The ESPN partnership marks a major shift in WWE broadcasting following the company’s long-time deal with Peacock.

Access to all of ESPN’s linear networks — ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, ACC Network — in addition to ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX 47,000 live events a year, ...

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