Everything You Need To Know About WWE’s New Deal With ESPN

WWE announced a new deal this morning with ESPN that will see the company’s premium live events move to the ESPN app in 2026. But what does that mean for you?

This morning, ESPN announced a direct-to-consumer streaming service app. The app will launch on August 21 and cost $29.99 a month. But what does all of this mean for WWE premium live events in 2026?

If you’re in the United States, all WWE PLEs will move to the ESPN app for the next five years. Select premium live events will even air on ESPN’s cable channel.

This is an excessive price hike compared to what fans are used to paying on Peacock. But if you already have ESPN through any traditional TV provider (cable, satellite, YouTube TV, etc.), you’ll be able to authenticate that with the app and get this for no additional charge.

WWE is making bank on this deal as well. Their deal with ESPN for the next five years is worth $325 million compared to the $180 million Peacock paid previously.

What happens to the WWE archives?

With all WWE content scheduled to leave Peacock in 2026, many want to know what that means for the company’s archive of events. Well, we have a confusing update on that as well.

According to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp (via Fightful Select), when asked about the status of the WWE archives, he wasn’t given a firm answer. But it was teased to him that WWE’s advanced relationship with Google could eventually see their archives live on YouTube.

If you’re outside of the United States (or you have a VPN), this news means very little to you. All WWE programming will continue to air on Netflix internationally, including their premium live events.

Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information on WWE’s new deal with ESPN as it becomes available.

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What do you make of this partnership between WWE and ESPN? How will you be consuming their premium live events in 2026? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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