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Pat McAfee is happy to see ESPN and WWE gets a historic deal done to broadcast Premium Live events.
But the ESPN host called some employees within his own company in the process.
McAfee posted on X congratulated ESPN and WWE of ending an appointment announced on Wednesday.
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Pat McAfee performs during WWE Fastlane October 7, 2023 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMagn)
“Great to see 2 power centers of sports and entertainment meet,” McAfee wrote before taking his shot.
“I assume that all the middle level, powerless, bum A-suits on ESPN will try to muddy this somehow (outside of context delicious/ignorant anonymous statements/etc.) But eventually. This agreement will survive the dinosaurs that are currently protecting desks in Bristol and this agreement will be great for ESPN.
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“Cheers for the future.”
McAfee has had problems in the past with ESPN leaders, which could have led to Hans Jab. He accused Norby Williamson in the air and said the long -time director tried to “sabotage” his show in 2024. Williamson ended up moving on to Fanduel Sports Network after spending 40 years on “worldwide leader in sports.”
It is reported that the WWE-SPN agreement is worth $ 1.6 billion over five years.
Pat McAfee under Wrestlemania at Sofi Stadium. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)
This allows ESPN to emit some of the most expected WWE events each year, such as Wrestlemania, Summer Slam and Royal Rumble as part of Pro Wrestling Giant’s directly to consumer service launched at the end of August.
McAfee is a big wrestling fan that has served as a commentator for WWE. However, he stepped away from it earlier this year due to a busy schedule.
But he is clearly aware of the deal, and he has never thrown himself away from talking his mind, even after he joined ESPN on a five-year deal of $ 85 million.
“I don’t have a mother — ing manager,” he said in the past.
ESPN was included in another landmark in the sports world.
Pat McAfee sits on ESPN “College Gameday” put in front of a game between Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa., November 2, 2024. (IMagn)
The network announced on Tuesday that it acquired the NFL network in an agreement that gave the league a 10% equity share in ESPN.
The transaction includes NFL’s linear Redzone channel, NFL fantasy and more.
