Per WWE:
WWE® NETWORK TO AIR TOUGH ENOUGH COMPETITION SPECIAL TONIGHT AT 8/7C
STAMFORD, Conn., June 16, 2015 – The Tough Enough Competition Special, a one-hour show chronicling the official tryouts of 40 finalists for WWE Tough Enough, will air tonight exclusively on WWE Network at 8/7C.
From over 11,000 submissions, these 40 finalists made their way to the WWE Performance Center for a three-day tryout that would forever change the rest of their lives. Coaches and WWE Legends Booker T™, Lita™ and Billy Gunn™ tested each competitor’s physical abilities, mic skills and ring prowess. Only 13 earned the right to try and prove they are Tough Enough.
WWE Tough Enough, premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 8/7C on USA Network and around the world*. Host and WWE Superstar Chris Jericho® will be joined by a panel of judges, including WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan®, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE Diva Paige™. Each week, one cast member will be eliminated until one man and one woman are considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.
WWE Network, which launched on February 24, 2014, is the fastest-growing digital subscription service with more than 1.3 million subscribers as of March 30, 2015. It is available in more than 175 countries, and was named Best Over-The-Top Content Service for 2015 at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards.
Like other digital subscription services, such as Netflix and Hulu Plus, fans are able to sign up for WWE Network online by going to WWE.com and can watch WWE Network on their TVs through connected devices such as Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku streaming devices as well as Smart TVs including Sony and Samsung. WWE Network’s one-of-a-kind programming includes all 12 WWE pay-per-view events LIVE at no additional charge plus groundbreaking original series, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches, exclusive coverage of special events and more than 3,000 hours of video-on-demand programming.
