Latest On Where WWE's Library Of Content Will End Up (WWE News)

Fightful Select reports that the future of WWE's vast library of content is still very much up in the air. The company's deal with Peacock ends in March 2026, which officially officially brings the curtain down on the 'WWE Network era' of content distribution. Of course, the Network ceased to be as 2025 dawned, but Peacock still holds plenty of archived content for fans to pore over.

Further, WWE has utilised YouTube by creating brand new Vault channels for WWE generally (which includes NXT, ECW etc) and a dedicated WCW service. Both have shown themselves to be popular with fans - it isn't uncommon to read comments thanking those responsible for uploading full pay-per-view events from the past onto YouTube.

What does the future hold though? According to Fightful, there's a very good chance that WWE will continue their relationship with Google to make sure the YouTube channels keep delivering. Thats great news for those who enjoy randomly-uploaded content, but not so excellent news for those who want everything in one place.

There are still fans who dearly miss the old WWE Network set up.

Interestingly, YouTube does still offer a satisfying burst of content without being exhaustive. It allows WWE to keep drip-feeding retro goodness whilst still shopping around for the best deal if somebody wants to distribute the whole lot again. At time of writing, there are no concrete bids or buyers.

WWE Has Exhaustively Uploaded "Everything"

Here's where things get even more tasty.

According to the write up, WWE has exhaustively uploaded "everything from current episodes of Raw to Shotgun Saturday Night in the 90s" onto a backend. That means they can easily lift selected content as and when appropriate for the Vault channels. It also means that there are potentially thousands of unlisted full episodes showing the full range of WWE-owned content.

It's just sitting there waiting on you. How painful is that?!

There are fans who enjoy going through each episode in order. For example, it wasn't uncommon during the Network days to hear of people sitting down to consume every weekly episode of Raw in order. They'd watch PPVs in between to fit the timeline, and some even eventually added SmackDown once they reached 1999.

Imagine being able to splice in peripheral programming like Shotgun, Sunday Night Heat etc? It's a hardcore fan's dream scenario, but the current YouTube Vault model is a decent compromise for now.

It remains to be seen if anybody will swoop in and house the entire library at some stage. Fingers crossed.