‘WWE Smackdown’ moving to USA Network earlier than expected
WWE's partnership with FOX now has an official end date.
WWE's partnership with FOX now has an official end date.
After loudly featuring sponsorships during WrestleMania, WWE President Nick Khan expects more to come in the future.
WrestleMania may be moving off its current date, which competes directly with the NCAA men's basketball Final Four.
"That would make a lot of sense for them."
Stephanie McMahon has also been identified as allegedly being aware "of other instances of [Vince] McMahon engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct."
"They were thorough. Just, somehow, that one got lost."
"If politicians are fans of our product, they're welcome."
"What do you think of Tim Tebow against the Big Show?"
"If we stay on Mondays, it will work. If we move it to a different day, we think it will work too."
WWE executives Nick Khan and Triple H missed this week's episode of Monday Night Raw, reportedly to discuss the show's media rights.
"What everyone envisions is, can you set up an all-star TKO weekend?"
"Couldn't she come back and do an angle where she and Test are having an affair?"
"The numbers that the NBA wants and the numbers that they deserve, it's going to be tough for just two separate entities to go forward and pay that."
Smackdown has made its home on Friday nights on Fox since 2019, but WWE President Nick Khan forecasted a potential move again for the brand.
"[W]e're going to see what that looks like and hopefully, it's robust..."
"Dana White will, of course, continue to run the UFC."
WWE got a huge First Take spotlight Thursday, the latest data point in a long evolution of ESPN wrestling coverage.
"I think [the Pac-12 is] in a tough spot."
Despite competition from other sports leagues, WWE isn't worried about its next media rights deals.
"The beneficiary of that? NBA…"
"If he wasn’t interested, he never would have done it in the first place."
WWE's move to Peacock will occur approximately a month before WrestleMania.