held outside of the United States as well as WWE's first major event to be held in London since Insurrextion in May 2002 and England in general since Insurrextion in June 2003. It will also be the first Money in the Bank to livestream on Binge in Australia.
The WWE Worlds Collide Tournament, which will be taped for a WWE Network special, kicks off with a 15-Superstar Battle Royal on Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 8 a.m. session of Axxess.