NXT‘s PLEs, fka PPVs, are headed to The CW, fka The WB; more acronyms and ALL-CAPS TK (“to come” in journalism parlance).
WWE and The CW announced this morning NXT’s premium live events will now air exclusively on The CW, which already has the WWE minor leagues’ weekly episodic show each Tuesday. The CW was in pole position for the PLEs.
Starting with The Great American Bash this summer, the multiyear deal will mark the first time NXT’s PLEs, formerly referred to as pay-per-views due to their one-off rental revenue model, will air on broadcast television. Under the terms of the deal, The CW exclusively gets 20 PLEs live on both coasts “over the next several years,” the press release stated; events will also include Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. WWE NXT airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW, which is now the developmental league’s exclusive home.
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