Reason Why WWE NXT’s 2300 Arena Show Is Scheduled For Wednesday

NXT has a huge show planned for the old ECW Arena, but they will air it on a special day of the week. It turns out that the unique setting for their November 6 show didn’t dictate this change in their schedule, because they also needed to avoid competition from U.S. politics taking center stage.

WWE’s NXT brand is taking over the 2300 Arena on November 6, which is a Wednesday. A lot of fans wondered if they did this intentionally to mess with AEW Dynamite, but it turns out that this was a special request from their new network home.

Outside the pro wrestling bubble, the United States is about to elect a new president. We will either get Donald Trump again or Kamala Harris will win the White House. Either way, the CW didn’t want the competition on Tuesday, November 5th.

Sean Ross Sapp noted on Fightful Select that the CW Network requested next week’s NXT be moved as they plan on doing Election coverage. The CW has a lot of stake in local news, and they will likely see election coverage dominate the night.

WWE has a lot of things planned for their special 2300 Arena show, including Dawn Marie’s return as a special guest referee. Only time will tell who else shows up from the land of extreme, but it’s likely to be a can’t miss show for ECW fans.

This actually works out to WWE’s benefit as well. Now they will not have to contend with competition from the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. They will only have competition in the form of fallout broadcasts to deal with, and of course, AEW Dynamite’s November 6th episode.

How do you think shifting NXT’s show to November 6 at the 2300 Arena will impact its viewership, given the overlap with AEW Dynamite and the post-election media coverage? Let us know in the comments below.