WWE Thread

[Knicks411]

I’m certainly not trying to defend anyone (and as I said I really didn’t know a lot of the specifics). BUT… as you said, from a legal standpoint, was anything done that broke the law? It seems not.

Insinuations and general creepiness surrounding Vince is certainly all still valid.

Certainly nothing for sure was done that broke the law. That doesn’t have to be the only standard though. I’m not saying throw the guy in jail, and he’s getting paid millions of dollars a year.

Starting in 2026 PLE are moving to a new espn subscription service, from peacock.

People are not happy about this. More $, another service, probably more ads.

Bad reaction so far from fans.

I wonder how many people who watch wwe on peacock don’t have any cable sub that gets them espn, because if they do there should be no additional cost.

 

[Knicks411]

https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1953233532832137325

Shots fired at Youtube TV i guess

 

[NineOneSeven]

Certainly nothing for sure was done that broke the law. That doesn’t have to be the only standard though. I’m not saying throw the guy in jail, and he’s getting paid millions of dollars a year.


I wonder how many people who watch wwe on peacock don’t have any cable sub that gets them espn, because if they do there should be no additional cost.

Yeah at first it wasn’t clear what it meant if you already had espn through cable or another means. It seems if you do, you’re okay. Obviously many don’t but many sports fans would.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Yeah at first it wasn’t clear what it meant if you already had espn through cable or another means. It seems if you do, you’re okay. Obviously many don’t but many sports fans would.

Looks like it'll kinda be like UFC is--you'll get the so-called 'prelim' matches at no added cost, but you'll have to pony up for the rest of the card.

 

[Knicks411]

Looks like it'll kinda be like UFC is--you'll get the so-called 'prelim' matches at no added cost, but you'll have to pony up for the rest of the card.

Where are you seeing that? I’ve read talk they might show the first few matches of some cards on linear espn and move the rest to streaming but you’d still have access if you’re an espn sub

 

[NineOneSeven]

Looks like it'll kinda be like UFC is--you'll get the so-called 'prelim' matches at no added cost, but you'll have to pony up for the rest of the card.

Hmm I didn’t see that at all. Maybe that’s the next step, but don’t think that’s right now.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Where are you seeing that? I’ve read talk they might show the first few matches of some cards on linear espn and move the rest to streaming but you’d still have access if you’re an espn sub

Dave Meltzer said it on Wrestling Observer Live this morning.

It's not likely to start at the very beginning of the contract, but he projects that that's what it will morph into.

Of course, I'm a dinosaur, so I still have ESPN on my cable package.

 

[Knicks411]

Dave Meltzer said it on Wrestling Observer Live this morning.

It's not likely to start at the very beginning of the contract, but he projects that that's what it will morph into.

Of course, I'm a dinosaur, so I still have ESPN on my cable package.

I listened to Dave this morning as well. He didn’t say that, he said what i said (well maybe I said what he said.)
I’m really curious as to how many people there are who are willing to pay $30 a month for espn but somehow also don’t have any access to ESPN at the moment.

 

[Symphony Steve]

I listened to Dave this morning as well. He didn’t say that, he said what i said (well maybe I said what he said.)
I’m really curious as to how many people there are who are willing to pay $30 a month for espn but somehow also don’t have any access to ESPN at the moment.

From the WO Newsletter today:

"Shapiro qualified that by indicating that for some events, ESPN may air the first hour or the first two hours and then for the rest of the show, the key matches, you’d have to switch to the new service."

 

[Knicks411]

From the WO Newsletter today:

"Shapiro qualified that by indicating that for some events, ESPN may air the first hour or the first two hours and then for the rest of the show, the key matches, you’d have to switch to the new service."

Right, the new service, which if you are an ESPN sub (and are watching the first hour of the show on ESPN, you are), you have access to.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Right, the new service, which if you are an ESPN sub (and are watching the first hour of the show on ESPN, you are), you have access to.

I still haven't 'cut the cord', so I'll just wait and find out. I DO have ESPN on my current cable lineup. Once my 'free' Peacock subscription had expired, I've just done without the PLE's.

 

[jordville]

I still haven't 'cut the cord', so I'll just wait and find out. I DO have ESPN on my current cable lineup. Once my 'free' Peacock subscription had expired, I've just done without the PLE's.

I did the Black Friday deal for Peacock… $19.99 for a year.

 

[BlazeOrange]

I still haven't 'cut the cord', so I'll just wait and find out. I DO have ESPN on my current cable lineup. Once my 'free' Peacock subscription had expired, I've just done without the PLE's.

I would've let Peacock expire, but then they got a Bills game and kept me in it. With NFL games looking to be streaming every which way, I doubt that I'll renew it when wrestling goes away. They haven't had a regular show that's interested me in a while.