Wrestlemania will likely be a part of ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service, beginning in 2026, due to an settlement between WWE and ESPN.
The deal, introduced Wednesday, contains two-night occasions like Wrestlemania and SummerSlam, plus different WWE Premium Stay occasions, together with Royal Rumble, Survivor Sequence and Cash within the Financial institution. WWE will produce the occasions for ESPN platforms, which is able to function their unique U.S. home dwelling.
“WWE has an immense, devoted and passionate fanbase that we’re excited to super-serve on our new ESPN DTC platform,” stated ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro. “This settlement, which options the most-significant WWE occasions of the 12 months, bolsters our unprecedented content material portfolio and helps drive our streaming future.”
Breaking Information: WWE Premium Stay Occasions are headed to @espn platforms within the U.S. beginning in 2026 pic.twitter.com/uD4KOiQYBg
— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2025
Additionally included is the chance for ESPN to stream WWE’s pre- and post-event exhibits for all Premium Stay Occasions.
“We’re proud to bolster the ‘E’ in ESPN at such an thrilling juncture in its direct-to-consumer journey,” stated Mark Shapiro, President and Chief Working Officer, TKO. “WWE Premium Stay Occasions are famend for precisely the kind of wealthy storytelling, unbelievable feats of athleticism and may’t-miss, cultural tentpole experiences which have turn into synonymous with ESPN. By way of our UFC relationship, now we have skilled firsthand how transformational an ESPN presence might be, and we all know this will likely be an distinctive partnership at a time of nice innovation for each corporations.”
ESPN will launch its streaming service on August 21 with a $29.99 per 30 days worth level and can hold the linear community’s identify — ESPN.
The direct-to-consumer service will permit customers to get all seven of ESPN’s home linear networks along with ESPN on ABC and a number of other different streaming choices.
The WWE occasions beforehand streamed on Peacock in 2025.