B.J. Bethel: WWE's ESPN Deal Won't Be Renewed? Plus AEW All In Preview | Takedown

B.J. Bethel: WWE's ESPN Deal Won't Be Renewed? Plus AEW All In Preview | Takedown

From Fight Game Media Network by Garrett Gonzales

August 26, 2026 · 1h 17m

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B.J. Bethel discusses the potential non-renewal of WWE's deal with ESPN and previews AEW All In.

B.J. Bethel joins Garrett Gonzales and Paul Fontaine to break down his SEScoops report on the WWE-ESPN relationship, and it isn't pretty. Bethel details how ESPN won't be renewing its five-year, $1.6 billion deal to air WWE premium live events on the ESPN Unlimited app once the current contract expires — despite the app only launching a year ago. Bethel walks through the "culture and synergy" issues between the two companies, cable providers refusing to absorb the app's cost for subscribers, and the price hikes now hitting customers directly. Then Garrett and Paul preview AEW All In at Wembley Stadium on August 30, sorting the entire nine-match card into "matches we care about," "matches we don't care as much about," and everything in the middle: - Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay — AEW World Championship - Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Moné — AEW Women's Championship - Kyle Fletcher vs. Konosuke Takeshita vs. Kazuchika Okada — AEW International Championship (Three-Way) - Adam Copeland & Christian Cage vs. The Young Bucks — AEW World Tag Team Championship - Megan Bayne & Lena Kross vs. Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor — AEW Women's Tag Team Championship - Kevin Knight vs…

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