WWE Network unveiled its WrestleMania Week programming line-up
filled with a series of all-new episodes, specials and live
coverage beginning Monday, March 28 and culminating with WWE’s
pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania on Sunday, April 3, live at
7 PM ET/4 PM PT.
WrestleMania Week will include the premiere of WWE 24: “Thank
You Daniel,” a new episode of Legends with JBL® featuring 2016 Hall
of Fame inductee Michael Hayes, WWE Ride Along™ featuring WWE
Superstars Dean Ambrose® and Roman Reigns®, and WWE Divas Paige™
and Alicia Fox™, and Stone Cold® Podcast Live! featuring WWE Hall
of Famer Mick Foley. In addition, fans can also watch NXT®
Takeover: Dallas, the WWE Hall of Fame 2016 Red Carpet and the WWE
Hall of Fame 2016, along with WrestleMania Kickoff and the year’s
main attraction, WrestleMania.
New subscribers can get all of this programming as part of a
free month trial by signing up at WWENetwork.com now. The schedule
of WrestleMania Week programming on WWE Network is as follows:
WWE 24: “Thank You
Daniel”
Monday, March 28 immediately following Monday Night
Raw®
Witness Daniel Bryan’s emotional farewell, as WWE 24 cameras
bring you unprecedented access inside the last day of his stellar
career.
Legends with JBL: Michael
Hayes
Tuesday, March 29 at 8 pm ET
Host John Bradshaw Layfield, former WWE Champion and current
Monday Night Raw analyst, presses the biggest and most influential
names in WWE on the most controversial topics in sports
entertainment history. JBL sits down with 2016 WWE Hall of Fame
Inductee Michael Hayes and discusses the Fabulous Freebirds’
legendary career in the ring, his creative role behind-the-scenes,
as well as the controversies surrounding him.
NXT
Wednesday, March 30 at 8 pm ET
With only two days to go before his rematch for Finn Bálor’s
title at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, Samoa Joe is in action against Bull
Dempsey. Fans will also get an exclusive look at the upcoming NXT
TakeOver match between NXT Champion Bayley and Asuka.
WWE Ride Along featuring WWE
Superstars Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns and WWE Divas Paige and
Alicia Fox
Wednesday, March 30 at 9 pm ET
On WWE Ride Along, the WWE Universe rides shotgun with the
Superstars and Divas as they travel from city to city on the tour
that never ends. On the road to WrestleMania, Roman Reigns and Dean
Ambrose get chased by fans, while Paige and Alicia Fox engage in
some Divas hijinks! Hear inside stories and witness over-the-top
hilarity that can only take place within the confines of a car.
Stone Cold Podcast Live!
featuring WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley
Thursday, March 31 at 10 pm ET
WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin hosts a
no-holds-barred interview with the Hardcore Legend, Mick Foley,
LIVE from WrestleMania Axxess.
NXT TakeOver: Dallas
Friday, April 1 at 10 pm ET
The biggest names in NXT face off in front of a sold-out crowd
at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. NXT Champion Finn
Bálor puts the NXT Championship on the line against Samoa Joe, NXT
Women’s Champion Bayley will defend her title against Asuka™, and
Jason Jordan™ and Chad Gable™ will face Blake™ & Murphy™ for
the NXT Tag Team Titles.
WWE Hall of Fame 2016 Red
Carpet
Saturday, April 2 at 7 pm ET
Join host Maria Menounos and WWE announcer Byron Saxton from the
red carpet at WWE’s most glamourous event of the year. Watch all
the glitz and glamour as Superstars, Divas, Legends and celebrities
tell all on the eve of WrestleMania.
WWE Hall of Fame 2016
Saturday, April 2 at 8 pm ET
Sting, The Fabulous Freebirds, Big Boss Man, Godfather,
Jacqueline and Stan Hansen will be inducted into the WWE Hall of
Fame. The WrestleMania eve tradition will telecast from the
sold-out American Airlines Center in Dallas.
WrestleMania Kickoff
Sunday, April 3 at 5 pm ET
The WWE Universe prepares for the biggest event of the year with
the annual WrestleMania Kickoff show. This year’s show starts the
night off with one of WrestleMania’s fastest-growing traditions,
the third annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, featuring
20 Superstars.
WrestleMania
Sunday, April 3 at 7 pm ET
An unprecedented sold-out crowd is expected at AT&T Stadium
for WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania. Triple H®
will defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman
Reigns, Brock Lesnar® takes on Dean Ambrose in a no-holds-barred
street fight, Shane McMahon® returns to in-ring action for the
first time in seven years to face Undertaker® inside Hell in a Cell
and WWE Divas Champion Charlotte™ puts her title on the line in a
triple threat match against Sasha Banks™ and Becky Lynch™.
About WWE Network
WWE Network is the only place to get all 12 WWE pay-per-view
events, including WrestleMania, at no additional cost plus 24/7
programming featuring ground-breaking original series, reality
shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of
special events and the most comprehensive video-on-demand library
with nearly 5,000 hours of content, including every WWE, WCW® and
ECW® pay-per-view.
Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and
Hulu, fans are able to sign up for WWE Network online by going to
WWENetwork.com, and can watch WWE Network on their TVs through
connected devices such as Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4,
Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming
devices as well as Smart TVs including Sony, Samsung and
Panasonic.
For a complete listing of WWE Network availability by country
and device, please click here.
About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated
media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment.
The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and
deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE
is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television
programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms.
WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 24
languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top premium
network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming
and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in
more than 180 countries. The company is headquartered in Stamford,
Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico City,
Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.
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and entertaining programs and events; the possibility of a decline
in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the
continued importance of key performers and the services of Vincent
K. McMahon; possible adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere
and related private sector initiatives; the highly competitive,
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in which we operate and greater financial resources or marketplace
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conduct our live events and/or other businesses if we do not comply
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