WWE Classics On Demand WWE Classics On Demand is a subscription video on demand television service provided by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It features footage from WWE ' s vast archive of wrestling footage , including classic WWE , World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) and more . It offers around 40 hours of rotating programming per month , arranged into four ( previously six ) " programming buckets " , often centered on a specific theme . It was originally called WWE 24 / 7 On Demand . In September 2008 , it was changed to WWE 24 / 7 Classics On Demand . In April 2009 , it was changed again to WWE Classics On Demand . Currently , WWE Classics is available only on digital cable . Among the services carrying it are Comcast , AT & T U - Verse , Verizon FiOS , Mediacom , Charter Communications , Cox Communications , Rogers Cable , Eastlink , Seaside Communications , Cogeco , Armstrong , Cablevision , Sky Italia and not long ago , Astro . Some of its programming was packaged as " Madison Square Garden Classics " and began airing on MSG Network in the summer of 2006 . As of November 2007 the service has around 115 , 000 subscribers . Programming buckets and programs . The programming buckets and the programs which usually or occasionally appear on them : Previous buckets . When the service debuted it did so with six , more specialized , buckets . Around April 4 , 2007 they were combined and pruned into the current , more broad , four . This was done , according to the free " Month Preview " show hosted by Jack Korpela to make things easier for Classics viewers . The original six buckets and their programming were : Over time the " ECW " bucket was expanded to " Territories - ECW " and began to incorporate shows from the " territorial days " of the business . Later still the name was changed to its current " TV Classics " when it started housing the programming found in the " Prime Time " bucket , which was removed altogether . The " Old School " and " Big Ones " buckets were combined , keeping the " Big Ones " name , and becoming a bucket for any and all larger shows . " Hall of Fame " was renamed to the less restrictive " WWE Legends " and began to house material from the " Specials " bucket , which was also removed . Legends of Wrestling . " Legends of Wrestling " is an original series made specifically for the Classics service . The program features various " legends " of the business , for their work in and out of the ring , having a round table discussion about specific topics , persons , or occurrences in the history of wrestling . The show was originally hosted by WWE commentator Jim Ross – with former interviewer Gene Okerlund filling in for him on a few occasions – until Okerlund took over hosting duties completely with the shows fourth panel . The series has been divided into unofficial " seasons " of hour long episodes ( each with a short intermission ) featuring the same panels . A special Black History Month episode titled " Soul of Wrestling " premiered in February 2009 . For it , host Jim Ross and the panel of Theodore Long , Dusty Rhodes , Tony Atlas , and Bill Watts discussed the legacy and impact of African Americans in professional wrestling , including that of Long and Atlas . In January 2009 a DVD box set of three episodes : Sgt . Slaughter / Ric Flair , Jerry Lawler / the Junkyard Dog , and " Heatseekers " – about wrestlers who have a reputation of " causing trouble " backstage – along with bonus matches involving the stars . Best Buy exclusives episodes : Bob Backlund / Hulk Hogan , Iron Sheik / André the Giant , and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper / Terry Funk were also released . The episodes come from the first season , with the exception of Heatseekers which is a second season episode . WWE Video Library . The WWE Video Library is the largest professional wrestling tape library anywhere in the world , with well over 80 , 000 hours of content . It not only consists of World Wrestling Entertainment footage ( dating back to 1970 ) , but WWE has aggressively purchased regional and national competitors , through time amassing a gargantuan library of television programs , pay - per - view recordings , video productions , and recordings of wrestling matches dating back to the 1950s and representing a very significant portion of the visual history of modern professional wrestling and sports entertainment . Editing . Since World Wrestling Entertainment is no longer allowed to use the " WWF " initialism or their 1998 – 2002 logo except for " specified circumstances " , instances of both are edited and / or removed from pertinent programming . In addition , previously licensed music to which the rights have expired are removed or replaced with alternate songs . Additionally , some formerly live events are censored for language and / or nudity . In the wake of the Chris Benoit double murder - suicide a number of wrestling websites reported that the likeness of and references to both Chris and Nancy Benoit were being removed from pertinent programming . Eventually Nancy ' s image was allowed to return to programming , though over four years later Benoit ' s continues to be excised . Most notably both his wrestling and mention of his name is removed from episodes of " Monday Night Wars " airings of " WCW Monday Nitro " , as well as match segments from other shows , though he is occasionally mentioned and shown in brief non - wrestling roles . His image eventually returned in a wrestling role during the airing World Championship Wrestlings World War 3 1997 . The UK exclusive WWE Tagged Classics has no edits or censors of WWF . Production and Marketing Teams . Production Marketing