WWE/ESPN : AEW pourrait profiter de la nouvelle offre

Paris – 3 Mai 2024 – L’accord de diffusion entre la WWE et ESPN, estimé à 1,6 milliard de dollars, pourrait bénéficier à la All Elite Wrestling (AEW). L’ancien catcheur Bishop Dyer estime que les prix élevés pour accéder aux événements WWE via ESPN pourraient inciter les fans à se tourner vers une alternative plus abordable comme AEW.Cette situation offre à AEW une chance de consolider sa position sur le marché du catch professionnel. Découvrez comment AEW pourrait capitaliser sur ce changement.

WWE’s ESPN Deal Creates Prospect for AEW, Says Former Star Bishop Dyer

A new streaming deal between WWE and ESPN will see all of the company’s live premium events broadcast on the ESPN DTC platform in the US starting in March 2026, with WrestleMania 42 potentially being the first event streamed under the $1.6 billion agreement. However, some fans haven’t reacted well too the news, viewing it as another service they’ll need to purchase to follow WWE programming. Former WWE superstar Bishop Dyer (formerly known as Baron Corbin) sees this as a unique opportunity for AEW to convert disillusioned fans with their pricing.

“They’re rocking the boat, they’re kind of people, some people love it. You can’t win, obviously everyone with every decision you make, but I think it creates an opportunity for AEW,” Dyer stated on “Buked Open Radio.” “I think for someone who is not going to pay the $30 a month for ten PLE’s from WWE for ESPN, maybe they’re looking for an alternative. If AEW is just staying consistent, staying in their lane and doing them, continuing to do what they’ve been doing over the last six months, which I think has been astonishing, I think they will continue to gain followers, and some of those followers and viewers are going to be from WWE who are tired of paying extraordinary prices for tickets.”

Dyer continued by explaining that potentially needing ESPN, Netflix, Peacock, and cable television to watch WWE, combined with some families of four spending close to $1000 to attend a WWE event, will drive some people to check out AEW simply because it’s a more affordable product to follow at home and for in-person support.

Source: Wrestling Inc. (Please credit the original source when using quotes from this article and give a H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.)