BT Sport is to become the new home of WWE wrestling in the UK and Ireland from January 2020.
The multiyear agreement includes exclusive live coverage of Raw and SmackDown featuring Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston and Charlotte Flair.
WWE and BT Sport will also work together across digital and social media platforms.
BT’s Managing Director of Content and Strategy, Andy Haworth said:“ 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.
As WWF, the antics of Hulk Hogan were a mainstay in the early years of Sky Sports and before that the old Sky Channel.
Stefan Kastenmüller, WWE Senior Vice President & Group General Manager, added: “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.”
WWE’s monthly pay-per-view events, including WrestleMania, will be available on BT Sport Box Office.
BT Sport will also carry same day primetime re-runs of Raw on Tuesdays and SmackDown on Saturdays, a two-hour version of Raw, one-hour version of Raw and one-hour version of SmackDown across its portfolio of channels.
