WWE will be shown on BT Sport after the UK TV giant announced a multi-year partnership
WWE coverage will leave Sky Sports after 30 years on the platform after a multi-year deal was announced with BT Sport.
Live weekly shows, SmackDown and Raw, will be broadcast exclusively live to all BT Sport customers, and re-airs will be shown the next day in a primetime slot.
Main events such as Wrestlemania will be broadcast live on BT Sport Box Office.
Fans will be able to soak up all the latest action with superstars including Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch set to grace screens for BT customers.
“We are incredibly excited by our new partnership with WWE. It is the most successful sports entertainment brand in the world, with a rich, fun and colorful history, loved by fans across the UK and Ireland. This is a brilliant addition for our customers and we can’t wait to get going in January,” said Andy Haworth, Managing Director Content and Strategy, BT Consumer.
“We are pleased to begin an exciting new chapter for WWE in the region as we join BT Sport’s innovative offering and impressive portfolio of premium sports content,” said Stefan Kastenmüller, WWE Senior Vice President & Group General Manager, EMEA.
RadioTimes.com has rounded up all the details of how to watch WWE on BT Sport and when the switch will take place.
BT Sport have confirmed their multi-year partnership will come into effect in January 2020.
A specific date is yet to be identified, but it is likely to have started ahead of Royal Rumble on January 26th.
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WWE will be shown live on BT Sport in early 2020 and beyond.
There are multiple ways to get BT Sport. If you’re already a BT Broadband customer, you can add it to your existing contract for an additional £6.00 per month. For new customers, broadband and BT TV packages start at £35.99 per month.
If you don’t have or want BT broadband, you can add BT Sport to existing broadband or TV services including Sky,TalkTalk and Virgin.
Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
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