Pat McAfee may be looking to deepen his relationship with ESPN. McAfee, of course, took a step back from his WWE commentator duties last September to fill an analyst role at ESPN for “College Gameday.” Now, The New York Post reports that McAfee seems likely to strike a deal with ESPN to bring his daily… Read More WWE Personality Pat McAfee Reportedly Likely To Move His Show To ESPN
The question of WWE’s TV rights following news of the WWE-UFC Merger have been a subject of speculation, and it seems a first move for the post-merger WWE is in motion. According to PWInsider Elite, WWE is in talks with ESPN to collaborate on new projects moving forward. The biggest caveat being that, for the… Read More WWE Reportedly In Renewed Talks With ESPN Following Endeavor Deal
All Elite Wrestling and ESPN announced a major partnership on Thursday, which will see Dynamite, Rampage and AEW pay-per-view events made available to ESPN subscribers in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. You can check out an excerpt from the press release below: “ESPN announced that it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to top… Read More ESPN Secures Exclusive Broadcast Rights To AEW In Major Overseas Deal
Pat McAfee has landed another gig as he has signed a full-time deal with ESPN. The former NFL punter will help host “College GameDay,” which is a show about college football that airs every Saturday morning during the football season. The news was first reported by the New York Post. It has since been confirmed… Read More Pat McAfee joining ESPN’s College GameDay
ESPN is set to air classic WWE WrestleMania events to build to WrestleMania 36, according to a press release sent to us by WWE today. ESPN will air classic WrestleMania events over the next three Sundays, on their flagship cable network, and then on their mobile app. The first showing will be this Sunday at 7pm ET as ESPN airs WrestleMania XXX from 2014. WrestleMania 32… Read More ESPN To Air Classic WWE WrestleMania Events
WWE is reportedly having talks with ESPN. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the talks would be in regards to WWE content airing on the ESPN+ service. The deal that WWE is likely trying to broker would be similar to the deal UFC has with ESPN, where WWE would sell their rights to air pay-per-views, which would pay… Read More WWE Reportedly Negotiating With ESPN For Content Streaming On ESPN+
With an entertaining league like the XFL set to come back, it was only fitting the most entertaining commentators would be involved. According to the New York Post, the Fox and ESPN broadcast teams for each main XFL game will have a lot of experience. On the ESPN side, Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky and Pat McAfee will be… Read More XFL Picks Announce Team For ESPN And FOX
ESPN’s “My Wish” series will return for another season this Saturday, July 13 and Stephanie McMahon will be featured on an episode, granting a wish through ESPN and Make-A-Wish. Stephanie’s episode will air on SportsCenter, on Tuesday, July 16. The episode will feature 17 year old Rhianna Sammut from the UK, who suffers from systemic mastocytosis. She… Read More Details On Stephanie McMahon’s ESPN “My Wish” Episode
RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch just became the first WWE Superstar to appear on the cover of ESPN The Magazine. As seen below, Lynch and actress Alison Brie of Netflix’s GLOW series are gracing the cover of the “Blockbuster Issue” from ESPN The Magazine. The issue hits newsstands this Friday. Below is WWE’s announcement on the cover, along with… Read More Becky Lynch Becomes First WWE Star To Land ESPN The Magazine Cover (Photo)
For the first time, WWE is getting a “Best WWE Moment” under the Best Performance category at this year’s ESPYS, which will be hosted by Tracy Morgan on July 10 at 8 pm ET on ABC. The nominees for the award are: Roman Reigns’ return after his battle with Leukemia, Becky Lynch wins the WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Championships… Read More WWE Receives Its Own Category At This Year’s ESPYS
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