Tag Archives: ESPN

Former WWE commentator and NFL star Pat McAfee will be joining the host rotation for ESPN’s First Take, with McAfee to appear alongside Stephen A. Smith every Tuesday, according to a report from Front Office Sports. The report notes that three-time NFL SuperBowl Champion Shannon Sharpe, who departed the Undisputed show alongside Skip Bayless on  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with the Sports Media With Richard Deitsch podcast, ESPN’s President Of Content Burke Magnus discussed several topics, including ESPN’s interest in potential WWE rights. “It wouldn’t be a pod with you without a WWE question, so I do appreciate that, by the way I’m overdue to go to an event, I  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, UFC Hall of Famer and long-time wrestling fan Daniel Cormier revealed that he will lead ESPN’s coverage of WrestleMania 39 next month. “I’m going to WrestleMania the first week of April for ESPN, I’ll be leading the coverage for WrestleMania, I’m so excited about it.  Continue Reading »

All Elite Wrestling sent out the following: ESPN to Broadcast All Elite Wrestling Exclusively in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Partnership Includes Broadcast of all Weekly AEW Matches ESPN announced that it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to top American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), bringing its premium matches and entertainment to  Continue Reading »

In a recent interview with Yahoo Sports, WWE SmackDown Live superstar Charlotte Flair discussed several topics, including being featured as part of the upcoming ESPN body issue. “I’ve always been a huge fan of the issue and growing up as an athlete, it was very encouraging to see that strong was being shown as sexy.  Continue Reading »

WWE’s Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will be appearing on two ESPN programs this Wednesday as the company build hype towards WrestleMania, where HHH and Stephanie will team up to face off against Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey. Triple H & Stephanie will be on ESPN SportsCenter on Wednesday, March 28th at 10:30am Eastern, followed  Continue Reading »

WWE have announced that Ronda Rousey, who makes her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34, teaming with Kurt Angle to face off against Triple H & Stephanie McMahon, will take over ESPN this Tuesday, March 27th. Ronda will appear on Golic and Wingo at 9am Eastern on ESPN 2, which will be followed up by an  Continue Reading »

The Ric Flair ESPN 30 For 30 documentary “Nature Boy” will be airing in the United Kingdom on Friday, December 15th at 10pm on BT Sport 2. Thanks to Wrestling-News.Net reader Jason Lawrence for passing that along.

In a post on his official Twitter account, former WWE commentator Jonathan Coachman announced that he has departed from his role with ESPN. Yes I? will be. Several projects in the works. When I? can discuss I? will. But it was just time to leave espn. Professional and personal reasons. But I? feel great and  Continue Reading »

The ESPN 30 For 30 special that aired on WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair last night drew 1,831,000 viewers. For those wondering, the documentary will replay tomorrow night at 8:30pm Eastern on ESPN 2 and on Sunday, November 19th at 10pm Eastern on ESPN.

“NATURE BOY”: ESPN 30 FOR 30 DOCUMENTARY REVIEW Ahead of its airing on November 7th, Wrestling-News.Net were granted early access to the almost 80 minute ESPN 30 For 30 documentary on “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair that goes in-depth on Flair’s life from his life as a child to a two-time WWE Hall of Famer  Continue Reading »

ESPN Films have released three new preview clips from their upcoming 30 For 30: Nature Boy documentary which premieres on Tuesday, November 7th at 10pm EST on ESPN. The teaser clips feature Ric Flair explaining the origin of his Wooooo! catch phrase, men living vicariously through him in the 1980’s and his flamboyant in-ring career  Continue Reading »

ESPN Films sent along the following: ESPN Films’ Ric Flair 30 for 30 “Nature Boy” Premieres November 7 ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 documentary “Nature Boy,” on wrestling legend Ric Flair, will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN. Director Rory Karpf (“I Hate Christian Laettner,” “The Book of Manning”) will  Continue Reading »

ESPN sent out the following: ESPN Films’ Ric Flair 30 for 30 “Nature Boy” Premieres November 7 ESPN Films announced today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour (TCA) that its 30 for 30 documentary “Nature Boy,” on wrestling legend Ric Flair, will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN. Director  Continue Reading »

WWE announced that RAW superstar Seth Rollins will be appearing on ESPN SportsCenter this Monday at 10:30am to make a “big announcement”. For those wondering, the belief is that the announcement will be in regards to the upcoming WWE 2K18 videogame.

In an update on the ESPN documentary on two-time WWE Hall of Famer and 16-time World Champion Ric Flair, the documentary is scheduled to debut on September 8th, according to a report from PWInsider.com. The report notes that the documentary, directed by Rory Karpf, which will look at Flair’s life and career over the decades,  Continue Reading »

WWE sent out the following: ESPN to air “30-for-30” about the XFL ESPN will air a “30-for-30” on the XFL titled “This Was the XFL” on Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The documentary will cover the history of the alternative football league and the relationship between its creators: WWE’s Vince McMahon and  Continue Reading »

WWE superstar Goldberg was a guest on ESPN earlier this week to promote his upcoming match at WWE Survivor Series against Brock Lesnar and discussed returning to the ring at the age of 49. Goldberg noted that his knees hurted, just from bouncing around the ring on WWE RAW during the angle with Rusev and  Continue Reading »

Speaking through his official Twitter account, ESPN personality Amin Elhassan issued an apology for comments he made earlier in the week when he responded in a harsh manner to a video of Kevin Owens’ 8-year-old son showing his excitement at his father winning the WWE Universal Championship. The tweet from Elhassan drew a storm of  Continue Reading »

For those wondering, due to WWE SmackDown going live on Tuesday nights, the weekly “Off The Top Rope” segment on ESPN SportsCenter, hosted by Jonathan Coachman, will be moving to Wednesday. Coachman’s guest for tonight’s episode will be the number one contender for the WWE Championship, Dolph Ziggler.