WWE Launching New Weekly TV Show in October

Subject: WWE Launching New Weekly TV Show in October Mon 25 Jun 2012, 7:22 pm

http://www.diva-dirt.com/2012/06/25/wwe-launching-new-weekly-tv-show-in-october/

WWE has announced today the launch of a new weekly TV series, WWE Main Event, to debut on the ION network in October.

An official press release sent out today states that the new show will air Wednesdays at 8pm ET and will continue storylines from Raw and SmackDown.

The show premieres on October 3rd.

Read the press release below:
STAMFORD, Conn., June 25, 2012 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and ION Television today announced a new weekly one-hour original series airing on Wednesday nights at 8/7C. WWE Main Event will debut on October 3, 2012, and feature WWE Superstars and Divas from the rosters of Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown. The new show will be available in 100 million U.S. television households on ION Television, a top-rated general entertainment network that features a broad mix of critically acclaimed series, movies and original programming.

“ION Television is delighted to begin a new partnership with such a successful and well-recognized franchise as WWE,” said Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. “As a general entertainment network with a solid foundation, WWE Main Event is a great addition to our lineup that features something for everyone. We look forward to introducing our ION audience to all of the excitement and drama WWE has to offer as well as welcoming a passionate new fan base to the network.”

“WWE looks forward to this new partnership with ION Television,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman and CEO. “We are excited about producing this new television show, WWE Main Event, and bringing our fans to ION Television every Wednesday.”

WWE Main Event will feature in-ring action and fit seamlessly in storylines from Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown, making Wednesday night appointment viewing for fans. The new series will offer a big arena experience with live audiences like current WWE weekly programs.

DD's Thoughts: Hmm, they say it will continue storylines from Raw and SmackDown, but I’m skeptical. Another WWE Superstars? Or a replacement? I’ve never heard of ION, but then again I’m not American, so…

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What do you think of this news?

- As noted before, WWE will premiere a new show called WWE Main Event on the ION Television network beginning Wednesday, October 3rd at 8pm EST. The one-hour show will feature WWE Superstars and Divas every Wednesday night.

Word is that the show will be a step up from Superstars, occasionally featuring top Superstars and some of the top storylines from RAW and SmackDown.

WWE will likely be taping Main Event on Tuesday nights before SmackDown.

http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/More_Details_on_WWE_s_New_Main_Event_TV_Show_Debuting_In_October.html

wish they put it on a channel i have but hopefully its good.

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it won't do good

I got ION

all it shows is replays of Monk and Psych that I watched.

Not much in their own show orginally to draw on so I mean will be hard for them to draw a audience I mean it's just all old shows never anything new so wwe will have to promote it hard

Sounds pointless.

IDK if I have ION, prolly won't watch anyway.

Direct TV has it so I am happy.

Even if it didn't it would be posted online so I'd watch the matches that interest me from it.

It basically is Superstars x2 but that isn't a bad thing imo since that show allows underused wrestlers to have longer matches than they would if they even got on Raw/SD..

I love the channel, it used to be really good and popular, and this will draw my attention back to it. :P

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