WWE to announce return of Saturday Night’s Main Event NBC special soon

The return of a classic WWE series could be imminent.

On Thursday, WrestleVotes reported that — within the next few days — WWE is set to announce an upcoming prime-time NBC special. The date and location for the event are not known yet, but WrestleVotes heard some “internal speculation” regarding a Saturday night in December.

Dave Meltzer followed up on that report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, noting that the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event will be announced very soon. Four in-ring specials per year airing on NBC are part of WWE’s new TV deal for SmackDown to return to USA Network.

Meltzer wrote:

Wrestlevotes reported WWE would be announcing a prime time special on NBC, perhaps on a Saturday night in December. The deal getting SmackDown on USA included four prime time specials per year on NBC. We were told by WWE that the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event will be announced very soon so that would indicate this is accurate.

WWE and NBCU’s deal to bring SmackDown back to USA Network is a five-year agreement. SmackDown airs its final episode on Fox tonight before moving to USA next week (September 13).

Saturday Night’s Main Event debuted in 1985 with an initial run that lasted until 1992. It then returned for a brief stint from 2006-2008. Recently, WWE has used the Saturday Night’s Main Event branding for its Saturday house shows.