ESPN is paying an average of $325 million per year for five years of WWE's premium live events, including WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Royal Rumble.

ESPN and WWE reached a five-year, $1.6 billion agreement that includes exclusive rights to air the wrestling company’s premier live events (PLE) beginning in 2026, according to the Wall Street Journal, as part of the Worldwide Leader’s new direct-to-consumers streaming service launching later this month.

A new five-year deal brings WWE's PLEs (WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and more) to ESPN's soon-to-launch streaming service beginning in 2026.