ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and WWE, part of TKO Group, have announced a rights agreement as ESPN platforms, including the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, will become the exclusive US domestic home of all WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) starting in 2026. The ESPN DTC service will stream all WWE PLEs […]
WWE’s annual blockbuster event, SummerSlam, is the second biggest event in the WWE calendar behind WrestleMania. Dubbed ‘The Biggest Party of The Summer’, this year, the 38th SummerSlam, will take place over two-nights for the first time, with all the action set to unfold at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey – a 100,000 seat venue – […]
WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) have announced that MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the first-ever two-night SummerSlam on August 2nd and August 3rd 2025. Fans can visit the WWE website and register now to receive an exclusive presale offer. “New Jersey Governor […]
WWE, part of TKO Group, in partnership with Minnesota Sports and Events (MNSE), has announced that WWE SummerSlam 2026 – much like WrestleMania in recent years – will take place over two nights. Minneapolis will host the event on August 1st and August 2nd 2026 at the US Bank Stadium. The 2026 edition of SummerSlam […]
WWE has announced that SummerSlam which emanated from Ford Field in Detroit on Auguts 5th became the most-watched and highest-grossing SummerSlam in company history. The premium live event set new records for viewership, gate, sponsorship and merchandise. With 59,194 in attendance in the Motor City, SummerSlam, which was the 36th such event, generated a record […]
WWE and Fanatics have announced an expansion of their existing comprehensive, long-term sports and entertainment partnership, which will now see Fanatics assume operations of WWE’s global event merchandise business. The deal will kick off on May 1st before WWE’s premium live event, Backlash. Under the expanded partnership, Fanatics Commerce, the company’s e-commerce, licensed merchandise and […]
WWE has announced that Ford Field in Detroit will host SummerSlam on August 5th. SummerSlam marks the first WWE event to be held at Ford Field since WrestleMania in 2007 in 2007 and the first SummerSlam to take place in the state of Michigan since 1993. “We are excited for Ford Field to host WWE’s biggest event of the summer and look […]
This year’s SummerSlam, the WWE premium live event which took plans on July 30th, emanated live on Peacock (in the US) and the WWE Network (everywhere else) from Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in front of a crowd of 48,449 and became the most-watched SummerSlam in company history. In a press statement, WWE Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon said: “During the week we surpassed […]
Youtuber and social media personality Logan Paul has officially signed a WWE contract. Logan didn’t waste the opportunity to also deliver a message to The Miz following their run-in at WrestleMania earlier this year, when Logan made his in-ring debut. Logan teamed with The A-Lister at the event which took place inside the AT&T Stadium […]
WWE has announced that the UNDERTAKER 1 deadMAN SHOW will make its debut on July 29th at Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee as part of SummerSlam Week. UNDERTAKER 1 deadMAN SHOW will feature the legendary performer in an intimate setting, sharing never-before-heard stories from his Hall of Fame career and taking questions from the WWE […]