ION sent out the following today…
ION TELEVISION GETS IN THE RING WITH THE DEBUT OF WWE® MAIN EVENT® PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT
NEW YORK, NY (September 27, 2012) – Fans of WWE are finally getting their midweek fix with the brand new installment WWE Main Event, a weekly, action-packed series premiering Wednesday, October 3 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on ION Television. Featuring the WWE Superstars and Divas of Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown, including John Cena®, WWE Champion CM Punk™, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus™, Alberto Del Rio®, The Miz®, Kofi Kingston®, Eve® and Alicia Fox®, it’s a must-see for longtime devotees and those looking for character-driven, high-octane entertainment.
The original series will showcase live events filmed across the country, as well as a stop in Europe. The taping schedule, which takes place one day prior to airing, is currently as follows:
October 2 – BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
October 9 – HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA
October 16 – FedExForum, Memphis, TN
October 23 – Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI
October 30 – Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
November 6 – LG Arena, Birmingham, England
November 13 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
November 20 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
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 is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 600 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo. Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide