Awful Announcing
“WWE’s agreement with ESPN is a pivotal moment for our millions of fans across the United States: the leader in sports entertainment partnering with the biggest brand in sports media."
"I remember several pieces of talent saying, 'Hogan, be careful champ. Things have changed around here.' I'm like, 'I don't think so.'"
"We have taken everything you love about Gronk Beach and turned it up to 11."
"We're gonna make it official right now, in front of the world."
"What the f**k are you doing? Dude, you're in f**king shorts. It's WrestleMania."
"I've always said to the audience that the WWE is my home and I love it."
"Oh holy hell, the holy trinity of wrestling is going down in beautiful Indianapolis."
"We will do big things with the UFC and TKO."
WrestleMania may be moving off its current date, which competes directly with the NCAA men's basketball Final Four.
WWE sees viewership increases in the first three months of the year.
"I got a lot of science pumping through me right now."
"I wouldn’t tell you because they wouldn’t want me to tell you. But you understand what I’m saying."
"What do you think of Tim Tebow against the Big Show?"
"That was locked. We were doing it."
"Matt Cardona’s maybe my favorite wrestler of all time."
Viewership for each of the two nights was up over 25%.
WWE got a huge First Take spotlight Thursday, the latest data point in a long evolution of ESPN wrestling coverage.
John Madden's love for football is pretty well-documented. His love for professional wrestling is less known.
"I’m going to WrestleMania."
ESPN is airing three WrestleMania encores over the next month, and these are the matches you should watch from those events.
WrestleMania will be shown on WWE Network and pay-per-view from an empty training facility.
Vince McMahon eventually weighed in to keep McAfee on the show.
Augusta National and WWE probably aren't talked about much in the same breath, but here we are.
