It looks like WOW – Women of Wrestling, is about to find itself looking for a new television home.
According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Skydance has canceled the syndicated distribution of WOW, the all-women’s professional wrestling promotion owned by Jeanie Buss and David McLane. However, despite the change, the promotion itself has not been canceled.
In fact, Meltzer reports that a fifth season is still expected to be filmed. The big question now is where fans will be able to watch it.
WOW has been airing in syndication through Paramount Global Content Distribution since 2022. The series has given women’s professional wrestling a dedicated television platform at a time when women’s wrestling has continued to grow in popularity.
The news comes as Skydance continues making changes to its entertainment portfolio.
SEScoops reported earlier this week that Skydance had informed WOW that the two companies would not be moving forward together. At the time, it wasn’t clear whether that decision included the show’s syndication agreement.
The Wrestling Observer’s latest report appears to provide some clarity on that front.
And the changes don’t stop there.
Skydance has also reportedly shut down Wrestling Central, the free, 24-hour wrestling channel launched on The Roku Channel in 2025. The channel featured programming from WOW and Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance.
That is a pretty quick turnaround for a channel that Paramount was promoting as a new destination for wrestling fans just last year.
So, what’s next for WOW?
That’s where things get interesting.
Back in August, it was announced that WOW’s fifth season would feature live programming from L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Buss was also expected to take on a larger on-camera role as the promotion attempted to expand its reach.
Those plans made it seem like WOW was preparing for its biggest season yet.
Now, the promotion has a new challenge: finding somewhere to air it.
Personally, I think WOW has an opportunity here. The promotion has an established brand, recognizable ownership, and several seasons of television already produced. That should give the company something to work with when approaching potential distribution partners.
Of course, having a television show and having a television network willing to pay for that show are two very different things.
It will also be interesting to see whether Skydance’s decision has anything to do with its broader wrestling television strategy. With AEW programming already part of the company’s expanded television portfolio, there are certainly questions worth asking.
For now, there is no confirmed connection between those decisions.
The good news for WOW fans is that the promotion isn’t dead.
The bad news?
Nobody seems to know where they’re going to be watching season five.