Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 8 |
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Production companies | Spoke Studios [1] WWE [1] |
Original release | |
Network | Hulu |
Release | February 2, 2024 |
Love & WWE: Bianca & Montez is a reality television series starring WWE wrestlers Bianca Belair and Montez Ford. The series follows their lives inside and outside of the ring in the build-up to WrestleMania 39. Filming commenced at the 2023 Royal Rumble. [2] The eight episodes were released on February 2, 2024, through digital streaming service Hulu. [3]
On November 2, 2023, Hulu announced the reality series starring WWE stars Belair and Ford. [4] The first season was filmed for six months in 2023, focusing on the WrestleMania season. [5]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 8 | February 2, 2024 | TBA |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Love & WWE" | February 2, 2024 | 101 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Planning A Baby" | February 2, 2024 | 102 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "The Training Game" | February 2, 2024 | 101 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Crunch Time" | February 2, 2024 | 104 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Long Distance Love" | February 2, 2024 | 105 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Too Busy To Get Busy" | February 2, 2024 | 106 | N/A |
7 | 7 | "Stress & Mania" | February 2, 2024 | 107 | N/A |
8 | 8 | "The Main Event" | February 2, 2024 | 108 | N/A |
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