Last fall, ESPN signed a media deal with WWE which would cover its Premium Live Events on its digital platform. It has now gone all in with coverage of WWE including airing the first hour of Wrestlemania on both nights on the main ESPN network. In leadup to this year’s two-night extravaganza, ESPN has WWE […]
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WWE announces “Club WWE”
Wrestlemania week is upon us and despite tepid sales for the two night event at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the company rolled out a new membership program “Club WWE.” Club WWE is being dubbed, “the ultimate insider membership program designed to bring fans closer to WWE than ever before!” There is an annual membership […]
WWE Smackdown (04.03) draws 1.5M viewers
Programming Insider reports that Friday Night Smackdown on the USA Network drew 1.508 million overall viewers. The telecast drew 0.43 in the A18-49 demo. Friday night was the big reveal in storyline for Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton as it was revealed that the mystery caller was Pat McAfee. According to Dave Meltzer (revealed in […]
WWE’s Usos to attend MLB Opening Night
Jimmy and Jey Uso will be in attendance on Wednesday in San Francisco for MLB’s Opening Night on Netflix. The Usos will be “special guests” for its Opening Night broadcast. The Usos were born in San Francisco, California which ties them in for the event. Of course, they also appear on WWE Raw which also […]
Front Office Sports cuts deal with WWE
On Tuesday, WWE announced a contend deal with Front Office Sports (FOS). According to its press release the FOS will “bring audiences closer to key WWE moments and tentpole events through access-driven, behind-the-scenes content.” Front Office Sports has made its name in the online sports reporting space as one that covers sports business. This new […]