Posted on 8/23/125 by Colin Vassallo
According to a story on The Hollywood Reporter, WWE managed
to strike a deal with ESPN and move its premium live events
seven months before their contract with Peacock expired
because the company fulfilled their PLE obligations earlier.
This was due, mainly, to two-nights WrestleManias and
SummerSlam and also additional PLEs such as Evolution and
Clash in Paris, which moved the total number of contracted
shows over the line.
THR says that Peacock had to okay the move and neither WWE
nor ESPN had to buy out any of the remaining contract from
Peacock. WWE and Peacock worked out an exit strategy, signed
a new deal to keep Saturday Night’s Main Event on the
streaming service, and then WWE did the deal with ESPN
after.
Peacock will get to present its final PLE on Sunday, August
31 with Clash in Paris and then ESPN takes over with
Wrestlepalooza on Saturday, September 20.