CM Punk makes surprise appearance on WWE Backstage, joins show as special contributor and analyst
CM Punk will make "select appearances" on FS1's WWE studio show.
WWE News
The top ESPN and Fox XFL broadcast teams are reportedly set
Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky, and Pat McAfee will reportedly be ESPN's top XFL broadcast team, while Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt will be the top team at Fox.
WWE Smackdown posts big numbers in highly-promoted Fox debut, almost doubles its viewership from its last USA show
Smackdown's Fox debut averaged 3.87 million viewers and a 1.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic.
AEW Dynamite’s TNT premiere trucked WWE NXT on USA
Small sample size alert, but AEW has drawn first blood.
WWE shakes up announce teams for RAW and SmackDown as details of FS1 studio show WWE BACKSTAGE emerge
WWE's FS1 studio show will be hosted by Renee Young and Booker T, with a sneak preview on October 15th.
WWE experiments with lower frame rate on SmackDown for some reason
WWE lowered the frame rate for their ringside cameras in their final episode on USA as they move to Fox next week.
NXT draws over 1.1 million viewers in USA Network debut
The move to USA seems to be working out for NXT so far, but we'll see if that continues after AEW Dynamite starts.
Fox’s MLB Cubs-Cardinals broadcast did a long booth interview with WWE’s Braun Strowman, and took Twitter criticism
Fox's decision to get their wrestling in MLB fans' baseball took some criticism Thursday.
Monday’s WWE Raw broadcast saw multiple match graphics run upside down
This was quite the recurring issue.
Next phase of WWE Network strategy could include tiered subscriptions
A new model would potentially include a free tier as well as a premium tier in addition to the current product.
USA is preempting the second hour of NXT’s first two network debut episodes for Suits
Thanks to the final season of Suits, the second half of the first two WWE NXT episodes on USA will instead air on WWE Network.
Fox launches “We’re All Superstars” Wieden+Kennedy WWE ad campaign ahead of Friday Night Smackdown’s October debut
After doing ads for Fox's college football and NFL properties, Wieden+Kennedy has now created an ad series promoting WWE Smackdown's fall move to Fox.
Fox Sports host Rob Stone (briefly) wins WWE 24/7 Championship
Stone is the first non-WWE Superstar to win the 24/7 Championship.
Wednesday Night Wars? WWE moving NXT to USA to compete head-to-head with AEW
NXT will make its USA Network debut on Sept. 18.
All Elite Wrestling lands Wednesday night slot on TNT for new weekly show; how much of a challenge can they give WWE?
Wednesday nights on TNT seems like a good slot for AEW; that won't conflict with TNT's regular-season NBA broadcasts, and they're not going head-to-head with WWE's cable shows.
