WWE PLE’s headed to ESPN starting in 2026

[THE 101]

I see a lot of people saying this is all TKO's fault and Vince should've never sold. But the company was going in this direction for a long time while Vince was still running shyt. Nick Khan is really the driving force behind all this shyt.

They've made a lot of major business moves these last few years. Khan has done his job well. Hard to deny that but I just wonder if the uptick in business has them feeling themselves a little too much. It reminds me of Microsoft after the 360 thinking shyt was sweet but making moves that hurt the consumer. HHH is basically Bischoff in 96....he stumbled into a hot angle that he ran into the ground but he hasn't done shyt beyond that really.

 

[DaHNIC82]

I'm just saying, Vince didn't even like the terms, wrestler, belt, etc. And we dealt with Super Cena, and Big Dog Roman eras. And some other awful PG era stuff. BUT, yes, Vince did value certain things TKO doesn't give a sht about.

Slim Jim tables, tv attorney ads center ring.....absolutely not. Vince would lose money before doing that and he was a loyal guy to the fans in the business sense. In short TKO has no soul in the body of wrestling

Murhafukkas talking about doing TWO WRESTLEMANIAS

 

[OneDeep]

I see a lot of people saying this is all TKO's fault and Vince should've never sold. But the company was going in this direction for a long time while Vince was still running shyt. Nick Khan is really the driving force behind all this shyt.

They've made a lot of major business moves these last few years. Khan has done his job well. Hard to deny that but I just wonder if the uptick in business has them feeling themselves a little too much. It reminds me of Microsoft after the 360 thinking shyt was sweet but making moves that hurt the consumer. HHH is basically Bischoff in 96....he stumbled into a hot angle that he ran into the ground but he hasn't done shyt beyond that really.

Initially Killing the WWE Network to move to Peacock

Moving to SD Fox

The Saudi Deal

Two Night WM

WWE has been about how much money someone can give them for there product for years now

 

[jadillac]

I see a lot of people saying this is all TKO's fault and Vince should've never sold. But the company was going in this direction for a long time while Vince was still running shyt. Nick Khan is really the driving force behind all this shyt.

They've made a lot of major business moves these last few years. Khan has done his job well. Hard to deny that but I just wonder if the uptick in business has them feeling themselves a little too much. It reminds me of Microsoft after the 360 thinking shyt was sweet but making moves that hurt the consumer. HHH is basically Bischoff in 96....he stumbled into a hot angle that he ran into the ground but he hasn't done shyt beyond that really.

Agree with everything you said. Except for the fact that, Khan was brought in to begin facilitating a sale.
Rumor is that Vince brought him in for that.

 

[jadillac]

Initially Killing the WWE Network to move to Peacock

Moving to SD Fox

The Saudi Deal

Two Night WM

WWE has been about how much money someone can give them for there product for years now

The move to Peacock was great IMO. Peacock streaming is much more reliable.

You never knew if wwe network streams were going to be reliable or not. And it varied from streaming device. So that took a major cost and burden OFF wwe plate of having to handle the streaming tech.

Peacock live streams better than Netflix IMO.

SD to Fox was a great move I thought. It gave it a bigger live feel on Friday nights, new graphics etc.

2 night Mania is great for us watching at home.

ESPN platforms are all wack and outdated looking and only stream in 720

 

[OneDeep]

The move to Peacock was great IMO. Peacock streaming is much more reliable.

You never knew if wwe network streams were going to be reliable or not. And it varied from streaming device. So that took a major cost and burden OFF wwe plate of having to handle the streaming tech.

Peacock live streams better than Netflix IMO.

SD to Fox was a great move I thought. It gave it a bigger live feel on Friday nights, new graphics etc.

2 night Mania is great for us watching at home.

ESPN platforms are all wack and outdated looking and only stream in 720

Wasn’t saying those were bad choices just only done because of how much money they got from those ventures

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

ESPN platforms are all wack and outdated looking and only stream in 720

That's one of the biggest issues. They need to get on the 4K/Dolby wave and also fix their audio

 

[Jmare007]

Commercials DURING PLE matches are coming

[The Ankler] As part of the WWE-ESPN deal, the WWE also gets on-air/in-match ad slots on their PLEs, which WWE can sell to its sponsorships partners to sweeten that Partnerships & Marketing revenue line growth further. WWE previously did not really get any of this inventory in its deals.​

Watch them start selling signature moves to brands now

"That's the State Farm DDT by Curtis Carter from NXT! "

"But he's NOT a good neighbor like State Farm, Cole! "

 

[The G.O.D II]

Is this following the espn/ufc model where you pay separately for the PPV in addition to the normal subscription fee?

 

[DaylitoJames]

Watch them start selling signature moves to brands now

"That's the State Farm DDT by Curtis Carter from NXT! "

"But he's NOT a good neighbor like State Farm, Cole! "

HE'S GOING FOR THE MOLLY WATER SPLASH! HE MISSED!

 

[jadillac]

Watch them start selling signature moves to brands now

"That's the State Farm DDT by Curtis Carter from NXT! "

"But he's NOT a good neighbor like State Farm, Cole! "

HHH: "We'll look into it..."

 

[The Rainmaker]

Commercials DURING PLE matches are coming

[The Ankler] As part of the WWE-ESPN deal, the WWE also gets on-air/in-match ad slots on their PLEs, which WWE can sell to its sponsorships partners to sweeten that Partnerships & Marketing revenue line growth further. WWE previously did not really get any of this inventory in its deals.​

Damn, they attacking on all fronts Greed is a deadly sin, after all.

 

[DaHNIC82]

This smackdown was ass.... if this is the type of shyt we paying 30 dollars a month for, They can keep it

 

[Cladyclad]

2. **Free Access for Some Pay TV Subscribers**
- If you have ESPN through **cable, satellite, or live TV providers** like **DirecTV, Hulu Live, Charter, FuboTV, or Verizon Fios**, you can authenticate and watch WWE PLEs **for free** via the ESPN app .
- **YouTube TV and Xfinity subscribers are excluded** from this free access .

Smh

I get it

peacock owns xfinity or vice versa

so that mean peacock/xfinity would had kept wwe for free. Smart move on wwe part

cold world we In

 

[Roid Jones]

Will this mean the return of unique PLE sets