When WWE announced its TV deal with NBCU for SmackDown to return to the USA Network starting next Friday, it also included primetime specials.
The five-year deal also called for WWE to produce four primetime specials per year that will air on NBC. WWE has aired Saturday Night’s Main Event specials for years on NBC and past Tribute to the Troops specials.
WrestleVotes reported today that WWE will announce its first NBC primetime special since August 2008 in the coming days.
The report noted, “WWE is set to announce a live primetime special on @NBC in the next few days. While the location remains unknown, sources say tickets are set to go on sale next Friday. We’ve heard some internal speculation about a Saturday night in December. This will be WWE’s first primetime NBC special since August 2, 2008.
If WWE holds the specials on Saturday nights, they could be held under the name Saturday Night’s Main Event.
