WWE is expanding its broadcast reach with a dedicated SiriusXM channel, taking over the channel previously occupied by Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7.
WWE radio is set to launch Monday, July 27th. It will be available nationwide on SiriusXM channel 156 and through the SiriusXM app. The channel will carry live play-by-play coverage of major WWE Premium Live events, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series, as well as selected audio simulcasts of WWE’s weekly television programs.
SummerSlam is scheduled to be the first major event broadcast. NXT commentator Vic Joseph and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T will call both nights live from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 1st and 2nd. SiriusXM will also produce programs from the Minneapolis Convention Center featuring Dave LaGreca, Bully Ray, Mark Henry, Tommy Dreamer, Sam Roberts and Peter Rosenberg.
The channel’s regular schedule retains established SiriusXM programs, including Busted Open, Notsam Wrestling Live, Cheap Heat Live, The Hart Beat with Natalya and Busted Open After Dark. Episodes of WWE podcasts hosted by Cody Rhodes, The Undertaker and Stephanie McMahon will also air daily on the channel. The schedule also includes WWE Now, Raw Recap.
The partnership gives WWE yet another controlled distribution platform at a time when its programming is spread across several services. SummerSlam streams through ESPN in the United States and Netflix internationally, while the company’s weekly shows remain divided among Netflix, USA Network, and The CW. WWE radio creates a single place where the company can promote storylines, replay interviews and promos, and engage fans between events and regular broadcasts.
It also makes WWE easier to follow without a screen. Audio coverage serves fans who are working, driving, or otherwise unable to watch a multi-hour live event. Wrestling leans heavily on visuals, but radio commentary is still a standard part of sports consumption. The new audio channel should allow WWE to treat its matches more like conventional live sports coverage while using announcers to add color, explain gimmicks, and hype ongoing storylines. The channel will include some interactive programming, including the five-night-a-week Busted Open After Dark, which takes listener calls following wrestling events.
The larger change involves the channel’s editorial identity. SiriusXM launched Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 in July 2025 as a channel independent of any wrestling promotion. Initially, its programming covered WWE, AEW, TNA, as well as independent promotions. At the time, Busted Open host Dave LaGreca pointed to that lack of affiliation as the reason why the show could speak openly about both WWE and AEW, though he’s since claimed: ”Every show is going to be exactly the same that you know and love…but now we're going to have the TV simulcast of Raw, of SmackDown, of NXT. We're going to have original SiriusXM productions of every major WWE PLE homegrown right here on WWE Radio.”
One year later, that neutrality may be waning as the station transitions into WWE Radio. SiriusXM says its existing wrestling programs will continue, but WWE-owned content and branding will define the station after July 27th. That raises the practical question about just how much room remains for criticism of WWE or for sustained coverage of competing or independent promotions not directly linked to WWE.
For WWE, the benefits are obvious. The company gains a permanent audio outlet and another way to turn its major events into multi-day programming. For SiriusXM, the deal supplies recognizable personalities, a committed existing fan base, and live rights. The test will be whether WWE Radio functions as a broader wrestling channel with some privileged access or primarily as a continuous extension of WWE’s promotional system.
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