CW Network Acquires Rights To Broadcast WWE NXT Premium Live Events

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It has officially been announced that the CW Network has acquired the rights to broadcast WWE NXT premium live events going forward.

NXT PLEs had previously aired on Peacock in the US, but the deal came up and wasn’t renewed, which resulted in Stand & Deliver airing on YouTube instead.

Now, PLEs going forward for NXT will air on the CW, which is where weekly NXT TV airs as well each Tuesday.

WWE writes:

April 28, 2026 – The CW Network and WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced all NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) will now air exclusively on The CW. Beginning with The Great American Bash later this summer, The CW will broadcast 20 PLEs in their entirety live on both coasts over the next several years, including Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. With the addition of NXT PLEs to The CW’s lineup, the network is now the exclusive home for all NXT programming – which showcases WWE’s hottest up-and-coming Superstars – also airing weekly live NXT installments every Tuesday night. WWE will continue to produce all PLEs.

“WWE NXT has energized our Tuesday nights by consistently delivering a loyal and passionate fanbase to The CW every week,” said Brad Schwartz, President, The CW Network. “Adding WWE NXT Premium Live Events to our schedule is a natural fit, providing one broadcast destination for audiences to watch all their favorite Superstars, storylines and championship matches.”

The CW entered a five-year deal with WWE in October 2024 to bring NXT to broadcast television for the first time in the show’s history. Its broadcast television debut delivered the largest audience for the program since October 2023 and was The CW’s #1 telecast of the year among adults 25-54 and 18-49. As the exclusive home of NXT, The CW airs 52 live weekly events throughout the season every Tuesday night from 8:00-10:00pm ET/PT. NXT programming features a stacked roster of up-and-coming talent including NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo and NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice.

“The CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT Premium Live Events to broadcast television for the first time ever,” said Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.

Launched by WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, NXT has aired weekly since 2012 and features the brightest young talent in sports entertainment. Several WrestleMania 42 participants were developed under the NXT banner, including Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch. Led by Michaels, NXT on The CW has showcased the rise of several ascending WWE Superstars, including Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Tiffany Stratton, Roxanne Perez, Je’Von Evans, and Sol Ruca.

NXT Great American Bash Lineup

With WWE NXT Great American Bash set to kick off The CW’s run of NXT PLEs, the brand will likely put together as big of a card as possible for the event.

NXT Champion Tony D’Angelo looks set to kick off a storyline with a mystery star from Japan which could culminate in a title match.

As of this writing, it isn’t clear who that Japanese star could be, with some top possibilities being EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi and Ulka Sasaki.

Meanwhile, NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice is currently being targeted by Izzi Dame for a future title match, with Zaria also an option after her win against Sol Ruca last week.