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Did I miss something? Why is ESPN pushing/reporting WWE news like crazy now?
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:44 pm
Is ESPN now a stakeholder in WWE? Everytime I go to ESPN.com or open their app, there is a WWE story or video on the front page.
What's the deal with this?
What's the deal with this?
This post was edited on 4/3/16 at 12:45 pm
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Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:45 pm to SPEEDY
There's a frickton of money in it.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:45 pm to SPEEDY
The E in ESPN
They are trying to expand their viewership
They are trying to expand their viewership
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:45 pm to SPEEDY
ESPN servers got Brawndo sprayed on them
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:46 pm to SPEEDY
They are not a stakeholder but this weekend is WWEs biggest weekend of the year and Johnathon Coachman (former WWE announcer, current sportscenter anchor) has been pushing for them to cover WWE and I guess they see some value in it 
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:48 pm to SPEEDY
Why are they pushing politics or UFC or the personal fashion of Futbol players.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:49 pm to Wishnitwas1998
They are hitting a demo that nobody else has thought about before. They're not using storylines but discussing the individuals.
Coachman is and always been a good reporter from his days in KC.
Coachman is and always been a good reporter from his days in KC.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:49 pm to Wishnitwas1998
I know WWE gets a lot of crap for the whole "being fake, grown men in tights" thing but whatever you want to say you can't say it's not successful. It routinely has the highest or one of the highest rates shows every single Monday night and has for the last 20 years. The only time it gets regularly drubbed is by MNF. It's also Wrestlemania weekend and they expect a crowd of 100,000 or so in Dallas tonight. Not to mention a who's who of celebrities that go to that thing for the last 30 years.
Eta: It makes since by both parties to get eyeballs on each other's audiences.
Eta: It makes since by both parties to get eyeballs on each other's audiences.
This post was edited on 4/3/16 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:50 pm to theGarnetWay
They have always covered Wrestlemania
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:51 pm to SPEEDY
It's a sport, so why wouldn't they cover it?
Posted on 4/3/16 at 12:51 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Yeah but Sportscenter has had weekly segments the last few months now. It's been different lately.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:05 pm to theGarnetWay
I've been waiting all week for this thread.
LET THE OUTRAGE BEGIN!!!!!!!
LET THE OUTRAGE BEGIN!!!!!!!
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:07 pm to theGarnetWay
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It routinely has the highest or one of the highest rates shows every single Monday night and has for the last 20 years. T
thats sad if true
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:14 pm to Lester Earl
The "E" in ESPN stands for entertainment boys. WWE brands itself as Sports Entertainment, it goes hand in hand. It's only a little 5-7 minute hit in Jerry World, it's not that terrible.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:14 pm to SPEEDY
Trying to expand their viewership by showing fake sports now. WWE is closer to Broadway shows than it is to real sports
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:26 pm to Upperdecker
I mean they cover the WNBA
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:30 pm to Upperdecker
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Trying to expand their viewership by showing fake sports now.
No different than the NBA rigging games.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:32 pm to SPEEDY
Whether kayfabe or not, there's a major power struggle over the way that WWE is run between Shane and Vince/Stephanie.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:33 pm to Byron Bojangles III
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No different than the NBA rigging games
Yes, the NBA rigged a guy with a suspect ankle winning a championship for a team in Oakland.
If the NBA is rigging games, LeBron would have 8 titles by now.
Posted on 4/3/16 at 1:33 pm to SPEEDY
Because the further something is from actual sports, the more ESPN will cover it
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