WWE Main Event

WWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. The hour-long program features lower card performers, and it is primarily carried in international markets. In the United States, after initially airing on Ion Television, new episodes later became exclusive to the streaming service Hulu (where new episodes are released on Thursdays).
The show is usually taped prior to "WWE Raw" (serving as an in-person undercard for the live broadcast). Prior to November 28, 2016, the show was filmed prior to "SmackDown", but was moved to "Raw" tapings to accommodate WWE Network's weekly cruiserweight show "205 Live", which is broadcast live following "SmackDown".
History.
The series first aired in the United States on Ion Television, originally premiering October 3, 2012 and airing on Wednesday nights. WWE considered the show to be a spiritual replacement for "WWE Superstars" (which previously aired on WGN America until 2011, and transitioned to WWE's digital platforms in the U.S. afterward). Hulu acquired rights to the series as well, as part of a larger pact that included video on-demand rights for WWE's main weekly programs. Episodes are uploaded to Hulu on Thursdays and are filmed before the live "Raw" on Monday Nights.
Ion Television dropped the series in April 2014; following the cancellation, WWE streamed a live episode of "Main Event" from Detroit on its then-new subscription service WWE Network. It was reported to be a stress test for live events on the service in preparation for WrestleMania XXX.
"Main Event" was initially positioned as a non-branded show, featuring performers from both the Raw and SmackDown rosters. Following the 2016 WWE Draft, the program became exclusive to SmackDown. After the cancellation of "WWE Superstars", "Main Event" became exclusive to Raw. The show is taped Monday Nights before Raw.
WWE commentators Kevin Patrick and Byron Saxton are the broadcast team, while Mike Rome is the ring announcer. From October 3, 2012, to January 22, 2014, "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" by Shinedown served as the official theme for "Main Event". Since January 29, 2014, "On My Own" by CFO$ now serves as the theme song.