Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

There have been so many ridiculous news cycles regarding #WWE and wrestling this year. The present one might actually be the most ridiculous.

John Cena front and center in the first commercial for the new ESPN streaming service. #WWE

Fastest 5: WWE SmackDown instant reaction (8/8/25) — Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast Post by Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

🎙️ #WWE #SmackDown instant reaction: John Cena to fight Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre takes Cody Rhodes' head off, women's division does nothing, Carmelo Hayes returns to TV.

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Drew McIntyre with an exceptional Claymore on Cody Rhodes, breaking the bottom of the announce table in emphatic fashion. #SmackDown #WWE

John Cena and R-Truth reunite. Can't believe Truth was so mean to that kid in Brussels. #SmackDown #WWE

Could have sworn Sami Zayn just won the United States Championship. That was stupid. #SmackDown #WWE

Imagine telling someone two years ago that Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Jeff Cobb and Hikuleo would be wrestling a match on #SmackDown #WWE

a man in a suit and red tie is looking up ALT: a man in a suit and red tie is looking up

John Cena vs. Logan Paul at WWE Clash in Paris. #SmackDown #WWE

Montreal may be the best wrestling crowd in the world. Truly remarkable. #SmackDown #WWE

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Reminder: Discussion about ratings of WWE Raw -- specifically trying to recalculate them and compare them to a Nielsen-tracked rating -- is completely futile.

Netflix measures in views. 3 people watch on one TV = 1. Nielsen measures in viewers. 3 people watch on one TV = 3.

🚨 More details on WWE-ESPN, Roman Reigns immediate future before @adamsilverstein.bsky.social breaks down #WWENXT, #AEW.

👀 Oba, Trick, Je'Von, Ethan, Ricky: men surge
🤪 Tatum Paxley shows out, again
🧣 MJF, Darby Allin get major roles
➕ Joe Hendry, Chelsea, Wren, Willow
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Just use a VPN. YTTV will probably get the WWE access eventually. Every corporation is greedy. That's fair anger but misplaced at WWE specifically.

Roman Reigns will make two more WWE TV appearances in August before he begins filming "Street Fighter" in September. That will take about a month.

(WWE just announced the second appearance at #WWERaw in England at the end of the month.) #WWE

Watching "Roadhouse" for the first time: "Wait is that ... holy shit that's Terry Funk."

🚨 Instant reaction with exclusive details as #WWE, ESPN agree to 5-year deal for U.S. PLE rights. @adamsilverstein.bsky.social covers:

📺 Facts on DTC access for YouTube TV, Xfinity
🤔 Future of WWE archive, NXT PLEs, AAA, TNA?
🪟 Exposure, impact on WWE business

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🚨 Instant reaction with exclusive details as #WWE, ESPN agree to 5-year deal for U.S. PLE rights. @adamsilverstein.bsky.social covers:

📺 Facts on DTC access for YouTube TV, Xfinity
🤔 Future of WWE archive, NXT PLEs, AAA, TNA?
🪟 Exposure, impact on WWE business

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🚨 #WWE #SummerSlam fallout: Seth Rollins (finally) forms The Vision, flattens Roman Reigns, CM Punk, LA Knight. @adamsilverstein.bsky.social covers:

😬 Brock Lesnar controversy
🔥 Becky Lynch ethering Nikki Bella
🧐 Rhea Ripley, IYO, Naomi, Vaquer
➕ John Cena, Reed, Sami, Logan
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Basically, WWE is putting all those other events up for bid. ESPN could take them. Peacock could. Netflix could. They will all still be happening. This is undoubted. Just don't know where they're airing yet. ESPN bought what it bought (for now).

Again, the WWE deal with ESPN is only for 12 show days. They have it outlined in the contract.

It is unknown what will happen if WWE decides to do more, but whatever they call them -- PLE or whatever -- doesn't matter. The contract is just for the 12 show days.

The events (10) and nights (12) is all that matters in that regard.

WWE-ESPN instant reaction podcast with more exclusive information coming soon today. Stay tuned.

WWE-ESPN deal outlined as 10 annual events over 12 nights (two each for WrestleMania and SummerSlam).

This appears to eliminate immediate two-night expansion talk for Royal Rumble, etc. Would require renegotiation.

No word on NXT or bonus, one-off #WWE PLEs, such as Evolution.

WWE domestic archival library will go out for bid with Netflix considered the leader over Peacock, per separate source from below information.

NXT PLEs and additional #WWE -produced content may be packaged alongside the archive or available separately.

WWE PLEs that air on ESPN, beginning in 2026, will be available archived on the streaming service through the duration of the deal, source with knowledge of deal tells GO.

#WWE back catalog of archived PLEs and content will NOT be moved to ESPN, same source says.

No extra fee.

If you currently access ESPN through DirecTV, Charter, Hulu + LiveTV, Fubo TV or Verizon Fios, you will automatically have access to all WWE PLEs at no extra charge, source tells GO.

#WWE PLEs otherwise only available domestically through $29.99/month ($299.99 annual) plan.

WWE signed a five-year, $1.625 billion deal with ESPN ($325M annual), per CNBC. This is up from the current five-year, $900 million deal with Peacock.

10 PLEs per year on the $29.99 monthly ($299.99 annual) plan only. No additional charges. Select simulcasts on TV. #WWE

🚨Breaking: WWE premium live events will officially move to ESPN’s new streaming service in the United States starting in 2026.

There will also be select simulcasting on ESPN linear (cable TV) platforms.

#WWE will produce all content. Pre- and post-shows TBD.

Fastest 5: WWE NXT instant reaction (8/5/25) — Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast Post by Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

🎙️ #WWENXT instant reaction: Joe Hendry and Chelsea Green surprise, Sol Ruca and Tatum Paxley deliver a banger, men's division surges behind Oba Femi, Trick Williams, Je'Von Evans, Ethan Page, Ricky Saints. #WWE #NXT

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