***Official WWE/wrasslin' Thread***

eeriepadave

Have you seen me? (WWE/AEW edition)

- Shinsuke Nakamura (Where the hell has he been the past half year? Don't think he's injured or anything)

- Brit Baker (She hasn't been on tv in the past 8-9 months or so. I know she had some backstage heat with MJF awhile ago)

- The Dark Order (They just vanished)

- Jack Perry (see above)

igotid88

I knew Seth was going to cash in

MayDay10

Great main event.  Went out with a whimper though.
Rhodes took a hundred bumps.  Loved how over cena was

While it was kind of an undertaking eventful end, im glad the rock didn't just come out and choose the winner with the predictable heel turn everyone thought they knew was coming.


Edit.  Never mind.  Wow

eeriepadave

igotid88 said:

I knew Seth was going to cash in

Did you know Brock was coming back?

Michael Cole saying "Holy Shit" was pretty funny.

igotid88

eeriepadave said:

igotid88 said:

I knew Seth was going to cash in

Did you know Brock was coming back?

Michael Cole saying "Holy Shit" was pretty funny.

Not with that lawsuit 

igotid88

Now the PLEs will be on ESPN's new streaming platform. Which will be $29.99 a month. That's almost 20 more than a Peacock subscription. Hope they don't make us pay and extra $50 for the PLEs

Ledbetterman10

igotid88 said:

Now the PLEs will be on ESPN's new streaming platform. Which will be $29.99 a month. That's almost 20 more than a Peacock subscription. Hope they don't make us pay and extra $50 for the PLEs

I don't think they will make you pay extra, but still, it's $30 a month for a streaming service that I want nothing to do with because I hate ESPN. I may look into a VLN. You can watch PLEs on Netflix if you use one. 

eeriepadave

Well I guess I can get rid of peacock next year. Don’t think I’ll be doing/using the new ESPN streaming service 😕

igotid88

Ledbetterman10 said:

igotid88 said:

Now the PLEs will be on ESPN's new streaming platform. Which will be $29.99 a month. That's almost 20 more than a Peacock subscription. Hope they don't make us pay and extra $50 for the PLEs

I don't think they will make you pay extra, but still, it's $30 a month for a streaming service that I want nothing to do with because I hate ESPN. I may look into a VLN. You can watch PLEs on Netflix if you use one. 

Maybe. But they charge an extra $80 for their UFC PPVs on ESPN+

Ledbetterman10

igotid88 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

igotid88 said:

Now the PLEs will be on ESPN's new streaming platform. Which will be $29.99 a month. That's almost 20 more than a Peacock subscription. Hope they don't make us pay and extra $50 for the PLEs

I don't think they will make you pay extra, but still, it's $30 a month for a streaming service that I want nothing to do with because I hate ESPN. I may look into a VLN. You can watch PLEs on Netflix if you use one. 

Maybe. But they charge an extra $80 for their UFC PPVs on ESPN+

They're not doing that. At least according to this article....

https://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/wwe-premium-live-events-on-espn-everything-you-need-to-know/

WWE is exiting the Peacock business early next year and packing their bags to go to one of the most recognizable brands on television: ESPN.

The two companies this morning announced a five-year agreement worth over $1.6 billion, or $325 million a year, which will see ESPN’s newest direct-to-consumer streaming service airing WWE’s monthly premium live events in the United States.

Simply titled ESPN, the new service will launch later this month on August 21 and will cost $29.99 a month (keep reading, don’t freak out yet) as a standalone or $35.99 a month when bundled with Disney+ and Hulu.

The all-in-one new ESPN service will consist of all the ESPN content, including for the first time ever the ability to stream the ESPN main channels without a cable subscription.

There will be two tiers, the select tier with $11.99 a month and the unlimited tier with $29.99 a month or $300 a year.

The select tier will have everything that ESPN+ currently has while the unlimited tier will have the flagship ESPN channel, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ACC Network, SEC Network, and ESPN on ABC shows. An introductory offer is expected to include Disney+ and Hulu for year for free for the unlimited tier.

What does that mean for WWE fans?

Currently, all WWE premium live events air on Peacock for a much cheaper price. That will go away before WrestleMania when the deal expires and WWE jumps ship to ESPN.

Unlike the UFC where you have to pay the pay-per-view price plus the subscription to ESPN+, WWE premium live events will be part of the service and will not cost anything extra, basically the same as Peacock. Select premium live events will also air on ESPN’s linear TV channels, although it was not indicated which ones will be screened.

Anyone who already has ESPN through their traditional TV cable package will not pay extra for the service, which means in that case, you will drop the Peacock subscription and get the ESPN streaming service free as part of your cable package. You would need to authenticate to the new ESPN using your cable credentials to unlock the free service. Services such as DirecTV, YouTube TV, Hulu+ Live, Comcast, etc all qualify to get the free ESPN and WWE premium live events.

Just a few days ago, ESPN and NFL announced that ESPN will acquire the NFL Network and other media assets in exchange for the league taking a 10% stake in the network. Other properties ESPN is taking over from NFL are the linear RedZone Channel and NFL Fantasy. NFL will also license to ESPN certain NFL content and other intellectual property to be used by NFL Network and other assets.

Keep in mind, this deal is only for viewers in the United States. All international fans will continue to enjoy their WWE shows on Netflix.

eeriepadave

Wonder if the Karrion Kross release is part of a story and he returns (like R-Truth)? I thought he was pretty good and started to get some momentum in the past few months from the fans and all.

also Chelsea Green might be my favorite female wrestler now (along with Rhea Ripley). She’s funny as hell and gets her character a lot. Seems like a cool person outside the ring as well 😀

eeriepadave