Just days after announcing a landmark rights agreement for WWE’s premium live events, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro has confirmed that the sports media giant would also be interested in acquiring the rights to WWE’s vast historical content library.

ESPN Interested In WWE Library Rights

Appearing on The Ringer’s Press Box podcast, Pitaro was asked if ESPN would be interested in bidding on the WWE library when the rights become available. He confirmed the company’s interest in the content.

“Yeah, we’re always interested in content of that quality,” Pitaro responded. “I will tell you that we will have the archival rights for the events that we are airing, but yes, in terms of their library, we certainly would be interested if and when those rights are available.”

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