In October 2019,
WWE's
205 Live brand merged under the
NXT brand with the
205 Live streaming television show becoming a supplementary show of NXT. On February 15, 2022, WWE announced that
205 Live would be replaced by a new show called
NXT Level Up, which would stream in
205 Lives former Friday night slot at 10:00 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) on
Peacock in the United States and the
WWE Network internationally, airing directly after
SmackDown. The show premiered on February 18, 2022. The commentators for the show were Blake Howard and
Byron Saxton, and the ring announcer was Sarah Schreiber. In the main event of the inaugural episode, Edris Enofé defeated
Kushida. After
SmackDown LowDown started airing live after
SmackDown with the subsequent show moving to the
USA Network in September 2024,
NXT Level Up aired after
SmackDown LowDown at 10:40 p.m. ET. On December 20, 2024, it was reported that
NXT Level Up was being canceled (with its final episode airing on December 27, 2024), in order to allow NXT resources to be reallocated to WWE's upcoming
A&E reality series
WWE LFG (which features up and coming wrestlers competing for an NXT contract while training alongside WWE alumni).
NXT Level Up would be succeeded in concept by
WWE Evolve, a new in-ring show and brand introduced in March 2025 that features developmental talent from the
WWE Performance Center and
WWE ID system. ==Episodes==