WWE announced today that Independent Wrestling companies EVOLVE, ICW, wXw, and PROGRESS will be available on the WWE Network starting Saturday, August 15.
The following will be uploaded to the WWE Network:
EVOLVE
The Best of Drew McIntyre in EVOLVE (featuring matches against Ricochet, Johnny Gargano, Roderick Strong, Aleister Black, and Matt Riddle)
The Best of Keith Lee in EVOLVE (featuring matches against Timothy Thatcher, WALTER, Matt Riddle, and Dominik Dijakovic)
wXw
wXw Femme Fatales 2019
wXw AMBITION 11
PROGRESS Wrestling
Chapter 92
Insane Championship Wrestling
ICW Shug’s Hoose Party 5 – Night 2
It has been long rumored (dating back to 2017) that WWE would be adding affiliate company programming to their WWE Network. WWE has acquired a number of video libraries, including EVOLVE recently.
You can view the full release below:
Starting this Saturday, the best independent promotions in the world are coming to WWE Network.
EVOLVE, PROGRESS Wrestling from England, Germany’s wXw and Scotland’s ICW will debut for subscribers to the award-winning streaming service, giving the WWE Universe the chance to see some of their favorite Superstars like never before. And this is just the beginning! You’ll continue to see footage from their libraries, as well as new and exciting content from all of these promotions on WWE Network in the weeks and months to come.
The first drop features a pair of compilations highlighting two of WWE and NXT’s top stars, along with full shows from each promotion.
The Best of Drew McIntyre in EVOLVE features the WWE Champion in action before his 2017 return to the company. You’ll see McIntyre in thrilling matches against the likes of Ricochet, Johnny Gargano, Roderick Strong, Aleister Black and Matt Riddle.
The Best of Keith Lee in EVOLVE features the NXT Champion coming into his own before making the jump to the black-and-gold brand. In this compilation, The Limitless One takes on Timothy Thatcher, WALTER and Riddle. The special also features a pair of early battles against his rival and close friend, Dominik Dijakovic.
Fans will get a look at Germany’s wXw and see different styles of combat on display. wXw AMBITION 11 is a one-night, smash-mouth tournament featuring NXT UK Champion WALTER and Timothy Thatcher setting out to punish the competition. Also featured from the wXw library is a one-night, all-women’s tournament, Femmes Fatale 2019.
PROGRESS Wrestling has been hailed as the jewel of the British independent scene, having catapulted Superstars like Pete Dunne, Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster, Toni Storm and Grizzled Young Veterans onto a worldwide platform. PROGRESS Chapter 92 is highlighted by a hard-hitting battle for the PROGRESS Championship between WALTER and Ilja Dragunov.
The WWE Universe will also be introduced to the Scottish underground with Insane Championship Wrestling. Night 2 of Shug’s Hoose Party 5 sees WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett take over as commissioner for the evening, NXT UK’s Piper Niven in action, as well as viral video sensation Grado.
Check out the full list of shows debuting, and be sure to watch them all, starting this Saturday on the award-winning WWE Network!