Biography: WWE Legends

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Biography: WWE Legends is a 2021 American documentary television series. A spin-off of A&E's Biography franchise, the series premiered on April 18, 2021.[1][2]

Biography: WWE Legends
Promotional poster for Season 3
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes45 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time42–86 minutes
Original release
NetworkA&E
ReleaseApril 18, 2021 (2021-04-18) –
present
Related

On March 1, 2022, it was announced that A&E had ordered 35 more episodes of the series.[3]

Plot

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The series consists of two-hour documentaries on different WWE superstars, giving an insight into both their personal and on-screen lives.[4] In seasons 3 and 4, several episodes ran with a shorter one-hour runtime.[5][6]

Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
18April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)
29July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)
310February 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
418February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)

Episode list

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Season 1 (2021)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18–49)
11"Stone Cold Steve Austin"April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)1.060.4[7]
22"Roddy Piper"April 25, 2021 (2021-04-25)880,0000.3[8]
33"Randy Savage"May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02)790,0000.3[9]
44"Booker T"May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)600,0000.2[10]
55"Shawn Michaels"May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)630,0000.2[11]
66"The Ultimate Warrior"May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)770,0000.3[12]
77"Mick Foley"May 30, 2021 (2021-05-30)520,0000.2[13]
88"Bret Hart"June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)640,0000.3[14]

Season 2 (2022)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18–49)
91"The Undertaker"July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10)582,0000.14[15]
102"Goldberg"July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)594,0000.16[15]
113"The Bella Twins"July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)420,0000.12[15]
124"Kurt Angle"July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)406,0000.11[15]
135"Lex Luger"August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)586,0000.17[15]
146"DX"August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)594,0000.15[15]
157"Edge"August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)453,0000.11[15]
168"Rey Mysterio"August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)444,0000.12[15]
179"WrestleMania I"September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04)385,0000.07[15]

Season 3 (2023)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18–49)
181"NWO"February 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)495,0000.15[15]
192"Jake Roberts"February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26)453,0000.12[15]
203"Chyna"March 5, 2023 (2023-03-05)481,0000.14[16]
214"Kane"March 12, 2023 (2023-03-12)383,0000.13[16]
225"Jerry Lawler"March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)350,0000.11[16]
236"Paige"March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19)297,0000.10[16]
247"Charlotte Flair"March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)338,0000.11[17]
258"Yokozuna"March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26)366,0000.13[17]
269"Dusty Rhodes"April 9, 2023 (2023-04-09)461,0000.14[18]
2710"The Iron Sheik"April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)452,0000.14[19]

Season 4 (2024)

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No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
Rating
(18–49)
281"Randy Orton"February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)377,0000.11[19]
292"Sgt. Slaughter"March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)276,0000.07[20]
303"Scott Hall"March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)407,0000.13[20]
314"Diamond Dallas Page"March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)368,0000.09[21]
325"British Bulldog"March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)357,0000.11[22]
336"Roman Reigns"March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31)337,0000.11[23]
347"Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Last Match"May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)226,0000.07[24]
358"Eddie Guerrero"May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26)218,0000.05[25]
369"Ricky Steamboat"June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02)288,0000.08[26]
3710"ECW - Birth of Hardcore"June 16, 2024 (2024-06-16)N/ATBA
3811"Rob Van Dam"June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23)N/ATBA
3912"The Steiner Brothers"June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)N/ATBA
4013"The Miz"July 14, 2024 (2024-07-14)N/ATBA
4114"Mark Henry"July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21)N/ATBA
4215"Ted DiBiase"July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)N/ATBA
4316"Paul Heyman"July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)N/ATBA
4417"Trish Stratus"August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)N/ATBA
4518"Becky Lynch"August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04)N/ATBA

References

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