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First hour of Night of Champions 2026 to air on ESPN at 1PM ET

WWE announced that the first hour of Night of Champions will air live on ESPN on linear television in addition to the full broadcast on the ESPN app with unlimited plan.

Since WrestleMania, the first hour of each premium live event has aired either on ESPN or ESPN2, with the idea to attract casual viewers to subscribe to the app to continue the rest of the broadcast.

Two matches will air in this first hour, but those matches have not been announced yet.

Speaking of Night of Champions, WWE has removed WWE Women’s champion Rhea Ripley from advertising for the show and replaced by WWE Women’s United States champion Tiffany Stratton. Ripley is nursing a knee injury and unlikely to wrestle over the next several weeks. Stratton does not have a match on the show just yet, but that could change.

Night of Champions will have a 1PM ET start time due to the time difference.


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Colin Vassallo has been editor of Wrestling-Online since 1996. He is born and raised in Malta, follows professional wrestling and MMA, loves to travel, and is a big Apple fan!

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