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‘Serious’ talk about Stephen A. Smith WWE crossover | Exclusive

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There has been “serious” talk about ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith getting involved with WWE.

On the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed Kevin Nash’s comments where Nash urged TKO to stop messing with WWE’s creative. Meltzer noted that TKO does not actually get involved much, but they seem to do so at the worst times, like Pat McAfee being inserted into the WrestleMania 42 build. We’ll have to see how WWE/TKO adjust to the criticism McAfee’s role received, but Meltzer knows there are people internally who have been favorable to the idea of McAfee’s ESPN colleague Smith crossing over into pro wrestling.

“They really don’t do a lot, but as I was told, they don’t do it much but they seem to always do it at the most inopportune times,” Meltzer said. “It happened this year at WrestleMania, it sure did, yeah. We haven’t seen anyone forced on them. I mean, we haven’t seen anything with Stephen A. Smith — yet, although, boy, that name has been talked about. And I know it’s serious talk. Put it this way, a lot of the people who were not happy about Pat McAfee in fact are favorable to Stephen A., as far as internally it goes.

“But we’ll have to wait and see. I mean, it’s like, we haven’t had — other than Lil Yachty, he’s around a lot — but other than that, we haven’t had any celebrities since right after WrestleMania, I guess.”

Smith mentioned last month that WWE President Nick Khan had once talked to him about getting involved on-screen, but the 58-year-old Smith was not interested in a role where there would be any kind of physical involvement. A fan of old-school heel managers like Bobby Heenan, that would likely be the type of character Smith would play if he were to appear for WWE.

One of the biggest personalities in sports media, Smith hosts ESPN’s First Take every weekday and is one of the faces of the network. He originally started out as a basketball reporter before really making his name on sports debate shows. Smith has even crossed over into pop culture with a recurring role on the soap opera “General Hospital,” along with teasing potential political aspirations.

WWE has had a regular presence on ESPN since the two sides began their PLE deal in September 2025. During WrestleMania week, WWE was more prominently featured on ESPN’s daytime lineup than all other sports except for the NFL and NBA. There was also cross-promotion leading into Backlash with WWE stars like Danhausen, Seth Rollins, and more appearing on ESPN.

WWE to announce WrestleMania 42 cards on ESPN

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It won’t be long until we find out how WWE is dividing up the cards for each night of WrestleMania 42.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque sent out a tweet this morning announcing that WWE commentator Joe Tessitore will be on ESPN’s Get Up this Tuesday at 9:35 a.m. Eastern time. During the appearance, Tessitore will break down the WrestleMania card and reveal which night each match will be happening on.

“Every match on this year’s #WrestleMania card has the opportunity to steal the show and both nights are STACKED,” Levesque wrote. “SmackDown’s @JoeTessESPN will be on @GetUpESPN tomorrow at 9:35am ET to break down which matches will be featured on Saturday and Sunday.”

It’s expected that Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton will be the night one main event, with World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns closing out the weekend in the headlining spot on night two. The show is being held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the second straight year.

Heading into tonight’s Raw, there are 12 matches officially announced for WrestleMania. Two more bouts are likely to be added to the April 18-19 event, giving each night a seven-match card.

These are the bouts that have been confirmed so far:

  • World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defends against Roman Reigns
  • Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Randy Orton
  • Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer defends against Liv Morgan
  • WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill defends against Rhea Ripley
  • Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi
  • Seth Rollins vs. Gunther
  • Unsanctioned match: Drew McIntyre vs. Jacob Fatu
  • Women’s Intercontinental Champion AJ Lee defends against Becky Lynch
  • United States Champion Sami Zayn defends against Trick Williams
  • Ladder match: Intercontinental Champion Penta defends against Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee, Rusev, JD McDonagh
  • Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax & Lash Legend defend against Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, The Bella Twins, and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
  • Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio

Cox Cable subscribers now have access to ESPN Unlimited at no extra cost

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Cox Cable subscribers now have access to ESPN Unlimited, which includes ESPN+.

Cox subscribers with a paid subscription to Cox TV Preferred or a higher tier now have access to ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost. ESPN Unlimited includes ESPN’s linear networks as well as ESPN+, the streaming home of WWE’s PLEs.

Bryan Alvarez announced the news to his subscribers on X, writing:

“COX Cable and ESPN made a deal, so Cox subscribers now get ESPN Unlimited at no extra cost.”

The news comes as WWE prepares for one of its biggest PLEs of the year, the Royal Rumble, which takes place January 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and streams on ESPN+.

Cox Cable states that it has 6.5 million total residential and commercial customers across 18 states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Virginia.

“Cox Video customers with a paid subscription to Cox TVPreferred or a higher tier, have access to the ESPN Unlimited app at no additional cost,” reads Cox.com’s customer page.

Cox also provided the following activation details:

“Activate: Eligible customers can sign up through sales channels or by visiting www.cox.com/espnunlimited. Activate and login using Cox credentials. Create an ESPN account or connect your current ESPN account.
Contour TV Devices: The app is available on your Contour TV devices. To access, simply say “ESPN App” on your Contour Voice Remote.
Mobile Devices: You can also access the ESPN app on most mobile devices, web browsers, game consoles, and streaming devices, at home or on the go using Cox credentials. For more information on supported devices, visit the ESPN Support site.”

ESPN grades WWE Wrestlepalooza a ‘C,’ Ricochet responds

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ESPN has given out a middling grade to the first WWE show of its new PLE era.

In his review of the event, ESPN combat sports writer Andreas Hale graded Wrestlepalooza as a “C,” praising the Women’s World Championship between Stephanie Vaquer and IYO SKY but saying that everything else was “either underwhelming or a setup for a future match.” Hale gave out the following grades:

  • Brock Lesnar defeats John Cena: C-
  • Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed defeat The Usos: C
  • Stephanie Vaquer defeats IYO SKY to become the new Women’s World Champion: B+
  • CM Punk & AJ Lee defeat Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch: C
  • WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defeats Drew McIntyre: C

“The excellent Vaquer vs. Sky match saved this show from being truly average. It was a phenomenal display inside the squared circle. Everything else was either underwhelming (the short Rhodes-McIntyre match) or a setup for a future match (Lesnar dominating Cena),” Hale wrote. “For a card that promised to have epic moments, it fell a little short of expectations.”

ESPN said prior to Wrestlepalooza that its wrestling writers would have full independence in their coverage, and there would be a “separation of church and state” despite the network’s relationship with WWE as the promotion’s new PLE broadcast partner in the United States.

After the WWE-ESPN PLE deal was announced, ESPN’s website took down its AEW-dedicated page before later putting it back up, though there has never been much coverage in the section.

Wrestlepalooza and AEW All Out took place on the same day, with All Out moving its start time to the afternoon after the WWE competition was added.

AEW star Ricochet posted a tweet responding to ESPN’s Wrestlepalooza grade:

The WWE-ESPN PLE deal is a five-year agreement. Up next is Crown Jewel: Perth on October 11. That PLE has a special start time of 8 a.m. Eastern, streaming live on the ESPN app in the United States and Netflix internationally.

WWE Wrestlepalooza notes: New signature intro, Triple H, Pat McAfee

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– The start of a new era for WWE began with a new signature intro.

At the start of Wrestlepalooza on Saturday night, WWE debuted a new version of its “Then. Now. Forever. Together” opening video. Still voiced by Paul “Triple H” Levesque and featuring footage of WWE legends and current stars, the video ends with the Las Vegas crowd from WrestleMania 41 doing Jey Uso’s “Yeet” motion.

– WWE then played its Wrestlepalooza cold open celebrating the company’s new partnership with ESPN. After that, Levesque made an appearance and welcomed everyone to the ESPN PLE era.

“What you are about to witness is the final form of sports an entertainment,” he said. “If tonight is your first night, let me welcome you to WWE. Let me welcome you to ESPN. Let me welcome you to Wrestlepalooza.”

– Pat McAfee — a hometown hero in Wrestlepalooza’s host city of Indianapolis — then joined Michael Cole & Wade Barrett on commentary for the start of the show. Before his appearance tonight, McAfee had been away from WWE since June. He was in Miami this morning for his duties on ESPN’s College GameDay before making the trip to Indy.

WWE reveals Wrestlepalooza hype video

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WWE has released a new hype video celebrating the start of a new era for the company.

Starting with Wrestlepalooza tonight, WWE PLEs will be broadcast on ESPN’s new streaming service. It’s a partnership that will now see WWE’s biggest events featured alongside ESPN’s sports offerings. While there are differences between WWE matches and those traditional sports, this opening video for Wrestlepalooza celebrates the WWE & ESPN relationship as a natural marriage between two companies that were once upstarts and have risen to the top through their storytelling.

“Wrestling isn’t a metaphor for the national condition, but a reflection of it. As are all games we play,” Paul “Triple H” Levesque said while narrating the video. “Sports is entertainment. Always has been, always will be.”

The WWE-ESPN PLE deal is for five years and will include select future events being simulcast on ESPN’s traditional TV channel. Wrestlepalooza is only airing on the streaming app.

To promote the PLE, the cast of ESPN’s College GameDay made predictions for John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar this morning in addition to their regular college football picks.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis is hosting Wrestlepalooza tonight. The main card has a start time of 7 p.m. Eastern.

WWE Wrestlepalooza (Saturday, September 20) —

  • WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
  • Mixed tag match: AJ Lee & CM Punk vs. Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins
  • Stephanie Vaquer vs. IYO SKY for the vacant Women’s World Championship
  • The Usos vs. Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
  • John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar

Seth Rollins: ESPN deal will legitimize WWE even further

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For Seth Rollins, WWE’s new partnership with ESPN is a dream come true.

The World Heavyweight Champion was a guest on ESPN’s Get Up this morning, discussing the news that WWE’s new PLE deal with the network will now begin earlier than expected. The first WWE event to stream live on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service will be Wrestlepalooza from Indianapolis on Saturday, September 20.

“I’m stoked, man. I’m stoked to be a part of the ESPN family,” Rollins said. “For me personally, a lot of people had the Saturday morning cartoons or the morning cartoons before school — I grew up watching SportsCenter. That’s what kind of sports fan I was. I grew up watching replays of SportsCenter in the morning before I went to school. So the fact that we’re here teaming up with ESPN, it’s like my two favorite things in the world — sports and WWE — coming together.

“And it’s huge for us as an industry. Professional wrestling has been a part of kind of Americana for many, many, many, many, many years in different iterations. And as we start to dip our toe even further into the mainstream and really integrate ourselves into the mainstream, this is a huge step for us, legitimizing what we do as artists, as athletes. Like I said, for me personally, to be a part of the ESPN family is huge. I’m looking forward to this partnership and everything that it brings.”

Rollins is advertised for the Wrestlepalooza event but does not have an opponent yet. Later this month, he’ll be defending his World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk, LA Knight, and Jey Uso in a fatal four-way match at WWE Clash in Paris.

It’s expected that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar will headline Wrestlepalooza.

Clash in Paris will be the last WWE PLE to air on Peacock before the ESPN era begins. The WWE-ESPN deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion ($325 million per year for five years) and is only for main roster PLEs. In addition to airing on the new ESPN streaming service, some select PLEs in the future will also be simulcast on ESPN’s linear TV networks.

The ESPN streaming service launched today and is priced at $29.99 per month or $299.99 per year. Some viewers who already pay for ESPN through a cable provider can access the new service at no extra cost.

WWE announces Wrestlepalooza PLE, will kick off ESPN era

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The first WWE PLE of the ESPN era is now official with Indianapolis set to host Wrestlepalooza this September.

It was confirmed today that the first-ever WWE Wrestlepalooza will emanate live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, September 20. The show will be the first WWE PLE to stream live on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service, which officially launches this week.

Originally, the WWE-ESPN deal was not supposed to begin until 2026. But WWE is finishing up its PLE commitments with Peacock at the end of this month, paving the way for this new event to be added and the ESPN era to begin earlier than anticipated.

“On September 20, WWE and ESPN are coming together for a can’t-miss event to kick off our new partnership,” Paul “Triple H” Levesque said in a press release. “The biggest Superstars in WWE. The biggest brand in sports media. Are you ready?”

No matches are confirmed for Wrestlepalooza as of now, but it’s expected that the card will be headlined by John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar. WWE has not officially announced Lesnar for the show yet, but Cena, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, CM Punk, and Drew McIntyre are all advertised.

Tickets for Wrestlepalooza are going on sale to the general public this Friday (August 22) at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

The WWE-ESPN PLE deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion ($325 million per year for five years). In addition to airing on the new ESPN streaming service, some select events in the future will also be simulcast on television.

ESPN has confirmed that the streaming service will also carry WWE’s two remaining PLEs for 2025: October’s Crown Jewel and November’s Survivor Series. The service is priced at $29.99 per month or $299.99 per year, though at least some viewers who already pay for ESPN through a cable package will receive the service at no extra cost.

Netflix is still the broadcast home for WWE PLEs outside of the United States, with Wrestlepalooza set to stream on Netflix for international viewers.

September 20 will be a busy night for wrestling fans with Wrestlepalooza going head-to-head with AEW All Out 2025.

Update on WWE PLEs moving to ESPN

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WWE will soon finish up its PLE commitments with Peacock, paving the way for the shows to move to ESPN earlier than expected.

Our Bryan Alvarez has confirmed that WWE will fulfill its quota for Peacock PLEs with the August 31 Clash in Paris event. After that, all future WWE PLEs will be through ESPN:

We have it confirmed that due to the added day of SummerSlam and additional shows including Evolution, the Peacock quota for PLEs will be fulfilled with Clash in Paris, and all future shows will be through ESPN.

It was announced earlier this month that WWE and ESPN had reached a five-year deal for WWE PLEs to move to ESPN starting in 2026. Now, it looks like the first ESPN PLE will be WWE’s September 20 event that’s scheduled for Indianapolis.

WWE has not officially announced the September 20 PLE yet, but the announcement should be made imminently. It’s expected that John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar will headline the show.

The WWE-ESPN deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion ($325 million per year). WWE PLEs will air on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service, along with select events being simulcast on TV. The ESPN streaming service launches this Thursday and is priced at $29.99 per month or $299.99 per year, though at least some viewers who already pay for ESPN through a cable package will receive the service at no extra cost.

It’s not yet known where WWE’s library of archival content will be hosted after the Peacock deal ends.

ESPN ‘certainly would’ be interested in bidding for WWE library rights

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ESPN would be interested in hosting WWE’s back catalogue on its new streaming service if the opportunity arises.

Last week, it was announced that WWE and ESPN have entered into a new partnership that will see WWE’s main roster PLEs move from Peacock to ESPN in 2026. The PLEs will air on ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service with select events also being simulcast on ESPN’s TV network.

The rights to WWE’s library content are not part of the deal, and it’s not yet known where the library will be hosted in the United States after the Peacock deal expires in March 2026. The Hollywood Reporter noted that, while Netflix or ESPN make the most sense, anything is on the table.

While appearing on The Ringer’s Press Box podcast, ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro was asked if he would be interested in bidding on the WWE library in the future.

“Yeah, we’re always interested in content of that quality,” Pitaro responded. “I will tell you that we will have the archival rights for the events that we are airing, but yes, in terms of their library, we certainly would be interested if and when those rights are available.”

Pitaro said one of the benefits of the PLE deal is that the WWE events will help ESPN fill some holes on the sports calendar and keep people subscribed to the new streaming service.

“One of the things that we are focused on from a direct-to-consumer perspective is churn and minimizing churn,” Pitaro said. “And when we first started to look at these premium [live] events, we immediately thought of the calendar and the fact that these events could help us plug in some holes, some gaps that we might have in our schedule and thereby minimize churn.”

Pitaro said he believes WWE would be willing to work with ESPN on scheduling if there are any gaps he needs to fill.

“I would also say that the executives at the WWE have been very clear with us that they are willing to work with us in terms of scheduling,” he said. “So no commitments and they’re producing these events, but I would expect that if I were to call Nick Khan and say, ‘Hey, can you work with me? We have a particular gap here in our schedule.’ I expect he will.”

Pitaro called it “incredibly exciting” to have events like WrestleMania and SummerSlam on the new streaming service, saying that entertainment has always been part of ESPN’s brand.

The PLE deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion over five years, meaning WWE receives $325 million per year.

ESPN’s streaming service will cost $29.99 per month or $300 per year, though at least some viewers will receive the service at no extra charge if they already pay for ESPN through a TV provider.

Banks vs. Belair wins ‘Best WWE Moment’ at 2021 ESPYS

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Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair’s historic main event match from WrestleMania 37 took home the “Best WWE Moment” award in the 2021 ESPYS.

Banks vs. Belair beat out 15 other WWE moments to win the award. Fan voting started with a bracket of 16 moments and ran through a final round with the top four moments.

Edge winning the 2021 men’s Royal Rumble, Bad Bunny teaming with Damian Priest at WrestleMania and delivering a “Bunny Destroyer,” and Belair winning the 2021 women’s Royal Rumble were the three other finalists.

Banks and Belair became the first Black women to main event WrestleMania when they faced off at WrestleMania 37 night one this April. Belair defeated Banks to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

Banks vs. Belair was also the second-ever women’s match to main event WrestleMania. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 35 in 2019 was the first time that women main evented the show.

Belair tweeted that she made the dress she wore at the ESPYS tonight: “If y’all see pics of me at the @ESPYS tonight I just want y’all to know I made my dress… Lol. Sorry I’m too proud @espn @WWE”

Roman Reigns returning to WWE television and announcing that his leukemia is in remission won the inaugural “Best WWE Moment” ESPY Award in 2019. There wasn’t a “Best WWE Moment” ESPY given out last year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 version of the award show shifted its focus from celebrating athletic achievement to highlighting service, perseverance, and courage from within the world of sports.

ESPN replay of WWE WrestleMania 35 averages 421,000 viewers

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Sunday afternoon’s WrestleMania 35 replay on ESPN, which also served as somewhat of a lead-in for the second day of this year’s show on the WWE Network and pay-per-view, averaged 421,000 viewers. 

That’s down 41.5 percent from last week, but previous replays had aired in prime time. The WrestleMania 35 replay started at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

The show averaged a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demo, dropping to 70th for the day on cable. That’s down 40 percent from last week, when they finished in 38th on cable. 

The demo rating was also lower than what NXT did this week on USA Network, which was the lowest number for that show to date.

This was the last of three WrestleMania replays that were scheduled for ESPN. WrestleMania 30 and WrestleMania 32 had aired the two previous weeks.

Sunday’s WrestleMania pre-show, which aired on FS1 in addition to the WWE Network and WWE’s various social media platforms, averaged 112,000 viewers and a 0.04 rating in the 18-49 demo. That was 145th for the day on cable. That would be comparable to what a highly rated edition of WWE Backstage would do on the same network.

Ratings for Saturday’s pre-show on FS1 are not available as the show did not crack the top 150 in 18-49 for the day.

ESPN2 airing Brock Lesnar marathon on Sunday

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A five-hour Brock Lesnar marathon will be part of ESPN2’s schedule on Sunday (April 5).

The marathon includes four of Lesnar’s UFC fights, along with his win from the 2000 NCAA Wrestling Championship. Here’s the schedule for it:

  • 6 a.m. — UFC Main Event: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
  • 7 a.m. — UFC Main Event: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin
  • 7:30 a.m. — UFC Main Event: Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez
  • 8 a.m. — UFC Unleashed: Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
  • 9 a.m. — 2000 NCAA Wrestling Championship

Lesnar’s E:60 feature from 2009 will also be replayed during Sunday morning’s SportsCenter, and ESPN+ has added a Lesnar UFC collection to their library.

The Lesnar marathon is in advance of WrestleMania 35 from last year airing on the main ESPN channel at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday. Seth Rollins defeated Lesnar for the Universal Championship at that show.

This year’s WrestleMania is airing on the WWE Network across two nights on Saturday and Sunday.

“We’re having fun and being creative,” ESPN Senior Director of Programming Brent Colborne told Sports Illustrated. “This past Sunday we did an entire day of wrestling leading into WrestleMania 32 with the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championship and some of our best 30-for-30s, including Nature Boy. We wanted to do the same thing for this upcoming Sunday. Brock Lesnar is obviously a huge star in WWE, and within in our own existing rights with UFC and the NCAA Championships, we have the ability to do something really fun and showcase Brock as an athlete.”

ESPN airing of WWE WrestleMania 32 averages 720,000 viewers

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Sunday night’s airing of WrestleMania 32 from 2016 averaged 720,000 viewers on ESPN, down 14 percent from last weekend’s WrestleMania 30 replay on the same network. 

Like last week, it was the highest viewed program on ESPN for the week with no live sports taking place.

There was other sports programming such as replays of NCAA tournament basketball, PGA Golf, NASCAR, and Super Bowl replays on other networks that beat it. 

In terms of pro wrestling, the WrestleMania 32 replay was beat out in the sports rankings by Friday’s SmackDown on FOX, which was the top rated sports programming of the week, and AEW Dynamite on TNT Wednesday night. For the purposes of TV ratings, Raw and NXT are included as entertainment instead of sports. 

The WrestleMania 32 replay drew a 0.25 rating in the 18-49 demo, finishing 38th on cable TV in that category on Sunday. Not counting news-related programming, the show would’ve finished 14th.

WrestleMania 35 from last year will air on ESPN at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday (April 5).

VIDEO: Triple H appears on ESPN’s SportsCenter

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Ahead of WrestleMania 36 airing on the WWE Network this coming Saturday and Sunday, Paul “Triple H” Levesque made an appearance on SportsCenter last night:

ESPN’s John Anderson asked Triple H about Goldberg vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania having to be altered. Triple H said he didn’t want to get into the specifics of WrestleMania because it’s a must-watch event, but working the show is voluntary and any talent or crew who think there’s a risk to themselves or someone around them don’t have to be there and nothing will be held against them. He said WWE doesn’t want to take chances in this situation.

Triple H also brought up Reigns having a pre-existing condition that would make him more susceptible to something and said it’s understandable that he wouldn’t wrestle at WrestleMania.

WWE has yet to officially announce that Goldberg vs. Reigns is off the show or reveal Goldberg’s new opponent. The tapings for WrestleMania took place last week.

Triple H said they’ve had very few talent who have had issues or chosen not to be there.

During the interview, Triple H also discussed the precautions WWE has taken due to the coronavirus pandemic, the difficulty of wrestling without a live audience, and WWE wanting to continue entertaining people during this time.

Triple H’s appearance on SportsCenter took place after WrestleMania 32 aired on ESPN last night. WrestleMania 35 will air on the channel at 3 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday (April 5).