ESPN wants to absolutely own the news cycle tomorrow when it and Fox launch their semi-competing/semi-collaborative new streaming apps . To that end, ESPN is moving up its rights-takeover date for WWE ’s premium live events (PLEs) from 2026 to one month from today, Sept. 20, 2025, beginning with a whole new PLE, Wrestlepalooza.

WWE personnel currently are in Indianapolis, the site of the first-ever Wrestlepalooza, to announce the news on Thursday — the same day the new ESPN direct-to-consumer app launches.

Peacock , which had to give the “OK” for this to happen, will live stream its last WWE PLE. ESPN did not buy out Peacock’s remaining rights, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Instead, the arrangement for WWE’s PLEs to exit Peacock was brokered between WWE and Peacock and

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