The essential episodes of WWE Main Event

Watch these 15 in order and you've got WWE Main Event — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · October 3, 2012 · 1h

   October 3, 20128.3

   Champion vs Champion: CM Punk vs Sheamus

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · October 10, 2012 · 1h

   October 10, 20124.0

   Randy Orton vs Big Show

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · October 17, 2012 · 1h

   October 17, 20126.0

   Intercontinental Championship: Kofi Kington vs The Miz

4. 04S01E05

   S01E05 · Top rated · October 31, 2012 · 1h

   October 31, 20126.7

5. 05S02E02

   S02E02 · Season 2 peak · January 9, 2013 · 1h

   Main Event 155.0

6. 06S02E03

   S02E03 · Top rated · January 16, 2013 · 1h

   Main Event 165.0

7. 07S04E17

   S04E17 · Season 4 peak · April 28, 2015 · 1h

   Main Event 13510.0

8. 08S05E20

   S05E20 · Season 5 peak · May 18, 2016 · 1h

   Main Event 1905.0

9. 09S07E01

   S07E01 · Season 7 peak · January 4, 2018 · 1h

   Episode 110.0

10. 10S09E01

    S09E01 · Season 9 peak · January 2, 2020 · 1h

    January 2, 202010.0

11. 11S10E11

    S10E11 · Season 10 peak · March 18, 2021 · 1h

    Main Event 4421.0

    Humberto Carrillo collides with his cousin, Angel Garza; Akira Tozawa takes on Lince Dorado.

12. 12S11E05

    S11E05 · Season 11 peak · February 3, 2022 · 1h

    Main Event 488 (Cincinnati, OH)10.0

    Veer Mahaan and Akira Tozawa battle it out and Liv Morgan and Doudrop square off.

13. 13S11E27

    S11E27 · Top rated · July 7, 2022 · 1h

    Main Event 51010.0

    The intimidating Veer squares off against Mustafa Ali; Cedric Alexander goes one-on-one with T-BAR.

14. 14S11E31

    S11E31 · Top rated · August 4, 2022 · 50m

    Main Event 51410.0

    Ezekiel goes one-on-one with "The Nigerian Giant" Omos; Shelton Benjamin takes on T-BAR.

15. 15

    S12E17 · Season 12 peak · April 27, 2023 · 50m

    Main Event 55210.0

    Joe Gacy vs Dexter Lumis Nikki Cross vs Cora Jade