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Pat McAfee is happy to see ESPN and WWE conclude a historic offer to disseminate live premium events.
But the ESPN host called certain employees within his own company in the process.
McAfee posted on X Congratulations Espn and WWE for finalizing an agreement, which was announced on Wednesday.
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Pat McAfee appeared during WWE Fastlane on October 7, 2023, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Imagn)
“Great to see 2 powers of sports and entertainment come together,” wrote McAfee before taking his photo.
“I suppose that all the average, helpless levels, Bum A – The Combinations in ESPN will try to blur this in a way (leaks outside the tale
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“Bravo in the future.”
McAfee had problems in the past with the leaders of ESPN, which could have led to his blow. He accused Norby Williamson on the air, saying that the long -standing executive had tried to “sabotage” his program in 2024. Williamson ended up going to the Fanduel Sports Network after spending 40 years to the “World Sports Leader”.
The WWE-ESPN agreement would have been valid by $ 1.6 billion over five years.
Pat McAfee during Wrestlemania at the Sofi stadium. (Joe Camporeale / USA TODAY SPORTS)
This will allow ESPN to disseminate some of the most anticipated WWE events each year, such as Wrestlemania, Summer Slam and the Royal Rumble as part of the Direct Service Service to the Consumer of the Professional Giant at the end of August.
McAfee is a big fan of wrestling, having been a commentator of WWE. However, he moved away earlier this year due to a busy schedule.
But he is clearly aware of the agreement, and he has never moved to speak even after joining ESPN on an agreement of $ 85 million over five years.
“I don’t have a pattern of Motherf — ING,” he said in the past.
ESPN has concluded another historical agreement in the world of sport.
Pat McAfee sits on the ESPN set “College Gameday” before a match between Le Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, November 2, 2024. (Imagn)
The network announced Tuesday that it has acquired the NFL network in an agreement which gave the League a 10% stake in ESPN.
The agreement includes the NFL linear Redzone Channel, the NFL Fantasy and more.
