Professional wrestling streaming television series
WWE 205 Live
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 (2016-11-29) – February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
Related
WWE Superstars
WWE NXT Level Up (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.
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replacement for 205Live, and it goes head-to-head with AEW Rampage. In October 2019, WWE's205Live brand merged under the NXT brand with the 205Live streaming...
tournament and WWE Network event produced by WWE. All participants were billed at a weight of 205 lbs or less to determine the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight...
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with WWE, working in their new cruiserweight division as part of the 205Live brand. At WrestleMania 34, Alexander won a tournament to win the WWE Cruiserweight...
and promoted by the American promotion WWE. Before its retirement, it was defended on the NXT, NXT UK, and 205Live brands. It was contested exclusively...
professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed on the NXT and 205Live brands, mostly under the ring name Gentleman Jack Gallagher...
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would be joining the WWE Performance Center to work in WWE as professional wrestlers. During tapings of a November 16 episode of 205Live, she made her professional...
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eligible to be drafted to Raw and SmackDown. Two of WWE's former brands, ECW (2006–2009) and 205Live (2019), have also taken part in the draft during the...
Alexander. In 2017, Gulak introduced a new gimmick in WWE, beginning to campaign for a "Better 205Live", in a nod to his previous character in CZW. The campaign...
and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205Live brand divisions. The event took place...
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SmackDown. It was then moved to Raw after the premiere of WWE Network's 205Live, which was broadcast live after SmackDown from the same venue. Main Event was...
WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands. Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and 205 Live...
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