beginning with season 5, wow will be broadcast on axs tv. the two companies inked a deal in june 2018 for a weekly program, to be called wow: women of wrestling, tapings for which commenced on october 10, 2018 at the belasco theater in los angeles, set to launch in early 2019. wow debuted on january 18 as part of axs's friday night fights schedule that also includes new japan pro wrestling and axs tv fights. this marked wow's first return to network television since 2001.