Jacob
Fatu
Roman Reigns
CM Punk
Seth Rollins
Penta
Joe Hendry
Lynch
Dark Angel
AJ Lee
Iyo Sky
Matches
Bayley
& Lyra Valkyria vs Roxanne Perez & Raquel
Rodriguez
Hailing
From ...
SKY
(Japan)
Lynch (Ireland)
Rey Mysterio (San Diego and Mexico)
Penta (Mexico)
Gunther (Austria)
Logan Paul (USA and Puerto Rico)
Grayson Waller (Australia)
El Grande's ... at least some of them!? (Mexico) Stephanie
Vaquer (San Fernando, Chile)
Raquel Rodriguez (Texas, USA and Mexico)
Media
Man Int
News
Pop
Culture ref:
"Godzillia"
(Eminem)
"Cult of Personality" (Living Colour)
Antonín Dvorák’s "Symphony
No. 9 in E Minor" (The New World Symphony)
"Great Texan" (Terry Funk)
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" (Mitch Miller)
"Beast of Burden" (The Rolling Stones)
“Heavy Is The Crown” (Linkin Park)
“Texas Hold ’Em” (Beyoncé)
“All My Ex’s Live in Texas” (George
Strait)
“Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)”
(Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson)
"Down Under" (Men at Work)
"Stompin' at Maroubra" (Little Pattie)
"Crazy for You" (Madonna)
"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) Jimmy
and the Parrots "Nutbush City Limits" (Tina
Turner)
Remembering
Terry Funk
From
Weeks Past: (Cleveland, Ohio):
"Ohio"
(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
"Hang On Sloopy" (The McCoys)
"My City Was Gone" (The Pretenders)
"He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother"
(The Hollies) 1969 "Highway To Hell" (AC/DC)
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC)
"Rumble in the Jungle" (Fugees, A Tribe
Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, and John Forté)
"War Pigs" (Black Sabbath)
"Zero Miedo" (feat. Adam Jones) - (Penta
theme music) "La Primera": Stephanie Vaquer.
Kara Vale or other theme?
"Break The Walls Down" "Turn On The
Night" (Kuarantine)
"I Don't Like Monday's" (The Boomtown Rats)
"Monday, Monday" (The Mamas & the Papas)
"The Long And Windy Road" (The Beatles)
"Father And Son" (Cat Stevens)
"Blinded by the Light" (Manfred Mann)
"Manic Monday" (The Bangles)
"Ruby Tuesday" (The Rolling Stones)
"Basic Thuganomics" aka "Word Life"
John Cena
"Kiss And Tell" (Bryan Ferry)
"I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
"Diamonds" (Rihanna)
"Devil Inside" (INXS)
"One Week" (Barenaked Ladies)
"Hot Girls in Love" (Loverboy)
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" (Bryan
Adams) "Call Me Maybe" (Carly Rae Jepsen)
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman" (Shania Twain)
"A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell)
Media
Man
Potential
Dream Matches:
Media
Man series
JBL
vs Bruiser Brody
Dick Murdoch vs The Masked Superstar
Bronson Reed vs The Masked Man
Oba Femi vs any Super Heavyweights!
El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano
CM Punk vs The Demon
Logan Paul vs Bad Bunny vs Tom Brady - Special ref:
Damian Priest, Special Enforcer: Jake Paul
Terry Funk and Stan Hansen vs Bruiser Brody and Steve
Austin - Texas Bullrope x 2
Paul Bros vs Bad Bunny and Damian Priest
Penta vs Fenix Penta and Fenix vs American Love Machine
vs America's Most Wanted (Logan Paul and Dominik Mysterio)
Charlotte Flair vs Tiffy Stratton vs Sol Ruca
Chelsea Green vs Lash Legend
Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi
Chris Jericho vs Big Bill vs Lexis King: Special ref:
Cody Rhodes
Dominik Mysterio vs Lexis King
Birthright vs Judgement Day
Lucha Bros vs Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns
AJ Lee vs Aja Kong
JBL vs Dick Murdoch
Kerry Von Erich vs Hulk Hogan
Kevin Von Erich vs Tito Santana
The Blackjacks vs The Von Erichs
Dick Slater vs Roddy Piper
The Texas Outlaws vs The Invaders
Shawn Michaels vs Mr Wrestling 2
Richter vs Zaria - Wasteland Rules
TD
Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
March
23, 2026
Media
Man: Pumped. Beast, OTC and Punk Vibes!!!
Media
Man Watercooler
Confirmed
Matches and Mega Buzz:
Buzz
Brock
Lesnar to appear
Roman Reigns to appear
CM Punk
Rhea Ripley Lynch?!
Buzz or Anti-Buzz?! Para Trekkie Grappler! Brave New
Worlds?!
Confirmed
Matches:
Penta
vs Dominik Mysterio - WWE I/C Title
The
Vision vs The Uso's - Non-Title
Grayson
Waller vs Je’Von Evans
Bayley
and Lyra Valkyria vs The Kabuki Warriors
Themes
and Buzz
Road
To WrestleMania!
Buzz:
CM Punk, Rhea Ripley Media Watercooler
Buzz
... Strap On A Rocket For Him 'N Her!
International
Flavor Of War!
Remembering
The Randy Savage, Roddy Piper, Bruno Sammartino,
Buzz
CM
Punk re measure of success, Tale Of The Tape?! Rhea
Ripley
OTC
CM Punk
AJ Lee
Luchadores
Rhea Ripley
Stephanie Vaquer
Recaps:
The Vision, Danhausen!
Recaps:
Luchas Buzz: The Vision, Rhea Ripley. Lynch, buzz,
if you call it that!
"Unmasked"?
(KISS) and more!
Hailing
From ...
Ripley
(South Australia)
SKY (Japan)
Lynch (Ireland)
Rey Mysterio (San Diego and Mexico)
Penta (Mexico)
Gunther (Austria)
Logan Paul (USA and Puerto Rico)
Grayson Waller (Australia)
El Grande's ... at least some of them!? (Mexico) Stephanie
Vaquer (San Fernando, Chile)
Raquel Rodriguez (Texas, USA and Mexico)
Media
Man Int News
Pop
Culture ref:
"Bones
For The Crows" (Nickelback)
"Godzillia" (Eminem)
"Cult of Personality" (Living Colour)
"Demon in Your Dreams" (Def Rebel feat)
Antonín Dvorák’s "Symphony
No. 9 in E Minor" (The New World Symphony)
“Heavy Is The Crown” (Linkin Park)
"Massachusetts" (Bee Gees)
Pop
Culture themes *(from weeks past)
“Texas
Hold ’Em” (Beyoncé)
“All My Ex’s Live in Texas” (George
Strait)
“Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
(Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson)
"Down Under" (Men at Work)
"Stompin' at Maroubra" (Little Pattie)
"Crazy for You" (Madonna)
"Escape" (The Piña Colada Song) Jimmy
and the Parrots "Nutbush City Limits" (Tina
Turner)
From
Weeks Past: (Cleveland, Ohio):
"Ohio"
(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
"Hang On Sloopy" (The McCoys)
"My City Was Gone" (The Pretenders)
"He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother"
(The Hollies) 1969 "Highway To Hell" (AC/DC)
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC)
"Rumble in the Jungle" (Fugees, A Tribe
Called Quest, Busta Rhymes, and John Forté)
"War Pigs" (Black Sabbath)
"Zero Miedo" (feat. Adam Jones) - (Penta
theme music) "La Primera": Stephanie Vaquer.
Kara Vale or other theme?
"Break The Walls Down" "Turn On The
Night" (Kuarantine) "I Don't Like Monday's"
(The Boomtown Rats)
"Monday, Monday" (The Mamas & the Papas)
"The Long And Windy Road" (The Beatles)
"Father And Son" (Cat Stevens)
"Blinded by the Light" (Manfred Mann)
"Manic Monday" (The Bangles)
"Ruby Tuesday" (The Rolling Stones)
"Basic Thuganomics" aka "Word Life"
John Cena
"Kiss And Tell" (Bryan Ferry)
"I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
"Diamonds" (Rihanna)
"Devil Inside" (INXS)
"One Week" (Barenaked Ladies)
"Hot Girls in Love" (Loverboy)
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" (Bryan
Adams) "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman" (Shania Twain)
"A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell)
Media
Man
Potential
Dream Matches: (Some can happen, others not, as time
has past them by)
Some match-ups possible via WWE 2K16
Media
Man series
Randy
Savage vs Tito Santana
Bruno Sammartino vs Roddy Piper
John Cena vs Randy Savage
JYD Pete Doherty
JBL vs Bruiser Brody
Dick Murdoch vs The Masked Superstar
Bronson Reed vs The Masked Man
Oba Femi vs any Super Heavyweights!
El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano
CM Punk vs The Demon
Logan Paul vs Bad Bunny vs Tom Brady - Special ref:
Damian Priest, Special Enforcer: Jake Paul
Paul Bros vs Bad Bunny and Damian Priest
Penta vs Fenix Penta and Fenix vs American Love Machine
vs America's Most Wanted (Logan Paul and Dominik Mysterio)
Charlotte Flair vs Tiffy Stratton vs Sol Ruca
Chelsea Green vs Lash Legend
Brock Lesnar vs Oba Femi
Chris Jericho vs Big Bill vs Lexis King: Special ref:
Cody Rhodes
Dominik Mysterio vs Lexis King
Birthright vs Judgement Day
Lucha Bros vs Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns
AJ Lee vs Aja Kong
JBL vs Dick Murdoch
Kerry Von Erich vs Hulk Hogan
Dick Slater vs Roddy Piper
The Texas Outlaws vs The Invaders
Shawn Michaels vs Mr Wrestling 2
Get
ready for another incredible episode of Monday Night
Raw, featuring World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk,
Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Women’s Intercontinental
Champion AJ and more.
Bloodline
Ambush Sets Punk vs. Reigns at WrestleMania 42
Monday Night Raw closed with The Bloodline overwhelming
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, confirming his
title defense against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania
42 on April 18-19 in Las Vegas. It's a rematch from
WrestleMania 41, but now Reigns has Bloodline backup
after Punk mocked their family reliance all night.
Fans split on the 3-on-1 beatdown, with some cheering
Reigns' dominance and others questioning the interference,
while the card stacks up with matches like Cody Rhodes
vs. Randy Orton and more.
Stephanie
Vaquer and Liv Morgan Erupt in Brutal WWE Raw Brawl
Last updated
Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer surprised
challenger Liv Morgan on Monday's WWE Raw, sparking
a fierce brawl where Morgan slammed Vaquer into a
sparking production monitor and Vaquer answered with
stiff shots and a crushing powerbomb on concrete.
The chaos escalated with haymakers amid production
gear, as commentators called it deeply personal ahead
of their WrestleMania 42 title match on April 19.
This heated feud began in February when Rumble winner
Morgan picked Vaquer as her opponent, building hype
with Vaquer's CMLL background and Morgan's quest for
payback and gold.
"This
is Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. In 40 days, 5 weeks
from Saturday, it will host Wrestlemania @WrestleMania
, and tonight, the Road To WrestleMania winds through
Seattle. Home to the Super Bowl champion Seahawks
and tonight, home to WWE's brand new Intercontinental
Champion, the spectacular Penta. Tonight the first
Mexican born Intercontinental Champion has his first
title defense, verses the Original El Grande Americano.
Aska and Kairi Sane arriving. Asuka appears in rare
form here, in Seattle tonight. IVO SKY looking on
at her former friend. They're be a part of the Women's
Intercontential Championship Number One Contenders
Gauntle Match tonight" Michael Cole
@MichaelCole
"The
hot free agent, The Ruler, Oba Femi with hsi toughest
test to date, the 6'6 310 pounder does battle with
The Lion Of Bulgaria, the dangerous Rusev. What a
clash tonight" MC
"And
the world champion is here, 40 days away from his
main event match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
CM Punk is here live, as we also recap what was a
disasterous week on RAW last Monday for The Vision"
MC
"We'll
kick things off live tonight with our General Manager,
Adam Pearce in the ring" MC
"Good
evening Seattle. Normally I'd be out here to enthusiastically
welcome everybody to Monday Night RAW, but tonight
I have some unfortuate business to attend to. Unfortuate
in the sense that it's time to have a conversation
with somebody that's made himself well known over
the last month or so, somebody that I happen to know
is in the building tonight. So Seth Freakkin Rollins"
... AP
Media
Man: Pumped!
Confirmed
Matches:
Penta
vs Original El Grande Americano - I/C Title
Rodriguez
vs Bayley vs Valkyria vsSKY vs Asuka vs Nile - Gauntlet
Oba
Femi vs Rusev
Themes
and Buzz
Elimination
Chamber aftermatch and Road To WrestleMania!
Buzz:
CM Punk, Rhea Ripley
Media
Watercooler
Buzz
...
Strap
On A Rocket For Him 'N Her!
International
Flavor Of War!
Remembering
The Eliminators!
Buzz
CM
Punk re measure of success, Tale Of The Tape?!
Rhea
Ripley
OTC
CM Punk
AJ Lee
Luchadores
Rhea Ripley
Stephanie Vaquer
Recaps:
The Vision, Danhausen!
Recaps:
Luchas
Buzz:
The Vision, Rhea Ripley. Lynch, buzz, if you call
it that!
"Unmasked"?
(KISS)
and
more!
Hailing
From ...
Ripley
(South Australia)
SKY (Japan)
Lynch (Ireland)
Rey Mysterio (San Diego and Mexico)
Penta (Mexico)
Gunther (Austria)
Logan Paul (USA and Puerto Rico)
Grayson Waller (Australia)
El Grande's ... at least some of them!? (Mexico)
Stephanie Vaquer (San Fernando, Chile)
Raquel Rodriguez (Texas, USA and Mexico)
Media
Man Int
News
Pop
Culture ref:
"Godzillia"
(Eminem)
"Cult
of Personality" (Living Colour)
"Demon
in Your Dreams" (Def Rebel feat)
Antonín
Dvorák’s "Symphony No. 9 in E Minor"
(The New World Symphony)
“Heavy
Is The Crown” (Linkin Park)
"Down
Under" (Men at Work)
"Stompin'
at Maroubra" (Little Pattie)
"Crazy
for You" (Madonna)
"Escape"
(The Piña Colada Song) Jimmy and the Parrots
"Nutbush
City Limits" (Tina Turner)
From
Weeks Past: (Cleveland, Ohio):
"Ohio"
(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
"Hang
On Sloopy" (The McCoys)
"My
City Was Gone" (The Pretenders)
"He
Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother" (The
Hollies) 1969
"Highway
To Hell" (AC/DC)
"Dirty
Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC)
"Rumble
in the Jungle" (Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest,
Busta Rhymes, and John Forté)
"War
Pigs" (Black Sabbath)
"Zero
Miedo" (feat. Adam Jones) - (Penta theme music)
"La
Primera": Stephanie Vaquer. Kara Vale or other
theme?
"Break
The Walls Down"
"New
York Groove" (KISS)
"Turn
On The Night" (Kuarantine)
"I
Don't Like Monday's" (The Boomtown Rats)
"Monday,
Monday" (The Mamas & the Papas)
"The
Long And Windy Road" (The Beatles)
"Father
And Son" (Cat Stevens)
"Blinded
by the Light" (Manfred Mann)
"Manic
Monday" (The Bangles)
"Ruby
Tuesday" (The Rolling Stones)
"Basic
Thuganomics" aka "Word Life" John Cena
"Kiss
And Tell" (Bryan Ferry)
"I
Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
"Diamonds"
(Rihanna)
"Devil
Inside" (INXS)
"Sunday
Bloody Sunday," "I Still Haven't Found What
I'm Looking For" (U2)
"The
Wild Rover" (The Dubliners)
"One
Week" (Barenaked Ladies)
"Hot
Girls in Love" (Loverboy)
"Have
You Ever Really Loved a Woman" (Bryan Adams)
"Call
Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen
"Man!
I Feel Like a Woman" (Shania Twain)
"A
Case of You" (Joni Mitchell)
Media
Man
Potential
Dream Matches:
Media
Man series
Bronson
Reed vs The Masked Man
Oba
Femi vs any Super Heavyweights!
El
Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano
CM
Punk vs The Demon
Logan
Paul vs Bad Bunny vs Tom Brady - Special ref: Damian
Priest, Special Enforcer: Jake Paul
Paul
Bros vs Bad Bunny and Damian Priest
Penta
vs Fenix
Penta
and Fenix vs American Love Machine vs America's Most
Wanted (Logan Paul and Dominik Mysterio)
Charlotte
Flair vs Tiffy Stratton vs Sol Ruca
Chelsea
Green vs Lash Legend
Brock
Lesnar vs Oba Femi
Chris
Jericho vs Big Bill vs Lexis King: Special ref: Cody
Rhodes
WWE
World Heavyweight Title
CM Punk vs Bron Breakker
Liv
Morgan vs Lyra Valkyria. JD Sisterhood to clip wings?
Birds of a different feather!
WWE
Women’s Intercontinental Title
Maxxine Dupri vs Becky Lynch. Submission specalist
vs seasoned vet!
WWE
Women’s Tag Team Title
The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs Rhea
Ripley & IYO SKY
Buzz:
Hardcore fans recall The Jumping Bomb Angels. Hall
Of Fame worthy!
Pro
Wrestling Life After John Cena's In Ring Career
Buzz:
The Vision: Bronson Reed, Austin Theory, Paul Heyman
Gunther
Enjoys Heat, in person or not ...
Logan
Paul: Paul watching on from the island or the hospital,
keeping one eye on Jake Paul and the nurses?!
Valkyria
eagle eyes to swoop on women's title picture?! Tonight
or next week?!
Maxxine
Dupri on the rise
Natalya's
students excel
Alpha
Females. Shoot style pro wrestling for ladies?!
Lynch
Squad? The Tables Have Turned! Not the best!
Tag
Team Masters! Usos Spying?!
Recap/Feature:
Three Stages Of Hell!
and
more!
Media
Watercooler
Judgment
Day vibes. Liv And Let Die. Get well soon Dirty Dom.
Luchadores in Mexico danger money?! (Pop culture ref:
James Bond)
"Highway
To Hell" (AC/DC)
"Dirty
Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" (AC/DC)
"Rumble
in the Jungle" (Fugees, A Tribe Called Quest,
Busta Rhymes, and John Forté)
"War
Pigs" (Black Sabbath)
"La
Primera": Stephanie Vaquer. Kara Vale or other
theme? Just call her champ!
Media
Man Watercooler
Pop
Culture Mania!
Lynch
buzz! Woman scorned?! Take It To The Max! Bulldog
Legal Eagle Comms With GM Adam Pearce. Mediation possible?
Out Of Court Settlement?! Breaking Down Walls! Dog
eat puppy dog!
The
Monday Night Raw debut episode on Netflix is an upcoming
professional wrestling television special that will
mark the debut of WWE's weekly Monday Night Raw program
on the streaming service Netflix. The event is set
to take place on January 6, 2025, at Intuit Dome in
Inglewood, California, and will feature performers
from the Raw brand as well as the SmackDown brand.
This episode of Raw will shift from broadcasting on
traditional linear cable television to over the top
digital streaming, as well as the start of John Cena's
farewell tour.
The
event will feature an appearance by Houston rapper,
Travis Scott, who will be performing the new theme
song for Raw. (Wikipedia)
Pro
Wrestling
WWE
@WWE RAW On Netflix @netflix
January
6, 2025
Intuit
Dome
Los Angeles, California
Media
Man Watercooler: Some of the hottest pro wrestling
action in the modern era that you will ever see! ;
Historic show sees dream matches and buzz exceed usual
high levels; Broadcasting and pro wrestling history
will be made: Media Man Group
Tonight,
WWE Raw embarks on a groundbreaking journey by debuting
on Netflix with a live 3.5-hour event from the Intuit
Dome in Inglewood, CA. The show, which has nearly
sold out, promises high-octane action with key matches
like CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins. The event opens with
a notable cold open narrated by Triple H, setting
the tone for what's being hailed as a new era for
WWE Raw. Fans and WWE personalities are buzzing online,
sharing their anticipation for this significant move
to streaming. While there's excitement around potential
surprise returns and other matches, the spotlight
tonight is firmly on the confirmed headline bout between
Punk and Rollins. (Grok)
News
John
Cena's Farewell Tour Kicks Off with WWE Raw's Netflix
Premiere
John
Cena, celebrated for his 16 world championships, has
embarked on his farewell tour starting January 6,
2025, coinciding with WWE Raw's debut on Netflix.
This event not only marks the end of Cena's storied
career but also signifies a new era for WWE as it
transitions to streaming. The premiere was preceded
by an impressive drone show in Los Angeles, featuring
iconic WWE symbols like Stone Cold Steve Austin's
smoking skull, to promote this significant shift.
The episode featured high-profile appearances including
The Rock and Cena himself, adding to the night's grandeur.
This move to Netflix aims to broaden WWE's global
audience and redefine wrestling entertainment, with
Cena's tour providing a nostalgic backdrop to this
monumental change. (Grok)
News
Paul
Heyman To ScreenRant
"I
hope so. I hope the product is always evolving. Roman
Reigns and I always like to say, if we can look back
on things that we did 6 months ago, and we can even
watch it anymore, then we haven't improved that much,
have we? Of course the product is gonna change when
it goes on Netflix. How could it not? It's the biggest
streaming service in the world. It's the distribution
portal now for anyone who wants a level of prestige
or placement in the culture. So, once we get on Netflix,
the approach to how we present the product must change,
must evolve, must upgrade, must be enhanced, must
be elevated. If not, what are we doing? How are we
not taking advantage of that opportunity?"
"So,
yes, the product will change on Netflix. Yes, it will
be intentional. Yes, it will be with the help and
the interaction of the audience itself. And, no, I
make no predictions about it because the culture will
be different when we get on to Netflix. And the culture
itself will dictate how far we go in terms of layers
of stories. And at the same time, the accountability
will be on us in terms of driving that culture. The
same way music drives its culture, the same way sneaker
fandom drives its culture, the same way music can
drive fashion and sports and other cultures, we will
drive the culture. We just have to get embedded into
it first."
"...You
said the Attitude Era was the biggest, most robust...
I don't think that is accurate anymore. I think it's
right now, and I think that the moment that we are
going through right now, I was in the Attitude Era
at the peak of it as you were. We didn't realize what
it was in the moment. Having seen that, I see this
and I see it way bigger. I see this as this different
moment in time in the business and it being something
different. And you mentioned the Triple H Era, I don't
think it's that. I think this at the end of it is
going to be called the Netflix Era. That's where the
big change is."
News
Triple
H To Sports Illustrated
"It
will be flexible. It will be flexible in I don’t
necessarily know the time constraints of network television
or cable television apply. It’s a slightly different
platform. Much like many episodic shows, they have
the ability to do whatever the show needs to have
down. If this episode needs to be an hour, great,
it’s an hour. If the next episode needs to be
42 minutes, it’s 42 minutes. It’s what makes
for the best product. I’m not saying we’re
going to be 42 minutes, but clearly we’ll deliver
the product in a way that is best for Netflix and
their business model and best for our storytelling."
Media
Man: Special thanks WWE, Netflix and X! Much respect
to all involved.
WWE
inks historic mega broadcasting/streaming deal with
the Foxtel Group including Binge and Kayo Sports;
Tremendous value for Australian pro wrestling aka
sports entertainment fans says Media Man; Likely to
boost fan base and warm up for live tour "Down
Under". Former Optus Television PPV executive
impressed. Real life 'Succession' in impact.
WWE,
Wrestling and Pop Culture Connection - October 2022
What
a huge few weeks for the combat sports world including
pro wrestling aka sports entertainment, martial arts
and boxing. Promotions who made national and international
news included WWE (Foxtel Media Group), ONE Championship
(beIN Media), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (New Zealand
and Australia tour next month), UFC (IRL social platform
deal), All Elite Wrestling (press conference, talent
shake-ups, new ROH Champion, Chris Jericho), and much
more. LinkedIn and YouTube are currently our social
media channels to follow the action, and Binge Australia,
WWE Network, Tubi and Amazon Prime Video have been
helping keep us up to speed, along with the official
websites of course, and occasional news leaks! Promoter
Of The Month: Triple H. Promotion Of The Month: WWE
Foxtel
Group to become exclusive destination for WWE in Australia
STAMFORD,
Conn., September 27, 2022
– The Foxtel Group and WWE today announced a
major new multi-year partnership that will see Foxtel
Group’s portfolio of entertainment brands become
the home of WWE in Australia.
The
new deal will deliver the biggest line-up of WWE’s
live and on demand content to Foxtel Group’s
4.5 million subscribers, on Foxtel as well as the
rapidly growing streaming services, Kayo Sports and
BINGE.
Foxtel
Group-WWE Partnership Key Points:
BINGE
will become the new streaming home of WWE Network
in Australia from January 2023 with all WWE Premium
Live Events, including Royal Rumble and WrestleMania
39, and entertainment content available with a BINGE
subscription, starting from just $10 per month.
WWE Network’s original programming and vast collection
of archived content will be available on BINGE.
WWE
will continue to be available to all Foxtel subscribers
on both the FOX8 channel and on a new, dedicated 24/7
WWE channel to launch from December 2022. The Foxtel
Group will broadcast on both these channels all of
WWE’s Premium Live Events, previously only available
through pay-per-view, at no additional charge to subscribers,
plus Weekly Live Episodes of Raw, SmackDown and NXT.
Selected
content will continue to be available via Kayo Sports.
Foxtel
Group Chief Content and Commercial Officer, Amanda
Laing, said: “We are thrilled to remain the long-term
partner of WWE, and be part of what will be an exciting
new chapter for WWE in Australia.
The
reach of the Foxtel Group is a game-changer for our
partners such as WWE. It’s why sport and entertainment
partners in Australia and around the globe, including
major Hollywood studios and world-leading sports and
now WWE, continue to choose the Foxtel Group to showcase
their content and build their audience reach in Australia.
We are particularly pleased to offer all our Foxtel
subscribers access to WWE’s Premium Live Events,
that were previously only available on a pay-per-view
basis for up to $30 per event, for no extra cost.”
BINGE
Executive Director, Alison Hurbert-Burns said: “For
generations WWE has delighted fans across the globe
and we’re thrilled this expanded partnership
makes BINGE the new streaming home of WWE in Australia.”
“We
can’t wait to bring WWE’s unpredictable
drama, larger-than-life personalities from past and
present including Roman Reigns, Rey Mysterio, Ronda
Rousey, John Cena and The Undertaker, along with all
the world-class WWE action to passionate Australian
fans.
“It’s
a great fit to welcome WWE and its year-round entertainment,
including all WWE Network content and Premium Live
Events, to the home of the world’s best shows
on BINGE.”
WWE
Chairwoman and co-CEO, Stephanie McMahon, said: “With
its far-reaching and engaged audience, the Foxtel
Group has been a trusted and long-standing partner
of WWE for more than 20 years. We look forward to
expanding our partnership with the Foxtel Group, and
welcoming BINGE as the new streaming home of WWE Network
in the region.
“Together
we will continue to provide our unique blend of action-packed,
family-friendly entertainment to fans and grow the
WWE audience throughout Australia.”
