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STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — WWE's partnership with ESPN will start
earlier than first announced.
The WWE's first premium live event on the network's platforms
will be Wrestlepalooza from Indianapolis on Sept. 20. John Cena,
who will retire from professional wrestling at the end of the
year, will be part of the card.
The other two premium live events this year — Crown Jewel on
Oct. 11 and the Nov. 29 Survivor Series — will also be available
to subscribers of ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service
who have the unlimited plan.
ESPN's direct-to-consumer package and upgraded app will debut on
Thursday.
When ESPN announced its deal with WWE on Aug. 6, the premium
live events were supposed to move from Peacock in early 2026. A
date was not announced, but it was supposed to happen before
WrestleMania.
Peacock, which had been the home of WWE's premium live events
since March 2021, will be the home of “Saturday Night's Main
Event,” beginning Nov. 1. Cena's retirement match will be Dec.
13.
Saturday Night’s Main Event originally premiered on NBC in 1985
and ran until 1991. The show, which airs four times per year,
returned in September.
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