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Backstage Note On Lee Fitting’s Status With WWE Following ESPN Dismissal

Saptarshi Sinha - December 25, 2024

A new report has shed light on WWE executive producer Lee Fitting's dismissal from ESPN due to misconduct allegations against female staff members. Pwinsider...

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WWE Internal Reaction To Allegations Of Misconduct Against Producer Lee Fitting

Saptarshi Sinha - December 20, 2024

As we previously reported here on eWn, WWE producer Lee Fitting was reportedly fired from ESPN due to allegations of misconduct involving women. At...

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WWE’s New Media & Production Head Ineligible For Emmys, ESPN Issues Statement

Ryan Clark - January 12, 2024

Lee Fitting, the new head of WWE’s Media & Production teams (Kevin Dunn's replacement), was recently ruled ineligible for future participation in the Emmy...

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Pat McAfee’s New ESPN Deal To Fetch $85 Million Over Five Years

Saptarshi Sinha - June 1, 2023

As we previously reported here on eWn, Pat McAfee signed a new multiplatform deal with ESPN earlier this month that will see "The Pat...

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WWE News – ESPN To Air 2024 XFL Season, NBA’s Larry O’Brien Trophy At RAW, NXT

Saptarshi Sinha - May 24, 2023

ESPN has announced a partnership with the XFL for coverage of the XFL’s return season later in 2024. The partnership includes coverage focused on...

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Pat McAfee Reacts To Fans Saying He ‘Sold Out’ For Signing With ESPN

Ryan Clark - May 20, 2023

It was announced earlier this week that Pat McAfee would be "jumping ship" by taking his widely popular podcast from FanDual to ESPN later...

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Pat McAfee May Potentially Leave FanDuel For ESPN

Saptarshi Sinha - May 10, 2023

Pat McAfee is considering leaving his $120 million deal with FanDuel to sign with ESPN, the New York Post reports. ESPN has emerged as the...

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WWE & Another Rival Promotion In Talks With ESPN For New Projects

Ryan Clark - April 22, 2023

PWInsider Elite is reporting that WWE and ESPN are discussing possibly working together on new projects. Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, previously negotiated UFC’s...

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WWE & ESPN In Talks Over Potential Collaboration

Thomas Lowson - April 17, 2023

WWE could soon be working very closely with ESPN despite the recently announced Endeavor deal. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Endeavor is set...

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ESPN Announces Launch Of Weekly XFL Studio Show

David Esposito - February 17, 2023

The 2023 XFL season is set to kick off on Saturday, February 18th. In conjunction, ESPN has announced that they will launch a weekly...

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Status Of AEW Programming On FITE In Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands

Saptarshi Sinha - February 12, 2023

AEW programming will still be available on FITE TV's AEW Plus service in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands following the announcement that ESPN has picked up the TV rights for AEW...

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Ric Flair Says He Misses Wrestling Every Day

David Esposito - December 21, 2022

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was a guest on ESPN's First Take this morning. Flair was promoting the release of his upcoming Woooooo! Becoming...

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MJF To Appear At UFC 282 This Weekend

David Esposito - December 9, 2022

Could MJF be making good on his threat to appear at a UFC event to challenge Paddy Pimblett? If recent reports are to be...

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Bianca Belair Appears On ESPN’s College Gameday (Videos), SmackDown News & Notes

Ryan Clark - September 24, 2022

WWE RAW Women's Champion Bianca Belair was the celebrity guest picker for Saturday's episode of ESPN’s College Gameday. You can check out several videos...

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Who Won ESPN’s ESPY Award For Best WWE Moment Of The Year?

Ryan Clark - July 21, 2022

Cody Rhodes is now in possession of an ESPY award, after he won for "Best WWE Moment of the Year" during Wednesday night’s awards...

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Cody Rhodes Gets Slapped In The Face With A Tortilla (Video)

Ryan Clark - July 20, 2022

Cody Rhodes was spotted at the ESPN ESPY Awards on Wednesday night and took part in the Tortilla Challenge, which sees people being slapped...

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ESPN Honoring WWE As “Sports Humanitarian League Champion”

Joshua Jones - July 16, 2022

Despite all the controversy surrounding Vince McMahon and the change in leadership, WWE is being recognized at a major ceremony. ESPN has announced that WWE...

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WWE Senior Vice President Talks About What WWE Looks For In Younger Talent

Brandon Ewing - March 30, 2022

WWE Senior Vice President for Global Talent Strategy, James Kimball, spoke with ESPN regarding what WWE looks for when they're recruiting young talent for...

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ESPN+ Promotes New Ronda Rousey Series: “Rowdy’s Places”

Brandon Ewing - January 26, 2022

ESPN+ is promoting a new series featuring "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey. The series actually premiered back in September 2021, but will now be airing via...

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Charly Caruso Comments On Joining ESPN Full-Time, The Spectacle Of WWE, More

Ryan Clark - April 20, 2021

During a recent interview with the Indianapolis Star, former WWE talent Charly Arnolt (Charly Caruso) commented on joining ESPN full-time, the spectacle of working...

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Report – ESPN Done Airing WWE Content Following Peacock Deal

Ryan Clark - January 25, 2021

As we reported earlier today here on eWn, WWE has reached a huge deal with NBC's Peacock streaming service as the WWE Network will...

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Titus O’Neil Becomes Finalist For ESPN’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

Ryan Clark - May 20, 2020

WWE.com posted the following today, revealing that Titus O’Neil has been named a finalist for ESPN's annual Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian of the Year...

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ESPN Executive Comments on the Possibility of ESPN Airing WrestleMania Live

Ryan Clark - April 3, 2020

During a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, ESPN Senior Director of Programming Brent Colborne commented on the possibility of WrestleMania airing live on the...

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Stone Cold Steve Austin Interview – Talks ECW, Working With Vince McMahon, Mount Rushmore of Wrestling

Brandon Ewing - March 31, 2020

WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was interviewed by Peter Rosenberg from ESPN. Austin was asked if he would've stayed with ECW....

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ESPN To Present Special Encore Of WrestleMania 32 Tonight

Matt Boone - March 29, 2020

Another WrestleMania special encore presentation will be airing on ESPN this evening. As noted, WWE has multiple encore presentations of past WrestleMania specials airing on...

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Triple H Mocks Deontay Wilder When Commenting On His Ring Gear From WrestleMania 30 Entrance

Matt Boone - March 23, 2020

Triple H took a shot at former undefeated WBC Heavyweight Boxing Champion and knockout artist "The Bronze Bomber" Deontay Wilder in a tweet posted...

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ESPN Covers Milwaukee Bucks-WWE Pre-Game Routine, WWE’s “Moving Day”

Ryan Clark - January 24, 2020

As we've been reporting here on eWn, the Milwaukee Bucks have been doing a pre-game wrestling routine. ESPN covered the story, which you can...

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ESPN to Air XFL Games Overseas?, News on the WWE 24/7 Championship, More

Ryan Clark - November 6, 2019

Deadline reports that ESPN will air all XFL Games live via their digital platform across Europe, Middle East & Africa. You can get a WWE...

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Ronda Rousey’s ‘Why We Fight’ Moving to ESPN+ for Season 2

Robert DeFelice - September 9, 2019

According to a report from The Wrap, Ronda Rousey's show, Why We Fight, we'll be headed to ESPN+ for its second season. Season one...

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The First-Ever WWE ESPY to be Awarded Tonight

Ryan Clark - July 10, 2019

The ESPN ESPY Awards take place tonight and they will include the first-ever WWE category with the following nominees: * Roman Reigns returning to RAW...

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The XFL Partners with Disney and FOX; Broadcast Schedule Revealed

Robert DeFelice - May 6, 2019

As the XFL gears up for its 2020 launch, it has announced partnerships with both Disney and FOX. The XFL will have four huge...

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ESPN Mini-Documentary Chronicles Special Olympian That Inspires The Rock

Robert DeFelice - April 10, 2019

The Rock's personal YouTube channel uploaded a touching mini-documentary by ESPN about a childhood friend of the Rock's named Milton. Milton is a Special Olympics...

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Adam Cole Says He’s Ready for NXT TakeOver: New York

Robert DeFelice - March 30, 2019

When Tommaso Ciampa suffered his neck injury, the NXT Championship picture was left with a void. That void was filled by Adam Cole who won...

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Charlotte Calls out ESPN over How She Was Promoted

Robert DeFelice - March 28, 2019

ESPN recently had Charlotte Flair as a guest on SportsCenter. However, in a promotional graphic when listing her accomplishments underneath her name all that...