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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Isabel Keane

WWE heads to ESPN: Sports network lands $1.6 billion deal for streaming major events

Disney’s ESPN will soon become the exclusive streaming platform to watch all of World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest events.

The reported billion-dollar deal, announced Wednesday, will give the Walt Disney Company subsidiary ESPN exclusive U.S. streaming rights for all of WWE’s major two-night events, including WrestleMania and SummerSlam, beginning in 2026, the companies said.

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