Changes

In 2008, WWE started the PG Era.  With no competition to worry about, as well as the unwanted attention garnered by the Chris Benoit double murder/suicide, WWE decided to go back to more family-friendly programming similar of the late 1980s to early 1990s.  Talent such as Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Ryback, and Dolph Ziggler would become major names.

In 2008, WWE started the PG Era.  With no competition to worry about, as well as the unwanted attention garnered by the Chris Benoit double murder/suicide, WWE decided to go back to more family-friendly programming similar of the late 1980s to early 1990s.  Talent such as Daniel Bryan, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Ryback, and Dolph Ziggler would become major names.

On February 24, 2014, WWE launched the WWE Network.  The network contains the entire past pay-per-view events from WWE, WCW, and ECW, as well as original programming.  It also features Over the Edge 1999, the event in which Owen Hart died from a botched accident, in its entirety.  Although the fifteen minutes in which paramedics got Hart out of the ring, and the backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett have been edited out. It also features events featuring Chris Benoit, although an advisory is shown prior.

On February 24, 2014, WWE launched the WWE Network.  The network contains the entire past pay-per-view events from WWE, WCW, and ECW, as well as original programming and library programming from the Capitol/WWWF/WWF eras and acquired shows from JCP, the AWA, Canadian promotion Stampede Wrestling and other promotions whose program archives were acquired by WWE.  It also features Over the Edge 1999, the event in which Owen Hart died from a botched accident, in its entirety.  Although the fifteen minutes in which paramedics got Hart out of the ring, and the backstage interview with Jeff Jarrett have been edited out. It also features events featuring Chris Benoit, although an advisory is shown prior.

On February 22, 2016, Shane McMahon made his first appearance on WWE programming since 2009.  This was to set up a match between McMahon and The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.  Afterward, McMahon would return to Raw, co-running it with his sister, Stephanie McMahon.  On May 25, 2016, it was announced that another Brand Extension would take place and ''SmackDown'' would start airing live on Tuesdays on the USA Network starting July 19, 2016.  This has been referred to as the New Era.

On February 22, 2016, Shane McMahon made his first appearance on WWE programming since 2009.  This was to set up a match between McMahon and The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.  Afterward, McMahon would return to Raw, co-running it with his sister, Stephanie McMahon.  On May 25, 2016, it was announced that another Brand Extension would take place and ''SmackDown'' would start airing live on Tuesdays on the USA Network starting July 19, 2016.  This has been referred to as the New Era.