Thread 18472300

From: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/espn-wwe-live-events-wrestlemania-streaming-rights-1236479492/

>Under a new five-year deal, ESPN’s soon-to-launch streaming outlet will, starting in 2026, become the exclusive U.S. home of all of the WWE’s top live events, including “WrestleMania,” “SummerSlam,” “Royal Rumble” and “Survivor Series.” WWE will continue to produce all the events, which have in recent years been shown via NBCUniversal’s Peacock. ESPN will also have the option to stream pre- and post- shows tied to the events — ten in all. The events may also be simulcast on certain linear ESPN venues.

This sucks. This service is likely going to cost $30+ a month, so WWE PLE's just got a lot more expensive.

I can't stand ESPN and refuse to give them my money.

Peacock sucked too but at least it was cheaper. I couldn't even get Summerslam to load. And not being able to rewind or restart live shows sucked.

I already made a thread >>18472285

Please search the catalog before posting next time

>>18472321
You know what bitch? Fuck you! I'll be posting here from now on.

>>18472321
I’m posting in this thread. How about that?

So burgers have to pay Netflix and Peacock to get all their WWE shows?

>>18472300 (OP)
Shame about the price, but I think I’ll end up using this more than peacock anyways

>>18472339
another billion dollar deal for the the e
you love to see it

Why don't they just go Netflix native in the US? Is there really more money is having the TV shows and PPVs on multiple cable channels?

>>18472300 (OP)
does this mean peacock will be no more?
only reason i have peacock, and this legally obtains ppvs, is because of the $20 for a year deal thing, there’s no way this shit will have anything like that. time to go back to pirate sites for ppvs.

The only reason I watched half of these PLEs is because Peacock is like $10 a month. Wwe isnt good enough to justify ESPNs $30 a month. The rest of the world gets netflix but Americans have to use ESPN? Nope. Especially since most of NBA and other sports I watch are on Amazon. All these streaming services are starting to add up

It's 11.99 a month

>>18472339
But I thought no one watched WWE anymore

Common TKO L

WWE went from $200 million a year to $325 million.

Meanwhile AEW is getting cancelled kek

>>18472361
Peacock just raised its price to $10.99 a month. You can get the Disney/ESPN/HULU bundle for $17 a month

I like Peacock because their mascot is cute. Unironically btw. Gonna miss seeing this little guy when i boot it up

>>18472300 (OP)
:o that's soon

>>18472300 (OP)
OH NONONONONO
Peacock saw the Brock Lesnar return and realized what everyone else knows. WWE is fucking dying. Peacock bailed out, lmaoooooo. Watch AEW and BIG TONE get a Peacock DEALY by the end of this year.

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>>18472463
many are saying this

>>18472463
truth nuke

>>18472463
Kek

>>18472463
kek it really do be like that

>>18472300 (OP)
I really miss the WWE Network

>>18472463
another win for the good guys

>>18472479
Vince was ahead of the game as usual. Unfortunately it was so ahead of its time that it was plagued with technical issues.

It won't just be the price of the monthly subscription, they are likely gonna charge 50-80$ per show. Looks like it will be vpn/netflix for me when this starts.

>>18472321
I made another one. Fuck you.

>>18472463
aewtists probably genuinely believe a deal like this happened in a span of 3 days that's how retarded they are

Does Netflix not get the PLEs in America? I've been copping streams the past year.

>>18472510
No. America literally only gets raw.

>>18472300 (OP)
>$25 a month for Netflix
>$30 a month for ESPN
>$15 a month for Peacock
>PiggEs have to pay $70 a month to eat their favorite slop
KWAB

>>18472463
Fraid so

what does espn linear networks mean? is it gonna be on the espn tv channel?

>>18472510
Netflix has global rights, now ESPN has American

>>18472463
the dronEs didn't like this one

>>18472385
>>18472443
>All 10 of the WWE’s premium live events each year will stream on ESPN’s new $29.99-per-month direct-to-consumer platform in the U.S.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html

This sucks. You still have to pay for UFC PPVs in addition to the subscription. All the games on there are ass.

>>18472583
Its not worth it just for WWE and the B-tier UFC cards. If they beat Amazon for NFL and NBA then it would be a different conversation but they did not.

To cap WWE's content branching in the USA going into 2026:
>Raw + WWE Documentary Series-> Netflix
>Smackdown +SNME + Main Event -> USA Network/NBC/Peacock
>NXT -> CW
>Evolve -> Tubi
>Superstar Sunday -> A&E
>PLEs -> ESPN
And outside the USA, WWE is in either Netflix or on WWE Network. If you think it's unfair, that's the money-making business system the likes of NFL, NBA, MLB and other Major Professional Sports in the USA follow.
>>18472559
Some PLEs will be broadcasted there. SOME. The focus will be on that new ESPN Streaming Service, which is weird considering they have ESPN+.

>>18472594
>its easier, cheaper, and more convenient to watch WWE (american company) in literally everywhere in the world than it is in america
I cant even get mad at this stupid shit anymore. It is what it is

>>18472594
Arrrgh. Fuck that

>>18472417
They won’t after this

>>18472544
>Netflix
Most people already have Netflix for other things than just Raw.
>ESPN
>Peacock
There is no point in having Peacock when the deal with ESPN starts. People will just cancel it and roll their sub over to ESPN.

>>18472460
Espn should get a cute mascot

Can ESPN just become the sole sports streaming services in the states please? If they had every game of nba nfl and nhl + wwe and ufc and some boxing id pay them $49 a month

No thanks, I'll stick to paying hackers for stolen EU netflix accounts

>>18472666
Shut up. I don't have Netflix like you normiE piggiEs. I have a HBO MAX subscription which is way superior to Netflix slop. You are so retarded. I'm so much smarter than you. You waste money on Netflix like a retard. Don't even talk to me anymore. You fucking retard.

>>18472689
Yeah and then they charge you 100 a month and then 200 an then 1000 because they are the only game in town
Think retard

>$30 for 74 minutes of wrestling and 258 minutes of ads
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>18472700
The the market corrects itself

>>18472733
LOL

>>18472738
I’ll give you something to laugh about

I have all this through a TV provider. Will I get the PPVs if I login with my provider or would I still need to pay the 29.99?

>>18472300 (OP)
ESPN+ is actually good. Peacock is absolute dogshit, one of the worst streaming services out there.

>>18472747
THIS movie is why netflix wins

>>18472497
This. ESPN PPV charges $80 for UFC and boxing shows absolutely nobody gives a fuck about.

>>18472747
visual plea?

>>18472759
Oh yeah, ESPN did have deal with UFC. Now I know why WWE got ESPN deal. How long until they gonna do TKO package?

>>18472300 (OP)
So people are just cool with letting Disney take over the world?

>>18472778
Who aside from amazon can stop them? Other tech giants are all in on AI and could give less of a fuck about media rights

>>18472706
>$30 for 74 minutes of wrestling and 258 minutes of ads
Doesn't get American than that.

>>18472316
Peacock is raising their monthly price too.

Streaming is shit.

>>18472300 (OP)
>>18472583
>$29.99-per-month

LMAO. They can't be serious with this shit in 2025. This streaming service won't last 5 years.

>>18472321
>6 replies
KWAB

>>18472300 (OP)
Damn, I didn't see this coming. I was expecting either Peacock to keep them or for Netflix to get them.

Well, I'd certainly prefer to not have to subscribe to ESPN's service, but I guess I will now.

>>18472497
>>18472759
That's even more insane that the absurd $30/month price tag. WWE has enjoyed a resurgence due in part to the rebound effect following the end of the covid lockdown, along with increased media attention from the Vince scandal & TKO sale, and the return of a few big stars like Rock, then Cena, now Brock. But the storylines have been limping along, the TV shows are way too long with far too much crap in them, and the PLEs are maybe two good matches if that surrounded by samey bullshit and a fuck ton of ads and celebrity wank camera shots. Who in the fuck will they get to spend $30/month + $80 to see a PLE when this is the product on offer? This crap is going to tank interest in WWE fast.

>>18472351
>Is there really more money is having the TV shows and PPVs on multiple cable channels?
Yes. WWE is huge and lots of companies want a piece of it.

>>18472497
I really don't think the PPV model is coming back. If anything I think UFC will move away from it.

>>18472857
>I'd certainly prefer to not have to subscribe to ESPN's service, but I guess I will now.

It's their NEW service, not the existing one. The new service will cost $29.99/month. Oh, and PLEs will cost extra. See >>18472583

>All 10 of the WWE’s premium live events each year will stream on ESPN’s new $29.99-per-month direct-to-consumer platform in the U.S.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html


Still interested? If so can you share your stock portfolio? I could use some tips.

>>18472801
Blame the retards who spent years shitting on cable/satellite packages. Streaming has become cable, except you have to pay for each channel individually and the total ends up being twice what cable/satellite costs.

>>18472594
ESPN+ is evolving into a new streaming service that's just called ESPN, which will include all the linear ESPN channels, which ESPN+ doesn't include, plus extra stuff. Basically cable is dying, so they're making a way to get all of ESPN without a cable package.

>>18472866
>I really don't think the PPV model is coming back.

It already has. This new ESPN service is $30/month. That's PPV price already, even if they don't charge extra for each PLE.

And since only the PLEs will be on ESPN, that's all you get. No backlog of all the Raws and Smackdowns and old WCW PPVs, et. al. that we used to get with the WWE Network for $10

>>18472879
ESPN+ has backlog content. So if they don’t get old WWE stuff is a step back

>>18472872
Cable packages were shit. Just because the new streaming model is also exploitative shit doesn't mean cable packages aren't/weren't also shit. They both share the same problem: forcing you to pay for a bunch of shitty content you don't want just so you can watch the little bit of good content that you're interested in.

>>18472868
i got 30k in voo and nothing else

>>18472868
It doesn't say the PLEs will cost extra. It literally says the exact opposite. PLEs are included in the $30 a month price.

>>18472882
This isn't ESPN+. It's a new service. And there was no mention of getting the back catalogue. See

>All 10 of the WWE’s premium live events each year will stream on ESPN’s new $29.99-per-month direct-to-consumer platform in the U.S.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html

>>18472887
>$30 a month price

That's already PPV pricing btw. WWE Network was only $10/month. Peacock was also $10/month although they're raising prices too but nowhere near $30/month.

>>18472894
You're getting more than just the PLEs though. You get all of ESPN.

>>18472889
If that’s the case, good luck on the marketing pitch. In this economy how are you going to tell people to pay $20 more for less content? Peacock has all PLEs of all time

>>18472898
If that includes RedZone, thats not a bad deal

>>18472898
What the fuck is "all of ESPN"? They only have deals with UFC and some boxing, and all the big bouts will still be on PPV so it's just going to be B-tier cards. ESPN didn't land NFL, NHL, NBA, not that I care about those anyway.

For wrestling fans, this is bad news. Take that shriveled corpo cock out of your mouth long enough to recognize just how shitty this deal is for fans.

>>18472872
I got ripped to shreds about a decade ago on reddit for saying that eventually, streaming would become just as expensive as cable as you'd have to have 5+ services to see everything. Everyone was sure that Netflix would be the only service to provide streaming content.

I think cable is underrated. You get a wide amount of live content that you will never really get with any one streaming service because those don't offer local channels or all the sports.

>>18472879
Peacock has the library, and people will still need it to watch Smackdown and Main Event if they don't watch them live on USA/NBC.

>>18472901
>If that’s the case

It is the case. It says so right in the link:

>All 10 of the WWE’s premium live events each year will stream on ESPN’s new $29.99-per-month direct-to-consumer platform in the U.S.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html

But I agree with you. I don't understand how they think $30/month for a streaming service, ANY streaming service, is going to fly in this economy. And we both know there will STILL be commercials since it is live sports content. So we would be paying $30/month and STILL have to watch commercials. That's horseshit!

>>18472903
It's not what I'd prefer. I'd rather they stay on Peacock. But it's not as bad as you're acting like it is. And I think there will probably be ways to bundle this service with a cable package or with Disney+, so I bet it won't cost people as much money as the full $30 price either.

>>18472905
The dream would be if SmackDown started simulcasting on Peacock so I could drop cable totally. I think eventually you'll be able to watch all of WWE without a cable package but I don't know how long it'll take.

>>18472912
>press release literally says the service is $29.99
>I bet it won't cost people as much money as the full $30 price either


That's a losing bet.

>>18472910
>But I agree with you. I don't understand how they think $30/month for a streaming service, ANY streaming service, is going to fly in this economy.
Because the there's people who don't want to pay for cable but still want ESPN. $30 is a lot cheaper than cable.

>>18472920
I know how much the standalone service costs, but I expect you'll be able to bundle it with other services and you'll probably get it at a discount. You can already bundle ESPN+ with Disney+ and Hulu and get all three cheaper.

Guess I’ll have to get an international Netflix account

>>18472910
Where is the WWE archive gonna be?

>>18472920
>>18472925

>>18472942
Oh wow! $36/month to watch WITH ads!

Seriously, how the fuck are you acting like this is a selling point? Disney+ sucks and Hulu with ads is jam-packed with ads to the point that it's completely unwatchable.

>>18472594
at this point I'm convinced that tkjews are wringing out the audience as much as they can before selling it back to vince cheap after the stock plummets.

>>18472954
Then get the $45 version

>>18472930
Likely stays on Peacock for now, but who knows? Could end up splintered or even shoved back into the vault. WWE seems to be prioritizing newer events and TV deals. I wouldn't be shocked if they want to make the older content less visible in order to avoid comparisons to the modern garbage.

>>18472960
>get the $45 version

Are you fucking insane? Nearly $50 per month for this shit AND you STILL will get ads for all live events. You do know that right?

You guys do know that if you get ESPN with your cable package, you automatically get access to this new ESPN streaming service, right?

>all these fucking bundles and streaming services
>this game on amazon
>this one on espn
>this movie on hbo
>this wwe raw on netflix
>this wwe ple on espn
>this new show in apple tv

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>18472928
Just use a VPN to get each country's version of Netflix. It's what I've been doing to get AEW shows for $15-20 rather than the $50 they charge in the U.S.

>>18472321
this thread was more professional than your bullshit thread, you faggot. your thread is a joke and so are you. linking to reddit lmao.

>>18472990
Lol that actually is pretty cute

>>18472983
Cool it with the antisemitic remarks.

>>18472983
Thankfully, 99.99% of all of it is garbage. Just collect old media.

Something that's getting left out is that there's going to be a $30 version of this new streaming service, and also a $12 version. The $30 version includes all the ESPN linear channels that you get with your cable bundle, but, if my understanding is correct, I think you'll be able to get the WWE PLEs with the $12 version.

>>18473049
Still jewish, since I get all the "ESPN family" now with my cable login on ESPN+.

Well this wrestling thing was fun but as a guy who started watching in the pandemic era I ain't fuckin payin for this shit

>>18473049
>also a $12 version

No. You're mixing up this new service with ESPN+. They are two separate services with different offerings. WWE PLEs are being placed on the new service that costs $30/month.

>>18473049
ESPN+ is not the same as this new ESPN app. ESPN+ is its own separate thing with its own rights deals, while the ESPN app is just a container for all the actual ESPN programming.
All ESPN+ is going to get you is Arkansas St vs Coastal Carolina

who cares? it's not til 2026
and nobody pays to watch this shit anyway
do people really not know how to find free streams online?

>>18473093
>>18473097
No I'm not. The new service will have two tiers. The lower tier of the service will be equivalent to what ESPN+ is now.

>>18472904
I had literally the exact same experience. Redditors are the ultimate consoomer. They can't think 3 months down the line, let alone 3 years down the line, and can't even conceive of a future 10 years out.

>>18472463
Fucking hell you are absolutely seething
Kwab

>>18473112
The lower tier will NOT have any live sports. WWE PLEs are specifically being marketed as live sporting events in the press release. Please stop spreading your misunderstanding as truth.

>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/espn-flagship-streaming-app-to-be-named-espn.html
>This will differ from ESPN’s current streaming product ESPN+, which does not include the most-watched live games, such as Monday Night Football, that currently only air exclusively on traditional pay-TV.

>>18472983
Dont forget your PSN or Xbox subscription, your youtube premium, your spotify or apple music subscription, your twitter premium, your array of onlyfans subs, your twitch subs, your doordash premium, your tinder gold, and your oxygen plus ultimate subscription :3

Are UFC PPVs still going to be on ESPn+, or are they moving to this new service too? I got espn+ once because I thought it would let you watch PPVs for ufc on it but you still had to buy them after getting the sub service

>>18473112
It's not a cheaper tier, it's just ESPN+
https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/08/05/details-revealed-on-espn-unlimited-select-plans-for-dtc-product/

>>18473130
Forgot to list the WWE part of the press release:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html

Notice the "premium live event" label. The whole purpose of this marketing strategy is to be able to sell them as live sporting events to services like ESPN. WWE PLEs will not be on the lower tier ESPN+. Get over it.

>>18473142
ESPN+ is becoming the cheaper tier of the service. The ESPN+ name is going away. If you are subscribe to ESPN+ now, that will automatically become the lower tier of the new service.

>>18473150
Again, you need to read the sites I list. WWE PLEs are specifically going on the new ESPN service, which costs $30. Here are the sources:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/espn-flagship-streaming-app-to-be-named-espn.html

>>18473150
Read the line above that moron. It's ESPN+. You are talking to someone who likes sports more than wrestling and has been using this shit for years. ESPN+ is not ESPN

>>18473139
>I got espn+ once because I thought it would let you watch PPVs for ufc on it but you still had to buy them after getting the sub service
Same. That shit pissed me off

>>18473139
It's not confirmed. A lot of people expect the UFC PPVs to go to Netflix, and the Fight Nights to stay on ESPN.

>30 a month for 5 match cards
Would you pay $6 for El Grande Americano vs Chad Gable?

>>18473166
What I just posted IS the new streaming service.

>>18473170
No, it's saying that the stuff that is currently on ESPN+ will be included in the lower tier of the new streaming service. ESPN+ is going away.

>>18473160
ESPN+ IS NOT ESPN why can you not get this through your retarded skull? MNF is NOT ON ESPN+. The SEC games are NOT ON ESPN+. The PPV will NOT BE on ESPN+.

>>18472316
>>18472361
Maybe you should watch real sports then poorfags then the $30 will be worth it.

>>18472300 (OP)
Imagine paying for anything other than internet for watching anything.

You boys sure you ain't gay and retarded?

>>18473197
As far as I can tell right now, the only difference between the lower tier and the higher tier is that the higher tier includes all the content that's part of the ESPN linear networks. So ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN on ABC. All that stuff is in the higher tier, and Monday Night Football would be included in that. But I don't see any reason to think that WWE would be included in that. Seems to be like you'd be able to get it with the $12 tier.

>>18473212
>But I don't see any reason to think that WWE would be included in that.

The official press release specifically says WWE will be part of the new $30 service. We've linked it multiple times now. You are a fucking idiot.

>>18472300 (OP)
Is this a win or lose for WWEGods?

>>18473222
It doesn't say that at all. Everything I see suggests that the only difference between the two tiers is you don't get the linear channels with the cheaper version.

>>18473209
The sports i watch are on amazon anon. I said that in the post you replied to

Why didn’t Meltzer leak/report this before it happened?

>>18472300 (OP)
Kek well this incentivizes me to stop subbing to peacock unless it’s figure skating season for my wife. I’ll just use my VPN with Netflix like I do already with Smackdown. Eat my ass, Mickey.

>>18473235
L for the consumer. Massive W for the companies involved

It’s kinda funny how WWE made a huge deal out of this Netflix deal but it’s only RAW and documentaries in that come out a few times a year lol

>>18472300 (OP)
There's about 4 guys on this board that could realistically afford to pay that much a month to watch WWE and I dont think I am exaggerating. WWE carnied another corporation but is pricing out most of their audience in the process

>>18473256
He confirmed it. That's more than enough.

>>18473235
>>18473269
>>18473283
If you get ESPN in your cable package, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to access the new service for free. If anything you can save money.

>>18473248
The difference is that the higher tier includes live events. WWE's deal with ESPN is for their premium live events. Therefore, PLEs will be on the new $30 tier.

How many times do we need to repeat this?

>>18473235
It depends on how much you like sports. I was going to get the ESPN thing anyway every football season, so that's 5 months of "free" PPVs, and then I'll use a VPN on Netflix the rest of the year.
If you're a pasty white virgin nerd who only wants to watch Iyo Sky, big L because they raised the price per month massively.

>>18473298
No, you won't. That's only ESPN+, i.e. lower tier. Stop spreading misinformation.

>>18473298
>cable package
Most of this board is under 60.

>>18473298
afraid no

>>18473303
>>18473150

>>18473311
If you have cable you get the ESPN DTC for free, but if you have cable you're already paying like 95+ a month anyway

>>18473283
Same with the live events. Pricing out the fans will get you big profit in the short term

>what are we doing tonight?
>idk. oh wwe is in town. is undertaker still there
>nah some guy named rhodes
>tf dusty is like 80 by now no way
>i heard its his son. also there this emo bitch doing a lesbian storyline with this asian girl

>>18473324
ESPN+ is not the upcoming ESPN streaming service.

>>18473323
If you're a WWE fan you probably already have a cable package to watch SmackDown and NXT. So you just link your credentials and you're good to go.

>>18473343
Hahahahaha. Bullshit.

>>18473328
Look buddy, pay the $12 for ESPN+. Enjoy watching the D2 football games and girls college volleyball, and find out yourself. You're a brick wall of retardation

>>18473343
I watch that through hulu

>>18473347
ESPN+ is no longer going to be a thing. It will evolve into the lower tier of the new ESPN streaming service. The higher tier includes the linear channels and the lower tier does not. I don't see any reason to assume that the PLEs won't be included in the lower tier, but people will be able to get access regardless through the cable package that every WWE fan already has. This really isn't a big deal.

>>18473373
Brick wall of retardation.

>>18473385
Where does it say that the PLEs will only be included in the higher tier of the service? You seem to have made that up.

>>18473407
Here, dummy:

>All 10 of the WWE’s premium live events each year will stream on ESPN’s new $29.99 per month direct-to-consumer platform in the U.S.
>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/06/espn-wwe-five-year-deal-live-events.html

Literally says RIGHT THERE the events are on the $29.99/month service. Then to further back it up, the more expensive service (that you're calling the higher tier) is specifically stated to be for live events:

>This will differ from ESPN’s current streaming product ESPN+, which does not include the most-watched live games
>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/espn-flagship-streaming-app-to-be-named-espn.html

If you STILL can't figure out why WWE's Premium LIVE Events would appear on ESPN's new $30 service that is dedicated to LIVE sports, then I don't know what the fuck else to tell you because you're too damn stupid to connect the dots.

>>18473197
Right now any live sporting event on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 can be streamed on ESPN+, including MNF.

>>18473569
>Right now

I implore you to stop being such an idiot.

>>18473569
Why would you post something so absolutely retarded and stupid as this, as if I hadn't already said I've used the service for years before this because I like sports more than wrestling?

>>18473570
>>18473581
OK, Reddit, carry on.

>>18473614
That's really your response to getting BTFO'd? At least cut a good promo. This is just sad.

>>18473256
anon WWE has been negotiating with ESPN for years and he's been covering it the whole time

>$30 a month
holy shit, ESPN is about to bend all of sports over with no lube. I wonder which league will be pulled in next.

>>18473721
They already have at least a piece of everything except NASCAR

>ZERO production costs
wew lad

>>18473734
>everything except NASCAR
wait, what? I thought FOX was the main broadcaster of NASCAR events. wouldn't that mean Disney has streaming rights and could add it to ESPN?

I have 15 bookmarks to streaming sites. I'm good :)

>have to watch 3,000 different streaming services to follow wrestling
>or I can just watch on baked or cozytube or watchwrestling and see everything for free in the same place
They really don't understand that streaming services only exist due to convenience.
The moment they cross the line and it becomes an inconvenience, everyone who isn't internet-retarded will just pirate everything.

>green is now a disney princess
deserved

Fuck you Kirk Herbstrip. I can deal with the Vince stuff but once you rub that Disney stench on something it don’t come off. Tessatwerpy is already the worm hole in the apple of WWE. What a slap in the face to Ron Simmons after The Snub. Knowing Rock is a thugU alum I can see why he would do something so atrocious. I am now a pirate thanks assholes.

>>18473795
what's the d-to-c product?

>>18473808
Direct to Consumer I imagine

>>18473614
Here's more proof for you that PLEs will be part of the higher tier $30/month service. >>18473795

>>18472463
absolutely LOVE to see it

>>18473758
The way it used to be is Fox broadcasts the first half of the season and NBC gets the second half. Now TNT has a few races and Amazon has a few races. And the NXT of NASCAR airs on CW.

>>18473795
This is actually really fantastic for consumers.

when they fuck up the netflix + vpn option i ain't watching this shit anymore

>>18473840
>from free to $30 a month
peacock never disabled their 3 months free shit, so a lot of us have been taking advantage of that each time our trial is about to expire. this $30 shit means back to baked streams for this board.

>>18473846
If you have a cable package, which you probably do if you're a WWE fan, it's still free.

>>18473857
>which you probably do if you're a WWE fan

What are you basing that on? Cable rates are at all-time lows and it's mostly 60+ year old boomers that refuse to give it up coupled with rabid sports fans. WWE fans are not subscribing to cable just to watch Smackdown live.

>>18473857
I only have netflix and prime. i'll probably check with my parents to see if they still have direct-tv for their login.

>>18473877
I guess there's a lot of casuals who just watch clips on YouTube. I do have a cable package primarily to watch WWE, and I guess with this new deal I'll get more value out of it. I'll probably cancel Peacock unless they keep the NXT PLEs.

>>18473890
Anon, I'm not a casual wrestling fan. I literally watch wrestling every single day. But WWE is not worth watching weekly. Their weekly shows are best consumed through Youtube clips, because when you watch live it's 3 hours long and only maybe 30 minutes of that will be good quality content (either match or angle). The rest will be ads, celeb crowd wanking, cringe high school drama skits, shitty throwaway matches, and womemes slop.

>>18472300 (OP)
>10 PLEs
Mania, Rumble, Summerslam, Series, MITB, EC, Spring Saudi, Fall Saudi
What stays, what's getting cut?

>>18473955
This deal does not include NXT PLEs.

>>18473779
>Alexa can now cosplay as Tinkerbell on shows
I guess her dream cam come true now.

>>18473955
It's only the main roster PLEs.

>>18473843
Thats about the only route im willing to explore, i watch modern shit because co workers do so its literally just a social thing. The wrestling sucks too much for $30 a month plus peacock plus netflix. Thats like $40-$50 a month id rather just donate that money or tithe it instead of paying for sub par bullshit wrestling.

Idk, man, 2025 fucking sucks.

>>18473261
How good are VPN's cost-wise for streaming shit from WWE? Don't they add up kinda fast?

why did this annoucement break gayew fags minds?

>>18473903
Im kinda like you, in that i watch matches and listen to podcasts on lunch break and after work.
I wonder what happens when the the pootube numbers go up?

>>18472316
that's what ya'll get for cutting the cable. You fell right into there hands

>>18473903
No lies detected here. I watch Raw, NXT, Smackdown, and AEW every week. WWE is getting to be such a fucking chore to watch. It’s literally all advertising. It’s almost as bad as watching the NBA or NFL. They literally hide full segments and wrestlers entrances behind ads for the US audience. The actual wrestling is so cookie cutter and just feels like filler now so that they can move onto the next group of ad breaks.

Every corner of the arena is now covered in some sport of fucking sponsor. Tickets to prices are sky rocketing. The storylines are all boring as fuck and there is clearly no interest in pushing the envelope because instead of trying to attract more fans TKO/WWE is fine with just milking the existing audience and advertisers for money.

>>18473966
big boner material

>>18472300 (OP)
>$30 for a 3 hour, 5 match PLE
lol

>>18472898
Wow cool half-assed UFC Fight Night cards. #blessed

>>18472300 (OP)
extremely common WWE W and expected AEW fan backfire.

>Rovert seething this hard
>Cult of Meltzer in full damage control
We are back to late 2000's lads, with WWE winning and WCgAyEW dying miserably and forgotten.

>>18472300 (OP)
menawhile euros get ple, raw, smackdown and nxt on netflix for 6 bucks

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

>>18474079
>big win for wwe, we have to pay MORE money

you people are hilarious LMAO

>>18474101
nobody here pays for wrestling I’m afraid

Having 2 different ESPN streaming things is fucking stupid did no one think this through

>>18474092
>>18474101
Domestically in the US you'll need 3 separate subscriptions to follow WWE;
Netflix for RAW. Cable TV for Smackdown.
ESPN+ for the PLEs.
Internationally, they get everything on Netflix for 1 subscription price. Americans getting screwed over. Ya love to see it 2bh. Especially when they are openly cheerleading for it. Yanks are a nation of idiot marks. "please bend me over and fuck me corporation daddy" they love to say

>>18474059
You get all their college football games including the playoffs, all the NHL games, all their MLB games, Monday Night Football, and their Wednesday and Friday NBA games too. This deal only sucks if you weren't going to get ESPN DTC to begin with, but in that case just get a VPN and Netflix

>>18474080
>late 2000s
>WCW

>>18474130
ESPN+ has existed for at least 10 years now. ESPN DTC is literally just the ESPN channels being broadcast and also available on demand. It's not hard to figure out unless you're retarded

>>18474161
hesrightyouknow.jpg

>>18474170
>n-n-no AEW isnt repeating the same m-m-mistakes as WCW s-s-shut up u BIGOT!

>>18474170
oof you must be stuck in the shit timeline. i'm so sorry anon.

>>18474186
You think WCW existed in "the late 2000s"
You are a retard not worth arguing with for how ignorant you have shown yourself to be. Intellectually speaking, you are an ant compared to me.

>>18474161
It's because WWE is biggest in America so more companies want a piece of it. In other countries, where there's less demand, fewer services make sense.

>>18474161
kek true
fuck America lmao

>>18474204
>being this intellectually dumb
2000's goes by Decade or Year, and by late 2000 it was at the same situation AEW is Right now you irish fat fuck, even TNT now Warner wants nothing with them.

>>18473097
>All ESPN+ is going to get you is Arkansas St vs Coastal Carolina
Watch that be GOTY

>>18474270
What shoving a batista fig up the ass does to a motherfucker

>>18474161
Kek they are a bunch of freakazoids. Especially bitchtits defending everything they do.

>>18472316
I bought Peacock to watch SummerSlam, it wouldn't load so I ended up watching an illegal stream and got a full refund.

Literally never paying for this shit again. The illegal stream let me rewind and pause, was in 1080p, and only lagged twice. Peacock streams are inferior in every aspect.

>>18472442
I fucking hate aew and its faggot fan.

>>18472321
Good morning Sir,

Please put real effort into the next thread you make. The catalog is not like your streets, so stop shitting in it.

Regards,

Anon

>>18474161
uuuuuuuuuh Americabros?
Is this true? Our rebuttal ?
How do we defend this

>>18472339
This is all fun and games until The Mouse swings its blood yuan covered dick over in TKO's direction and starts making offers.

>>18474297
I really don’t think that’s pigwheels, you have simply typed and posted a few really fucking dumb sentences imo

just my little theory. but this could be possibly Disney/ESPN soft launching buying WWE as a whole outright at some point in the future.
remember there was a story recently, either in Forbes or business journal, that said that TKO was looking to offload or sell WWE eventually. that's kind of been forgotten about.
I don't think that means WWE will be more kid friendly, Disney has Touchstone Pictures and other things for adults too

>>18474393
>remember there was a story recently, either in Forbes or business journal, that said that TKO was looking to offload or sell WWE eventually.
No, because that's tranny headcanon and not real.

>>18474161
>"please bend me over and fuck me corporation daddy" they love to say
kek
Aren't those the opening lyrics to their National anthem

>>18472300 (OP)
Netflix couldn’t give them a better deal?

>>18474161
Don't forget about peacock.
You still need it for the NXT and AAA PLEs

>>18474080
>Cult of Meltzer
You sound like a boomer. No one under 30 talks like this

>>18472300 (OP)
Gonna pirate everything instead. Fuck you retards, I'm not giving you a penny until you make every show every PLE and the entire catalog available on one service for one cheap price in the USA

>>18474393
>just my little theory. but this could be possibly Disney/ESPN soft launching buying WWE as a whole outright at some point in the future.
TKO is not offloading WWE. For one it is the IP that is printing money of them between the recent TV deals, sales and merch. They're using it as a way to bring together UFC events. So there is synergy. On the other side ESPN just went through layoffs to secure a deal with the nFL for the NFL network and redzone. THey don't need to suddenly through in buying another entity to fold in in the middle of that. When the deals for Smack or NXT come up I'm sure they'll be at the table as they were the last couple of times. Now with more inroads. This is Nick sticking to the idea of diversifying WWE's network partners to always have options and bidding wars. This is what you get when you don't think a TV network is your "friend" and understand it's a business.

LMAO

>>18472300 (OP)
I couldn't even afford peacock. How am I supposed to afford this??

>>18474511
AAA is free on YouTube thus far. No deal for that is in place yet.

>>18472300 (OP)
Remember when Fox, Disney, and Warner bros were going to launch a combined streaming service but the feds blocked it?

>>18474545
Disney could probably buy TKO.

>>18473980
The more months you buy, the cheaper it gets. I think I pay NordVPN like $80 upfront for 26 months. I use it for more than Netflix though, like torrenting and accessing 4chan from work. Just depends how much use you’ll get out of it. Definitely don’t pay month to month.

>>18472463
It's TNA the one getting the peacock deal. Yet another tranny backfire.

>>18474643
>Disney could probably buy TKO.
Acquiring companies and merging or folding them isn't like you buying a videogame. It requires a lot of negotiation beforehand, more so when the company is publicly traded. There has to approval from the governing body of the company as well as the stockholders, but with privacy so it doesnt affect the sale, and then the feds get involved with oversight. Along the way you have to free up the capital and stock to make the merger happen. Afterward you have to reconfigure the purchased company, integrate it into yours while avoiding redundancy. So a lot. If you want to see what it looks like when it goes wrong look at WB. Point is Disney just did all of that to acquire the NFL Network. It basically purchased 3 new games from the NFL, sold a 10% stake of itself and acquired 3 networks. WHy? Because they wanted more football the most profitable live streaming content you can buy. This deal with WWE for PPV's probably got worked out while ESPN was positioning to do the NFL deal, years ago, when WWE rights fees were up and they were shopping them. ESPN took a look, and saw it as an option if the price was right or the NFL thing didnt move. Both businesses got what they wanted. Now same thing. ESPN gets extra content and has a closer relationship with WWE when the rights deals come up again. WWE gets a separate deal on a bigger network, and also gains leverage over its other network vendors when their deals end. Disney is not going to buy WWE anytime before then. And like I said TKO is not interested in offloading. The value of their property is going up. The more deals they secure the more value. Like a new Saudi deal which will be announced soon.

>>18472321
We don’t post in jobber threads here ya little bitch

>>18474393
This is it. Hope you all enjoy every single future taping of WCWWE weekly events at Hollywood Studios soon, PLEs all in Saudi Arabia.

Disney will own everything eventually. Just a matter of when.

If this deal came with Smackdown as a part of the package, I wouldn't mind paying the $30 a month.

We're probably going to have this streaming service at the bar in work at. I'll put on a PPV and see how long until someone says TURN THAT FAKE SHIT OFF

>>18472321
fag kys

>>18475889
tell me where and i go watch it with you

>>18472321
>links to reddit
neck yourself

>>18475795
If you already pay for cable or some cable alternative like youtube tv, then this new ESPN app is free.

>>18474039
It would be worth it if the storylines/feuds were great and those 5 matches all featured star vs. star. But that's not what we get. There's almost zero true stars in the WWE at this point. Not enough to even fill a 5 match PLE. And we both know half the card will be womemes anyway which is dimeless flippy shit for gooners.

>>18476004
Stop spreading this lie. The ESPN+ app is free. There is no suggestion that the new ESPN app will be free to cable subscribers, and that's highly unlikely given the price point of $30

>>18472544
You forgot the cable bill too

>>18472300 (OP)
So what's happening to the archival content on Peacock ala what remains of the WWE Network? Are they gonna port all that to this new ESPN service? It already sucks they didn't move all the RAW episodes to Netflix, they only have select episodes. And old NXT episodes are getting uploaded to YouTube. But Peacock has all of Smackdown, and a lot of WCW and ECW. It would be a shame to lose access to all that.

>>18472300 (OP)
kek aewtists were celebrating their 100 a year max deal but now seething about this.

>>18472350
why, you work for them?

>>18472619
No you every right should be mad every single one of us really shouldn't be going to their shows anymore. Majority of their shows are in this fucking country. If they love the rest of the world so much leave this fucking country go to the rest of the world and sell out those fucking arenas for real. Like why are we allowing us to go to an entire arena and letting people actually have a good time? Like I can go to any wrestling event and start talking to the general public about this and I think that most people should at this point it is bullshit that an American company can actually benefit the rest of the world. The rest of the world can pay $10 or $11 whatever their equivalent is and get every raw that's on TV. They get Smackdown. They get everything that we have to watch on cable on Netflix. Everything that we have to watch on peacock or soon to be ESPN for them. It's just Netflix. All they'll do is pay for one thing. How is that fair? How does that make sense? Why are we as American consumers just being forced to fucking deal with shit because people like you are like it is what it is not going to do anything about it not going to care. I'm not fucking watching this company anymore. I already canceled my Netflix subscription a long time ago. I don't buy peacock. It wasn't the fact that I have a friend that has peacock wouldn't watch it. I'm not spending $30 a month to watch this fucking product. I would buy a pay-per-view back when it was worth watching for $50 and I wouldn't give a shit. But no, you've actually conditioned me to accept like $9.99 a month or close to it for pay-per-views for the past like 13 years. Almost no fuck you. I'm so fucking pissed off with this country mainly that were just getting fucked. We produce almost majority of the world shit when it comes to entertainment at least up until a decade ago. But now it just seems like most of the shit happens in Korea. But we still provide so much movies and tv yet we pay most

>>18472316
Just find a pirate stream, you lazy fuck.

>>18476908
You pretending to be an american after getting owned in this thread is pretty entertaining. Is this what you've been composing for most of the day?

>>18474024
>Still has AT&T cable with ESPN included

>>18472684
They have Stephen A

Disney needs to be broken up

>>18472321
>low effort shit thread
you deserve the ridicule

>>18474161
Only 2 if you have something like YouTubeTV or Hulu Live which has USA and it allows you to get the ESPN service for free.

I'd find this more palletable if I still watched ESPN but I haven't done that in like a decade. And every time I see it on at a bar or something they're playing womeme basketball or some shit. No thanks.

>>18472300 (OP)
I wonder how this compares to what RAW gets for RAW

Customers of the following providers will be granted access to the PLEs through the ESPN app at no additional cost:

Charter (Spectrum)
DirecTV
FuboTV
Hulu Live TV
Verizon Fios

Customers who access ESPN through other major systems not named above—and that includes Comcast (Xfinity), YouTube TV, DISH, Sling, Altice, Cogeco, Frontier, and Cable One—will need to subscribe separately to ESPN’s new streaming service to access WWE’s premium events beginning in 2026.

>>18479153
No, they won't. That only applies to ESPN+. WWE PLEs will be on an entirely new service, at a much higher price point. ESPN is not retarded. They have no incentive to give away a $30/month service to cable subscribers.

>>18479800
You are completely wrong. They've explained exactly what the service is countless times and you fucking idiots can't understand it for some reason.

>>18472300 (OP)
I wish AEW was good enough to actually compete

>>18473131
Have the figured out how to charge us for oxygen yet

If I have to pay money AND see the same amount of egregious ads that are on WWE programming, I'm fine with missing their events.

One or the other. Any ESPN subscription is also going to be datamined to hell and back and have my data sold to brokers, so they'll make MORE money off of it.