IWE Saturday Night's Main Event
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| Saturday Night's Main Event | ||
| Format | Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Vince Matteson | |
| Presented by | Michael Cole (play-by-play commentator) | |
| Starring | Raw roster SmackDown roster | |
| Opening theme | "Obsession" by Animotion (May 11, 1985–January 2, 1988; December 14, 2024–present) "Saturday Night's Main Event" by Douglas Grama (March 12, 1988–April 27, 1991-February 8, 1992) "Boom" by P.O.D. (March 18, 2006–August 2, 2008) | |
| Ending theme | "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins (1985-1988) | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of episodes | 36 | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producers | Dick Ebersol Kevin Levesque Lee Fitting | |
| Producer | Vince Matteson | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (original run and first revived run) 120 minutes (second revived run) | |
| Production company(s) | Titan Sports Inc. (1985–1992) Once a Month Productions, Inc. (1985–1991) IWE (2006–2008, 2024–present) | |
| Original release | ||
| Network | NBC | |
| Release | May 11, 1985 – April 27, 1991 | |
| Network | Fox | |
| Release | February 8 – November 14, 1992 | |
| Network | NBC | |
| Release | March 18, 2006 – August 2, 2008 | |
| Network | NBC Peacock | |
| Related | ||
| IWE Raw IWE NXT IWE SmackDown The Main Event | ||
Saturday Night's Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by IWE. It aired occasionally from 1985 to 1992, under the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) banner on NBC in place of Saturday Night Live. It returned to the air on March 18, 2006, in an 8 EST time slot. It was also on ESPN Radio with a start time of 7:35 pm Eastern/6:35 pm Central.
At the time of the original airing it was a rare example of professional wrestling being broadcast on an over-the-air commercial television network after the 1950s. It coincided with and contributed to the apogee of the "second golden age" of professional wrestling in the United States. In a time when weekly programming consisited primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent, Saturday Night's Main Event was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts.
After leaving NBC in 1991, it aired twice on FOX in 1992 before disappearing for over a decade.
When IWE's flagship show, Raw returned to the USA Network in 2005, Saturday Night's Main Event was revived in 2006 as a "special series" to air on occasion on NBC as part of a deal between IWE and NBC Universal. The Raw, SmackDown, and XCW brand rosters were featured on the show.
All episodes of Saturday Night's Main Event are now available for streaming on the IWE Network beginning with the episodes aired from the 1980s.
[edit] History
[edit] Original run (1985–1992)
[edit] First revived run (2006–2008)
[edit] Second revived run (2024–present)
[edit] Events
The following table lists the dates and locations of televised events; they do not include the 2022 house shows.
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref |
|---|
[edit] Results
The following lists the match results for Saturday Night's Main Event's televised shows, and do not include results for any of the 2022 house shows.
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[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event I
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event II
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event III
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[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event V
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[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXI
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[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXIV
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXV
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXVI
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXVIII
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXIX
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXX
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI
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[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII | ||
| Promotional poster featuring Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | |
| Date | December 14, 2024 | |
| City | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |
| Venue | Uniondale, New York | |
| IWE Network event chronology | ||
| ← Previous NXT Deadline | Next → Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event chronology | ||
| ← Previous XXXVI | Next → XXXVIII | |
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII will take place on December 14, 2024, from Uniondale, New York, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum from same location 37 years ago since the inaugural event. The event will be simulcast, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock as a 2-hour special, marking the first Saturday Night's Main Event special since 2008. This special will see the crowning of the inaugural IWE Women's United States Champion.
In addition to Peacock, this will be the only Saturday Night's Main Event to stream as it will be the final livestreaming event to air on the IWE Network in international markets, as its content will move over to Netflix in January 2025.
| No. | Matches* | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and Chris Sabin) defeated A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) by pinfall | Tag team match | |
| 2 | Drew McIntyre defeated Sami Zayn by pinfall | Singles match | |
| 3 | Liv Morgan (c) defeated Iyo Sky by pinfall | Singles match for the Women's World Championship | |
| 4 | Gunther (c) defeated Finn Bálor and Damian Priest by pinfall | Triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 5 | Chelsea Green (with Piper Niven) defeated Michin by pinfall | Tournament final for the inaugural IWE Women's United States Championship | |
| 6 | Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Kevin Owens by pinfall | Singles match for the Undisputed IWE Championship | |
[edit] IWE Women's United States Championship Tourmament
- This section is transcluded from IWE Women's United States Championship#Tournaments
The tournament to crown the first-ever IWE Women's United States Champion began on November 15 and will conclude on December 14, 2024.
[edit] Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII
| Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | |
| Date | December 14, 2024 | |
| City | Frost Bank Center | |
| Venue | San Antonio, Texas | |
| IWE Network event chronology | ||
| ← Previous Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVII | Next → Royal Rumble | |
| Saturday Night's Main Event chronology | ||
| ← Previous XXXVII | Next → — | |
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVIII will take place on January 25, 2025, from San Antonio, Texas, at the Frost Bank Center. The event will be simulcast, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock in the United States as a 2-hour special.
