On Tuesday, TKO announced a deal in which it would have its UFC and WWE hold events in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2026. The events are planned to be held at the Delta Center, home of the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth. The UFC event is a “numbered” event which means it will […]
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WWE NXT (08.12) draws 728K viewers
WWE NXT on CW drew 728,000 viewers this past Tuesday night. NXT was 3rd overall in the A18-49 ratings for the night. NXT drew a 0.17 rating/3 share in the A18-49 demo with approximately 221K to 235K viewers. NXT featured a match between Nia Jax and Lash Legend with Jax winning by pinfall. It also […]
NBCU had right of first refusal in WWE deal
John Ourand of Puck reports that NBC Universal had the right of first refusal prior to ESPN’s successful bid for the media rights of WWE’s Premium Live Events. NBCU’s last bid was reported at $275M per year although the duration and content of the deal was not reported. ESPN’s bid was for $325M per year […]
Report: NBCU offered $275M for WWE PLEs
The Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez states that his sources had NBC Universal offering WWE $275M for the WWE PLE package. ESPN secured WWE PLEs for the amount of $325M per year for 5 years totaling over $1.6B. In the writeup after the information from Alvarez, there was not an indication on how many years NBCU […]
Disney inks WWE for ESPN new DTC service
Disney announced the acquisition of WWE premium Live Events for its Direct to Consumer platform which starts August 22nd. The cost to consumer is $29.99 per month. The deal is estimated at $325M per year for 5 years. WWE PLEs have been airing on Peacock since 2021. one can infer that the deal with NBC […]