As WWE takes its Premium Live Events to ESPN earlier than expected, Peacock won’t be left empty-handed. In a release on Wednesday, WWE announced that it has reached a “multi-year” partnership for the NBC streaming service to be the exclusive home of Saturday Night’s Main Event. While it’s unclear how many years the new deal is for, the first two …
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ESPN wants to absolutely own the news cycle tomorrow when it and Fox launch their semi-competing/semi-collaborative new streaming apps. To that end, ESPN is moving up its rights-takeover date for WWE’s premium live events (PLEs) from 2026 to one month from today, Sept. 20, 2025, beginning with a whole new PLE, Wrestlepalooza. WWE personnel currently are in Indianapolis, the site …
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Starting in 2026, WWE premium live events will air on ESPN in the United States as part of their new streaming service. According to the Wall Street Journal, the deal is reportedly for $1.6 billion over five years ($325 million per year). An official start date was not announced, but it’s all but certain to be with this April’s WrestleMania …
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