WWE Rivals is a professional wrestling documentary series produced by WWE Studios. The series premiered on A&E on July 10, 2022.[1]
| WWE Rivals | |
|---|---|
 Poster for Season 2 | |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Vince McMahon (season 1) Kevin Dunn (seasons 1-2) Paul "Triple H" Levesque (season 2 onwards) Lee Fitting (season 3 onwards) Chris Kaiser Elaine Frontain Bryant Brad Abramson Jonathan Partridge |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company | WWE |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | July 10, 2022 – present |
Premise
editThe series features round table discussions discussing the most iconic rivalries in WWE, featuring WWE performers, alumni, and Hall of Fame talent.[2][3][4]
Most of the episodes in Season 1 tie into the wrestler who was also the featured subject in the first season of Biography: WWE Legends.
Panelists
edit- John "Bradshaw" Layfield
- Natalya
- Kofi Kingston (seasons 1 & 4)
- Kevin Nash
- Tamina Snuka (season 1)
- Cody Rhodes
- Beth Phoenix (seasons 1–3)
- Sean Waltman (seasons 1 & 4–present)
- Bayley (seasons 1–3)
- Johnny Gargano (seasons 2–3)
- Renee Paquette (seasons 2–3)
- Booker T (seasons 2–3)
- D-Von Dudley (seasons 2–3)
- Kevin Owens (season 3–present)
Series overview
editEpisode list
editSeason 1 (2022)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart" | July 10, 2022 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Undertaker vs. Kane" | July 17, 2022 |
| 3 | 3 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock" | July 24, 2022 |
| 4 | 4 | "Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle" | July 31, 2022 |
| 5 | 5 | "WWE vs. WCW" | August 7, 2022 |
| 6 | 6 | "Triple H vs. Mick Foley" | August 14, 2022 |
| 7 | 7 | "John Cena vs. Edge" | August 21, 2022 |
| 8 | 8 | "Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero" | August 28, 2022 |
| 9 | 9 | "Stephanie McMahon vs. Brie Bella" | September 4, 2022 |
Season 2 (2023)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant" | February 19, 2023 |
| 11 | 2 | "The Undertaker vs. Mankind" | February 26, 2023 |
| 12 | 3 | "The Rock vs. John Cena" | March 5, 2023 |
| 13 | 4 | "Triple H vs. Batista" | March 12, 2023 |
| 14 | 5 | "Trish Stratus vs. Lita" | March 19, 2023 |
| 15 | 6 | "Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns" | March 26, 2023 |
| 16 | 7 | "The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton" | April 9, 2023 |
| 17 | 8 | "Hulk Hogan vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper" | April 16, 2023 |
| 18 | 9 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart" | April 23, 2023 |
| 19 | 10 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels" | April 23, 2023 |
Season 3 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | "Triple H vs. The Rock" | February 25, 2024 |
| 21 | 2 | "Jake Roberts vs. Randy Savage" | March 3, 2024 |
| 22 | 3 | "Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker" | March 10, 2024 |
| 23 | 4 | "John Cena vs. Randy Orton" | March 17, 2024 |
| 24 | 5 | "The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian" | March 24, 2024 |
| 25 | 6 | "The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan" | March 31, 2024 |
Season 4 (2024)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Hulk Hogan vs. Randy Savage" | April 21, 2024 |
| 27 | 2 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Booker T" | April 28, 2024 |
| 28 | 3 | "John Cena vs. Batista" | May 5, 2024 |
| 29 | 4 | "Triple H vs. Seth Rollins" | May 12, 2024 |
| 30 | 5 | "Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes" | May 12, 2024 |
| 31 | 6 | "Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock" | May 19, 2024 |
Season 5 (2025)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker" | February 16, 2025 |
| 33 | 2 | ""Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Mr. T" | February 23, 2025 |
| 34 | 3 | "Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior" | March 2, 2025 |
| 35 | 4 | "Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels" | March 9, 2025 |
| 36 | 5 | "The Rock vs. Mick Foley" | March 16, 2025 |
| 37 | 6 | "Ric Flair vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat" | March 23, 2025 |
| 38 | 7 | "Shawn Michaels vs. Scott Hall" | March 30, 2025 |
| 39 | 8 | "Undertaker vs. Triple H" | April 6, 2025 |
| 40 | 9 | "Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins" | April 13, 2025 |
Season 6 (2026-present)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "Ric Flair vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage" | May 24, 2026 |
| 42 | 2 | "Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch" | May 24, 2026 |
References
edit- ↑ "A&E Announces July WWE Content Schedule Including New Biography Episodes". 411mania. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ "A&E & WWE® Announce The Return Of "Biography: WWE Legends" & Series Premiere Of "WWE Rivals" & "WWE Smack Talk" Starting 7/10". A&E. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (June 1, 2022). "WWE And A&E Set Details Of Weekly Programming Block, Kicking Off With New 'Biography' Season". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (March 1, 2022). "A&E And WWE Deepen Original Programming Ties, With 35 More 'Biography' Installments, New Series 'WWE Rivals'". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
External links
edit- WWE Rivals at IMDb