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WWE EVIL PREMIERES, SMACKDOWN BACK IN NYC THIS FRIDAY, TRISH RETURNS, OODE VS. BREAKKER ON NXT AND MORE

Beyond tonight's Raw, there are a lot of WWE broadcasts and events leading towards Wrestlemania week in Dallas:

Tomorrow's edition of WWE NXT on the USA Network features Bobby Roode vs. Bron Breakker, The Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals in Dakota Kai & Wendy Choo vs. Kay Lee Ray & Io Shirai, The Creed Brothers vs. Grizzled Young Veterans, and Stand and Deliver Ladder Match Qualifying bouts in Solo Sikoa vs. Roderick Strong and A-Kid vs. Grayson Waller.

Young Rock continues season two on NBC tomorrow with the following plot - "Dwayne struggles to find his footing on the Calgary Stampeders practice squad. Fearing he’ll be cut, he spends a life-changing day with a teammate where he gains a new perspective."

WWE will stream the latest edition of WWE's The Bump Wednesday morning at 10 AM on the WWE Network, Peacock and the company's social media platforms.  Drew McIntyre is slated to appear.

Thursday morning, WWE's first-ever Peacock series WWE Evil, narrated by John Cena, will premiere.  The eight episodes feature:

• EPISODE 1 – “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan: Hulk Hogan goes “Hollywood”, betraying his fans and beliefs to become the personification of evil.
• EPISODE 2 – The Miz: From reality star to Superstar; Mike Mizanin took fame to new heights with his villainous alter-ego, The Miz.
• EPISODE 3 – Sasha Banks: There’s a villain inside all of us. Sasha Banks unleashes hers to become “The Boss”.
• EPISODE 4 – Brothers of Destruction: Brothers and sworn enemies The Undertaker and Kane align to become the ultimate evil duo in WWE.
• EPISODE 5 – Randy Orton: Randy Orton’s “evil” evolution into the “Legend Killer” unleashes the true demons lurking within.
• EPISODE 6 – Stephanie McMahon: Stephanie McMahon steps out of her father’s shadow to forge a legacy of power and corruption in WWE.
• EPISODE 7 – Ric Flair: Witness how the “Dirtiest Player in the Game” Ric Flair became one of WWE’s greatest villains.
• EPISODE 8 – Roman Reigns: From hated good guy to beloved bad guy; Roman Reigns finds new life by embracing his dark side.

NXT UK this Thursday features NXT UK Women's Champions Meiko Satomura vs. Isla Dawn.

WWE returns to NYC this Friday with a Friday Night Smackdown broadcast on FOX from Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center.   For those of you attending, locally advertised is WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre,  the return of Brock Lesnar to Brooklyn and Ronda Rousey & Sasha Banks vs. Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair & Natalya.

The WWE Network will debut Broken Skull Sessions with Lita this Friday.

The WWE Network will also air NXT: Level Up this Friday.

The final live events before Wrestlemania 38 week will take place this weekend.

This Saturday 3/26, WWE's Raw brand will run Kitchener, Ontario at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus appearing as the event's official host.  Locally advertised are Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley, WWE United States Champion Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest, The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy vs. Seth Rollins & Kevin Owens, Miz TV with Dominik Mysterio, Rey Mysterio and more.

The Smackdown brand will run State College, PA this Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center with Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre and Smackdown Women's Championship Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks vs. Natalya listed on top.

On Sunday 3/27, WWE's Smackdown brand will run Charlottesville, Virginia at the John Paul Jones Arena with Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, The Usos, Charlotte Flair and Drew McIntyre advertised.

WWE will return to Toronto this Sunday 3/27 at the Coca-Cola Coliseum with the Raw brand and Trish Stratus hosting.

Next week, the final Raw before Wrestlemania will be 3/28 in Pittsburgh, PA at the PPG Paints Arena.

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