| WWE 205 Live | |
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| Created by | Vince McMahon Paul "Triple H" Levesque |
| Written by | Dewey Foley (Lead writer) See list of 205 Live creative writers |
| Starring | NXT roster |
| Opening theme | "Hail the Crown" by CFO$ featuring From Ashes to New[1] "Legend" by CFO$ featuring Moosh and Twist (Bumper)[2] "Take a Stand" by CFO$ (Bumper) |
| Composer | CFO$ |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 270 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 30-60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | WWE Network and Peacock |
| Release | November 29, 2016 – February 11, 2022 |
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WWE 205 Live[3] is an American professional wrestling streaming television program that was produced by WWE. It premiered on November 29, 2016, as a replacement for WWE Superstars, and ended on February 11, 2022. The show originally aired exclusively on the WWE Network until March 2021 when the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock, after which, it was available on Peacock in the United States and the WWE Network in international markets.
The show was originally centered around cruiserweights, male competitors billed at a maximum weight of 205 lbs. from the namesake 205 Live brand. With some exceptions, the show originally aired live (as its name implied) at 10 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) following WWE's primary television program, SmackDown, and was broadcast from the same venue.[4] By 2020, 205 Live episodes were pre-taped on the Tuesday before its airing.[5]
In October 2019, 205 Live was integrated with the NXT brand with cruiserweights from both NXT and NXT UK appearing on the show. By August 2021, the show included female competitors as well as male competitors above the weight limit.[6] The final episode of the series aired on February 11, 2022, and it was replaced by NXT Level Up the following week on February 18.[7]
- ^ "Hail the Crown". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ "Legend". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ Staff, WWE.com. "205 Live premieres Nov. 29 on WWE Network". WWE.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ^ Rueter, Sean (2019-09-30). "WWE makes 205 Live's new night official". Cageside Seats. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "** SPOILERS ** WWE 205 Live Tapings For This Week". Cageside Seats. 2021-11-23. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Gacy to battle Briggs, Jiro to take on Waller on 205 Live". WWE. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (February 15, 2022). "SAY GOODBYE TO 205 LIVE, NEW NXT SERIES TO BEGIN TAPING TONIGHT". PWInsider. Archived from the original on April 30, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.