SiriusXM is adding to its suite of Sports and Entertainment channels with the launch of “Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7” on channel 156 starting Tuesday, July 1.
The new channel is built around the flagship “Busted Open” hosted by Dave LaGreca and various wrestlers including Bully Ray, Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer since 2009. The launch comes with Lagreca signing a new multi-year agreement to remain host of the show. The show will anchor the channel’s lineup live from 9am to 12pm Eastern seven days per week with a replay from 4-7pm Eastern. “Busted Open After Dark” featuring Dreamer, Henry, Bully Ray, Denise Salcedo and others will expand from three nights a week to daily.
Other shows on the channel will include “Faction Talk” morning host and WWE personality Sam Robert hosting “Notsam Wrestling Live” on Monday through Thursday from 12-2pm. Fridays in the timeslot will feature “Hot 97” WQHT morning co-host, “ESPN New York” 880 WHSQ afternoon co-host and WWE personality Peter Rosenberg as both expand their podcast brands.
Former WWE and ESPN personality Jonathan Coachman will host “Off the Ropes” from 2-4pm joined by a rotating group of co-hosts including Nic Nemeth, Mark Henry, Tommy Dreamer, Thunder Rosa and Tom Pestock.
Other shows will include weekly programs such as “The Hart Beat with Natalya” with WWE’s Natalya Neidhart on Thursdays from 11am to 12pm in the third hour of Busted Open, while Matt Cardona will appear on the channel weekly as well.
LaGreca said, “Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 is a dream come true. I couldn’t be more proud of the team that we have assembled on this channel. I promise our loyal fans, ‘The Nation,’ the best coverage of Pro Wrestling in the world!”
SiriusXM SVP/Sports Programming, Content Marketing, Partnerships, and Artist Relations Jared Fox commented, “We’ve seen the popularity of ’Busted Open’ grow through the years to the point where the show – now one of the most prominent wrestling shows in audio – is bursting with great talent and content. We’re thrilled to be re-signing Dave to another extension that will ensure he’s the face and voice of ‘Busted Open’ for years to come, and we’re really excited to expand on what he’s started. The appetite for wrestling content continues to increase, and we’re able to uniquely meet the demand of those fans by delivering a new 24/7 channel just for them. We have a long track record of building dedicated sports channels that fans love. Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 will be the next great SiriusXM sports channel, producing compelling and exclusive new content daily and giving fans a place to call in and let their voices be heard as well.””
Busted Open will also continue to be made available as a daily podcast with highlights from that day’s radio show along with a weekly podcast exclusive episode “The Master’s Class” focusing on a single topic in depth.
“Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7” will replace the broader “SiriusXM Fight Nation” on channel 156. The boxing show “At the Fights” hosted by Gerry Cooney and Randy Gordon will move to “Faction Talk” (channel 103) on Mondays and Thursdays at 9pm. All of the MMA programming will be discontinued.
