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WWE returning to Australia with Crown Jewel: Perth; plus Raw and Smackdown

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, in partnership with the Western Australian Government through Tourism Western Australia, has announced that Crown Jewel: Perth will headline a WWE weekend takeover in Perth this October. Crown Jewel: Perth will take place at RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, on October 11th. The venue will also host Friday […]

May 2, 2025

WWE, Getty Images partnership

Getty Images, the visual content creator and marketplace, and WWE, part of TKO Group, have announced a new photography partnership that will see Getty Images serve as the Exclusive Worldwide Photographic Licensing Partner of WWE. Getty Images will exclusively distribute and license WWE‑owned imagery for editorial and commercial uses. This includes coverage from RAW, SmackDown […]

April 7, 2025

Roman Reigns coming to WWE SmackDown in London

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that Roman Reigns will appear live at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy, on March 21st and at The O2 in London on Friday March 28th for SmackDown. As the Original Tribal Chief (OTC) and one of the most legendary Superstars in WWE history, Reigns’ return to London […]

February 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Single event tickets going on sale for WWE Raw and Smackdown London shows

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced the release of individual TV taping event tickets for WWE Friday Night SmackDown on March 28th, and WWE Monday Night Raw on March 31st, at The O2 Arena in London. For the first-time-ever, during the biggest time of year on the WWE calendar on the Road to WrestleMania […]

January 24, 2025

First WWE SmackDown of 2025 free on YouTube

WWE has announced that the January 3rd 2025 episode of SmackDown will be available to stream live for free on YouTube. This special airing serves as a prelude to the highly anticipated launch of WWE programming on Netflix. From January 6th, in the UK and Ireland and throughout Europe, Netflix will become the exclusive home […]

December 18, 2024By Nik Roseveare

WWE announces Road to WrestleMania tickets go on sale next week

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced an eleven-city tour on the Road to WrestleMania that will see WWE Superstars travel to Barcelona, Spain; Dortmund, Germany; Hannover, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Bologna, Italy; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Nottingham, England; Glasgow, Scotland; Vienna, Austria; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and London, England. For the first-time-ever, during the biggest time of year […]

December 4, 2024

WWE hires ESPN’s Tessitore

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that Joe Tessitore, a veteran voices in US sports television, will join the company as a play-by-play broadcaster later this summer. In his role, Tessitore will work alongside analysts Wade Barrett and Corey Graves on the SmackDown brand. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee will remain teamed up on […]

July 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

WWE bringing SmackDown to Berlin

WWE, part of TKO Group Holding, has announced that due to the incredible early pre-registration response for Bash in Berlin – the first-ever major WWE Premium Live Event to be held in Germany – one of the company’s weekly flagship TV shows, SmackDown, will also emanate from the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, the night […]

November 20, 2023By Nik Roseveare

France to host WWE Backlash

WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, has announced that WWE Backlash France will be the first-ever WWE Premium Live Event to be held in France, emanating from the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines on May 4th 2024. Additionally, SmackDown will emanate from the LDLC Arena on May 3rd 2024, marking the first time SmackDown will broadcast […]

November 16, 2023

WWE SmackDown signs USA Network deal

WWE, now part of TKO Group Holdings, and NBCUniversal have agreed to a five-year domestic media rights partnership in the US that will bring Friday Night SmackDown back to USA Network beginning October 2024. Additionally, beginning in the 2024/25 season, WWE will produce four primetime specials per year that will air on NBC, marking the […]

September 21, 2023By Nik Roseveare