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WWE Mixed Match Challenge is a seasonal professional wrestling web TV series and tournament which is produced by WWE. It was created by Vince McMahon and starred by the WWE Rosters. The series was premiered on 16th January, 2018 and it should be cleared that, like all other WWE programs, this is also based on scripted story lines. The scripts are written by the WWE script writers and the results are undoubtedly predetermined. The show has recently completed it’s 2nd season and 25 episodes have been televised. After debuting in the january, 2018, the first season was consisted of 12 episodes. Each episode was 20-25 minutes long and featured no more than one match. It was aired on 10 pm ET and filled the time slot which was previously held by 205 Live. So the show forced the airing of 205 Live to 10:20 pm. WWE announced a second season of the WWE Mixed Match Challenge on September 4, 2018. Season 2 consisted of 13 episodes, each of which was 30 minutes in length. In this edition, each episode featured 2 matches and as like as the inaugural season, it was aired on 10 pm ET. “One Chance (Rock Version)” was used as the opening theme of the program.
Genre : Sports entertainment Professional wrestling
Created By : Vince McMahon
Starred By : WWE Rosters
Country Of Origin : United States of America
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes : 25
Camera Setup : Multi camera
Running Time : 20-25 minutes (1st season), 30 minutes (2nd season)
Production company : WWE
Original Network : Facebook Watch, WWE Network
Original Release : January 16, 2018 – Present
1st season :
Raw Teams :
| WWE Superstar | WWE Diva | Charity |
| Braun Strowman | Alexa Bliss | Connor’s Cure |
| Finn Balor | Sasha Banks | Special Olympics |
| Appollo | Nia Jax | Susan G. Komen |
| The Miz | Asuka | Rescue Dogs Rock |
| Goldust | Mandy Rose | Hire Heroes USA |
| Elias | Bayley | Americares |
SmackDown Teams :
| WWE Superstar | WWE Diva | Charity |
| Bobby Roode | Charlotte Flair | Girl Up |
| Rusev | Lana | Global Citizen |
| Jimmy Uso | Naomi | Boys and Girls Clubs of America |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Natalya | Make-A-Wish |
| Sami Zayn | Becky Lynch | Unicef |
| Big E | Carmella | KaBoom |
Broadcast Team :
- Renee Young (Co-host)
- Byron Saxton (Co-host)
- Greg Hamilton (Ring announcer)
- Michael Cole (Lead commentator)
- Corey Graves (Color commentator)
- Beth Phoenix (Color commentator)
The Miz and Asuka won the inaugural mixed match challenge competition and they were awarded with $100,000, which was used in the Rescue Dogs Rock charity.
Season 2 :
Raw Teams :
| Team | Superstar | Diva |
| The Monster Eclipse | Braun Strowman / Curt Hawkins | Ember Moon |
| Country Dominance | Bobby Lashley | Mickie James |
| B’N’B | Finn Balor / Appollo Crews | Bayley |
| Mahalicia | Jinder Mahal | Alicia Fox |
| Team Pawz | Kevin Owens / Bobby Roode | Natalya |
SmackDown Teams :
| Team | Superstar | Diva |
| Awe-ska | The Miz | Asuka |
| Day One Glow | Jimmy Uso | Naomi |
| Ravishing Rusev Day | Rusev | Lana |
| Fenomenal / Extreme Flair | AJ Styles / Jeff Hardy | Charlotte Flair |
| The Fabulous Truth | R-Truth | Carmella |
Broadcast Team :
| Ring Name | Notes |
| Kayla Braxton | Pre-show co-host |
| Vic Joseph | Pre-show co-host / Color commentator |
| Mike Rome | Ring announcer |
| Renee Young | Color commentator |
| Michael Cole | Lead commentator |
R-Truth and Carmella had the last laugh on this occasion as they beat Jinder Mahal and Alicia Fox to win the second edition of the tournament.
Broadcast : The series was aired on WWE Network as well as Facebook Watch. It was available in all parts of the world, including :
- USA
- Canada
- United Kingdom & Ireland
- India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
- China
- Japan
- Italy
- Germany
- Spain
- North Africa
- West Africa
- South Africa
- Singapore
- Malaysia
- Australia
- New Zealand
