Every Thursday or Friday night the WWE Network updates its schedule advertising new content set to air on the live stream in the coming week. It should be noted that like anything, schedules are tentative and air times, air dates, and programs are always subject to change. Additionally, this reflects only what is set to air on the Network stream and does not include content added directly to the video-on-demand service.
The WWE Network additions below do not reflect everything we’ll see on the WWE Network. As always, we’ll have a RAW, Smackdown, and Main Event episode added from last month. We may even see the next classic content drop begin, or even some collections appear. But what else is coming throughout the week? Let’s take a look:
Monday – April 24th
Table For 3 (11:06 PM EST)
“AJ Styles talks with WWE Hall of Famers Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels to discuss their respective factions and a potential Dream Match”
Tuesday – April 25th
WWE 205 Live (10 PM EST)
“The greatest performers from WWE’s Cruiserweight division showcase their unparalleled abilities on 205 Live!”
WWE Talking Smack (10:45 PM EST)
“Renee Young catches up with your favorite SmackDown LIVE Superstars after the show to hear their thoughts on all of the evening’s action.”
Wednesday – April 26th
WWE NXT (8 PM EST)
“The recently returned Drew McIntyre takes on Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas. Tyler Bate is back in NXT to defend the WWE United Kingdom Championship.“
Saturday – April 29th
This Week in WWE (3 PM EST)
“Get caught up on all the highlights from Raw and SmackDown LIVE with This Week in WWE.“
Sunday – April 30th
WWE Payback 2017 Kickoff (7 PM EST)
“Renee Young, Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler, Sam Roberts and guests preview WWE Payback Live from San Jose, CA!”
WWE Payback 2017 (8 PM EST)
“Bray Wyatt challenges Randy Orton in the first-ever House of Horrors Match and Roman Reigns goes head-to-head with Braun Strowman.”
Raw Talk Payback 2017 (11 PM EST)
“Catch up with your favorite RAW Superstars to recap all of the action from WWE Payback!”
Closing Thoughts
This week’s offering is pretty strong, all things considered. Admittedly, the line-up is bolstered by the usual PPV programming, but that’s still roughly 5 hours of content by itself.
Besides that, there’s also a new Table For 3 featuring an interesting trio of Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and AJ Styles. This should make an interesting episode when you consider the “dream match” chatter that surrounded Styles and HBK a few months back.
And finally, NXT is once again stacked, especially with a highly interesting United Kingdom Championship set for the show. I will give WWE credit for keeping the title relevant while they continue to spin their wheels on a weekly series.
What do you think of this week’s schedule? Let us know in the comment section below!