FOX Sports to carry WrestleMania on PPV

[Steveweiser]

Fox Sports will offer WWE’s WrestleMania PPV this weekend via its apps and FoxSports.com website, the first time Fox has offered a WWE PPV on its platforms. The two-night PPV goes for $59.99 via the Fox Sports and Fox Now apps, plus the foxsports.com website. The move is part of a larger programming deal the media company struck with WWE that will see FS1 produce a pre-show around both nights of WrestleMania this weekend, in addition to bringing back its WWE studio show “WWE Backstage” and carrying 22 hours of library content. The WrestleMania pre-show will air on FS1 and Fox Sports Deportes on both nights, starting at 6:00pm ET.

FS1 will carry 22 hours of library footage on Tuesday nights, starting tonight with this year’s Royal Rumble. Other shows include one-hour editions of WrestleMania 31, WrestleMania 33 and WrestleMania 34 and programming from its “WWE 24,” “Ruthless Aggression” and “Best of WWE” programs. FS1 has committed to start producing its weekly studio show “WWE Backstage” again, starting tonight, with host Renee Young and analysts Booker T, Mark Henry and Paige previewing WrestleMania 36 from their homes.[/youtube]

www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2020/03/31/WWE.aspx

[thehottag]

And what a year to start promoting this!

[paywindah]

Not that big of an announcement.

- Just gives you another place to waste $60 on Mania (along with your cable/satellite provider) for people who have no idea the Network exists.

- Pre-show will be produced by Fox, shouldn't be much different than if WWE did it themselves.

- Old content being shown - similar to ESPN's Mania re-airings. Sports networks desperate for content.

[Bang Bang Bart]

WWE suddenly going HAM with promoting their shows being on PPV really puts that time when they called people "losers" for ordering on PPV and not subscribing to The Network into perspective.

[Deleted]

I am floored by the idea of paying $60 for this show of all shows.

[theironyuppie]

According to WWE’s press release this deal is also going to involve a new one-hour ‘Best of WWE’ series.

Additional programming coming to FOX Sports on Tuesday nights includes one-hour editions of WrestleMania 31, WrestleMania 33 and WrestleMania 34, as well as other specials from the “WWE 24” and “Ruthless Aggression” series. Upcoming content also includes WWE’s brand-new series titled “Best of WWE” featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Triple H, John Cena, Charlotte Flair, Ric Flair, Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch, Shawn Michaels, Roman Reigns and The Undertaker.

www.wwe.com/article/massive-slate-wwe-programming-fox-sports

[cjh]

www.pwinsider.com/article/135159/fitetv-to-broadcast-wwe-wrestlemania-36-this-weekend.html?p=1

FITE announced today that for the first time, they will be distributing a WWE event, broadcasting Wrestlemania 36 this Saturday and Sunday:

FITE to Offer WrestleMania 36 on Pay Per View in the US and Internationally

Two-Day Weekend Package Offered

NEW YORK----March 31, 2020: FITE, leading digital sports platform offering prestige boxing, pro wrestling, MMA and martial arts programming, announced the Pay Per View carriage of WWE’s annual pop culture extravaganza, WrestleMania. FITE will offer the special event in the U.S. as well as select international territories.

WrestleMania, for the first time ever, will be held as a two-night event airing this Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET.

The event, “Too Big For Just One Night,” will be hosted by three-time Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski. As WWE previously announced, only essential personnel will be on closed sets at multiple locations, including WWE’s training facility in Orlando, during the production of WrestleMania.

Confirmed matches can be found here: www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania.

FITE will offer the event on PPV via a beautiful HD digital stream, in English and Spanish, along with its custom live chat, so viewers from across the world can enjoy the live discussion of the event, together.

Customers will have the option to purchase the Saturday, April 4 event and/or the Sunday, April 5 event or buy the Weekend Package for additional savings over individual buys. Pay Per View purchases on FITE will include replays, DVR functionality and can be viewed online, PC, mobile devices, Smart TV or their favorite OTT device. Order the event on FITE: www.fite.tv/watch/wrestlemania-36-weekend-pass/2p6sr/

Place your PPV order on FITE today to watch and chat with your friends: (https://www.fite.tv/watch/wrestlemania-36-weekend-pass/2p6sr/

Watch FITE Events on any device: www.fite.tv/p/how-to-watch/

About FITE:
FITE is the premium digital streaming platform for combat sports featuring over 1,000 events per year. FITE is available globally through its iOS and Android mobile apps, Apple TV, Android TV, ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex. In addition, FITE supports Chromecast, PS4, Xbox, Netrange and 7,000 models of TVs, and streams premier sporting events to its 2.5M registered viewers.

Available online at www.FITE.tv. Become a FITE affiliate – free to join: www.fite.tv/affiliate. Follow FITE on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook.

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Mar 31, 2020 8:41:06 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

WWE suddenly going HAM with promoting their shows being on PPV really puts that time when they called people "losers" for ordering on PPV and not subscribing to The Network into perspective.

WWE will be assholes to things when it's convenient for them and also conveniently backpedal on said assholishness when they need to re-benefit from it, hoping that people have bad memory.

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

[edgestar]

Mar 31, 2020 9:18:36 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Mar 31, 2020 8:41:06 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

WWE suddenly going HAM with promoting their shows being on PPV really puts that time when they called people "losers" for ordering on PPV and not subscribing to The Network into perspective.

WWE will be assholes to things when it's convenient for them and also conveniently backpedal on said assholishness when they need to re-benefit from it, hoping that people have bad memory.

Unfortunately, lots of people may remember being called "losers".

[cjh]

Mar 31, 2020 9:21:34 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

Some areas don't have access to internet with fast enough speed to stream the show.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Mar 31, 2020 9:24:24 GMT -5 cjh said:

Mar 31, 2020 9:21:34 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

Some areas don't have access to internet with fast enough speed to stream the show.

Which, kinda makes the addition of 2 online PPV options a little odd. Although it explains why they were so aggressively pushing PPV last night

[salz4life]

Mar 31, 2020 9:21:34 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

Hell, I'm debating on whether or not to watch it on the Network..... if you would've told me I would even consider not watching wrestlemania 2 months ago, I would've laughed and said GFY. LOL

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WWE/FOX/Whattever needs some real $ right now because only 0.5 billion and possibly all their assets. @coronatimes

[Bang Bang Bart]

Mar 31, 2020 9:48:19 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

Mar 31, 2020 9:24:24 GMT -5 cjh said:

Some areas don't have access to internet with fast enough speed to stream the show.

Which, kinda makes the addition of 2 online PPV options a little odd. Although it explains why they were so aggressively pushing PPV last night

Again, as noted, it makes WWE previously chiding people for even thinking of ordering PPVs look really silly in retrospect.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Mar 31, 2020 10:47:44 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

Mar 31, 2020 9:48:19 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

Which, kinda makes the addition of 2 online PPV options a little odd. Although it explains why they were so aggressively pushing PPV last night

Again, as noted, it makes WWE previously chiding people for even thinking of ordering PPVs look really silly in retrospect.

Yeah, that always looked stupid. It’s gonna look even stupider because I bet you this is the first step to moving Mania completely off the Network.

[Squirrel Master]

Mar 31, 2020 9:21:34 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

Actually the better question would be, why would anyone feel such urgency to waste $60 to see it live, as it certainly always will be available?

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

Mar 31, 2020 11:02:57 GMT -5 Squirrel Master said:

Mar 31, 2020 9:21:34 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Who the f*** would pay $60 for Wrestlemania when they can get it on the network? Especially, this year?

Actually the better question would be, why would anyone feel such urgency to waste $60 to see it live, as it certainly always will be available?

Well yeah, especially as it's been taped in advance to begin with.

[timelimitdraw]

I wouldn't be surprised to eventually see WWE move WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble off the network as live events and work out a deal with Fox Sports or ESPN+ to sell them instead. They're even using Fite to sell WrestleMania as a PPV domestically and internationally. AEW already has a similar domestic deal in place with B/R Live as does UFC with ESPN+, so it's an inevitability.

But this year, for this event? Literally makes no sense to stream it live via Fox Sports or Fite domestically when you can get it on the network for far less money.

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No doubt in my mind there will be lots of people who spend $60 on this. Don’t know who they are but they are out there.