B.J. Bethel: WWE's ESPN Deal Won't Be Renewed? Plus AEW All In Preview | Takedown
Fight Game Media Network
- Published
- August 26, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 17m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 6, 2026
Discusses wrestling.
Summary
B.J. Bethel joins Garrett Gonzales and Paul Fontaine to break down his SEScoops report on the WWE-ESPN relationship, and it isn't pretty. Bethel details how ESPN won't be renewing its five-year, $1.6 billion deal to air WWE premium live events on the ESPN Unlimited app once the current contract expires — despite the app only launching a year ago. Bethel w…
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Show notes
B.J. Bethel joins Garrett Gonzales and Paul Fontaine to break down his SEScoops report on the WWE-ESPN relationship, and it isn't pretty. Bethel details how ESPN won't be renewing its five-year, $1.6 billion deal to air WWE premium live events on the ESPN Unlimited app once the current contract expires — despite the app only launching a year ago. Bethel walks through the "culture and synergy" issues between the two companies, cable providers refusing to absorb the app's cost for subscribers, and
Themes
- wrestling