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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/88/WWEMainEvent.png/250px-WWEMainEvent.png<br>IWE Main Event Logo
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment<br>Professional wrestling
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Created by'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Vince McMahon|David Ackeret]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[List of IWE personnel#SmackDown|SmackDown roster]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |On My Own by CFO$
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Opening theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) by Shinedown
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[United States of America|United States]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Country of origin'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |4
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 1
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |212 (as of October 25, 2016)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE Main Event episodes|5]] (as of October 31, 2012)
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Multiple-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 60 minutes (including commercials)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |60 minutes (including commercials)
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original channel'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Ion Television (Channel)|Ion Television]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Ion Television (TV Network)|Ion Television]]<br>{{small|(2012 – 2014)}}<br>[[IWE Network]]<br>{{small|(2014 – 2016)}}<br>[[IWE#IWE.com|IWE.com]]<br>{{small|(2013 – 2014)}}<br>[[Hulu|Hulu Plus]]<br>{{small|(2015 – present)}}<br>[[#International broadcasters|International syndication]]<br>{{small|((2012 – present)}}
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Picture format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Picture format'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 480i (SDTV)<br>1080i (HDTV)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[480i]] ([[Standard-Definition Television|SDTV]])<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | October 3, 2012
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |October 3, 2012 – present
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Related shows'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE SmackDown]]''<br>''[[IWE Saturday Morning Slam]]''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE SmackDown]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''<br>''[[IWE 205 Live]]''<br>''[[IWE Superstars]]''<br>''[[IWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016)|IWE Cruiserweight Classic]]
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''External links'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''External links'''
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: ''Not to be confused with [[IWF The Main Event]]''
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'''''IWE Main Event''''' or simply '''''Main Event''''', is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Television Program|television program]] produced by [[IWE]] that originally aired on [[Ion Television (TV Network)|Ion Television]]] in the United States, then the [[IWE Network]], and is now broadcast on [[Hulu|Hulu Plus]]. It debuted on October 3, 2012 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 2, 2014. After the final domestic TV broadcast the show moved to an internet broadcast format. The show features lower to mid card [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] superstars. The show is currently on a hiatus from the IWE Network due to a conflict with British broadcaster [[Sky Sports]]'s first-run syndication rights. However, the show is still being taped before ''SmackDown'' tapings to fulfill international commitments and is also now airing on Hulu Plus while on hiatus from the IWE Network. Episodes are uploaded to the IWE Network 18 days after airing.
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'''''IWE Main Event''''' is a future sports entertainment television program to be produced by [[IWE]] that will air on the [[Ion Television (Channel)|Ion Television]] network in the United States. It will debut on October 3, 2012. The show will feature [[List of IWE personnel|IWE Superstars and Divas]], and will complement IWE's primary programs such as ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''. with exclusive matches and behind-the-scenes content.
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==Production/presentation==
==Production/presentation==
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The show is taped on Tuesday evenings prior to the ''SmackDown'' taping. Lead IWE commentator [[Michael Cole]] and [[Joe Smith|The Miz]] are the broadcast team, with longtime IWE ring announcer [[Lillian Garcia]] handling said duties. ''Main Event'' uses the universal HD set seen on all other IWE programming, with the all white ring rope scheme seen on ''Raw'' and most PPVs (though for the month of October, the middle rope will be pink in honor of IWE's [[breast cancer]] awareness initiative with [[Susan G. Komen for the Cure]]).
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The show is produced on Tuesday evenings, right before the ''SmackDown Live'' taping. It originally aired live, with a slight [[Broadcast Delay|broadcast delay]]. It uses the same [[High-Definition Video|HD]] set as all other WWE programming with all ring ropes being blue to represent the SmackDown brand, except for the month of October, when the middle rope is pink, to promote IWE and [[Susan G. Komen for the Cure]]'s [[Breast Cancer Awareness|breast cancer awareness]] campaign.
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[[Image:Main_Event_Stage.jpg|right|thumb|''IWE Main Event''s' version of the universal IWE [[High-Definition Television|HD]] set used from October 3, 2012 - present]]  
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IWE commentator [[Tom Phillips (wrestling)|Tom Phillips]] and [[David Mahrt|David Otunga]] are the broadcast team, and Greg Hamilton 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. Following the [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016 IWE Draft]] it was announced that ''Main Event'' would feature superstars exclusive to the SmackDown brand, making it the official "B" Show of the brand similar to ''[[IWE Velocity]]''.
===Commentators===
===Commentators===
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|'''[[Michael Cole]] and [[Joe Smith|The Miz]]'''
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| [[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] and [[Mike Rinehart|The Miz]]
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| October 3, 2012 – October 10, 2012<br>October 24, 2012<br>November 7, 2012 – November 14, 2012<br>December 5, 2012 – December 26, 2012<br>January 2, 2013 – January 9, 2013<br>January 23, 2013 – January 30, 2013<br>February 20, 2013 – March 27, 2013<br>May 15, 2013 – May 22, 2013
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| Michael Cole and [[John Goff|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]]
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| October 17, 2012<br>October 31, 2012<br>November 21–28, 2012<br>February 6, 2013 – February 23, 2013<br>April 3, 2013 – May 8, 2014<br>November 4, 2014<br>December 23, 2014<br>April 14, 2015<br>
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(*)-Filled in for the Miz when he's having a Match
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| Michael Cole and [[Brian Maddox|Brad Maddox]]
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| January 16, 2013
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|'''[[Lilian Garcia]]'''
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| Michael Cole and [[Jerry Lawler]]
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|'''October 3, 2012 - October 24, 2012'''
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| February 27, 2013
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|'''Tony Chimel'''
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| Josh Mathews and [[Daniel Gonzalez|Wade Barrett]]
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|'''October 31, 2012 - Present'''
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| June 12, 2013
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==Foreign broadcasters==
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''IWE Main Event'' also airs in [[Australia]] on [[Fox8 (TV Channel)|Fox8]].
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==International broadcasters==
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| Josh Mathews, The Miz and [[Mark Semmler]]
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| June 19, 2013
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| Josh Matthews and The Miz
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| June 26, 2013<br>August 7, 2013 – August 21, 2013<br>September 11, 2013<br>October 16, 2013 – October 29, 2013<br>November 20, 2013<br>December 4, 2013 – December 11, 2013<br>December 25, 2013
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| Josh Mathews and Mark Semmler
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| July 3, 2013
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| Josh Mathews and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
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| July 31, 2013
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==References==
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==See also==
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*[[IWE NXT]]
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!bgcolor="#C8C8FF" colspan="4"| '''Current [[IWE]] [[IWE Programs|programming]]'''
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| Josh Mathews and [[Kevin Riley|Alex Riley]]
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| August 28, 2013 – September 4, 2013<br>September 18, 2013 – October 9, 2013<br>November 6, 2013 – November 13, 2013<br>November 27, 2013<br>December 18, 2013
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| [[Tom Phillips (wrestling)|Tom Phillips]] and The Miz
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| January 1, 2014 – January 8, 2014<br>January 22, 2014
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| Tom Phillips and Alex Riley
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| January 15, 2014<br>January 29, 2014 – February 5, 2014
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| Tom Phillips and [[Bryan Keller|Byron Saxton]]
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| February 12, 2014 – August 12, 2014<br>March 31, 2015<br>September 15, 2015<br>November 3, 2015<br>November 17, 2015 – December 1, 2015<br>December 15, 2015
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| Michael Cole and Byron Saxton
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| August 19, 2014 – October 21, 2014<br>November 11, 2014 – December 2, 2014<br>December 16, 2014<br>November 10, 2015
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| Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Byron Saxton
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| October 28, 2014
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| Tom Phillips and [[Renee Young]]
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| December 9, 2014
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| Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and [[Narley Layne (wrestler)|Booker T]]
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| December 30, 2014 – January 6, 2015
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| Tom Phillips and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
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| January 13, 2015 – March 24, 2015
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| Tom Phillips and Jerry Lawler
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| January 27, 2015<br>May 3, 2016 – May 31, 2016
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| Rich Brennan and John "Bradshaw" Layfield
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| April 7, 2015<br>April 21, 2015 – May 26, 2015
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| Rich Brennan, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and [[The Usos|Jimmy Uso]]
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| style="text-align: left; font-size: 90%;"| [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] • [[IWE Elimination Chamber|Elimination Chamber]] • [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]] • [[IWE Extreme Rules|Extreme Rules]] • [[IWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]] • [[IWE SummerSlam|SummerSlam]] • [[IWE Night of Champions|Night of Champions]] • [[IWE Over the Limit|Over the Limit]] • [[IWE Hell in a Cell|Hell in a Cell]] • [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] • [[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]
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| June 2, 2015 – June 16, 2015
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| Rich Brennan and Jerry Lawler
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| June 23, 2015 – July 14, 2015<br>July 28, 2015 – August 18, 2015<br>January 5, 2016 – April 26, 2016
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| Rich Brennan and Michael Cole
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| July 21, 2015
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| Tom Phillips and Jimmy Uso
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| style="text-align: left; font-size: 90%;" colspan="4"| [[List of IWE personal|Roster]] • [[IWE Divas|Divas]] • [[IWE Teams and Stables|Teams and Stables]] • [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] • [[List of IWE Alumni|Alumni]] • [[List of IWE Alumni (A-C)|A–C]] • [[List of IWE Alumni (D-H)|D–H]] • [[List of IWE Alumni (I-M)|I–M]] • [[List of IWE Alumni (N-R)|N–R]] • [[List of IWE Alumni (S-Z)|S–Z]]
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| August 25, 2015
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| Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Jimmy Uso
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| September 1, 2015 – September 8, 2015<br>September 22, 2015<br>October 6, 2015 – October 27, 2015
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| Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Jimmy Uso
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| September 29, 2015
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| [[Kyle Edwards]] and [[Jinx Polinsky|Corey Graves]]
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| December 8, 2015
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| Rich Brennan and Byron Saxton
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| December 22, 2015 – December 29, 2015
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| Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler and [[Nick KesslerDolph Ziggler]]
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| June 7, 2016
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| '''Tom Phillips and [[David Mahrt|David Otunga]]'''
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| June 14, 2016 – October 11, 2016<br>'''October 25, 2016 – present'''
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| Tom Phillips, David Otunga and [[Austin Patrick|Aiden English]]
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| October 18, 2016
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|[[Lilian Garcia]]
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|October 3, 2012 – October 24, 2012<br>December 5, 2012 – February 6, 2013<br>May 29, 2013<br>October 9, 2013<br>November 27, 2013<br>January 1, 2014<br>March 18, 2014<br>April 15, 2014<br>May 27, 2014<br>March 24, 2015<br>November 3, 2015
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|[[Tony Chimel]]
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|October 31, 2012 – November 28, 2012<br>December 26, 2012<br>February 13, 2013 – June 24, 2014
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|[[Eden Semmler|Eden Stiles]]
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|July 1, 2014 – February 23, 2016<br>April 19, 2016
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|[[Joseann Mansfield|JoJo]]
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|April 7, 2015 – May 26, 2015<br>June 30, 2015 – July 7, 2015<br>October 13, 2015<br>July 19, 2016 - October 11, 2016
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Current revision as of 01:28, 25 November 2016

IWE Main Event
Created by Vince Matteson
Created by SmackDown roster
Opening theme On My Own by CFO$
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 212 (as of October 25, 2016)
Production
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Ion Television
(2012 – 2014)
IWE Network
(2014 – 2016)
IWE.com
(2013 – 2014)
Hulu Plus
(2015 – present)
International syndication
((2012 – present)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run October 3, 2012 – present
Chronology
Related shows IWE Raw
IWE SmackDown
IWE NXT
IWE 205 Live
IWE Superstars
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IWE Main Event or simply Main Event, is a professional wrestling television program produced by IWE that originally aired on Ion Television] in the United States, then the IWE Network, and is now broadcast on Hulu Plus. It debuted on October 3, 2012 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 2, 2014. After the final domestic TV broadcast the show moved to an internet broadcast format. The show features lower to mid card SmackDown superstars. The show is currently on a hiatus from the IWE Network due to a conflict with British broadcaster Sky Sports's first-run syndication rights. However, the show is still being taped before SmackDown tapings to fulfill international commitments and is also now airing on Hulu Plus while on hiatus from the IWE Network. Episodes are uploaded to the IWE Network 18 days after airing.

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[edit] Production/presentation

The show is produced on Tuesday evenings, right before the SmackDown Live taping. It originally aired live, with a slight broadcast delay. It uses the same HD set as all other WWE programming with all ring ropes being blue to represent the SmackDown brand, except for the month of October, when the middle rope is pink, to promote IWE and Susan G. Komen for the Cure's breast cancer awareness campaign.

IWE commentator Tom Phillips and David Otunga are the broadcast team, and Greg Hamilton 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. Following the 2016 IWE Draft it was announced that Main Event would feature superstars exclusive to the SmackDown brand, making it the official "B" Show of the brand similar to IWE Velocity.

[edit] Commentators

Commentators Dates
Michael Cole and The Miz October 3, 2012 – October 10, 2012
October 24, 2012
November 7, 2012 – November 14, 2012
December 5, 2012 – December 26, 2012
January 2, 2013 – January 9, 2013
January 23, 2013 – January 30, 2013
February 20, 2013 – March 27, 2013
May 15, 2013 – May 22, 2013
Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield October 17, 2012
October 31, 2012
November 21–28, 2012
February 6, 2013 – February 23, 2013
April 3, 2013 – May 8, 2014
November 4, 2014
December 23, 2014
April 14, 2015
Michael Cole and Brad Maddox January 16, 2013
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler February 27, 2013
Josh Mathews and Wade Barrett June 12, 2013
Josh Mathews, The Miz and Mark Semmler June 19, 2013
Josh Matthews and The Miz June 26, 2013
August 7, 2013 – August 21, 2013
September 11, 2013
October 16, 2013 – October 29, 2013
November 20, 2013
December 4, 2013 – December 11, 2013
December 25, 2013
Josh Mathews and Mark Semmler July 3, 2013
Josh Mathews and John "Bradshaw" Layfield July 31, 2013
Josh Mathews and Alex Riley August 28, 2013 – September 4, 2013
September 18, 2013 – October 9, 2013
November 6, 2013 – November 13, 2013
November 27, 2013
December 18, 2013
Tom Phillips and The Miz January 1, 2014 – January 8, 2014
January 22, 2014
Tom Phillips and Alex Riley January 15, 2014
January 29, 2014 – February 5, 2014
Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton February 12, 2014 – August 12, 2014
March 31, 2015
September 15, 2015
November 3, 2015
November 17, 2015 – December 1, 2015
December 15, 2015
Michael Cole and Byron Saxton August 19, 2014 – October 21, 2014
November 11, 2014 – December 2, 2014
December 16, 2014
November 10, 2015
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Byron Saxton October 28, 2014
Tom Phillips and Renee Young December 9, 2014
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Booker T December 30, 2014 – January 6, 2015
Tom Phillips and John "Bradshaw" Layfield January 13, 2015 – March 24, 2015
Tom Phillips and Jerry Lawler January 27, 2015
May 3, 2016 – May 31, 2016
Rich Brennan and John "Bradshaw" Layfield April 7, 2015
April 21, 2015 – May 26, 2015
Rich Brennan, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Jimmy Uso June 2, 2015 – June 16, 2015
Rich Brennan and Jerry Lawler June 23, 2015 – July 14, 2015
July 28, 2015 – August 18, 2015
January 5, 2016 – April 26, 2016
Rich Brennan and Michael Cole July 21, 2015
Tom Phillips and Jimmy Uso August 25, 2015
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton and Jimmy Uso September 1, 2015 – September 8, 2015
September 22, 2015
October 6, 2015 – October 27, 2015
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Jimmy Uso September 29, 2015
Kyle Edwards and Corey Graves December 8, 2015
Rich Brennan and Byron Saxton December 22, 2015 – December 29, 2015
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler and Nick KesslerDolph Ziggler June 7, 2016
Tom Phillips and David Otunga June 14, 2016 – October 11, 2016
October 25, 2016 – present
Tom Phillips, David Otunga and Aiden English October 18, 2016

[edit] Ring announcers

Ring Announcer Dates
Lilian Garcia October 3, 2012 – October 24, 2012
December 5, 2012 – February 6, 2013
May 29, 2013
October 9, 2013
November 27, 2013
January 1, 2014
March 18, 2014
April 15, 2014
May 27, 2014
March 24, 2015
November 3, 2015
Tony Chimel October 31, 2012 – November 28, 2012
December 26, 2012
February 13, 2013 – June 24, 2014
Eden Stiles July 1, 2014 – February 23, 2016
April 19, 2016
JoJo April 7, 2015 – May 26, 2015
June 30, 2015 – July 7, 2015
October 13, 2015
July 19, 2016 - October 11, 2016

[edit] International broadcasters

[edit] See also

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