ESPN pleased with WWE deal

ESPN and WWE partnered collectively earlier this. It seems that ESPN is reportedly pleased with this deal.

WWE introduced a brand new take care of ESPN earlier this 12 months that may see the latter’s new streaming service being the house of all the corporate’s premium reside occasions. This meant that WrestleMania, Survivor Collection, Royal Rumble, and many others., shall be streamed on ESPN. Wrestlepalooza was the primary PLE to be streamed on the platform. Nonetheless, ESPN raised a whole lot of eyebrows when it gave Wrestlepalooza an total “C” grade. Many speculated on the time that maybe the sports activities media large was sad with the Stamford-based promotion.

This was additional amplified when Freddie Prinze Jr. just lately acknowledged on his Wrestling with Freddie podcast that ESPN was sad with the deal.

“ESPN, by the best way, so sad with the deal. I used to be speaking to a buddy of mine who works for Disney, and he was similar to, ‘Yo, they higher make their a refund on this deal.’ He simply stated, ‘They’re scorching.’” [H/T Fightful Select]

In response to latest studies from Fightful Choose, a supply inside ESPN claimed that they haven’t heard something relating to this and are comfortable working with the Triple H-led firm. The next-up within the sports activities leisure juggernaut additionally stated that they weren’t conscious of Freddie Prinze’s function in wrestling.

ESPN got here beneath hearth for the WWE deal just lately

Shortly after WWE’s take care of ESPN took impact, it got here beneath scrutiny by followers and critics. That is as a result of rumored low variety of sign-ups and viewers that it has delivered to the platform.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer analyzed the present numbers and estimated that it will result in round $30 to $37.5 million in income per 12 months, which is properly beneath the annual quantity the corporate is paying for the streaming rights, which is believed to be round $325 million per 12 months. Dazn’s Steven Muehlhausen issued an announcement on the identical.

“Issues are going properly and now we have began robust. We do not present the viewership specifics, however issues have been going properly,” the assertion learn.

Take a look at his tweet right here:

It is good to listen to that ESPN is pleased with this deal regardless of the rumored low numbers.