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All Elite Wrestling coming to ESPN

Updated: New wrestling league to screen from mid-February.

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ESPN has secured exclusive broadcast rights for All Elite Wrestling premium matches and entertainment for subscribers in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands starting on February 16.

This marks AEW’s first broadcast deal in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, and ESPN’s first broadcast partnership with a professional wrestling organisation in the region.

Each week on ESPN, fans can catch all the action on AEW: Dynamite on Thursday AEDT, and AEW: Rampage on Saturday AEDT, with same-day replays and episodes made available on-demand. In addition, through ESPN, fans will have access to all of AEW’s quarterly pay-per-view events on delay: Revolution, Double or Nothing, All Out and Full Gear.

AEW’s roster includes Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, MJF, Jon Moxley, Jamie Hayter, Saraya, Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson, Darby Allin, Sting, Orange Cassidy, Jade Cargill, Dr. Britt Baker, Claudio Castagnoli, Adam Cole, The Acclaimed, Jungle Boy, Samoa Joe, Athena, Toni Storm, Ricky Starks, Wardlow, Buddy Matthews, and Powerhouse Hobbs.

AEW will be availabl in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Niue, Nauru, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Northern Marianas, Tokelau, Tahiti, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and Wallis and Futuna.

Update: FITE’s AEW Plus remains the best way to enjoy All Elite Wrestling shows in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands – and FITE is still the exclusive digital platform for live PPV events in the region. AEW: Dynamite, AEW: Rampage, are available to AEW Plus subscribers live and on demand with no commercial breaks. Subscribers also get high quality commercial-free access to AEW: Dark, AEW: Dark Elevation, and Battle of the Belts special episodes. All on the most reliable, multi-device, streaming platform in sports. FITE is the top platform in the world for PPV events in Pro Wrestling, Boxing, MMA, grappling and other sports, and has been proud to present AEW’s PPV events Revolution, All Out, Double or Nothing, and Full Gear to global audiences live. AEW+ is $6.99 per month in the Australian and New Zealand region, with a 7-day free trial.

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  1. Boring.. AEW is nothing!
    WWE Always the Best.!!
    Hey..David I thought I read before Foxtel has Exclusive Deal with WWE preventing any other Wrestling Promotion especially the Main Rivals? Isn’t ESPN part of Foxtel??
    Dumb decision by all parties, AEW won’t last anyways, always have low Ratings & low/the same small crowds watching. Just terrible!
    Thanks David.

      1. Yeah I know but doesn’t Foxtel have an Agreement Deal with ESPN to be on their Foxtel Screen & Foxtel is with WWE, so they can’t show it on Foxtel I thought they said they won’t, only screening WWE.!
        Anyway.

        1. All I saw was: tvtonight.com.au/2022/09/foxtel-group-secures-wwe-in-multi-year-deal.html

          “Foxtel Group Chief Content and Commercial Officer, Amanda Laing, said: “We are thrilled to remain the long-term partner of WWE, and be part of what will be an exciting new chapter for WWE in Australia.”

          Exclusive to doesn’t mean only though, means it can’t be viewed any other way, unlike AEW which is on both Fite TV and ESPN. Plus as David said ESPN is not Foxtel owned, sure they may not put it on Fox Sports or another Channel owned by Foxtel, bit like how TNA Impact used to be on Fuel TV when WWE was on Fox 8 until Fox Sports took over Fuel TV.

  2. It’s $6.99 US David. I’ v been paying for a AEW+ Subscription since its inception. It’s currently $10.49 Australian. For me, I’m at work anyway when the PPV’s are on so going on delay will be handy

  4. It will be good to see Aussies Toni Storm & Buddy Murphy on Australian television once more. Murphy is currently in Australia, so it will be interesting to see if there is any publicity done.

  7. This Sucks i guess I’m done with watching AEW I love AEW but I don’t have Foxtel and I’m not planning to get Kayo it’s expensive $25 a month when AEW on Fite was $10 outrageous

  8. Sounds good; with a little luck will be able to watch live or delay on Kayo via the ESPN Channel on there if it’s not done as separate like WWE RAW, NXT and Smackdown is on Kayo now. That part of “access to all of AEW’s quarterly pay-per-view events on delay,” I am guessing means to watch as they air you still have to buy on Fite TV. However, if same day delay then not a biggie as depending on time of year 8pm US eastern is either Midday, 11pm or 10pm (due to DLS time crossovers), so may be more convenient delayed anyway.

      1. Don’t know why I say with a little luck, it’s happened before when it is blocked and a replay shown, like how RAW, NXT and Smackdown used to be on delay on Kayo until they went live in December. Dynamite is listed as Live on ESPN2 at Midday for both the 16th and 23rd and replayed at 4:30pm and 9:30pm, so as I say with a little luck it’ll happen on Kayo Live.

          1. Yeh came here just now to update, as when I watched Smackdown today there was a card in the corner on Kayo that said “All Elite Wrestling Arrives February 16 Thursday 4:40pm,” so live on Foxtel ESPN2 at Midday but not Kayo. Going to try the ESPN Channel on Kayo anyway just to see, though 4:30pm isn’t that bad being 2.5 hours after it finishes, I just won’t be able to chat online live with USA friends on a Wrestling Site.

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