WWE Modifying TV Taping Schedule To Include More Taped Shows

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet has reported that WWE will be altering its TV taping schedule, beginning later this month, and going into the month of July. The company will mix in taped shows to go along with live broadcasts.

This comes after Vince McMahon made the decision last week to scrap a weekend's worth of TV tapings (which would have resulted in a reported five weeks of TV being filmed) in favor of resuming live programming.

It was believed that the impetus for McMahon's decision was the language in WWE's TV contracts that only allow for a small number of taped shows to air per year, and that defaulting on those terms could potentially result in less money for WWE.

Amid the changes to the schedule, Satin's report lists the following:

*SmackDown will air this evening live as scheduled on FOX

*Raw will air on Monday live as scheduled on USA Network

*NXT will air on Wednesday live as scheduled

*Next Friday, SmackDown will air live as scheduled

*Saturday, April 25; two episodes of SmackDown will be taped (airing May 1 and May 8)

*Monday, April 27; two episodes of Raw will be taped (one for that night and the other will air the following week on May 4)

*Wednesday, April 29; two episodes of NXT will be taped (one is for that night, the other will air on May 6)

*Monday, May 11; one episode of Raw will be taped for that night and one episode of SmackDown will be taped for May 15

*Tuesday, May 12; one episode of Raw will be taped for May 18 and one episode of SmackDown will be taped for May 22

*Wednesday, May 13; two episodes of NXT will be taped (one is for that night, the other will air on May 20)

*Monday, May 25; two episodes of Raw will be taped (one for that night, the other will air on June 1)

*Tuesday, May 26; two episodes of SmackDown will be taped (one will air on May 29, the other will air on June 5)

*Wednesday, May 27; two episodes of NXT will be taped (one is for that night, the other will air on June 3)

*Monday, June 8; one episode of Raw taped for that evening and another episode of SmackDown taped for June 12

*Tuesday, June 9; one episode of NXT will be taped for June 10

*Monday, June 15; one episode of Raw taped for that evening and another episode of SmackDown taped for June 19

*Tuesday, June 16; one episode of Raw taped for June 22 and another episode of SmackDown taped for June 26

*Wednesday, June 17; two episodes of NXT will be taped (one is that night, the other will air on June 24)

*Monday, June 29; two episodes of Raw will be taped (one for that night and the other will air on July 6)

*Tuesday, June 30; two episodes of SmackDown will be taped (one for July 3 and one for July 10)

*Wednesday, July 1; two episodes of NXT will be taped (one is for that night, the other will air on July 8)