Australian WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) fans have been handed a huge boost with today’s announcement of a new long-term deal for the all-action organisation’s offerings to remain on Foxtel.
It extends a close relationship spanning two decades, and ensures WWE’s weekly programs including Raw, SmackDown, and NXT remain live on Foxtel’s Fox8 and Fox Sports, as well as on Kayo and Foxtel Now. One-hour versions of each show will air the following day and on demand.
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Fans can order WWE’s pay-per-view events on Foxtel’s Main Event pay-per-view channel
and streaming live on Kayo, including WrestleMania, next month’s massive SummerSlam
event, Survivor Series and Royal Rumble.
WWE weekly highlight shows, Afterburn and Bottom Line, will also be available to stream on Kayo and Foxtel Now.
Rebecca McCloy, Foxtel Group Commercial Director – Sports, said: “We are excited to
extend our long-term partnership with WWE, bringing all the amazing WWE action,
personalities and theatre to the Foxtel Group’s 2.4 million sports subscribers.
“We know our Foxtel customers love WWE. Our new sports streaming service Kayo now has
over one million subscribers, which is seeing a whole new audience of Australian sports fans
entertained by WWE’s universe of superstars including Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley,
Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair.”
The news comes on the back of a stunning Money in the Bank show on the weekend, as Roman Reigns asserted himself once again as the WWE’s greatest big-match performer.
The weekend also signalled the return of fans to fully-packed stadiums for the first time in 17 months – and delivered plenty of sizzling action in the ring.
Now Reigns and his trademark Superman Punch is set to face off against the legendary John Cena at the upcoming SummerSlam, after Cena called out the reigning Universal Champion on Monday Night Raw.
Cena delivered an incendiary challenge to his rival, declaring: “Roman Reigns is an a*****e … an arrogant, self-absorbed, over-hyped, over-protected, over-exposed gimmick.”