STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — WWE’s partnership with ESPN will begin sooner than first announced.
The WWE’s first premium dwell occasion on the community’s platforms can be Wrestlepalooza from Indianapolis on Sept. 20. John Cena, who will retire from skilled wrestling on the finish of the 12 months, can be a part of the cardboard.
The opposite two premium dwell occasions this 12 months — Crown Jewel on Oct. 11 and the Nov. 29 Survivor Sequence — can even be out there to subscribers of ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service who’ve the limitless plan.
ESPN’s direct-to-consumer bundle and upgraded app will debut on Thursday.
When ESPN introduced its cope with WWE on Aug. 6, the premium dwell occasions had been supposed to maneuver from Peacock in early 2026. A date was not introduced, however it was presupposed to occur earlier than WrestleMania.
Peacock, which had been the house of WWE’s premium dwell occasions since March 2021, would be the dwelling of “Saturday Night time’s Foremost Occasion,” starting Nov. 1. Cena’s retirement match can be Dec. 13.
Saturday Night time’s Foremost Occasion initially premiered on NBC in 1985 and ran till 1991. The present, which airs 4 occasions per 12 months, returned in September.
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